I · community-widetask foroedecided : , -• : cqf~terialurit,he~ Butwait!.: / Vever a final ro~~d betwee~the t~~best t~ · BrownB~g~ay (l\13-y. ~.).
.on~uly16,byal775~~~-<>fitsme~~ :
1Compiledbelow is a list'of sched~.·, ••Last Y~, the D~aimadepa 1,e.n~p.11tonlunch~ Falling at the end of Student 1..•·::~~efor th e Lt~ln Public School~at 1 · I uleaeventsthatwill~ccurfhrough· .thi.~s~:':"snp"labyyh1'hasormn 1toynet~~~n·.an.A 0 0 1th:1!~:Ao:i 2 1 9 ~~soF 3ed) Sp~:g Fling Week II· The c~mmitteec~nsistedof ,~presertta~ , ..·.· I . · . i. 0 - • • ,A · J"";"" rn.;c 1:1,~-• , ~,.,J.Q,y , :St1.l~ntsare encour- • from all I 1 f th ,, , OUf t,ie ye__ar • pe sure tO iOO : ,tn t~,e: auditions are-scheduledfor Sept 19.-20. .· dto .· b 1· , _ I ttve~ ;eve~ o e COJll111UOlty 1n-
.•'\. '<I ''Advocate ;' and listen·.i<> ' the '.ttn=···A•;.y · onem>ayaudi
·, < lnouncements."ormoreinfonnation.-
' tioil :•·.
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<: .:I °!!:Ito;~ to ~etinv:1lvd! :,· .:·? ~a~igal Fe~~te (De,c~2) c
:;.. ' :ge . stabandyoncand1pus _Y: , 1st~n1n,~topeth ' r
riien.ts,math• com11e,titio-ns ; VJCA I · boom'11,illn;,ect Y~ ,;,round sch®ldue a,
· - .1 ry~tub0a)' ~trsac.lla~f0t~ts10 ,cilspons~a blo~qrivee~~year; $.tiv oompetitiotts,l>ECA; and t~e list I i theoom,~'sr~?1~tion~ a 190& "
.. I ~1nvoly~ ~nili,eJn~yt;lt1bsa~~ ~ln ·•··dents ~e ~cOl.lf!~d to i i,!~ ~d an,~ . .•... ·Qeson.s_o:•dt>n'tbel •.··t-<>Ut,ho ··on I i.;term.e~iµ!ttee. Willlikelf ·•set up / · · i· ,.·· , .• ·1ilijgb,See JMllfe , for C()UlpleteClu.bDay ·····.SI•j,~sthe,<>therhigl,~hooJ~~~num~
:·, in several-activities.~goingoveranappti¢ation'iike ,•
to see pa,~ipatioa in a IIIUftt,erof schod organizati<>BS , .·-.· Beca~ it's r,ossi,bleto be ~tive >in at least ·-sewnclubs, ·.· perhaps Club Day-shouldbe consideredmt-unfairadv»- .-
' that teamingdoesROfC'.~seno Club Day. In fact; Principal : , SamNelson ar~ th.atthese extracumcularsare just as ·
importantto one'seducationas academicclasses ;
· The ~voeate supportStbe continuationof Club Day and
hopes ~· continueto, as well.
Guesteditorial by Sue Cain, RainbowClub sponsor .' .:·,_
makes ·Lincoln High specialis our cultural and you takeadvantageof theom,rtunity to workwithstudents ·•· > racialdiversity." • I like LincolQ.Highbecausethere are:so _ from otlier races in activities like RainbOwand Interact
What.arethe edu:catiorialbenefits of. ., ...manydifferenttypesof peoplehere." ''I choseLincolnHigli ··.Clubs at Lincoln High? Woufd you be willing -rospend
becauseofitsdiversestudentbody:" Thesearei~wefre- - some volunteertime at the ~panic, Malone, Indian, or
Cl\lpDay? · quentlyhearexpressedatLincoln8igh~However,doweall RefugeeCenters? Are youa'.partoftheproblemorapartof
Bob White, teacher--
truly value our diversityand appreciatethose studentsand the solutionin helpingto make LincolnHigh a good place ·
teacherSwho are differentfrom ourselves?lJnfortunately, for every studentand staff membe.-?
''Having clubs meet during the day moStofus choose·our friends from those ~ople who are Hopefully,y~ucanansweryes_to'.afeWofthesequ9stions helps kids get into a wider spread of most like o~!ves.
~d no to ~thers. If we are going to help make not o~y , · ··. · acµvities. The con side of it is a lot of H~w many friends do you bave who are a diff~t ra<ce, • Lmcoln Hi-ghc ; but also the wholeworld arot!fitl -ffl!l;a ~••••• "··• · kids useit asanexcuseto saythat we • religion, ~rculturefromyourown? Howmuchtimedo Y OU - ·•.pla~efor ev_eryone;we are gotng tohave to s~ ~eingable ·
· c~ ' t teachanythingtliatday;" s~nd tryingto get to_kno':"studentswh? don't lOC>~and act ·. t~ giv~tileng~t answer~omatiyof these qm.,shons '. Yes;the ··· , likeyou? Doyouavo1dbe1ngaroundad1fferentracialgroupdiverSttyat Lincoln High has the potential help us all
· _ · of studen~? llaveyou ,eally<-ommitteqyourselfto leal'!ling- becomemulticultutal--bµty<>ucan also wastethe opponu-
· • • ' • about the vital contributions'of African,Asian: lfisparnic,·. nity! As the 'u'.s : becomes ' even mote diverse with the ··· · Ja,ck1eF1m1mmons,senior:• · ··.··and Natiye~mericans to the ''Americanwayof life" in ahe · emerging-majoritybeingpeopleof color,our very survival
· ''It gives.everyone a time to get to--.· past and pres~nt? Hav~you examinedyour own attitudes as a nation will be dependanton your and myabilities to · ·gedlerand·workc>i1what they wantto ·· and ideas to challenge those prejudices and stereotypes••••becomemulticulturalwith:a deep respectand appreciation ·· get do{le;as a club." .• ··.· · you've learnedwithinyourownculJure? Doyougivesilent for ourown andother cultures.
· agreementto or laughat ethnicand racialjokesthat demean The cllallengestartsnow forall of us: Let's all try to be
.. ChristineKing,j~nior•-
·''It gets more peopleinvolved."
.··.and belittle other people? :Qt)yoQgenuinelytry to lemx1 a PaJ;lof makingLincolnHigh a great placeto be forevery .-· · aboiitthediscriminationthatvictimizesso manyAmericans one!
Slllllmervacatibnsare s,pentfryir1~ · make the top te~:··
,·
in the sun, io~ing aroundthe house,sleep- · ·.·Coner had a consistentcoµipulsoryday,
' ing ' till noqn:; ' and basically reduper~ting put had a,few breaksdwing the optionals.
··from the previoµsschool year, Bu! tlttee : Even with those; his combinedscores on :
- - I , juniQrs'spent]>~ of their summei-cpmpet~ highbarandpommelhprseqimlifiedhimf9r
_ , i!Jgin the NationalJuniorOlympicCOfflPC::-· event fmals, wh~re he placed second and titiori;consistingof 170 of the top gymnasts seventh,respectively. : · / intbellni~State,s, i
, Lauateallme~ljers of theNel:>rasla}School ·••·. of meetswhichincludedStateandRegion-.·.··.
' of Ciylll~tics ' who 1raveledto ,Baltiriiore,
>a.ls
for~ tfuee~dayrneeiwhichtookp~e ' To preparefor thecofupetiti~o,they prac-
·July 5-7/
ticed four five hours each weekdayand
· To Christie,a ~lass I gymnast,the pur- · i didfour to six routinesone~hevent
pose of NatiQ~alsis''to ~stablish·.the most• ' · Christiecompetedat the USA vs. Mexico•
thenation; themost .'•··.,·.meetin April. Fromthere,he andthe other
persistentand talent<rdin tlui{classlevel," top 12all-aroundersthat made up the East.·
With tllis goal;he hit each of his 12 rou- ·.teamtookfirstintheU,S.OlympicFestival, ·
and enged up third in 'the all-arourtdi July 12 in St. Paul, Minn.
Christie,q~lified for four of the six eve~t
The compe,titio;n was 'iough .·.··
pommelhorse("'1herehe endedup second); , You really had to hit all your
ti.av,pywitb my perfo~i••?nce;"he events to make the topt~n. ·.said: Chtisbe was also on the f1rstplace ·.·
RegionIV team, whichil)cludedgymnasts ~-HughLau.
MlkeAnderson from Iowa, North Dakota, South I)akota, .·
boys' and girls' crosscountry; sopho-.· i
mote and reservef~tbatl, sophom<)re, :
•·Minnes~ta,\Yi~onsin, and NebrllS~.
This summer'he also attended·a camp ii,
·Lau and Cott¢rwere botli on the Region•·.:.·order to re~rarikthe top ten<finishersfrom
agmnstLincolnE~. to be :held · .· · reserveand'varsityvolleyball. Varsiry· IV,Classll~m, madeup of those15years , Nationals.Thisinvolveda series-of tests to Thursd!,ly > Otherfall sportsthatbegin '· · .·football and girls' varsitygolf have ·. of age and younger ; Lau placed23r~. : ' · · see how certainskills and sequencescom-
compeflnonon ThursdiJy,include: ; ·.· theirfirst matcheson Aug. 31. ··· , "The c6mpetitiortwas tough/' said Lau. :pared to the other Junior Nation~l team
, · "You reaUyhad to hit all your events to members ; ,
Artwork by Drew Davies -_--_--•students ·.will experie11c~their _•-fu::st_' _ Club Day of the year on Sept. 28. , activities. ··.
,. Spirit Groups '
· DrillTeam (P-0mali~): To entertaind,imng ·half time at sportingevents. · ,Membership is
· limited to already-chosenPomalinks. ~terested
: for next year? Contact K. Alice Betts, .room
' Pep Club: To foster school spirit through atten: _ dance at athletic competi,----,---------, lions. Doesnotmeet.dur-ing Club Day, meetings · are held every Monday at ,·<3 :15 in rooiii302. futetested? Contact - Ann Brestel, room 204. '
Political Organizations..; -
AmnestyltiternJ1tionallJSA(AIUSA):Tofree
· political prisoners andpris)\
Industrial Clubs of Ameri'ca :
(VICA): To help students
better prepare for the trade
and industrial technology
work place. It offers lead-
ership; citizenship, and slcilL development pro- "'_,._.
letter-writi11g campaims.
oners of conscience world() wide by participating in ' .,._;;;..,.
Comact John lileineman ectbeingthepubl1cat.t0n()-ftheyearbook.Meets
_,_ft·Int ed?
ties to perform juggling;
unicycling, and similar
and knowledge of these
performing arts. Inter-
j ested? Contac t Joe Krei-
·zinger, room221_
Speech and E,S£movein • ·:s·-e·o - ·-O· . ID.·
By Mitch Hirt and Vikra111Jaswal
'·' peech .andEnglish as a Second Lan- nally estimatedat
$400,000. g:uageclasses·will begin using the School board membersba,v~misedconformer Public Schools Administration cern that inclementweathet:l'ftaf difBuildingon Wednesday,accordingto Prin- ficult passage between the buildi,ngs.Two · cipal Sam Nelson. proposals have been submitted to build a ThiS'temporarymove is aimedat combat-. link,connecting the buildings. One plan,. ting the serious overcrowding situation estimatedat$35,000,calls for the construewhich has .forced several classes to hold tion of a coveredshelterfrom the north end sessions in non-classroomenvironments, qf the formeradministration-build1ngto the suchas the auditorium,he said. Nelsonsaid $0uth door of the west gym. The second overqrowdinghas caused the delay for the plan,costing$75,000,providesforasimilar
• fll'StClub Day, becauserooms such as 302' ·. ~tructorearoundthe westgym,linkingto the (multi-purposeroom) lIDdthe auditorium, (ormer administrationbuilding along the whichhavetypicallybeenusedduringClub ]lord1et11side. '
· now being used everydayas class- , , ,
.· Christy Tisdale, ESL teacher,said teach- The.impo#antthing.is t~t We inginroom302wasdifficultatfirstbecause don't want to do a,nythingto ··of inadequate space and resources. ~he · comparedthissituationtoconditionswhich impedeprogress Time is of many of her .studentsencounteredin their the essen~e .. :· -·• native countries. - --Sam Nelson ''It was like a refugee camp," she said.
, , . The former administrationbuilding will '"" , · house the science ·and home economics Nelsondoes not favor either of these pro-· Lines stretchto the main·office,as studentswaitoutside-ofroom 204Jot schedulinghelp. departmentsaft.erthe estimated$2.59 mil- sals. _Instead,he suggestsbuildinga perlion renovation,accerding to Nelson. Nel"'. anent continuationof the.west fat floor lw'ay-thrQughthe existing,girlshlcker ",',,.,. m~ybe de!ayeddue to~besto~ removalan~ ''The unportantthmg 1s·thatwe
.-".lb'do.-an}'_tfiiitgiOiijlp~~~ ~r~me_ii '
· · · ·ounselors helped approximately the largenumberof Eng;lishas a secondIan- conlt'.aCtors,he said. ·. of the esseQct," he said. · · r _ _1,160students(representing57 per- guage,students who registered ju~ before · The building was acquired in 1988 after Nel$onsaid the staff is exc~ abQutthe centof the ·enrotltnent) refine tlleir sche4~• schoolbegan,,hesaid. With this continuous State·FarmInsuranceCo. agreedto lease its prospectiveaddition. He said the new space ules during the ftrSt two weeks of school, · changing of students, itt is very diffteult to former offices at 5901_0 St. to Lincoln will help improve instructionby creating11 said counselorDick Patters0n. · fmalize the schedules before school starts, Public School's. In return, State Farm re- good learningenvironment · At one ~nt. the.line.of ~.W.pjjinlJ Rethmeiersaid. · ceived 23 ac;resclose to its new site at 84th ''It's vitally needed for 0$ to berompetifor assistancereached all the way' .f · the ''We have to run later than the other high and O Streets from LPS. live in science,"he said. · counselingcentet to the telephoneO\ltside - schools,"he said, The administrationoffices were origi- Schoolboard q1emberDavid Myers ech, of the effx:e,said Patterson. 'Raymer said·another severe problem is nally to move.to thenew locationduringthe· oed this concetn. · Patterson said the'largest reason for the that of classroomspace. She said she can't 1989-90school year, so that LiricolnHigh "Scienceteachersat LHS have had to put .problems was that not enough wasaccom- wait to begin use of the former public could·moveinto the renovatedPSABbuild- up with less-than-desirablespace~•~Myers ; plisl\Cd·before~srhool, began: He schoolsadministration!building'. ing in Januaryof 1990. The cost was origi- said. ' said 8tihettehools .finalizedtltei:rschedules ·Rethitreicragreed the new addition.will daring.the/swnmer aiid had relatively few ease the burden of th1egrowing student I · wheq. scbool began. Pattersoo · population.He said it will allowscheduling alsonoted thel l:.HS has a much different to be more flexible. Wntha greateramoont and','larger-1cthan other schoolsin getting of classroom space available, more atten· student schedulesout ·. tioncan be paid to placi!ngstudentsby their ; ''Our schedule--is.much more complex wishes, rather than by convenience, said
dlaQ mootherhigh ~ools'," saidl'atter;- Rethmeier.· p. •:we have m,orevariables to deal with." Pattetson pointe4 oqt increasing student
, ·· ' Kadty Raymer, assistantprincipalfor in- population is a growing problem. The
eat s ·ortens sc e
By Melissa Akin
I • ,. ~I.ion. said because of the number of population of .LHS now approximately igh _temperaturesaveraging 97 de- t· • if the decision is made to dismiss
·, WlriablesLHSl:tas,lQ deal with. i.e. summer equal~ that of Lincoln Northeast and Lin- greescausedLincolnPublicSchools Linco n Public Schools due to inclement school credit.failures~etc •• course verifica- coln East combined, said Patterson. Ray- toadjustclass schedulestodismissonehour weathler.the entire district must c-0mply,
: · · lions were sentout to students twice. merreiteratedthispoint.asastrongfactorfor early for.two weeks. said~ Stark, viceprincipal.
· Pn.ncipalSam Nel$6nsaidLHS has many -the long period of time it takes to schedule SuperintendentPhilip Sclloo made .the Nell!onsaid quality instructiontookplace uniqueaspects which set it apart from the students. decision to shorten the school scheduleby durin the ftrst two weeks, but SOmestudy
• Gdierhighschoo~ Nelsoncited themobil7 ''With 2,lOO•students,there.is a greater ,onehour,soseventhperiodendedat2:05in- time. ctqreand1ntereitactivitieshadtobe i factorasbeingan i$J)Omuitaspectofthe potentialfor problemsthan with only 1,200 stead of 3:05. This decision wasmade elimi,ated due to the adjustedsch~t;.le, If
: problem.The mobility factoi'is the figure · students," said Raymer. She added that taking into account ••comfortlevels in the sch had to proceed with a shortened
\ which die n11mberof students even with these problems. counselorswere classroom and what is best for students' sched le, it would definitely have a nega-
f · thatmovein.aQdout-Ofthe schoolduringthe able to schedule96 percentof the classesre- academicendeavors,"said Meg-Lauerman, live effect. he said. ·· · ·
·~ , courseof an academic year, according to· questedby .students.· · director of communicationsfor LPS. · A~letic practices continuedas usualfor
t llaytner. · · · · · Rethmeiersaidinotdertoavoidthis,prob- • Laueniijlllsaidthatbeginningschoolafter the t 1part,accordingtoathleticdirector
(
l _Nelson said the mqhilityfactor•isbetw~ leminthefuture,theschedulingandst.affing.· LaborDaytoavoidend-of-summerheatisa. Jim mmers. Som~s said if practices
•' ·23 antt 26 percent:· This means roughly a dates will be moved,up,.The goal is for the possibilitythat will begivenseriousconsid- were ·scontinued,a largepart of the~on
; · quarter 'Of the student body experiences planningstagesto begimearlier,in Mayand eration in the future, although the 1991-92 could be lost. · · : change~moving in and out ofthe school June. so.thefoundatioo.oftheschedulewill school year is set to begin on Aug. 26. '' e didn't want to eliminate the pro~
_; Themobility rateat Lincoln Southeast is be for the most part completed, he said. If Accordingto PrincipalSamNelson,none gram " he said. , • ; ·. · onlyaround sixpercent, he said. · · this is done,finalization can hopefully be of the hours lost in the adjusted schedule He · ed that aslong as the athletes were • •.
: AssisumtPrincipal for Student Services completedin August,he said, " will have to be made up at any time.Nelson allow an ~quate numberof breaks and
•· Tedietbmeiersaidthemol)ilityratecreates Nelsonsaidregardlesso(whatisdoneto said that the shortened schedule stiH al-· provi ed enough water, the heat•aid not. agrealer nllfflberof factorsto.(iealwith1md remedy the sit1iati90,there will always be lowedfor i:ltestate law-required1080hours pose threat to their health. No one was.re" · , causesfewer options to be open. Onee:x- soip.estud~ts who have schedulingprob- · per year. · · porte to have sufferedany ill e~fects.from
· ampleofthe.frequentchangesthatoccux-is lems. , · · Although Lincoln J;ligh is ak-condi- prac · ingintheheat.
· he 2 percent solution has the p()telltial of shutling ··.d()wria scb0<>ldistrict: :That's whatVi'.cePrincipal : •·. Barry Stark . says. Measure 405 is like·a wolf in :Sheep's •- ·. · : · clothing. Limitingexcessivegovernmentspendingappears ;" iii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
<harmless. It is indeeda commonopiriionthat gover:nment : ·.•·.
· wastes~lotof mortey',Butsomeprograrrtsshouldn'tbecut, < andtheymM' haveto be if this measurepassesin November.
. ~ :.aresult of higher enrollmentand inflation;Lincoln
Public Schools~budget increasedby 11 percent this yel,lf
That's a lot more than two percent. Without the increase,
•how would the district survive? While·Ed J~ has
~rpvide(la11opportunityfor bll<lgits to tise more thlmtwo
perc.entby a p<>pularvote, our electedrepreserntativeshave
more irnpQrtantworkto do than promotingsuchanincrease
Jim Stork, teacher He ~used a m~nt, !hensctatched bishead. inglysrn~l waywith t.itles~.isn'tit safe t~ saythat~hil~en ' ,
· ''So, let Ille get this straight. Last year a womanwan~ to •·(the lea~ of tommrow)wilJnever learn otherwise?'
It woul~ depen,don ·whetber they : be HomecomingKing,andcampaian¢4todo so?.'~
were emergencycu~ or ,; I sup-, ''Yes, Mr~Primate, That's it."
''t supposemaybe; So wha~•did Stud~ntCouncildo
year?''
· pose thatI wou.ld_cutthespecialpro- ·· ''Okee, so this cltjck apparentlygot enoughnominations .· "They droppedking and q~n in favor of Ms. and Mr." ·· •··8:fams : r:1~ -gi~c~asses, red;:: -· to beintherunnin~ ,{o~lcing.~~tthostinflllitelywi~guys ••~Ul'f~~!:_Bravo!, lbat solv~ ,the w~l e dilem~~: Once
8?meO ·
e cu ~• :C~;letic : • on StudentC~il said she couldn't be bec~se ,she was a · a~~• our,electedrepresen~v~s haye shown thetr:stun~
sizes, cut ~sportatto an
programs
she and to be a king, ya' had to be a he?" nmg intelligenceand courage, nght?"
.·. ''Right; See, Sarah Gibson ' 'Wr-0ng.Mr.Primate,there · chri~y LaMasterseriior : was tryingto~ake a sta~-· is•veryli~ ; ifany,oiffei:ence .:.
· mentbyattemptingtobecome · between king and queen.and · · • ··t~·t~ow;tbat'sahardque_ stion. afemalelcing. Traditionally, Ms.and Mi. · Because tradi-
l ~on l think l wo~ldc.utany~_ing.I ' aking jn alllOnarchyis given tion for many centurieshad if .· · · thin~ that evel'.)'thmg 10 th~ Lincoln greater importance thari a
• • • • • ··· · tion that males aremore importanttharifemales." • · wayto gobeforemenaridwomenare equal,and Ms; and Mf. ·· ·· Ang,e \V1ll1arqs,Junior , "Well, aren't they? Yuck,yuck. Justkldding. I don't see are non~sexisttitles," ·· ''I thilik the·:JilomtolS they> nothing , wrong widthaving a Homecoming Kingand ··· '"Well;what'dc>you -sug~sl ,we do~eliminateHomecpm~·
· ·••··have in the hallways are excessive Queen. Womenhavebeengettingplentyofequai~eatment irig altogetller?"'.
spendingof the taxpayers' money- • with ERA and all."
·
· "Not a bad idea; Homecomingand the.Homecoming , ,it's wmecessary, There are:a lot of ''Mt-.Primate;trutt'sjµstit! Womenhave,not beengetting :;Court hav~served tlleirpllrpQSesfor the'.past forty year&at:· · •:···.monitorsatlunch,too.Wedon'tneed •···•·equaltreatment,nomatterwhat'youclairn;~dit's timethey ••,Lincoln Hig~. Hri;wever;ttliey've become antiquated,.:· ·..•.. baby sitters at lunch." did! How many womenare in Congress? How many are Times have changed, and ourschool must change with<,
·.·•·.•.· school princi~ls? How m~y run latge corporations?.·.•them. If you drop thep<>pularitycontest,whatdo y<>ulose? : El1Sitllorchert,sophoDJOre ·• Whenfemalesmakeupfifty~foutpe,teentofthepc:>pulation, A popularitycontest>Big deal;,,
''I thinkthatwe'respendingUic>much it hardly seems fair that'less than fifteenpercent' answers ,"What d<>you gain?"
' money on spor:tsand not enough on all these questions.''
"Respectfrom ourselves,and respectfrom othersfor rec- · ·• · drama;art and ·Writing,like !µ}age.·I .··.•·, ''A!l rigllt already. : But'wliat does th~ have tO:do with : ognizing,thisblatantsexism:andfor doi11~sofilethin~to entl
· think it's really stupid to paint the Homecomingtides?''
'it. And dlatis a big deal;" ·•····
'
·schoolfed, because it's school any- "Ifour,publicschoolscontinuetopromotetheopinionthat .·fi?-r--:;;;;,;;;;;..;;;;:;. ;;;;,;;;;;.;;;...;..;;;..;;;;;,;;;;;...-ii] way; nobodyreally c.tres.'' ·· •• _ men are ~ore importantthan women, even in th~ seem-
- ' als; :-saidLauerrnaij. : ,:Yet~Net,iaska still · Schoostatedbe is not sure whedterthe · BecauseofthiscQitcem,Sdu)cl '
· T~activistEd,Jaksha.writerofthe2 ·rallks35th in the riationin the arnolintof ·constituentSwowdbe willingto votefor a ·likelyJhat~nyp~.s~~ •~fpr · percentproposaIOltasJnclud«t a stipqla,tion · ID()Reyspenton each student. Almost87 · ·speri(!ingincrea$e~·It it comesto thepoint gift¢4,students,wogldhave to be.:cat.•or
·•··•vvb~b,allowsforgr,~budgetincreases-if ~icent (,lf·thei~u4get,goes iµto·~~onnel 'Nh~ehemust~v1'~l>qdgettotl)epeople,· litpj~ tQ i Qnectass;perlod.· the · ·
they,areapprov~ tiy the yoters · <mlocal•·•.·costs~'.inclJidi11g::sec.-eta~I,mai!11€mance ·•.·.he willdo so. It will!Jedifficwt1!)'Aiinan av~e 9~ size•~ ~; but ft
distd~lbudge1s ot i:f 40of49legis~tQrsvote ' st~~fand adrninistriltivecosts.•·
>•el~tioll for a budgetjncrease,hesai4. · •.··•·thatthiswµtgo upwat~ ot)<I4fthj~-in~s~
· foi: the increaseinthe statebudg¢t How-· A,ccordingtoSchoo~almost4,000people· ''l~illgivethetn llllJheinfu11n~iorltheyuteispassed,hesaid,1:1nd:allclas~:\YQllld e"er,1f tpe votefW,1¢dthere woul<lbe no areernployedbythel..P , ~. Ofthe$e,125are nee~«>know(in order to pass ilie budget hav~tQ , haveincreasec:lnumbersit't~tor increaseeverthepreyiousyear
a<µninistratQrS,inclllllin,gprincipalsforeach.·.··iricrea~)." he said..
increaseto th.eLPSbqdget;Jak&ha~id; If and·the rest, are $upportstaff; ln~Iuding.'··•·1>9intingoutthat4()percentofaN~bi~Jra.11' s · lion:iµ teachers•,s;i,lap~. While>~~es
~. Thereafe'over3,300subdivisions-2 ~ent sotuti<Jnj}$ses. it will Pl~ a , he c~nttntmted. , i
,· maii.tl\eywillbeabtb to passthe fuerease,s~miel.
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He addedthat if the 2 percentSOllltiOn - Qfgovernmentin N~b~more ,thf,IDa11 dow6wartttrendinteachers'pay.
::~itlsobelieves:~felitheiinplerttentation p~s they wilt ~hatever th~y:,canto odie ~tatesexceptCaliforriAaandfex#,he ·· •Fot-~hat they been b'.ained ',to do,
ofthismeasurewillcat1$ thegovernment to keep the academics•at theit ci:irrentlevel. said: There'ate 15,9()Peleetedoffic»lbin theitpayis not where ·ft oughtto.~ ~;said .· > , ·. ij)endthetax.pay~•dollarsmoteresponsi- Sc~0<> ~d a conil)i!lauonof fm:torswould · thes~~. makingoileoftlcial,-fµrevery87- Stark; ·. ::'\
b.ly,thusreducingi~tlation.·.·
•.S i •, · · · be tisedto.limit s~~<lingand c11wwould 88 p¢ople Eachot .t.b.esesu~vi~ns in~· / i'\c:eotding to Jaksha,he is riot putting ''Go~ment isr~sible forioffi,ttion,"·pro\,ablycomein I.\wide range of areas. c~edtheir budgetsby an averageof8.78 Measure405 onthe ballotfor hisown'rea-
'-1~ i percent~lU:tioobasb"eeil-submit tea · to,•1,e ·thefirstto g'Q; •hesaid this wouldnot.·· •~ove••ln1~tis~~dictedto,Sf)Clldmg~just - .·•·.whi<:hJiellasmade iii th~pastan<lfu>m bis
as : -~,- ametldUlent•.·to the Nebraska ·.·savethedistrictm11c~.·•.So otherC\tts,such .·a$ S()m¢people,are~ted to drugs.··Ja-- iriyestments,he said. I-iefeelsthaltfie<iax Constitutio~Thisr,neansif it is P8$$ed, it as layoffs.will benecessl!I)'to furtherre- Ieshasaid. "Govenimentspendh)gequals , bili-denisn't a problemforhim,butcouJdbe rty· '""'-
season, the most the teamhas bad.>said "We wouldlike to havea winningseason CoachJoel Christiansen. this year,'; he said. ;: - ' ·.· '
Althoughmostof the playershaveliU}eor .• · He said all of the membersof the tennis no experience,Christiansenlikestheiratti-- teamhave beenplaying well, but sopho~ tude.
moreAustin,Larsonhas shownhe is at the '' I'vebeen hri~pywith thek interesLtheir tQI)of his 'game.
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' work ethic, their willingnessto learn and · ''So far Austinis showingthat he is ·th~ improve,"said Christiansen.
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scoreu as a whole was 603. Chr1sllansen The Varllt~y.reserv~. and sophumorefoot~ -
-saidheislookingforprogr¢ss,andhopesthe bail teamsllaxestarted thisseasonwitij teamwillimproveenougl)to scorebetween recordsof 1-3, 1-3 and 2~2respectively.• -120 and 130iI1.di:vidually by the e~d:of the · HaroldSimpson,varsitycoach,stillthinks : season. ' ' -. ' ' > his team:canmake tbe play-offsifthe team Junior Tamar Dietrich,currentlyranked · wins the remaininggames. -Simpsonsaid nuniberooe on~ teani, s+lidshe sees im.,.· the teamj~ still improving,and that the provementin :thatthe p4iyers seemmore·.··Linksus~ly com~ on strongat the end of confident Since the teamis made up of the year ·juniorsandsophomores,theexperiencethey - IQreferenceto the Links' difficultsched~· gainthisyearwiilhelpthemlookforwardto ; we,Simpsonsaid. ''Thecomputermustn()t promisingyears in the futi,ire.she ~id. ' :have liked ustooITlllChwhenit threw thi~ · · •. oneout."
I ''One of the•goals the playershad'Wasto Str~ngthof his team is self-motivationand
finishsecondiri the city, whichnow seems theweakrt~ is execution.Heibelis pre~- · almo~timpossibledue to Southeast's:and-.•·_ing his playersfor thereserve:and varsity East's successthis year,·;•he said ·. :' i ' .: teamsby ~Xtx:tltingsiillilarplay s and striv~ Af19lherteamgol.\1. is 'to:win fiveor six _ing to attain ,thesamegoals •.
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By Heidi Woerner
To top off the victoryoff 14-7over Omaha • The bandplayed ootilmidnight,when all Nortli Friday, 6SO-stud/entsattended the .· the lightsin JohnspnGymwereturnedon. in ·
HomecomingDance intbe eas~gytll.featur- order to get people to st.anleaving. Aeconling the music of StreetLegal. 1 • •• ing to Ernst,it is against regulationsto be in Advanceducket·saleswerealmostdouble the buildingafter11:3()p.m;withoutobtaindmtof last year. Thiswas partly due to the • ing a pemiil · · .· ·factthat li'(emusicnatuq1\llyseemsto attract · Peopleagreed that this Homecomingwas people,saidStudentCoumcilsponsorRandy great for a numberof ~s.
· Ernst.
· ''I knew more peopie,and it.gavemore of
''It's a naturalinterest tlhatkind of rings a a chance to see-allmy ftfbnds.••said junior
bell with students,"he Satid. SarahLewis.
Rap musicwasplayed during the band's Th,ereason everyoneseemedto agree on, , 20 minute intermissionsto accommodate ··though.wasthe fact that LincafnHigh won
• everyone's taste in music. thefootballgame.
The theme of this year's dance, Taking ''Omaha Ndrth faced a jinx,,. said D~ Care of _!3usiness,was.chosen to tie into the Dean;sophomore. ''Linfol11High doesn't band's name. StreetLegal, he said:.. lose on Homecoming.''.. .· ·
''We had trouble ftndiingthat hook that_ WilliamD. Schlaebitz,Harold A. Scott, peoplewouldwanttohangonto,"saidEmst. · Marcia Mock~tt$ears BarbaraVaren-
Although the band was highly recom- botst were honoredas distinguishedalumni ·mendedfromvariousstudentswhohadheard at a doubleassemblyheld Friday. it before, many felt the band could have , Jay Pitts~ Jody BrittonwerenamedMr. chosen better music to pl:ay.· and Ms. LincolnHigh.•The other nominees
''They were good, but I would prefer a · included J\my Caruso,•Josh Davies. Jen
Jody Britton,senior,acceptsthe:ti~e of Ms. LincolnHigh at the Home:comiftgdance variety of music," said Margaret Drdla, Douglas,BrettJones, KevinKoelzer,Jody Fijday.· Momentslater, se,itorJayPitts was namedMr. LincolnHigh.. sophomore. ., Klein,ToddKoesterandAngelaRobidoux.
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By VikramJaswal
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·By changing Homecomingtitles to Ms, Ms. or Miss and Mr, he said. · · titles should have been left alone, ·.· · ·. the right thing," he said. · ' and Mr. from king and queen,a change for ''We're in a new era where some tradi- ••1think there's a·handfulof peoplewbo He a~ th~tlle Homecomingnominas · the better has been made,accordingto jun- tions, like the titles{kingand queen). need want to take thingsout of~tive," she tioo ancl'~o.tingidea was still a papularity ior Shawna Maybee,··Student Council• to be examined,"said Principal Sam Net-.·· said. · contest; something'he'd like·to get away · member. son. ' A majorityof the studen1tsdid not want th.e fromin the future. He suggesteda raffle,an
· After nearlyfour cl!!Ssperiodsdiscussing Accordingto Ernst, two StudentCouncil titleschanged,according1toStudentCouncil · .·interview,or some other ·processto select the issue, StudentCouncilmade the change ·votes were taken. ··The.fll'St, 9-7 in favor, ···memberMikahlaB~r,. senior She said • ·winnel'$.Beutleralso saidthe electionproc- · basedon last year's unsuccessfulattemptby ·called for eliminating"kingand queen, and · however,thatsometimesiitis betterto make · ess needed to be examined. She regretted ·Satalf.OifJsoi1~·ro be namedRomeooming ·thesecondsuggestedMs.andMr. The close decisionsbasedon whaloineconsidersnght, · theonlyquah~mionTorseTeitionwasto be King, said Randy Ernst, Student Council itrst vote showed the strength of tradition not on what most students.desire. popular. sponsor. Gibsonbroughtup the p0$sibility · and the resistanceto change,he~- ·· · · ··"In most cases, it's more importantto do ''The.people wru,be.come(Ms. an,dMi.) that the titles king and queencould be con- ·· ''ltis rare t!Jatchangeis acceptedeasily,'' what the constituentswant, but there are · don't bavew do anything to be honored," ·.sideredsexistbecausequeensare tradition- · he said. ·· ·m1tnycases where the.constituen~ are not she said; ·
ally subordinateto kings,he said. Contino-· ·· ··Student Council member Rod Beery, · always informed enough'to' make a deci- Ernst said the change did not hurt attening to the use the titles might promote the seni9r, said the chan~ was not needed sion," Bentlersaid. ·· ·· datlce~r the}Iomecomingdance, attended misconceptionthat males·are more impor-. ·because Student Council never s11ggested · •·.Etnst said the line of acting_on beltalfof · •by anestiinated650people.H~ saidthe only · tant than females. thatlcingwasbetterthanqueen.Ifesaidthat · the students and voting on what w~ be-· negatfve response he received on Friday · ·Because.·ofthat, Ernst said the Nebraska changingto Ms.·~nd Mt.· took a lot of pres'- · lievedto,becortectwasaddtessedandproba-.·.· .was·from·.the··four distinguishedalumni, ·.Commissionon the Status of Women was · tigeoutofthetitles. Seni<.>rStephanieRoth•·bly crossed. · · who thought the tradition should not have. · · · contactedfor advice. They ~uggestedusing well, StudentCouncil member,agreed the ''The importantthing is they feel they did · been changed.
By Jon .Rehm
iepublican Governor Kay Orr and her Democratic challenger,Ben Nelson ·haye squared off on three issves in preparation for Tu~sday's gubernatprial election: Orr's ta'kpolicies, Nelson's business dealings and · the towlevel:nuclear waste site planned for Boyd County. ·. At an appearanceat Lincoln High on Oct. 8, Nelson said
Orruilnecessarilyraisediaxesand increasedspendingby 40 ¾R½r, percent. He added that Orr's promise not to raise taxes has ·
t~·~ been violated.
0We have too much of this :read my lips' syndrome, and
thenthere's a switch" he said.
·• Doug Parrot, Orr's communication director, disagreed• · ...• He cited statistics showing that trus,eswent up in 1987, t>ut · in J 988 and 19g9 income tax¢swere cut by $30 million, ··· "She (Orr) is proud of what she has-done with spending ·•and wher¢she'sdirected'it'.'he •said,
·Anotherdisagreementover taxes deals with LB84, a £989
W''· property·tax relief measurematreduced property taxes by · · $110mill1on. Nelson disagr~s with LB841sayi11gthat the $1lO million di<in'tgoto help tlle tax payers. • In,stead,he said the money went b&_ckiinothe state'sgeneral fund. ·, · ·.Parrot said the money was gjveti to the counties for distribu-
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,• :\!Ji;i;) Another issue that has been in .the forefrc>ntis Nelsc>n's · .·.·role in First Executive ofCatiforriia, a company that sc>ld i junkbonds, a 1y,pe of bond which brings very high rates <>f return. .·.Some -are not retiable, tiowever, because'Selling •
companies are unable,to pay the high rates of:retum. • ,. , · ·<·Nelson was on the board of directors for First Executive, · · and his law firm made$ l.8 mi\lion doing legal work for it ·· Nelson said his finances should not be an issue in the race. • 1Should how muchmoney I 111akeasalawyer bean issue ·. · in this campaign? It is just a smokescreen,'' he said. · ·
· But Parrot disagreed,'adding that.Neison has been cam·.·paigilirrgas a b1Isjness1nah. •
"You can't run on your bnsiriessrecord and say; •Don't: ,·~ look at my record,' " he Said. •
.•·. The low level nuclear waste site proposed .·for Boyd · County has also provided some controversy. In the Oct. 16 · debate between the two candidates, Orr said residents·of · Boyd County had given their consent for the facility. Net, , so n said the decision was made by the Butte village board, and therefore the citizens of the county had not given
consent•
Nelson an~ Orr are in opposition to the 2 perc~solution.
•.·Both are worried about its possible effect on J)llblic<educa•
tion The solutionwouldlimitgovemmentbtidgetincreases
·••·. · , ¥/~ "'ftle B_.., was0(iginally:done. it · : ''The play qUite9hallenging,,per~s the · ~se duriagdKt-buildingc,ftfte set;accord- · ·Othercast membeis, are seniotsNathan Bench, ; ·wasperfornted lij, an atl male C8$l,accorti_;;.,most 'Chatie11giQgsttow we've ever at- :ingtoGaines. > ChadBockelman.M~ttDobbertien,~sti Filar~
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College preparation: ·-_.
start planning now
rocrastinationis natural. Everyonelikes lo "put it off •·,. until tomorrow." Even the IOJst Congress delayed action on, budget proceedings for nearly a month, practicallycausinga governmentshutdown. Bunker HillinBostonclosedfora day, vacationsto WashingtonJ?.C.were ' · disappointiogbecauseof lockeddoors. But this is only one !
Procra.vtinating does not help.
· example. The greatest example of procrastinationcomes _ when high school students begin preparing for college. -
The College Board suggests th~t coilege~boundstudents .· begin planning as early as possible~at least in the sophomore year. · Attend college fairs, write to colleges for informa~ion,ch:eCkscholarships,meet with counselorsand so on.
Seniors, applications require hours of dedication apd preparation. Procrastinatingdoes not help; it only causes unneeded stress during what should be an exciting and · relaxing year. Beginning continuous work now will help one make it through college, as studies show the most ··succes s(ul college _ students are those who work at their assignmentsa bit at a time.
The entire process may seem a bit overbearing,but if one takes the hurdles in stfide, it can be done successfully
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·Why do people procrastinate-when prepar.:. ing for college?
The·other night I was sitting at home watching a special · tion in Nebraska~ priority. He would have mentionedthat ·· report ab()ul global war1n-ingon .the I>iscoveryChannel, - he had :livedfu Nebraskaall of his life with the exceptionof (okay,: I was ~atching reruns. of M*A*S"'"H),when my · the two years he spent in Central America with the Peace
··reverie was intemipted by ·images:of BenNelson shaking · Corps. But most importantly, he'd have tested a theory of ·hands,widlvariousgroupsQfpeopleacross-l'febraska.That, · mine which says that people are tired 9f hearingcandidates ·····
-- · ·· in itself;·dido'~bother me too mue}l.-It 1selection season slander each other in the name of winning an election, andJack BreSlel;teache'r.· afterall.l'vegrownto~p¢etaiitl~v~titoleratetheseminoi ~ that they'd be willing to back a different candidate who · "There ate probably a number of disturbancesin my infrequent .··
•. · might lack experience, if h~ · factors. lt s not right on their minds televisionviewing 'Whatlwas ·had that one quality that is because they're involved in so many ·.·not prepared for was the tirade sadly lacking in our society as · activitiesinhighschool. J,don'tknow of muqslinging banter with a whole; courtesy. He would if ,nany high school students have which I was assaulted. The haves,aidsomethinglike,"My (lccidedon their future." announcerfor the commercial Opponents are very nice made Kay Orr sound as if she people, and I'm s ure they · could give Hitler lessons in would each do a good job if Phil (;erlach, senior committiHgattocitie_sto :hu~ ,· ·· theywefe elected. But I'd like "J ustbccausc people arc so busy and manity.Atno timeduring the commercialdid the an1nouncer the opportunityto representthe people of Nebraska.I'd like have so many things to ,lo There' s · say -~nything at a ll about N~lson's qu~lifica~ion 1 s ~r his _.the chance to gjve somethingb~ck to a statett.a~has ~iven also an underlyingsense oJ fc.tr It's , pos1t1onson any issues At first I was Just d1sap,po1nted · _ me a great deal. The only promise I c~n make 1sthat l 11do _scary to think about." .·· - · ·· ·. Then I got~gry : In fact,I was so irritated that I decided not my best at all times. I'd appreciateyour vote on November • · · to vote for him based solelypn the fact that he had resorted 6th. Thankyouforyourtime."Whattheresponse wouldbe? ' to that kind of negative, smear campaigning; · · I'd like to vote for someone based on his/her merit and Not five minutes later, on the same televisionstation, I ·background. I'd )ike to see a candidate take some of the Mi~helle Chromy,junior · _ was treated to a commercial for Kay Orr_whiclhkindly .· moneycontributedbysupportersanddosomethingproduc- · ''It just seems like it's never going to pointed out to me all of the horriblethings Ben Nelson has · tive withit. The ideaof spendingover a milliondollars to try · · doneandwhatacom ple_-temonsterhe is: Again; not-oncedid t.o undermine ~meone's reputation ap · p·als m._e.•lwant to , • - • come. It's like a paper that's due; it I learn anything about Orr's views or What she intended to choose who is the best candidate, not who is the least · seems like you always just put it off :
··· do if elected. I had expected more from these candidates horril;,le.Maybe in the next four years filingswill change, ·· until the last minute.'' ·
· than the cheap, back-biting• tactics that hav~• it seems; ·· but this time around l'mmakingsure I have a coin with me · · bci:ome the standard in modem day election campaigns, in the voting booth. ·Great,I thought. Now, what am I goingto do? I don't want • ri-iiiii.i--·
• · · to vote for either of them. ·
· C~sey Harker, sopho- ·· At one point, I actually considered ~oming a write-in
more --. - candidate myself just so l'd have another choice Then I
"Probably because they!re not sure .· · tried to talk afriend into running.I even had his commercial
if they want to go. As soon as they • all planned. The camera would lraveshown him sit ting at a
· take·the step, ·they won't have very · teacher' s desk in an average~lookingclassroom.He woulq
much protection." · · have stated his qualifications,and educationatbackground:
a few:majoi issues, emphasizinghis hopes to malte edlica~:·
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Behavior at 'Amazing Grace'
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}()shFritts,SuzannGarrison, ' I'd like to sa ·.thatl was' reall embarrassedbecause of whi rt heirt , 1i~betnmesactime the afuesofibe • MelissaLandis, Amy Loth, the behavior oiquite a few·of Je students at the Illusion ·· Ambfi i atit,¢gpii!iJV~i~ftaj)ij6ut~y ~i~rtiof life harsfailed , · _ : · ranita P<ilioh,KathariTIIIRapkin; • , · · Theatre assembly, held Oct. 12. The treatment we gave •/• .·Isiti\lerapp~itet(j ~ppress? CanyOti or I justify.·•· JonRehm,J~dnRodaway, · · · · these actors and the subject of AIDS shbws that we really disci ifu1nati9n ,j giji~ a f¢lf9whu~ 1 · -
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Y_.., ueptl')Reporter Anita Seth ·.·
I was particularlyappalledat the teaction of thestudents/ ••·ate tl<IUal.WbeQl:ijic()ln}:Jighstudentstriedlosla'ndupfor ·• Artist • - Drew Daviesto the film of Archieand Orew talkingtogether. 'Theywere ·.. thei~s of this.:c9untry,l bey were unjustlyslandered in PhotographyEditor Nathan Be~ch
.· _ sharing a very painful and intimate moment, and the stu~i I-heE~st High paper , tlje ()(acle. · T~jspaper used stere-'.··. Phntographers· ·•· _ Mike Anderson & Lesli(:Thompson. dents acted as'if it was the g~ossestthing they hadever ~n · otypes aridinrioeri<loe$to>(liscredit l :.1ncoln High, anµJ · · Photog;aphy Ad; iser _ Greg Keller · _Perhaps they had not seen two l1omosexualstogether in •·•·attempt to,shoW that if lt~d inadequacies in cltug and: Adviser~ c;arolynnGoodwin that manner,butthatdid notjtislify Lhcirrudcrcactionto.it; ·:·•,violeiit e c~ntrql; Jtiacttiaji ~y.vio1¢n¢e;is rarely een an4, • __ Lincoln HighSchool -• : 2229 ''J" Street -·.,·, They'11eedto roalize that homosexualrelationshipsarejust , i Linco'I*High dtjes Mtha\'eadrug p t 66lem; Teiquote th'e
· like hctef()Sexttalrelationships. Oracle, "Lincoln High should be worryingabout fighting
I hop~ that the stuclentsOf this school will wise µp about drugs and violence.'' East should either get
their scxua1it,Y,~cl'realize that AIDS is nothingto laughat ·••fix
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NMEA clinic to be lield in Lincoln
The Nebraska Music Educators' Asso-
400 members, a band of 250 members, and
Seniors commended for scores on PSAT ·
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Five seniors were named Commended These students will receive a letter of ·ciation (NMEA) clinic, held Nov: 15-17 in · an orchestra of 200 members.·
Students in the National Merit Scholarship commendation from LHS and frorn the Lincoln, tries to bring together the best Juniors Brad Argue, Kjerstin Bow1nan,· Programasaresultoftheirperformanceson National Merit Scholarship Corporation, high school musicians in Nebraska; with Aaron Johnson, Joel Kunkel, and Becky the J 989 .PSAT/NMSQT, according to .· which conducts the program. They 'also outstanding music directors; said instru- Lowe; and seniors Kim Cook, Matt Dobber~ col!nselor Steve Vasa, · ·· •. ·· · · • ·. ·, - have the opportunity to be referred by the ·· ' mental 'director Terry Rush. ··· · lien, Marcy Florian, Melissa Johnson, Stacy · .·.·Yvonn~: Anila Bouffard, Prew · Davies, · corporation to two colleges or universities ' 'Th~ clinic gives students an opportunity Johqsor., Andy Pappas and Aubrie Wash- Malt DoJ,bertien, Marcy Aoriari ano- Rich · of their choice, he said'. ··..
