LHS Advocate 1993-1994 by Lincoln Public Schools Library Media Department

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By Erin Kinney-----

Would you be shocked to catch yot1r principal checking out the latest rock concert?

Be on the lookout. Once the lead singer of a rock band called the Showstompers, Principal Kathryn Piller has always had a love for music. After moving to Nebraska from Montana, where she was born and raised, Piller's band played at fairs, college dances, and high school proms in South Dakota and Nebraska. She began college at age 17 as a music and Dra1na n1ajor, but decided a year later that she wanted to take time off fro1n school to work.

After 1narrying her husband and starting a family, she replaced her dream of becoming a professional singer with aspirations of a career in education.

Piller put ht>r ti,ne in hitting the books. By age 30, she had her Bachelors in Elementary Edt1cation, Special Education, and in Adolescent Literatt1re. She graduated with a Masters in Behavior Disorders and Administration.

Her previous work experience has not been limited to high school students, nor any age. In the last 13 years Piller has worked with students ranging from elementary to college ages. She ca1ne to Lincoln High ditectiy 01r, ,lxcr po11itiorr= tltc tlead: ·f1 ill '-' cipal at Woodrow Wilson Junior High in Council Bluffs. · Before that s'he · spent three years as the Assistant Principal at Ralston Middle School, six years as a teacher at Ralston High school, and one year at Thomas Jefferson High School in Ralston. Throughout those years Piller also taught at Wayne State College, Kearney State College and Metro Community College.

Although the Lincoln High Fine Arts Department was one attracting feature, it was more than her interest in music that

brought Piller to Li 1ncoln High. "I've always enjoyed working with high school stt1dents," Piller said. "Having two daughters of my own has h1elped me to learn ways of dealing with teenagers."

Kathryn Piller was first exposed to the Lincoln Public Schools when she heard that they were doing a nattional search to replace Dr. Wes Laughterba, ch, Lincoln Southeast Principal. Although she was not hired for that position, the interview opened a door for Piller in the Linc<0ln Public Schools.

"When I heard tlhat Sam Nelson was retiring I was im1nediiately interested. Even more so than any other school in the state because I've always thought of Lincoln High more as a univer:sity than a high school, with it's diverse population and class offerings."

"It's rare to be irn administration after only 13 years in the educational field, especially as a female," said Piller. Only five percent of secondary edt1cation principals in the nation are fe1nale;s. "It's exciting to be one of those 5%. I don 'tknow ifl'dconsider myself a fe1ninist, because that word has taken on various meanings, bt1t I do think that women shot1ld be given the same opportunities as men."

··ln the · ea1\y t")70's she · spent ti(l)e volunteering fol"VJST A (Volunteers in Ser- -vice to America). VISTA is a orie year full time service program devoted to working

with low-income people to enable them

to become self-suffic:ient. Piller worked as a volunteer with a Souix Native American community trying to find a market for their crafts and :researching information for the book Craz :y Horse.

Piller stresses that s1he's here for the stt1dents. "I want studemts to bt1ild pride in their school," Piller s1aid. ·"And the way

to do that is by being directly involved in making changes to improve your school." sandart. To relieve stress from her busy schedule she enjoys reading, woodworking and painting. Piller hasn't given up singing entirely, she still sings at an occasional wedding. "Bt1t what I really like to do is to eat and buy clothes!", she ended with a laugh.

When Piller;s not working busily in her office or ot1t talking to students and staff, you can find her at home in Elkom, where she still co1nmutes from daily, listening to Michael Jackson and creating

Change sweeps through Lincoln High

By Damon Azizinamini----

Sophomores aren't the only new faces at Lincoln 1-ligh this year, there have also been several changes in the adminis tration and staff along with those iin general school policy.

To begin with, Mary Beth Lehmanowsky, for 1ner counselor at _LHS, is now an assistant principal. Her responsibilities are directed at attendance and discipline for seniors; She is also responsible for getting schedules out to students by June 1.

Jean Peterson, former Latin teacher and foreign language coordinator at LHS, is now an assistant principal also. ·She is in charge of sophomore affairs.

Barry Stark, assistant principal, has also had a change in responsibilities from last year. This year he will be working mainly with juniors, unlike last year where he was in charge of discipline for all students. He is also in charge of · maintaining the security of the building. · The last adrninistrati ve personnel change made was the repliJcement of the retired Mr. Nelson with our new principal, Katheryn Pillar.

This year there has been an addition of school goals. The implementation of the Lincoln Public Schools closed campus policy was used to help meet these goals. Only juniors and seniors are allowed to go off campus. LHS has made this possible by having a different schedule for sophomores. Juniors and seniors go

to lunch fifth period while the sophomores go to lunch sixth period. This makes it possible to keep the closed ca1npus policy workable for our large our large student population.

·_ , There is a new attendance policy in effect for this year. The policy specifies that five tardies will equal one truancy and if a student is 1nore than five minutes late to a class they are considered truant. The policy also states that five truancies in one class will expel you from that class. lf a student falls under twenty credit hours for the semester they are expelled from school. Further infor111ation is provided in the red attendance policy pamphlet sent out to all students before school.

The new use of manditory identification cards requires they be checked at the doors and outside of school at lunch time by hall monitors to make sure that those going out to lunch are juniors and seniors with parental pei·mission. They will also be used to identify and verify a student if he or she is in the hallway, · without a pass, when he or she is not supposed to be.

As you can see, I.HS has made the ·necessary changes to lead it into this school year and beyond. If these changes have the proposed effect, we are sure to see a new exciting Lincoln High.

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Photo by Angel Slater

Pri11cipal Kathryn Piller conducts her daily business.

Student Council's main purpose is representation of the student body. Why then are Lincoln High Sopho,nores getting half shafted?

The policy change initiated by the Student Council sponsor, Randy Ernst gave the current Student Council ·50% of the vote in the sophomore election. This meant that all sophomores received only half ofthe vote they deserved.

So in plain English, the sophomores who voted· on September 23 didn't ultimately elect the new Stttdent Council members. Who did, you ask? That's right, your own Student Council-the democracy of the school.·

The reason behind the change in policy was to eliminate the popularity contest commonly associated with Student Council elections. Stu-Co believes that they will be less biased than the sophomores are when it comes to real issues. In reality, the popt1laritycontest just shifts into the han9~ of the Stt1dent Council members. This system is about as effective as our electoral college, taking the vote away from the people.·

We realize that this is not to be bla1ned cotnpletely on Student Council members. While so1nefavor the idea, there are still other members who oppose it.

Another factor that went into deter1nining the rule was that Stttdent Council is hosting a Nebraska Association of Stttdent Council's meeting in 1994 and wants to have .the best members on staff.

But who can determine who the best representatives will be? An ethical question of whether the power shot1ld be placed in the hands of Student Cot1ncilor the students. I say preserve democracy and take the power to the people the1nselves, as opposed to a parliment. As the Student Council represents the student body, the students can best choose who the-ywant to represent the1n.

In one way, "The Advocate" and the Stt1dentCouncil have similar purposes: to represent the student body as a whole. While the "Advocate" informs and the Stt1dent Council takes action, neither should control.

And control is jt1st what Student Council did. Did you know about whatwas goi11gonin thecafeteria on Septe1nber 23? Of course not! Student Council made a point to not publicize their controversial action.

What ever happened to equal representation and democracy? Let's untie the web of corruption, and maintain the ballot box as the best representative of the student body.

I>rawin'the tine

---By EllieErickson...---

Afterspendingten yearsin the LincolnPublic Schools,I've begunto realizehow many important historical1nomentsI have 1nissedout on becat1sethe people involvedin then1were not European. Recently,I have become painfi,lly aware of the mainly Eurocentricctrrricult1mwe haveallbeentaught.I mngratefulto LincolnHigh School sh1dentsand staff for helping111eto see how uninfonnedI was, bttt now !'111beco1ning irate that my edttcationhas not had 1noreof a multiculturalperspective.

Wehaveallmissedanitnportantpartofhistory by not being taughtthe "whole story" in school. But times they're a changin'.

A multiculturalbill, Rtde 16 (fonnerly LB 922)waspassedby the Legislahrrein April 1992. The law is intendedto enstrrethat studentsbeco1newellinfonnedaboutdifferentethnicgroups. In the process,it will begin to eliminateracistn, prejudice,bigotry,discritninationand stereotyping based on race. Rule 16will work to provide allstudents,kindergartenthrottghtwelfthgrade,a chanceto learn about their culturein the educational environment. All schoolsin the state of Nebraska will be expected to graduallyinfuse infonnationabout all culhiresinto their ctrrrict1lt1m,not jtist the Et1ropean-A1nericanfacts and experiei1ces,a<;ha<;been the pattein in the past. When the childrencurrentlyin kindergarten are ourage, I can saywitl1ot1thesitation,theywill be more open and informedabout mttltic1dh1ral isst1es.While I will envy them for the wisdo1n tlley will have gained, I can only imagine the

burdenof someof thosetrutlls.I realizethatthey will tmderstandthe extentof the oppressionand injusticesmost etlmicgroupshave experienced. They will be 1noreacutely aware of all of tlle horrors,past and present,that I can't even nnag-

me.

Culturaldiversitywas a decidingfactorin my decisionto attendLincolnHigh. The factsn.".·eal Anglo An1ericansare the minorityin the world, and willsoonbe in the U. S. Obviously,Lincoln, Nebraska is not a reflectionof those statistics. Witl1the view of tlle worldas l 've seen it, I have a hardti1necomprehendingAngloAmericansas a 1ninority. I have been spoon fed the Anglo Atnericanpei-spective:onegroupbeingthecenter of society,the only peopleto do anythingworth studyingin school,untilonly a few yearsago.