•• · · to work with expert directors and to meet · burn were selected for the chorus · · · Golden scored slightly below the required · •·Florian ha'>also qualified as a semifinal·other people froin all over the state of ~e- · The Jazz BandiS another group participat- · ·level to compete for the Merit Scholarships,• isl · for the · National · Hispanic Schol,tr · braska," said Rush. ing in the clini¢. Three students from LHS .· · but ranked in the top five percer)tof~tudents · Awards. ·She is orie of 3,00() stuclentswhc) All music students who wis~ to be a were selected fortheJazz Band, said Rush. taking the test, thus earning the title of will be c6mpeting for c)vc'f$750,0(l{Jin · member of the clinic have to audition for He said senior saxophonist Jeff Jackson was •Co1n1nendedStudenl, Vasa said · · scholarships in this progra,n ·various judges and arc selected based on selected, alqng .-with junior pianist Dcah ·· 1 ·· the ir performances. ' Harriott and junior Joe Spichaon trumpet.
· According to Joe Skutchan, vocal music ·. Orchestra and band memlbershad not been
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director, the clinic consists of a chorus with · chosen at:the time of printing. ·. · · · The Lincoln High Marching Band cxperi~ · ''This is the best marching band ·I have -
·enced an unprecedented level.of success in • eyer had," said Rush. ·. "There isn't an
Vegetarian Day celebrated for first time the recent Harvest of Harmony; Lincoln ensembleinthestatethattheycan'lcomPublic Schools and Nebraska Slate Sand- pcte with' if ,we play our cards right. I am
•.Vegetarian Day was celebrated for the Beck said I.here was a mixe<:lreaction masters Association(JNSBA)competitions, incredibly proud of them.'; ·· , · first time at Lincoln High on Oct. 1,accord- among students. Sotne stutdentsrcfuse<:ltc) ·. said instrumental music c:tirector Terry · Junior Tonia Boller said the band strives · ing -to Nancy Beck, Animal Rights Club participate, while others 1nade an effort in Rush. , for pcrfccti<)n.To' achieve perfectic>nas a · sponsor. trying to avoid meat, she s aid. The I 5()-memberband, directed by Rush, group, the pcrform,tnccc)feach inclivi(lual ''It was just to start to make people aware • "Some really thought about it and did ·received superior scores at -tw<><>ut<>fthe ,nust be exact, 13t>llcrsaicl .··of some non-meat alternatives and theim- ·.· _ make some choices to try a peanut butler ·· three competitions and earned an ~xcellenl ·.· ''It takes all of usto achieve pcrlectic)n , ·
pact of eating meat," said Beck , Students · sandwich or a cheese sandwich or Lohave a · · rating at NSBA. ·.·· · .·but only one of us to destroy it,." she said. ·
were asked to avoid all type ~ of llleat, in-- salad instead of choosing the entree with •
· eluding poultry and fish • meat in it;" said Be,ck. - ·_ •
Large staff sele~ted for 'Image' ;Boar1d
YearbooksOQ sale beginning tom:orrow
The 1990-9i yearbooks will be: sold for · Two ne\\' promotions, "The Missing · ,
••$20 beginning Nov. 1, according to market-
···.The members of the editing board have said. ing teacher Trudy Perkins. .·
• Link" and ''Fi11dthe Wheel;" concciveciby
· the f ourt.h period m,trketing class, will been selected for"Image,"thestudentpub- The process by which thie board chooses - The beginning marketing classes will -be begin along with the sales. The prc>inc)tic>n s
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lication of poetry and prose, according to the works to be included iis a fair one, ac- selling the Links throughout the month, said are designed Lo increase ye,trlx>c)ksales .,
adviser Julia Doerr ·.·. ·.cording to Doerr. Board members do not Perkins She added this is the first time the ; arid to give a.few stuclenl'>Lhechance l(l
· "'Image' provides allLiricoln High stu- know the names of the auth;ors untilafter all yearbook staff has not overseen' sales. ·. have their payll)enlrcfun<led : The tnctrket- ·· · ·
• dents with anopportunity to ·h~ye theif • theworks are read and votoo upon. "l!Jlag~" ' 'This is one of the most exciting tilings a ing can:ipaignalso includes a$2 coltpc)nin
· · · creative writing published,''.said Doerr. · will be pub!ished in April: · marketing class has done ;" Said Perkins. ·•· the Advocate, according to Perkins. · ·Doerr said '"Image'' began in 1973, but - · Doerr said 17 of the 45 applicants were
many years before, a pijblicationknown as chosen, making for a relatively large SUtff speech students compete at Nationals·.''Scribe'' served the same p4rpose. The compared to those in the p.ast. · ·
_ name was changed to "Image" so.•.that art- .·
· Three L1'ncolnH,-ghstudents traveled to · Scn,·orv,·k·ra,n·J,·tswalqu,·111·f,-ed to go, by·
'... ,.• wor_kcould be included !n ~hepupl1cat1on. McGinn; ~enior s Rach e l Schllllidt, Lisa Currie, San Jose, Calif. for the Naliona.lForensic placing secon<lat Lhe clistrict quaIificrs. - Wh1l_ethe cost ~f theP'.'111t1Hgwaf;;~ -siacey·Scht1ltz, An,1i -.sc tli a nd Orc w· Dfrvics;-• : Le ~•gu e , nat.itmal ctttflpet-it.i{m ; hcld June ··Jaswal Ct}rnpctet•: i-rrtl-ra111aticinte, prcta- · - -~ pe nsive lo conltnue using artwork, there juniors Shanun Sh e ldon , L o r (en Rye, Kina Le , 17-22. ·Lionan<Iwcnt <)nt< ) place 4 2nclnationally
- Board member s ar c advisers D)oerr and Deborah
·• · was no reason to rename it, Doerr said - JustinTiwald, Lacy Schutz atnd Dan · Lcvitov; ·.Senior Curt Peterson qualificclto compete ' Cory Ortega ('9()) alS()c1ualifieclt()gc)l() · ·. ·."The goal for this year \s to get wider .· ·sophomores Andy McClung, IEthcena P~kham, · at nationals by placing first cil the district · Nationals~ perfonning in the orat<lrysec, participation among thestuderitbqdy,"she Karrin H anshew, Elisa Botch~rt, C!Jaka Wiih~r- compct1tion. Peterson competed in stuclent · tion <>fthe competition. Ortega linisheclin , said. Writings will be acc~pted soon, she spoon and Steven Sparling. congress and placed tenth in the nation. .···•the l<>p5() in informative speaking. <
Demand .for troops met ·. ~einstatement of ·.-draft IJOl likely
.·By Melissa Akin
· Reinstatement of the drdfl is noLan issue ·· as far as the situation in the Middle E,tsl is concerned, said J(l Kinsey, sta.1.cliircctc>rc>f the federal Selective Scrvicc·Syste1n.· "We don 'tspecub1tc <>rrc,rllyeven l<>okat · lht\l possibility al this time. Atthi.s p<>intall · the Selective Service is ,tbc)Ltlis registraa··< lion," Kinsey said · ·.
The Selectjvc Service exists to provide the armed forces with coinbat trcmps. ,Every male mustregister with the Selective Service within 30 days of his, 18thbirthday. If the • · militctryfaced a shc)rlagec>fenlisteclpersc)n- · nel, Selective Service:registranL'>W()Ulclbe · draftecJby means ()fa lc)ttery
But, according to Kinsey, aCongressic>nal · Act w<>uldbe required lo reinstate the clral't, ·
wpich would only tx:cur ii ' there were an
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immediate need for tc>mbaltroops. ·· .·· "What would have to happen would be that all volunteer forces wouldnotbeablc L<> · · mcctthedemand(fortroops). Rightnowwe · can ·meet the demand with our vc)lunteer · for.cc,"she said · Hc)wcver,all rnales still must register with the Selective Service Failure t<>register can \~ result in a fine C)f up l<l$250 ,()()(),,tjail Ler111 · • of up l(} five yc~irS, <ir bc)th.>In adcliti(lll , · unreg is tered ,nales arc ir_i c lig ible fclrfin ,ui- · · cial aid prescribed unde r Title IV <lf the · Higher Educatic)n A c l C)f 1965, inclucling· PellGr,1nt College \Vc)rkaStuclyan<Ic;uar - ·. ,inteeclStuclcnt/Plus Lcians. · '
By Lacy Schutz
This year, as in years past, Lincoln High ··judged according to brands, Coulon said. welcomes foreign exchange students from However, clothes are very expensive, she around the world.. Given below is.infor- said. Generally, students can only afford mation about each student, and how they one or two nice outfits. Coulon said she can
' • us1ness.· or retai ers
By Tanita Patton
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•Coasting down a paved hill, dressed in fatlen behind as one might anticipate. ··
··· black spandex shorts and a white T..:shirt,a · People interested·in purchasing a bike biker scans the road for oncoming cars and look for the best buy, according to Dunbar: · unexpectedbumps. The smishines brightly • For a long~las!ingbike, one should expect to in the blue, sparsely cloµded sky, a. warm •.spend about $250, but for a true mountain breeze blows, and therecould not be-amore bike, the prices range from $300 to $350, he
perfect day for a qui1etbike-ride. said ·
· With bilcersranging from.ages five to 65, ''You get what youpay for," Dunbar said. it's nowonderlhisS1Ummer-was.oneof. the .Another reason for the popularity of cyhighest selling. periods. of the past three clingcouldbethefitnessaspect.Bikeriding J
· years, according to Gregory Dunb.!lf,presi- · involves less shock thafl other forms .of ex- ·· ·;
·. dent of Deluxe Bicy1cles. ercise, and it}s one of.the-few non-contact The popularity of cycling coultl be due in sports around, he said. He believes the part to the advertisements that have flooded increasedinterest in cycling will continue to .··.
: · television screensover Eirepast two years, soar in the next few years; ··
·said Dunbar. · With EireOlympics and the Junior Travis Clmsman cycles for trans- · recent Tour de Trump invQlvingbicycling, portalion,fitness, and enjoyment.·However people have been taking lhis "casual" pas- he feels that bincoln has very few places to time more seriously, which has caused a ride. ' demand for bikes that withstandevery mile. · "lgo to WildernessPark once and a while," ,
·• · Accordingto Dunbalr,poople can be sure the · he said, "because there aren't too many bikes will last by pu1rchasinggood quality, · other places to go.", durable bikes, such as the mountain'bike. The streets of downtown Lincoln are usu- · Mountain bike riders are able to ride any- ally crowded with people, which makes it where and challenge themselves by going hard ·to get· around without t1,1nninginto through dirt trails in places like Pioneers· them, he complained. He continues to use·. Park and Holmes La:ke. On the other hand, his bike as a form ·of transportation, and ten-speeds, which tendto be more fragile, · rides with his friends occasionally often limit riders to;sidewalks, streets and Sophomo,reIsaac Waltman enjoys biking ·other paved areas. ·because of the freedom it provides.
Dunbar indicated·.that although ·the ·"I·ride. my bike because you can go to a mountainbike is a higher seller, the rtumber ·variety of places and you can· ride ·with. of sales on ten-spe<edbikes hasn't really friends," he said.
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different. People asked her if she knew what wear white socks and · computers were, or if the Germans had rap. ·•·· i! boys must wear black music, Henkelmann said. ·.· ·· socks, de Lima said. If ''We have these th,ingsin Germany," she ·.•.they don't, they have to feel about th-eirnew surroundings. buy four pairs of jeansin the United States said.' bring a note from home. · 1 for what she would pay for one· pair in
The hardestpart, s:hesaid, is understand- In Brazil, students are Elodie Coulon, an exchange student from- France. She has been sending clothes back ing the language. She must spend a long required to participate Mont~llier, France, finds school in the toherfarnilyandsheintendstogoonashop- time reading text assigned in class because, in· sports, she said. · DeUnited States to be muchdifferentthan what ping spree to buy more before she goes back she needs to use a.,diictionaryoften. Lima said she takes part in rhythmic gymshe's used to.· home. Inspite of these min,ordifficulties,Henkel~ nasties.a ty~ of gymnasticsinvolvingropes ·mann said she thinks;it will shape up to be a and balls, and regrets that it is not offered · · Students here participate'in clubs and sports, she said, but students·in 1 Montpellier would
Sophie Henkelmann says that she isn't very good year. here-.Brazilian students -alsoparticipate in homesic~ for Germany yet._ Henkelmannsaid she thinks the reunifica~ ·such school-sponsoredactivities as student .·
"I know I'm here and in a year I'll go back tion of East and Wes,tGermanyis good, but · council, musicals, poetry festivl}isand sci-,',', < • <i never putt1me into ex- _toGermany," she said. too fast. Before, in East Gennany, every · ence fairs; de Lima said tracurricular activities, even if they· were of-· · fered by the school.
"It's. school and nothing else," Coulon said. ,
·The biggest difference child had a place in pre-school, everyone •. When not in school, everyone goes to the. ,< between school in Ber- had a job and everyone had an apartment, beach, she said. There, "you are sure that <.;)I:Jin and School in Lin- she said. In West Germany, ~ople have to you will meet everybody," de Lima said.
~oln, H~nkelman~said, look for these things :andthey are very diffi- Parades~and poliucal pro!;essions always •. ••1sthe size. She said her cult to find, she said.. end at the beach, she said. school in Berlin had · De Lima said she marched in an environonly600studentsinfour Danielle de Lima lives in Nadal, Brazil. mental coneems parade promoting, among , grades. ·where she attends a strict private school as other things, rain forest conservation
She appreciates the frcedOf!lat Lincoln ·High to wear whatever she wants, she said. In France, studentsare put into categoriesby what they wear, often to the point of being Otherwise, she said, things aren't much do many Brazilian students Girls must ·Developmentis essential in Brazil but a
way could be found so as not to disrupt the forests, de Lima said. , ····."A country.like mine,·it isn't adeveloped · country lik~ yours.'.'she added. ''It needs to.· develop itself but I think they could do this • wilhout(destroying)nature."
A member of the Illusions Theatre 1 Company performs for students at an assembly held October 1.'i.
.1·he assembly dealt with AIDS awareness and prevention, homophobia and racism.
Some friends and I attended the second
· convertingit to paper. No majorremooeling · counteract the effects of chemotherapy but annual Hemp Fest on Oct. 7 in Omaha, and would have to be done in the factories to · she couldn't get the doctor to prescribe the · I was very impressed by what I heard. The , · ·. convert them from trees to hemp either; just · pills. So one day after the boy's treatment; group who organized the rally is known as
·turnoffthespoutwheretheacidcomesin. A- his mother came to the hospital with mariNORML,which i~an acronym for National
marijuana plant rakesmuch less time to juana tea and cookies. He could only eat a Organization for the Reform·of M~ijuana
grow back than a tree, and one sortofpollu• •li~tleat first.but as•she continued this pracLaws. ' .JenniNelson ' tion could be stopped fotever.. ' tice the improveme~twas dramatic. He no ' They had tables set up with all kinds of · · Car pollution as well could be cut back if. ·longer vomitedor had to be hooked up to an · literature, stickers, t-shirts, and products of·. hempwereprocessedforuseasfuel. Metha- , IV after his.radiation treatments. He was the hemp. plant such as rope, paper; arid ·· nol made from cannabis l>urnseven cleaner finallyable to eat a meal with his family,and _cloth;Freesamples of hemp cake, a cake- returned safely to dry land, their sails were than ethanol m,ade from' com, and much ·.he began to gain weight. The boy is now · like substance made from ste-rilizedmari-. recycled and made into paper which s~hool more so than,theotherfuels currentlyin use. ·. fourteen years old and leading a normal life, juana seeds and higher in protein than its- books were then printed on. It could be cheaply produced. easily replen- though he still hitscancer. · ·. · · soybean counterpart;were being given out. Only recently has hemp become taboo. ished,anditcansurvivedroughtsbettertban
Even the ancient Egyptians used cannabis
·· Signs displayed on walls and carried by... The possession of even a stripped stalk of a a com crop.·This coukt mean the end of the · as medicine,and our forefathersrecognized · .protestors declared, "Hempfor Victory!" cannabis plant is illegal, and yet in all of oil. crisis,. which. h~ been 01) evefyone?s. thevalueofhempcommercially. Why'then This mayhave seemed strange to someone history marijuana has not kille.d.a single mind lately. · • do we, .ao ''advanced:"society, still ignore · passing by that park in Omaha, but fer those person and has not been shown'to be addic- · However, all the hemp products put te- · the -vittues of the plant'! The gove~ment · ofus.whoheardthespeakers~thevalidityof live. Alcohol, the·accepted··drug~·isavail-.·gether•didafut impre,ssme.asmuchas.the desperately needs a solution toreduce·the ·. the movement was clear. ·able to anyone over 21, and yet it is respon- stories l heard ofthe people::.,whoselives had ·. huge defitit, and.fmmab'isis extremely marl heardat the rally how cannabis saliva §ible for many deaths. ·• been saved by marijuana.•.A nine-year-old ketable,.meaning·less dependence,onother (the scientific name for the hemp plant) has ·.· The commercial use ~f hemp would hav~ .·boy, diagnosed with eaneer, was receiving · countries and more revenue for our own. · beenused for its medicinaland commercial many positive effects in today's world and chemotherapytreatments. Aftet each treat• Alteady.marijuana can 'be grown legally valuethiougfioutAmericanhistory.Aletter couldhetpsolvesomeofourcountry'st,ig- · ment he was hooked up to an IV which. forpersonalconsumplioninAlaska,yetthe to George Washington by a friend asked if gestproblenis. Any person who~sever been would replenish the fluids he lost as he. rest of the United States still considers it he had planted the seeds sent to him yet for .· to.atown witha paper-makingfactorywould vomitedfromthenauseatheradiationcaused, ··.''too<t.mgerous"of a drug L.o be reguli11ed they ''are good for the fibers and for the remember how ·bad it· smells from all the The boy'.s mother was watching him waste · and sokl by the government.. · pipe." · ·pollution being dumped into the water a11d ·away, and the doctor said he was termin.al.· Studies done in Jamaica show that mariSailors would nQthave dared crossing the the air The cause of this is acid used to· His weight steadily dropped and yet he juana smokers do not live shorter lives than ocean on sails made of anything but hemp· break down the hardest parts of a tree. · couldn't eat. / non-smokers,nor do they show any other ill .· · cloth· because it's, the only natural fiber Hemp is not a woooy plant and therefore His mother had heard that THC, the drug. ·effects.·The fact is thatre-legaliz.ationcan resistant to salt water. When the seafarers· would.not require acids in the process of produced by the cannabis piant ·helped.. do an enormous amount of good. ·
on Sept. 28 to promote greater awarenessof physicalfitness.
· By Heidi Woerner
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger ("Twins," "Total · for this purpose was made at Lefler, where he was acRecall") appearedat Lefler Junior Highand the Univer- companied by Governor Kay Ott. sity of Nebraska-LincolnColiseumon Sept. 28, in front He continued in his efforts to promote fibless by demof students of all ages to help promote physical fibless onstr:ating'hisskill in archery in front ofa gym class. He in the United States.. · · · · · then did exercises with the students, such as stretching, . Schwarzenegger was ·appointed chairman of •the "push-ups,chin-ups, and d.eepknee-bends. · President's Council on Physical Fitness by ,President F,ollowingthis, an all-school assembly screamedand, George Bush, for the main. purpose of "helping the · applauded for several minutes after Schwarzenegger's· · C()Untryto_be<,:ome a healthier and fitter nation by the - entrance with, "I'm here to pump you up!" year 2000.". · ·.. He then began his speech, stressing the need to exer' , .;..;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;iiiiiiiii;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;_; cise and become pb,ysically_fit.· •. · · "S,choolsmuststop closing the gym doors for our ·Noone has ever become a great ath- children.· We need more exercise programs and mor~
·Leteor become really smart by watch- physiicaleducation classes,'' he said.
The fiv~~timeMr. Universe S'didthat at home in Austria, •, Sehwarzenegg_ersaid at least one quality workout is bis father would come home from work each day and they
· ·ing television. · neede,tfor 30 minuteseach~ay. He stressedthe impor- would play soccer, take a bike ride, or go hiking. --Arnold Schwarzenegger lance of turning off the T:Vand.doing academic home- "Becaus~ of fitness and sports," said Schwar.tenegger, , ,., worlcas welt·asexercising. "'everythingthat has happened in my life happened." !!- ·•. ·. ''N.o onehas ever become ll great athrete or become · Following his presentation at Lefler, he hurried to the · Schwarzeneggerwill be.traveli,ig to each of the 50 .··· r~l)' smart by watching tele,vision,"he said. ·· Coliseum.where crowds of students awaited his arrival.· states, meeting with governors,Politicians,educational·. · Lisa Bukacek,aseventh grader ~Leflef, said because ·SeniorTimLaCardii who wants to be like Schwar1.encggcr, and phy~icaleducation leadersandperfooniJJgdemon- of Schwarzenegger,she,realizeshow illlf)Ortantphysi- auended,d\e.speech at the Colis~um. · · , sw,1tionswith children Nebraska was bis 12th stop. · cal education· is and will not spend as much time "•Neeame-off stFOng,effective, and made you want to go
· · Schw;Arzcneggcr'sfirst public appear.incein Lincoln watching.TV. ·· , · · - · · and workout," said LaCardii. ·, -\ •
Actor Arnold SchwarzeneggervisitedLincoln
By Heidi Woerner
rea recor
Many work toward a goal all their life and number one position.
· · are never able to achieve it. But at age 16, •··With Christie, juniors Aaron Cotter and ·· junior Jason Christie has reached his goal of Hugh Lau competed at a Regional testing · becoming the number one-ranked gymnast Oct. 13-14 atthe University of Iowa. inthenatioriattheClassl level, ages 16-18 ·.Christie and Cotter path qualified for the · Christie, a Class I competitor at the Ne ~ national·itesting, which · takes place Nov. braska School of Gymnastiics and gymnast 12 13. ·
· for LHS, placed third in the all-around at the Along with club gymnastics, each of them Junior Olympic National competition held has also been competing for the Lincoln · in July. · High gymnastics team. Togeth~r. these The top ten finisllersat Nationals attended · athletes aJld their teammates accomplished a camp held Aug.17 s27 in Colorado the goal of breaking the national scoring Springs, where they were again ranked · record for high school gymnastics, achiev- .· according to how well the:y performed re- .· ing this during a dual meet against North quired sets of kills ._·· · P,laltewith a team score of 165:75 ··
· · The purpose o f testing, saiid Christie, is " to · OriginalIy,, Christie, Cotter and_,Lau ha(! get the gymnasts i11the U.S. to work the not planned on going out for the team, but skills the national coaching siaff wa~tsthem decided there were advantages L<>jc>ining. · to learn, so we'll be more competitive with The Nebraska Schools Activities Associathe rest of the world." · .·· , ·tion has been threatening to drop boy's high Christie had to perform mainly C and D, · · school gymnastics next year because oflack level skills, which are the most difficult - of participation. · ·.
The gymnasts were allowed to attempt two · • we joined the high sc~ool teain,' ' said of each skill, --- · · .·Lau, "to win sta.te,break the National scor''l w~ happy with my performance," said · ing ,recordand to keep high school gymnas- · · Christie. "Ididmostoftheskillsinonetry." -tics in Nebraska.~• ' Christie was required to do such tricks as·· If there still is high schoolgymnastics next a fyll-in on floor exercise and a combination year, each of the three is unsure whether or ofreleasesonthehighbar. To determine the not he will compete. final ranking, a 50 petcenlt.average of the .··"lt ' wilt probably be a big debate again, scores from Nationals and testing evalu- •·.like it is every year,'' said Co tter. · · ations were combined, ranking Christie Both boys' and girls' lligh schoc>lgy,nnumber one in the riation, · · · nasts will be competing at the state meet ·
Christie is now focusing; on adding new tomorrow and Friday in the main arena of
By Melissa Akin
·. The volleyball teams · sur.passed·.the
· coaches' expectations and their own this season, said varsity coach· Christi Nelson~
Hitz.
The varsity teamis currently 10-11and
will finish the~n playing in the distti~t
tournament tomorrowand Friday. The
team's goalf9i'theseason wasto win atJeast
sixmatch~and'to winfllQregamesthanlast.··•···•
year
· ''Our gan:iepercentageis a winning per-
centage;" she said. .· ·
· The two victories over Southeast werethe season's •high p()intfor theteam.
·''It's been a while since they beat an inner-
city team. It wasn't close. They deserved to ·.win those matches," she said. ·
_·Hitt expects to ,be seeded third and face East in the firstround at districts tomorrow.
··Although the team lost to East Friday nigh( she ·feels,.it is capable of winning• Junior Kendra 13owensees potential' for a victory ·
"We'll be really competitive. If we play
like we , did against Southeast, we'll be
okay," said 8.owen: ·
·The junior varsityteam came in second in the city and finished the season 8-8,according to Junior Chri,s K.ing.King felt that:the
players this y~arwere better than those last
•·
year _·
"Tlie JV team was: basicaliy last year's · sophomore team. I think we improvedtllis year's t<!<lmover last year," she said
The sophomoreteam won the city charri·•. pionship after a "fantastic" .season,accords· ing to coach Kent Wurster. It finished the sea,;on l(J-3. Wtirster';s goals for (he season
were to teach the players to perform as
team, and roi mprovc their fundamentals in
preparation for the junior varsity and varsity
· teams. He was ve ry impressed with the team
a s a wh cilc.
" Th ey were a fantastic gr()Up()f girls,"
Wurster said.
By Max Banwell
The boys' cross country team won its girls' team with a fourth place finish, and secondconsecutivestate championshipand seniorsJulie Gilde and Kerstin Deppe both · the girls' team placed eighth on Oct. 19 in • placed inthe top 45 at state. Juniors Renae .· Kearney.• · ·. · · ·Skibinski and Rhonda Powell, and sopho-
The boys' team has placed tirst or second mores Nicole Gibson and Margaret Drdla at the state meets for thelast fou~years, said also competed. -·.;;. cross country coach Bob White. · · •··. Accordlngto White,one of the keys to the }'There has been a great amount of tal~nt teams' success this year was their willing- · coming through this school in the last five · ness to stick together. · · ·· years," said White. ''Y<:>uhave to give the .· "We run together. Weeattogether, I can't kidsci-edit; They'.retheonlyoneswboca11 say we play togeth,er, but we try to do as make a coach look good." · much as a team as possible," he said.
The boys narrowlywon the meet, beating The boys' team reached its goal for this ·· out their season~longrival, Southeast, 66- year by repeating its state championship I 69. TheI::,inksplacedthreerunnersinthetop while the girls missed one of their main ten, with seniors Chris Swanson, Rod goals by three places at the state meet, he ·.·Beery, Mike Wilson, and Jason Glather said •. ·
· placing fourth, fifth, eighth, 18th and 34th, "We wanted to place fifth with the girls' respectively ·. · · team this year, butjiust missed it by placing · ·· Other members of the state champion eighthatstate," White said. ''I'm still proud cross country ·team ·were juni<>rChadd -of both teams; They worked hard this year Walker and sophomoreJeff Daniels. and got what they deserved." · Freshman Tysheema Brown paced the ·Weixelman:
By MelissaAkin
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tennis season best in years
· ··
· · Both boys' tennis teams finished well, was beating Ftemont for lhe first time, : ··· · although they playedtwo of the best teams "Beating Fremont was a very pleasant · in the state severaltimes,accordingto boys' ·. •surprise," he said. ·. reserve coach Mark Mannix. · ··· ·. He said that they hadhoped to advance to · · "We played really tough," Mannix said.> secondinthedistrictandgetaplayerseeded "Every year we have the disadvantage of in the·state,but weren't able to accomplish
playing two <:>fthe finer teams in the state · those thingsthis season. Weixelmansaid he
·(East and Souiheast). Given those circum~.·· has ·.high hopes for riext year's team and
stancesI thought we did pretty well.". .· should' see imprbvement next season•
The var-sityteam finished 5-6 for the sea- ·.. "We've got a yo1J1ngteam," he said.
son, according to player junior Scott Mannixsaid thattlhereserveteam finished .·
Tooley. Coach Dennis Weixelmancalled 4-4 and came ir1\ 1thirdin the city; close ·
Pre-ssedasfried;eggs, bandAA!rrw.tiksJennifer Paulus, junior, and Cin,dy Copl~ic-~• ·.• Yeats.:>1-Weliceln,an said that n,auy l')f his ·: played -well.even-1:hottgftthcy p¾aycd-again~b :C sopn.bmorec,~playpiccoloandf[uie-auringthe Links' 40-:.oshutout vic/o;y Friday. gqals were accomplishedthis season. The some of the betterteams in the st.1te,he said.
team took third in the district and were · · His goals for the s,easonincludedphysical ranked fifth at the GreaterNebraskatouma- ·. and mentaldevelop,mentof the athletes; He·
ment:
de-emphasizes wims and losses, believing
Both the doubles teams, Jason Loth and .· that that aspect wilt take care of itself.
Marc Sarata, and Jeff Ailes and •·Austin ·.·.Mannix said that hiewas very pleased with
Larson, advancedto the secondround at the the team's progress this season. • -
-
. state tournament,said Toolt?Y•Weixelman··.·.· ''Their work ethic and effoits tbroughout ··
said thatoneofthehigh points of the.season· the season were ve,ry good," he said.
ijfJason Rodaway· , Girls' golf team .shows promise for next year .. ·: i'h¢vatsifyfootbailteammadetheplay-
Simpsonalso showed confidence in the · · ·· · •ffsWilen it defeated Northeast Friday teams' chances against Grand Island _· · By
Chuck Synovec
night 40-0 > ·· · "I think we're a much better team than ·.·The girls' ·golf te~ was successful this ···Kari ·Hoekemeier, Kelley Phelps and Julie ''Th¢ plaY~(fsstartedin 1975,and•this is ·they (GrandIsland)are righJnow,"he said;· · season according to coach Joel Chris ····Siepker, and_sophomores Jill Tice and ·.the firsltirne ever LincolnHigh hasbe"enin Simpsonalso feels that this year's team · tiansen, who said he was plea~e·dabout the ·Denise Kulhanek. •them. It's ki~d of a ~omentous occasion .· stacks u~ highly against teams he has .·way the team performed: "lam excitedabout the team we will have for us," said var;~·ty coach Harold coached 1nthe past. · · · · .· '.'This ' is by far the best team we've had in · next year;" added Christiansen. .· Simpson; ·• ''One of the things Llookat against p.1st the five years since we restarted the pro- Christiansen said the team made great · · ' , _;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;..;teams is that we play as a team and not as , • , gr<U11,"said Christiansen. "We had the best •·•progress through the course of the season. Th·. • h· h t k · · d individuals,"he said. • team score at districts {548) we've ·ever • ·Althoughno membersqualifiedforthe state .· 1;; ey can ave •t e rzc S, qn · ··Siinpsoncommentedth~tthe tcain memhad." tournament,therewere individualmedaliSt.s we'll have the treat.~in the end. bers·iook ilon themselvesto wintheir last
The terun consisted of juniors Heather .· at different toumaimentsthrough out year, ' --Harold Simp.~on six games. After losing their first three, · Davey,Tamar Dietrich,JessicaGreenwald, he said.
serue you:
• anotherloss wouldhaveput themoutofthe
, play-offpicture?andthey kept that in mind ·
The team members have improved on · as they played each game, he said.
.bothmajor parts of the game this year, · The Ljnks play-off game will be played ·
: according to •Simpson. They have shown · tonight at 7:30 p ;m. in Grand Island;
}rnP:.,overrtentondefense by Cuttingdown Simpsonhopedthat the Halloweenatmog-
their abilityto attack ''They can have the tricks,:and we'll~ave
the-perimeter,with boththe runninggame the treaJ.Sinthe end,'' he quipped. ···..
~t!<lthe passing game working well. • Sophomore coach Micah Heibel said
i The-Links(6-3), t-henumber eight seed, this year's sophomore football team has
wiliplay Uie•ilumber one seed; Grand Is- shown improvement. The team played
latid-(9~0).Simpsonsaid they wilt haveto well as it compiled' a 6-2 record for the
>cutdownonthebigplays~ stop the running season, said Heibel. ··
g~e;havea greatkickitiggameandcause Heibel feels his team members not oni,y
hopeto win.
make some errors-if they ·.·did well -•in · their ·games; but -improved
through their practices and they will be
time the two.teams met.in the better prepared for varsity play first game of ' the.season, Grand Isfand··· •~voucanworkonone'thingyou'regood came away with a 28-7. victory. But ·.at or keep it (practice) balanced. That's · Simpson pointed out that three of Gr<}n£l.what we did, we kept them b tlanced. We
Isl~nd's touchdowns came ori big plays; •worked on running, passing and defense · · somethingthe dc~ensehas bcenableto shut · becausewhat you need to play varsity ist(l down recently.
be balanced," safd Heibel.
and Bulimia se:riousproblemsin
• By
Heidi Woerner
·
OS~:wometl are ~ with ;$eir.appeai'ance .·· · · : :andgo to~ l;ngths tb 100k
g-OOd;;Atongwidtthe ~<>f abeaQtiful •. · face comes the ',desire for the ··pct1~ ,~.
··Yet,at;c:9f(ling toan articlein tkei\il~tier isstlec0f'Seventeen magazi~.9Ppercentofthew..- :totiaf areitotca,:,.. P9:hleof-~mgdieideal '00s body :, wlticbilithinand~· toned. 'llris-is',due te the oneaspect theyha111eno control
''Society:hassetthe, standardfor beinginshape," she said.
''Itpr~UYmttchdictates."
· The book ''Food Trips and Traps; Copingwith Eating · ··Disord~" by Jane Claypool and C~eryl Diane Nelsen, states that being overweight·is ·not a status symbol in .the U.S.,due to the fact that food is abundantly available for. most people.
vearsago, the in-thing was to have really curvy figures, , said senior Amy Davis. .··..
·. "Now.the body crazeis muscles and skinny; Girls do it just to look good for the guys," she said,>
· Another reason for such weight cOAsciousnessis the impact of magazines. They contain pictures of extremely · skinny fashion models, which only projects the image of how females should look. Because of the effect of such circumstances, girls who aren't the least bit overweight think they are. , ·
Athletes are , usually the ones who ·seem to ·be most influenced abo~t their weight, said Zillig.
··. Rebecca Heinke, ajunior who works' outten hours a week
·· ·doing gymnastics, said she feels she is fat if she can pinch a half inch of skin, ''because I look in the-magazinesand see··
' all these really thin models."
·Senior Kevin Koelzer will lose up t() 15 pounds during wrestling ~easonin order to get down to mostly all muscle.
H ,· b ·· th•, b , - d···.·. k. t.
e goes a ·out 1s y running every ay, wor 1ng ou 1n
many layers of clo~1ng to lose excesswa.terweight, and.by
fasting the day before the meet. ·.·
"If if helps out rriyseason and I have a good record, it's
worth losirtg the weight,'' said Koel;;;er
: •When people feel and oelievethey are f~t. it can cause low
self-esteem; Those who constantly feel they cannot eat
· certain foods or that they must exercise if they eat something unhealthy have reached an obsession, safclZillig.
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia and comptilsiveovereating are three of the mostextreme forms ofeating disorders, according to SueHuston, M.S., a counselor for Eating DisordersatLincoln General Hospital. They are all severe, both mentally and physically · Anorexia is the condition where weight loss is caused by self si.arvation.The victims are most often girls, aged 13~19 ·.·
· Stayingfit and healthy is good, but being · thin does not mean life will be better.·
.,.,Sue
Huston
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years old, Tht!'reasons for this, sai<lHuston; are that girls ,
· start to ·date at this age. they are ·~nvolved in more school ·· tion. · Anorectics also withdraw from famiiyand "friends. · .··from eating disorders, She is one of the twQ:c~imselQffl
activities and there is greater competition between them: .•. Thoughts 9f weigl;ttcontrol and fo<>ddominate mostevery Lincoln General who' sup~ t.h9,~-inrecovery. T~are
Many females suffer from the fear of gaining weightand thought. .··•
.··
· life they have conttol over. Anorecticswill .-esortto strange · said Huston. · In orderto avoid eatingdisorders, •~i:i.people eating habi~. such as counting the number of times they An~ extreme form Gfweight control is bulimia. This mustlearnl01 :-~ · - • stoad~!!IJf~ ·Theymust
, · also on~goingsupport groups, wh1clthelp~g with the ; may resort~-it because they feel it's the only part of their · ''Eventually, their thinlpng can become very sui<:idal," therapy and enable clients to maintain~}'.
·· niust chew orwvi~ng up food in abno~I ways Many be- • consistsof daily foodoingesand vomiti~J:orpurging. Once have a g~ s$1 ; · · .,,::WJuii,~~ - ,.,.:\: :be the best ··· - · ; come so obsessed 10 their wafs ofdietmgtheyatso become again.nearif aUaffecmd are women~~ 'Wilnics w4II -theycanoe; • ,r , ,: -·: · : :
· chronic exerciseaddiets'.as weU. > · gorsethree ,to{ourumes a weekor upto (iveunl<'S a (fay. ''Stayillg_.fit andheatthy is ,but ._ ;ttia,&>es nof } l ·.·.Durjng -the,ptlSt lO yea,s,the growi11g,pro~s ef ano- taking,in 1 000 to 1.0-,0 eateriesat a ti~ :~il :Huston. ·.meanlife Wiltbebetter,'' ·saitfHtaston~.'',~:fc,t;;~:~·· ;( •·••···rexia ha"e 1~ greatly. SOlllereasonsinclude~ ' l\iaQy• ~t,asa,~ to :escapt.~s'. ? -.:: :_> ·•
, :. : 'Iltesecon(tition,scan •.·
·.'::•'·:, : a,oi~by,naintain-
·•.··p(esSun;~ilffarnity,tnatUfill&,society.or:acombinationof · ,"!heeffec~'<ifbulimiatnay~ude }j ~~i-ffi ''"~•ing a h~lth)', l>alattceddi~~~~v~ 'self-esteem; and a
' preSS!,lfeS,,saidffuSton. .•.· , • · .•.·.. ,the ~~Ji or :tkroatrfteadaches, i~ tpss ,.-~ good exercise program, litr-W: ; •atI,.inC()tnffigh
; cated," dealing with such problems asabu~ erbroken · According(o C~)1)00lalkl Nelsen, f~ ::~cal$0a e, ..·· ..·ditioning, g ,y111nastics,physical ~ucation; ' personal de-
:• homes. site said. , ·· · · gerous way to Jose weight. The bodyrequires glucose,or fense, racquet sports~-senior lifesaving and toning and fit-
· Over a per:iooof severdl months, the body'sresouroos be- · blO<Kisugar; to:nourishthe brain and other essentialor~s. ness, ···. ·.
: come su deple(ed that the skin becomes,dry and pale, hair After one day of fasting, glucose-whichis stored inthe liver- · · · The programs which seem to draw th~ most interest, said • f · breaks off, menstruation stops, hypother1nia'OCcurs,injury is completely used up. · · · Zillig, are racquet sl)Orts,aerobics and weightlifting: \ · :( .·-is more pr<;>ne to happen, and a4lyer of dowily hair appears.· To provide fot the loss, the bodybreaks down-proteins in <'Peopl,ecome in knowing they ,are re,apit!g~e benefits. ; \
·i all ov~r the body More than one in five who suffer from · .· organs and museI~ tissue> After several days of fasting the We want tb:stress particiJimtlona~ atten<ian<:e over ski II," ·
.·• • anorexia will die from it. · boclywill then begin to use fatty de~sits; When eatin,g is said :Zillig. · , :· ;} ·'. Many behavioral ~hanges also become apParent. The >an° ·.resumed, all of the weight•lost is gained back, plus more, in ·· Thr01,1gholltspecittc tim,egoofthe year , thepool, aerobics H·.·
· : orectic has ·a distorted image of their 1'0dyand denies star~ · ·order to prepare for any future fasting. ·room and we~ghtroom are availab.lefor stti~nt µse after ;\ · · vation, They become more depressed and lack concentra- According to Huston, there is help for .thosewho suffer scho<>-1..·.
~issa Akin
~saltocreateastuc,lentadvisory trict RossTegeler, social studies teacher,
: cotmcil to the Boardof 'Educatfon .·.•said students were in fa:vorof the prot>osal.
-Naspassed· Tuesday night ~fter being •..''We surveyedall of the C.I. students,and
/ ~twice; said Virgil Home, director the reaction was very positive," Tegeler ··
·of athletics and student activities. · said. · ·· ·· · · · •, · · Theboard agreect·on.a20-member,non- ·· · Board member Doug Evans said that the · voting,councilconsistingoffiverepresenta- measive •makesa fonnal agreement''on a ····· ·· ·t.ives fromeach public high·school The .·right students have had for ·a Jong time. originalproposalallow~ for one represen-. ·Evarispointed out tha,~nighttime meetings tative fromthe student council and one are ·held so working people an~ students
~ntativelfosa th¢~nt nel¥spapet, who would'not be able to attend meetings ·
· in additiQA$0three at.large reiiresentatives·• during the daycanattend. He said that at ·•
·of the st~dent body. BQard~embers felt both the beginningand end of each meeting tru,ttallowingfor representationof specific · time is set aside for the public to addt'.essthe
· ·tation of the stU<tentbo<ly as a wlio,e. i board at this time, but as yet have not take.· ·· The second .amendment wllSmade to a(Jvantageof tha.tright. •·
compensate for an inconsistency in Ian- ·· Howevei\'Evans said, the advisory cQUil·
• guage caused by the first amendment. · c.:il''gives the students the opportun~ty,ror
• Accordingto Sw.dentCoun~ilpresident input and leadership."
Kelita Svoboda. a committeeof joint stu~. · Individualbuildingprincipals will cteqiqe ·
i '01t•otttheadvi- through·.the combined••.efforts of · .·•The community·service awatdfor the ··1 I ;_ · Q11~riore sory «>tfflCR,a,;,sai<f'lie'~d like ' to · iirtli'peffotf efasses-,c1uosan<rSquareD t1ul5 cofieci1ng ffie mosfcanswent W '. \. t() avoid several legal SRllgs,according to ' consult variQus groups and staff ' in the Student Council~sponsored aµnualOOCA.•·Theseniors in DECA collec~ · ) : •J11mes\Vickless,board mem6¢r.•Wicklesi.· ·• to ere~ ~st eihnically and • Cllflnedfood ·drive, said sponS81'Ramly 598 cans. StudentCounciJaloaecottected · · saidthatifstu~ettts ~were nQt(}lecte4by s~mic~fydw-.group of repre- •· Ernst: •····• , ·,. 2,034cans,saidErnst T~pit~apartyan<l the publ~c were all~wed on ttteboard as senc'ativespossible.
··.·. , The S~udentCouncifinitiateda competi- the communityservice awam were a way · voting.members,they w0uld beplaced in a ·· ''I thin~ we want a broad represe1,1tation," tion between Lincoln High and Soutfleast of getting student$ftred up, he ~. •···.•· : · ••.role thati~ not l~ally pennissi?le; · ·.·.. he $<lid ; : •~wewallt as ll)any different per- to addsome excitementto drive, Ernst · ''I think this year might lla-,e-neen~ffet,; ·., ''The BQardof Educationhas a resp<msi- sons of CQlorand ecollQinticstatus that can· said. Lincoln High students brought in ent becausethe fourth period classes were L" bility as electedofficialsto the public,'' said. be represented.1 : I woul1<l see us S9liciting more thantwice the number of cans that more irtvolved,'' said Student Council ' Wickless; "Sincethe studentswoufdnot;be nominations ftolll staff i.nember,s,ma.ybe : were receivedat Southeast,Ernst said; ,· memberRuth Dasher. ·• ·· ·,•·
· liablethereare problems(withstudentvotes fromgroups withinthe biuildingwho are the ''We know for a fact that they{Southeast) Ernst said this year~ s goal was U><;0llect •
· o.nthe bQatd)!' ·.·· , · '·· best representationwe have." ·· < had less ~an 2,000 cans," he said. 10,000 cans between Southeas.tand>bin° i
·•·· The board r~uested a reaction·to : the ··• •·Nelson named StudentCouncil and Rain- .· Con.~rt Choir brought649 cans, the most coin High.·H~saidhe waspleasedthatth¢y
:···.• •pteposal fr.omstudents The proposal•was bow Club as·two studemtorganizatio~she from·a sjngle c lass. The cans per students'came close to that goal. · · ·•• · · · (!ijtribu,t~~t\est)Ciafstdd~ aoop~Uca- · mightconsult for nomµ1ia'tions '. · •·· , , ·· in COQC¢rtChoir faI'exceeded any other · "We1re were .·we wanted to be," said
•· ttons departments and student COl.Jllcils in · · ·T.t,e·student advisory ·council should be · class: said Ernst.·The cla.sswill receive·a Ernst.
_ .· ~ ,h highi school, ,'Ilte proposal was dis- \ ·.··implem~nteg by ' second ·semester, said ·. pizza fnkiy,donated by Davinci's. · : The 5,l 82cans collectedat LincolnHigh
· • cussedin •studeritcouncilrneetingsandCiti- Home. · An evaluation of !he, program is · ·• ·''What rnotfvatedus was the pizza. The and those collected at Southeast wi11·be · _ 2enship Issues classes throughoutthe dis-. scheduled for .M:ay1991. - · whole class wanted it,'~ said junior Jake •· given to the MaloneCenter.
hali,gesdesigned to merge related ,departmentsare · The coordinatorswill be chosen fromteachers presently · -~hedtiled to oegirisoon,accordirigtoPrincipalSam at Lincoln High.,·They will teachtwo to three periods and Net'""so"11. ···•. · ·. coordinatespecialprojectsbetweendepartmentsfQrthe rest ·· · · The intent of this project, unique to LHS. is to mesh the of the day, Ilesaid. Nelson'Nasgivffl the <>J>portunity to hire ·,.curriculllfllof different cl~ses and to get studenti to work · anotherassistanfprincipal,but decided instead to promote. better with one another, accordingto Ted Rethmeier:assis- · , ,
· •~§i!~!1e;::=~~:i:!~ can i~terrelatecurri~u- I .really want to improve the instructional lum." said Rethmeier. : ' .· program, artd by improving the instrucCombiningftie departments:will create a bette.rtie be-
tween the students, as it is hoped that the new d.epartments ' tion, I think we zmprovethe sc.hool. ' Wlll work togetheron class projects; he saicl : ' ' -.-SamNelson · Ari example of the departmentalcooperationwould be a ' social studies cl~s researchingEngland while an English
' ' iiiiiiiii.;;
• class studies English writer~. The new coordinatorfor the · ··teachers from withinthe schoolto administrativepositions · humanitie:sdivision might then have the classes share ma~ • · ''I wantedto keep the selection inside the school because · terial to foster a better understimdingof the units being they (the teactfers) have :good teaching skills and also a· studied and a better relationship between departments, familiaritywith the studelttsand the school," hi ~. accordingto Nelson. • _ ·•· · • After the two-year pilot period, the proj_ectwill l>e · ''I reaDywant to improvethe instructionalprogram, and · ev3ltiated,and the administrationwill decideif theprogram · by improving•·the instruction, I think we improve ~e
will continue.
school,"he said. ,
1ncorrect.reasons
heStudent~ouncilcannedfooddrivehas ended,aJl4•·· the school was ·informed by a jubilant sound an~mentthat we had reachedour goal. That shouldbe a thing to beproud of. ·.afu,~all, donating to help people.·
DuriRgthenearlytwo~weekperiod of tllisevent, ~tudents.·
were captjvated by aJUlQ~ements which offetM the
· chancetobeatSoutheastand win'apizzapikty,by being the
class.that.··.oonatedthe grea test number ·.cans Why can't
·•.peQp~_g~\for the salceof giYing?Why do peppte•haveto
• be' tewardedfor their generosity?