The only way to trulyunderstandhistoryis to understandall ctilturesand be awareof all of the inpt1tthat thosecultureshad into all of our pasts. Thisisnotonlytruewithhistory,it'sprudentinall

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1t has been well over 200 years since King George III sent his troops (or "Redcoats" as they were nickna1nedby the A1nericans)into the trottbled colonies in an attempt to restore order in Britain's rowdy young territory. A great deal has changed since then, but as we have become recently aware, a great deal has also stayed the same. King George is now gone but Principal Pillar has apparently decided to reincarnate his henchman with the new "Ca1npus St1pervisors"or "Redcoats" as they have beco1ne more affectionately known to llS.

This seems to me like a large over-reaction to the petty problems we have at Lincoln High. Perhaps if fighting at LHS a1nounted • to more than the occasional hannless ·shoving match, or drug dealers consistently invaded our hallowed halls, I too would see the necessity to hire "Ca1npus Supervisors," but as the old saying goes:"Ifit aint broke don't fix it." In the past when teachers 1nonitored the halls they remained relatively cal1nall throt1ghoutthe day. Also students would have a chance to come in contact with those teachers before they saw them for the first time in class. I can not speak for anyone else, but as for me it really helped to know some of my teachers by 1norethan just the rumors (good or bad) that I had heard aboutt them.

At a time oftren1endous cut backs in our school systems budget, when ot1rteachers are far too few and paid much less than what they deserve and now it appears that textbooks for students will soon be limited to class sets, it is obvious that there are many ways of spending that 1noney that would help ottr learning much more than "Ca1npus Supervisors." LHS would be a 1nuchbetter place if the money that was used to pay for the new "Ca,npus Sttpervisors:"went to rewarding our ex-hall monitors for a job well done. For ~,example if the dollars used on red sport coats went to buying Mr. Czeranko a nice new blue blazer and "Walkie-Talkies" weretiaded in for a "disc1nan" for Mr. Uhing, it would be money far better spent.

Lincoln High is still at the point where there are never any real serious problems with trouble makers, that the football team can't handle. Maybe after she is here for awhile Ms. Pillar will realize this and remember that she is not the principal of a Chicago or Los Angles High School. But ttntil then we will have to live with ottr "Red Coats" (Oops l'tn sorry) "Campus Supervisors" who will 1nake things look to the rest of the city and LHS students that it is even more dangerous here than what they already, wrongly believed.

Letter to the editor

Lincoln High School is unique in 1nany ways. This uniqueness spans all aspects of the school. Most importantly, however LHS is uniqtte in one aspect: cultural diversity. No other school certainly in the city of Lincoln and possibly within the state has such a broad range of cultural grot1psrepresented within the student body. Because LHS is t1niqt1ein this way, we as students and the faculty at LHS have earned the great responsibility of setting the preceden1t throughout the state in the area of multi-cultural education. We have ·earned this responsibility for one main reason. That is that LHS because of it's diversity is one of the only schools that can implementt and experiment with 1nulti~culturalcurrict1li.1min a multi-culturall environment. With history as our judge it beco1rtesobvious that

,l when one cultt~raltakes it11ponthemselvesto create a curriculum for

learning, that curriculum onlyr,~flectstheir cultures experiences andl

LHS. However since the passage of L.B. 922, a law setting multi-cultural education standards for every public school in the state, this issue of has become increasingly important. If LHS is going to set the precedent in multi-cultural education the students and faculty need to make a concerted effort to bring about change. This means that in every classroom, in every club, on every academic and athletic team multi-culturalism and how it should be implemented into LHS should be disct1ssed. The product of these discussions should then be taken to the administration for consideration.

The challenge of progress in multi-cultural education lies in front of us. It is our responsibility as members of LHS to meet tllis chaJlenge and set a precedent thatcan be followed throughout the state ofNebraska. educational needs.

Multi-cultt1ralism has always been an important topic within1

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Kelly Plautz

Kris Stanley

Amber Shavers

Erinn Ehrlich

Angel Slater

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Kelly Plautz

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The Advocate is published 111onthlyby the Lincoln High School joumalis1n department. Readers are encot1raged to subrrlit story ideas and com1nents. All letters to the editor must be signed and ,nay be edited for reasons of space and clarity. Drop off letters and corrections to room 312. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the Advocate. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the ad1ninistration.

Students able to voice • • op1n1ons

One of the few constantsat Lincoln High over the course of it's existencehas been the "Advocate."The schoolnewspaperhas weathered the times with few changes since it was givenit's currentname.Butas we knowall good things must change in order to 1naintainthe reputationof beingof the highestpossiblequality. So, with this year's first edition of the "Advocate,"we have made ma11ychangesincludingtl1is,the first LincolnHigh SchoolAdvocateOpinion'spage witl1these new changes.

One of the greatestfaultsof the "Advocate" is it's inability to represent Lincoln High's studentbodyas a whole. So we havedecidedto elicit 1nore of the opinions of the staff and stude11tbody throughthe use of our new "manon-tl1e-street"questions and soon to appear guestcolumnists.Theseadditionsto the paper, we feel,will offeran arenafor a widervarietyof thoughtsa11dideasto be sharedwithourreaders.

The "Advocate" would also like to invite readers co1n1nents,either reactions to recent articlesin the "Advocate,"commentson recent goings-onin schoolor just anythingthat might be on your 111ind. You can deliverthe letters to eithermyself,JoeTidballorto MsEngelhard's box in the office.

We hope that you too will find this addition to be a positive 011e,and will not think of the "Advocate" as being of a lesser quality than what it has been in the past. But if you do think thatit's worse,justwritea letterto the editorand tell us about it.

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By Erin Kinney

Eight Lincoln High School student/parents can now be content knowing that their infants are in the hands of a child care specialist within a five mint1te walk from class.

Beginning this fall, the Parent/ Child Learning Center has been made available to eligible student/parents with the purpose of helping the students to learn parenting skills while working towards graduation. According to a Lincoln Public School's publication, during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 school year a total of 21 students were forced to drop out of school due to the lack of child care and st1pportive services. LHS is the first mainstreatn public high school in Nebraska to offer a program which provides child care for students' children.

Eight week old Kylie Kleckner is one of the eight babies in the day care. Her mother Jessica Kleckner, a LHS senior said she was worried about plans for co1npleting high school until learning of the Parent/Child Leaming Center last summer. "It's nice to know she's right here when I'm in class." Kleckner said.

In previous years only classes have been offered through the Home Economics Department for expecting parents and student/ parents. The classes, although helpft1l, did nothing to address the i1nmediate problemfinding quality child care at a reasonable cost.

were expressing a need for the program long before sl1e came to LHS in 1984. "One reason the project had been delayed is due to the lack of necessary funds," said Nelson.

Tl1eproject was made possible by grants from five ft1nding sources: the Federal Child Care Grant Ft1nd, the Lincoln Foundation, The Nebraska Child Abuse Prevention Fund, Woods Charitable Fund, and by the Carl D. Perkins Vocation and Applied Technology Education fund.

Another reason for the delay was the concei:!1expressed by LHS staff and parents that providing child care would encourage teenage pregnancy by making being a parent too easy for student/parents, Nelson said.

"It's really hard to hear people say that this 1nakes being a IJarent too easy for them because I don't think there's anything easy about being a student/parent," Nelson said. Stt1dents who don't have children also benefit from the experience. Nelson said, "Statistics show that schools that have child care centers teacl1 other students how diffict1lt it is; it teaches the reality of what it's like to be a young parent."

Eligibility is based on the age of the child and space available. Children must be between 6 weeks and 18 1nonths old. The students must be LHS students and be enrolled in the Infant Development class as well as Student/Parenting.

Currently eight Babies are in the center.

ent parents

By Erin Ehrlrich

3:20 p.m. Parents are able to visit their infants over luncl1 time and dtrring their Infant Development Class which takes place 8th period. the point where toddlers can also be apart of the day care. Funding resot1rces is the limiting factor.

Despite the misconceptions so1ne have about the center, the positive responses from the community as a whole has been ·incredible, Nelson said. "I think they're ready to see this happen." Mrs. Nelson, a co-director of the learning center with Mrs. Bartek, said that people

Two child care specialists, Lisa Pospisil and Tina Novak, run the day care from 7:45 to

The child care program at Lincoln High is foreseen to expand. Currently in the works is an outdoor playgr,ound which was licensed two days before school started. Nelson said she is eager to see expansion to

By Kris Stanley

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Although former LHS prin- Center Board, to name a few. cipal Sanford H. Nelson op- His pla11forthefutureisto"Try posed the wearing ofhats in the to return some stewardship to school, he will soon be fitted for the com,nunity." a hat of his own. Sam Nelson was one of the One ofNelson' s plans for the many principals to have left the future includes taking over lead- Lincoln Public Schools by ership of the Shriner's Organi- his own doing. zation in 1995. Yes, funny hats "I made the choice and all. Currently, Nelson is myself it was in my best involved in volunteer organi- interest of the school district. If zations: Chairman of the they wanted to have a clean Pershing Advisory Board, sweep, they could have a clean Lighthouse Board of Directors, sweep." and the Malone Community Nelson had originally

planned to retire in 1994, but NJ, San Fransisco, CA, or Portwith the passage of the state land, OR. I think the trend has retirement bill, which lowered bee1n for more restriction in the age requirement, he decided tenns of open campus, and the

him, it doesn't seem full retirement will ever happen But, even then, he will still find time to spend with his family. Now to leave. clothing attire.'' a grandfather, life is just begin-

Nelson doesn't think that With volunteer work and ningforSamNelson. Heleaves change is always bad.

Nel1son' s choice to take up the us with two simple words, ''Get

In addition to the changes torch of putting back into the involved." made in the administration community what was given to staff, were there also

changes made within the policies.

A1no11g those were Closed Campus and the ever-popular Attendance Policy.

''As I visited counterparts throughout the United States, on site at conventions and on the telephone. I found that concerns are the same here as they are in Hoboksn,

Student parents Isaiah Hopkins and C'hristy Laing play with their baby girl, Teionna, at the new LHS daycare facility.

Photo courtesy of Sam Nelson

By Damon Azizinamini

On the third day of school, seniors in Mr. Tegeler's 3rd period Citizenship Issues class welcomed a panel of speakers from the Middle East.

The panel was co1nposed of Athmane Bendaoud, from Algeria; Ghassan Abdul Rahman Abu Hussein and Ma'an Khatib, from Jordan; Abdul Moniem Moham1ned S. Nasralla, fro1n Qatar; Reem Haydar, Wasee1n Sheik Hussein, and Mirna Tou1najan, the only woman of the group, from Syria.

First, the panel introduced themselves and talked about their individual countries. After hearing about Algeria, Qatar, Jordan and Syria, the students were able to ask the panel questions.

One qt1estionasked by the students was, "What did the panel think of the United States when they first came here?"

Haydar said that it was nothing like what he had i1nagined. According to him, he didn't think that the relations were good and he thot1ghtthat people would not accept hi1n well. ·

"I didn't think that there would be anyone friendly towards me," Haydar said.

Khatib said that he had seen movies in Jordan that had shown schools in the United States as being dirty and full of graffiti. He

added that we, Lincoln High, impressed hi1n as being clean and hard working. A far cry from what he had heard about, Khatib said.

Abu Hussein said that he had i1nagined the people of the U.S. and the government to be one and fully agree. He said he was shocked by how many people disagreed with the govern1nent and ho,v many different views were expressed. He also said that he was st1rprised by the diversity that he found I1ere.

A11otherquestion the panel was asked dealt with the different types of Islam, if there is any.

First, the-panel said that two of their seven were Christia.n and they cot1ldn'tanswer the question. The others said that Islam

is basically split into two different types, Sheites and Sunis. Sheites are divided even further into twelve groups. All of those on the panel that were Isla1nic were Sunis. They added that the 1nain differences between the Sheites and the Sunis are their riti1alsand prayers.

Another student asked the panel, and Tot1majan in partic:ular, how women are treated in their countries and if they saw any differences in the United States.

"There are more rights for women here," Tot1majansaid.

She added that it is an ongoing struggle for women in her cot1ntryto gain more rights and freedoms, bt1t,they are making changes. She also said that so1nehigh level positions are filled by wo1nenin her country. Finally, she added that, althougl1women in her country have gained a lot of freedom as co1npared to a few years ago, they are still restricted by religion.

Khatib said that in Jordan women are being treated better. According to l1im,the treatment of women in the past has not been too favorable, bt1t,the government is doing

Bv Ellie Erickson----•

As you walk around Lincoln, it's hard not to notice the graffiti on doors and signs. If you take a close look at it you might be able to decipher a "B-Flat" or "Phat" You could even see (over and over again) the infamous "Beergut" that's all around town.

This is a new hobby of Lincoln teenagers and University students that so1nerefer to as "tagging". The object is to find a great place to write your tag name, or 1nore preferably, cross out sotneone else's tag using a large pennanent 1narker or a can of spray paint and claim the site for yourself.

Tagging beca1nethe trend in L. A. in 1990, but it didn't reach Lincoln until about a year ago, according to so1ne. According to Officer Bashus, from the Lincoln Police Deprurtment,"tagging denotes a gang term and there is no evidence of gang activity from these people." The fine for taggi1ng,depending on the damage done, can be as low as $100 or as high as $300, to still be considered a misdemearnor. If the damage done is greater than that, it's considered a felony.

However, in Los Angeles, it's a different story. The fine for tagging can be a life. Abduhl Mohammed, wide receiver for the Nebraska Comhuskers and native of Compton, California, stated that it's a big problem there. "People get shot at and are so1netimeskilled for tagging another gang's

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In L. A., it's becoming more common for a gang to go by a tag name of a park near by. The members of the gang all live within proximity of each other, so they choose to use the na1ne of a neighborhood park, Mohammed added.

Tagger and Lincoln lligh student "Raw Pig" (real name withheld at sources requets) got her tag name while at a grocery store.

"I was at Food Bonanza at about 1:30 in the morning. There was this big pork display with every possible kind of pork. Some friends and I were messing around and we started talking about raw pigs. At the time I was looking for a tag name. I liked the way "Raw Pig" sot1ndedso I adopted it as my new tag name," ex-

a lot to change that.

The only qt1estionthat was asked by the panel was how the students thot1ght they would look like and act before they ca1ne.

The class agreed that everything they had heard or thought about middle-easterners, for the 1nostpart, was negative. Senior Ryan Wylie said that there is a negative ad ca1npaign going on that could explain this.

When it was all over, the students and panel agreed that it was well worth their titne to participate and they would like to do it again.

plained Raw Pig.

According to junior Nate Waak, the Beergut tag, which started out being a na1nefor a possible band, was originally co1nposed of five me1nbersbut now could have as many as 30. The band name later evolved into their tag na1ne.

A Lincoln High stt1dent,who prefers to go by the name of B-Flat, started tagging about two months ago when he heard two people talking about it. "Now there are probably more than 200 people in Lincoln tagging," he claims.

B-Flat tags to obstructji1stice, and he enjoys the adrenaline rush from the fear of getting caught. 1-Iealso likes the · satisfaction of crossing out someone else's name and spray painting his own on.

Waak, said that Beergut started out mocking other taggers, but now some of those taggers seem to have adopted Beergut as their new tag name.

When asked what he thought of the attention that Beergut is getting, B-Flat replied, "I respect him, because he gets some places that I wouldn't, but I hate hi1n,because he got it and I didn't." Some of these places are: a police car · Beergut has been rumored to have tagged in front of The Foxy Lady, a sct1lptureon campus, Broyhill fountain, street signs, East High tennis courts, Vincent's House of Hunan on 56th and Highway 2, the barricades 16th and Vine, the Chartreuse Caboose, and a variety of other places. There is ,~., now a $500 reward for any inforn1ation about Beergut.

Do they feel any remorse for the property owners? It depends on the place for B-Flat. He feels bad tagging peoples homes but not businesses. Beergut expert Waak is remorseless about taggers tagging on private property, bt1t he thinks, "it's funny that they haven't caught anyone yet."

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- By Genni Williams -

Four University of Nebraska~ Lincoln alumnae have devised a plan for flood relief. Dt1e to the flooding in the Midwest this summer, Nebraska residents lost over $100 million in property and crop damages. Somehow money had to be raised to help our state get it's head above water.

Their solution? Floodfest! The four alumnae, collectively knownas A 'DAM Productions, originally organized a benefit concert in response to the Platte River flooding in March, although the extensive summer flooding increased the need for financial relief.

On September 19, Pinewood Bowl was home to a twelve-hour mt1sic festival which has been compared to summer's hottest - concert, Lollapalooza. The proceeds from the festival are to benefit the American Red Cross and flood victims. Nine area bands were scheduled to play, although the headlining band canceled at the last minute. Also on the agenda

makeshift shop. Junior Sarah Peters felt Ralph's bus really added to the atmosphere.

"It was ·a nice pseudoLollapalooza touch," Peters said, referring to the tattoo booths set up around concert sites at Lollapalooza.

After bypassing booths and security, concert-goers saw their favorite local bands perform. Sophomore Eric Verhar, however, thought that maybe some bands should have stayed home.

"Bee,( Curtans played for way too long," Verharsaid, " and then they really sucked."

Peters agreed with Verhar, but sophomore St1san Lott thought they had an interesting mix of styles. Of the seven other bands, everyone had their favorite, with special attention going to Mousetrap.

"The lead singer of Mousetrap was quite sexy," Verhar said. He also stated, beauty aside, they were the best band there.

and in the area were scattered jug- Along with shows of this naglers, magicians, and yo-yo man ture, there ust1ally is a pit, or a Jon gates, not to mention the hemp bunch of screaming people slatninformation booth, vendors, and 1ning their bodies together and Ralph's H angry Eye Tattoo's calling it dancing. Unfortunately,

the pit was virtually non-existent.·_ until 311 did their set.

"The pit was very muddy,:• ··_ Verhar said (and others c<illabo~ rated). "It wasn't really a pit;buf,t ·don't think it hindered the spirit of.··•· the people.

Peters' experience with .the Floodfest pit led her to believe the crowd was in high spirits.

"During 311, you'd drift over to certain areas and you could smell it (marijuana) in the air," Peters said. "When people breathed on you, you cottld tell they'd been smokin' the doobie."

Although the event was supposed to be drug and alcohol free, a lot of drugs were snttck in past security guards who checked belongings. Lott said people in her row were smoking pipes and they weren't tobacco pipes.

"Nobody was taking efforts to stop it," Lott said, " andthe bands were encouraging it."

Aside from dn1g use, expensive food and some tedious bands, Peters thought it was a good idea and relatively successful.

"I don't think anyone was killed or raped so I guess it was a success."

By Robin Stricklin

If you've got a craving for something to eat other than you're everyday cheesebt1rger, there are three good Greek restaurants in downtown Lincoln, and they are all in the same area.

I went to George's Greek Gyros at 14th and "O" streets first, and bought a gyro and a regular fry, for $3.49, tax included. The gyro consisted of, meat, onions, tomatoes, and sour cream, special sauce on thick pita bread. The fries appeared to have "Spike", or some other seasonimg sprinkled over them. The worst thing about George's is that they don't have Greek potatoes. A gyro doesn't seem complete unless it has sotne Greek potatoes to go along with it. George's is a casual restaurant, with paper dishes and cups, and a TV. The television, although very large, doesn't have cable. George's is also located in the Atriu1n Food Court and the University ofNebrask:a-Lincoln Reunion. Next door to Geo1rge's, is Ali Baba Gyro at 112 N 14th. Ali Baba's gyro contains the same ingredientts as George's. The · vegetables are very big amd chunky and their pita bread is the best out of the three restaurants I have sampled. Ifyou order the Gyro Plate for $3.92, your gyro comes with four Greek potatoes. Their potatoes are spicy and pretty good, but not particularly tangy. All of the food is served in paper and styrofoa1n. It is decorated like a hotel room, but the big menu on the clhalkboard has very good artistry and adds to the decor. You don't need a date to go to Ali Baba's, because their TV has cable. The TV isn't as big as the one at George's but George doesn't have cable.