Isn•t greatest reward for suppcmingphilanthropic
·.•causes the satisfactionthat one reeei~s from giving to Recently ; we Weremed to stand up inhonor of: all all of this now, with hundredsof thousandsof troops and
others?
o ·ft b ' ,·f· L. 1,,..
veterans:t)o~living ~d dead: 'J'!1isposed a dilemmafor b)llionsof dollars worth of weapons already statioriedin · '
111e,becat.lse I'm stillnot completelySQrehow I feel about Saudi Arab~a. ' But as long as those and other related · 1-t ~-CU .·..·.
llll\. ··· ' the wholeicleaof VeteransDay. However,when I listened · questionsgo unconsidered,peopleare goir1gto continueto
• Why dp people need incentives·to give.to .to ttiesound:'announcements~ I knew that I couldn't agree die f~r lack of a betterforeignpolicy For all we know, we the needy? ·
' with parts of what was being said. and I sat down. could at this yery lllOlllentbe setting ourselvesup for an-,. , ' , ·•In a long c:liscussionwithother studentsafterward,I found other }>itterconflictas' we try to find a quick solutionto our
that many were upset by my
·•'Jeff Venema, ,teacher ·· <, action(oilatk thereot) / I was
·.•"Because~o matt,r what, people rather surprised, because I
c-urtentdilemma ;
:Because'l remained seated
on· Veterans ·Qay does ·not
· want somethingfot:themselves- honestly hadn't considereH · ·meanthatlamcold-heartedor · even if its just self~satjsfactiQn "
that other people might take u~patriotic,1•1~vetheUnited · · offense because I exercised States and consider myself·
my First Amendmentrights. lucky not to have first-hand
·.· What these students•didn't
experienceof totalitarianism:
urn:lcistmidis that it .:wasn't ·· repressionot war. Yet; I do , Angie Hernandez, senior \ · 1,azine~sordisrespectthatcompelledme to sit: buta troubled ~otfind _it~islayal toackn~wl_edge?ur faults,becausetha~ ''People have a lot going on in their consc1enc~. ··. _
eve
da -~-lives andthe need to be .·I recognizethat we owe a greatdeal to ,those who fought. ·· Veterans-,Day 1snot a time to be proud of our country,or
· J"emfude~·of their respo~sibilit~."· ·.and I know thatdea!his a tragedy,especiallyw~enit~omes ···for self-congratulati~ns,b~t a timeto rememberthat we are .·
· · tosomanywhoaresoyoung. Iprobablycannot1mag1nethe far from perfect. It 1sa ume to ,say to everyone who has •· ., · sufferingof those whohave lost a familymemberor frie:nd. •·suffcrtd becauseof Wtlrthal wc;re sorry, a~d to restateour ! I ~so mustadmitthat I do not honestlybelievethat I would hope that our generationwill not be called away to fight as · \ , ' • -navethe courageor strengthto endurewhat many soldiers · were our pa,ents and many beforethem. \ • '
have. ,
Janice Plautz, junior : , , · At the s~e time r object to many of the ideas that were ··
· ''They don;\ want to face up to it that · statedon Nov. 12,otherthan sorrowand respect lbelieye •·.TheAdVbi:atest,n.a·reciaies
iit~rs . ·,-~:n~~:~~le like that (in need) :i:;p~!v!:1:i~1::n:i:i:~:::::~;~~y:~ tg!:l~ >
Iw,~fuJye " t~¢eive:ib:fta,andw t 'h'p¢•'tud~#ts;..•.. ·. · learn from its past mistakes. Againand again probl~msare · 4ridstd.ffwill coriti:nue to offertheftviewsarid
ignoredor are given ineffective,short-termanswers. They
· areput·on the back shelf until theyachievecrisis status.by
which time drastic measuresare necessary_to solve them.
Deloni¢ Hans~n, sopho,. · .· So often; governmentsact withoutthinkingaboutconse-
>She;ri;<i"::iek,Heidi=::~ ; , · Mr.·Johnsonsaid ''for thosewho.wishto participate !"·• Depth Reporter ····.·Anita Seih · butwhatlcan'tunderstandishowpeople:coul(tbesodis- · For the pas~few months the nation has ~n hokling its
Arti st
· ~pectful _.eventhoughthey hac,Iachoiceto stand/ Death collective breath,w ai'ting for furth.·.er escalation of the c•n·si.s, Photogra-phyEdit o~
DrewDavies
Nmliar1:JJ~nch·.· '
Photographers Mike Anderson & Leslie Thomps , is a very intenseprice tO-paffor freedombut sometimes ··.·• as if VI·o1ence · ·1s · the 10 · evu·ah.·1e·ou•"'ome W · h·.a··.· t we sh·ould.be
"' J>hc,togr1,1phy/Adviser···•••Greg Keller · ···/ is neces~a 1~yk.PeopJeneedto reallzethatweas Americans , doing is w9ndering bow we ever gpt qursel)'.esintp,tNs · :Adviser .··. : CarolJmiGoo¢,yin, · .· , arevery UC y. ''
l 'feelthat :veterimsshouldbetreatedwithuunostrespect w~re supporting a man who weare now comparing to Lincoln, NE'i8510 i Phone:436-1529 no matter if theyare here withus or not. ·Theygaveso we•· ·.ijitler? Where was all the publicityand righteousindigna- .· The Adv~i.e is published monthly by ihe
School · ~Id ijve happier, peacefultives with freedom 1:h()})e · tibn over the atrocities that Saddam Husseincommitted ·· 'journalism Readersare.cini:ouragedt6' submit su;ry ·.· more Students'atI,.i,ncoln Higl{willcorne'·torealize that: before his in\lasionof Kuwait? Why were we unable to · • ideas and ~ments; All.let~ totheedi~rmust be signedand · , , : ; · •· , ·. · ,may be edited for reasonsof space and clanty. Dropoff letters and ' predict the possiBill~)'.of an 1nvas1on,and what co11ldwe co11ectionstoroom 310A. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of Abby Hawthorne• ·.have doneto prevent 1t? ··the I..ineolnHigh Advocate/ The vieWsexpressedhere do n<>t senior • ·You might say that it is a bit too late tobe thinkingabout , .· n~ssariiy r.eflectthosit ~theLlncoin High administration.·•.
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Cult movies attractfaithful viewers
Jy LacyScbutz
Cult movieshave gathered a massofdevoted viewerswho · Ytell, division managerof United Artis~ Theatres. said in watch these atypicalmoviesoverand over while zealously a telephoneinterviewthat midnightmovies werenationally· ll)'ing to expose andconvert their friends. phased out two or three yearsagodu~ to dwindling attenCertain mQvies like Harold and Maude," '!King of dance and worn:.q.utprints. With the advent of videi>, Hearts"and"Clockwork Orange;" hold part.ic-ularaurac- viewers could reni,but companies weren't_releasing new tions to"somegroups9f~e. Accordingto"CultMovies" copies bfold movies.·. ·(DcmnyPeary,vo1.ot:1981,DeUTrade), these films have Parlicular_problemsarose ~nceming ''Rcx.:kyHorror;' unique .··characteri.stics not found. in most ·mainstream accordingtoYtell. With the audienceparticipation,theatres ·movies: Some qualiti.esinclude ~typicalheroosand •hero·· ·hadto pay.for •dam8$es and.·for the secm,ityto prevent ines_,offbeatdialogne, surprisingplot quirks, com:roversial vandalism,be said. ··. · ' .•. · sexual or pQlitical themesand outstandingspecial effects. Other cult' movies.have audiences who frequent video JtineLevine. professorof English at the Uni\fetsity_of ·Stores"811dlatenigltt T,V. Nebraska-Lincoln,said there is a desire among part of a culture or subculture to affirm its own valuesand ideas.
"On¢way of doing this," she said.,"isby beeoming interested in certain movies.that pethaps mainstreamsoc:i~ ety hasseenas too strangeor.too offbeat..''
Oneofthe most well~own cult.classics, ''The Rocky Horror Picture.Show,'' came out on video-Nov. 8. This movie has gained· a large following since it opened.)11 theaters oriSept.26, l 975. BlockbusterVideohas41 copies of the movie, all of which are regu1arlychecked out, , according to a spokespersqn. The Rocky Horror" phe~ nomenon is umque in that the audience.Jakes in dialo~,,sings, dances, anddresses upas characters; Accordini to Jolm HeineDlan,speech and debate coach; "Rocky Horror" is a communalexperience becausesimilar people cangather and share something even thouglt'they don'tknow eac.hotner.
TammyKoeppe "It was -of thosefew eventswhereyou wereall of a
-.'The RockyHorrorPicture Show"·wasreleased on.video sudden completely connected with everyone else·.in·the Nov. 8. The film is one ofa number of cult ,rµJvies:that auditorium-,"Heineman said. · include_soffbeatdialogue,atypicalherQe.s.aitdheroinesand ··Levine.whohas seen it in several cities, agreed. outstandi-ngspecial effects. "Rocky H<>rror"offers a "It wastiveaudienceparticip~,"Levinesaid. chancefor audienceparticipatum'ana its releasehas been Marketedoriginal1yfor a feature film schedule, Rocky anxiouslyawailedby loyalfansforsome time now. Horror''beca.meafavoriteo11themidnightcircuit·.0Ric:hard
ReaSonsfor living in Nebraska plentiful.
My family always celebrates Thanksgiving together.The ritual is basically1hesame every year: relativesrangingin age from ten to seventy-twoaround.the table, eyeing the bowls and plates·run·of food that act as centerpieces, and in tum we listsomething for which we wantto give thanks'. Inevitably, at my table, sorn.eonesays gives thariks forlivingin Nebraska. I'm preparingfor my familydinner a littleearly this year,andl'm tryingto figureout what it is aboutNebraska· homogenizedweather,andlife in Nebraska that I appreciate. · · · has never exposed metotbat. JUI1iorLyne - Most resoundingly, the charm of Ne~ Flores mentioned.the colorsdtat the leaves· • braska is found inits people. lh,ere is a change>u1autumn as one ofhet' favetite hospitality here thatmighfnot be .foundin · things about Nebiaslgl. larger cities. Thefact that l walked up to Spring offerstime fot my mom and l to · complete strangersat school asking what · plant a gardea (oniyto haveitlater wilt am;I they liked about living here and wasn't die) ill the back yard aloog dw fence. laughed out of the building says something. Without the unbe~le heat ofJuly, ITIY "People in Nebraska aresurvivors.and l brother Matt and1 would have never spent· admire that," says English teacher Macy afternoons outside ,ohnme'sCafe having Dickinson. ''Look at thethingstha:twehave crµnchcones and telling •rots.. · enduredfo orclerio Jflakealife out here. I · If ilwasn 1ta certainty chatNebraskawill · · think that rebelliousaature is still bred into · snowthis. winter, myftiendCiayton , the people.". woaldn't,have promised kl. blke me .sledNebra~a has a feeling of security Char- ding. •.Nebraska's se.a.$00$allo:wpeople·to les Schultz's chaf'aeterLinus defines secu~ witness the life cyde in every Sfa@e. rityas hisblueblanket,and lagreewith that ·'In Wallace Steg11er'sbook, "'Wolf Wildefinitionin part; t-ome security is feeling low," he says about the prairie: just as comfortableas safe. ''Even in droughtOf'dust storm or blizzard ''You're sheitered ~h here to feel [the prairie] is the reverse of monotonous, safe," says seniorJena Winittgor."but not so once you havesubmittedto it with all the shelteredthat you feel smothered." senses. Xoudon't get out of the wind, and Senior SamanthaGainessaid she appreci" sun, but youwear.themin your eyeballsand_ ates the fact that this is where hergrandpar- onyoi.trback. Youbeoomeacutelyaw~of · ents andparents,were raised. .·yourself Butall?0theworld flat ..• andin Heritageprovideswarinlh for mt! .Byliv-. its flatness you are a ch~lenging upright ing off. the land,. my great-grandparents thiHg,·~ sYdden~an~:amatioo mark, as planted more than their.crops~tfley· bad enigmaticasaq~ionmart..;· children here, planted roots, aii(t chose to W~r or not · inN~forever join in the vibrancyof living itlNel?f~~ · t1~•.t~ym .•. l$'p1J.;it.'s , I can't imaginelivmg in !lplaceffiathad · whote~lfin)I
If waslive _aUl#enceparticipation._ , ~-JuneLevine
In "Haroldand Maude,"ayoung manw~o spends his time faking elaboratesuicioes faUs in love with a 79-year-old woman,whoteacheshimalustforlife.MaijaBurdic,sopho~ more, has seen''Harold and Maude'' at least 18 times and · likes it because it isn' taboufa. typical romance. "He likes funerals because he's in love with death. She likesfunei:alsbecat1seshe's in love with life," Burdicsaid. "She gives him life by what-sheis."
''Kingof Hearts'' is aFrenchmoviebased on the premise that authotized lunatics.in the asylums are -the only sane pe0ple.as comparedto the outside world whichcan over~ look death, pain and emotion.
·
Julia Doerr,Engtishteacher,firstsaw_thismoviewbeiishe was a college freshmanin St. Louis~.Th:egeneralappeal of the movie, she said, comesfrom many peoples' admiration. ofinnocence. Theanti-wermessageisalsopopular,accord~ · ing to Doerr.
No.laughing ..matter
ShaitunSheldon · · Seniors h'erraKnox andi~l Wayspr,emote.th~An)ericanCancer Soci~Y'.s14th Annual Great AmericanSmokeout on Thursday. This event.was created to urge smoki~ to give up the.habit for at leastone day. ··TheAmerican•Cancer Society: estirnatds that in 1990 over 142;000cancer deaths can be liRked t() smoking. !
''Jacob's Ladder" is a suspense-thrille~ twist and leaves the audience with some- •
· complete with action,romance and drama. thing to ponder.
Jacob Singer, played by Tim Robl>ins From the ~ginniqg, the mood is set as (l<B
ad"l1 M "
ac an ), 1s a bei11gdrearyand rather depressing. The
; Vietnam veteran·who suffers from halli1ci- conflict is difficult~ determine as Jacob~s nations following twoyears .·
life switches back and forth -
' of war, yet appears to lead a
normal life as a postal
,vorker. '
•The storytakes place ia the·.•·.·
but the plot must be paid full
111order to achieve ···
.< meaning in the end < The '
·characters are ·well-develearly '70s, when Jacob and
, his second wife Jezebel
'oped,aseach scene is as be- ·
lievable as the one it fol~ ·
(Elizabeth Pena) live ih a lowed.
run.down apartment in
Manha~tan.N,Y ,
,
· "Jacob'sLadder;'is~good .·.·
film whichis recommended· During the film, Jacob has
for those ' who can deal with
flasl)esof gory battle scenes ' the sight of blood gushing
from Vietnam. He also
from the mouth; arrps being dreams pf his f(!r1nerwife ,
amputated and 'painful ·.• · ·Satah (Patricia Kalember),,and their three · d~tll- ·Tile plot may bedifficult to under~
·children, especially showing grievance for·. stand;but itis good in rhat it is unpredictable'.
- one who llad died before Jacob left for in most aspects;
· Vietnam. Jacobappeaistobegoingcrazyas · "Jacob's ½adder';(Plaza 4, Edgewood 3) · · he encountersdemonsand experiences time is rated R for language, nudity and explicit
·.Greg KelJer · in hell; • battle scenes. Directed by Adrian Lyne
.·• Junior Jason Rodaway and senior Deborah J3uhrlook orias senior Josb Da~ies
• Throughoutthe movie, theplotistumed (''Fatal Attrilttion," ''Flashd anpe'') and .·· presents his case to ajudge and jury in the district semifinals of the.mock trial · and shifted.as it is' difficultlo determine ··writtenbyBruceJoelRuben("Ghost''),this · competition against Norris High School. The team was defeated by Norris. what is a dream and what is realjty. 'fhe movie _ deserves to be lookedinto as one of ·.
conclusion, however, takes an unsus~ted • the season's most chilling thrillers .···· Conservation •important to"save world
' · wha t' happe~cil to all the boxe~? :The
s~ool her,e look bad,to9, if we.can'.t bottlesand numberone and twoplastics(the papef recycling bQxes tfiat w~e in every
< even be responsible enough~o throw g~r- num6er should be stamped 'into the bpttom classroom last yearhave mysteriously c:lis-
appeared; A few die-hardteac'hersh~veput
thcir boxes )o work; but their nu!'i\l::ler
small. The can'ipusis.worsethan lha;eever
seen it. lt' s p~SS!bleto ~lithe mostpo'pular
bage-away. Noonehastogiveupanything, of the coritainer) can be melt~d down and
orchangelifestyles dramatic~lly.It doesn't reused. ShopKo now has a plate for people
:Jlenni Nelson make it into a garbage can.
to deposit Lliei:ru'sed plastic s~ctcs
sure non-biodegradables/non-recyclables they can be recycled'. Target has quit using i :-"
~iyrofpatnat their snackbar andcutdownon lunch hang'-Olltsby the depth of the trash
Recycling is another thing people have · unnecessaryextra packaging.
that's piled there. Does nobody have to fill
·easily forgotten Paper and aluminun)cans Not only is it important for big companies · a g~bage sack with litter for getting caoght , ·. are two things that students throw away in like these to help decrease wastes, but it's ' smoking on sch_oolgrounds aoyrnQre? I
abt1ndanceeach day. ·· also the respoll6ibility of the individual: ·· · thought Lincoln U,igh had made a really · thePSAB lawn or the senior parking 'tot; · If Student Cquncil or some other organi- Whenthe checker at the grocery store asks, · " good start on programs for recycling and.· ·instel;l.d.if the groundcould throw that trash •· zation put the boxes back in the classrooms, · "Paper or plastic?" how hard is it to say,· keepirlgtitteroown last year, but it seeJTtsit .•... · b~k up, ~ow mimy ·~pie )VOuld•toss it : ·and bins for pop cans in the cafeteria and the 1'Paper!'' How hard is itto hold on to your ·. was011lyafad, > • ~- .·•.··· · .· downlfteri7 ()r,whatitfwelivedinzero~ • halls,manymaterialscouldbecollected. At trash that extra minute or two it takes to'.T~e lasl' EarthE>~yseemed to excite ev- gravity, and all the liU¢!rjust fl9ated.along ····least seve,i places in Lincoln accept paper reach a garbage can? · · eryone about pre~rviqg his rnyironment. · around you? It.takes nine y~ts for a cigas ·• for refycling, and ten·takealuminum cans. · · .·· Environmental consciousness ·is not
·· ·.·· People realty car~aboutcJe,ariif)guppqllu• ·•·retie bu,tt tO•'.disintegr,aite,but h():wmany ·Sorne even pick up and pay for our waste. · something to practice 'Only on Earth ·Day~· · tion and cuttil)gbi;ickon waste · at leasifor ·· Sfllokers~e the tiint •t<>walktheirbutts to ·•· · More ~nd more things are ~CQm~ngrecy":;' ·only once a month, or only twice a week. It .··
·· a day or so. Now I ·see people who are ai trasb c~? ; · ,.i •·· · .··..clable every dayUsed oil, batteries, gaso- has to be everyone working together every•
·, standing within two feet of a g~bage can ftotonly does;litter:pollute theenviron~•· ' line, ne\Yspapei:s,tin, glass and/ cardboard day to make the woi:ld a better place ·in ' choose to throw the1r ernpty Runz>ac~pon n'lent,'.itlooks~d: ' It makesthe people
orts .teams .··
or success u seasons - -
By"Chuck sy novec
·swi -~111-ing:and diving.·••• ·:tempt to apply:co~tin~~ute (}~the
Thes\Yimmi~ganddivingteamislooking ball-handler
, ·. forward to a goodseason said head coach ,.•• ''Weplan to preSsurethe opposingteams Richard Conradt. More~ 30 girls and 25 as soon as they get off the bus and until they , boys went-outforthe teamthis year, he said
shower afterwards,~said JohnSon.
Conradt saia':be has several rules tor the The first gain~ this season is QnNov. 30
ey Jason R9daway
'. ·· attitude, good:t61th habits and team•Work, Girls' basketbalt ri
staying away dru)gs, alcohol andt~-
JuniorErnie ]Qhnsonshows off his wrestlingmoves duri~ j,rac· tice. The team'sfirstmeetwillbeDec: lat theFremontlnvitq,tional.·
, ·. team: bavi.flgg9(>dattendance, a positive ,against Coluo1bJsin,J<)bnSOll<;{yrn. ,
' bacco, sleepiftg right, and getting good
,Thegirls'~~~l ;tt~:rnhas~return- ,
li grades.
'.ing letterwmrie:rsag~islQOkin.,if~to
· ''Not<>nlyd<>Ilookfiorgood swimmers, · a good season, aeconlingto ooa(:fi'.Bill ··but I 'aisolook forsomeonewhowillabide Myers ( Myers feelsthe r.e,am 's strengththis .· by theserules,"said C~adt.
yearwtllbe itsexperience
'Thisyear'sfifstmeet-willbe held Nov.
at Millard South.
Wep lan to nres;ure the onpos-
this 1 yeat's teamis young QOt has some
five,~et'11ing
ing team:,;qs SQO~I as they g ei off R~turningmembersinclude juniors Sean the bus and until they shower I>on~van an(l_Chn,s Nelson, :and seniors ·
·_Kevin Koelzer,. Kip Maynarcl and· ,Andy afterwards. · P.ippas.· Last year's team was city / and
--Aldie Johnson di~trictchaippion. ·
"This y_earwe hope we can d9 as we)Jas
''We are going to use our abilities to the we have m the past, and we have our \Vork ,
fullest,;, said Johnson. ••1feel that we tiave cut out for us," said Christie.
···
, goodquickness on offemseand defense." ,- • · The~ areover4() wrestlers who have tr ied · Johnson said the team hopes to use iirun~ ··out ,for the team this season, according to ning offense, taking foll advantage of its Christie. He said the first meet is on Dec. I, • · ·
• Nate Bendt quickness. On defense, the team will at- • atthe Fremont Invitational
· A swimmer dewnstrat~s his style.in prej,aration for tirefirst
· competitionNov. 30. NateBench
Four of the seveg touchdowns_sc9red well as it possiblycouldhavein the first half · · against the Grand lsland varsity football but it improvedand outscoredGrand Island
·, ' team this seasonwere given up to Lincoln in the second half 20-13, ,
High, and three of those were sco_retlonthe ··· Davis said Lincoln Jligh was neverout of Halloweennightplayoffgamewhich Grand ,the first game against Grand Island By
Island won 34-20. ,
· feeliog that way about the first matchup of
'' , the two teams~Lincol~ High ~as able to
gain confidem;e for ibe first-ever playoff
With this being thefirst time in game in LincolnHighhistory, he said. ·
h··is1.o · ry · tha ·- t we've · been in the • · - "With,·,ttus be · i_ngthe fitsttil1'1e_•·in h istory <.·
• - · that we vebeenmtheplayoffs,1thasadded
· playoffs, -it has added to the tothetradition;"saidSimpson: ''It'skindof tradiiion. lt'skindof a momen;_· a momentousoccasion for us." ·•··
,p,,
The speciatoccasion helped build confi-
tOUS OCCaSlOn J9!° US,. • ·.. ·. dence for the team in the playoff game •
he science and home economics de- ·. lems, Nelson said.
_ · · partments will be moving into the "We'll be using every available space; former Public Schools Administration · some teacherswill be forced to give up their Building by approxill)atelyJanuary 1992, rooms during planning ~riods ·for classaccording to Principal Sam Nelson._· room purposes," Nielson said.
There has been a slight delay in construe- Teachers in the home economics depart- · -.tionbecauseofmonetaryproblems,hesaid. ment will be glad when they can finally -
· "The delay was really a:fiscal matter of move in to PSAB, said home economics · budgetsand theboard took action on ilatthe chair Jeraldine Mays. last board meeting and approved a $2.6
·"Right now there :are five home economrnillion initial renovation of the interior of ics teachersand we have no office space and PSAB," Nelson said. no really personal space because our rooms
· The abatement of the asbestos and the · arebeing used and that gets a little hectic," ·internal demolition will begin Jan. 20, and said Mays. the internal construction will begin in · The building of new science labs is also March, said Nelson. ·needed. The science labs are outdated and ·
The renovation will allow for 17 class- have limited space, according to ·science rooms, with 11 of those devoted to science department chair B.J. Hirt. andsixtohome~conomics,hesaid. A large - ''We're extremely· short of facilities, and multipurpose room, a greenhouse and a what rooms we do have areextremelysmall; · large child care lab will also be included, so it seemedappropriate that we can getinto Nelson said. · an area where we have expandedlaboratory
"The reason those two departments were space. We're very excited that we'll have a selected is because our current facilities ·place to call home," said Hirt'. could not be renovated withinthe space we Both teachers feel it should have a positive have in this facility. Secondly,it was due to effect on their students. the nature of those two departmentsand the • -. ''I thinklt will help to increase our enrollchanging instructional·technology," said merit,because I think we'll be better able to Nelson. - display some of the tthingsthat are happen-
Faculty and administratorshave madeac 1 ·. ingin hc>meeconomiics. I think the students commodactons--ro-111anageLincoin liigh's •. will see that aad .J.think they will want to ·.
space problems,said Philip Schoo, superin- become a part of it," ' said Mays.
·tendent of schools. This is only one Jl)haseof a three phase
Abernathy lines a 4-0 start this season and is rated
''Mr. Nelson and his staff have had to do procedure, said Nelison. ·Phases two and up herfree-throw attempt in a junior number one in Class A. The some rescheduling and shuffling to fit the · three involvebuildiniga connectingpassage varsity game against Omaha varsity team's victories include space," said Schoo. · · · between the buildings and expanding a.th- Westside on Dec. 1. The reserves wins over Columbus,Fremont,
Six classes are currentlyheld at the former letic facilities, he sai1d. · defeated Westsideand are off to a 3-1 Omaha Central, and previously PSAB and teachers now must be moved · ''Hopefully these pfuasesshould take place start. The girls' varsity team is off to No. 4 Omaha Westside: · _ .b.ac~ • whicb will create new space prob- · in the next two to three years," said Nelson ·
•
By -Amy Loth
incoln Public Schoolslaunchedits attempt to set up a amount of paper used. recyclingprogramfor the districtin a Dec. 13meeting Accordingto principal Sam Nelson, LHS also needsto called by DwayneOdvody,recently nameq recyclingcoor- expand the program to pop cans and other aluminum, not · dinator. just the paper that has been generated each week in class-
"We are trying to obtain a district~wideperspective in rooms; issuing information to many people about recycling. The Odvody said that he is looking for a lasting structure for meeting will also try to breakthe differentareas of recycling the district's ·recycling efforts. · into logical subdivisions such as paper and glass." said "There are no set procedures as a district in running a · Odvody. ·
· recyclingprogram.We are trying to put togethera recycling
Other possible subdivisionsinclude the accuracy of the system that will be effective over ' an extended peri~ of -_ information distributed; coordinating individual schools' ·__.time," he said. · ·
· recycling efforts1 and the purchasingof the recycled prod- · Odvody stated that schools find it difficult to find an ucts. • efficient recycling program. Some programs are effective ·.·· ·The group also discussed the need to co!'}solidatepaper · only for a short time, then they stop arid no more recycling collooted from·each school at a central location so that a is done.
· recycling center would be willing to pick it up.
• "Recycling becomes a pattern, and it is something that Jerry Batliner,who representedDennis Paper Sales at the should be pennanent," Odvody said meetimgsaid he is able to work with the schools only if the Nelson said that recycling programs at LHS ·have not. recycling effort is district-wide. Batliner pointed out the worked in the past because of lack of continuity from year market for;recycled paper is ufltltatile,and said he is reluc- to year, and a limitednumberof volunteerswillingto devote tantto ,collect unless there is consistencyin the amount that enough time to the project. he is s;upplied.
·''LHS needs initiatives by each individual. There is not
He said in order to increase demand, the Lincoln Public much follow through between the students and staff in the · · Schoolls shouldconsiderbuyingrecycledpaper. According programs," said Nelson. · to Odvody some recycled paper is already purchased, in~ · · · Odvody stated, ','The responsi~ility (for recycling)lies clu<Jingfacial tissue, paper towels, ·toilet paper, and con- •with the buildings and the students."
· .·struction paper.· However, recycled paper is often expen-
•· Accordingto Nelson, it takes everyone to make a program
· ·.;sive and is not used on a daily basis in the classroom. · · like this successful.
·• •_·T~m Rolfes, Everett representative,pointedout that paper
··
_·
·· "We've got ·to change the attitude of all of us ·about should be recycled only after it has been printed on both · conservation,so we are more aware," he said. sides, and that measures should be taken to reduce the '
Rd ·fi • ea y, aim, ire. -.·
Leslie Thompson
SophomoreMelissa
District needs recycling program ·
merica lags far behind many other countries in its efforts to be environmentallyconscious ·America has the highest pollutionlevels of any countryin the world, and is doing very little to correct it. Pollution gets worse
Students must also pitc·J2in to this effort.
every day, and much of this could be helpedif peoplebegin to recyclemore. It may not seemas if doinga little will make a difference;however, every little bit helps.
Lincoln Public Schoolsrecently hired Duane Odvody to serve as recyclingcoordinatorfor the district. This is a step·· in the right direction. As the districtincreases its use of · paper and other tecyclablegoods,a district-wideprogramis necessary to ensure that these products are not wasted, but are used to their full extent.
Howeverstudentscan't rely onthe district-wideprogram to take care of the entire problem. Studentsmust also pitch in to this effort. They should.use both sides of a sheet of · paper before putting it in a recycling box. Instead of throwing away •a pop can, students can save it for their · favorite organization. ·They can help organize recycling drives and remind their familes to pitch in wheneverpossible. ·Students shouldremember,no one else will do these things unless they take the initiative and try to make a difference in society.
Off the-cuff Link-----
Why don' 't people recycle?
· · Matt Johnson, teacher-·
• "They don't understandits benefits, possibly. Probably because they think it·s a nuisance to have to sort their garbage into aluminum, glass and recyclablepaper. Once they got used to it, they'd be alright."
' Kevin·Beem .·senior- ' "They really don't think about it. Theydon't thinkit's hurtingthe environment and; also, it's too much of a hassle."
Sandy Johnson, junior"Probablybecause they don't realize that the world is so importantor why we need to recycle."
Melissa Tubbs, sophomoree' 'Becauseit's not handy. There's not ' a lot of placesaroundand whatever s handy, people will do. If there' s a garbagecan, they'll throw it away."
·. ''So, let me get this straight You want to change the school mascot from the beloved Links to what?"
''The Suns. ·It could alleviateall the conflict and concerns about our school song, 'Sons of the Blackand Red,' because it offers a nonsexist alternative ·that sounds the same. Alumni wouldn't cate about the change of a mascot because they would never know. When they hear the · school song sungit would be 'Suns of the Black and Red' • · and they would never be the wiser because they'll never
see the school song printed anyway.· It retains the essen~ce of the word in the audio sense; the alumni would nev1er suspect a thing."
"Wait a minute. Isn't that a sneaky thing to do?"
· '.'No, it's not sneaky; It's just a ModestProposal'. There are other reasons for a change of mascots. Athletic teams could have more striking names. Perhaps varsity wouldbe called 'Superstars', junior varsity would be called 'stars' and sophomoreswould be the 'moons.' ·
"That's a far out idea. Perhaps too far out Nobody will buy it."
"Ah, but the Pomalinks could be named the ultraviolet Rays. And think of the school spirit that would be shown · during sunspots or when the Suns played the Rockets. A rocket shooting into the Sun would be engulfed and destroyed. Remember when they told you not to look at the ·Sun when you were a kid because it would burn your eyes? Links were never anythingto be frightenedof. After all, what is a Link?"
"Why, a Link represe nt~unity and traditionand the very essence of Black and Red."
"Oh, that reminds me, the school colors would have to be changed, too. When we become the Suns, red and black would imply sunburn, and that, though not necesswi.ly
sexist,wouldbe painful,and we don't wantour studentbody to be associatedwith anythingpainful."
''So what colors do you propose?"
''Yellow. · Yellow shows how people are afraid to deal · with issues up front."
"Yeah! AttendingLincoln High could be promoted as 'Fun in the Sun'." ·
"And that's not all. EnvironC'lia11,r.:i11g'Li11ks' to ' ,S'1111s'<~ffe1·s111(111y e.,·c·iti11gpossil,ilities.
mental consciousness would be raised to new levels. The · ·.Suriis the most importantthing in the ecosystem. Without the · Sun there would be ·nothing. However, life could continue without the Links."
- "I get it. It's all very clear now."
"Inevitablyevery speciesthat has inhabitedthe earth has becomeextinct. Ultimatelyhumanson earth will be extinct. · But, if we changethe schoolcolor to yellow and the mascot to the Suns, we'll encourage more solar exploration to expand horizonsbeyondLincolnHigh, Lincoln,Nebraska,•.· the United States,NorthAmerica;the WesternHemisphere and the world."
By Jon Rehm
• f 6 11 It' fi '• lioolsf dentssaid ill 'uriioihi •h clubswith•theitproblems
hours on the job is commonamong Lincoln showedthat 37 percentof studentsunder 16
Working late at night and working long have permits, while an· Advocate poll ' rr'3/
; High studentsunder 16. This is also against polled have jobs.
thelaw.
Accordingto a recent poll of 60 Lincoln ~hcii8r talu£tedhi ~th81Sttid.~1'11:$t&a8ti6t't8M
High students under the age of 16, over 37 Labor, if someonecomplainsto the depart-
percent had part-timejobs other than paper mentabouta person under 16 workingwith- · .·
routes and J·obsin which they··worked for · out a permit, the epartment aunc es an
Federal law states that no child under the ·the law. age of 16 shall work more than three hours Accor:dingto state labor department statisciailDick Rennallo,nearly 20 percent of · the 45,000Nebraska's 14and 15 year olds ,
Of those who reported mation on how many people under 16 have
those with Jobs reported some sort of child have·work permits.·The state has no ·inforsel~¢{eijijifi'~l-{µgtjQi~i(wi'Xgijqi
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•t? •h~ iJlj~ffi9µgljf* <ij119\f~Jmg$9f*qm~•·•· • W~~!~piffe•• ?f••~h ··· ployees under the age of 16are required by ''For every hour worked past 15 hours a · <leadersafiditfieifachievementsinprivateleadership skills/ Shesfildshethought' s e federal law to obtain a work permit This week; there,is a direct correlation between ·· iij4til&;i@~gq~¢rr{if{¢.ijtiij4ptb.¢f§:W.h~ ;i j tjllcla:gtjg4¢fi~~Qf~(ijpgl(PIJ~~ :R~· permit contains information ·abo~t the that and 3tdropin schoolperfonnance;"said .\~Barianl Siottmlf 1loJnitesettorlfanwIIWII information such as age and w~ight. Ac- than 18 hours a week.°thegrade pointaverJ'bJ$y~[$ l9YN•t~Jfl~m~ J$ Qo :t?w~ §m~t JmPr~~qRY(pyij•~P,,.r
studentsunder the age of 16 at L1ncolnHigh and a C+.
By Heidi Woerner
At -l~astonce in a school year, every high school student will experiencestress and a lack of motivation. Whether it occurs because of alack in study skills, time management, disciplineor other factors, a person's
The group, which began last year; wi!l start out as a workshop beginning second. semester. Studentsare providedwith information and activitieswhich enable themto · make decisionsand find answers for themfull potential is not always reached. If selves. ·studentsaren't satisfiedwith theiracademic About 250 students were notified.about · fulfillments,they may attend a Gifted Sup- the group. They were selected by results port Group which helps students who feel · from testing, teachers ·who ·volunteered they have the ability to accomplishmore. names or by students who expressed an
· ·· · Accordingto counselorSue Cain, who is interest in the group themselves. ·But any~
· ·a gifted facilitatoralong with social•studies one who isinterested and wasn't previously · teacherJim Barstow,the group's goal is to informedon the group,·may still attend. help raise the goals and aspirationsof any-· Approximatelysix to eight people will ·
one who is an upderachiever. · · remain involved in the on-going support
••it's for students who are not only highly group. Students are encouraged to attend
gifted, but those people who don't even for a full semester.
realize how much ability they have. When "When things go better, they may move ·
they do have the'talents, we try to aspire · out of the group or stay to support o thers them to higherlevels/' she-said, with:similar,situations " said Cain.
Concert Choir memberseat pizza at a party honoring the class collecting the most cans in the Student Council-
Matt Dobbertlen sponsoredcannnedfood drive in November. Concert Choir collected over 600 cans.
Matt Dobbertien
"A seal of Du-Shi-A will extend the pr1ssessionsof a man and its name is auspicious," reads the inscriptionon a 4,000year old Babylonianseal. Crystalslike the ones shown above are said by some to hold mysticalpowers.
• Sim ree .· e, C
By Heidi Woerner ·
• By Lacy Schutz ·
In the last few years, crystals have gained Mr. Bilyeu said crystals help with meditapopularity and publicity Some people tion. They work much like the Zen idea of · claim crystals have certain magical proper- using a candle flame as a focal point of ties; that crystals can heailand protect the .· contemplation. owner, also helping her or him meditate, Crystals became popular about 12 years · channel and/or help them feel better about ago, according to the Bilyeus, through_an themselves with "positive energy" accord- influx of advertising and from a few welling to several sources. known people wearing crystal jewelry. Blue Heaven, 3221 "W'" St., is a lapidary · ''I hesitate to call it a fad because, for some store that deals mostly in crystals; The people that's what it is, for others it's a owners, June and Dave Bilyeu, said they manifestationof their religion and there are believe in the spiritual abiilitiesof crystals. · still others that actually have aconnection ''I go at it from the physics standpoint," with that crystal," Mr Bilyeu said. · Mr. Bilyeu said. · Still others buy crystal jewelry to wear for Crystals are formed from a lattice work of decoration, according to the Bilyeus. molecules. The spaces left within the crys-· "Crystals have beeri around since 'The tal hold electrical charges, he said. Beginning'," Ms. Bilyeu said. ·They said ·Ms. Bilyeu said she approaches crystals ancient Buddhist, Celtic, Christian and from an intuitive perspective. She believes Native Arnericantraditionsincludedthe use in their powers because of personal experi- of different types of crystals and stones; ·.ence.
According to "The Fringes of Reason,"
According to "Crys:tal Wisdoin; A modem uses of crystals in technology in- · Beginner's Guide" (Dolfyn, Earthspirit elude radios, TVs, integratedcircuits, sonar · Inc., 1987), contemporary and traditional devices, strain gauges, pressure gauges and crystal lore suggest that the owner of a temperature sensors. Non-electrical uses ·crystal can program a certain intention into include building stone Suchas aggregate in · the crystal and it will hold that intention, · ·concrete, sand in mortar and flux in metal- ·.· helping the owner to remember and fulfill lurgy. that thought.·
· Methods to extract crystals from the earth · Scientists say this is impossible because ·vary from stripsmining to surface float, crystal waves are in the thousand- and mil- according to Mr. Bilyeu. lion-cycles-per~second range and brain ·· "A lot of our customersare teal particular waves are in the eight-to-several-hundred- about where and how the particular crystal cycles-per-secondrange; accordingto "The was found or mined," he said. Fringes of Reason," (T1ed Schultz, Point Customersdon't want ones that have been Foundation, 1989). strip-mined, he said. ·He referred to strip-
A crystal is also said to deflect negative mining as ''rape and pillage." energy, according to the Bilyeus. Ms. Bi- Ifashopperwantstobuy .acrystalforit's lyeu sited an incidentthatloccurredat a show · metaphysical powers, there • are certain • she and her husband weire presenting their · things he or she should keep in mind, accrystals at. A crystal sitttingon the table in cording to the Bilyeus. Different types of
-front of her exploded. Someone in the room crystals and gemstones have different propwas sending us negative thoughts but in- ertiesandtheselectionofone'sownparticustead of harming either of us, the crystal larstoneshouldbebasedonthefeelingsone took the blow, she said. gets from that stone and not the way it looks According to ''The Fringes of Reason," Ms. Bilyeu told a story of a man who scientists dispute this, saying that brain bought a crystal. She had a feeling he wave patterns are hardly detectableeven on shouldn't buy that particular one. On the the surface of the skull, much less several way home, he put the crystal in his breast · feet away. pocket and it exploded.
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Once again the charming bachelors who J1:1ck,an arrogant actor, have developed as helped make "Three Men and a Baby" such they've reached ·professional success and a success are back. Only this time their adjusted into a well-roundedfamily. At the attention and affections are placed on 5- heart of the family is Mary, an intelligent year-old Mary, who has grown from being and energetic girl who is constantly doted an adorablebaby to a near-perfectlittle lady. over, with her vibrant attitude and curious
The first movie featured Mary as a six- nature. month-old baby whose mother, Sylvia But, trouble arises when Sylvia, who is (Nancy Travis), abandoned nowathrivingBroadwayacher at the doorstep of her tress, agrees to marry her difather's (Ted Danson) apart- rector, Edward (Christopher ment,tothesurpriseandshock Cazenave), and accompany of his two roommates. Peter him to live in England, tak-
(Tom Selleck) and Michael
ing Mary with her. The three (Steve Guttenberg), who find men realize Edward is a her whileJ ack is away filming, fake-he plans to send Mary put their lives on hold while to boarding school-and trying to care for the lively travel to England in order to baby. As the three men gradu- prevent the wedding. ally become attached to Mary, they find it · Directed by Emile Ardolino ("Dirty difficult to part with her when Sylviareturns · Dancing," "Chances Are"), ''Three Men to take her back. The movie ends with andaLittleLady"isacomedywithanadded Sylvia and Mary moving in with the three romantic twist between·Peter and Sylvia. ·men. The characters are very likeable and add to · The sequel, ''.Three Men and a Little the enjoyment. The theme; although ·Lady," starts out five years later in a stylish sifnple,is satisfying in that it touches on the New York apartment where Mary (Robin concepts of love and happiness. This sucWeisman) and Sylvia still live with the cessfulsequel{PG, Douglas 3) is very welldedicated trio. Peter, a kind-hearted archi- done and is definitely recommended for I tect, Michael, a popular cartoonist, and those who relish storybook-endings.
rrJ'heband marchesa-tthe Star City ·,-ParadeDec 1. The l'omalinks led the players.·DirectorTerryRush com~ ·.mented hefelt the groupplayed well.
Leslie Thompson· "We receivedmore compliments· than e_verbeforefrom other band · directorsacross the state and the · people standingby," he said.
Blow your : horn
Saved a Winter Just for You'
Photos by Greg Keller
·SophomoreElisa Borchertorgaruzesher thoughts.-
Above: Cast membersattempttoform a tree, but are discouragedwhen they end up as a "largebush."
Right: SeniorKristiFilars/d.explainstheperils of the everydayhousewife. Far right: Senior CurtPeterson demandsthat his son (DellunBrown.junior)win his next race.
By Lacy Schutz
''Dare to say 'No!• to drugs" is the concept presented to grad~students at five participating elementary schools: · ·minutes'with 30i:o40 kidsand answeredquestionslike --no fifth and sixth•graders in the nation wide program, Drug Millard Park, Easttidge, McPhee,Morley and Dawes. you have friendswho have done drugs?" and ''What do you AbuseResistanceEducation,(DARE). The program is in Students are brought in from the high schools these sayifyou'reoffeteddrugs?''
action across the United States, according to Jerome · particcularfifthand sixth graderswill feed into;accordingto
The program has been active in Lincoln since the beginThraen, police officer and pilot of the Lincoln faction of Thraen. Lincoln High juniors John·Ertl, Amy Voss and ning of the l989-90 school year. Next year, there will be 51 ·DARE. Chad Blahak go into the classroomand try to alleviate the classes in 22 public and private schools, according to
· The system originated in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1983, prec([)nceptionsheld by many young studentsthat they will Thraen. · · · when the L.A; police departmentschool districtrecognized · be offered drugs on a regular basis and they will be forced _ According to Thraen, the program has been around in a drug problem, he said: Instead of attackingthe supply, a ··into using. I:.incolnfor sucha short time,officialsaren't able to gage the program was fo1111ed to attack the demand. ·.''These are people in high school who can honestly say long-termeffects of DARE.
"They felt, through education, they could get pe:opleto they•re not using booze, dope or smoking, but are doing - ''In Lincoln, we'vejust been able to see impressions,"he quit using We won't have•the supply, we won't have the · above-average work and are active in their community," said. ''It's strictlyinterpretationand we conducteda survey problems that go along with the sale," Thraen said · Thraen said. · with the parentsand teachersand studentslast semesterand Thraen said he presents a semesterclassto fifth ru1dsixth Erttlsaid he has gone toMcPhee twice and spentabolit 20 almost all of it was positive as far as what they saw."
Day-care developed to teachparenting, help student:s
By Josh Fritts
The teen parenting class will be given · parenting. We want to make it easier for new responsibilitiesstarting _nextfall, ac- the students to do both," said Patterson. cording to principal Sam Nelson. • Patterson addedtharn'lalesneed to share ''Whatbigger profession is there than to ·in the responsibilityof parenting. be a good parent?" Nelson asked. "Males should not assume that it's alNelson said a day~carefacility to be ways going to be th,efemale takingcare of · partly run by the student parentingclasses· the child," he said. already established will be starting: the · Another reason for the day-care, as well day-care will be set upin the old Public as other parenting ]ProgramsatLHS is to Schools Administrationbuilding, and wilt · assure good relatio,nships between the fabe run by a hired professional day-care ther and the mother in the future, said staff, he said. Patterson. He said the divorce rate for the · • Nelson added that the·teen parenting ·country is about SOpercent. -,.· classeswill likely share in the responsibili- "If we {the·school) can educate the ~an · · tiesofcaringforthechildren. Theday-care and woman, as well as their child, then will be mainly for students who have chiI- maybe we' II have a start on holding/the · dren, but if space allows, the day-carewilt ·· family together,'' s:aidPatterson.· · ·· possibly be extended to accommodatethe · As payback for the day-care, Patterson children of faculty members, said Nelson. said, it has been suggested that wheli'the DickPatterson,counselor,saidoneofthe mothers and fathiers · are no longer ·in main reasons for the day-:Careis -to keep school, they might spend time with the pregnant teens in school. •. · children in the day-care to compensate'for ''Some students just give up on School the time that someone took care of their because of the time factor involved with child.
Four Links involved
All-city journalism class offers broadcasting· · ··experience .
By Tanita Patton ·
Lincoln Public Schools' new broadcast Public Schools Administr&tionBuilding, journalism class premiered its first show 5901 ''O" St.; to organize and write the · Nov. 1 on cable channel five with the main scripts for the shows, critique news profocus on fitness. The show included seg- grams and listen to guest speakers,Schaffer ments on special P.E. classes at other · said; Inthefrrstsixweeks,though,theclass schools, Arnold Schwazenegger's ·visit ·to · was only able to ·role-play for practice, he · lincoln and the Nov. election. said.