Papa John's Fa1nily Restaurant, on the other side of"O" street at 114 S 14th, is my personal favorite. It is more formal than

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Ali Baba's and George's, althot1gh it is still son1ewhat casual. Papa John's has the best gyro's of the three. Papa John's gyro is also presented more attractively than the gyros at George's and Ali Baba's, and is also served with a Greek potato. Papa John's Greek potatoes are the best Greek potatoes I have ever had, anywhere. They are, however, not for the faint of heart. The right amount of lemon juice, olive oil, bt1tter, oregant), and other "secret" ingredients, give Papa John's Greek potatoes their unique tangyness. The gyro and Greek potato come together on a Gyro Plate that costs $3.93, Papa John's does however, have the slowest service of the three restaurants and they lack a TV. Instead of TV, for entertainR1ent, they occasionally have a belly dancer. Papa John's plays very nice Greek music and the big mirrors on the wall and ceiling add a spacious feel to the dining experience. All three of the Greek restattrants I visited are located near the intersection of 14th and "O" streets, downtown. They also have si1nilar prices and all three, a1nazingly had wonderful service. The employees all were very friendly, and made conversation and jokes with their ct1sto1ners. The gyros are qt1ite good at all thrPe restaurants and the water is always free. If you like gyros or even if you aren't· familiar with them I would recom1nend Papa John's, especially for their Greek potatoes. But you should try all three restaurants to see which gyro yott like best. If you already know you don't like gyros, all three restaurants offer other great Greek dishes, such as Greek potatoes and baklava It's nice that Lincoln offers not only Greek food, but three different selections of the same cultt1re 's food, all within the same block of each other.

Photo by Tyler Schmid Flood/est audience stand in the ·mud at Pinewood Bowl on September 19 in order to see Omaha ba11dNo Left Stone. The gr,ound was wet due to rai11the previous night.

ate ni t commotion

The king of late night not yet chosen

By Amber Shavers

The festivities begin when prime ti1neends.

As yo111nayor may not know, late night TV is overflowing with 11ewshows and new hosts. Perhaps we are seeing the birth of a new late night TV generation. Talk show hosts that have graced our TV sets and become household names are either no longer hosting, or re-experiencing a new beginning.

Remember "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson? Nebraska native Carson has given up his late night throne. Jay Leno has succeeded him and taken over as NBC's late night attraction. The Arsenio Hall show has undergone changes also. With brand new theme song and an ever increasing faithful audience, Hall has proved to be a late night sensa-

some new a tion.

What about David Letter,nan?

After leaving NBC, Letterman has re-e,nerged on CBS late night. However, don't expect to see the sa1ne show that you saw on NBC. Don't worry, Letterman will continue his smart aleejokes, and witty "man on the street" sketches. Consequently, NBC has threatene:dto David Lettem1an if he per- sue forms certain antics on his new show. The network believes that they hold the rights to certain activities that were performed while filn1ingat NBC studios.

NBC is recovering fro,n their loss quite rapidly. They have hired an unknown comic, Conan O'Brien to replace Lettennan. O'Brien will make his big debut at the end of September. How will he compare to late night veteran David Letterman? Tune 10 to find out before the ratings decide it's fate.

All of the late night talk shows ·mentioned so far have one thing 1n co1n1non.They all have loud and enthusiastic audiences. Perhaps you prefer one on one interviews. Two late night talk shows might be a good alternative. "The Whoopi Goldberg Show" and "Later" with Bob Costas. Goldberg gets up-close and personal with her guests. The tone of theshowresemblestwooldfriends sharing intimate secrets and talking about old times. "Later" with Bob Costas, 1s aired after most late night talk shows have ended. This 1s also a one on one talk show. However, it is a little 1nore formal than the Whoopi Goldberg show.

There is a myriad of late night programs to choose from. If you 're not a fan of late night television, now is a good time to check it 011t. ,

A refreshing change in Film Genre

By Heather Akin

In a town like Lincoln, Nebraska, it seems that students are always looking for something new and exciting to do in their spare time. For a change of pace, many students have been spending their time in Sheldon Art Gallery, but not just admiring the art.

Lately, instead of the Dot1glastheaters, students are going to the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. They can see anything from art films to foreign films to animation festivals. Most have found it to be informational as well as highly entertaining

• ., The Mary Riepma Ross film theater IS located ID 'R' Sheldon Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden on 12th and streets, by the Lied Center. The theater brings art films, foreign films, short features, festivals, and animation to Lincoln that no theater had ever presented before.

The Mary Riep1naRoss theater is a nice contrast to the more common Douglas theaters. The atmosphere and variety of fil1ns 1s very different, and is a welcomed change from movies that seem to have the same plot. IS Showing fro1nThursday, September 23- October 3 the film "The Last Days of Chez Nous" by Gillian Armstrong. This film is a comedy about the household of an Australian family.

Then showing on October 7, 8, 14- 23 is the movie "Like Water for Chocolate" by Alfonso Ara11,,nade after the book by Laura Esq11ivel:a Mexican filn1abo11t the hardships ofa girl who spends most ofherti,ne in the kitchen and is denied marriage by her mother.

From Thursday, October 28- Saturday, Nove,nber 6 is the film entitled "Manufacturing Consent: Noa,n Chomsky and the Media" by Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonik. A docun1entary about Noam Chomsky's critique of the mass-media.

The theater also shows such things as an annual animation festival, University Program1ning Council International Film Series', and also short features along with the scheduled films.

Admission into the theater is $5.00 or $4.00 for University of Nebraska students; $3.00 for senior citizens, children and 1ne1nbersof the Mary Riep1na Ross Film Theater.

Funding for the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater is provided by several agencies, University of NebraskaLincoln and ticket sales.

Sheldon also collects additional funding from a private source: Friends of the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater. To be a member you can pick up a coupon available at the theater and mail it in with a check. This is a tax-deductible contribution that goes to the theater exhibition program.

By Becky Peters---

Lincoln High football contains many new faces in varsity t1niformsthis year as the team tackles a new season, tinder the direction of a new head coacl1.

According to first year head coach Eric Knoll, defensive qt1icknessand a teatn with young players are definitely two strengths of the team.

"We have a lot of players who have the ability to play," Knoll said. "During a game, we are going to wear teams down that do not play as 1nanyplayers d " as we o.

Knoll said the team goals were set before the season started by the team members themselves.

"When we talk abot1tgoals, we talk abottt goals that we can attain," stated Knoll. "We don't focus on winning, instead we foct1son things we can control, such as total effort in practice and school, and also discipline."

Senior split end Jeff Tlamka said the success in Lincoln High football this year can be gained if the team turns tip the intensity level and if everyone practices hard.

September

"There isn't any pressure on us to return to the state finals," he said.

Quarterback Chris Stohs, also a senior, said it takes hard work, a good game plan and team unity along with players that can compete together, not against one another, to win at a varsity level.

''We had a couple injuries with linemen as the season began, but they're now healed and ready to go," Stohs said.

The team suffered a season-opener loss to rival Southeast by a score of35-7, but there were many positive aspects to the game, according to Knoll.

"I thought they, (Southeast) because of their size, would be able to drive the ball right down our throat, but they dido 't," he said. "Offensively, we had ihe ability to run the ball wide, defensively, we handled the line of scrimmage very well. For two and a half quarters, against the best team in the state, we played as good, maybe even better. than they did."

Consistency is one aspect the team is looking to improve, Knoll added.

"We're going to be making less mistakes, playing more aggressively, and playing a lot of people so we can continue

to keep people involved," he said

Tlamka said they knew Southeast was a running team and were working hard to prepare for the game.

"If Ty Goode and Aaron Barksdale lined up in a power formation, they would run a counter," Tlamka said. "On the running game, if Goode went out to split, we knew he was going deep for a pass."

Tlamka said it was a good game, and the offense just needs to work on executing offensive plays.

Stohs added that they learned a lot from the game and played well for three quarters.

"Before the season started, no one thought we had a chance this year," com11ientedStohs. "We showed people we could play against a nu1nberone team.

Knoll said it was evident from the Southeast game,, people can see a Lincoln High team that consists of players who are positive and do not quit.

"We have a lot of seniors stepping up to fill in the gaps fro1n last year," Tlamka concluded. 11 Since we only have one returning starter, the public thinks we can't make it, but there isn't a limit to our capabilities."

Photo by Amber Shavers

Junior Toby Oglesby scrambles to catch up with the action of Northeast players. Lincoln High was defeated 199 on

17th at Seacrest Field.

By Damon Azizinal)lini----

·······t·····•··''his year's fall play, To Be Young, Gifted and Black,

to ta e sta

½ lives up to the title "all school play" due to the 11ature 1 of characters involved. ..•.

According to Joe Kriezinger, director, thi-,year's play is "the type of production tl1atallows a wider group of the LHS population to identify with one or 111oreparts. It also fits closer to the term 'all school play' than other plays in the past," Kriezinger said.

Tl1eplay is based on the biography ofLon·aine Hansberry, a black writer who lived through the titne of the Ji111Crow laws. It is 1nainlya stage productio11that is about her life. It jt1mpeback and fortl1in titne fro,n her early 1nen1oriesas a child in tl1eghettos of.Chicago to her college days where the plays of Sean O'Casey persuaded. her .to write. Her husband, Robert Netniroff, put together old letters, diaries, notebooks and portions of Hansberry's plays to make this novel.

Kriezinger explained that he has wanted to do this play for about six years. He attributed the amount oftin1e it took frotnhis first preminitions abot1tdoing the play to actt1ally doing it to the large quantity of research involved. He said that he had to feel comfortable with the play, and, due to its complex nature, he had to adapt it fro1nthe origingal form in ordler for it to be stage ready for LHS. For example, Kriezinger expanded the origingal eight parts into thirty-six parts. He conclt1dedthat it is going very well and its new form should make it very interesting.

The auditions for the play were held in late Septetnber and rehearsal started in the first week of October. One welco:tnedsurprise were the atnount of students who auditioned, eighty-five. This can be attributed to two students in particular, Antonio Jackson and Eddie Brown. Jackson and Brown wrote a letter that explained the play and asked for people to at1ditionfor it. Jackson said that he and Brow11 wrote the letter to get more students of color and other races to try out for the play because the play has those various races i11it. Jackson added that it tnade the play 1noreauthentic. When asked why he put so much ti1ne into the play, Jackson replied that it was because it is a "tnarvelous work of art."

· Any stt1dent caught at ·ho1neon the evenings ofNovember 4, 5, and 6, will be n1issing out on one of the · best stage prodt1ctions that LHS has ever performed. The performances will start at 7:30 p.m.in the LHS at1ditorium. Tickets are $3.50 for studentsand $4 for adults.

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pupils

By Erin Kinney------

, OWER (People Outreaching for W01nen't Equality. ';__ ,:::/and Rights) 1nay be a new club this year, but i student's concern for awareness is not.

, , 111winter 1nonths for the past several years, a group of wo1nenhave 1nettogetherto organize activities for Women's History Month. According to sponsor Rt1thKt1pfer,POWER ste1n1nedfro1nthe deep interest students displayed in these activities.

Kt1pfer con1pares POWER's origin with that of racial caucuses. "Racial cat1cuseswere for1nedas an outgrowth of Rainbow Club because we recognized the value of giving people with co1n111onbackgrot1nds and comtnon interests the opportunity to get together and strengthen their cultural identity. ·We ·feel the sa1ne is true of won1en who are interested in women's concerns," she added.

Sponsors Ruth Kupfer, Marti Oakeson and Denise Knotwell have planned club day events to coincide with the topics requested by club 1ne1nbers. Students would like to address eating disorders, recognizing sexis1n,lookism, the history of the wotnen 's movement, wotnen in the workforce, and other related topics.

On the first clt1bday, Nancy Rosen, who works for the University of Nebraska Press, spoke about on the topic of rape as a tool of war in Bosnia. At the second 1neetingKit Boesch taught self-defense tactics.

"It 1nakesme angry that I can't go downtown at night by 1nyself. Being female tnakes ,ne vulnerable," said junior Laura Reznicek. But she said the methods taught by Boesch _were simple e11oµghto learn that tl1ey could be used for pt otection in the case of accostment.

With a turnout of nearly 70 students at the first two club day tneetings, student appeal is apparent. ·Kupfer attributes this to the long overdt1eneed for this type of club.

Club 1ne1nbersagreed. "Sexism is a cycle that is hard to · break; but POWER \\'ill begin to 1nakesotne waves through awareness," Reznicek said.

Senior Bisola Ojikutt1 feels that racistn and sexis1ncan indeed be con1pared. "I believe the two go hand in hand Sexis1nis another disease that needs to be eli,ninated."

Jt1stas racial cat1cusesare not li1nitedonly to those of the race specified, POWER is not a club solely for women.

Senior 1nember Matt Irvin challenges 1nales to play tl1eir part as well. "It begins at a personal level. Where 1nales need to stop the discrimination that they themselves put out," he said.

Defining the ,nain goal of POWER is nearly i1npossible, said Ojikutu. Along with a variety of topics comes an infinite nun,ber of goals. She said. "My personal goal is is to help inform tnyself and others about wo1nen's issues."

Irvin said, "I want to educate myselfbecattse I don't go through what women do, but I want to be sensitive to women."

POWER meets club days during period four. See a POWER sponsor or a member for more infor,nation on after school 1neetings.

---By Joe Tidball--

British tourist Gary Colley was asleep in his car when he was fatally shotinthe mostrecentof theattackson f"lorida'sforeign to11rists.Ironically, thelargestsentenceanyofthefot1r111en allegedlyinvolvedwilllikelyseiveisa six 1nonthterm because they are all minors. This stands as furtherproof that the jt1venilejustice syste1ndoes justiceonly for the criminalsand their illegalhabits,not for theirvicti1ns.

No one can say that the boy's actions were t1nexpected. All though Floridalaw forbidsdisclosureof any informationaboutthejt1venilesortheir previousarrest records,most Florida newspapersagreethatall of the yotmg

menhadtherecordsofhardenedcriminals.Amongtheboys,theeldestof the _ four, a 17-year-oldis said 1<1have compiledat least30 differentarrests, whiletheyoungestatonly 13yearsold issaidbytheMiainiHeraldtohave:'iOplt1schargeson 15previousarrests.

What is wrong here and why are these boys still on the streets? They have fallen through tl1ecracks of a systemthatwas setup to controlshopliftersand kidsplayinghookybut has been changed into a system used to handlerobbers,rapistsand murderets. Accordingto the r'Joridasecretaryof commerce,800/oof the st1spectsin all cri1nesagainsttourist'>are teenagers

a11dsince Floridalaw lists the maxi1num sentence for juveniles at six monthsper charge(forany criine)we willbe seeingallofthe1non thestreets

agamsoon.

Unforttmatelythe Floridalawsare not tmiqt1eto their state,bttt are actually representativeof a systemthat is failingallacrossthecountry.Takefor exainplethe caseof John"Salvatore" Sponzaof Ventura,California. His first arrest was at age eight for arson when he receivedwhat was called a "cower" (SouthernCaliforniapolice slang, which stand'>for counseled, warned and released). At nine, he received 90 days in detention after

assat1ltinghis n1other. After setting morefireshe spentfive1nonthsin statecustooy. Whenhe was ten,he brot1ght apellletguntoschoolandopenedfireon his clr,s. Spon:zacontinuedco1nmitting vitri(1uscri1nestmtilthe age of 16. Shortlyafterhis 16thbirthdayhe stole a semi-at1tomaticpistol and robbed a wonnanatgunpoint.Twodayslater,he demanded a 1nan's wallet then shot hi1n in the face. Sponza was then finalllytried as an adultandconvicted foratte1npted1nt1Tder.Aftera yearin a Californiayouth authorityschool,he assaultedanotherinmate. The CYA then sent hi1nto a maximum-secttrity prison for adttlts, where he will be

eligibleforparolein 1995afterse1ving sevenyears.

Manystatesarenow optingto aska grandjt1ryto chooseto try adolescent<; as adults tor violent crimes (as they eventuallydid in the Sponzacase and are consideringdoing in the Colley case). But the laws are stillin forcein many stateswhich sets the 1ninilntun ageforthisat 16, 17oreven 18yearsof age. By thattime1nanyviolentyouths havealreadytestedthejuvenilejustice system to it's li1nit'i,and it has given the1nfar too much ''ti1neto kill."

Vol. 99 No.2 Nov. 1, 1993

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Amber Shavers

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Kelly Plat1tz

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The Advocatei~ published monthly by the LincolnHigh Schooljournalismdepartment.

Readersare encouragedto submitstory ideas andcomments.All lettersto the editormustbe signedand maybe editedfor reasonsof space and clarity. Dropoff lettersand correctionsto room312. Unsignededitorialsare the opinion -of the Advocate.Theviewsexpressedheredo not Aecessarilyrepresent the views of the administration.

Duringaschoolpeprally,Ihaveto askmyself, "What'sthepoint?''Wearen'tleaminganything, we aren't challengingOtlfminds in any way, all we are doing is gettingout of class and seeing someawfullynicecheers. Is it reallynecessary? I havetoansweryes,forsomeof us itis. Although I don't believethat schoolspiritshouldbe centered entirely around athletics,spirit is a very importantelement to a "healthy" high school en,,ironment.

Ifa studenttakesprideintheirschool,theywill be less likely to vandalizeand litter. I visited Southeasta Whilebackand I sawa friendof 1nine drop a gtnn wrapper in the hall, and a student walkingto class saw this, stopped and put the wrapper in the closest trash receptacle. I was ainazed. I have never seen anythinglikethat at LincolnHigh. Eitherthiswas a blatantdisplayof anal(-)retentivenessor a personwith a true love for their school. W11en a person ha<;that much pridein something,it is a priorityforthemto keep

it in goodcondition.Latelyit seemsthat Lincoln Highis lackingschoolspiiritand unity.All of the litter and profanitiesin our halls make it even more obvious. With a schoolthis size, it's hard forallof us to feellikewe arean importantpart of the school,so it appearsas if we are allseparating into our own littlecliquesandforgettingthat we all attendthe same school.

Having pride in our school also helps keep studentsenrolled.Ifyoufeellikeyoubelong,and havea placewhereyoufeelcomfortable,chances are good that yot1will continue t,1 stay there. Everyoneneeds somethingto belong to and a placethatacceptsthem. Schoolis a veryconvenient answer to that need. Others have their family, and so1nefinda place in the co1runLmity to fulfilltheirneedto feel liketheyare makinga diffeiei1ce.The corrunonenergythat LHS can offerencouragessomepeopletofeelliketheyare helpingreachthe acceptedschoolgoal.

Althot1ghunrealistic,1ny belief is that aca-

demicsshouldbe the basis behind schoolspirit, opposedtoathletics.Wearehereforaneducation; so our focus shouldbe learning, not winninga footballgrune. Btttapparently,manypeoplept1t a high priorityon winninga footballgaine, so unfortunately1nostof the school'senergyworks towardthat goal and only that goal.