Seniors Josh Davies, Kristi Pilarski, Lisa ''Now, they spend at least two days each Thew, andjunior Lisa Moler are enrolledin ·• week working· in the studios located at the class. · ETV," i;aid Schaffer. ''Each student learns TeacherJames Schafferwas excitedabout how to work the cameras,soundboard,telethe responses he received about the first prompter, and they are given the chance to · show. learn how to direct"
"The feedback we've received about the Moler enjoys the class, but admits it can be show ·has been positive,'' said Schaffer. ~ery stressful when trying to meet dead- · "No one has turned it off, or was bored.t' · lines. ··
This is the fn-st year for the broadcast ''It takes a lot of time,but it's great," Moler journalism class and according to Schaffer said. " For the first show, everyone was things are going smoothly. Originally, the learning how torun the camerasand edit, so class was only going to involveEast Hii~ it took a while to make. But I thought it students, but has been extended to all four turned out well for the first time." schools. · The broadcastjournalism class is on a · "It's been real successfulso far." he said. trial period for one semester,and Schafferis ''I'm really pleased with it" waitingfor the district decision on wether it Each day the students meet at the new will be extended to second semester
econ 1ve
By Heidi Woerner
·Lincoln High has long been known for its daughterwho each went throughthe univeroutstandingacademic achievement While sity.
partly due to the studentsthemselves,many ··"It's nice to have the inGQmefrom two of the accomplishments are due to the : jobs," he said. unique teachers who make up this school. Even with this schedule,Dawsonis able to ·.
While teaching itself is a full-time job, enjoy some free time and doesn't suffer someteachersextendthemselveseven more from too much stress. by dedicating themselvesto other jobs, as · "I'd feel'overloaded if I just taught," he well. Bob Dawson and Deborah McGinn said. "It just depends on what you get used · each have two jobs. · to."
Dawson, a teacher of physics and applied McGinn, who teaches English 10, Crea0 chemistryat LHS for 28 years, has owneda · tive Writing and Writing Lab, is also cur• ·
photographybusinessforthe past 15 years. rently involved in a second job. Having "As kids graduated or got married, they · taught at LHS for seven years; she also has wanted me to take their pictures, so that's · worked at Square D for three and a half what got me started;" said Dawson. years, where she is editor of the
Although he has worked both jobs year- ''Newsbreaker," a year-round publication round, he has cut down the amount of pho- that is sent to all of the Square-D plants tography to part-time in the last two years. throughoutthe nation.
''Now I try to squeeze in a few hours for The ''Newsbreaker,''.which publishesfour photography on nights and weekends. issue.s a year, is primarily written by Wheneverthere' swork to do, you have todo · McGinnand containscreativeand technical
it," saidDawson. ·. articles.· She writes out of her home arid
Over a period of a year, he will take up to office, and may spend up to 24 hours a severalthousandpicturesin his studioand at Weekendcompletinginterviewsand stories. other locations, ·such as dance studios, · · ·•''It's pretty spontaneous," said McGinn. · weddingsand confmnations. He also does ''When they call me, I go." senior pictures and takes team pictures for ·She enjoys both jobs in that they pFOvide Links' football, cross-countryand track. · a different perspective and angle towards Dawson's decision to hold two jobs is writing.· At LHS, she teaches students, , pritnarilydue to his having three sons and a , while at Square~D,she writes and works '
·Drinking and driving hit home
· A carfrom the NebraskaTraffic · Safety Commissioninvolvedin a ·. · drunk driving•accidentwasplaced underLincolnHigh's marquee Dec.10~14 Accordingto Dianne • Leggiadro,one of the sponsorsof ·
Bob Dawson,scienceteacher,often {k)esphotographywork in additionto
along with adults. · meet," she said.
"The combination gives me a diversity · • Althoughthere's always work that needs and challenge in my life," she said. · · to be done, McGinn finds tiine for relaxaMcGinn said she constantly holds two tion. jobs because she feels the need to save and ''I set up •my own hours and there's no get ahead. pressure to performbeyond my limits," she
''I'm always looking for ways to keep said. ''I just fell into a really good opportumyself motivatedand challenged,but I also ·.·nity.".· need a supplementaryincome to make ends ·
·late, warm ·fires .·footprints in the snow
violent shoppers'who take the malls hos~
tage, red noses from the c1old. But most
often I think of the people ]I pass on street
comers who ring bells and stand by a red kettlefortheSalvation Army. Sparechange clinks in the bottom of thein-kettles as they wait for more contributions. · · · It wasn't until recentlythat I realized how people in nursinghomes received a gift and · little I know about theSalvattionArmy. I set a visit. out to learn more aboutthe Oll"ganizationand The Salvation Army also offers year what needs their kettles fill. _ round services such as adult rehabilitation, People who stand by the red kettles are disaster relief, day care, family counseling, volunteers or temporary• w1orkerswho get and soine Christian services. ·· · minimum wage for their efforts. So thete William Booth, the founder of the group, are places where the army, loses money • was a young evangelistfrom Englandwho, · - From my obsetvation there _ is no way that in 1865, began an organization to -provide some of those coqiers cam take in three "soup, soap, and salvation'' to the people of
· dollars an hour. east London. ·.
Accordingto ati articlein tmeLincolnStar, · According to Booth, ''When people are as of Dec. IO the SalvationArmy had raised hungry, cold, drunken, and miserable they $63,000,and 71 percent of 1that money has · will not concentrateon eternal matters." been raised from mail solicitation.and not Programs were designed to assist people from the red kettles. -.in need, regardless of age, race, religious
The group has a goal of raising $165,000 belief or lack thereof. The focus was, and andhasreached38percentofthatgoal. Last · still is ; on helping individualsand families
•. year at this timethe army ha1d 43 percent of solve problems. · ·· that goal.
The SalvationArmy kettles are making.an
Inflation·.increases in the last year have ·· appearance again this season ori the street · ·· ·made it more costly for someone to donate · corners. tothearmybutthatsameincreaseinthecost
The money that clinks in the bottom of of living has made more of a demand upon · those red kettl~sis nice becauseevery little the organization. bit helps. But sometimesit's importantto With the added cost of heating bills and ·.·.donatethings that won't clink-..-:dollarbills, higher rate of illness, the winter months are ·or volunteer time.
LeslieThompson · an especially hatd time of year for those in • With all the gift givi ng · thatg·CJeS OD this · · · ·.St~dentsAg · ainstDrivzn · g Drunk; ''It ·need. The SalvationArmyolffers''Seasonal ; time of year~-withthe new year,:ChriStinas -··
··was a dramatic·visual statementof Assistance." The Lincolnchapter fed over ,andFJanukkah"'1 thinlc it !s im})()rtantfor · what happenswhenpeople drink and · ·. 2,000 people last year, and gave away pe<>pleto donate;to social services like the · drive Hopeflillyit turnedsome · · • around 900 coats from their thrift stores; · Salvation Army or any other group ,that · peoples' stomachsand made the .· Needy children received toys, and 1,323 helps people in need. · ·· ·problem a reality(to them).•·.·
Matt Dobbertien
teacl#ng. ·
By Jason Rodaway-
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· The intramural program has grown tre- football, softball, volleyball and soccer mendously over the past four years, accord~ · Individualizedintramural activities, such as , ·_ ingto Jack Brestel, intramural coordinator. · the weightrqom, swimming and open gym, ·. ·
Brestel said they had intrl;}rnuralsin the are yearcround.
•· past, but it only involved basketball. · · With _ the addition of the frisbee golf
··
"The year before I took it over, they had course to Liticoln, Brestel is now trying to nine or ten (b.asketball)teams andrightnow set up ·an intramural ·frisbee golf touma- ·
· with boys, girls and co-rec, we have close to ment ··· 30," he said.
In scheduling of intramural contests, · ·
Basketball is the biggest intramural Sport, Brestel tries to match teams by abilities. according tt>Brestel. To pi;ovide for the "I haven't done a very good job of it in the number of basketbi,111participants, Brestel past I think I've done a pretty good job of offers aboys division, a girls division and a it this year," said Brestel. ''A lot of sopho- ·· co-rec division. Every week, usually be- · mores end up playing against eacJ}other. tween 150 and 200students participate, • People who have played for a number of .· Brestel said. · · · ·· years compete with each other." ·
Ultimate Frisbee, similar to football · · Brestel does <not see intramurals as: an played with a frisbee, has about 60 to 70 alternative to interscholastic sports. participantsand is one of the fastest growing · · "I don't look at it asan alternative. Hope~ _ activities, according to Brestel. · fully it's just a time pt;riod where people can Due to the spirit of the game, there are no come out and have fun and get into shape," · officials. Players are expected to call their he said.
own violations, he said. · He said students get involved in intramu''Sometimes Mr. (Randy) Ernst has gone rals because they are less competitive, more over to officiate, and he ends up playing,., · recreational, fun andthere are no tcyouts. ,
· said Breste} ; "I've done the same." "I can't emphasize enough the fun part of Other intramural team sports include flag it," Brestel said.
Matt Dobbertien English teacherTom Pappas calls afoul-duringan intramuralbasketballgame
Membersof the wrestlingteam stretchout in preparationfor a practice.
SwimmingcoachRichard Conradtpreparesthe teamfor their next event
Zach Cl1urchwatchesas Ryan,Hollidayjumps/or the ball in a sophomorebasketballgame againstBeatrice Nov. 29. ·
a holidaygame for you: matcli· _&_TeelRethmeier,assistantprincipal · • L MaryJ3ethLehm~owsky,'c~unselo;i
each current photo of an adtnin-
istrator or counselor on the left KathyRaymer,assistantprincipal · ·DianneLeggiadro,counselor
. L Oick Patterson,counselor· ..
Thursday, December 20, 1990
1, No. 2 . Toad Cave is published every other month by the Advocate to provide spacefor complete cover•·age of a single subject'. The letters in ~Advocate" can be rearronged tofo111i"Toad:Cave,"hence the name of this section.
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&U,1.R;.f·WanS Das.man Palace. Within et~· ec_onmnyinto recession.· along wiffi be6y bags. ~aieal · f&:roil we don't need and a .dehours after the initial attack, Iraq · Saddam Hussein has been units and the heartfelt, demo- mocraey that_ our government secured the capital. called one of the world's most Cratic wishes ef our President. leadet'.S don't care about · , · One might ask, ·•Whywould·· .. dangerous terrorists. · He's been Mr. Busa. ·· .· Economic sanctions are begin- . Saddmµ Husseinwant the small- in.frequent contact with Abu · --=,, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;.;;;;;;.;;;;;;.;;;;;;.;;;;. rung to put a definite strain on country of Kuwait?" That's· Nidal, and according to U.S. Economic sanctions are be· Saddam Hussein. Why rtsk lives simple: Q,..J-L, P-0-W-E-R and officials, Nidal's nephew has , when a little patience and a bit of M,:,.O-N·,-E-Y.Kuwait had ac-. recently reopened his uncle's ginning to put a definite. ma~urity can solve the problem quired 4,700 retail gas stations office in Baghdad. Another long- strain on Saddam without depriving parents of-their from Italy to Denmark. as well as sought terrorist named Abu 1111,;, • kl. children, wives and husbands of G lf O 1 E · · R ri· · 1 ·b hi tl aa·dhd d - Hussein.· vv ,.t!J ns · ives. u · i s · uropean e 1nery · ·ra ··.m 1s curren Y m · &,. a· · · .·tp,eir spouses. and· children of · Operations. President Bush· and If the United States Military when a little patience and their parents? Is it really necesother Western leaders have withdraws from Saudi Arabia: a bit of maturi.ty can solve . · sary to ke@p our troops in Saudi frozen.Kuwai:tl assets in their now the.r~ is nothi;1g to stop the problem... Arabia while the patience 0i'the respective countries a. total m": .· Saddam Hussein r:rom -setnng. ··. l.•J•· .fools in government erodes as ·around $1·00:<Dfflion~:ffus~, ·· m<J.repower. "Ibis will· make· it they wait for the economic sancwm,•obablf #f Ilia~ mi :mom dUlicwtto drive him 1ta• Wait a :mi»utet Did I-just say . tions ta work?. The ones in office · some of tba.-res:eu1cet1d~te · lata. ~n~~laklng. &ur demoem~ Oh •.silly met How _ won't be sent or asked or forced the acntom of tlluse 1-dus~ . ·cou~try"s eemmmy, -by the thmat . ··could I_l':lav:emade sucb an erroF:, to fight'l It must be easy for them · Aft.er-the att.k;; lmq,eo11;~ded and dest1ol4ng,tbe homeland of: Yes, 1 mow. 1\-1°-, 7 ,_,.ople :fe:r-::. ·· to·decide when sanctions aren't ~·~• ~ban-~ ml..·· ·-~· ~le. ve:ntlybelleve"ti;t;; are send:. working and force should be - - -..a.,iJ;ffluemes·-"'ue- SatldamHussmnsreC9l'd ·.b d. 1 at ,....a. "'~rn ·· -11iJJl!..m: ·""· .(U'ftl ·. ·,P"'Y""' • · · mgour u:rave 0)1$ an • gjl',s WE O :use;u. -e as ,. ,8im.s•;;_uliJ9s,1 t:i&».·~·;•~e11.tileGtt.·.-11.."'edlA.·.·fL. · · .. s:bows bis lust.for •.aui er. ·an.d ,,,s · d.,_ f•- t1 4--w-Sf
'4' Jr"' •T u:,1euesert to .p:r.es.el'Ve6'llHl(lffl~; ,l,let.;:I a Ji e in u~tmx'"i:iu~ Q,te ·, · U.S. ,NffiVS;afld:.~<R.-R c 011uol. Why shmild we ~now wen, let·,:m.etell yeu, I'm ahto:, ·· Saudi and waits,i!>r Dan Q\llayle dftt;a ~-- of :wt·1Jtary· . s ueh a person so much power? it's not t1mt· simple. You see. _ •. to decide wben we,~,~ being reNmreawfiiell.~-mustrate- Remember.-thisisthe :mam.whe • even.though we.enlygeta small· patlent'and.send·fflm,tn·kill or be t:he. sm~:of tne, si:t11ation~· detained :lnnoeent··people as · · •. perc.enta.ge of the-~11-from·-Ku~t killed. he may umd:erstand what If"you combinethe. ~ipment of ••guests" for months. 1 wonder . , ·. and neighboring countries, our . _many of the troop .ate- feeling · Kuwait and Saudi Arabia you · how the victims of his wrath {eel government officials seem to - right now ·Perhap. then me'll re~ , Tanks Rocket Launehers
• ..... 5,500 3,700 \.Ku111alt. 275 90
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"'.· think that it is our personal,r-e.,. · · alize the necessi~ of r-etuming · sponsibility to protect our oil in · our solflliers to their homeland the Middle East,_ rather than .-···· _ and waiting patiently for the ecobecome- self-suffi-0ient and make no:mic_andother sanctions to still t:fo:n'tha~ the military power about U.S. involvement? Who's 'use of our' own. resources. Th.ey ··· take full effect; , chance.
to \lse his.mimt)n-man· anny----,the. It is in our best interest~ if we·
bodies in Saudi and.let the Euro-
most powerful.in the region---- , want to.continue to enjoy our pean countries that need the oil
against a• sovereign nation 'With. ·· freedoms., to liberate Kuwait and far. mare-than ;€'do provide a.
no chance against him. snows, he , put Saddam Hussein where he few Il'.lm'e.ortheir loved;onea? ·.
will'· stop at nothing to s~ize more ·belongs • at home in Iraq not And if ay 5,0,memtrae~tmS' tw.tst. ,·
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By Mitch Hirt
,.. - ariy Americans are · institution , of his choice, he · support the admlnist.rat.ion or · effort to protect the rights of··ture, said Golden. ·. , concerned about the said. Upon graduation from the idea of being in Saudi the Kuwaiti1>,he said. · .
·•·• . "HllSsein shouldn't get off situation in Iraq. Several Lin~ ccllege. he will be required to ··Arabia," Slaughter said
situation will defirutely with just a slap o~the hand,: · •coln High students, hQwever, serve six years as an officer in • · Everyone has the right to enct in war, according to Golden said. · If war iS ·inevi- · ···· have a more personal interest the United States Reserves. · ·.protest. but the U.S also has Golden, because negotiations table, Golden hopes itwill be a .· · itl this situation because they Golden ~id he is going into .·the rtghttQ be in Saudi Arabia, . ·with lraq are not possible. short one. ··.···.
· ·areplanningtoenterthe anned · the Air Force ,to ·get ·ii;lto good · according •·to •United Nations
Bolton said if there is a war
·•forcesupongraduatton. These ··physicalshapeandtohelppay resolutions • ··said ···Bolton ; ,··•·it will ibea quick •one. Iraq is
students are -paying close at- •.forcollege. Heh.a.sl:>eeninter- Saddam made a nill3take by · stillreelingfromthelong,costly tention to the events in the ested in the am1ed forces for a invading Kuwait, anci·it is the · Senior ·.· war with :Jran ; added Bolton MidclleEast .
.· . longtime,andasasophomore function of the TJ;N. to correct Rich .•. American troops .receive
The situation in Iraq is now he discovered the ROTCschol- this mistake, he said. Golden p~bably the best training of over four months old ; and arships. · · · Golden said protesters worry · · any rnilitaiy, according to ··· senic,rTimBoltonsaidthere is Colden said u ,s, involvement him because they fail to sup- .· · .··. · Slaughter. However. there ls ,·· • ; no clear end in sight. 'fhe is Justified because Iraq took port the troops HeIndicated
still roon:ito be fearful; he sa(d. · ; nations need to negotiate to over a sovereign nation and letttngSaddarn offwithnopun~
· "Everybody is scared no prevent war. said Bolton: War •therefore it is a threat to oth- ishment . would have ·drastic There is no room . for peaceful · matterhow -muchtramtngthey ··.· ···is the last thing anyone wants, ers. Oil is an important issue, ·results, especially concerning · resolution after - Saddam has have, : but better training is > he said. added Golden, because if the tnterrtatio~al oil economy. taken hostages and subjected more assuring.~ said Slaughpeople ignore Saddam Hussein People should support this them ,to three months of tor- ter. · ·.then he will continue to con- · · · • trol much of the world's oil ·
Senior .· · .supply and he will definitely be · Ti:m .··· ·•.•·a threat.
· · SlaughtersaidtheU.S. needs Bolton · · . to take control of the situation and force Saddam to cooper- · ate. The United States means · ·• what it says and can back this "Military personnel are the · up; he said last to want war, because they "I don't like any of this, but · •;itetheftrsttogo," Bolton said. sometimes .,it is necessary to · · Bolton plans to go tnto the use force," said Slaughter. •fle · Air Force to help pay for col- said President Bush is han- , lege .costs . ,He said he has . dling the situation extremely . • · always been inttigued by the ·cautiously , which is very wise; · exciting stories told by his Bushis ·doirtgwhat themajor- · grandfather, ·a World War II · ityofthe public -wants, Slaugh~ .· ··.veteran. Bolton has wanted to ·ter said.
go into the -.a11ned forces since · This is a war of propaganda, he was very young. ·· · .· · according to BoJton. He said · Chris Slaughter, senior. • tlielraqipeoplearebeingfeda .··
indicated he would like to be great amount of propaganda. · . able to lend suppon to opera- which iS making this .face-off · ·.tiori "Desert Shield" by gomg with Saddam ·an even larger -to Saudi Arabia ·• proble111,The Iraqf people are ··
"I~ arudous tog? over not • notco1npletely aware of every-
to fight; but .. to resolve the thing that is happeriing be-
problem." Slaughter said . .· . cause they only know what ···· Slaughter also viewsthe Saddam tells them, , Bolton military as a way to meet col- said. .
. · leg~ ~nses. Slaughter has ··.··. __
· enlisted into the Marine Corps • because he wants to be chal-
· elite group ·of the :American
Senior , Chris . lenged The Marines are the
·.&.1-111ed , forces. he , said. · Next · · August, Slaughter Will go to · Camp Pendleton, Calif., where .·. hewillbetratrieciata 13.:.week
· bot>t camp.
· Senior Rich Golden wants to . There is no problem with in'-
go into the United Statei, Nr dividualswhodonotagreewith
· Force. ·Golden has applied for :Ametican prescence in Sa1,1di
· ··a Reserve Officers Training · Arabia, said •Slaught-er. How- · ., · Corps (ROTC)scholarship. If ·ever , he still sees •· ·a need to he receives this scholarship, i support the tro9ps. · •· · the Air Force will pay for his · ~Everybody should support college expenses at a four-year ·the troops, even if t hey do not
don't like anyojthis, .but
sometimes it is
to use force
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By:\Mi ta Seth
· :raq'stakeov~rofKuwait is. in the back, as'Well as laitnch"' more people Will be ·needed. specifically ;why• troops have ·. Knight said sh~ thinks the ·• . ncjlonger Just a political irtg traditional attacks. , -•· · ·She hadn't consideredthe pos~ b_een sent to the Persian Gulf, • U .N; r~so hltlon which author-
·· . . prob~ern. It affects Illariypeople "If you stop the supplie!; of sil;>ility of the re-iristatement making it difllqult for them td izes ,th.e.use of fo.rce after Jan. · _directly thrt}ugh -liigb,er oil anything .iri ' the back, soonerofthedtaftandsaidshe '.doesn;t understand ,what the real ts- lots a step in preparatioJ;J for .· prtces ; ,fear of war, ' and ~ost •,Ot-later it will affect the front ·. believe - it will be necessary: .· sues are •••..She believes the \Vf,lr,>but , she's not confident importantly, the departure of lirie, and then they >~•t do · However; she. doesn~t ·see ap ·.•United States is involved for a that ~t will be enougll to deter faIJ1ily, friemis arld neighbors ··their job,'.' sh~ said. . . .. end io the crisis irilinediately · variety of reaspns, Saddflffl : Hussein; : Neverthe~ ·.•·· ·. .to tlle .·re:rstan Gu;lf;·•·• ·Cathy . •· .•TbClugh.acrisissttuat~ndtd ·..·andthmks it couldla$tl!ltleast •·..·•··• "I see the issue .of breakfng · less. sh,e ii;aidthe ~ternattonal
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· captain in itke .A:rqly:Nattonal !might Joined; she said ' she ·.··• ·•··Knigltt l)elieve.s,·:u ,s~ pres~ .-.Qping nucle~weapons ;"' she in1P9rt~tto the~~ort in the ' ··•.·.
Guan\, ts-faced with the po8$i~ was aware of the poss,ffiility. ence in ' the Gulf is a "J)ositlve said~ "I see it being a state.. Gulf:
bility •,of being called up for She said she honestlydoes not deterrent" and it wasneces- ment;for many: countnes over ·· "It's not just the U~S. being · ·active duty as a pa.rt of Ope:ra- • Jmow whether btr W'Utwill l>e sary forPtesidentBt,1sl:ltomove there to take a stand a.:nd tell John Wayne--tsh. ~nd being : •·•tit)lt Desert Shield. ·••
called
a Iarg~ iitu11ber of tr9Qp,Svery • •somec>nelilceSaddam :thaty011 able ' «1: ' stomp ()n, ·.·people, · Knigllt ~aie she }o~ned the ,,
quickly ih order t~ - prevent c~otjustmove tn~o a cau ;n- Knight added. · < ·•••.. · · Natiomil Guard for two rea-
SaddamHusseinfromlaunch- try: and take it over. • 1 As for the attitude of Amert- · · sons; F~tw,asa sense of duty We re dea.lmg with i a 1ng a nuclear attack and to _ She stres1Sed that cheap 011· can citizens and businesses to b()th the state a~d the coun- ·person who, .· · in mg ·keep him from ,gettmg · easy is not the main issue, but &aid _·toward the crisis, ~he said the •·· ·· try. The second reason was for ,
access to Kuwait. ·. ' :. Saddam- needs :to be taught , support has been ;overwhehn~ .·the <!a',Feetopportunity 'tn her ~Stll;llfltu)rJ., ' ~ nc,t°:~'r!J-•-.•.·•·"Ithinlt \Ve are d~lingwtth ·that many people need ·the oil ··•·ifig •-·'She cited , ex aniples •of •.·•· origf,na.I unit, ·.a jc>iitnalism sane~.. • • ' < ..,·..• .
. ·,.··.. ·. . sorneonewho is shown to have from the Middle East. ancl •he several businesses which have -• comp~y. ' .·, , ii' ·..• --Ca.th. ,.Knight used i weapons :when tie had Gan't keep it all for himself: · contributed goods and setv- · · "l wanted the cllance to do > ,
· Y them, :who is shown to have •· lfuight also qelieves the U.S. ices to the soldiers lII the Gulf ' my own jo urnali~m work,
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• . rnadeuseofhurnans ;"shesafd; • ts trying to strength~n our -al-:- and to their families. : , , \.Vhereaswhile lwas teaching, · ·• "ljtist have to sit back <and · "He doesn't mind 'settirig up liancewtthlsrael; , She saidas -·. Though Knight said she has rriy students were doing it!' take •it as it llappens because living human beingsinfrontQf the world •order change$, the · noti<ied 'that opposition to the ••· said Knight. · that's the way the a1my is. targets." · ·· ··. Middle East will become ;more possibility of war seems to. be , Since Joining in 1978, she _ Sometlmes ' there~sa lot of sur- }(:night said she dc:res11'tsee important politically. growtng,shethinksth.eoverall
- ·-· has moved up to-::tfie rank ot;: prises, and · ~metimes '. it's any way that the ciisis could • · ~At this time in our lives, feeling is o:n.eof ,support. She • captain and is now in the 267th 'hurry up and -w-ait~_._1haven't · have been avoided , · • we'rre not looldng so rnu:ch at believes we have •-learned a .· · AG Gompany which i~ part of fo1mulated 'anopinionwhether ··.• "We're dealing :with a .person the old-fashioned 'kill the · lesson from Vietnani;
· the a:rmy's postal service. ·•my · company ,-Will go because who, tnmy estimation, is not .· Qommies'kindqfidea,"Itmght ··. "Ithink thesuppQrt is a tre-
• · Thoug)'l her company would fhingscanchangesofast," slie very sane he cottld do Wild satd. "Thewallhascomeclown , ··mendotts turnaround. from ·•
not l?~ irivolved irl frontltiie said. · · : ·_·.• andcrazythingSwithpeoples1 R;µssia has softened ~me; that (Vie~n.am). and l am · fighting. Knight·s~id modem · KrJtght said she t~ the lives." she said. •· : t~ey're ~-economic diffkult.y i,t
•milftafytactics concentrate on · major mobi~twn oftroo.ps 1$ •••. · ,Knight said th~ ~i1erica11 SQ riluc~ tQ the point ·Utat l lgtless the bottomline •• ' stop:Ring capability for action · over,. and sht · doubts many people .•·.have ··not \: tmm, ·told • don't thirik they could ~ofd. ·•
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ADVOCATE GULF. CRISIS· EDITION'
Fami
By. Melissa Akin·
woman with a small be called u)\> · overwithandgohome,"stated .·· ·American fla:g made of The Qpera~ion Desert Shield one father. For some soldiers, sequins pinned to her shirt Support Group~ which meets waiting makes their duty tiremoves about the large room, on Monday nights at· the some. greeting the .multitude of American Red cross building One woman married to an people .already seated on the · at 17th and "E" St was organ- Anny officer in the Gulf says, gray aluminum folding chairs. ized soon after the first troops "He's just bored. We're trying She notices some newcomers, were called up. Since then,. to keep his morale up," and recognizes one member of membership has grown stead-· Keeping morale up in the · the group. Sile offers.a greet~ ily as more and more troops Gulf has taken many fo1ms; ing ~d asks:<her friend if her have been s.ent to the Pers~ Marilyn Beutte, wbose son is· s~.is "over there'.' too. The· Gulf. Many of thiS night's stationed· in West. Gc1n1any wODimi· she .~tt&ns. nods. newcomers arethefamilyand transp6rting supplies to the Shedmws•inheEtbteath. "They ftiendsofm~dthe 24th. ·.PeTSfa:nGulf, notes;tbat there usedtoplayballfugether,"'she MedicalCompan.y. has been a p~:r-back book S8'5i · · · Each personls stoFY vanes drive. Suobbe's family sent Now their sons, along with slight1y,.··5eme,hold tinge&of · hersonmag,nP.tteboard~ •.·. the children, parents, siblmgs irony. · · The suppm t group has also and spouses of thousands of. "My call came Th •·. , taken donations of pers01Ial · Americans, have shipped out afternoon,,- 'we're leaving for· items to send to the troops, to the Persian Gulf, partici- Saudi,' rny son said," remarks; · In addition to the New Year's .· · pants· tn "Operation Desert one mother, in tears. party they will hold here, Shield." · During the holiday season, McKeighan says that their
"We're all here for basi- the group turns to keeping plans for January for the Gulf cally one reason-to support morale up both at home and in contingent are especially imour loved ones' choice (tobe in the Gulf. portant. the military)," says Marilyn JudyMcKeighan, whohelped · "They are going to face a Beutte, whose son, Kirk (Lin- to organized the group, says, crisis next month, whether it colnSoutheast'90)isstationed "We're. dealing with it day by belraqbackingdownorawar," in Ge1many transporting s~p- day." she says. plies to the Persian Gulf. McKeighan says that some McKeighan said they will
Several of those attending people at home wish the holi- send popcorn snowmen and the ·operation Desert· Shielcf daysdtd11't eve11tra:ve to trap- r,ta11ttt1gtttts;bocketsdffirn.n1:..···· Support Group meeting are pen~ Manyfamilymembersgo ing American soil, grass seed clad in T~shirts and sweat- on trying to make it "the best and signs that say "Keep Off
shirts bearing the Operation holiday they can!' for the sake the Grass."
Jan Strobbe pins a ribbon on the ''Tree of Peace" for her son. Desert Shield and other milt- of otherfamilymembers, often The group makes plans to Todd Hepttg, who is involved in the Gulf crisis. tatyinsignia. Matiywearsmall younger children, she says, send videotaped messages to him being (there}, sitting by ied on the subject. ·Causes red, white and blue snips of ·But reminders of the, holidays · their family members in the me at .dinner. ·So I tty to block become a sore spot for some. ribbon· pinned to their shirts, ·still can upset people. Gulf.· · · it out of my mind, but there are "What's hurting me most is ·results of the crafts night that · "Christmas caro]s triggtr Sev,eral families·plan to send ·days I just can't." not that my son is there on the the support group holds every tears vexy easily," er·mments holiday packages to their · Hep.tig said she doesn't like front lines, but when people Saturday night. McKeighan. ·· family members. to think about Todd's absence start to say he's there for oil,"
A sense of familiarity p~- · Jan Strobbe,whc,se on Todd · Some· of the soldiers don't because she has no way to · says McKeighan vades. Several of those at,. Heptigt$ statione€1 o •at:rans- · want to .be remuided of the prevent'it. Her·sonJohn, a JJn<.1olnHigh tending are already ·.ac-:-· port ship-in the Gulf, says her holidays so far from· their "We. have no say-so," she alum, is a member of the 82nd qµaint'.ed, and exchange news · son's absence on anksgiv'-. homes and their families. said. "(His · leaving)· wasn't Airborne Division of the .Army gleaned from letters and phone .Ing wa$ e~ally p inful. · · Senior Angie Htpiig, Strobbe's Feally a· shock because crises The .Operation Desert Shield· calls from •.various military "The h0lidays ar tough," daughter, . said her brother happen, and in the military Support Group members may. installationsaroundtheworld, Strobbe says. "My family requests in his letters that he you'regoingtobeseiltdirectly. differ in their political views from Riyadh to Fort Bragg. wasn't together (for Thanks- not get his Christmas gills on It's just that now his life's at concerning the Persian Gulf · Names are exchanged and. giving)." his ship. stake,andthat'sthescarypart crisis, but they ·are united in · photographs of young men and· · The group is sponsoring the · "He says, 'don't send me any about it." · their support of the people they women, often in military dress; "Tree of Peace" at Gateway Mall ·gifts, I want them when .I get Along with' concern for the love, who have been sent across · are proudly passed around. · throughout the month of De- home. l don~t want them now. troops in the Gulf, one of the the ocean to fight for a cause, The meeting <>penswith in-. cember. The tree is decorated I don't want them here,'" Hep- questions raised at the meet- according to Beutte. troductions ·of the 65 support with red, white and. blue rib- tig said. "We sent him small ing regards the possibility of One father says, ~I'll supgroup members. and their bons and photographs of. things anyway, trying to re- terrorist tactics at home • port my kids all the way. I may family members in the Persian selVicepeople from the Lit:1Coln s.pect his wishes, and yet still McKeighan. and ·others won- not like itbut7111support them." Gulf. Tears are shed at the area. trying to make things easier." der if the Iraqis might harass .Beutte agrees She says, mention of- sons, daughters, They plan to hold activities Although she tries not to the troops' families in the U.S. · "No matter what happens (my husbands, sisters and broth- each month, often centering concentrate on her brother's Marine Sergeant Dan Nisley, son) hasdonewhathe'swanted ers. around holidays. In January. absence~ she occasionally has who had taken a class on ter~ to do."
One woman indicates the they plan to hold a New Year's difficulty forgetting the situ- rorist tactics, dispels their · One of those in attendance people clustered around her party for the ·families of the ·· ation. fears. · is a Reserve Anny Chaplain. saying, "We're all 24th Med troops. In February they will "On his birthday l cried all "If you see a camel come· McKeighan asks that he pray people." The 24th Medical send Valentine cookies to the day long because he wasn't trottingdownyourstreet, then for their loved ones in the Gulf Company· had . recefved. their troops. . there;" Heptig. said. "We've start worrying," Nisley says.. and ·for them, . a collective ordersfortheFetsia:p.Gulfthe Iii the Middle. East, the· always been together 011 our Thesupportg1:oupdiscusses. prayeronbehalfofallofthem. previous week. Her-fiance had Americans are waiting: for birthdays and·on the holidays. the political aspect of the gulf "Some of us aren't speaking been one of Guardspeople to: orders, for action, to "get it WithChristmas,I'msousedto crisis and opinions seem var- to God right now," she says.
Vikram Jaswal
bowingsupportfor Americais fine, but is singingtlie··• ·
' · · nationalanthemonly in timeof wat a true showof pa· triotism? Many of the pwple singingnow were those who
used to Sit at basketballgariies'and listenfor the lastthree•·.•,..J..;..,,,,=.;,;.;,;-:-;.;;._;..-.,
People who take U;psinging at their • ·. ·.·leisure are'/air- weather patriots and are ai:tually unpatr.iotic. ·.... ·.
·notes so·they could cheer for their telllll. But now, singing., · ; is in and not singingis a sign that YQUdon't love Arnerica. ' · ···. But patriotismgoes beyonda,little singingnow arid then. People who take up singingat their leisute are fair-weather • · •• ' patriotsaridare truly not suppoitive;butareactuallyunpa~ triotic. ·.. :
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, · · Fair~weatherpatriotsonly hurt the soldiersthey aretrying ··.
· to support by forgettingwhat they did when·they return.
When veteransof OperationDesert Stom1begin to ask for
sonie help; the fair:.weatherpatriots will be the ones who
· downgradetheimportanceofthiswar. Thesearethe people whowillagainlobby'tochangethenationalarithembeca1,i'~
the notes are too hard to rememberand too high to sing.
·. Yes, some of those-who are singingaretruly patrioticand care aboutthefrcoQritry;but manyof themdon't evenknow the wordstothe song. Whenthosefair-weatherpatriotswho try to sing along without knowing the words learn·thetn, ,
perhaps then their patriotismwilfre. true, .· ,
< · : - SADDAMHWSSEIN · , YOU HAVE BEEN · · FOUNDG\JILfi BY / THIS INTERNATIONAL•.• " coti 'RTOFWAR : .·.CRIMES IN VIOLATION .· ·
OF THEGENEVA , CONVENTIONSBY ··.. lJStNGPOW'S AS ,
· HUMAN SHIELDSAND - ARE HEREBY ·. SENTENCED TO A ·.
LIFE SENtENCE IN • · ·f-NTERNAT~ONAL •· • JAIL.;.
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·whichsays thateveryonewiil be famous · • · ·•"The gra(luationis basically a modelingshow,' ' said
•for at least 15 minutesin his or her lifetime. ·· Dotan,whohasalmostcompletedthepro classes.••westllrt ; Whetherit be holdingthe title of Mr. Urti-· pryttticinginOtnaha in March;and# takes'p4{ceinJune.'' .· / verse,discoveringthe:cµte to deadlydisease.·.·•··Themodelsate chosenby appearance,heig~tand p~rsonot owning the prize goat in the countyfair, this · ality. A heightof 5'8'' 9r aboveis ideal The agentsalso holdstrue forlnost people. · .··
·it's no wqnderthat modelsareamongthe mostfamous·••·lutely beautiful. ·Personality's the biggest thing;''. said· ·· people in this day a11dage .•However,modelingJs JlOt ··•Gilde.
.•..S()i1lethingthatjustcom~na~ly. Girlsaren't*rioil :the ••. < ·' Althoughthe courses are completedin :lo.·\VCykl., tlle · street and;in·the nextinstant, whisked·off to Europeto ·.• School·wilth~lpwithadditionalworkin styl~and·ma~e-up· model some new and exotic Frenchdesignerfashions. It pri9r to the show Individually,a great deal of tim¢ aQd
takesmonths;'andeven years,ofleaminga11dprepru;ingjn·effort is s~nt~xercising,dietingahdtaking care of them- ; •
order to know what it takes to becomea model. 1~niors sei"es: · ,
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SatahGiide, Karin Doranand $hanun Sheldon pres- ;,As it g¢tsicioser the show, you're incrediblyStrict
sorialityand socialmanners.Thepro classei are designed••·•''Ifthey•reinterested,"said Kennel,''we help to negotiate
toteachphot0graphypesing,attitode,modelmanners,and a contractwith the model."
runwayturnsand cosmetics.Alt~oughthesc:hoolisb~ecf••· (}ilde, , who has graduatedfro'!}•the schoql; is preseritly '1,• "J . on modeling,96 percent, attendto achie'\l e self-improve~ pf iparingi fqf photo :snbots. ·...This includes purchasing
ment,.saidKennel.
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hour sessions i On~ outof everyeight stud~ts is male~nd ''i '1lm<>detal)•Ything, ;, she.Said ; ''pec~usel'vetrieddiffer-
••~peciallytierein the Midwest."
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incoln ·High School
By MelissaAkin
By Sherri·Varilek
bill proposedby the transportationco,mmjttee.ofthe.
Nebraska Legislature would require mandatory drivers' education for those who wish to get their license before the age of 17, said Mike Hybl, legal counsel for the
coinmittee.
It was proposed due to the statistics indicating that younger drivers are involved in more accidents, he said. "Youngerdrivers representa higher statistical incidence of such categoriesas total accidents,total citationsthat were issuedoftraffic law violations.andwere statisticallydisproportionate in their .involvementin injury accidents that the statistical background led them to believe that there was legislation needed that would help improve the driving
abilfiies·or=youngei-drivers,"Hyof saia:- -·-
Twenty-six states now have laws that require people to wait one or two years to get their licenses if they lu\v@-,iwt taken drivers' education; 23 of those requiring p~le to wait until age 18.
However,Chris Beutler,senatorfor District#28, does not support the bill the way it is drafted.
"It seems to me that if you can take the tes~ and demonstrate that you can drive and your parents want to teach you instead of taking the course at school, I don't see why we shouldn't allow that," Beutler said.
Because·ofthe accident statistics for young people,·Hybl thinks this bill is the best way to improve the situation.
"The hope is that rather than dealing with the problem in IUlY!liJ.iyeway,by re9.uiring1t•~!l~!2FY.;d!!Yers'•education that will deal with the problem,", IlyW SIMG.
f._,,,_ ,/·,,, •,;','," - -~Bfivers:'.ooueatiflrtmstnlCtOrWiffrafi1';·tceel'ltey·doesrr'l · •·.··•-.•.-·necessarilyfeel that drivers'ed-ucationw41!,co~pletelytake care of the situation.
"Drivers' ooucation andbeirig iri drivers; eduea:tionisgoing .to decrease some of.that, Whethel'it• s going to be bybig numbers, no one really knows. because the attitude is you drive the way you want to when you're away from being constantlyevaluated," he said, ·
'Beutleragrees-the-bill-wouldpr-Obably·fl0t71avemueh-of an effect on accident statistics.
"With young people I don't think the problem is that they're not properly trained to drive. I think the problem is tllat they have this wonderfulfeeling of invul~erabilityand they really don't think anything bad is going to happen to tbem no matter what they do," he said.
Kechley also mentions the problems of lack of funding
and overcrowdingthe bill would create.
":~:.•,'
"I think administrators,if they want the bill passed and he Know-Yow--Neigh~Study Tours planned for ThedecisioooftfieGermans to cancel ~irtrip,Jii.''also push for it, may go back to the state and say 'how about ·this summer havebeencai\eelleddue to the possibil- a factor in canceling" the LPS trips,.saitl.Germ~her addingon?' If you•re going to force people to have drivers• ity of terrorism stemming fr001 the conflict in the Middle Terry Hanshew,ymo had planned to lead the t.tri,:iGer-. · ·educationto geta driver's license,you're forcingus to teach · East, said Sue Smith, foreign ._uage consultant. many~
i drivers• education. Start reimbursing," he said. SuperintendentPhilip Schoo·~ided to cancelthe trips ''It was too risky,,ontheir end," said Hanshew.
Funds will not be added if the bill is passed,Hyblsaid.: If · Jan. lSbasedonthe''pfevailingsituation"anditsperceived ·He·said flightroutes through New .•York and Frankfurt ;;;;;;;;;;;;,. ,,
•threats to·1:ravelers' safety. said'Meg Lauerman;director of were <0fparticul• coecern to the spo11sors.
. ·communications. ,
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· · Srmithsaid although this year's trip plans have.~ If we think it's important to take drivers' , Lauerman saidmat.LincolnPul!JlicSchoolscould not take cancellled,_nextyear's excursions ~·.· still planned and education before you get your driver's
respogstbilityfor~ .,e,y of~ studentsandstaff mem, studemtsWill have.the same OpportunUles then. ' • ·.bers involved. ·. ''Students areencouragedto apply for the trip next year," license, I think that should be a ''It's one thiiigtQ travel as isdividuals under adver~ .··said Smith. - · , ·. requirement for everybody circumstancesand another to send a groupof students,"she ·French teachetNorma Sturgeon,who had planned to lead --Ch
said. ''It's a question of liability." the trip to F~. said there were also alternative trips ris e er , Thirty-fourstudentsand six staffmembersplanned to go. · · students could apply for this summer,such as the Nacel and
Eleven students had already opted.not to gobefore it was Educational FOU1ldationfor Foreign Study programs. students don't take drivers' education at school they will officially cancelled. Anyo,ne interested should contact a foreign language have to pay $75 -100 to take a class outside of school hours.
A final decision had to be made'·l>€;f<,lretravel arrange- teacher immediately,Sturgeon said. · ·. Beutler agrees that the biggest impact for students will be mentsweremadeandsostudentscouldstillmakealtemate · ·. Jumior Holly Gnmp liad planned to go on the trip to themoneythatmustcomeoutoftheirpocketbooks. Healso summerplans•.Smith said. ..~. , , , , Germ1anybecause her sister went four years ago. Group said he doesn't think the bill is very fair. "We're at a point where the money is still refu1itllble,and ·•·<thougfittbetripa6iOadsh<)uldnot have been cancelled so ·· ·· ''I.wouldn't single out people by _age. If we think it's people can still make other ptaps," she said. _ _,quickly. important to take drivers' education before you get your
The trip to Germany involves an exchange withGerman..•··.··,''There haven't been signs of terrorism,"she said. ''It kills .· drivers' license/ I think that should be a requirement for students, said Smith, whereas the Spanish- ~ml French~ · me because miswould be my only opportunityto go." everybody," he said. languagestudentstourandhavehomestays inth-e,,~peotive ·These particular trips have been cancelledonly once in the However,Hybl said that driving is considereda privilege, countries. The Germanstudents' stay here had.~ sched- past, in 1986, after the hijacking of the passenger ship the ·not a right. uled for this spring, and maysstill·occur in the:fall, said· Achille Lauro and various terrorist attacks against airlines, "In the granting of the privilege, the state can attach any Smith. said Lauerman. conditions," he said. ,._,,,·]·'
Proposed bi/ l _unfairly _ targets teen-age drivers .·· ..