I'm not sayingthat schoolspiritis for e,,eryone,orthatwe shouldallwear"hippie"clotheson Woodstockday; I'm just defendingthe fact that the pridethat LincolnHigh studentsfeelfortheir schoolis an importantpart in some of our lives, and shotddn't be looked down upon because schoolspiritisn't "cool".

I don't wearredand blackribbonsin 1nyhair, but if so1neoneinsultedLincoln High I would defendit. We havea w.onderfi.11schoolanda great studentbody that deseJVesmy supportand involvementin accomplishingthe 1nostthat I can dtiringthe tilne I'm here.

Letters to the editor

SADD mistake

l'1n concerned about the focus of SA DD. I don't think that it is rigl1tto be concerned abottt driving after you drink. I think that you should focus your e1nphasisonjt1st not drinking, period. First of all, we aren't old enottgh. And second it sounds like you 're saying it's all right to drink. but after you do jt1st don't drive. I think yot1sl1ot1ldpreacl1 abot1t not drinking, so that we don't have the proble1nof drunken drivers. Don't get me wrong, I suppot1 SADD co1npletely, 1 just want to know why you take a stand on drunk driving, instead ofjt1st not drinking.

Sherri Lang Junior

Campus Sups are O.K.

I read yottr article about Camptts Sttpervisors (Oct. I st). I an1 wondering if you read the Lincoln Journal Star? I am also wondering if you listen to the radio or watch television. Also, did you attend the asse1nblyat the beginning of the school year? All of the answers to your concerns were addressed in 1nanynews stories and at the assembly.

I. Tl1eCa111pussupervisors don't wear red coats (yet)

2. Tl1eradios were purchased last year by LPSDO

3. It costs 1nore to pay teachers extra to 1nonitorhalls to pay Ca1npus Sttps.

4. Teachers are not qttalified to l1andle

Education is key

i----- Editor's note-----1

The "Advocate" would like to invite readers com1nents, either reactions to recent articles in thl "Advocate," co1n1nentson recent goings on in school or jt1st anything that 1night be on yourmi11d.Yot1can deliver the letters to either 1nyself,Joe Tidball, Ms Engelhard's box in the office, or in room 312.

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Retired police lieutenant returns to education

---By Erin Kinney

Only five days after turning in tl1eblue unifor1nby wl1icl1the city ofLincol11recog11izedhin1, Al Maxey was given a new identity and a new unifonn.

J le can now be found wearing his red coat 111onitoringthe l1alls a11<lgrounds of Ll-lS. Maxey was i1nn1ediatelyinterested in the job as Ca1npt1sSupervisor after seeing an ad in the paper. "l was close to retiring fro1n the Lincoln Police Depart111entand I thought this wot1ldbe a great opportunity to get back into the field ofteacl,ing," Maxey said. "My nurnber one job is to maintain a good lear11ingat111osphere,but 1'111also here to be a counselor a11da role 111odelfor the stuclents."

"I think Lincoln Jligl1 is a good school because of the 111ixin ethnic groups. That's what life is all about. I believe tl1e1noreyou 111inglewitl1the differences, the better yotr will be," Maxey said.

Maxey's tour children, eacl1 on their own now, all went to Lincoln High. Two of his children followed closely in his footsteps. Maxey's oldest daughter was an allA1nericanin track and also co1111Jetedinternationally. His oldest son. who won nine varsity letters at LJIS, n1ajored in Criminal Justice.

Maxey worked in tl1e Lincoln Police Depart1nentfor 32 years. He served first as a11officer, then as a detective, and f •,ally as a liet1tenant.·I-lewas able to incorporate his two bachelor degrees in Art Educatio11and Crirninal Justice by teaching co111posite drawing in the eleinentary and secondary schools in Lincoln

His interest iri education began with his own. "I went to Crispt1s Attucks, an all black high school in lndia11apolis,Indiana, where I was born and raised." At that ti1ne · the schools were stilI segregated an(Iit \vasn't tintil after high school that he was fully exposed to other cultures, Maxey said. "Basketball was a stepping stone for 111e." Maxey said. Alo11gwith running

cross country, basketball occupied the 1najority ofl1is ti1ne during l1ighschool. "We were the first high school in Indianapolis to ever win the State Tournament." Leading his high school tea1nto the stnte cha1npionship was only the beginning.

Fro1nthere Maxey's athletic abilities led l1i111 to UNL in 1957 on a basketball scholarship where he played for four years. "It slowed 111edown and gave 1ne a different approach on life to leave the press ures of a big city and come to Lincol11."

After college Maxey's love of sports didn't end. His dedication is \Vhat wakes hi111tip each 1norningto run before coining to work. For the past eighteen years he has been con11Jeting1narathons. Maxey is one of f<)t1rpeople wl10have rt1nin every Lincoln Marathon. He has always placed within the t<)ptwenty ofl1is age gr<)UjJWh,,never he travels, Maxey signs up for any orga11izedruns he can fine!. I-le has participated in n1aratl1()nsin Chicago, Bost<)ll,Dallas, and a variety of other places in the U.S. "Running really builds confidence. Knowing you can do something that the 111ajority ofpet1plecan't do is a great feeling. It btlilds · your 111ind,your body, your J1eart,your sot,! an(l your confidence level," Maxey said. Maxey and his wife JoA11ncl1ose to return to Lincoln to settle and raise a fa111ily. JoAnn Maxey passed away last year but l1er 11a111ea11d co1n111unityinvolvernent will never be forgotten. The Lincoln Ilt1blic Schools l1ave dedicated a soon to be built elen1entaryschool in JoAnn Maxey's na111e. She was on the sc\1001board for 111anyyears and servedtwo years as ·the first African A1nerican Nebraskan senator.

Maxey encourages stt1dentsto have the sa,ne dedication he and his wife have had when it co111esto sch<)OI."I want students to l1avethe right fra1neof 111indfor studying. If you learn that clisciplinenow it's something that you 'II carry wit\1you for the rest of your life."

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---By Sarah Brennan

Lincoln Higl1Stttdent Jai1ne Johnson decided at the second ha Ifof her sopho111oreyear to forego her junior year to beco111e a graduate. Jol1nson1nadetl1edecision for the sa111e reason 111anyother stt1dentselect to graduate early; they want to 111oveon. "I guess I really (Ion't see the point in staying whe11it is possible to graduate early. I want to 111oveon. I feel restricted by High S,chool." Sl1esaid. Steve Vasa, a counselo,rat Lincoh1Higl1, however feels tl1atstt1dentsshotildn't gracluate early unless under exte11uatingcirctun:tances sucl1as to start a fa1nily or getting away fro111 a bad ti111eat ho111e."High School is 1norethan just classes.'' according to Vasa Gradt1atingearly 1neans 111issing a year of pro111,ho1neco1ning,clt1bs and other school activities,bttt that doesn't stop Jai111eJoh11son. Johnson had a couple of things to 111entionto students who want to graduate early. "Know what direction you are going ; it is really i1nportant,especially ifyot1 are going to college,toplanaccordingly."sl1eadded. Johnso11 also advises to take tl1eACT and the SAT in the spring, so there is an option to t:lke the111.

Johnson admits that graduating early 111ay not be in eve1yone's best interest. What kind of person should consider it? Trish DeShon, a friend of Johnson says, "Jai111eJohnso11is a

very outgoing, a1nbitious and hardworking · person. She cares about what she does, ancl does the best she can, She also cares about others and loves working with people." Jol1nsonis not only taking courses this year in che111ist1y,differentiated citizenship issues, genetics, pre-calculus, Spanish 3, philos<)pl1iesof life, and wo1nen's literatttre,but she is also president of Fl1A and is on student cot1ncil.

Johnson has admiration for her counselor at LHS, Stte Cain, who helped her pla11her · schedule and 111adesure she would ean1 the necessa1ycredits to gradt1ateearly. She als<> credits friends and fa1nily that have st<>od behind her in her effort to acco111plishher goals.

There have been others, however, who have not been as supportive. "I l1avehad teachers, friends, and cot1nselorstell 111etl1atI would regret it. I think that is discouraging. But they don't know 111ewell enot1gl1to say what is rigiil for 1ne."

Johnson is not the only stt1dent who i_s graduating a year early. The increase in pressures to getajun1p on a job or college contribute to so1neof the studentsdecisions to graduate early. "There has been an increase tl1is year, which is st1rprisingconsidering the increase in nt1mberof required credits needed to · graduate."accordingto counselorAliceKntse r------------------------------------------,

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--By Heather Akin--

When senior Tu Ngo n1oved here two and a half years ago, he left s01neofl1is fa1nilyin Vietnatn. But he gained a new language and ,nany new experiences.

For the short tin1ethat Ngo has been in Lincoln, he has quickly beco,ne an active student at Lincoln 1-lighand has strong plans for his future.

Ngo was elected to be a student 1nediator last year. His job ·involves l1elping with conflicts between other stt1(lents. He has had trai11ingfor many situations 11e• ccssitating intervention.

Student ,nediators are elected at the end of their junior year and start 1nediatingwhen they beco1ne seniors. According to Ngo, he was unsure about being a student ,nediator at first, but now he is looking forward to his first chance to help students. He feels that he was elected by a lot of !1is friends becat1sethey felt there was not enot1gh Asian stt1dentrepresentation at Lincoln High.

Ngo felt that differences between education in Vietnan, and the United States were tninor, with the exceptio11of education. "In Viet11a1nthe teacl1erhas to change roon1s,and the students stay in one roo,n," said Ngo. "Also, in Vietnam we had to take one class every year, but here yot1have a choice."