-riving is dangerous As mightbe expected,the auto~-·••
mobile accident is the most common type of trans;.
portation mishap. In addition; statistics show that most
accidentsoccur-within 25 miles of the victim's home. Not
surprisingly,young drivers traveling t<lor from home are
involved in these accidents-Q'loreso than drivers of any other age group. ··
·. · A bill before the Legislature would require that people under 17 wishing to obtain a driver's licensetrucea drivers' education course. Accordingto Mike Hybl, legal counsel ··· for the transportationcommittee,requiringthis class would help improve the driving abilities of younger drivers and therebydecreaseaccidents. While this may be true, the bill appears quite discriminatory
-·Senator Chris Beutler has hit the nail on the head when he suggests that if drivers' ed is so important, it should be
n:quired of all drivers; not merely those under 17. Human _
lifeis valuableenough that if, by requiringdrivers' ed of all
drivers, we can avoid accidents, we should not hesitateto
make the course mandatory for everyone _ • :However,this is notlikely to happen; Therefore,so that
we can avoid the discriminatorypredicamentof requiring·i.·
drivers' ed for only those under 17, we should make our
voices heard. We should drive more carefully and always
follow the rules of the road. And we shouldlet statesenators
know our opinions on the subject. It's our right. () ff~the-cuff Link
Steinem speaks at Lied
Letters to the editor
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· ·I ·thought one of a ·newspaper's duties w~s io give its · ·.sion. ··.'This sort of action cannot go without some sort of ·· ·'Again,I feel that you have the duty to explainboth sides • readers insighton the issuesat hand. In all of your articles equalreaction. Otherwisejusticewillnot havebeenserved. of the issue to your readers,and I hope you find it possible· about the PersianGulf,you avoidedany stancewhatsoever Environmentalistsshould also be concerned·about the to do so. ·.(althoughyour articleswere alwaysslightlydovish).·I feel •··prq~pectsofthis war liusseinhas threatenedthe \VOi"ldwith
DavidNickerson that you are doing your readers ari injµstice. Sotrieof the environmentalterrorism. Iraq has dumped millions and
fairly and equally, you would be allowecltopresentview- But finally, letuslook at what wouldhappena few years , :ls>
points on the crisis. down 1the road from riow Saddam Hussein had nuclear • Oti~n,llytheyelloWtibboriwas.asyffioolbf~ce •filid Here are my insightson the situation. capabilitya few years ago, buttheI~raelis kn?ckedout his.·. ~tiif~•lQ!i~¢tll¢~e*tettjrtjljQ,m~
·· It took six monthsfor the United States andthe United ·plant; Now we can see that again, Hussein•fo_undthe
pecqme
~µppc>t(f<>tffitW:Wfflil~ ftfffi~t:• Nationscoalitioritoattack SaddamHussein. Aridregard-.· ·.techno1logy to make the •weapons and·the Uranium ore ··•t'es t/bec:offieiilit12iitslireffient / \ < .•· les s of yourpersonal views aboutthe.··.·. w · ar .·.·., lfee · i ,we should neces~!IT\I. · · ,fiff9
· all supportour troops. ,.. · People have arguedthat this ore isn't enough to make Ma#ystuderitsw~ry~l1owtl~ijgµs,'I'f_$hirijl~ftijij$ · · I'm not sayingthat we shouldn'tdemonstrate,but that we more tlhana few bombs,but isn'tthatenough? Also, over tqe~press<theirp@sqnalyiews.lf)sJljeit\tight~g~~l'l~)' ~ev;zbr;!~'nt;~:~:!h:a:~h:~7h~o;r~~::i~1~ !~;o~~:f~::~!~~:ight be able to massproducethese •.•.•~:::~!~f:~~l:n~i:f
not differentiatebetweenthe troopsand thepolicy~rnakers. Among the first targets'of our strikeswerehis nucleartest ' gµ~il.Qt~d.t~&l)t:t91fftss¢ijt,~ha t¢ :p(@ijIll~yJ9tjfu~ :9i ·.··• But lam personallyin favor of the UnitedStatesand the labs, hiis missilebunkersand his chemicalweaponsplant. .·•·criticj$rn by tl)Qs~\yllothinkthe~:~~'lfuqr~Am~n¢Wl'j: coalition taking action. Saddam Hussein has committed This clilemicalweaponsplant was posing as a baby's milk · becarisetheyopenlydisplaytheitsupp(!lttofilie•tt&ips, atrocities of a magnitudegreater than anyone in recent factory,.but it wasan obviousfraud. Thesechemicalweap- •· #;4i~¢ffect
l
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ons haweno otheruse exceptto kill people- particularlyci-
·1s;r~~ were to leave Saddam Hussein alone, he would vilians;
indeedcontrolthe worldeconomy. Rightnow.he has one- · ·The world can see that SaddamHusseinwill not hesitate·
thirdof the world'soil in his hands,andHusseinwouldhave to use tlheseweapons._A_sevide 1 nce loo 1 k at the Iran-IraqWar ··
almosthalfifhe weretogainSaudiArabia.Whetherwe like or the Kurds. HusseinIS a tru y ruth e~sman.
it or.·not,the worldeconomyis dependent on oil Iraq would ·The S1CUDmissileswe havebeenhearingaboutwereonly
most definitely havecontrol of the warIdmarket Vietnam experimentala few inonthsago. In afew years.Iraq might ··.·
veteranPaul Durbinsays, "I personallyam in favor of the ·.·.have produced llluch better missiles capable of >flying ·· \1/illilri. < '
war• I don•t thinkthe world can afford to let someoneas greater distances,with ~eater accura~y,and with heavier .·. (fij~{SCQQOl ql)Qsen.tq 11Ji$r~pf~setjt.t11d~~wij9~-¢ i unstableas SaddamHussein(to be) in controlofthe world's payloads :hen Israel might ~ly be 1ntrouble. ijqt$µppqrtiv~qftljij~areffot"t,~ijg(i~ijlii¢ljyaj!liijj(¢<.i:: economy." • , So, Jam ID fullsuppot'tofth1swar for four reasons. The ·..•itsstriderits. / \ ) • Also SaddamHusseinhas comrriitted.-unspeakableacts in ·.·.·.world economy cannot be held in control, by a morally•··.· :fd€fu~lid~nJafuiJ'.Sfutid~:ti'6ffiithf£,&titbli~btriJrit i Liftf , .• Kuwait CNN showed scenes of when Iraqi troops first banki"U]Ptdictator;whoseambitionsare uncheckedby such ·. 261riHi11shotild& ii Ii~ friffitidtl~f b 'ri;fufridOO • 1 fh l"fi d" 1d h
invaded Kuwait. They showed vivid picturesof soldiers basic vwues o · uman 1 e or our own custo 1a · uty tot e iJ.·
beatingunarmed•civiliansto death with butts of theirrifles envirornment;justice must be served;·the environmentis in
and senselessexecutionsiri the streets. Both of these were danger and a quick resolutionwill solve the problem;and
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1..,iea yellow ribbon...
A rib/Jondecor<ltes a tree in front · of the Links,. The yellow ribbon project, which includedthe · hangingo.fribbonsinfront of the .·· , school as well as those passed out · :
· Matt Dobbertieti · ta studentsduringlunchon Tuesday,· was organizedby the Desert Storm SupportGroupjust after the war started,said;s.eniorMichelleAllen, ·' president.
· By Suzann Garrison
• USICa
The failure to find a director and the in- Skutchansaid this was the first time in his •·· creasing cost of royalties has forced the 17 years of teaching at Lincoln High that cancellationof this year;s musical;accord- there hasn't been a musical. ing to Principal Sam Nelson. · "I think it's regrettable,but I don't think
''I'm very disappointed I know some it's the end of the world," he said. · · studentsare disappointedand familieshave An alternativebeing discussedis a show a · called me," he said. little more elaboratethan the regular spring ·
Royalties paid for script and the cost of · ·choral concert, according to Peterson. She ··. costumesand choreographyhave increru;ed said it will probably 1101be a traditional making it difficult to put on the musical choral concert and will be held at the end of without raising ticket prices, Nelson said. May.
Petersonstated that this in no way ends the · traditionof a musical. Planningmay start as
·We really regret what has hap- earl~ as April in selecting a musical and · , · startingto makearrangementsfor next year.
·pened this year, but we ll JUSt ''Wereally regret what has happened this .·· come on stronger next year. year,.~ut we:11just come on stronger next J · year, she said. ean Peterson · Concert Choir members, who make up , , · most of the cast of the musicals,were disappointed by the cancellation, according to ·.
"Lincoln High School has been:tremen- senior Kevin Koelzer. ·
·.·dotis in its musicals and every year if you "People want to act and thisis one chance have to top the one you did last year, it gets where people who don't usually act can get to the point where it's more difficult,'' he on stage;" he said said.
Some members felt the musical wasn't Nelson said several staff members had getting the support it deserved. shown an interest in directing the musical, "I'd like to see a musical but we need
· but found their schedules to be too full.· An support from administration,·students and attempt was made to fiad a director outside faculty,'' said senior Sam Gaines. ·. of the building,however, no one was found Nelson said the intent is not to abandonor
· in time.
· abolish the musical. A commitment has ·
· Music teacherJoe Skutchan had dir~ted •. been made to have a musical during the ·
· · the musicals in the pas:t, but did rtotfeel it ··1991-92 school year. ·•· · ·, was in his best interest to direct it this year, · There will be a musicalnext year and you ·. said Nelson. can hold me to that " he said.
llyHeidi Woerner.
Whatis thefir~ tthing peoplenotice when srud. ''If sotneonewants one, I'll do it for they see othel's Wlilkingdown the hall? thern.;' , ._ Mostpeoplewouldsaytheirclothingor how •Pappashas never had any trairiing,except · ·.theypresentthelilselves.Whatpeoplewear ·for a drafting c<>lH'Se he took while in high makesa definitestatementof who theyare, school, He admiredthe artisticuse of letters·. who they hang out with and what type of arid discovered he could do it. His ideas · activities they are involved in. At LHS, usuallystemfromotherpeopleorthingshe people tend to ide11tifythemselvesby wear- sees ·· ingT~shirtsdisplayedwith logosof various "I iike the colors to tell the story by using as few wor~ as passible," said Pappas. · ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ·.· ' ' .· =. In the process of creating the designs,he ·It's school spirit J couldn't do sometimesusesacompu~r,butveryoften the final copy comes out of his head. ·De~ it wit~out that connection. pendingupon the amountof previousinspi. .·--Tom.Pappas ration; the logos take approximatelytwo ·. '' ·••. h~.~~~lc:::~:~neidea and hope it ends sports, clubs or other groups they are ins · up good," said Pappas. volvedin. .· _ For all of his work, he generallytakes no · Tom Pappas,who teachesEnglish 10and · creditand findsrewardin ~ing the designs ··GeneralEnglish has been the designerfor being used; •·He also, expects nopaym~nt, .· many of these T-shirts, the scoreboardat · excepta T-shirtfrom tlhegrouphe designsit Beechner Field and ·the table skirts for for. JohnsonGym. He beganinthe springof '82 · ·."It's school spirit,'' said Pappas. "I whilecoachingbaseballand came up witha · couldri'tdo it without that connection.''·
··design for fun.· From there, Pappas began Althoughhis designs are worn by many, creating logos for other sports·and eventu- Pappasdescribesit as being a hobbyand has
· "I doit becauseit's fun, like a hobby,"he in a fleetingfantasy.'' ·
Pappas draws a design/or the staff sweatshirt. Pappas has
·By ~eidi Woerner ···
He currently plays Pan in the hit televi- and force him to resign. Ralph soon disoov~·
·The ,world used to be so simple '.
Like all kids, I grew up lrying to rememsion series "Roseanne," aod has been in ershisdutiesaskingareharderthanhefrrst ·. bet the list of rules my mom tauglltinein .· such i Jnovies as ''.A.rachnophobi~" and · anticipated, and he suffers from a lack of · ordertoprotect mys~lf: ''Always." Now, ~ented and comicalJohn freedorn. don't take candy from strangers ··
GOQ(imanstars as ''King Ralph" in a hilari-
· Throughout the film, Ralph>is faced' with eatjng Legos isn't good for yori
ous comedy .·complete with laughter and ·. ·.difficulty of changing his identity and often coyer your mouth whemyou cough
pure enjoyment
regresses to his previous wearthosegolashes,ev,enifthey'reugly
When,the entire royal family livelihood. One particu- look both ways before c:rossingthestreet of England is ac~identally larly humorous incident •· wear clean underwear
wiped()Utby electric~ shock, a ··occurs when Ralphenter- p\1tthings back:where you find them survivingheir to theth~ilemust •.·tains bis royal guests with · don't pick your nose • i
· everytimeI'rn outside during the summer.· be foµild. Out of 4esperation,· an energetic rendition ·of gotothe bathroom befo1regettinginto the One·in every ten women in the United Parli~ment c:lisco~ers Ralph ''Good Golly Miss Molly." car •. .• Stat~s is likely to get breast cancer, will · Jon~. a~ Veg~qili$icalen- ·. The astonished crowd button up your coat · gol~shesprotect me from that? tertainer who has,: ~~ver ,had .· gapesin horror ~s he slides eat everything on your :plate Why do some of my friends have to have great success in Ii{~;• iS¢eking ·•' · around and dances on the wash ··
· two orthree locks on their front.door? .··. · the rewards and benefits he piano. · · There wasn't mu~hmorrethat I needed to There must have b~n a point ~t which would receive as king, Ralph "King Ralph" is ·an ap- kno\Vi11orderto get by. At the time, these the rules my mom gave me stopped being move~ to Buckingham Palace where .·he pealing comedy filled With amusing mis- · practices seemed confusing, but as long as eno~gh. ··.Soap and water, Kleenex, Pepto must learnthe properetiquette and lifestyle · haps and asimple romance It suggests no I putthem to good use,lwasrelatively safe• · Bismol, ·umbrellas, traffic •police, and of a personofroyai:'stature. ··. ·.. •.underlying meaning, b~t offers entertain- ·•··After along struggle withthatlist I finally · clean underwearused to remedy anything; Opposition arises when membets of an- me,nt and a different perspective toward the memorized it. Or if all else failed mom and dad could other family wantJ<>•Setup their family line · delightfulfairy tale. Writtenand directedby · I don't remember the point at which·I come running to my rescue for the throne lil ()r4er to make things David Ward, ''King Ralph" is definitely started hearing about cholesterol. ·· When did I first realize the world is such difficultforKing Ralph;,heis secretlysetup ·rec<>mmendedfor people who enjoy seeing · Dan Rathertells me almost nightly about · a scary place? I can't remember when I with showgirl Miranda Green (Camile •films for the simple viewing pleasure. It is the hole in the ozone layer. ·I'm riotsafe · realizedthat there were things in the world · Coduri) to help stir up unfavorablepublicity rated PG and is now showing at the Plaza 4. · from skin cancer unless l wear sun block my parents can't protect me from
By Tanita Patton ··
The student mediator program, new this semester, gives students the opportunity to solve their own problems With
The student mediators need to folloy,,ground rules, how- 111February, the student mediators gave a presentation to ever, when meeting with the students,Leggiadto said>First · the faculty which explained their objectives, said Legof all, the students must be Willingto solve the con,flic,t •·.•.giadro. Hopefully,theteacherswill refer studentsto the meWithout that willingness,the mediatorsdon't have milchof ··diators if they think there might be some kind of problem. a purpose, she said. ·There is no name~calling,and no put- The mediatorsalso plan to go to classroomsand tell students
help and advice from others their age. · · · · · · Counselors DianneLeggiadroand MaryBethLehmanow- ·· · sky are the sponsorsof the studentmediators. They believe if the program is given time to prove itself it will be downs are allowed and the students must respect one an- about the program, she said. ·· · beneficial. , , ,, ' other and.give eachmherachanceto sp?:ak,said I .eggiadrn ·.······•"l really believe ill this," Leggiadro said. "The admini''Students are capable of handling their own problems," There is no fighting while in mediation. If that shoul,d stration has given us a lot of support: Theysee it as an occur, mediationends and a disciplinaryactionis taken,she alternative to suspension." · · said Leggiadro.''Th~yjilst need the chance to talk it out and . come up with a solubon." said. Everythingsaid in mediationis confidential,unless iit The student mediatorsare Doron Cihal, OuinettaJackson, is illegal or life-threatening,Leggiadro said. · Tyler Hauswald, Aubrie Washburn, Jessie Friendt, Jim
The mediators' job is to interact with the students who have been referred to them by Vice-PrincipalBarry Stark, Senior Shawn Talawyma is involved to help others · Lange, Matt Westerburg, Kris Bowling, and Shawn Taand to trYto get these students to U!lkabout their problems "We don't try to punish the people," Talawymasaid~ "We · lawyma. They are available everyday in the counseling • trYto help them think the whole situation through_;, · · · ·- Centerduring periods two, three, five and six. · and come up with their own solutions.· ·
By Melissa Akin .·
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· .·The girls' varsitybasketballteamispreparedtodo well at ·•··.·.·~•wedidn't utilize what they the StateTournamentronightafterrecoveringfromFriday's · ·gave us," she said, "If we can·t · defeat by Southeast,said senior forwardKerstin Deppe. get the rebound, we can't start Coach Bill Myers attributedFriday's loss to a numberof our offensive;''> · ·· · · ·
: factors.
··.The team was out-rebounded· '//'.
"Offensivelyit was our worst effort of the year,"•said 31 to 24 on Friday night Myers. ''We had troublegetting the ball inside." Myers noted the Links' defense Southeastwasable IOhold ShannonBarrett,seniorcenter.· as their strength. andJenniferFell,juniotforward,theteam'sinsidescorers, ••we play good defense," he said. to a combinedrotalof five points. ·.Amy Loth, sopho111ore ''We have the best defensiveaveragein guard, led the team with nine points i11cludingoni three the state."
·. pointer.
The Links have been able tokeep oppo~·
He also noted that they had played a tough game against nents to an averageof 36 points a game while East the previousWednesdayand said exhaustioncontrib- •· averaging 54. · ·. uted to their difficulties. ·. · •·. ···.·.Depth is the team's most valuableasset, said Deppe. ···.·•
· ''We'd gotten up pretty high Wednesday(~ play}E~t," ·•··. ''lf someonehas an off night, someoneelse will be able to
said Myers ''We were mentallyand physicallyfatigued." p~illthrough: If they take away our inside game, we still Deppe. "I know we've got.itin us." ·.
Deppe said the loss ro Southeastserved to give the team .····~ave out outside game~••she said. ·. · ···.••· · Tonight t~e !..inkswill play ~orth Platte, whoni they perspectiveon their season.
· : Myers saidthere were a numher of players who scored · playedearlierin the year. Myerssaidthat gamewaseasy for ··.''This was as good a time as any/' she said, "Now that we •consistently in double figures, led by Jenni Fell with 13 them, defeatingthe Bulldogs60~34,but doesn't expect to havea loss underour belt weknow whatit feels like. That'll ·· poiintsper game. winas easilythis time. If theybeat NorthPlatte they willgo · just make us try harder.!' .• Deppe thinks they have the potential to win the state onto play the victor of tonight's Marian/Norfolkgrune; · Deppe sees reboundingas the team's weakness,and as tournament,but it will require great effort from the team. Tonight's game will be played at Bob Devaney Sports one of the reasons they lost to Southeast. · ''We've got to play like we've never played before,"said Center at 7 p.m.
By Max Banwell
By Jon Rehm
Lincoln High physical educationfacili~ · home volleyballgames,"saidBartels. He · Bob'sfinalseasoohascome. Hedreamsof · study done by the National AthleticTrainties are 50 percent undercapacityaccord- added thatNortheasthad an activebooster all the possibiltiesthis seasoncouldlead to. ers' Association,an average of 24 fatal or ingto Health,Safety,and PhysicalEduca~ program that pushed for the new gym; · He's always been one to try his hardest catastrophicinjuriesoccureachyear in high tion DepartmentChair Marv Mueller. · Accordingro Wickless,Northeastchose whilecompeting.He feelsinvinciblegoing school football·alone. According·to the Mueller said the lack of space hurts the building a new gym as its first priority, in, but in a matterof secondshis seasonhas study;aproximately7,644of21,233players physicaleducationdepartment.The board ·while Lincoln Higlhchose to renovatethe ended. Bob's worst·nightmare has come moniroredfrom 1986to 1989sustainedtime ::~~:"f:~~~~h:~!=!: ,! , for~e~ ~ub~ico~~~~~o~ds~!~~tra!~o~ true-a""""ninjury ke-epinghim out this f~na~_.:_?~~:~~~:~~l:~ 1o~~ker, headcatl,letic - · _ _ space; Lincoln High has 18,478 feet, ac- less said each sch(J)olgets lts rop priority,· but for one athlete, it was his worst night~·.· trainer,some injuriescan be avoided. ·cording to School Board 1member James then the school bo1ard will look at secon- mare. "You have to make sure you're in good Wickless. .··.. ·. , .· ·. dary priorities.likeanew gym for Lincoln SeniorDerekBehnesustaineda majorleg •·physical condition/' said Welker; "You · ''It really cuts down on the classes you ·· High He stressed that classroom space ·injury during the •varsity boys basketball · have•to stretch, and never try to over;.exert· can give and the qualityof yourofferings,"· was top priority for Lincoln,High. , game against Papillion.· Behne·went up to .··yourself."· · · · , said Muell~r.i , .·...···.··••·· · PhysicalEducation teac:herSarn Sbm,e ble>ek a shot ~d came down with so great a · Welker said m,pstinjuries are sprains.
1••.i According:'t<>Mueller;special~ucatipn > said ·tha~ gym sp~ce is al~o classioom f~r~ that bot~ the tibia·and fibula bones in ··.Injurieslike thesedon't requifFa visitlo the :
puts a strain OnphysicaleducatiQitfacili, space; ·•.·•··•· ·· .·. his nght leg were broken. ·, doctor;the decisionto visit th~doctoris left < ti,:s: , •.. · i ·.·•.··.·.··.••·· · .\ "My qlassroo111 is a gymrasium,an~ ~e • ''It was Ii~~Illy WO~$t?i~htmru,-e.1kne~ up IOth~~t,hlete~i~ceh~<>rsheihas top~f for
W:eg1ve~p the POO.lor qne of the ~ins .··.feel th~ ,~lot of yaliuable_l~ing is ~?~Jig i. ~t ,, brok!Jl~nd lclleo/it was ~l) over,•·.···>th~se d•~~11oses•!nd tr~tm f nts, 'Yelker • ·· up to the1n~veryp~r1od,b~t we can t say on down there. If ourpnon~es are ~lass- ·, 1d ~ehn,! > , I wish I would ~aye beery sa1~
, no to thern,~ecausetose k~ds~eeda rea~ •·rooms,_t,henwe h~v1yto rern,e~her phr$ical cltfming.
lnJur1esro the 11,d and ~eek and l1g~ent 1 ~onableoutletforthelf physicalinterests;'.' • ed11cati()nclassr9qrnsj•~said ~harpe,•.'.',t.>
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said'.tnat·newfacilities take a ··•Forth e ,fitSi!11ght,hisJeg Wasjna splint,but · sometimesevensµigery.·•·
·.Principal Sam Nelson said a new gym.·...•.while tq :be built. <
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the next day)he doctots operated. One rod .·· Junior Andy G~vay was ~ne of many
' 'Linq9ln Hig6 (s pool W~$~dequat¢11p·.•< was~lace<iirythe tibia,whichis the largerof : athletes\VhOsus41jned a inajot inj11ry\\lhile ,
\vhen ane\V:J)()91is also schedµledto .>until a c~uple{>f,y~~sagq.Jt ~esll i~{ Ie / Jhe t\\ie>bory~•,Jh~t wyt~~roken. ·<0 i ·.··•·i ··.'particiruttingin~ sport: In th~ firstreserve · , :
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· u~til yq11get aro\ll'idto taking care df:it;'' · ijehne, '.V~<> 1s als~ a baseb~ll player, footballgame ag~in~!Omahaf estside, on Accord~11gto W1ckless, ~ortheast, said Bartels. < · ·.·. ··· hopes that hard work will allow him to play the second play, Qanvay was' taken C>Ut of ; ·•·which has ~9,'.259~quarefeet of gymna~ ·•··. J'he I~il,cofspa~ also h11rtstheba~k¢i: •···h#ff : {)ft~e,~e8$o_nfof the ~in~ '. If n0t;• ·•the ga111C:for wh~tw~thought IOtx;aknee
··•··Siumspace;i$scheduledtohaveariewgyn1·•ball t~1ps, •said( ~()ys vatsity baskei~.111·•··.ij~~rie_sa1d<he w1llplay·sunimer_baseball; sprain, : · <,, .· •··. .·.• .• · built befol'.eI..incolnHigh. · · coach Aidie Johnson. ·. ·· · ·• ·.···•·.· .· W~th his owii hard work;Behnewill be able · ''I thought my Jeneewas just sprai11edat · ·i ''Their argllmynlisthattheir gym:doesn'.t , ·.·...."We'y¢ ~ad thr,~teamsin one gyffl\1/ith !9t>l.,yba~~!l!·H?,»1ould~lsol•ik¢to tha11k. ., , first,buttwo \Veek$laterl\Ventto the doctor
.· have the ~~at~tfgcapacityth¢y ne~ for ttie····•.•anhout ~~d(ift~~~-111intite~:(pr~~ticetit1i~)·•··•···t~e,~~ffa,1 I~!Sf~end~ for all th~ S~P,port a11dfoun4 that I had ripped my W1.terior · ·· games, the big rivalties.Their other arg11 i •alloted; l challeng!e ·you Jo anyplacefii11·.· the,_yhave g•~~nhim t~roughouthis inJury; •.crusiateligamentin.myknee,"saidGari.vay. inent is thatt6eir ceilingto their gym is SC> Lincolrj\\'hereyot6an firidth1tsituati6#;" ·. Yfllik~B~~rt¢.whtj will be 'bl~ to come Two \Veeksaf~ the diagnosisGarivay
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FINE·ARTS
lVorking in the library.junior DW1 Levitov writes a p?em._ Ojte.n,.Levitov eryo~s taking a notebook and.filling it with his t1wughts. Levitov said this activity pleases hun very much.
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, reative writing stimu- He said through discussion according to Levitov. It is nice lates the imagination and interaction, ideas can be to have positive reinforcement andcanevenbedonetorelieve exchanged between students, from one's peers. The critistress, according to junior Dan and thoughts can be formu- cism even help to improve Levitov. lated to help begin writing. writing, he said.
Levitov has become very "The class is a place where·. "Everybody is open-minded fm,a}¥.ed Jiil-,~tbis a<?tivtty at onecanbouncehisorherideas andappreciativeofeachother,"
eral literature classes and a said. environment, where everyone creative writing class; he has Each week the students in can feel comfortal>le ·reading been able to learn and hone the class have the opportunity and speaking." his.skills as a writer. to read the.ir works to their · The point of the club is to
Levitov said there are two peers. Theotherstudentshave improve the writing of each creativewritingclassesaLHS, thechancetocritiquethewrit- student, Levitiov said. The taught by English teachers ings. The task of critiquing students are at all levels in Mary Dickinson and Deborah each work involves a three- their writing; some do it just McGinn. These classes allow step process. for fun, while others are very students the chance to write First, students must find one serious. and think creatively. He said thing which they like about Currently, Levitov is taking some class time is used for the writing, and each must be an independent study course bra~torming, to come up with able to support his or her feel- for his Advanced American ideas which can be used in ·ingi:,. Secondly, the students Literature credit. · He said his writings. However, Levitov said must find a weakness of the creative writing skills are utilmost of the time students are writing. This is aimed at im- ized in this. class, as well as in just given the opportunity to proving each student's writing others. Essays for other express their ideas in writing, skills. Finally, everybody has classes seem easier, according "This class forces you to write. to formulate a question that to Levitov. Writing skills are more," said Levitov. "It forces can be asked of the author. very useful, even if· one just· you to think and find subjects Levitov said the questions of- wants to send a letter to his or ·. to write about." · ··ten lead to large group discus- her friend, said Levitov. WritThe class is more rigorous sions, in which all students ing · also helps with verbal than he originally thought, can express their views. He communication because it Levitov said. However, he has said these discussions many develops vocabulary, he. said. welcomed the class to his times lead to revisions or to According to Levitov, once schedule because it gives him new topics for future works. an individual can begin •to time to spend · for writing. · Levitov has also become master his or her own writing, Levitov said it is often difficult active in the Writers' Club and· the person can better apprecito find time outside of school on the Image Board.· He said ate the styles of other authors. for writing because of his in- the Writers' Club often has "You begin to analyze other. volvement in other activities. several meetings each month, stories and understand why Levitov also finds enjoyment during which students can authors do certain things in . with the class because it al- read their pieces in front of their writing," Levitov said. lows him to get ideas from his their peers. Teachers and · Levitov said he is pleased peers. ~d from his teacher. students are very supportive, with the present curriculum
Studentsareveryinvolved, and his peers. Levitov has found they are made to feel like they great interest in writing ever are on an equal level with the since elementary school, when . teacher, ·he said. However, he first began to write poetry. the:r:e needs to be more en-. For anyone interested in· couragement ·for writers, ·ac- writing, Levitov recommends · cording to Levitov. He said if a setting aside time each day to • student is not.surrounded by write.. Sometimes it is just , friends who are involved with relaxing to sit down with an ·. creative writing activities, then. empty notebook and write, he it is often difficult for that said. Levitov said writing is ; student to become involved. something ·very personal to ··•.
The LHS curriculum stacks him; it is very self-fulfilling. To -I up with the other Lincoln become better at writing, one i ·schools, said Levitov. He said has to be willing to spend time i Southeast also has a Writers' each day, said Levitov. : Club. However, Levitov said "It is like playing an instru;,,, : wilth approximately 25 mem- ment; one can o~y g~t be~er / bers, the LHS club is twice the through practice, Levitov said. : size of the Southeast club. Writing is something very I Levitov said his mother, an important. according to Levi-_, English professor, has had a tov. He said no matter what i gr'leat influence upon him. He career he pursues _he will al- ! said he has also been inspired ways continue to wnte because \ by the writing, of others. He it has become an important i enjoys listening to the work of part of his life.
Matt Dobbertien
ursues eco
By Heidi Woerner
In the book "Death of a Salesman" by auditions, many people contribute time .Arthur Miller, Willy Loman bases his to helping with setwork such aslightentire life on the American dream. Al- ing, scenery, costumes and backstage though his dream supposedly portrays work. amo:n.gother things. · the ideal image everyone living in · Bockelman also finds encouragement America would like to attain, such within the classes themselves. Since eminent goals are often unrealistic and everyone who participates in drama is impossible to reach. But with the right likely to put much time into it, a sense amount of skill, education and luck. of closen~ss develops with fellow classmany dreams are possible. mates. They become comfortable with ·
Senior Chad Bockelman· is turning his dream of becoming an actor into reality. Having previously taken Drama 1, 2 and 3, Forensics, Speech, Debate and Stagecraft, he is currently involved in Advanced Theatre.
"It's what I want. I want to be an actor and to gain that, you hav~ to put most of your focuses on it," lie said.
The Mvanced Theater class takes place sixth.and seventh periods ,;it the Lincoln Community Playhouse. Be-
if you want something from drama you have to give more than you take. It takes a lot of work and patience, and I'm willing to work.
..
--Chad
Bockelman
sides the required amount of time, the > tt class also involves studying at home. one another as they gain experience To be eligible, students must obtain together, he said._ the approval of their drama teacher: Bockelman has been interested in Each· of these classes have helped drama for the past four years. His
Chad Bockelman. senior, peiforms a dramatic monologue. Bockebnan said he Bockelman improve his ability by interest developed from watching telebecame interested in acting four years ago. This semester, he is taking part in concentrating on specific skills, mono- vision actor Chad Allen, whom he the aU-city high school course, Advanced Theater. · · logues, duets and plays. For someone idolized. As he pursued his goal. Bock~
interested in drama, he suggests tak- elman concentrated mainly on backing all of the classes offered in their stage work until his senior year, when sequential order. · he began focusing along the. lines of · "Theater and drama classes tone acting. • your talent and expand your. abilities." · "It was mainly because I didn't think he said. I was ready for acting," he said
Bockelman feels the faculty in the Bockelman has helped with the setdrama department, namely drama work of many plays; he was the stuteacher ·Joe Kretzinger and speech .·dent director in the one-act play which · teacher Joh!). Heineman. encourage won state; he played the part of the studentstopushthemselvesandwork. lawyer in "'!be Birds." He is also ,, ---------------=currently a member of the speech and I want to be an actor and debate team where he competes in "th t . •ha + many. of the different speecli catego., to gam a, .you ·ve LO rtes put most of your focuses Bockelman iswill~g to perfo1m any · -tt· · · role he is given and 1s not concerned on · · when he does not achieve a certain .;,,..QhadBockelman role.·
tt ==~ "Ijust work on something backstage. ·harder. There are certain things that For me. there is always that· opening," everyone is taughtbut the teachers are he said. always willing to help students focus Bockelman will be ·attendmg UNL •on specific areas. said Bockelman. next fall and plans to m•ajor in theatre "With both of those teachers. there's He hopes to become an actor and peralways a real nice atmosphere," he fo1m in film. said.
"If you want something from drama
-He also finds the students to be you have to give more than you take," supportive of the drama department. said Bockelman. "It takes a lot of work Besides the large tum-outs for play and patience, and I'm willing to work."
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Matt Dobbertien
Her
By Julie Glide and Jansen .Harp
they cari. ' .·· ·· · · , Waddell's photograpby classes have ·.. · Peer support ·is a great ·cortfi<:lence greatly influenced .·her choice of a cabuilder, said Waddell. Students help •reer because they have shown her the · .··.each other and learn more from others beauty of the art. :Photography is the · than from working on their own, s:tie kind of art that can be captured per- .·. said. She feels that this kind of sup- fectly and realistically, she said. With port is nnportarit because it makes her all the available special ·•techniques ·. feel good, andwo :rkingwith others en ~.•·and .·tricks the individual photograables the sliartng of ideas and special · pher can control the picture to a great
techniques to ge t the intended effect extent
for a photograph ·. Wadde_llwould like topursue a ca-
· Althoµgh her parents are photogra,, reer in -fashion photography. She has · phers, Waddell learned all her tech- already had experience in this field ·· · nique and perspective from her classes ·.taking pictures of a modeling friend on .• · at LHS. Since she has been an active the ·runway and she is working ·on a
photographer, Waddell now sees the portfolio for college. She is interested • world in a different way. •
in attending Colorado Institute of Art. · "You start looking at things through If this career does not work out, she · · your camera.~ said Waddell. · · .·will tum to fashion merchandising, ·.She said she now takes notice of ·the career she was pursuing before •· thmgs she had never noticed before she became interested in photogra- • -iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.'
p hy.
I'm a seeker and I like to "My friends at Other schools don't
do nearly as much as we did in Begin-
Julie Kin,gsbury find things tha.t already .. ning Photography,'' said Waddell · .·
preyxuesto shoot a photo of the .· exist and take pictures _of ·· People from other high schools she ·•
photography, .th
· h as talked to have not acquiredknowl-
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· --Micki Waddell releasirig the shutter.
he hated her first 35mm camera. teacher at LHS; encourages student& ··.t f Despite the strain pµt on LHS phoNow, senior Micki Waddell is in their work and to apply for scholar Waddell finds it fascinating t9 take tography classes by low finances and making photography her career. .·. ships. Despite his limited amount of · pictures of builrlings, train cars and increasing student interest, the pho~
As ayotifigsfei" she was often around ·time, Sedlacek still manages to go the heavy machinel'!Y. ·. ·•·· , ··· ·· . tography secti . on is <loirig a good job dark rooms and photography classes extra mile for his students, according · ··"I'm a seeker and 1 like to find things maintaining and improving its photog_. ·
· due to her father'sjob at a community to Waddell. Because · of the scarce that already exist arid take pictures of raphy education and skills, W:addell college. At Lincoln High. she has · funds for photography classes. Sed- th em;" sai d Waddell ; · said.
· completed Beginning Photography, Iacek has paid for supplies and extras · Advanced Photography and is now in out of his own pocket that he then the third semestel' clas~. independent sells, at reduced prices, to students at study , his financial loss, she said.
·• "I amnot sure if photography is Waddell does fuid one drawback in something that I just automatically the photography department: the sttidid because I was around it, or if it's a ·dent-teachet ratio According to choice I made," Waddellsaid. · Waddell, the ideal class would have a
Beginning Photography teaches the ratio of lO~to-1. Presently, beginning fundamentalsneededfortheadvanced photography has more than 20 stuclasses and · for · becoming a dents in one class, she said. This high · knowledgable photographer. demand put on one teacher iS a disad- •
·. "All you need are the basics," she vantage to the students because there said. is no time for individual attention ·
She en.joys the freedom photography This has also excluded sophomores teacher George Sedlacek allows be~ from enrolling iri Begillning Photogra·cause it provides everyone the expert- ..··phy, which .. is . the prerequisite for ment~tion time they need to develop Advanced Photography and independ·their ownstyle. This freedom keeps ent study photography, said Waddell the teacher from imposing his style Wadde}l says that self-motivation is · iiiiii;iiiiiiiiii;iiiiiii. · the only way a photographer can be
successful.
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·By Becky Banset ..
ADVOCATE : ·. •FINE AR'l'SEDITION
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rom painting to .•·sculpt- .. heart' of the ··.a.rtcurriculum. dedication that makes the LHS ·.Ing, photography to Jew~ They give the students more art curriculum unique.
· elry, the Lincoln High fine arts freedom because of the oppor- Camp hc1staken a variety of •·
· · program · provides students t11nitytoworkone~pn-onewith the art classes available at
· . Withavarietyofclassestohelp • .a teacher .to c1ccomplish indi". Lincoln ·High , and considers
. . develop artistic talents. . . ·· Victual goals, .said ~amp. · For ·them to be a great success, · .
• ·. · Vicki Camp, a senior and instance, by ; spending the .·. She said thatBeginriingPho- ·. thtrd-yearartstudentfeelsthat · mdividualttmewithateacher, · tography ha,s helped her see the curriculum is exceptional she was able to complete writ- things 111a different way. . and f111dsthe classes to be a ··.ingandillustrattngachildren's . "When you're painting a great mspiration. · ·book for which ·she :received scene you · can move a tree .·· "F:rom .these art classes, I ··Honorable Mentionm a scho- over, but whenyou are taking
· was able to define my goals lastic art contest. ···· · · a picture of it you can't really more .and I learned to look at · · The teachers .provide many do that so you have to try and . · the world through a new per- opportunities for students by find the best way to set up, so
·· • spective," said Camp; · · introducing them to artc ,on- youcancaptureacertainlook," ·. Although LHS has only three tests and tak4lg them on field Camp said. .· · ·
· art teachers, Camp believes trips, said Camp. She h,as also had experience
· that the quality of teaching is Commercial art teacher Rose with the painting classes and ·fantasticandthattheaitteach- · Kotwasrecentlytookherclass referstothoseclassesasbeing ers have shown great support to a commercial a,rt studio more expressive than the oth- Julie Kingal,)ury ··.·•by encouragmg students to downtown to show how the ers.
Creating art projects has be~n alifettme hobby for senior ·
•. excel. daily jobs and activities a.t the "You have more freedom with Vicky Camp. She hopes to go into art as a career
·· The teachers cover all types studio relate to the work the what you wc1ntto do with your
··· of art techniques and &tyles, students were doing 111class: art," said Camp. - · · > same mistakes that they have She said taking an art course
and ·they don't focus on· or - Camp ·said this ·helped • the ···•· ·· Camp thiriks that lier Art done. It can help you see how ·can be ·helpful to anyone and
stress one certain thing, said students see how ' tliey can History also benefitted her own to overcome those problems." will increase one's knowledge ·
· · Camp. She likes this aspect, apply the skills they are l~arn- art
said Camp. ··
·· of art. When a person looks at
· • because the student ts given ing now to a possible career "You look at the progress · Aside from the support of "the elements; the prirtciples ·
the choice. She has especially later in life. Th1s i exampl1e of that ··.artists have made the teachers, the school is also and all of the things you have
••· enjoyed her mdependent study the activities teachers prowicti:: thro1c1gbm1tthe ages.and you s11pportive of the ·art pi:og~ -. ,to think about whe:n -yo:u ere~ ' classes, finding theset615el'ne-·-rar students 111ustiates --the see yourself doing some of the .·by providing a display case for ate ·a work of art, it is totally i---------------------..,._......,____________________
student artwork, announcing differentthanyourealize," said
upcoming art shows and con- Camp. .•..· .·
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By Matt Dobbertien - ,
.tacy Johnson, senior. has been singing ever since she can re'" member. But she has learned the most about singing since joining the vocal music - department at Lincoln High, she said
"Being here is such a good experience," she said. "It's really made it clear that this is what I want to do."
Johnson has been involved in many - areas of the vocal music department. She started her career here in the sophomore select choir and has spent the last two years in both concert choir and Madrigals. This year was her first year'of taking a music theory class. -
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--Stacy Johnson ''
ory," she said. "That class has helped me the most. I need a basiS in theory for the rest of my music career."
Johnson feels the music depa1 tment truly excels because of its variety of offerings. Toe department offers the classes previously mentioned, Varsity Swing Choir, girls chorus. mixed chorus, voice class. and Soundsatlons.
One of the things that makes the music department desirable is the
support from the school, sbe said.
"I think people at Lincoln High re- Senior Stacy
spect music more ·than at other· has been involved extensively in the Lincoln High music program. schools," she said. "Lincoln High-is·a ----.
also given me some great opportunities.· Last year he gave me the chance to have a major lead in the musical and encouraged me, even when I felt I couldn't do it.' During the musical I could have been mad many tfmes, but I wasn't. Toe whole situation was .scary for me, but he helped me realt?..e that I could do it."
She also said that he has given her a number of opportunities to sing solos. One thing that makes Skutchan such ·a good director. she said, .is his knowledge of the areas he teaches.
"I don't know anyone who knows more-about Rennaissance music," she said. "He'skindofshapedmyattitude, changed the way I look at things. He believes that if you're going to do somethu:ig you should do it and he is always able to get a good result from his_students."
Johnson feels that her best expert-· ence.from_her years in the music de.., -partment has been the choir·contest. She felt the amount learned from participating was extensive. ·She realized , after the choir had sung how much they had learned as she picked qut all ·of the details from_the othe;r groups.
She was proud of the. alto section. because their effort paid off in the end. · She was especially proud when. one of the altos came up afterwards and toldher that she had been helped so.much by her instruction.
·· Johnson plans to attend college at _ UNLnext fall and begin work as a vocal . performance major~ She has decided· to attend the university instead of a school specifically geared towards music because she feels she will be · able to receive instruction that is just as good here. And, if she doesn't feel she is receiving the -best education possible, sh_emay. transfer. She plans to further her education by attending graduate school, likely at a rp.orerepureallytogetherschool. Everybodycares individual voice lessons and has been to enjoy this voice part. iiiiii.ii;;;,;;;;;iiiii ,,
about what everybody's doing." involved in many honor choirs. She _ "I've always liked to sing alto ·be- Last year he (Joe Although she's been involved in many made the American· Choral Directors ·cause I could. do it. - When I was in · of the classes, she wishes she had As~ociation national honor choir in junior high, people who could read Skutchan, rnusic teacher) been able to find time to take the voice iiiiii.iiiiiiii.iiiiiii ,, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.iiiiiiiiiii;;;;; music were altos," she said. "That's gave- me the chance to · class offered here, even though -she It's· easier to ask someone ·why I sing alto." takes voice lessons individually. Toe - Her abillty to sing well and her lead- have a major lead in the situation for the class is very relaxed, your own age for help than ership qualities have led to the other ·-,nu.sical and encouraged and the size allows the stu<lents to to go directly to Mr. membersofhersectioninconcertchoir · F. receive individual attention, she said. ._.. to choose her as their· section leader, a me, even when IJelt I Joµnson became interested in con- Skutchan. It ,nakes me position she has held for the past two couldn't do it. tinning in music as· a career while feel good that they ask me years. As the leader of her section she --Stacy Johns_on performing in an Opera Omaha pro- fi h ·l • is responsible· for all the other altos.· ductionof"Carmen"infifthgrade. She or e p. . Toe position is set up so people haV'e ff wasamemberofthekinderchor, which --Stacy Johnson someone to come to besides Joseph table music school, she said; She sang in indiyidual scenes and had its ff ==~ ..Skutchan, choir director, she said. would.like t9 further her talents, one own solo parts. eighth grade. · She has since - been "It's easier to ask someone your own day becoming an opera singer. "I caught the bug during this show," involved in the Nebraska Wesleyan age for help than to go.directly to Mr. Jghnson truly feels that choosing she said. "It was here that I fell in love honor choir the past three years and Skutchan," she said. "It makes me feel Lincoln High for her high school has , with the idea of perfo11ning." Nebraska Music Educators Associa- good that they ask me for help." been a good decision. . · She has always been -involved in tion choir this past year, she said. • She feels Skutchan has had a posi- "Coming to I,1ncoln High was probamany activities with choral music. She · She sings alto, and has been singing ·tive influence on her future. · bly ·the best dec:ision I made in my is a member of her church choir, takes it since junior high, when she learned ·"He's frustrated me a. lot, but he's entire life."•
· -Matt Dobbertien
Johnson sings "All ye who music," a Madrigal piece. Johnson
By Josh Fritts
enior Kelly Nosal has a good job, and out of ninetyjob unlike most high eight flutists, I was one of fifschool students. Her job is teen that made it." participating in instrumental Nosal said her technique has music, sometimes spending as improved greatly since her much time on music as a full- sophomore year, through the time worker at Burger King. curriculum at LHS in the inNosal said that she will spend strumentalmusic department, anywhere from 20-30 hours whi.ch helped her to make on her flute, practicing music honor band. for band competitions, foot- She said the pressure o,n ball games and orchestra. instrumental music teache:r, · Nosal said the curriculum Rush, in preparing the bands at LHS is better than at other· for competitions can weigh very schools becau~e it is designed heavily on him. to prepare students for band "I think if there was another competitions against other certified music teacher along schools. This encourages the with Mr. Rush, then he wouldn't be spread as ··thin betweenallofthefivebands. If '' Now that I've taken Mr. Rush was able to conceninstrumental music trate more on the competing bands, then I think we could classes.for a while I even be better than we are realize that music is now, said Nosal Nosal said the ins,trumental all good in certain music department has taught
ways. I don't like it hertokeepanopenmindabout all, but at least I can the world and music .. "Now that I've taken instru- Kelly Nosal, senior, (seated, center} plays her saxophone during rehearsalfor Varsity Jazz appreciate it more. mental music classes for a Band. Nosal is also a drum major in marching band an~ has letteredfive times. Nosal said --Kell Nosal while I realize that music.is rull she spends approximately 20-30 hours each week pr<;1cticingon her flute.
year. But my instrumental ·competitors to play to their full can appreciate it more." instrumental music at LHS, has lettered five times in band. · music teacher at the time told potential. Nosal added the in- Nosal also said the school"s Nosal said marching band She added it was instrumental metodedicatethemusictomy struction of the curriculum is attitudetowardsinstrumental would be the best,· because. band classes that helped her friend, and since that time I · alsoimportantinkeepingcotn- music has· changed great]ly he/she would get to march at tomakeWesleyanhonorband. have been sort of playing for petitors relaxed. since her sophomore year. footballgamesandperfo1mfor Nosal now plays several her," said Nosal.
Nosal said the teachers of "Mysophomoreyearthey(thte competition. She added that instruments, including flute, ,, ._. instruqiental music are also faculty) neverreallymentione:d there are some drawbacks to piccolo, tenorsaxophone, clari- If there is one thin.g important in preparing the the band, or any of the arts for the marching band as well, net, and oboe and she is learnband for competitions, as well that matter. And then in my such as having to be on the ing the piano. instrumental music asotherpersonalcompetitions junior year (the instrumental football field ready. to practice If not for a friend in fifth curriculum here at and auditions. music students) .tried to get by 7:30 a.m .• regardless of the grade, Nosal said, she would "My teachers in music have the band mentioned and no- weather, and .the amount· of not be as dedicated as she is. Lincoln High has always been good, but Mr. ticed,andthisyearpeopleseem info11nation that sometimes ."Thereasonlhaveadvanced taught me, it is that. (Terry) Rush is like a friend to to be really supportive of tis, has to be learned in a short. somuchininstrumentalmusic · me," she said. "When I was and even the attendance at period of time. isbecausemybestfrtend(also you're never perfect, auditiontngforWesleyanhonor concerts has increased," sruld Nosal said because of com- a flutist), was killed. After her you can always imband Mr. Rush told me that he Nosal. mitment and work in the in- death I was devastated, and I thought I would do a really If she were to suggest classes strumental music classes, she didn't play for about half a prove·
--Kelly Nosal
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Besides playing the flute for band competitions and orchestra, Nosal also plays solos, and folk instrumentals at her• church. In addition sheteachesflutetotwoyounggirls. She added the curriculum ih marching band. as well. as in the other bands have taught · her one important lesson. "If there is one thing instrumental music curriculum here at Lincoln High has taught me, it is that you're never perfect, you can always improve," said Nosal;
Matt Dobbertlen
cannot be. legislated
.·.•ttendance policies have often fallen under the scru-
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·.·.tiny of students. And why shouldn't they? They are ·· often ei~er too vague or too strict to really do the students
any good. However, one must realize the true reasons behind such a policy before making any harsh statements · ' about it.
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Some students will always have problems with coming to school no matter what the situation, and perhaps this is theproblem that must be dealt with. To truly find a solution to ·. attendance problems is to find the underlying reasons behind the student's absences rather than discipline after the fact.
_ The only way these problems can be solved is if the · studerit wants them to be. Only then will it be possible for · a dent to be made in the armour of those who skip. And this is something that administratorshere have begun to realize.
·· The Lincoln High attendance policy may not be perfect, but it is a step in the right direction. By allowing the students to discuss their problem before taking action, the attendance officers are helping to find the real reasons for truancies. Sometimes the penalty may seem stiff, but it often brings outthe best in those students. Yes, occasionally students who have not actually been abusers of the policy are punished more severely than necessary,but this representsonly a few of the cases. In general, the policy works and students are staying in school.
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,What would you change about the attendance policy?
Jeff Bayer, teacher''I think I'd drop it completely It's· not too effective; either students are in class or they' re not. If they' re not, students fail. ·that's just the natural course of things." ,
LINCOLN
As nations around the world struggle to establish themselves as democracies, the two~century-olddemocracy in · ·America is slowly regressing. ~s a result of improv:ed technologyand higher standards, the number of jobs available to ·students directly out of today's high schools has diminished. The fact is, many present-day graduates lack the basic skills and mental ·
never allowing their classes to rise beyond the cognitive level of recall. Failure to promote proficiency in such basic skills as comprehension is inexcusable, for one cannot analyze without comprehending,and one cannot evaluate · without being able to analyze. Achieving higher levels of cognitive development, such as analysis and evaluation, encourages individual thinkprocesses integral to sue- ing, respect for the opinions of ceeding in today's work others, the capacity for making force. At least a part of the decisions·and so ·on. Conse- · blame for this gross negli- quently, unless teachers begil). gence lies with the public promoting higher level thinkeducationsystem, It caters to .·ing skills in their classes, our
Samantha Gaines, senior- college-bound students by nation will become one where
· ·· offering them opportunities solving problems is nearly
· ''I would find a more effective way of •· to team highetthinlcingskills; while Wotk force bouridS1ru• iilipossil)leand the compfex prinCipledf democracy ts in =· recording absences so people who are dents are left to fend for themselves too much of the time. comprehensibletothe masses. ::l~~s aren't counted truant by mis- · <Althoughcollege-bound youngsters need more enrichment In addition, schools need to stop limiting the opporturiities · ·· e. · from such classes as British Literature and Calculus II, for non-college-bound students by closing the doors to everyone needs exposure to a basic level of literacy and differentiatedand advanced classes. Administratorsshould especially to higher-level thinking skills. encourageall students;-college-and non-college-bound-
•Amy Dunlap, junior''Some of the rules like the fifteenminute truant nile seem stupid. And they aren't enforced."
The expectations of non-college-bound students often to enroll in more challenging classes. Teacher training •.lack any sense of color or vibrancy. Students are too often · programs which encourage the use of analysis and evalutracked into a seemingly irrev~rsiblepath once they have ·ation skills for studentsof all ability levels must be required. declared their desire to enter the work force. Many are not ..··. If we help non-college-bound students achieve higher pushed to achieve even a basic level of literacy. But wihat · cognitive skills and allow them the opportunity to think for •would be considered basic? themselves, we can live in a culture whose work force
The knowledge I propose is necessary for a non-college- members have the capacity to become active participants in bound student to succeed in the work force goes beyond a democracy. ·.reading, writing and arithmetic. (I do not wish to deMindi Krueger,·sop ho:
more
• emphasize the importance of these ~kills,but steps are al-
ready being taken to correct weaknesses in these areas.)
· am referring to the need for growth of the mental processes
• 1 heard it used to be that you could · during the junior and senior high years.
have f<>urabsences~excused or ·.Nearly every job requires' some sort of thought process · not-and you could still make up the • above rote memorization,yet many educators are guilty of
work. I'd like something like that"
I have this recurring dream: I'm doing my
In most fairy tales females fall into one of· models in children's literature, ingenues economics homework, staring at the gray
:::: two categories·.helpless ingenue · or evt·1 and w1·tchesThe w1·tcheswere always get• ·
an:;:~!1 was rescued from her tower. A ~i;:s!:!eb::: ingenues ·were door flies open, and as sunlight comes handsome prince carried Cinderella away Growing up surrounded by flawless festreaming into the rool!I, in walks a dash-
from her evil stepsistersand mother. Snow male characters made an impact on what I ::lrn•!a~~s~::.s~~
hallway we are met by his horse and leave
· · Cinderella was hindered by her step, characters:pretty, charming, and helpless. the classroom far behind. We trot off to• mother and stepsisters. Snow White and I realize the images of women I received getherintoaseaofsunlightandlivehappily takencareofandMomrr/yandDaddycould Rapunzel were madeunhappybyaqueen's when I was little may appear trivial.but I ever after. The end. be counted on whenever we need them. vanity. The number of witches and the evil feel it's important. During the tinie I read Nice dream, eh? That's the problem; part · Nighttime was not nightmares and insom• spells they cast is immense. thosebooks,Ialsodefinedmanyofmybasic of me really likes that dream. ·Although I nia; it waslying in bed listening to the wind The problem is that these stories refused ideas and views.·While children's literature talk a lot about being independent, deep caress the trees until sleep came. ·There is, I to show any faults in the ingenuecharacters. wasn't an exclusive influence, it did play a downl'dloveitifsomeonecouldrescueme. have learned, a connection between our Were all the heroines eternally sweet na• part.
Collette Dowling hypothesizesthat a net~ · feminine urge toward domesticity which • tared, or did they ever suffer from PMS? During Women's History Month we are work of highly repressed fears and attitudes .· seem to lie just beneath the surface of our · Antagonistfemales,on the other hand, were encouraged ·to turn to conteniporary keep women from reaching their full intel- consciousness." • portrayedas completelyevil. There weren't · ·women's literature,where we can find real• lectual and creativepotential. This is called It took me along time to realize what may any indications of a gray area where the istic female characterswho can stand up for · the Cinderella Complex. haveinfluencedmyperceptionofwomen. I female antagonists were less than despi· themselves.Findingabalanceofrealisticas
"Childhoodis where the problembegins,ti was surprised to find myself l90king--atthe ·cable and the delightful ingenues less than well as fantasy characters to examine will according to Dowling. °Childhood, when role of women in the stories I was sur0 perfect. · help women to take responsibility for their · we were safe, and when everything was rounded by when I was growing up. So I was surroundedby two types of role lives.
By Amber Salvati
_ The abortion bill, LB78, would change tion in order for the woman to make an their moral responsibilityin providing this idea of a waiting period by stating that it is the conditions of informed consent by re- educated and knowledgeabledecision. information?" · unconstitutional·and without legal prece• quiring a 24-hour waiting period and addi• · ''No rhetoric can change the biological The second stipulationto the bill includes dence, said Funk. · tionalinformationtobegiventothewoman, facts that accompany a pregnancy," said a 24-hour waiting period. No abortion ''Abortion is a legal medical procedure. acc~ding to Mike Loefler, legal aid to State .·.Lindsay. ''No presumedset of rights should would · performed until 24 hours have No other medicalprocedurerequires a wait• · Sen. John Lindsay. " · be employed to conceal those facts frorn a elapsed from the time the woman signed an ing period," said Funk. ''There is no com•
A woman is now advised of the altema- woman faced with the choice of deciding informed ·consent statement, unless an · pelting state interest to enact this kind of tives to abortion, the agencies and services · whetheror not to terminateher pregnancy." · emergency situation existed. law;'' •· which are availableto help her if she were to ·· funk questioned the reasons behind man- Funk is strongly opposed to this because it · .· Loefler said that alttiough legal prece~ carry the pregnancy to full term, the risks · datory information ; · ·. is an impedimentto the woman, she said. , dence hasn't been established in any other · involvedand the proceduresto be used, said ''If the woman decides to get an abortion, ''It is an incrediblebarrie.rto rural women medical procedure,·it has been established Kris Funk of Planned Parenthood. she has alreadythought about it and it could or women who have to travel long distances for obtaininghand guns, getting a marriage · The bill, currentl.yin legislative commit• ·be psychologicallyharmful.·.It is designed because of the extra cost and time,'' Funk license and·getting a ·divorce, which sets tee,statesthewomanisk>begiveninform&• to prevent abortion and to harass the said. · · · · precc.dence for any important legal deci• tion concerningthe physicaland anatomical woman," said Funk ··
Because abortion is such a grave decision, · sion. ·· · development-of the fetus at the point in Loefler noted opposition to the bill could it shouldn't be made convenient for the ''The 24-hour waiting period ensures that which the abortion is to beperformed. stem from financial self-concern. woman, said Julia Lostroh, lobbyist for the womenwill not only get the informationbut ''LB78 protects and enhances a woman's ''The people who perform abortions make Nebraska Coalition for Life. that they'll be able to view the information ·· right to have the informationavailablefor a .··money off abortions, and if they think pre• ''This is a serious situation Twenty four in an environment that's · neutral," said fait, safe and informed choice," said Lind• senting this information is going to raise · hours is a minimum amount of time and I LoeOcr. say. considerabledoubts, they certainly have no really don't feel that we have an obligation Tµis type of bill has been passed in Minne• Loefler said a woman should be exposed financialincentiveto do it," said Loefler. "It to make abortion cheap, simple, and easy," sota, Utah and Guam, but court injunctions to all of the
they
with Lostroh ~d. have been granted in all instances, said
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By Heidi Woerner
When faced with an important·decision, the car collidedwhile the left tum signalwas · people will resolve the question according · on. Rather than repair the problem, the to what they ·believe is morally correct or companyfound it would be cheaper to deal ·what theyjudge to be lawfullycorrect. The with lawsuitsthan to fix the defectiveblinktrue answer can only be ·reached through ers. ·As a result, many fell victimto severe · ·. one's own values and self-righteousness. bums, paralysis or death. ''Class Action" is a fast-paceddrama which Maggie, who is placed on the defense of · compels the audience to decide which side Argo Motors, works, di ligently in the hope to agree with. of proving her father wrong. She discoversJededia Ward, played by · she is working for a corrupt GeneHackman,isanattomey lawfirm and must decide who uses antics and charm to what her values are. · persuade the jury. · His main · Set in p;resent day San Fran-defenses are compassionand r----: cisco, "Class Action" is a emo~on tpwardspeople. His ·.dramatic film which portrays daughter, Margaret Ward ; ·· reality amdreaches a gratify· played by Mary Elizabeth ing climax near the end. The · Mastrantonio, is an aggres- characters appear genuine as ·sive attorney who is inspired • they portray strong and only by the thought of win- likeable individuals. As in · ning and gaining a partner- most law-relatedmovies,this .· · ship in her Iawfirm.·While Jed and Maggie.· one also captivates the audience and plays are unable to come to terms and agree on with their emotions. Although it is somefamily matters, they suddenly find them- what predictable, it holds the interest and selves opposing each other in court. · attention of most everyone. Directed by
When the Argo Motor Company created MichaelApted,''Class Action;'is definitely the '85 Meridiancar, they were made with a •. recommended.It is rated R and can be seen defect where an explosion would occur if at the Lincoln Theatre.
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Heiniebusterteam membersjunior · Joel Kunkel and English teacherRuth Kupfer contemplatea question during thefinals of this year's Quiz Bowl. The teamfinished second Qutof eight
and sophomoreToby Bartels.
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Symphony:; ' ;~i"~ct 'group funded by niques for playing in a symphony,said Moore. · "You don't have 15 weeks to prepare. You must work ·. the Lincoln ·Public Schools; attended the International "The main·purpose in attending this festival is to get · ·very quickly and efficiently,yet musically,"said Moore. Music Festival in Boston last week: This festival, the first experience," said Moote. · · Senior Emily Martin, french horn player, found that of its kind, consisted of youth symphoniesfrom Toronto, Moore said working with professionalconductorsgives ·professional conductors accomplish a great amount of Florida and Lincoln; said Lincoln Youth Symphonydirec0 µie stu,dents experienceof what it is like to be in a profes- material in a small amount of time. She especially liked · tor Brian Moore. • · · · sional symphonyand how professionalconductorswork. working in individual instrumental sections because it Participationin this festivalis by invitationonly. Various ''Eve,ryone was excited about the trip and we were are all enabled her to learn more about her role in the symphony youth.syropb9oies send in a.uditi.Qntapes. arid -if they are , glad-fol'-thc opportunity," said junior Nathan Zook; .,ieli11- : --·Whtte in Boston the group dtct a variety•of s ight~seeing.· · accepted they travel to Boston to work with guest conduc- ist. Group memberswent to the Museum of Science, the Mu- · tors. Along with the audition tape goes a biography of the The 1two thirgs Zook found most interestingwere work- seum of Fine Arts and even to a:Boston Bruins' hockey group, consistingof the history of the group, the age of its ··shops and the chance to work with differentconductors. game, said Moore. ·. membersand how it was put together, said Moore. ·The symphonyhas had severalperformancesthis season, Presently there are 19 Lincoln High members in the 75·.·''Youth symphonies from around the country audition," · · includinga concert with Pueri Cantores(a boys' choir) and · membersymphony. The member&are seniorsErin Beave, , said Moore ·
· · · a civic performancefor the Shriners. Its final concert wjll Yvonne-Anita Bouffard, Kim La:Master,Emily Martin, The two guest conductorsthis yearwere ProfessorSamuel ·· be April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Hall. .· Fanchon McKinneyand Anita Seth, juniors Tamar DietAdler, director at the Easbnan Sclioolof Music, and Pierre · The symphonyperformedpieces at the festival in Boston · rich, Dan Levitov, Joe Spicha, Stephanie Waltman and Hetu,aprofessionaldirectorwith theTorontoSymphony. which it had only been practicing since the middle of NathanZookandsophomoresArraBailey,SarahFaulkner, These two conductorsworkeqindividuallywith each sym- February. Becauseof the symphony;s tight schedule,each Ingrid Kirst, Clifford Lee, Eric Miller, Seth Redfield, Jill ·phony for 90 minutes, teaching different styles and tech- member must learn his or her music quickly, said Moore. · Olson and Betsy Weber:
Matt Dobbertien other teams. The winningteam was composedof English teacher John-Heineman,seniorAndy Delancey,juniorLacy Schutz,
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By Todd Smith
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Boys' Golf • ·"The philosophyof this year's team is to
Three letter winners and a state qualifier improveeach week, make fastertimes each
returning from last year has filled the boys' ·. meet,and qualifyas manypeople to the state ·. golf team with enthusiasm, said coach Joel meet as we can," said Czeranko. Christiansen.
·. -''The boys' golf team is a group of young Baseball men withskills to becometh1 e mostcoinpeti- · With toutleffort and a desire to to win, the · tive ·team in the last eight years," said baseball team should be able to hold their Christiansen own, accordingto coach Sam Sharpe. · · The team finished fifth at the Beatrice The team wori Tuesday's game against ·invitational. Ithopes to imJProveas they go · •.Millard South, but faces a tough season. It along throughoutthe season. · is scheduledto play niore of Omaha teams
''We have a ge>alto have at least one throughoutthe spring. medalist in each tournament and qualify as ''Lincoln High has a history of playing · a team to the state tournament,"Christansen only the best," said Sharpe. said. · The team is especially tough this year,
Girls' Tennis
· "The girls' tennis team has improved ii$ attitude, mental toughness,.and plans to do well in city competition,"said coach Mark Mannix.
Boys' and Girls' Track
The boys' and girls' track teams hope to · continuetheir successesas in the past years, said assistant coach Alex Czeranko.
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accordingto Sharpe. Six letter winnershave returned, playing key positions, and excellent players fill in the open spaces, he said "Our key to successesis to improve each · week and take on the missionthat we have · ahead of us in our schedule," said Sharpe.
Boys' and Girls' Soccer
.·- The boys' and girls' soccer teams have experienceand hope to make the state tournament, according to varsity coaches John Matzke and Jeff Venema
''The girls' team is young, with about ten ''Returning fourteen•.letter winners frorri _ returning letter winners," · said Czeranko last years team arid having a lot of experi• ·
"The boys' team have a little more experi- ·· ence, the team willbuild its programaround ence and returns with around a dozen letter seni9rs Paul Grandgenett,Colby Hank and winners from last year/' Matt Olberding,"said Matzke.
Both teams have done well in the two Nine letter winners are returning to the · rrieets they have competed in this season: · girls' team. The team membershope to win the Nebraska Wesleyan University indoor · districts and make an impression at state,and the Millard North relays. ·according to Venema.
Toad Cave is •published every other rrwnih by the Advocate .to prooide spqcefor complewcovetage of a single subject The letters ·in•"Advocate" can be rear-
rangedtojo,111'Toad.Cave," hence the .name .of this section.
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.···.,Commentafy ···.· as well Advertising shows · · ·.·l>yRuth · us mindless women, wome:n. ,< kijpfer < >.···•···•.who ar e nothing but objects ,.
Burdic •.. ./•• ··•·•·emotionally that to avoid the . . ii l have ·.· of men's sexual fantasies, When the , suoject only causes victims <i ~ften won:. ·· wome11wlJ.qcat~µothing •·. ·. ..· · •. Lincoln Star to suppress their feelings, · dered why < about anything but clean~ • ·· ·. ·. published a and won~t allow people to ·.• · · such a,hor- ·•.•···•.···•·i11,g. f>tll>lic; : school history, '-'--.....,;.,..----.;;.,.....story about · · seek preverttive measures for .· rib le crime i as · science, math, and litera-- alleged ' sex1.1al · theii owns,;ifety~ or those ·. .. :(ia;p~ Qccurswttb sµch;fre, ~ • ture cµrrtcqlums .make . . .· assaults on the .school . that they care about. . · . quencyand to so many women all but invisible. es- ····grounds in April; m~ny ·. An articl~ 1n this speci~l .·· · •.Wqme.nintoday'.s .'\y.qtld. · <·•···••··•··peciallywomen of .color . . ··· ...:..·••··· . ·•·•·•people were ..enraged andfelt . edition states that one out of · Statlstics say that orie of · ·. Jobs that have traditionally • that the coverage was simply every four :cl:iildrer1 will be · four women will be the vie- been done by women have ' •·reinforcing the stereo type · sexually assaulted before his · .• tim i of sexual assault during • <traditionally been under- '· ..•·.··. that Lincoln High is ;more .·. ·or her . 18th birthµay; ; and 3/ her lifetime. I can't help but · · ·paid. Power roles in Amert- •·violerit and •dangerous than · 4 of those assaulted will be · question why rapists think can culture are nea:rly alt ··.<·.. othe:r · area schools. ·•···•
girls.
tlley h.ave the right t() terror-
held by men. ·•···
.....·.In response to coverage :of . If you were to take this ·· ize a :woman by raping her. • ·•..·•··..··.. What are >the results of ·..·the allegat~o11s.about sixty ··statistic and <apply it to an . • .tl .t then, rape if>the . . • ·. these ·ever:-present mes- . studE?nts wrote letters chas~. average class of thirty-two .·. ·•..·gre~test reminder i''Women ·••·....•.·.. sages? . Forwomen •.the ••··•·.i··i
i. t1$i11g.thep1e .ss for coveri;qg /
people • ..it .would ·meat1 .that
. Jzyav¢that we ~re hated ill •··• results are deyastafing. · 1:he t~sue onthe front pagi, ctt least two boys and six · ·. · ':
. ·this society ·.·There. are ···.··.·•··• ·•.·.·•·we learn to ·de'\talue oorJi·........·.·••
••·•especially since many people • i girls have been :sexua.lly as~ ,~ttbtler reminders, too: o ur selves. · We subbrdinate ~tier ~ee11}¢ ;cltd i be of the opinioI'l ·.··•saulted, or Will 'bioy i tlie : · primary roles ,are devalued, .·.··needs .·to the n¢eds of oth,. •··.·'t:llat ttie ,allega fions were >< > .·• , time they graduate. 1'Jlis is ·. our part tn history has · ·. ers. · We believe our talents unfo'unded. .
. ·. too many peopleb$i#g ,hutt t j •been made to seem onltll'- ·.·· · and skills are less impQr ~ ', Unforturi.ately, such ac- to avoid the subject. By ' I · portant, our portrayal in tant than men's. We fail to tiori s'aid that many-people · concentrating solely on the tl:le ,inedia (ocq:Ses .>onoµr ·· · question tJ;ie stru cture Qiat were 111ore,~oncerned about ·. coveragethat allegations of ·bodi.e s (but only · if they are teaches. U~We i are lesser .•. · tllescllooi;s reputation th~n sexualassa ialt receive in the e,
S}irnanct :>:latgf:!-breastedl. • •·.because if is s o lluge and ,.·.,ii c9nc:i,;I1ecl thc1tworner1 were press, · you are deny;ing.all ·. purrole in ··.the arts is .·· ..•...•. ·• .: so old that ··.·itrn-ustbe ·•·•·.ii··.·•·· • beirig .:assaulted.
·. victirnsthengn;ftoovercome ••·· ij1CJ11ght·of as •C''.speciat· · or right. We don't accµse the ·i 111our C'Ulture, we have a · societal stereotypes ·.·· · ··.apart from •the : Jiorm. J\rid •··.•·•···man who rapedus '.because <· :~en<leneytqav~ :id t~king ·· · · ·.• •·.Jha.ve •thefee!ing tl:!at ;.<' :'.· ...• r!~tio accident ;: inde(!cl, 'VV"ehave been taught to < <• ,~l,:,oll :t im.p<?rtarit iss~es' and •.inany people wi'l~ -t:fi~i~ ·m..~~ .! ·· thi§ /:and all other jiays >Of ·.believe that .·we rnust naVe ·:c'ririlesof sexi;ia.1p~ture ·•.····•· · ··•an eBtire supple1nerit on ···•· ·.·oppressing women is just done something wrong or ··· have. such a stigma about .· abuse and sexua1 >assault is ·..·.·~s s:y~ternatic as it ·is p •er~ i .we :·woulcin ': t .·•·have been ·~s2 · thefll,thati t is orily-pos$-ib le / overlfill ' The sttrtati'~f:I ttta '. t ;. •·: yasiVe It'~ >called sexisrn. saulfed ··· ···.. ·.•
.· to talk around them, or to we h~ard apout in April got •· ..··, ·•·.··· ·· ' 'How d~es sexism pro:. .··.·. · ···.·.·Arid men learn to be :. i ; µse etipl'letniSl(J}S W e te:nd... · .....italkeg. abqut more than ··
· · .· Il'lQfe rap~? . Jfutnk . of it .·· ' lieve that women are nqt .' to ignore p,;oble .ms father • enoughfor our taste • .but •
· · · tliis '·.,~ay: ··iit ; is , rr1uch easier -worthy ·of ·basic human ·•··• ; ffi.a#:.qisc µ sstr1g ,:and deali :n :g ··.·repory~rs h~d already agreed ..•. tel ,ll;ijrt a -woman when one rights. Tney learn that it's with them, and to mention · to p'ltplish this b efote the · .'fias~eenc:taujl1t tc1,think of a.ll rjgllt to expe ct ~ex:.••.:·..... · ..> •se,ajal as~ault, incest~ rape. prg{es~ionctl press reported · · · h . er ~s an . obje .c,t ..· a .body, · from a woman . if they b:uy .sporise abuse or other topics <the assaults.
· .·.~t ic<> ~ ple;t~ ,: pe r ~on ..wj'th:.her €tinn¢i, ,anq that ·it•s .all ;,.it~"~~i:~ cejye criticisll) , Of
t11:e . ijamt:£ 1whtJlenelS$ of rigllt to rapehfr if she ; ~om~·'kind.~,
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or·s noce" .&'111ro1111,u:,ut ; •. ; . .1\Jild ';it is s~ ~asy_ i~ Ameri- ~he right to have eontto} .· '!t:•~~tl>!( bet ~er to\*ell ' , ' ··•
::'.tlie~tites•tJ>Pler11ent; ,, · ; .· can SQCiety't.~•·~h11;1;kof , oyer her own b€ldy.) They fir~ :as <Jp1pC>§(!dto ,''r;ap~·~,· • ~,;J.onynis f;f.re,usedJor all • •·· woman as an .:object! We .· .·· .. •commit rape as an .act ··of .·
.·. bv~ . nelp"'. Since ;~e a.re better · . b11tapertso11rcesinorder to • ·,.:c . . • cll1, : ~omeri a~µ m :en ; a .r~ violence to assert their . · train~d to deal ~th . fire and
· tau~ t to obJ:ecti_fy fe-
con~e'1lth e identities0.t:
,those .who wish to remain
control over a woman's • wor~onwaystopreventlt ; AllillfQiinationtnthlssupple~ mal~s fror11 the time we ···.·• body, which they have been ··and deal With it should it
;ment ~as compiled and editedby are children. ·
.· taught is not much more happen to u s and hardly these Joumali$m :I and II stu,. J>ornography is unques- .·than a vessel for that pur- · anybo dy prepares escape dents : Heidi Woerner, Julie ·•.··· · tionably · the greatest sepa-- ·.pose. · And in ·the •process ·. · · routes for a rap•e sittlation .·.•····••·Gilde,MelissaAkin, Dawn ·•·•··.
·.·· Brunke Maija Burdic Josh r~tor of women fron1 their they lose their own human- • We desperately need to · ···. Fritts. Suzann Garris~n. Becky . · nght to be whole people, .·. ·· ity. . . talk about , these issues. It is . : Peterson, Jon Rehm and Amber . but every hour of every day ··· , Women have always been · our only chance at trying to \ Salvati. A special thanks to Ruth ' · :~ubtleragei:ts ~o ,that ,work
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"As soon as he moved apartment. She met her boss's son · persuaded to tell her story. - ;. !fxftff ~~~ •>we((
out I was the adult. I was while she was playing pool. On the "I didn't realize that what he was lstm!,scafeikeartcifacfiiU&
/ theotherparentandltook way to her friend's apartment the doing was wrong It is something .:: ffitsftti ~e mlnlofanaauit over those roles anditllink guy bought beer. Beth ·.had been that had happen~d to me my whole -·/J;ttt:iottiti > to n
/ that she (her mom) · fig- sober three months and was deter~ life: it wasn't anything that I wasn't - 1J9 P 't§etttitse{Jittto
> belng eight - years old i ·wore on sh~ - ,; as
ured I could deal with it mined not to dri kb t - th 'ght used to , I expected thatfrompeople ·•./! ~~1,tJ~tt&i,ttgfttgwoiU6efore fter. · _
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_ because · I had . $Rt,K,.ttOWS tt0t wlt.eteto rnn, 61itsnares could handle all this stuff.". Joined in on their been told all my - <- .-_••lie r fw'•-.P¥ &_tfi teams T{Jitft tli.eri.~irtnmontinnslin. _ .- -In 1988 Beth began game of quarters. - To this day, [ have a real life th at was all I v " h .-i g · bl ·-"th th · She was drunk -
- - - d t - d - fw.-wai~fdrattention & recognition,. ·.·f; av n . pro ems W1 .• e an. d her friend •hard -ti me ·tru--sting was goo a an <: - ·• _ ._·__ ather of a guy her mom alllwasgoodfor. · ~tfts/t-tff:,[ee{f§_acc~ptance~tta.wve.. ___ . __ ... had been dating. He be- went upstairs people's intentions. I was really used Ia ff#~~'ii#.fia9.oo&cµ;t1;essin lnJirtgfmrp in. - < gan coming - over and Be~ p~ssed out --Beth .·to that idea and · l @i~to.@ f oactfi{q,d~adult / f(Jrteai'ni~an•··••···-·. •-·•-.•
would try to touch her. an t e next when somebody >i.Yiifi u, fr•t. •· l'.•r.1 < -••·•·•--·.-•··•··•••She told him to get away thingthatshere- · did it, hell, I fflf.. 1 pzyqr, ,yettrea~ec.i.~t~acntia, · < from her and! he stop d membered was '' d'd 'tth'nk $.@,~ij~bJaju.¥JtiJ}y¢tsosdtte. · <: // comingoverforawhile1:t waking up to her friend screaming _-thing of it." · · 1 n .·· 1 any)Wf/q@feri,_rl}j>tJJ6g(if ; &Coverlt11stcai1sesomttefi ? then started visiting again. and the guy leaving. He had raped She wouldn't testify in court be> ,>
· Shewouldtrytoavoidhim her while she was passed out. He · cause she couldn't have dealt with ~tHtt ( ): . · .. - -•·-.-. and try to not be at home was twenty-six and she was sixteen. that kind of trauma at the time and [qllir; 'Covemeanspain. when she t :hought he At the beginning of 1990 she be- she blamed herself for what ·had ?Po.essfietryto trustor aoesshe act, would be there. He didn't came friends with a man who. al- · happened. -
tfy,wofftffiassfwwn fur · stop coming over until he · though his profession c,annot be re- "I spent a long time blaming mytried something with her vealed, knew the laws and should· mother and her mother have known better.
- -.___. __ _ _ .-told him not tcocome back. "I thought he cared about me. He · riage. I blamed myself for the way · ifri(C~P~t6e, - - -- - · Her mother knew about was the first guy that sho\ved atten- his kids feel about me." _ :fi,~ iriP4aris tliiswrong,a[f tftis sfiewotttfe~ } basically everything that tion to me that at first didn't do any- The police knew what had hap/ ii.5sfiehi.estolioUon. _ --•••-·_ - had been happening but - thing. Usually someone who. pa~s pen~d but because she wouldn't _ _ attenttontomehasgotsometh1ng1n - testify, the man was not charged . This poe,11and pthers included .···never did anythirtg to S\top it. Beth mind and to this day I have a real • He was given th~ option to resign - in this stLppleme11twer~ written · thinks that she didn't know how to hard t.n:11:~ ..!rt.Jsting people's inten- and took it. His ~up~~sor .E:ad - --· ··1,y··a- local 'high ' school student • .!Itop tt ;---ttn- 1110rttet''''fl"a{f'tt ''Sltg11t cror1s:"' ._
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, .,.,,_,·~warned fi1n'l -two years before \Vhen who will be refe,,-ed to as Beth ~ drinking problem and -had physi- He madeherbelievethathecared he started doing it with someone The following is the story of her cally -abused Beth sinc :e her father He gained her trust and after doing else. She wasn 't the first victim and _
. _.... . had moved out . this he began to molest her, as well because he was never prosect:ited , · l(feas a victim ofvariousfqrntS of •-. ·i In l ,98~ iBeth started to develop a ··. _ as emotionally abuse her. which she _ she probably won't be the last ; ____ i , •·· abuse. ·.. ·.. · drinking problem. It w ,as a way for s~id was the hardest thing to deal In April, 1990 her mother went to B~tc49'~f,§,1~,t~ . ._. , _ her to escape her problems and the With. ·· · court for abuse and th August Beth -The incest started with her grand ,.-:. life that had never allowed her to be · - He used to ·.use comments like, -.·was sent to live at Freeway Station · father when she was about eight · a child. · - -
- · · You're lucky I love you because if I until September. She thenmovedin . months old and didn't end until he . · "I was trying to deal witll all the didn't I couldn't control myself,' or 'I with her current foster parents. died irt 1986. During that time his -_problems I had on my own and ·· don't know how a sixteen year old · •-When she first moved in she wasn't attentions ranged from fondling her -·couldn't." - - brat can do this to me.'"_ left alone with her foster father to intercourse and because he had In the summer of 1989 her uncle ·She became self-destructive for because men, understandably. been doing this to her since she was started to buy alcohol f(l)rher. In the attention and in July she attempted n1ake her n¢rvous. Her foster paran infant she didn't realize that what .-past he had tried to touch her and lie suicid~ by overdose. She ,voti Id slit ents are now the people she tr,usts he was doing was wrong. downwith her ~,. , · ·· -. her wrists jt-1s t the most in her life."He made me believe that he loved but it had ·.I aidn t realtze that what deep enough for The experiences she had in the meandthiswashiswayofbeinghis _ never gone he was doing was people to notice - - pasthaveh~d,1strongeffectonhow · special girl." - past that. One_ • -"I think that if it she deals with people now. _ At one point her grandma ,valked night he wrong. It lS something came do,vn to it 1 "It takes a lot for me to realize that in on her and her grandpa. turned boLight some that had happened to me would have killed I've ·gotten myself into really bad around and walked out ,vithoutsay- _ liquor and _ _ - · myself but - I dating situations where I've dated ing one word. walked her to my whole life. wasn't ready. 1 some really scuzzy guys, not scuzzy _ : "She loved him. My grandma and _ the park. He --Beth wanted somebody looking. but in their behavior. They'll I had a habit of going places on - \vas drunk 11 -- · to help n 1 e. I - be in and out of-jail and they drink weekends,we'dgofishingordoother andendeduprapingher. Shedidn't wanted somebody to help the hL1rt _ constantly. Ithastake -nalotforme ·•things and I think that \Vas her way tell anyone and her ,drinking in- that was inside but I wasn't ready to to realize that I ·can do better than ·_of dealing with -it , I think that ,vas · creased. · ·• tell anybody what was goi11gon." __ - that. I'm not worth that little." her v,ay of•saying, 'Well, .I'm going to _-· Her uncle was a man iic depressive · -One day one of her friends called "One of the biggest -problems for . do this for you. so you do things for and went to the hospiital for treat- · her and told her that the police had · victims ·of abuse is a poor selt-,im--Grandpa so he doesn't do ttto me.'" - ment. While he was there he men- come to talk to her about Beth's re- · age. Since they have been victim• He had done this to <her mother tioned that he had dome something lationshtp with the man -._ - 17.edtheirwhole.lifeandmadetobeand she thinks that if he wou Id have · to one of his nieces. The police were Beth had told a counselor previ- lieve that it was their own fault it is ·· lived longer he would have done the •··contacted and her mom made ·.her ously that something had happened hard ·for them to feel like they are · same thing to her younger sisters. _ uncle move because she thought he with her uncle and the man and the . ,vorth something." Beth said. •·' Beth's father moved out ,vhen she - had done it to Beth's younger sister. counselor got the police involved. _ · "You put me in a situation with · wasinfourthgrade. Shehadalways She quit drinking in February of They had been doing an .investigc:1- thirtyyearoldsinanbusinessmeet- been "daddy's girl" -when she was - 1990 when she came close to getting · tion for a couple weeks Beth ,vent · ing and I can flt in real well; you put younger and when he left her prob- - a DWI. One night in May she de- to the poUce station ,vhere at first me ,vith four year olds in a playlems increased. ·---•-· -. · · -- - -·· - ··- cided to spend the night at a friend's she denied everything but was later -Cont. ·on page 7 "'
ua1n ance ra e-- os co @n C-
By Melissa Akin
W:e heard on the news last year about the Acquaintance rape is the most common fo,rm of implied coercion, ()r against soI11eone who is not
Central Park Jogger. a lone woman who was raped rape / said Tetreault; Of the ·900,000 rapes com- ··legally ·.capable qf giving consent.) ··There is no
and beaten by a gang 6fyoung men. Such events mitted annually in the ·U.S., the FBI estimates •·.legal distinction between sexual assault byan ac-
seem far removed fr<>r,nus But sexual assault that 70'-75o/o are co~tted by ·•·•someone ·.the ··~.quaintance and sexual assault by a stranger.
can occurtn any environment, at any time; a.nd to victim knows. According to Nebraska law. ac-
Acquaintance rape tends to occur in familiar
anyone, said Pat Tetreault, education cootdina '.' quaintance rape constitutes first-degree sexual situati()n~. ··45-55!¾>take pla.ce in the home of
tor and client advocate for the · Rape/Spouse ass~ult (first-degree sexual assault requires sex'- · either the victirn or the attacker. Otlier frequent .· Abuse Crisis Center.
ual penetration by force, deception, expre:ss or settings include dates or part:ies, and, accordtrtg
to Tetreault. can pappenwhen others are n~arby.
"They may even ·be assaulted in a room full of
Frequently either the victim or the attacker is
:Ra['f}preventionbegins with the
: itg¢99nittonthat you ate a potent(ql
Realize that sex role swreoi;ypesoJ;@~ , •· intoxicated; sucl) as the widely publicized inci
derit in which an ·unconscious woman was raped
at a lJniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
Gang rape. or assault by a group of two or more
pedp .le. is another . common for~nof acquaintance .
rape. said Tetreat1lt. and is not limited to "street"
gangs. _
"When you ha,,e a gang engaging in violence >> lated in your Sttrrottndings. •... ·a.n()therperson}s Wil~ij:ign.~$$tcipw't:Wt•
..they may be committing more rapes 1:)ecause they
,· p<ttetnqajj.s~g.lg.9tit.tffil r ®&, .\\ µre acting in a group," $he said People ofte~do .· : > Realize that se:Krole stereoi!Jpesof
things in groups they wouldn't noqnally do as
pqssitJity and stLbmt.ssivenessca,n · K,nowtllp.tit is neuer<;RcrgtqJotc¢ / individuals."
tovideasettin ;•.tor Sexual .····
res··..sion :i/:..•..·•·•Burseltu 11aw01n
: / EJ~lieµe in your right to express yoµr
think tli(it;s(wt,Sle(.@iqgyQ.uon, Q#
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ii Spouse Abuse Crl.$is Center ·through and the
•·. ·said Kurtz • lsftotilttliave:screamttf
ff: . t f .·th . We must stop · ildltly ; ; i i,
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victimizing the victim. · off;;~Pf:;.:P1:~~~~ .· 1J!fi.yffilfn'tyou fie(pme
· word itself makes people cringe. very serious, many •· -"'Kurtz. ·· · be together and talk 'lilfiyifiiln 't l teffgr4n:ifma ·.··
• Despite society's reluctance to times per rrtanent, .. ·... ·.openly. It's very con~ a6b4igranapa addresstheissue,over300cases if the victim ,. ff · · fidential and what } ,'t[itf j /it 6e(ieileme·. ·· of incest . were reported to ·the ·.· .. doesn't get help, said Dr. Hank Balters . . · they say is very accepted. A group · L..tncolnRape/Spous 1eAbuse Cri- clinical psychologist. · · · cari help the victim sort out what has < > sis Center in 1989-90 · · "Incest has many long-ter111negative happened to her and help her build aiit:'&M-lovt ttfe ·· · ''There is a strong sense of guilt effects, mcluding feelings of worthless- friendship and trust which is the ··· · J&J}Fiecf{ei and shame that a. child goes ness and depression. Many tin1es the hardestthingtogetback,"saidJarie. through. The perpetrator often victim becomes th~ perpetrator when .·.··If a person is aware of incest in~ ··
ma ,kes her feel that she is the one •dealing with other ichildren.~ ·said Di. · · volvinga child, it is required by law
whoisshameful,"sai1dJane!llwho Balters. to report it to the police or to Child .· > ,/')( <. leads a support group for incest .· · Because incest is so emotionally dis ~ • PrC>tectiveServices. said Jane. victims · .·. ·. i turbing it makes it very difficult to deal "The best thing you can do is to try
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Small _ children look to their ·.with other aspects of lif~ because if is .·.·to talk with the victim which is the · [ ilai{ffy
. ·•bers for support, sai id Jane, but • . · According .to inforrna,tion from the •· When tl1e victim denies tl1at incest , itdi'it!Jifitfjjraitilma ·
, . parents · and other family mem- unresolved, said Kurtz. ·· · · · first step to recovery," said Jane. · ··· ! 'lilliy/fitfn'tl te{ts(}mionesoqiter
' •.:, when thi .. s SUPPQrt!~~JL~way ~.-1.fflR,eiSllru1.se,AbyseCrisis ~Center. -~ -ttt!,d or SUPPresses the feel~ -
\ · 11ecniTcfaoesn·t kriow where to some problems that incest survivors ings, it means that she will have to go turn.
t 'Ulatfie ain.
, encounter are the fear of being alone IT'I tl1i:ough her life with her past hang-
<"There ls a tremendous feeling , the dark or of sleeping alone, eating Irig over her head.
of guilt i because children are • disorders.drug or alcol1ol abuse, sul-
· ''I want peopl~ to know that there . a....
5. ?. ge(lred to feeling that ·the world ctdal thoughts or •attempts, ·and th¢ ate ans\Vers, there are safe places. • .·.
t· ·.• operates around them and what~ · inability to trust people / Which makes · ·and it will get better," said Jane. ·· •
ever happens results from what it very diftlcult to develop meaningful
they did," said LiZ Kurtz, fq1n1er ·.:·relationships with others ,
*Fo:r c9rifidentiality .·reasons, the
lec1derofanirtcestsupportgroup. •· · Most of the time, victims keep the · name has been changed
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By BeckyPeterson
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irtg problem irt the lJniteq Stat~s. ''We llelp thern make choices~ like · abuse l>ecause theygtew up in al;)ti- calf the Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis
many times ylctim$ Jhink they ~r-~if they n~ed t<>hav~ .f4rap~ exaDl , or ··, ~i\Te hoD1es ·o~.because they ·.ate.·· . •Jiot}ine. The Ciisis Center. which is
tlle guilty onesa.ndJlori'ttea.lizef}:leshould they go to the police; or help ·scared Whatever th~ case may be. ··.corl.lpletelyconfidential, can give them
( i_. ..• ..possible dariger of itheir situatici.n. ·· them get a protectio:p order to keep spouse abuse is a crime, if some ~ the assistance they need.
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not contact the
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press charges itooscdred·o their . from ha.rass-
becomes atTecte!d by thts. the
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are ei~her t?Q go to the police •. an exluSi?n: ~noughforhim. Hehitrne overandover nerve to c~ll 't}:le Rape/Spouse Abuse •
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·. husband or · a ·:,~·.. s~i~Metzger meitwasmyfault,andlsh?uldbetrytng for11e~rlyfouryears. Iwasjustsoter•·. · ~oyfrieI1d, orEtre~ooe?1barrasse~ to > ,, : ne l?cal victims husba:nd harder~
pfied, this was about my only choice. go to tlle poll~e. ~lai~S Marcee 11ot only physically abµsed i i wasn't sure what to do. I thought I At first l wouldn't even give them my
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exe~ll ttye .,c:lirect9~ of i fh:e r,but~lso~erbally, ,a nd men- ··•wasmakinga bigdea.l outofnothlngancl name. · l wasembarrassed. • But •they ·•.··.·.
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eyery.marriag~ .suffers, hard .•times . ......... gavemea~vice ~n~ay. an , d .helped m.e ii,. _: about ·.35~40·womerr and children. Crisis center she found a good
c:l!1dmore depressed. One inight, he got have any children. Nobody should have
a ut !8,things got worse, Ijust got m()r~ contact tlle police. Im just glad I didn t ·· they receive .food,clothing. shelter counseldr, to help her realize
a11d advice. Although they ·cannot thJs was not her fault, ·. ·... • ·• • · really I11adat Ille and knoc~ed me into a .•to go through all of this, especially chil- · ~: counselvictims.theycangl vethern Counselor Sue Cainpoµits · tableandbrokemy~1111.. Iwassoscared dren. - -·
.·· i, ··1 practical direction ·and help ·them,, but that many times rape and
Male sexual assault victims reluctant to report violations
By Jon Rehm and Josh Fritts
Approximatelyone in 10 malesare sexually assaulted by the time they tuTJ118 accordingto ChristenaBaker,a psychologist at Boys Town.
Accordingto Baker, males are reluctant ·to report sexual assaults for a number of reasons.
"Males are trained to think that they should be in control and shouldn't have to ask for help when something happens to them. We socialize boys to think, especially in protectionissues,that they should be able to take care of that without having someone come in ancldo it." said Baker.
Although some males are sexually assaultedby females,B,1kersaidthe factthat most sexual assaults on males are perpetratedby males makesit difficultfor males to come forward.
••A lotofboys startthinking,'Well, maybe I'm homosexualbecauseI've had a sexual encounterwith a man.' That's not a popular idea. They wonder 'what are the police · goingto say?' and 'what are my parents going to say? Did I ask for it? Howdid I get myself into this situation?'" saiclBaker.
· Baker said thatmales confuse a physical response with enjc>yingthe act. .·
''Many times males, when they're sexually abused, do get an erection, and ·because they had an erection;they thinkthey · liked it, ·That's pretty much a physielogical response;itdoes not meanconsent,and it doesn't mean that they necessarilyenjoyed it," she said. "It becomeseven more
shamefulforthem that a man touchedthem and theyrespondedto it. A lot of boysdon't ·· ·talk about being victims."
-·. Baker said that the perpetrators often show their victimspornography,give them .·· · · drugs, or take pornographic pictures to blackmailthem. She said that in 80 percent · of cases the victims know the perpetrator · "If the (victim)decides he wants to report · the sexual assaultor threatensthe perpetrator, the perpetrator says, 'Listen, you're going to be arrestedjust like me because . · · you've been smoking dope with me or ·· you've been drinking alcohol with me and you're underaged-l've got these pictures of you.' Many times kids don't understand that the adult is responsible for those behaviors,not them,"she said. "That buys the ·silence, at least for the moment, if not · forever."
Accordingto Baker there is a correlation in males between being sexually abused and becoming sexually abusive towards others. She said 40 to 65 percent of all · males who are sexually abused become sexuallyabusive.
"Kids thatare victimized,whetherthey're •inaleorfernale, are inappropriately aroused. · They become aroused by things·such as · violence.They like a certain age of child • .•it ·might be the age in which they were ·victimized,"she said. ''It'sreallyimportant · .·that they get some sort of treatment so it ·doesn't become an ingrained behavior."
Random survey ·reveals LHS s
Men .s.hould .c,onsider •.•
Talking About Anger.
;.-Men are socialized to hold
Recognizing Stereotypes. --Remember that when a back their feelings. As a re- woman says''no," she means • ·· ·1t h ·· h d '' n o · '' It 1·s never okay to ·su , men may ave a ai er time dealing with their feel:- forcibly have sex with anyings. It is this inability to ex- · one even if you think you press anger that causes men are being led on. ·
· •to seek violence as an al tern a- · --"Work on communication, tive to problem s<>lving. and learn to honestly com--Learn what makes yot1 an- municate your feelings gry.
--Early on in a relationship, --Take ''time out'' when you · taketimetodiscusswhatlevel .
·· feel yourself getting angry. · of sexual activity iS a com--Learn to express feelings. fortable level.
· Don't let anger bt1ild. --Take time to get to know
.:.Reject stereotypes of how the women you date as · you are ''supposed'' to be. people. ·
:--Learn appropriate ways to --Know how your comments · express your anger. and attitudes about sexuality affect women.
·· ,
Remember: · Until me11learn to control their anger, they are capable of rape. -
Compiled frorn info11nation · from the Rape/Spouse Abuse · Ciisis Center ·
Although there are many miscon- · In today's society a victim of rape sailant on." But, FBl sta :tlstics state Bauer. ceptions surrounding rape. a ran- is often seen as the one who is at that only 4°/4 of reporte :d rapes ifl~ Under current Nebraska law, one dom survey of Lincoln High stu- fault. People sometimes assume volve provocative behavior. spouse may be charged with sexu- · dents showed that they seem to be the victim may have dressed pro- .· According toJunior Tanya Teater a ally assaulting the other spouse . . · educated about the subject. · ·vocatively or may have "led the as- person never purposely flau .nts However, there has not yet been a ·I / <<<···.·•
; i: : herself as to be caseinNebraskatotestifthecourts I Myth.:"Worn.en who are raped ask. for /ft." •.· 'Myth: "Rapet¢a1.lyqb¢~i:i'tij}~pp~p-vtrM ? raped. will interpret the law to include Jfij~t: According to FBI sta tistlcs ; cip:ly 4°;6 i Q(teri.. 'fn¢reijtj:iyetyf¢WW9m¢nw:1:t§fi~yij "The way I sexual assault Within marriage . 9f p~p9ttedrapesinvolve"provocativep¢hav- .·.eye;r ~p¢rj.¢p¢ea~§~~l~~~µJt ;i H think of rape is Some people believe that very few fqt'.7 The FBl defines "provocative betjamo:r" Fact: 1\~o:r@..p.g tb "tti~;ij'ijJ, i ffi~: you can't rape the have ever experienced a sexual as~$ walking or dressing in a way that··is fa§testgrowlhgyt9J~t¢rtro:~thfilj~µ~tl9jj. ~ willing. There- sault However, the Los Angeles sexually attract -Ive.
th F:81alsoestffiiatesthattheactual1001 4/
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d.ericeof •s~alj$$ij#.ltffim)~b~tfmm& f isn't ,villing· to· Women reports that one WOmen in :~yt:J): "Only certain kinds of women get to 10 tiajes tll~nti.m}mx-9(r~pqffl.:¢(\ ~I t . have sex at their three will be raped in her lifetime • •::::;" Victims are of every age, race,•arid assaults;
( :iiiI own \Vill it is "There are a lot more rapes than physfcal appearance
Myth· "A
t t,¢ affi,hdt rape." · said .people think. they just go unre-
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· l\1yth: "Women freqt1ently cry "rape" and a ·.· Fact: An. sexual act tbati:bikes ~ace { Another mis- Bassinger •.
p :pµtnber of reports are false."