Another difference Ngo tnentillned between Vietnamese scl1oolsand [_incul11Pl1hlic Schools is that the Vietnan1eseteachers have the autl1ority to physically punisl1 .· the students. They can ,nake stt1-

I•By Heather Akin & Erin Hansbrough

''Tl1eTl1reeM11sketeeres",<1I!seniors are (f,·on1le_ftf<J right) Phe

8<1ch,Tu Ngo, and Chien Le.

dentsstandintl1ecornerononeleg will either remain in Vietna1n or Phe Bach, feel that there is a bartorlongperiodsoftin1e. The teach- co1ne here much later. rier between Asian students and

ers usually reserve tl1is physical After high school, Ngo is plan- other students at Lincoln High.

disciJJlinefl)!'tl1eolder students ning on attending UNL to study They both think that this has 1nostly Moving l1ere was a big differ- Pre-Medicine. Hemadethisdeci- todowithcommunicationandlanence for Ngo, becat1se most of l1is sion to Stll(ly medicine ·two years · gt1age diffeFeooes. Having ITIOFe fa111ilyre1nained in Vietna1n. 1-l'is · ago with the encourage,nent of social events, they said, wot1ldgive stt1dents a chance to get to know each other better.

Although Tu Ngo had to adapt whe111noving to Lincoln, he has beco,ne very involved, in school and with his friends. He spends a lot of his ti1newith two ofhis close friends Phe Ba€h a1ld Chien Le.

They are referred to as the 'three

parents a11dfive sisters also live in his pare11tsand fa1nily. 1nusketeers' by so1neteachers becat1setl1eyare always together. Lincoln, and the rest of his fa111ily Ngoandoneofhisclosefriends,

Despite discouraging weather this year's llo111eco111i11gactivities drew a wet large crowd of L,incoln 1-lighstudents. But the flomeco1ning festivities began tl1e week before the night of Friday, Octtlber 8th.

Student Council did a lot of hard work to an·ange the activities, although much of their labor ,night have gone unnoticed. Student Council students decorated, ,nade flilJ cards, generated ideas for s1Jiritweek, a11d arra11gedba11dsand a DJ to attend.

The few studentsthat did attend the Ho111e· corning game faced the cold, rainy weather. Even Linc11lnlfigh's 16-9 victory did11"t appear to do 111uchto lift the spirit ot· the dripping wet crowd.

Students did war,n up after entering .ltlhnsongy1n,where they were bathed in the glo\v of the flip-cards. Flip cards were a ne\v fundraising itlea ot'Student Council's to raise 1noney for Ho1neco1ning;students wrote 111essagesto their friends in tiay glow highlighter pen before the event. Tl1estt1dents they wrote to then paid $.25 to read their 1nessagesunder a black light borrowed fro1n the Starship 9. So1ne students saw roon1 for in1prove1nent in the idea. Eric Maly, a junior, said "I tliought the flip cards would have been better if they would have been in alphabetical order." Sophomore Micala Gordan liked the flip-cards, "but so1ne people wrote things like 'Ha! Yot1 paid $.25 to see tl1is!'"

The fot1rbandsplaying at 'G11i1noce1noh' were "Klass K", "Peace Nation", "Echoing · Green" and "She Sells". The bands played a variety of 1nt1sicfrotn rap to pop to alternative. Some students felt last year's band "The Millions" went over better. "Last year there was only one band and it was better," said Maly. Along with the live bands, there was a DJ who played a wide variety of dance 111t1sicfor stt1dentsin Johnson Gyn1."I had a blast I didn't realy stick arot1ndwith the bancls, I was tnainly in with the DJ;'' said Gordon.

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By BeckyPeters--

Team tmity and su1nmertraining have poweredthe Lincolnl1igh girls andboysvarsitycross-cot1ntryteamsto a veiysuccessfi.dseasonandhighhopes forthedistrictru1dstatemeets.

Accordingto seniorDaveDeppe,the tea1nran about 10 1nilesa day every 1nomingand afternoonsoverthe st1m1ner.

"Off-seasontrainingis defi11itelyessentialto being a st1ccessfiilrunner," Deppe stated. "It helpsbuild up yot1r endurance,givingyougood1nileage,so you don't get burned ot1t half-way throt1ghtheseason."

Headcoach8obWhitesaidthetea1n's goals this season were not based on individualacco1nplish1nents,but team progress.

"We had team dinnersbeforeevery 1neetand really stressednmning togetherac;; a teru11this seac;;on,not individuals,"saidWhite.

Whitealsosaidthedistrict1neetiswhat thekidshavebeenpreparingforthroughouttheentireseason.

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ntraining

"At districts,we're downto thenittygritty,"Whitesaid. ''Otlfseasonisthe district1neet,and only the top three n1nnersfi·01neach team at the district meetgo on to state."

SeniorHung Nguyensaidthe terunhac;;been improvingthroughpractices andshoulddo wellat districts.

The highlightsfor theboys terunthis seasonwas winningtheMillru-dSouth l11vitationalandthe HeartlandConferencemeets.

The girl's terunshowedClassA ability by placing second out of twelve terunsat theKea1neyInvitational.

"The girlsneedto beatFre1no11t at the district 1neetto qualify for the state 1neet,"statedWhite. "Bothtea1nsare evenat thirdplacein theirdistrict,with Eac;;t at second,and Southeastat first."

Whiteaddedthatthegirlshaveagood attitt1deandreallywantto?otostatethis

Se11i<JrRick Gla11zleadsaJXIir<?f1111111ers in a11LPSc·ross-cou11try111eet.Then1eetwasheld011Octol1er

Pa1-k. year.

twoLincolnterunsgivingLincolnHigh alotofpressureinco1npetitionthisyear. tismentallyprepared."

SeniorSt1sieShepardsaid the tea1n l1ashadson1ehardpracticesthisseason, whichhelpedto i1nprovetheirti1nes.

Butthepressttreis beginningto ease, accordingto Shepard. "Ourpracticesaregettingeasieraswe get closerto districts,"said Shepard. "We'vehadsomegoodpeptalkstoget

AfterbeatingNortheast,tl1etopterun ·in the statethis season,Deppe is very optiimisticofthete:an'scl1ru1ceofwinningstate.

"Throughot1ttheseac;;on,ourterunhas beenrurminglikeagrapl1,''Deppesaid.

"We n1nin a straightline,alwaysve1y conc;;istent.Otherteamsn1nina vertica I line, up and down, showinga lot of inconsistency,enabelingtis to knock offouropponents."

FreshlnenMikeBickleyfinished I Ith at the state1neetin Kearney.

ShepardsaidSotttheastand Eac;;tare

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-----ByChadEwing-----

LincolnHigh'sGirl'sGolfterunlookedtowardnewboundaries this year. For the season as a whole, the terun did exceptionallywell,finishingwitha teamscoreof 422, placing the1nin the lowerthirdof theirclass.

SusieKeen,rmLHSsopho1nore,tookfotirthplaceinstatethis past 1nonth.-CoachJohn Brady,new to the coachingstaffthis

'~givethemthe/acts andlet themmakethedecision. ''

JenDavis,ajtmioratLincolnHigh,saysthatshereallyenjoyed the seasonthisyearandthatsheowesit allto herhu1norousand easy-goingcoach.Daviscolll111entedthatBradyre1nindshera lot ofherfatherandthattheyhavealotincommon.Shealsorevealed hisst1perstitiousnatttre,"WejokearoundwithBradya lotbecause he alwayssays he has a luckypair of blue socks,but it's fi.tnny year,saidhe was ilnpressedwiththe iinprovementsfrom past years and was pleasedwiththe efforthis team putintotheirlongseason.Theoriginal goalfortheseasonwasfortheteatnto

becatiseeverytimehewearsthein,tl1e colornevermatches."shesaid. Davisalsosaidthatshewas fortt1natetohave1nadegoodfiiendc;;during the seasonthis year, one of thetn is try and improveby fifteento twenty Keen. Davis is anxiouslyawaiting strokesindividually. nextseasonandhopesthatshecanpickupso1nevalttablepractice

NotonlydidBradystriveforco1npetitivei1nprove1nent,l1e techniques. also1nadeitveiyclearthattheywerepri1narilyot1ttohavefi.1n. AlthottghLincolnHigh has not had the most tre111endous Bradystressesfortheteruntogiveittheirbesteverypracticeand recordforitsgolftea1nsin thepast,Bradybelievesthatwiththe Photoby KellyPlautz saysthattheway he likesto keephis stt1dentsinterestedin the t1pco1ningfi:eshlnanandthetalentwithintheterunnow,tl1etea111 Fre~/1111a11Kel{vSi111pso11prepare~tosi11kaputt i11tothe/1c1le. sportisto" givethemthefactsandlettheininakethedecisio,,."hasgreatpotentialin thefi.ttltre.

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ThereservevoUeyballteamhas been strivingto work togetheras a teai11thissea..<;011,accordingtosopl101noreAngelaWatson. "We have 4 ga,nesleftand otrrctrrrentrecordis 2-6," Watson said. Two strong pointsof the tea1nis se1vi11gand the absenceof injtrries,she said.

JVvolleyball,witha 8-6record, won tl1e 01nal1a Be11sontot1ma1nent01naha1-2,beatingAbraha,n Li11colnand Benson temns fi·o,n Oinaha,saidjt1niorJessicaMefferd.

"We were seededsixth going into the tottma111ent,but ca1neback to win it all,"statedMefferd.BeatingHastings has been the season highlightfor the tea,n,shesaid."We focttsedonbeco1ninga tean,,havingstrongco1rununication on tl1ecottrt du1inggrnnes, and keeping up tl1eintensity,"conclttded Mefferd.