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conc ;eption is People also believe that women }f'~¢t: Studies show that only 2°/o of rape
, : \\1 that a person can makefalsereportsofrape. But.only =tepofts care false This is the same false-- ·•Myth· ~Ra e occurslateat ntght ondirk :~partritte;$in bthetfelohfes
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r::iff not be raped by 20/4 of rape reports are false.
his or her spouse. ·. "I don't think women 'cry rape'
):9iiiy•~,11{ !i "If she said no, because th ey wouldn't have area••• > take lace ;outstdeand 15%m.automtibilesGU : it's .rape." said . son to unless it was true, .. saidJun\'.¢~pe/Spouse Abuse Ciisis
j:i:::: :;: senior D avtd iorTenyWood.
By Heidi Woerner
With all of the issues facing the abuse."
their attitudes will automatically be solve ct when women attain a · world today, one which needs to be Out of the approximate . 100 · change. But realistically. violence higher socioeconomic status. Soluaddressed immediately is the in- people who attended the march against women will not stop, she tionsincludetougherlaws,adequate creasingproblemofviolenceagainst · and'rally, about 10 of them were ·. said. _ · and successful treatment programs women. male, said M,att Dooley, a senior -···. "It tends to !Jlcrease as the ferrii- · and increased funding for women's Toe "Take Back t9~ Night March . who also attended. He feels vio- nist movement increases," said program centers. _. and : Rally," which took place Jenee against women is a big prob~ • .Ashey, also referting .:to incidents Note: Somefacts and infqmiatwn regarding throughou t the UNL c amp·.us April ]em. ·· that occurred in the ·i7os such as ·th e march were provided b'yJude Alexander;
· an intemat the Women's Resource Center and 26, was aimed at helping ,vomen ''l plan on being a lot more awctre;" the rise of pornography. .· coJounder of the ViQlei:iceAgainst Women · become stronger and more able to said ·Dooley. ''I'rn offended by se~- - -• • She feels the problems can only _ A1vareness PtoJect .'
cope with the reality of violence in ist remarks. their lives, said Marianna AShey, a
and I'll be mote
volunteerattheWomen'sResource active in telling
Center and a member of the Vio- · them they have
Third bill could idecrease crime rate
By·_Dawn Brunke
h
lence Against Women Awareness no rig t."
Project. The "Take Although two legts.lativebills dealing With · rapist but generally civilsuits are only filed
"Toe pdurphos 1 e tihsto empower · ··_BMackchthe Naignhdt ..·violent crimes .have ·been passed by Con-
. against unsafe places. accordingto O'Shea.
women an to · e p em gain some ar · gress within the last few years, a third bill Under this legislation the victim would
of the power that women get taken · ·Rally" has come ·· which gives rnore rights to victims -of sex- be able to sue the rapist for comp ensation
away from them," she said. to Lincoln fomr ualassaulthasyettobepassed,according for medical l:)ills, therapy. rehabilitation fiil~I ·· The event began with ,vomen times during · to the Nation.al Victim Assistance Center and any lost income resulting from the lIII~ speakers who were survivors of all the past 10-20 in Fortworth ; Texas · offense and bring a criminal su'it against ~
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1 ~ii~i-is_currently in the Senate Judi-
rally. • From there, they marched - throughout the keep statistics oh crimes motivated by _-ciary con1n1ittee. throughout the carnpus, and ended . world atvarious · bigotry or plas. .States that fail to do so .. Nebr;.;1skc1Senator J ,J : Exon co-sponwith a speakout at Comrnonplace ; ·•----times when the ·. may lose federal funding , However ; crimes sored the legislation, said Jeny Sliminski, __ •:<••. ···· At the speakout, more women women of · a against women are not included in :the Legislative Assistant to Sen Exon. · iii shared their personal stories and community feel >·. J-Iate Crimes Statistics Act, according , to "He co-sponsors but a small percentage i![~L
0$'$-speakers, including Bair, gave ·there is a neced·· ·· · Sarah ·O'Shea of the Nebraska Domestic of legislation, so by co-sponsoring, he's tit; · thetrsympathy and support to the _. · for · it, said · Violence Sexual Assault Coalition. ·sayingthat this matter could receive some · till · cause. Ashey. · ToeViolence~ainstWomenAct, which priority ;" said Sliminski · ·
"You can sit there and do nothing Toe ·aware- · was introduced unsuccessfully last y~ar _ _ Th is legislation will affect everyoue~-in,. :¥,i OF help the we-men who , are in ; · nessis:neede.d, wasreintroaticedt:filsyearbySenJoseph clt1ding high school students, because
.. volved." she said. . . · · "because the ire Biden, D~Delaware. The .,act provides for ~rimescanhappentoanyoneregardlessof
Arine Lacey, another junior who are very serioll.ls · increased funding for sexual assault _ edu- age. according to criminal law teacher Bill it~I · attended the rnarch and rally. said ·_problemsofvilo~ · ·. cation and professional training, stricter Zuspan -_ _
as they walked past the fraterni- lence agatn 1st • penalties for convicted rapists and more ·· "From a criminal justice stc1ridpoint. I 'f! -ties, the protestors woul~ chant women in tints rights for the victims. ·•· • _ .· _ __ support the legislation for a number of ff'i~ ~µc~ things · as, -·"No·•means .-no.:"_ campus, ci ity ·_ i ·.·. Currently -rape cases are tried with the _·-_·.reasons; -·First. •violence toward women 1s· . f[fil•· The'.college men retorted with the and world," she ·• state ••·as the plaintiff and the victim as a i on .the increase ·throughout the country. lf11· · response, "No means more." · · • said. · -•- -_-.witness who te~tUles but is not able to ~econ9,bycomingdownt9t1gheroncrinli-
. · "We need to let men know that According / to - · · ·•bring charge~ upon the defendant herself. -.•'nalswe might recluce the total crime rate," _·
•· women will not tolerate thisab1.1se," · As hey. _ ;as .· Toe victim can file a civil suit against the · said Z1-1span.·
s~idLa~ey. "Women tirestrong~ ry~· people become
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men; Thank goodness. Women sexual assault happens once every told to act like an adult, forced into · and that's more than I've done in provide this world with qualities _-three minutes The point is that -· · the adult world when Iwase:lghtbut four years and it has taken a lot ," and skills without which no one ·. · anyone could be a vtctim, and • i was treated like a child." ·
· · She has n:lghtrnares and has · . would .sulVive. But the thing all _taking the subject lighty only in ~ -_••-· It is .hard for many victims to ask - .troublesleeping: Sheusuallywakes · ·. wortien and men share 1Shuman;. · creases the number of people for :help. Something as strriple as · uptwotofourtimes eve:rynight, fre- · ness · And no human beirtgh~s__ being assau]ted. There ate also · _ • •askitl-g _ for ·.help with· homework _·_.qµently at the othe l"e~d of the bed. the right tci overpower another •-•-·_rnany myths , and misconQeptioJ1S seems abnbsttrripossible. The vi~.. · _ -· ·_"You have to go tlirough certain human being for the sake of pc>wet about victims be th ey old or · · tirn doesn't feel that she ls worth stages to hit other s~ages-you have and control. ·. - · ·· ·· · young; male or female. Sometimes anyone's time, to walk before you run: you have to So can we reclaim the human~ we assume th at we can avoid .-_· Her emotional development 1Sstill learn to express your feelings before ness sexism robs us of? We ca _n_·• - · facing th e actual problem by · 1 · h · d d y · ou bell eve them ·.you have to trust blaming the victims for "being ip very ow. s e sai • an in some ways · if we work together to overcoille · the wrong place at the wrong she is still at the level of an eight yourself before you trust others. I'm the structures of sexism and the · time, or acting in some way that _ year old. still atlearningto trust myself, learnpoisonous messages they feed us. -_-_.was at.tractive to the victimizer or "I tend not to •trust emotions be- · ·-ing to express affect, or feelings. I'rn · You can begin by learning to value in some other way inviting abuse. cause I was told repeatedly at a ".'ery getting better at it, I'm not real good · the wholeness of the women in But this is not true, and only by - young age that you don't do th~t- at it yet but l'm getting better." your life: your mother, your · · · ·. talking about these iSsues can we you don't say when you're upsetsister, your aunt, your friend, or get everyone to see that. you don't cry-you don't show em~_ yourself • Toe safety of all of us tion. For a long time l didn't cry rio depends on it;
Friendship Home , 474-4709
Rape Spouse Abuse Crisis Center (RSACC) ·.
· Hot line 475-7273 · ·Office 476-2110 · '•'' Freeway Station 475~6261 ···.• ·
-"'.providesshelter for people who have been sexu- ·. --provides 24 hour crisis counseling/advocacy for · --shelters people who are in unsafe living condially assaulted and for battered women'. sexual assault and domestic violence victims and . tions , .· . --mainly for adults 18 years and older. • their families; counseling for abusive men; lee- , tures arid workshops.
--shelter~runaways
, Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault , Coalition (NDVSAC) '
RSACC is the centralized sexual abuse organization for Lincoln. This enables separate establishments to specialize in their area of aid without ·'·•·,Women's Resource Center " , 472-2597 · ... ·111 Nebraska City Union 476-6256
--provides •library and resource materials, inforreferrals and works on legislation. ' mation and referrals
--provides technical assistance to programs, gives duplication of work in the city. RSACC is ·•. ·knowledgeable of all other active organizations in the Lincoln area and refers .people to these organizations which specialize or provide aid.
Family Services .. , 471-7929 .
--provides long terrn counseling
for individuals, couples and
Has this , happened to you?
, families that are dealing with di- --/ was walking down the hall and thzs guy I hardly ~ven know patted me on vorce, family violence and step the butt. · · · family issues; group therapy, family life education
·
••-He was giving me a back rub while we were watching a movie and he started · doing things that I didn't want him to do.
· Lutheran Family Services 489-7744 ·
--provides counseling for individuals and •families ·
Child Guidance 475-7666
--providesservicesfor sexually assaulted children and adolescents
~-Hethreatened to break up with me if I didn't have sex with him. ·, - -'Myboyfrien4 and I fooled around. I didn't want to sleep with him, but he wouldn't stop.
--When we went out Friday, we drank a few beers. I didn't want to have sex · with him, but I passed-out and he did it anyway. -· • >. ***These are examples of varying degrees of sexual assault.
--My boyfriend scares me. He totally controls who my friends are, where I am, what I tead and what I do. , '•
LHS Counseling Center 436-1527
--provides support at school --referspeople to .other places · thatcan help them . ·.
· · --/ was 15 minutes late in meeting my boyfriend and he shoved me into the car • .and gave me a couple bruises. , · ·· ***These are examples of emotional and physical abuse!
--I do,n't like working with my boss because she hints atsexua[ ,things we can do after work and makes it known that she has power over my job. ·
feel uncomfortable at the lunch table when the guys tell Jokes that are ·.·.,Child Abuse/Neglect - 471-7245 · ·. • demeaning and insulting to women'·s,bodies. · · · , ··•**These are examplesofsexual ha"asment! .· , 24 hours 7 days/Week· ·· , •.;.Myuncle came over when my patents were gone arid started touching me. I
·.·Lincoln .~eneral .Hospital
elt u'ncomfortable and didn't know what to do.
;;•When.·my mom remo.rried,_mystepf ather shoied me ,pornographic pictu,tes,.·.···•
,_ _,, 47 5-1011 ··•··mllde medo the same things and took pictures of me.
2300 South 16th Street .·
--providesmedical ' attention
- ***These are e~amples of incest!
Youth Service System 475-3040
2202 South .11th ·. --provides support, shelter and counsel to adolescents and fatnilie~ '
The Lighthouse .· 475-3220 : ·740 South 17th Street • --~ · '"-buildsand nurtures adolescents self-esteem, empowering adoles'cerits to believe in themselves·and others ..·.
·Victim Witness Unit (police branch) 471-7181 · --provides trained people who help · rape victims in need of support when going to court .
.Lincoln Police Department · 911 emergency - < 471~7204 information "'.-proti<ieslaw enfo~cement,investi- · :gatiorts and proteqtion· ·
· ''Help! Oh help, Seymour!"cries Audrey ·.· ·The a~tioncenters around the employees cess to the · dowl)trodden business and here for hours andnothing has been accom-• as the plant engulfs her. Will thehero save •·of Mushnik'sSki,d,Row Florists:.·Seymour Audrey's attentions to Seymour 13utsuch plished. ·•People whQ come out of these
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· Krelbom(VikratnJasw:al),alucklessflorist's good fortunes exact grisly payment: · the rehearsals have leamed, patience and built ·
·· ·Studentswill find out when the Mummers assistant,andAudrey(S:eniorKristiFilarski), plant must be kept alive with human blood. ·up their endurancelevel {Qrsuch situations ,present the award-winning off-~r.oadway ··the secret love of his liffe. Seymour finds a _ Experience and special talents of Mum- Karen Howland,a formerLHS accompamusical stageplay "Little Shop of Horrors" mysterious_flytrap-like plant during,a solar ·.,mets stirredthoughtsof amusicalstageplay nist, is the musicdirectorfor the production · tonight $id Saturdayat 7:30 p.ml · · eclipse. His fabulousdiscovery brings sue- · since last year, saidJoeKreizinger, director llowland is especially impres~ :w:iththe:
·• ,of the Mummers' production. Most of the· dedicationand talents of the cast members,. cast members have been active in the all- ·.· "They are very receptive, talented and school plays, Mummers; Pinewood Bowl ' take direction well," said Howland. · productions, the Community•Playhouse, Howlandplays the piano, and the upbeat ballets, and dance and voice lessons. This music brings out parodies of tile 1960's variety of stage performancegives the cast ·.· She also said they all have good attitudes ·confidenceandamaturedstagepresence,he and· are ·always willing to work hard. said.
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''The experienceof the cast enables us to · tai11acts are not-being rehearsed particular· work fast because we don't have to worry ·days, most of the cast stays until rehearsalis ·.about teachingthe basics," said Kreizinger.·- finished. This hard work:and dedication is
· Rhythm is created by the modernized not only seen during the three hours of ' Greek c.:horuswhich is made up of five · rehearsal each day but on the three Satur·.• · street~smartgirls: senior SamanthaGaines, days that are set aside by cast membersfor .· juniors Kjerstin Bo\\'man, Becky Lowe, · building the set. ·
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Nickersoii,junior,theplantoperator. maniptilatethelOfootgiant in addition of rehearsal asthe actors emerge and be- If this is the excitement felt during reSurroundedby darknessand fur, sit- ···. • to controllingit, it is essentialto synchro- >come their characters. ··· ·hearsalJust think whatit will belike dµring tirig in the folds of the plant's mouth, · nizethepiant'smovelllentswiththevoice. ·.·• • "Oh yeah! I like that!'' can be heard on the real thing.
, Nickersonawaits the commandsof the "It's a real teameffort for Duane and stage and in the drama room. Constructive - The cast: seniors Pilarski, Gaj:nes,Duane plant~svoice,playedbyDrianeHarriott, · tne," said Nickerson. · · criticism helps the cast members develop ·•Harriott, Matt Dobber~einllJldJaswal,junsenior. · Together·they transformjnto · •··· · _ The four versionsof 'the plant, requ~d ··•.their characters'personalitiesto perfection. iors Bowman,Lowe, Josh Fritts, and Joel · ·.Audrey Il, ··a humanseating Venus's- · because the plant grows after being fed, · ·.·. · ''Their own odd persbnalities,bring out the ·Kunkel,sophomoresOlson,ScottandDavid flytrap ,which manipulates Sey-mour · are rent¢ from the University of Nee ·. characters,"said Kreitiilger. · · Nickerson.Studentproductiondirectorsare K:relborn,a florist:'sassistant on Skid · braska Repertory Theater, said director Of course there are ·the days when the Chad Bockelmanand Shawn Webber. The RQW,into believingthatihe is accotn- .i JoeK.reizinger. · · ·.nitty-gritty, hair-splitting details must be play is directed by KreizingePand Angie plishinghis dreamof fame and fortune. - ·
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· · Most stude11tsare not eligible to vote in May's general needs of students. She has developeda plan to solve over- presidentof human resoursesat AmericanCharterSavings election,but the outcomeof the 4th and 6th Districtschool ·· crowding. and Loan. board elections and the library bond will affect students. ''I have been visiting schoolsand documentingthe over- Vera Mae Lutz and KennethWinston are running for the The library bond was approvedin April's primary elec- crowdin1g. What looks like overcrowdingon paper might 4th Districtseat vacated by Marceil Drier. The 4th District ·. tion. Accordingto Becky Pasco, Lincoln Education Asso: .· not be in reality;" said Wysong. She also said she would is locatedin north and west Lincoln. · ·· · · • ciation representativeto Citizen's for Public Libraries,the• considerclosingthe LincolnHigh and Southeastdistrictsto "Who knows better the problems that students face than · bond will help high school students ··· transfers due to overcrowding. · · the students;whyis school not the place to be?" said LUtz ; - •· ''It will give them additional resources that the public Wysong said that she favored the middle school system ·· Lutz would favor a bond issue to build new schools to schoollibraries don't have. It will put the resourcesin their ·and wot1ldsend students in grades 9-12 to Northeast and alleivateovercrowding. She has been active in the League neighborhoods;theywori'thaveto godowntown(to Bennet ·.East·becausettiey are not overcrowded,and studentsin of Women Voters, the East Campus NeighborhoodAssoMartin) to get them," Pasco said. ·• grades 1 10-12 to Lincoln High and Southeast. · ciation, is serving on the Adult Advisory Committee for Accordingto Pasco; the money from the bond will go to · Wysong has operated a nursery school for 23 years and · SoutheastCommunityCollege,and is a lifetimememberof · · expandthe Gere Bmnch~t 56thand Normal Boulevard,and ·· • holds a bachelor's ·degree in elementary education and a · the National PTA for communityservice. ..· tot>uyanewbookrnobile.·Asecondlibrarybond is planned • master's in human development, ··.Winston, who worked for State Senators Chris Beutler Accordingto Pasco, the money wouldgo towardsbui,ding i. ''Therellas been recentte$tirtgt.l1athas-shownthatpotential andPeter Hoagl3nd,thinkshis experiencein the Legislature · new branchesat Lewis and S4periorstreets and at 27th and dropoutscan be identifiedasearlyas elementaryschool.We would help LPS get the maximumam_ountof state fundini Old Cheney Road, said Pasco. · i · ·.· wouldindentify,thosestti~entsand pair them with mentors under the formula s.etby LB 1059.
· · 1 SallyWysongand ~I Hoff are runningfor the 6th District ·• alld deyelop oQterprograms,"-said Hoff. · ·. ·.i "I kn,ow the people who know how to make the changes · ·schoolboard ~t being vac;atedby JamesWickl~s. The 6th · Hoff said his ·experienceas superindententof schools at and get state aid for Lincoln," said Winston. · - · - ·-••Districtnmsfrom VanDomtoAdamsahd frorn84thto48th -··•.Wilber-Clatoniagave him experience with understanding · · Winston would favor anexpansion of the Venturesin
·· streets. · · · • ··· .··•·.·. and compilation ' of a school budget. Hoff taughtEnglish at Partership programandwould contact leaders in the minorWysong Sllidhel'top priority was tQ meet Qteindi..,idu~, ·•.•East High School for five years and is currently vice- ity communityabout their concerns with the curriculum.·
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When controversy arises some administrators would withhold informationfrom the studentsand staff to avoid criticism of their school. Fortunately, the LHS administration is not one of those administrations.
Allowingthe allegedsexualassaultsto be publicizedwas a brave move by the administration.Lincoln High received negative publicity.Principal Sam Nelson said that those who have negative misconceptionsabout Lincoln High will continneto have misconceptionsabout Lincoln High.
Going public with the alleged assaults was a wise move.
Unfortunately,sexual assault is common· in our society today.
· by the administration,because when it comes to safety,.· ignoranceis not bliss. Studentsand staff have the right to be safe. The administrationhas made it clear to the unknown perpetrators and all others that these actions will not be · tolerated by the administration, ·
Most importantlythe administrationhas tried to create a pro- activeatmosphere,whereone can becomfortableabo"'t coming forward with allegations
Unfortunately,sexuaI·assaultis common in our society
Onein four womenis sexuallyassaultedin her lifetime,but nine out of ten rapes aren't reportedr Perhaps if more ·women came·forward, then fewer sexual assaults would occur; at least more offenders could be prosecuted
The administrationshould be commended·for its intelligenthandling of the allegations. ·
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How do you think the administration handled the alleged rape situation?
Tom Pappas, teacher"They made a great reaction.but no.results. That's unfortunate,but that's not their fault."
Sacrifice beneficial to all
It's kind of funny. Here I am, reading" 'The Grapes of Wrath"by John Steinbeck,preparingto4omr bitasteacher for the day in class. SuddenlyI run acl'OS$aquotethatstrikes 1 chord in my heart.
''Fear the time when manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundationof man:self, and this one quality is man, distinctivein·the universe:."
Marcus Rekart, senior"I think they could have done · more, like having people walk around the school from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m."
Trenesa Thompson, • • Jun1or·~1think they're trying ·to hide things from us and they'renot telling us everything."
Too fast it connectedwith somethingI had been thinking · about. On April 17th,railroademployeesacrossthe nation · willgoonstrike.It willnotaffectsomeofyoudirectly,only inadvertently. You will see a change in pricesand you may pay more for things than usual. Some of us though,.are affecteddirectly. Someof us haveparentswho worlcfoirthe railroad. I have four relatives employed under a railroad includingmy grandpa,two unclesand my step-dad.Maybe it's the Amepcan way or maybea fight for survival. Either way, thesepeople will be sacrificingpay tp ensurethat lthey are paid fairly and have the proper medicalinsurance.They are also standingup to people who are trying to keep labor at an all-timehigh, whilepay and safetyare one of the lesser of their concerns. They are out there for the peoplewho will be entering the work force, to make sure they have what is entitled to them-fair pay and safety. Spare a thoughltfor
· these men and women and what they are strikingfor.
Junior Shawna Maybee
Editors Note: Congress ordered strikers back to work on April 18
allegedsexualassaultsstoryprintedonthefrontpage?Why did the media have a heyday with this new found i'nformation on the infamousLincoln High? LHS has taken many hits for being the "evil" school. Wheri people think of · LincolnHigh theythinkof gangs,gunsand violence. Dowe really kill each other in the halls? I think it is time to pui a stop.totherumorsand insultsLHS is getting. 1:tasthad three · suicides last year. Their story was,buried in the middle of the ne.wspaper. Many schools in Lincoln have incidents that.areviolent,so why is LincolnHigh the one who gets all of the coveragewhen an allegedincidenthappens?I'm sick. · of hearing"You go to LincolnHigh? Why don't you · transfer?'' All of this prejudiceof Lincoln High must stop. Junior Tammy Koeppe
Reporters: Becky Banset, Dawn Brunke, Maija Burdic,Jill Cosier, Elodie Coulon,Megan.Clark,.· Melissa Draper, Ryan Finlayson,Julie Gilde, Greg Harris, Ja~en Harp, Rachel flillman, Layla Lamborn, Amy Loth, Teena Peckham, Becky Peterson, Stephanief'.atton, KatharineRapkin, JuddShannon S£ott, sophomore"I'm glad they informedpeople so they could take precautions."
LHS unfairly criticized
Dear AdvocateStaff, I was -verydispleased with the publicationworld when I ·read the LincolnStar the morningof the·19th; Why was the Reeves, Amber Salvati,. Blaze Skinner, Krista Smith, Chuck Synovec,Tami Theiler, Fred Ulrich,Jim Wallace Student Advisers: Matt Dobbertien,·Vikram Jaswali Mitch Hirt .··
LHS leads in.SJ!ecializ.edco.urses -......--ourses, • stu ents
By Becky Banset .·
· Lincoln High has been a leader in devel- · oping programs and classes to suit the needs of all students, said Sue Cain, gifted facilita-
credits needed to graduate, said Ted Reth- and skills needed to be successful in school meier, vice principal. for sophomore students at risk of dropping Classes in the areas of English, science, out. tor. social studies and ··;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; , ,, ·.·iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Resource rooms, gifted classes, transition courses and many other programs have been created to meet the needs of students and to
terial and incorporatemore complex discussionsand lectures. They focus on getting the student to use higher thinking skills and to become more involved in their learning.
"They are designed for the student to be able to build on the skills and knowledge they already have. But, it must be a strong ·
This ·class serves students that nt a certain criteria. This cri-
The opportunity ·is here, it's just what teria includes socio, better the learning environment for every- and solid base to begin with," said Cain. one.
In order to accommodate these needs, ',
Lincoln High provides students with morepotential to have more classes that range rigorous and challenging. from those aimed to classe.r; benefit advanced students who ~re ;..;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,,--Cain, bound for cQmpetitivecolleges, to those for added. · at-riskstudents who are trying to get back into the academic life. ·
computer science are available as night classes and are held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday through.
The classes focus on the · We want to provide. an opportunity for students with students mastering and retaining more of the information given to them. They also take a greater amount of time and energy because the student is more in charge of their own learning, Cain Thursday
Gifted classes are for those advanced stu-. dents who are more involved in their learning. They include either differentiated,advancedor advancedplacementclasseswhich stem from the graduationrequirements,said Cain ·
''We want to provide an opportunity for students with more potei:itialto have more ' rigorous and challengingclasses," said Cain. The classes cover more sophisticated ma-
In the differentiatedclasses, studentscover less material but take more of an in-depth • look at the material they do learn. In the advanced and advanced placement classes, the students cover more material and work at a faster pace.
In addition to the gifted classes, there are also transition and night classes offered at Lincoln High. These classes are aimed to help students who are behind and trying to catch up.
• The night classes supply students with the •
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·you want to do with it --Cain·
classes benefit new students or those who have been out of school due to illness, said Rethmeier.· The students are able to work with the teachers on an iindividualbasis to • make up the work they have missed.
Another program to help students organize their school work is called the Successful Student Experience Center (SSEC).
"It is designed to help students get organized and become more e:fficient," said E.ethmeier.
Itis a class students must register for and is set up like a study hall. 'There are teachers ·available for tutoring and guidance and it is open to students from either side of the scale.
One program designed to help atariskstudents is Steps of Success (SOS). It is designed to provide support, encouragement
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By Sherri Varilek
Teachers are now monitoring the halls throughout the day, according to Barry Stark, vice principal.
''The purpose of this is to get unauthorizedpeople out of the building. In springtimeand early fall when the weather's nice we get a lot of people that come into the building that don't belong," said Stark.
Lincoln High had a few hall monitors, and administrators were out occasionally, but no teachers were monitoring before, he said.
This policy was instituted partly because of the significant amount of thefts that have occurred recently, Stark said.
''If we have people in the hall who are not authorized, chances are they are not there for any constructive purposes; but if people have passes, we know who was out of class and when. It helps us to check into and control the thefts," he said.
If students don't have a class that period, they should go outside, to fhe commons area or to the media center, Stark said. ,
''If they want to talk, no problem, but go to the areas ·
designated. We just don't want them where there's a disruption of instruction,"he said.
Fifty-three teachers who volunteered to give up a plan~ 'ning period monitoron a rotating schedule·throughoutlthe week, Stark said.
·."I think that it's something I should do," said French teacher Norma Sturgeon,who monitorsduring fifth peri1od on Wednesdays. "I don't like to give up my planniing period to do it, but I think that it's necessary because there were a lot of thefts from lockersand we don't have enowgh hall monitors."
However, sl1eis uncertain whether this new policy will help.
"I think th~ttthe students who are in class aren't 11:he students who steal. I think that the thefts are by stude1nts who don'tgo to class. It's possiblethat it will help if people know that there are teachersmonitoring the halls. But one can't be everywhere at the same time, therefore it's difficult to know if it will help," she said.
·Alleged· assaults concern school, community
By Jon Rehm ·
All reports of sexual assaults at LHS are still unconfirmed .· According to Wagner, the police were aware of lthe and based on second and third hand information,according assaults early in the week of April 15 and informed !the to Principal Sam Nelson. · Lincoln High administrationof the alleged sexual assamlts Lincoln police summoned Vice- Principal Barry stark to. soon afterwards. Wagner said the police.had not received police headquartersto inform the Lincoln High administra~· any reports of sexual assaults at Lincoln High from Aprili15 tion of the allegations. said Nelson. He decided last Wed-.••·to April 23, and have discovered no new leads in the~. nesday to announce the allegations to the public. He said · "There's only so far the investigation can go without a that ThUl'sdayafternoon was • earliest he could inform the victim coming forward, we 're still trying to find out if lthe · staff. · sexual assaults actually occured," said Wagner. "The timing wasn't approiilteto share Th~rsday morning, · · Nelson said he was impressed by the·way students have itwcmldhavecomeas too much of a sJw<;kand would have· ··handledevents and the way they have rallied to the defeqse disrupted teaching that day," said Nelson." · of the school. Some students were concerned over the. Nelson said that going public with ·information that.. negative pttblicty that the school was receiving. hadn't beeifconfinned was a risk.· · · Lincoln Star city editor Gordon Winters decided to.putthe · "It's a high risk to go public unless you have factual news about the alleged sexual assaults on the front page infoi:mation.It was a bold path to go public. We've moved. becauseofcommunity interest in the situation.Winters said to a pro-active posture even though it's brought som.e .thatifthesameoccuranceshappenedatotherLincolnhigh critism to the school," said Nelson. schools it would be front page news.
Pqlice Lieutenant Lee Wagner agreed.
Senior Tim Bolton organized a letter writing campaign to ''We just have informaiiOI'!that there has been alleged protestthemedia's coverageofthealledgedsexualassaults. sexual assaults in and·around Lincoln High, but we haven't "l felt they were taking a one-sided stance against Lincoln been.contacted by an actual victim," said Wagner. High like they uSYaiflydo," said Bolton. · Boltonrecieved letters from 60 people in about two homs.
economic grouping, ethnic background, · low or failing grades, poor school atten-
dance and retention problems.
According to Cain, the balance of classes at LHS better reflects students' needs.
"The opportunityis here, it's just what you want to do with it," she said.
Cain said that there is .not a need to add more classes, but there is room for improvement. There have been many classes added over the co~rse of the past ten years and it · has helped reach all of the students more effectively, she said.·
Resource rooms, tutoring programs, and transition classes have been set up to help • students improve upon the skills they already have.
Cain is trying to expand a support group for under-achievers.·
· "It's just one more thing we are trying to do," she said
Teachers announce .retirement plans .
By Becky Banset and Jim Wallace
This year Lincoln High will lose four teachers to · retirement. These teachers include Ray Fallstead, Joe Folsom, Aldie Johnson, and Jim,Sommers. · Fallstead, who has been teaching here for 24 years, plans to enjoy his free time huntingand fishingand workingon home projects.·Fallsteadhas taught health and =. physical education. He remembers Fallstead teaching coed classes three to four years
before they were even required by law. ·"I had a lot of fun. The.time sure has gone fast;" said Fallstead.
Folsom, who teac.;hesbusinesslaw and personal finance, has al~o been here for 24 years, Folsom said the fellowship among the faculty and students is what he will always remember. He plans to · take it easy after his retirement by traveling and enjoying wood-workingprojects.
Sommers has worked as a teacher, coach and athletic director at LHS for 35 · years. Sommers plans to work on research projects after his retirement. He is also intet"estedin geneology and plans Sommers to look into his family history.
"I like Lincoln High very much. I like the opportunity towork with the fac~lty and staff members," said Sommers. Johnson has taught at LHS for 32 years, mainly in the area of social studies. He bas helped pilot severalprograms includjrtg the· Afro-American and adJohnson vanced placement history classes. After ·retirement, he plans to spend more.time; with his family.
"In coaching and teaching, I think I spent more time with other kids than I did my own," he said. ·
Folsom
By Fred Ulrich.
Bob Marley and the Wailers - ''Talkin' · from each other, predominantlybecause of Blues'' Stipe's lyrics that collllbine ethics with Tuff Gong record company happiness.
Although the album lacks complexity,it It seemsdifficultto comprehend,yet since has beauty because of tlhe use of acoustic Bob Marley's death in 1981, he' has come · guitars,mandolinsand the flugel horn as the out with his thirdalbumof unreleasedmate- spine throughouta whole song. This record rial. is worthgettingfor the sake of its simplicity. ''Talkin' Blues" is by far his best album to comeout in years. Nine of the 11 songswere 311 - ''DAMMIT!'' recorded live·at a San Francisco radio sta- What have you record company
tion in 1973 to promote the Wailers first albu~ ''Catch a Fire." The last three songs include"Am-A-Do,"a songMarleyrecorded that was never released because of poor sound quality, and a 1975 live versionof"I Shot the Sheriff."
Bob Marleyand the Wailersalonechanged the whole essence and definitionof reggae music. This album isa perfect example of whyBob Marleyis one of the best musicians in history. His songs have more meaning and are beautified when they are done live instead of being recorded in a studio. For the reggaelistener, this album is ideal.
REM - ''Out of Time'; Warner Bros. record company
WhenREM'sfirstalbum, "Murmer,"came out in 1983, the group was virtually unknown. Now; through sheer talent and experience,REM has becomeone of the most popular bands throughout the past decade.
"Out of Time," REM's latest release, is a wonderfulcontributionto their ever chang-
Crew, who surprisingly does a song about black anger without using profanity or vulgarity. Other artists on the album include
DinosaurJr.- "GreenMind" Sire record company Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill and il combined
The most amazing element about "Green effort by Troop and Levert. Most of their Mind"ishowDinosaurJr.isabletousetruly songs insinuate the need.for love and com- .·loud and distorted guitars to make musical panionship. ..masterpieces,with strikinglyodd lyrics ·
The title track, "NewJack City" by Guy, · This album isa great example of prois one of the best songs off of the album, but · gressive, alternativemusic that uses power can only be found on the compact disc .··with quick, upbeatrhythms. Dinosaur'suse rather than the tape. Nevertheless,this is of backup vocals and rhythm guitars makes still an outstandingsoundtrackthat delivers · the music sound great. The band's style has
This enjoyable album from the Omaha- a combinationof powerful rap along with ·. a uniquenessthat is rarely found in group's based band 311 offers musical diversity. delicate soul. that use guitars to the same extent.
The only upsettingfactor of 311 's musicis how to·classify it.. The song ''Summer of Love"best exemplifiestllleband's range and musical style, by combiminghardcore funk and' reggae rhythms with Nick Hexum's strong vocals.
Even though the album's songs vary ·greatly,the wholealbum1has an attitudethat combineslove, weather and anger.
311, through this energy-packed album and local shows, has proved itself as one of the best bands to rise ,out of Nebraska's • • growing music scene.
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This attitude, uniting accounts of pushers by her violent and spiteful husband,James "MortalThoughts"is rated R for language with morals,is carried thlroughoutevery rap Urbanski, played by Bruce Willis: and contentand is now showingat the Plaza done on the album+especiall}l, .Jl¥2 I j,,e. ·-· Jawes' walevaleul ·heha,riac is ,ab,iious. ..4 Tbeatre. .•.
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By Greg Harris
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A new sport has recently been introduced to the kickoff in ·football. The one who t0 the collection·of intramural activities: catchesthe Frisbeemaythen take upto thi:ee UltimateFrisbee™. steps, then must pass.to another teammate, From the beginning of this year, students · If the receivercatches theFrisbee,he or she have shown interest in ultimate by getting may do the same. This is done un~l the together games and playing across Capital Frisbee is thrown upfield and caught in the · Parkwayin Lewis Softball Complex: · goal. If the Frisbee touchesthe ground,it is · At this time, LHS is the only school to considered a turnover. After a score, this have this asan intramural sport, said Jack process is repeated. ··· · Brestel,supervisingcoordinatoroftheintra, · Ulrich has been playing ultimatefor about mural program. · He ·:addedthat East High a year now. · ··· ·· · · · had put together teams for ultimate afew "I have always enjoyed throwing Fris• years ago, but has now discontinuedit. · bees, and this gives ine a chance to.putthose Ultimate,along with all other intramural ·skills into practice," Ulrich said; · sports,is open to all students who are inter- Ulrich believes intramural activities are ested V ecy few regulations apply to any an asset to a schoolbecause they provide an intramural sport. The only rule is that an organ1zed·way to meet new people and athlete participatingi1na high school sport spend more time with friends. can not be includedin :an intramuralsport of Jake Bleed, another sophomoreultimate the same kind, accorrdingto Brestel. For player,enjoysthesportbecauseofthepeople instance,oneplayingvarsity basketballmay · who play. Bleedlearned about and how to · not participatein intramural basketball · · play the sport from his brother this year. If students play an intramural sport, they Intramuralsports offer studentssomething · are awardedone credit towards graduation · they can do with friends after school, ac- · · requirements. If they play a varsity or re~ cording to Bleed. · serve sport, they recei:ve2.5 credits. "Most kids at LHS like to be in sports · · According to Eric Ulrich, a sophomore eitherto be withfriends,or justbecause they .·participant, .ultimate has very few rules. havenothingbettertodo,"saidBieed. "And After dividing teams, •one team ''pulls" the the intramuralprogramgives these students Frisbee to the other en1dof the field, similar the opportunityto get what they want."
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The search has begun for replacementsof retiringathletic .· p0ssibilities through·recommendationsfrom coaches and director Jim Sommers arid head basketball coach/history · administrators. Then he will ·present ·his final letter of teacherAldie Johnson,accordingto PrincipalSam Nelson. recommendationto the superintendant Educationis top priority with Nelson. In searchingfor a · "The search for a new athletic ditector will begin with replacementfor Johnson,hewillsimultaneouslysearchfor stateandregionwideadvertisement.Bylaw; ariyposition of · one person who has ample qualificationsfor both roles, this multitudemustbe advertiseda set number of w~ks," putting a bit more emphasison the teachingaspect. said Nelson. This same regulationapplies to the hiring ofa 'IWe also need one who is a completeindividual,and will · new teacher-coachas well. • · do what is best for the school disregarding what outside Nelson added that the search for Johnson's replacement criticism may bring," Nelson said. · will begin in the building From there, carididateswill be
To add to the above qualities,for the coachingposition,he looked at from all over the city and state. ·Then it will be will look for a person who is excited about basketballand turned over to placement service committees. has a competitivespirit ·A good previous coachingrecord · The search is a long, time-consumingproce~s. For the · is importantalso. athletic director, May 15 will be the last day to accept ·.
To fill the athletic director's opening,Nelson prefers an •:::!~::i::;~n~~d~;::.1 Board should reach .·its
:nedip~ ve 1 se·c1ua1ntLwHhs 0 •:.se:id,•mAitnhilsetrti~cticvee:t~ficartiti:ofined 1·saa~dsowah:ecweisl~ · · The basketball coach and teacherw1·ll fall under a similar·
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By Amy Loth
To be sticcessful,a track team needs to have everyone important in track. LHS has had a strong program in past
doing his or her best and they need to competeas a team.not years and I'd like to maintainthat this year," said Henriichs. Softball/will have to Beaclubsporlfor 'atleast ......
as individuals.said track coach Jean Henrichs. Junior Chris King, middle distance runner, said th~gjrls~ ~~i- i ~is$¢anSthafDHSwillh~vet°'raiseits /
The boys' teamproved this by winning the Harold Scott ·team has had many setbacks this year, includingnumerous · ownfuridstosti ortthisclub. TheLHS Booster · Invitational, the first meet they have wo,n in four years, injuries, which has refrained them from meeting their ex~ · : clJbha§been f~r6achfd •to help withthe t 6$1'.S i : ··accordingto senior long distance runner Rod Beery. pectations. ·. ijf new Qniforms.·Nebra,ska WesleyanUniver-•
''It talcesa lot of hard training;and half ofit is the state of · ''We have a small team with not much depth, and that · $iJyandlhe QSA have a.lsoagreedto help with • mind you are in. It shows your 'grit', and how much pain means fewer entries in each race," said King. , ah y fti11dirigproblems .· · you can talce,"said.Beery, Goals of both teams this year are to lower their times each · j The ~~ori for hav{rig·softball in the fafl ln-•·· Beery and senior Chris Swanson.are state record leaders week and qualify as many atnletes as possible to state. · · • $t~d qf {tiespringis becauseof th¢limitedfield • ••.·· in the l(j()()-and 3200-meter races, respectively. Senior ''We have not d~neas well as we have wantedto in ourJPast ; IVii,lability.Jlithefa:lt,the only conflictwillbe ·· Kurt Holliday is second in both events state wide. · meets, but we ~ch have put forth a great deal of effort and · j: ygl~YIJJ;hµtacqqrdirjgto.tv.i:annix,thiswillr~t ''A lot of successdependsoti your attitude,and inspiration have done our individualbest,'' added King
.·from the coaches to win.· If you ex,pect certain results,•it · The girls' team placed4th in the HaroldScottinvitational ···ofterileads to a letdown," added Beery.· ··The next meet for both squadsts the GreaterNebraskaMeet The philosophyof the girls' team is to start slow~thento to be held May 4; .··
, improve throughout the season and peak at districts and ·."The main idea is to emphasize a strong team concept, · state, said Henrichs. ·· · · ··.· · ;both reserves and varsity,andshowinggood teamsupport," · ''An improved wol'kethic and a highlevel ofintensity is ·.added Henrichs.
rin orts conllnue to strive or success
Boys' Soccer
The boys'.soccer team has a 4-5 record so far this year, according to coach John Matzke.
''We have playedtop-competitionall year," said Matzke.·
The team is looking forward to playing at districts on May 3, 4, and 6. ·
"We feel we could do well at districtsifwe play to our potential," said sophomore Rosendo Rivera.
Girls' Soccer
The girls' varsity soccer team's record isn't as a good as they would like it to·be, said head coach Jeff Venema. •
''We are very happy with the season. Although our record isn't as good as we would like it to be, the team is playing · well," said Venema.
Playing top teams in the state has made the schedule tough.
''We've played tough against the first, second, and third-ranked teams, but we never let do~" said sophomoreJennifer · Klein.
''We try hard, and play as a team. but our record isn't as good as we want itto be," said senior Cathy Wood. ·
The girls' record ·is.2-6. The district ·tournamentis May 3, 4. and 6.
Boys' Golf
1 ''Being a young te:am, we have done better than most people expected,'' said junior Geoff Friesen, who has been a low ·. medalist in several tournaments,and took second in the LPS tournament
The team•is scheduled to play May 3 at GreaterNebraska,which will be played at RiversidePark in Grand Island.
"The boy's shoulddo OK as long as they concentrate, and are disciplined," said ·Christensen.
Girls' Tennis
With collectivedetermination,the girls' tennis team is.enjoyin1ga successful sea"'son, according to head coach Mark Man• n1x.
Mannix said the attitudes, determination, and workethic of this year's team are the best that they hav;eever been. As a result of this potential. Mannixbelieves a realistic goal.would be taking second in the city.
Reserve Baseball
With a record of 8-1 the reserve team is off to a hitting season.
The major goal, which was going undefeated was broken when they lost to Papil~· · lion. Now they are concentratingon taking city. The team hopes to get at least 12 wins beforetournamenttime, accordingto coach Rich Russo.
''One of the highlightswas our first game becauseit was the first timein four yearswe beat Millard South, '' said Russo.
Pitcher Ernie Johnson said reserves have ·a good record and have beaten a team Lin~ ·coin High has never beat before,whichwas Millard South.
"We startedout rough and then we started playing more as a teamand shuttingpeople down," said Johnson.
/ Sophomore Baseball ·
A highlightfor the sophomoreteam was · tenrunningEastonApril4, withascoreof 14-3,accordingtosophomore)asonBrock.Bruck,who plays left field, said, tenrunning is when a team scores ten runs by the fifth inning, then they don't play the last two.
"An immediategoal of mine is to win the rest of our games this season, and a long term goal is to play in the state championship game,"·said Bruck.
Losing to Southeast and Northeasthas slo'fed the team down, because they defeated both teams earlier in the season, said sophomoreTed Carlson.
"We were 3-0, then we lost our last two games. Now I think we'll do better," said Carlson.
Mental errors hurt baseball team's season
By Krista Smith
The team has two returning letter win- Mental errors hav~been .areal setback with no walks and no strike outs. · ners to their advantage~but the rest of their for the varsity team this year, but their In the final game, the team was beaten team lacks experience, Mannix said. In · hitting, pitching, and fielding has shown by Hays, Kan. 3-0 in a well- played game order to accomplish his goals, Mannix, ·· greatimprovement,accordingtocoachSaJn. by both teams. This gave the Links a said, he needs to utilize all membersof the · Sharpe. · third-placefinish," said Sharpe. team by preparing-themmentally· A team highlight was a shut out against · According to second baseman Jason "I want to implemenita mentally Strate- OmahaNorth (8-0), and a currenthighlight Loth, this year the team has shown a lot gic game plan, and I'm also going to work is that some of the individuals are state of improvementand talent compared to heavily on building a more aggressive leadersinbattingaverage,runsscored,runs· last year. style of tennis for the team," said Mannix. batted in, doubles and pitching. With "The team this year is more together, Betterconsistencyand mentaldiscipline According to fourth-year letter·winner winning on their. minds.they hope to win and have the desireand talent to go a long .hasled the~~ ~'team,to first place in · Jessi Friendt,the team's inexperiencemay · ·the MillardNorth tournament,said Sharpe. way," said Loth. the Grand.Island Invitational,according limit its successthis year, butis actuallya · ''To summarizethe Spartan tournament, Brett Jones. who plays out field, would to coach Joel .Christensen · ···great asset in the future. • it. started off against Omaha Burke. Our like to go and take state this year. One of Winning theGrand Island Invite was Mannixsaidheislookingforwardto the pitchinganddefensewaspoorforourabili- his exciting moments Wl.!S seeing rat the ftrsttournamentever won by a Lin- state tournament. ties. Wewerebeatsoundly,buttheencour- Westlundhit a grand slam. , · coin high boys' golf team in 30 years, ac- "Our one and two spots (Jessi Frieodt aging point for this ball team is its pers- · ''We shouldbe in the top ten, butwe've cording to Ctu-istens~n. a nd Jen Winnegeror SiarahLewis) shou~d · erveranceand ltf'willin~. tQjmprove,"~~ justgot to get our head$togetherandlllil}' · YVe"vtfffi::drJteftt'~it:fafflwll'lithe'sl'!aCr-
said Sharpe. They defeated the host team as a team, not individuals,"said Jones.·.·. son. ·Winning the G.I. Invitewas a real said, ''andwe'relookirugforwardtohitting (East)ina 3.,.2.decisionwhereJustin Kuntz The varsity's next game is 4:30 p.m highlight," said Christensen. the climax of our season by surprising · went the distance giving up just seven hits · today against Omaha Westside at Sher-· so,,,,,.-m_e..__.}e a!._!!}e·sta!tetournament." man Field
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Symptoms are been doing the same to also ease ing class · .·• very noticeable ·. the tension in the classroom. Sass · · "Students have this problem of and sometimes very dis-: • usually plans field trips arround this flanging out the window ,trying to • · tracting They include: · time to just get out of the "same •·.· · get a glimpse of that · 'one' per~ · staring out the windows, · 'of stuff.· , ·· · ·. son- especially after sixth period, · making excessive tripsto The students dpprectatte it when ,which scares every teacher that .· ·.· ·the nurses' · office .·qncf •.·the teacher plans their schedut- has ··ever taµght at any school ·.·. failing gra<:Jes. · · ing to get out of the classroom as •anywhere, because we are re''l;iii,i:i,;,,,.. Thereisnotacureforityet,but offen as pOSSible,and ,get their sponsible for that student that · ·· · ··•·••=ii~,,some teachers have been work- · ·minds off the outside. · ·period, M said Englishteacher Judy ··
1 1 • ')l ing on ways to ease the tension "We (students) off en get rest- Strand.
·' in th e classroom. Many crea- · lessjust sitting there in oor chairs · Skipping classes is also a prob ~
,five writing classes hove been doing notl)lng while our minds are /em staff memoers have to deal ·
' ·. seen outside working on thlsp· rob-: outside wandering aroond aim- w:ith Students are takin.,g Ion g·er .• • · y Judd,Reeves · /em. · .· · lessly, trying to keep themselves lunches by skipping fourth hour · Spring fever is a plague that of- · "It doesn't get their minds off busy, M said senior Brad l'imes. and sometimes port of fifth. fects the brain (mainly of students ·· the outside, but puts it in the out~ • Staring out#hewindows can be ·. · With ·these and other problems ·••.. ·· · andstaff)lnthelaststretchofthe side," said English teacher Julia · hazardous.Manyteachersfincfit occurlngstaffmeml:>ersaretrying · school year, according to biol- Doerr. · to be a problem trying to keep their best to keep the students' ogyteacherBradSoss. , ,
·. Many teachers like Doe f rhave thelrstudentsinsidetheroomdur- • minds off the outside.
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·Acceptinga challenge,senior ~osh
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and junior Jason Bedient play with yo-yos in the
Clockwise fro"! top: Enjoy!nga sµnny day, seniors Doug Lynch, Chris Lee and Gene Brandal/ take a break and rest outside of school. Photo by Mike Anderson.
Jµmp/ngInto sprl'!g,junior Jason Bedient daringly rides ·his skateboard on
ledge in front of school. Photo by MikeAnderson.
Feeling the,etfe~ts of spring fever.junior Kevin McArthur has his temperature taken at the
school nurses office. Photo by Ryan Finlayson.
w'!ather,senior Olay Carpenter enjoys playing Frisbee outside after
day of school. Photo by Mike Anderson.
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Photo by Ryan Finlayson.
ON THE COVER: Waldo's Restaurant provides a '50s background for five seniors celebrating the styles and attitud e s of the past. From left, Theresa Trinh ('90s), Matt Westenburg ('80s), Stacy Johnson ('60s), Doug Lynch ('70s) and Joe Melvin ('50s) pose with a '55 Thunderbird. Photo by Paul Jaswal. Fashion coordination by Julie Gilde. Car courtesy ofB.J. and Dani Hirt.
Nostalgia Grows
The Mummers Drama Club is not immune to the influence of the past, having performed ''Little Shop of Horrors,'' May 1, 2 and 4. The ~ampy musical stage play set in the '60s attracted over 2,000 audience members, making it the most popular production in recent history.
Matt Dobbertien
Garbed in clothing reminiscent of the '50s and '60s, Doo-wop girls (from left) juniors Kjerstin Bowman and Becky Lowe, senior Sam Gaines, and sophomores Shannon Scott and Jill Olson flank junior Joel Kunkel (the Dentist) and Audrey II, the people-eating plant.
Searching for a better today, present generation borrows from the past
verywhere you turn, the past is staring you in the face. Stores are full of music, fashion, and other remnants of the '60s. Traditional values of patriotism from the '50s came back during the Persian Gulf War. The variety of classes you have to choose from at Lincoln High is a result of educational philosophy of the '70s.
Psychology teacher Jeff Bayer believes this fascination with the past is part of this generation's search for identity. In striving to define ourselves, the past is an ideal source from which to pick and choose possible characteristics. He said every generation has borrowed from the past-it is just pragmatism.
Senior Mikahla Beutler said our generation borrows culture from the '60s in an attempt to find individuality.
''The '80s and '90s are so full of statistics: this many teenagers are pregnant, this many do drugs. Kids feel grouped together by these statistics and find it hard to build an image of themselves," said Beutler.
. Junior Tamar Dietrich, on the other hand, thinks this generation borrows from the past because we haven't been able to come up with anything on our own, and because there are not enough original thinkers around today.
Thomas Christie, sociology teacher, said the resurfacing of past trends is inevitable because there are only a
limited number of different styles of clothing, music or dancing. Christie said trends reoccur in cycles, but there is no organizational structure to these cycles; they just happen randomly.
However, Christie added, economic or social events can cause a trend to resurf ace. For instance, with the current economic recession people have become more conservative and less tolerant of others.
"When money becomes tight, people are more likely to limit others' rights to assure their own. In prosperous times, people are more willing to share," said Christie.
Bayer said he has noticed remarkable similarities between different periods in history. He believes this is due to a "cycle of human nature" which causes people to react to events in
always learn from past mistakes. She said better communication and acceptance of differences would allow us to avoid these mistakes and perhaps to create new history.
History teacher Aldie Johnson said finding patterns in the past is the most interesting part of history. He pointed out that teenagers often do not recognize these patterns, and so do not understand the importance ofhistory. ''Teenagers are more concerned with the now; they don't want to hear that history repeats itself," said Johnson. "Kids hear it everywhere: their parents and their teachers tell them 'don't repeat my mistakes,' but they want to do things on their own anyway."
Educational philosophies: History is not just events, but concerns attitudes and ideas as well. Raymer has noticed that ideas which resurface periodicallyin education are often treated as novelties. For instance, she said the issue of having a homeroom in high schools is often thought of as a new idea, though they existed in the '60s. Another popular idea is closing campus. certain ways. He said it is scary to think of history repeating itself because that would mean everything is pre-determined and we have no free will.
Kathy Raymer, assistant principal for instruction, said history repeats itself in some ways because we don't
''The '80s and '90s are so full of statistics: this
many teenagers are pregnant, this many do drugs. Kids feel grouped together by these statistics and find it hard to build an image of themselves.''
--Mikahla
Beutler
Many long-tern1 changes have been made in education in the last few decades. Accordingto Raymer, curriculum until the late '70s was very factorien ted. Now however, the emphasis is on the learning process: understanding, evaluating and making decisions.
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This is due to the realization that the body of knowledge is growing rapidly, and not all of it can be taught before the end of high school. ·.Therefore, education today centers on making students into "lifetime learners," able to think and process information outside as well as inside school.
Another big change in education has been the broadening of course selection. Before and
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need for students to experience many different kinds of classes, and gradually the curriculum was changed to center on quarter classes in many dif-ferent areas. This also had its problems because it involved an incredible amount of teacher-planning time and created schedule conflicts.
However, it introduced a kind of variety that had never been known before, and Rayduring the '60s, all high-school students had to choose one type of curriculum, for example collegeprep, vocational or business. Each curriculum type had a different set of graduation
''During World War II, everyone was for our country, in the '60s and '70s they were for humanity, and now
we're for 'me.'''
--Tamar Dietrich
requirements, and people chose major and minor concentrations of study. All classes were semester or year-long, and there were very few electives. The disadvantage of this system, according to Raymer, was that students were tracked into one area of study before they had a chance to know what they wanted to do.
In the '70s educators i1lentified the
mer estimated that almost 500 courses were offered at one time. Raymer said many of today's electives started out as quarter classes in the '70s and were exanded to become semester or even year-long classes.
These include General English, creative writing, and photography.
Raymer said now a balance has been struck-there are many opportunities· for students to take a variety of courses, but at the same time, they receive a solid background of the basi;c studies. Though for a while, teachers didn't quite know what to teach because of the emphasis on sampling ~any dif-
ferent things, a renewed demand for high standards has brought attention back to many college-prep classes.
Technology has also played a role in the changing face of education, said Raymer. Computers have been an important addition to Lincoln High and are used for a variety of things. They allow students to write and rewrite with greater facility, are used in special education to help reinforce basic skills, and have opened up a new field of vocational opportunities. Software programs also supplement curriculum in some classes.
Changes have been made in education from a teacher's standpointas well, according to Johnson. In the '50s a greater emphasis was placed on teacher discipline, and teachers spent most of class time lecturing. Since then, the inquiry method, in which teachers allow students to generate discussion and ask the questions, has become popular.
In the '50s, the high school classes were designed for those who intended to continue on to college. They did not teach students ways to make a living without a college degree. Then in the '60s and '70s, more vocational classes
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held during the Persian Gulf War.
were introduced into the curriculum, and attention shifted away from basic college-prep courses. Johnson now sees e mphasis returning to traditionally taught subjects.
Political ideas: Johnson has also s een an evolution of students' atti-
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tudes. He said kids have more options today. He said his generation knew exactly what would happen to them when they left school. They entered directly into World War II , and upon returning h on:iefound their high school sweethearts and settled down.
Johnson said World War II was a uniting cause for his generation, and military service was a priority. The United States was coming out of the depression, and people were glad to find a cause after having nothing at all for so long. Johnson remembers how
etro. Backwarr:L of what waa in in Paat. Notice an the '60s," she said. - abunclance of tie- This yea~ , prom dye in the nailslately? attire reflected ,a Women in baby-doll !!Marilyn Monroe;, dresses, men ar~ssed 1like flair, said l Ben iJ'immyStewart? All' @re Simon's em_J>loyee examplesofretfrofasnion: Sherie Wegner. clothes ~ m tne ,;p~t. Off-the-shoulder
Studen~ ·iwdlr ep reaen- styles with tigh .t; tativea of local clot]rlng waists ana•flared rtitore~n amed ,atyles ito m skirts were.po~uthe,i aitth~tarenowliack la-r:, as were 1.inl<1uliioil and aiacyJUJed "str~P.PY dresses" reasons for. thei r recent hlce those wom \,y ,p~pufarlty. Goldie Ha wn on ' · Thedecadeo f choicefor rthe '60 i comedy women ~ as the '60s, said show "'Laugli '1:n." Melissa m ichardt, man- Sixties-retro ager of.tlie~I:.imited. short skirts are S~es relics such as the p o~ul~u: ,this
ta t dreaa, the ba liy noU spmng, § ut in the tlreas., miniskirts, short fall i the 'fili•Jengtp sliorts,andtightsand 1leg- will 'J:>e kneegings are reappe aring in length, a ~70 s
MlcldWadcJell ~OWER POW.ER. JuniorsTraci Nelson an.aJaoquee Williama model Jloral prints remini&0ent of past deca~ e ..
lietail sto1:aa, said 'thto w~acls.•said:Wegner. wart-style pants are "in" as reflect the '70s, while µe~char a t. ~ci ,g nnts, Curre11t~en's clothing is well. Although styles come dye ~d peace symbols are floral • prints and wild a · combina~on of several ian d go; men rs clotlilng n- .relics of the '6Qs. Jl)nnts 'that ·a:re.·a~~ ng c!_ift'erentde~dei, said Greg mains relatively static, said Birkenstock sh9..~,consiilf mow al~ ,go·baclt to -the Ros~nboomofSimon!s ,men- R<,senboom. ered'lliippfe,.&aluonml.97t f60s, awe~ department. -Men won{ t 'be i:9~0 ~tiiv e, •J)ave er:itazea tli e. .mahl.-' Mthou i,b, ~ -• ~ othes .Forties-s;yle taij ore_dauits ·in 1,the way they {ti'd-,• :he ·•~ an am ,a tt,,romment amul l!ttitli e Qalic~_t"l~o f withbig t m oulder~ ~(l '.~ : ~g: ·~ pait of tlie '1'8~o tf!i18! ~ .er.a.s;~~ t ,saiaJI i]!.lrililpants ,ar e.popli.lir, said ' ~ ..imia_:' tJie s -._o,onaJ ' IJ§nco~ aaiil!M'.rt,V ~Gl-1,e ~ Q.8affiizegifq'1)- ~nb oomr Greg~nof.tn e. ~~a: S1)$>rt&,waai' df ootlooaerai'ia,fii g,. p ea]I~ tli e.190 i co~ P oaj: ianaNickel n oted iliow~ <the.dnfl~ ceiof itlie. 11,mcom,liaa ttn e,~ et!- , b e.net t owm · w:iae:ties '60s , •~" 70s; !.aia 'Rosen- arst ~1r. et f or.iBirlmJ"nit,J~ ~ ·ij;y~fll'm ~ ~ Bqily.,itQ.lir(g fJ°unm_ySt. boom. ~o ial:p iint •~ U :S~ , apd ~ €abe. Effie.
President Roosevelt's "four freedoms" speech was very meaningful to him, arid helped mobilize youth and their attitudes.
Since then, said Johnson, there has not been a comparable war with such ·· an easily understandable threat. He
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said more recent conflicts have been more difficult to justify in peoples' minds, especially Vietnam.
When Johnson started teaching in the '50s, McCarthyist fear of communism was at its height. Johnson had to sign oaths for the county, the state,
and the federal governments saying that he was not a communist in order to be able to teach.
Patriotism was also strong, and people showed respect for the flag.
According to Johnson, all assemblies at Lincoln High used to begin with a
call to colors and the pledge of allegiance. Lefler Junior High used to have aflagrais• 1ng ceremony every morning, he said.
These activities began to die out in the '60s, when
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((rn_ 1 eenagers are more concerned with the now; they don't want to hear that history repeats itself'' --Aldie Johnson
people refused to participate. He said at first dissent was a very unpopular
action, and several assemblies were disrupted by students physically challenging those who would not stand up for the pledge of alle• giance.
Johnson finds this loss of patriotism unfortunate, and said he thinks it would be a good idea to revive tradi-
tions of acknowledging the importance of the flag.
"Patriotism is something that is 'caught,' not something that is taught. Students need opportunities to catch patriotism,'' he asserted.
Johnson sees a renewal of patriotism and respect for the flag since the Persian Gulf War. However, he said it may be a short-lived trend which will die out after people stop talking about our military showing in the Middle East.
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Where we've come: We have inherited parts of many different past generations and mixed them together to form our generation's culture and values. What is the result of this combination, and what characteristics distinguish our generation from the others?
Johnson and Raymer both note a greater empathy for peers, and growing acceptance of others and their differences among today's teenagers.
''When I started to teach, every town had an outcast. There was more making fun of people then there is now," said Johnson.
However, Dietrich said she thinks this generation is very self-centered and worried about material things and is less concerned by other people.
"During World War II, everyone was for our country, in the '60s and '70s they were for humanity, and now we're for 'me,"' said Dietrich.
Raymer said today's students know much more about the world than past generations because of advances in communications technology. She cited the PersianGulfWarasanexample, when events were played out minute by minute on television.
What is lacking among today's youth according to Raymer, is a common cause. There are many opportunities for kids today, and they have the power to do incredible things. However, despite a greater willingness to take risks and explore new options, and a greater
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general level of self-confidence, many youth are unable to channel their potential in a productive direction.
Beutler said she thinks every generation is the same at heart-youth have always wanted to make things better, tried to separate themselves from their parents' generation, and thought that adults didn't understand them. However, she sees today's teen-
agers as being more independent, and making decisions previous generations have never had to make. She agrees with the assessment that many kids today lack direction.
"About half the people are learning to make a difference, and the other half think they can't--it's scary," said Beutler.
Anita Seth
Prom continues to supply stµdents with fond memories of their high school experience
s the school year winds to a close, many find themselves reminiscing through past experiences, looking back at old friends, new acquaintances and good times shared together. Prom is one of those everlasting experiences which one will remember forever, as it is a time to celebrate the end of high school and the beginning of a new lifestyle. Today, as well as in the past, this concept holds true and shows that although minor changes have taken place, the main intention of prom has stayed the same.
According to Principal Sam Nelson, the forerunner to prom dates back to the '20s. As an idea adopted
"Afterwards we went to the old Cornhusker for their famous cheesecake," said Nelson, "and I remember the joy of being with friends I chose to be with."
Lincoln High graduates Jeff and Janice Ditzler, who attended the prom in '67, said theirswasverytraditional. Atuxformales consisted of a white dinner jacket along with white pants and the female wore a long, straight formal and gloves to match. The cost of prom was approximately $60, excluding dinner. Decorations covered the LHS Johnson Gym and a live band let them dance "the stroll."
"There wasn't anything I didn't like about it," said Mrs. Ditzler. from the collegiate level, high school students dressed up during the month of May and participated in "May Day" activities. Since then, prom has de''It was one last time to get together and re-fleet on old friendships.''
--Dave Cech Class of '81
Although there was royalty for king and queen, there • was no Junior pnnce or princess. A lot of people went in groups or stag and attended parties afterwards. · veloped into something more like it is today.
During the late '40s and early '50s, many students attended prom because it was one of their few available social activities, said Nelson, who attended each of the three years he went to Lincoln High. Besides going out to dinner at one of the four to five nice restaurants to choose from, the only other cost of prom was buying the tickets, which were 50 cents apiece. The males did not rent tuxes and the females wore long dresses which were not formal. Most students went with a date and were accompanied by a few other couples. Although the prom had a theme, royalty was not involved. The dance was held at the school to the beat oflive music and "jitterbugging."
"You could take people from other schools," said Mr. Ditzler, "but you couldn't take a sophomore."
New experience: Careers teacher Mike Fultz attended the prom in '72-'73. It was also held in the Lincoln High gym and featured alive band which played a variety of music. He felt prom was a good experience, as it was the first time he dressed up.
"I was a little shy back then," said Fultz. "It made me nervous because it was the first time I ever took a girl out on a date."
Dave Cech, a professional bike racer, said his '80 prom was more traditional than prom in '81. As a junior, he took his date to dinner and a live band played at the dance. The next year, he ate at a friend's house and the dance featured a disc jockey.
Nate Bench
NEVER SAY GOODBYE.
Seniors Erica Schroeder and
court. Despite controversy earlier this year over Homecoming royalty, prom traditions seem firmly rooted.
"It was held at the downtown Student Union, and it was one last time to get together and reflect on old friendships," he said.
Most males dressed in white tuxes and females wore long, lacey and pastel-colored dresses. Cech and one other person wore tennis shoes along with their tuxes, which was considered a radical idea at that time.
The traditions of prom in '89, said Clarice Grenier, who is now a student at Nebraska Wesleyan University, were basically the same as they are now. The males usually paid the way, although some couples went dutch. The attire consisted of black tuxes and shiny, strapless formals. The disc jockey played top 40music andmanypeople attended parties after the dance was over.
"They spent a lot more money," she said, "because a lot of people rented limos."
Jennie Moberly, who is now a
Jayson Seip dance together at Prom, held May 10. Prom royalty were (from left) seniors ~att Westenburg, Angela Robidoux,Chadran Ethridge, Jackie Fitzsimmons, Tom Roti, Kerstin Deppe, Todd Smith, and Phil Gerlach.
senior, has attended prom all three years. She said the styles are a lot simpler than in years past, but people spend a lot more time preparing for it. For example, many people go tanning about a month ahead of time and many girls have their hair and nails professionally done the day of the prom.
"Many of the traditions are the same," she said, "but a lot more
sophomores are going with the juniors and " seniors.
Diverse styles: Junior Josh Campbell attended the prom for the first time this year, which was held at the East Campus Student Union. He commented on the extreme diversity in this years' styles.
"It was really varied," he said. "There were white and black tuxes, an old Frenchstyle uniform, shorts and tennis shoes, and long and short dresses."
Although he and his date,juniorJennifer Carlson, had a good time at the dance, they had a better time the night before when they drove to Omaha and enjoyed such activities as eating at Godfather's Pizza, playing pinball and walking in the park.
"In the '90s, we try to break most traditions," said Campbell.
Before prom, they went to dinner and took a carriage ride. Combined, their total cost of prom was approximately $200.
The major traditions, which include using a portion of the prom profit to raise money for the Senior class gift, have stayed the same, although some additional changes have taken place. Another idea which originated from Lincoln High eight to 10 years ago, was the after-prom breakfast. According to Nelson, this was added to give students an alternative form of entertainment after the dance and to provide extra spending time with friends.
Heidi Woerner
Julie Kingsbury
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TRADITION. Mike Fultz (third from left), now a careers teacher, was a member of the 1973 Lincoln High Prom
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Personal, pessimistic and perhaps irrelevant thoughts
(a.k.a. sarcasm as repulsive as the Mo11ntain Dew that caused it) from a thankfully graduating senior ...
ver notice how high school as an entity, as an experience, is tragically static? There's so very little going on here that's truly out of the ordinary that it reminds me strikingly of a flatline on an electrocardiogram. Spirit Week doesn't really change anything, Advocate doesn't really change anything, Brown Bag Day doesn't even really change anything; fact is, if it's administration approved, it's been toned down enough to flow right along with the incessant static. This all causes school to be strikingly like unto hours upon hours upon semesters of snow on a television screen.
Only a few thiµgs ever made a mark in my mind, and, funny, none of them happened to be administration approved. Camillb. Eckersley's personal fight against the administration's :censorship of the word "vagina," which, after word got out, turned into a group protest on the front steps of school, as well as throughout the halls; Jose's broadcast of an alternative (and just slightly more vulgar) spelling of that same word over the announcements. It was these kinds of events which caused a stir, made the office employees' hearts skip even just a single beat. The Students United Revolutionary Front, known to its supporters as SURF, and to the administration as evil incarnate, contributed, at least in my mind, a beep or two on the cardiogram readout, as well. SURF's unorthodox methods of gaining publicity and bringing to light the fallacies they found in the system, specifically the ineptitude of modern Student Council, caused a bit of animosity from the administration (as well as some students) towards members of SURF, myself included. There ended up being a ban on SURF paraphernalia, the censorship of the word "revolutionary" from Student Council election posters, and a couple of students being suspended. Hooray for the squelching power of the System.
Curriculum woes: Never really thought of high school as boring. That's never what it was; there were always things to do. Unfortunately, the problem lies hidden in that fact. In maintaining the concept of always keeping their students busy, too many teachers resorted to distributing reams ofbusywork at a steady pace throughout the semes-
ter. Thoughtless, pointless worksheets and verbatim copying of information merely alleviated my thoughts of school being boring, and drug in thoughts of it being inane and asinine instead. Speaking only for myself, but noticing what seems to be an attitude of the majority ofmy peers, there is nothing to be gained from scribing vocabulary words and definitions out of the margins of a textbook, other than perhaps some inclination of what life was like for the seventh century monks.
However, I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to take several "differentiated" classes during the course of my high school years. They were at least an outlet for me to express a fraction ofmy creativity and still have it count for credit. Too bad I had to be labeled "gifted" by the system before I was encouraged to participate in those classes. Took a test in ninth grade in which I put colored blocks together in a pattern and had to figure out what was missing from a picture of a cow. From that brain-stunning, intellectually crippling evaluation, it was determined that I had a slightly "higher intelligence," and possessed the merit required to enroll in those upper-level courses (but not quite enough merit to have classes at UNL paid for by Lincoln High). Point is, I don't have any greater quantity oflearning ability than any other student; I get good grades because I play the system, which my dog could do, given a manipulative set ofhands. You give them what they want, they give you an "A." Sit. Roll over. Play dead. Woof.
Actually, I learned more things than I ever imagined were possible in high school; too bad so few of them were from a classroom. The learning was from my friends, my experiences, and even a good portion of my teachers (as real people, not as instructors). And it taught me a lot; a lot about the world, about life, and about human nature. At the risk of sounding cheezy, all sarcasm aside, I really did enjoy my years in and around Lincoln High School immensely.
And so I just pushed my way through the cattle, trying to be the cliched "individual," and cause a c~uple of people to like me enough so that I felt (and still feel) safe calling them my "friends," and stopped every so often in a bathroom to make a short-lived attempt to control my hair before giving up.
"School is like a psychology experiment: a bell rings and we all start drooling."
--Lizzy Wilson
Drew Davies, staff artist for Advocate during the past two years, will be attending Drew University in New Jersey in the fall.
nderstanding
No n11mber of awards or trophies can satisfy the ego. Satisfaction can only come through self-f11Jfillment. H people are satisfied with themselves then the views of others should rightfully have little impact.
idewalk chalk in hand, I spend the afternoon bent over a slab of concrete in the park. Yellow dust blows in my eyes from my creation. I'm not an artist, I never have been. Picasso, Degas, Monet and all the rest can sleep soundly in their graves because I'm a lousy painter. I do it anyway because it helps me put things into perspective.
I'm an imperfect perfectionist. See, I'm just arrogant enough to place expectations on myself.
Rubbing my eyes, I remind myself of what it feels like to be terrible at something. So when I'm less than outstanding, less than I wish I were, I can try to forgive myself.
Egos (not eggos) are a problem-no one wants to admit he has one but everybody does.
In any form of competition, no one wants to be second best-people play to win, to know there isn't anyone in sight that's better than themselves. •
Anne, of the Green Gables saga, dyed her hair because her ego wouldn't let her go through life with red hair.
A friend of mine sits around with I.Q. test booklets to prove to himself over and over how intelligent he is. Though he will deny it until the day he dies, his intention is to build his ego through playing.
My ego is the selfish part ofme that does things solely for recognition. As much as I might hate it, there is a part of me that loves trophies, certificates and awards for being distinctive. It's the part of me that wants to change the world so that children will read my name in history books.
Luisa in "The Fantasticks" looks right at her audience and assures them, "I'm sixteen years old and everyday something happens t.ome. I'm special. I'm special. Please, God, please don't let rne be normal."
When I use the word ego, I'm talking about the part of everyone that wants to be original. It's the part of our lives that avoids looking like an idiot at all costs, that forces us to expect things of ourselves.
Major social changes take place because someone considered their morals important enough to stand up for them. At the heart of public speakers dwells the insatiable need to be heard and, quite oft.en, an ego the size of Montana.
In blue I write part of a speech Vaclav Havel, President of Czechoslaovak Socialist Republic, made to Congress. " the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to refiect, in human meekness, and in human responsibility."
I look at the quote. In my opinion, his words are eloquent. By comparing myself to Havel my balloon ego is punctured and my stomach turns wildly.
I want to be distinctive. I want to have intelligent ideas worth writing down, voicing, standing up for, but it's possible that I'm full of hot air and no substance.
I'm scared to think that I might not really have anything to say. I wake up cold when I see myself standing up to speak and forgetting the words to use, how to be articulate, the words not to use and ways to make people understand my point-if there is a point-if I can come up with a point. Defiated, I drop the sidewalk chalk and mope over to the red swingset. Just to look at my drawings makes it feel as if there's glass caught in my throat. I hate it that I'm not perfect. I hate it. I hate trying to live w ith the fact that I'm not perfect. I hate it. I hate my inability to forgive myself. I think I hate that most of all.
Emily, beautiful Emily .with eyes and a smile that you could dive into, walks through the park gates to join me because it's nearly dark. The full moon is putting on a show tonight, and rumor has it there's a meteor shower, too.
She doesn't mention my drawings, and I don't want her to. Instead we talk about the sun and the moon and the stars. They say the universe is infinite; I don't think I can ever comprehend what that means. I can say the word infinite and define it, but I doubt I'll ever really understand how immense that means the universe is. The world is so small, I am so microscopic, and the things I do don't change much.
Carole King sings softly--something about leading and following.
In the smallness of that park what I say makes an impact. In the scope of Carole King, a full moon, Eniily, a meteor shower that hasn't happened yet, and me, I have something worthwhile to offer. I let go, partly, of what I think I've expected from myself for a long time.
Beyond egos: I do love trophies and certificates, but in doing only those things that I'll receive kudos for, I'd lose track of the smaller world around me. There are people that I value who will sit in the park with meon cold nights, just because there's a full moon.
In taking care of those things closest to me, valuing what I feel is important, I give myself the respect that I can't get from other people. They could cut down a forest full of trees in order to make me certificates, and rob the world of all its gold for trophies, but my ego is never going to be satisfied.
Letting go, completely, of my hunger for awards, and acceptance from the outside world is impossible, butcounterbalancingit with a network ofmy personal valuables helps me t.o put things into perspective.
Taking Emily by the hand, we walk over to my artwork on the concrete. Yes, I'm imperfect-isn't that wonderful? We laugh out loud together, and I'm not sure why .
Melissa Landis is the Advocate's feature columnist. She will be attending either Colorado College or the University of Iowa.
eniors face unknowrns
In the complex world of today there e:J:istmany problems which have yet to be addressed. Only by using rational judgment can each person help to improve the world.
raduation from high school is a sort of passage. There are decisions to be made, responsibilities to be take, and a new sense of independence to be seized. As I am about to make this passage, I look back on my childhood, and I'm pleased by the memories.
I remember exploring alleys and transforming them into parts ofmymagical kingdom, dreaming about the mythical creatures in my bedtime stories, watching episodes of Sesame Street ai, many as three times in one day and sitting under the:dining room table and drawing pictures. Most of all, I remember a sense of wonder and magic that seemed to fill myr conscious mind.
While some of these memories may be romanticized due to the time that has since elapsed, I am convinced my childhood was a unique time, made possible by growing up in the Midwest, under the care of parents who believed that ' imagination was the most important part of being young. Such childhoods are becoming rare luxuries in a high-tech world where Mommy and Daddy do not have time to read bedtime stories, where television brings the horrors of the world to the eyes of the oldandyoungindiscriminately, and where hope and wonder run thin.
Plenty of statistics point to the immense problems threatening children today. One ineightis hungry and 20 percent live in poverty. By some estimates, about one in four will be sexually abused. Even if they escape violence at home, there is a rapidly growing rate of violence among children and adolescents on the streets. Almost half of marriages end in divorce, leaving children to be raised by a single parent.
When people talk about how quickly kids grow up today, it is usually in connection with drugs or teenage pregnancy. But these are only symptoms of the actual problems.
The real issues are the lack of answers, the disappearance of comfortable truths which have traditionally guided people through their early lives and the growing number of challenges children must face just to survive.
By the time previous generations questioned the easy, absolute verities fed to them by their parents, they were generally mature enough to handle the inevitable crisis
which comes with developing personal values.
Now, however, children are forced to seek their own answers before their time. Everywhere a child turns, there are problems which seem insurmountable, and few places to turn for support, leading to an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. At the same time as childhood erodes, our society seems to become less and less mature.
I am often struck by the similarities between memories of playground arguments and the squabbles taking place on Capitol Hill. The Persian Gulf War was the arena for name-calling and senseless boasting. "Hitler," "Imperialist," "I'm going to bomb you back to the Stone Age," and "Rivers of blood will flow" are examples of the intelligence level of diplomacy between George Bush and Saddam Hussein. I was just waiting for one of them to bring his parents into it: "My daddy can beat up your daddy."
Domestic politics are also plagued by infantile mudslinging. In last fall's gubernatorial election, voters were given the idea that they had to choose between the lesser of two evils. Only in response to a specific question about what they most respected about each other did I hear kind words out of the mouths of Kay Orr and Ben Nelson. Even when asked poin- blank, their praise was grudgingly given. This onslaught of negative campaigning was not limited to Nebraska. All over the United States, rather than voting for a candidate, people voted against an opponent.
Real problems: Debates over issues such as affirmative action seem to contain a childish logic. Screams of"quotas" and "racism" drown out opportunities for real discussion. Again, people are looking for concrete, short-term answers to a complex issue that has been smoldering for decades.
Beneath the debate, there are many deep-rooted problems: how to deal with the institutionalized racism which has permeated our culture for years, how to make up for past wrongs without creating new injustices and how to modify the demands of all cultural groups so that a mutually acceptable compromise can be reached.
To find a solution, politicians must address not only past inequities, but the continuing disadvantages of minority students, especially those growing up in poverty-ridden neighborhoods. They must discredit the idea that minority groups are more lazy and violent by nature and that jobs rightfully belonging to white America are being taken. They must pay more than lip-service to minority rights, and most importantly they must truly be willing to make a commitment to the one guaranteed way of breaking the cycle of poverty: education.
In a world of grays, people seem willing to jump at any absolute. Dialogue during the recent war is a perfect example, when accusations of unpatriotic behavior worthy of Joseph McCarthy were hurled at any hint of dissent.
It is our job, as we formally emerge from our childhood, to graduate from this senseless embrace of easy answers. We must accept the complex nature of today's world and resist the temptation to believe those who promise the world at no cost. Provided with 13 years of structured education, we are left with the responsibility of using our new skills: to think critically, and to come up with our personal opinions based on rational evaluation.
Award-winning columnist Anita Seth will be attending Pomona College in California.
THE EARLY YEARS. Although female athletics have taken off since Title IX, Lincoln High had a women's basketball team in 1905. This year, the girls' basketball team's record was 20-2, and they were ranked third in the state.
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Women's
sports attain equal status with men's athletics
omen's sports have progressed greatly since their inception into high school athletic programs. , According to Bill ' Myers, head coach of the varsity women's basketball team, today's women athletes are generally more talented, more skillful and more dedicated than those of 10-15 years ago.
Myers said when women's athletics were first included in high school programs the skill level was low, making competition less enjoyable to watch. Presently, however, girls are beginning to participate at younger ages, allowing skills to be learned and refined, said Myers.
"Boys have always grown up shooting basketballs in their driveways; now females are getting involved at younger age levels," Myers said.
' Women became legally kligible to com20
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pete in collegiate and high school athletics due to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act in 1972. Title IX said: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Athletic director Jim Sommers said competitive women's athletics began at LHS in the 1970-71 school year, when track and swimming teams were formed.
Myers said opportunities in sports stemmed from the general trend in society to provide equal opportunity for women in all facets of life.
Presently nine official sports are offered to females. However, the district is contemplating whether or not to add softball and possibly bowling to this list.
According to Virgil Horne, Lincoln Public Schools director of athletics and activities, women are also eligible to compete in any sport for which they have no equivalent. Thus, females can participate in what have been traditionally male sports, such as wrestling and football.
Horne feels there is a balance today between men's and women's athletics. He would still like to see more support for female athletes.
Lack of support: Sommers sees this lack of support for high school athletics as a more general problem in today's society. Presently, there is an overall lack of people supporting each other, said Sommers.
"There is not enough mutual support today," Sommers said. "Everybody goes their own way."
Myers has also noticed a decline in fan attendance. More activities are available
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fortoday'syouth,hesaid. With the advent of such things as the video cassette recorder, students don't always choose togo to a sporting event. Many activities compete for the students' time, diminishing their amount of free time. This also puts a greater burden upon athletes.
"We have become a transient society, where it i's difficult to makeacommitm~nttosports," said Myers.
However, Sommers said the number of spectators at girls' athletic competitions has increased steadily over the past decade, and this number will continue to improve as females gain valuable experience and become more skilled.
Senior Michelle Wade, who is involved in several sports, said women's competitions are improving greatly.
Mcluisa Filbert
OUCID Junior Becky Witt (#15) attempts to block a Northeast player's kick during a game while junior Betina Baker (#6) looks on. The Links won the game 3-2.
Wade said females are becomingmore and more dedicated, pushing themselves to be the best athletes possible. Coaches are also pushing girls to excel, getting them in · better shape and making them faster an4 stronger, she said.
More people choose to watch men's competitions because they think women aren't as good, or that the competition isn't as good, said Wade. Now, because females are improving immensely, Wade is beginning to see increasing support from parents, teachers and students.
According to Wade, it is not fair to compare men and women athletes because each group has different strengths and weaknesses. She feels society has encouraged men to be individualistic which makes it difficult when they are put together on a team.
"Women work together as a team, not as individuals," Wade said. "Everyone trusts everyone else, and they play together for the team."
Sommers said the district has made every
attempt to create a balance between men's and women's athletics. He feels the two are now equal. They receive equal funds from the district, are both provided with good coaching, equal facilities and equipment according to Sommers.
Myers said when girls first became involved in athletics they often did not receive the same facilities or equipment. He said the boys were a bigger money-maker because the girls were just beginning and still attempting to learn the necessary skills. Perhaps at this time females didn't merit equal facilities, said Myers.
Unmet needs: However, as girls grew more skilled and gained popularity it became necessary to provide equal facilities, he said. This need exists on a greater level today, according to Sommers.
"We need a new pool, more outdoor practice fields and more gymnasium space,"
Sommers said.
Sommers said more women need to take advantage of the opportunities provided them and become involved in the athletic program. If this does not occur, he fears some sports may need to be dropped because of lack of participation. He cited gymnastics and golf as two sports which are currently suffering greatly. Home pointed out many individuals still have not gotten used to the idea of women's sports.
Sommers said apparent lack of community interest and low attendance at both male and female sporting events makes it difficult to judge to success of the program overall.
Home, however, said he feels the program has been a success. He said the philosophy of the district is to provide an athletics/activities program to support the learning environment.
"Sports teach many things, including sportsmanship, teamwork and cooperative effort in pursuing a common interest," said Home.
Eric Finkler
Sommers said he would like to see more individuals take advantage of the athletics program at Lincoln High. He feels it has been a successful supplement to theoveralleducational program.
Mitch Hirt
FLYING IDGB. Jen Carlson, junior, flips over the high jump bar at the Lincoln Public Schools City Meet April 28, where Lincoln High placed third. Girls' track is one of the nine competitive women's sports offered following the Title IX decision.
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Competitive athletics balance winning and learning
owinortolearn? Thatisthequestion. According to athletes and coaches at Lincoln High, it isn't a difficult question to answer, though high school athletics often focus too much on winning and not enough on learn• 1ng.
"I very seldom talk to my young people about winning. We talk about playing the best we possibly can," said head football coach Harold Simpson.
According to Simpson, the main goal of the football program is to provide the students with a way to keep in shape and feel good about themselves.
"You are trying to teach the kids that there are a lot of lessons in athletics," he said.
Aspects ·such as self-discipline, motiva' tion, togetherness, spirit and coordination are an important part of the football program and the other athletic programs here, he pointed out.
"All of those are things that you learn out there that maybe, you . can't learn anywhere else. And I think in life, those are the things you need to have," said Simpson. Athletes agree with these philosophies and enjoy the time they have spent in the program.
"We are definitely out there to learn," said varsity basketball player, senior Kerstin Deppe. "Ifwe win, that's fin e We take it in stride," she said.
Deppe said most coaches at other high schools stress winning, but the really good coaches try to balance it. Coaches
at Lincoln High are fair and give opportunities to all athletes, she said.
She also said athletes are basically out to learn about teamwork and to compete. If they happen to win, then that success adds to the fun and to the learning experience.
Corie Fritz, a junior member of the track team, said the track coaches encourage athletes to win, but also encourage them to meet their own personal goals.
"They want us to work as a team and win as a team," she said.
Many compete: Almost all students are accepted on the track team, and all of them gettoparticipate. Whoeveristhefastestor the best gets the highest seats at the track meets, though it is usually the seniors because they have more experience.
Fritz feels the athletic program at Lincoln High is great, but could be improved, especially on the track team.
"If the coaches allowed us to make more choic s in the events we run, then we would like it more and be able to succeed," she said.
She explained that if the coaches allowed athletes to focus on one event, they could improve upon it and perfect it. Then they would be able to succeed and win more frequently.
Senior football and baseball player Matt Westenburg said the program ke~ps a safe medium between winningandlearningthe basics.
"It's a benefit to the team as a whole," Westenburg said.
David Kulwicki, a senior baseball player, said he thinks the goal of most coaches is to teach athletes about
"In baseball, Coach Sharp just wants us to learn the game and
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LOFTL Y GOALS. Aiming high,junior Jason Christie has succeeded in being ranked first in the nation in gymnastics. Many athletes have to balance competiion against
the game.
others with competition against themselves.
ANTICIPATING THE WIN.
Varsity coach Bill Myers (far left) and members of the girls' basketball team look on as the team competes at the state tournament. The team was very successful, compiling a 20-2 record. However, players know that winning is not the most important thing.
enjoy it," ·he said. "Leaming the game while you're playing it lets you enjoy it more. When you know what to do, you aren't as nervous and you play better and have more fun with it."
Overall, students think the athletic program is outstanding in providing students with the opportunity to learn and have fun with sports.
"It keeps excelling, and its success has doubled since last year," said Kulwicki.
Simpson also agrees with this assessment of the athletic program.
"It shows our kids that no matter what their athletic abilities, if they are willing to stick around and work and have a little dedication, they can be a member of the team," Simpson said. "We're not going to push them off to the side because they are not very good. I've kept some young people on my team that have not been very good players. But I think when they left, they felt very good about us and we felt very good about them."
Winning not focus: He said Lincoln High coaches don't focus on winning all of the time like some coaches might. He also added that if players feel pressured to win, • it usually comes from the parents.
"I think a lot of times the pressure from
winning doesn't come from the coaches on the staff. It comes from the parents, the people in the stands, more than it comes from the coaches," he said.
This pressure can cause the players to . perform badly in a game, but Simpson tries
SANDY LANDING.
to encourage them to just play the game the best they can.
"As long as I can feel good about what my kids are doing out there, I don't care what anybody else says," said Simpson.
The main thing Simpson wants to achieve in his program is to make students feel good about themselves and encourage them to do their best.
"I try the hardest to teach the kids to believe in themselves," he said. "If you work hard and you're dedicated, then good things will happen to
Junior Dave Fowler practices the long jump in preparation for a competition. Coaches ag1•o;ethat athletics stress sportsmanship over competitiveness.
you some time. You don't know when. It pops out of nowhere. But, good things will happen to you some time and this year, luckily enough, they happened
to us. And it was good. It was a good lesson for us."
The Lincoln High sports program has set high standards both on and off the field. Many students have been named to all-state teams based simply on their athletic abilities, but many more have been named to academic all-state teams, for which selection is based on work both in and out of the classroom. Lincoln High clearly offers the opportunity to better oneself both physically and mentally.
Becky Banset
Amy Wiles
Nate Bench
Dancing Away from a Dream
ngela Robidoux, senior, dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. When she was three years old, she started taking dance lessons, and though like most children Robidoux did not like going, her mom made her continue. Robidoux's attitude toward dancing changed when she was eight. This was the first of the ten consecutive years she performed in the Ballet Midwest Company's production of"The Nutcracker." This interaction with guest professional dancers sparked her dream of touring with a professional company. Robidoux worked toward
Robidoux gradually cut back on her dancing schedule, yet she still could not let go of her dream completely. This created conflicts during the winter game season and "The Nutcracker" season. Robidoux was expected to be at nine-hour rehearsals for "The Nutcracker" and game performances at the same time. If she was not at the rehearsals, she could not be in the ballet; if she was not at the performance, she risked receiving demerits and being kicked off the squad.
this dream by participating in dance camps and accepting the hefollowingye~r,Robidouxchosenottotakepartin"The leading role, Claire, in "The Nutcracker" in 1985. Nutcracker," and to concentrate more on Pomalinks.
"Dancing was basically my life," said Robidoux. She attributes much of the fun she has had in high school Robidoux grew up taking ballet classes every day and dancing to her participation in school activities. was just a fact of life.
"I think that school activities take up too much time, but I "I didn't know any different," said Robidoux. It wasjust the way understand you have to make decisions," said Robidoux. things were, she said. Robidoux said other dancers from her studio have had similar But experiences in high school have changed her dreams. experiences: school activities become more important, time beAlthough Robidoux spent five hours a day dancing during junior comes shorter and dancing becomes the second priority. high and her sophomore year in high school, this time commit- Even though dancing will not be her profession, she will still be ment became too demanding once she had found new activities involved through judging pageants, teaching or even having her she wanted to pursue. own studio.
"When I was younger, ballet was all I had," said Robidoux, but "If (your dream) means enough to you, you will always find it high school opened her eyes to a variety of new friends and somewhere," she said. activities, including cheerleading.
Although Robidoux is still taking dance classes two nights a But as soon as cheer leading started, so did the conflicts. Cheer- week, she feels sad when she looks at all the memorabilia on herleading is a time-consuming activity, said Robidoux, and mem - walls. hers of the team have to be at practice, otherwise they are not "I feel a loss in my heart because it's not all there," she said. allowed to participate. Robidoux does not feel as if she is wasting her dance training.
That year, her schedule was tight. Cheerleading started at 7 Dancing has given her dedication, stability, poise, grace and a.m., and after school she had track until 6:30 p.m., dance until confidence for pageants and job interviews. 10:15 p.m. and homework until 12 a.m. On the weekend, she Still, she knows that she made the right decision and her maintained an active social life, but balancing this schedule was current goals include becoming a chemical engineer and having a not an easy task.
- - - family. If she were ,a ,professional dancer, she could not do this "I just had to squeeze everything together," said Robidoux. because of national tours and long hours of practice. In spite of this, Robidoux's grades did not suffer, but this strenu- "Now it (dancing) means a lot tome, but I know I made the right ous routine started Robidoux's re-evaluation of her future. She decision," said Robidoux. "It has given me more than anything knew she had to decide between dancing and school activities. else could have. You have to make a decision that is best for you. She tried out for Pomalinks and decided her junior year that You have to get your priorities straight and decide what will take Pomalinks and her friends were more important than dancing. you farther."
Text by Julie Gilde I Photo
by The Image Makers
24 ADVOCATE: MAY 23, 1991
common criticism of Americans is that we've lost a sense of the importance of work. But the work ethic does not occur spontaneously; after all, responsibility, thoroughness and discipline are not inborn traits. Theoretically, a work ethic permeates society, beginning with the family, continuing into the educational system and culminating in the work place. Unfortunately, many people do not encounter the institutions which provide the foundation for the work ethic.
Yet Americans are not alone in this respect. Soviet workers have a joke: .rwe pretend to work, and the State pretends to pay us." But they have an excuse. The communist system does not even provide benefits based on above-average work. Without this sort of incentive, it is extremely challenging to motivate people. Ideally the capitalist system would foster the development of exemplary work habits. But to wait until the individual enters the work place is to wait too long. One would hope that the development of these important characteristics would begin in the family, but that's not always the case. A part of the flaw lies in the educational system which has missed the opportunity to facilitate a work ethic in students. That's where Lincoln High seizes the chance to make a difference.
Seniors of Lincoln High will be taking much more with them than reading, writing and arithmetic. This wisdom is bound solidly by the work ethic indoctrinated by the
CG: It's been a great year; we've accomplished more than we ever expected, and none of it could have been done without you . . Thanks for all the late nights, pizza and moral support. Advocate Staff
outstanding faculty and the Lincoln High experience. This work ethic is instilled in us by those teachers who make us rewrite papers, turn in assignments on time and strive for completion of assigned tasks.
In the course of regular class work, it's possible that many students will never realize what Lincoln High has given them in terms of general discipline. Through my work on Advocate, I've learned to appreciate this sort of gift. But even more importantly, I have attempted to pass on my appreciation by encouraging staff writers to write and rewrite, asking photographers to print and re-print, and having the managing editors read and re-read. · Perhaps quality is contagious; I hope so.
Learned responsibility: As editor of Advocate for the past year, I've experienced many opportunities to nurture my work ethic. The importance of deadlines cannot truly be understood until you are forced to complete an entire publication in less than 24 hours. You don't really realize responsibility until you contemplate the impact of your words on every person who reads them. When you're forced to drastically change plans at 3 a.m., the word compromise takes on a whole new meaning.
I've made some poor decisions, stepped on toes and lost a lot of sleep this year. But the experiences were invaluable to my personal growth. I've learned to discern which things are really important. In retrospect, the learning laboratory offered by Advocate was not merely an educational experience, but it was a truly enjoyable one. I hope that everyone at Lincoln High has had a comparable class or extracurricular activity.
It seems appropriate to end with a quotation from Rabindra Tagore, a Nobel Prize-winning author: "I slept and dreamt that life was joy; I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted, and behold, service was joy."
by Vikram Jaswal
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Lincoln High Seniors from Junior Achievement.
Winners of the 1990-91 JA Company Program:
Most Valuable Achievers:
Deb Buhr Steve Sherman Becky Banset
Annette Itzen Kendra Bowen
Theresa Trinh
Academic Scholarship Recipients
Karin Lile, $750, Todd Schwendiman Entrepreneurial Academic Scholarship
Andy Pappas, $750, SmithKline Beecham Animal Health Academic Scholarship
Public Relations Vice President of the Year Kendra Bowen
Cheeseburger Daily Sandwich
Congratulations to all Lincoln High athletes, coaches and supporters who participated in the sports program during 1990-91, and very best wishes to our graduating seniors. Good luck to you all!