Aseasonope11erwinagainstSot1theast 8-6, and a regt1larseason victory againstEast,16-6havebeenbig season wins for the reservefootbaU team,

sophomoreCOT)'T vons said. " Otrr quicknessonthefieldhasbeenastrong pointforourtea1n,whileso111einjtuies and people qt1ittinghave been so1ne setbacks,"Lyons said. The tea1ns' only loses have been ag:iinstMillard Sot1th,GrandIsland,Nonis,andNortheast. Thetern11,villtakeit's2-4 record intothefmalseasongameagainstPius.

Junior Scotty Luff, a 1nemberof the JV footbaUtea1nrecalledSoutheast,Ea<;t,and MillardNorthbringing the toughestco111petition to the team

this season."Our currentrecordis 3-3, and ourtwo finalopponentsareNortheastand Coltunbus,"said Ltlff. "If we play togetheras a ternn,we can win." Playingtogetheras a tea,n has been a majorfocusfortheternnthisseason,as wellas playingconsistently,he said. A 75yardptmtretumagainstFremontha<; been the seasonhighlightfor Luff,and a victory against Fre111ontstarted the tea,n off on the winning track, said Luff.

The girls Varsity softball tea111

placedthirdatthestatet0ttma1nentin Omaha. The ternn beat East and OtnahaMariantwicetowindistricts. TheynextbeatPapillionLa-Vistain thefirstrotmdofthestatetottmainent. Afterlosinga closega1neto Otnaha Gross,the team's next victilnwas Southeast,who1ntheydefeatedby a score of 3-0. In se1nifinalaction, LincolnHighwasdefeatedbyOmaha Grosswhen a two ot1t,linedriveby senior Dena Bogdanovich was caught. The tea1nended their first sea..<;onwitha recordof26-8

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ByHeatherAkin

Forbeingayoungteamandhavinganewheadcoach Varsityboy'stennisfinishedthe1993seasonwithtl1eir goalsachieved.

Bothnew head coachDennyflershbergerand seniorplayerAdamDunnfeltthatthescoreboarddidnot accuratelyreflecttheirseason.Theteamsmainaccon1plishedgoalswereto i1nprovea<;playersandasa teain

"Overalltl1eseasonwentreallywell,we'rea young team,"saidnewheadcoachDei111yHershberger,"We had3 retun1inglette1men:seniorsAdamDunn,Scott Tridle,andsophomoreJoshBarber."

AccordingtoHershberger,thescoreboai·dwasn'tas gooda<;they'dlikedittobe,buttl1eyendedup\Vinning intoun1a1nents.

Despitethedisappointlnent of notfinishinginthe topten,thetea1ndidmeettheirultilnategoal.According toAdan1Dunn,theirprioritywa<;thattl1ey"couldfinish the seasonhopefullyknowingthatwe'vealltliedour best."

Eventhoughthe tea1:nfinishedthe seasonwell, Hershbergerfeltthatplayerscouldi1nprovetl11uugh workingin theoff-sea<,011.Playinginthewinterand su1111nerwouldhelptheteaingainmoreexperie11ce, consideringtheco1npetitionoftea,nsthatdoplayyearround.

"I feelI'vei1nproved a lotsincelastyear,however I've hada lotof upsand<lownsanda lackof consiste11cy."saidDunn,"I',ngladthatIhadthechaJ1cetoplay at state."

Thetea1nalsofeltthatmostof theyearwasspent growing,conditioninganddevelopingtheirtennisgame. "Wedida lot1noreconditioningthisyearthanwehave intheyearsbefore,"saidHershberger,"ltwasagrowing year,wehada lotof newplayersoutfortheteams."

"We'vehada lotofpeople,wehadtwo9thgraders on varsity\!.lio are in1p1uvingdratnatically,so we'll probablyhavethreespot<;opei1forpeopleto 111ove up nextyear,"saidHershberger.

ByFrankSoukup----

Thisyear's annualHomecomingga1newasawetandwild1idetovictory.Thisyear's gmnewasheld October8tl1againsttheNorfolkPanthersatSeacrestFiel(l.Attheendofthega1111e,thescoreboardshowed a 16-9victoryforthe varsityfootballteain.

SeniorAaron Bottfeelsthat havingthis ga,ne as f-Io1necon1ingreallyhelpedthe tea,n, "Thiswas I-lon1eco1ningand tl1etea,n was really fired up.'' However,First year head coacl1Eric Knoll feels differently,"Thereweremoredistractionsthisweekthanust1al,thetea,ndidn'tpracticeasl1ard."Knoll said.

Playingtmderblowingwindandrai11seen1edto i11hibitbothtea1n's passingoffenseswhilesee111ing to helpLincolnHigh's runninggrnne.SeniorRe111usGehle,Lincolnf-Iigh'stop scorerintl1ega111ewith 1Opoints,said"The ,nainplaysthatworkedfort1swerethepitcl1plays,tl1en1n11ingga1neworkedwell." Thetern11alsoseemed1noreintotl1isga,netl1aninotherga111es."Thetea,ndidi1't workwell111entally tl1isweek,buttl1eypt1lledtogetherforthegame"saidKnoll.Alongthesrnnelines,SeniorJeffTlm11kasai<l "We alwaysfocus,btttthere's alwaysroo1nfor i1nprove1ne11t."

ThiswinhelpedLincolnHighimproveto3-2andhopefi.11lystrntedtheirbidforflnotherwinningseason.

ByKellyPlautz----

LincolnHigl1GirlsGymnasticsdis1not111tsafter asuccessfi.11sea..'IDnwithyoungco111petitors.

Most g)'lllnastsbelong to clubs where they workot1tyearrow1d,statescoachDanKapeller,this allows the1nto stay in shape for the start of the season.

InHighschoolthere's fewerpeopleso yot1get to knowthetnbetter,saidSeniorCaptainJennifer

"Weco1npeteindividuallybutwe'reco1npeting forthe tea1n."add'>Haines.

Ing)'lnnasticstheco111petitors'individualscores are co111bined to con1piletl1eoveralltern11score. ThescoreofaperfectlOisthehighestacompetitor • canreceive.

Ithinkwe'redoinggoo< l foraternnasyotmgas weare,addsSopho1noreKarenStephan."Weare Hmnes,theonlyrehtmingletterwinnerthisyear.

Atclt1bsthere'salot of pressureto perform welland be on a certain level.Inhighschoolyou

''Wecompeteindividually,

· ,gfortheteam. ''

but almostatourpeek.Otrr goalasa teamistoscore 130points,whereeach gymnastwouldhaveto score an 8.75. Right

LHS1;vo111e11'.5_/lagfi,otballerif<>,vtl1enice1veatl1era11dsfi.ffco111petion_for

don't have to do difficultrot1tinesand it's 1nore relaxed,saidJenniferConroy,a topco1npetitorfor LincolnHigh.

Manycompetitorson the ternnbelongto additionalg)'lnnasticclt1bsinLincolnst1chasNebraska SchoolofGymna,;tics,CapitalCity Gy1n11astics, Pionec.;,a11dUngersSchoolofGymnastics.W\1("-e halfthe1nembersoftheteamhavebeenprnticipatingingymnasticsatoneoftheseclubsforaround9 years,othershavebeenparticipatingforaonlyafew years.

now each competitor scoresan averageof8.5," states Kapeller,"We couldreallydo so1nethingdownthe road."

CoachKapellerbelievestheywillplace8thor 9that statethisyear.

"I '111not worriedaboutplacing,Ijt1stdo it for fi.1n,"statesSopho1noreSaraOberg,anothertop con1petitorforLincolnHigh.

It's been a difficttltyear,but our hardwork is payingoff,statesHaines.

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By Bennett Schmid

Once in a while an album comes along that receives a lot of talk previous to it's release. In the case of the Judge1nent Night soundtrack, all the hype is well deserved. The Jt1dgementNight sot1ndtrackis one of the few albutns to successfully mix "alternative" bands with today's hottest rappers. The album includes well known names, Cypress Hill and Pearl Jain togetl1erdoing "Real Thing", Onyx and Biohazard together on the title track, and Faith No More and BOO-YAA Tribe together on "Another Body Murdered." "Another Body Mt1rdered"is one of the Highlights of the album, The "Old School" style is also represe11tedby the ingenious matcl1ing of Living Colour and RUN D.M.C, whose song "Me, Myself, and My Microphone" ts a strong point of the albu1n.

Althot1gh Judgetnent Night has one of the best 111ovie soundtracks that has been released in years; often ti1nes it see111sas if the songs are taken over by the rap group. Many of the tracks, appear as if the band is t1singinstru1nentsto play the sa1ne backgrot1nds that a DJ would non11ally produce. This is not the case however with the teaming of Hel111etand Hot1seof Pain, who pair together to tnake "Just Another Victi1n."

Over all this albtun does exactly what it tries to. It successfttllyfuses rap and "alternative" 1nt1sic(the two most popular fonns of music today.) Althot1ghsome could argue that 1nany tracks are either too "rap" or too "rock," this album is probably the best of it's kind.

By Chuck Foley-----

Feeling kinda broke and bored at the satne titne? There is a place in North Lincoln where teens can hear live 1nusicfor free. It's called The Mange.

The Mange was organized and opened by a grot1p of Lincoln High Students 1n Dece111bcrof 1992 following so1neproblems that had developed between students and the Red and Black Cafe. After a 1noshingincident, the Red and Black Cafe set several new policies into play that restricted the students actions in the establish1nent. Several students made the decision to go elsewhere for entertainment. Mange founders decided it was time for a place where local bands could perfonn in front of people, witl1ot1tthe worry of club owners trying to tt1ma huge profit on the bands' 1nt1sic(or a glass of water). The Mange has an intitnate atmosphere. This allows for easy commt1nicationwith the audience. While sotne bands feel this closeness is unco1nfortable because their equipment 1nightbe at risk, they adtnit it does l1avebenefits. On the average there is one Mange show every two months. Mange shows are open to anyone that enjoys local mt1sic, moshing and slain dancing. If yot1would like 1noreinfortnation on futt1reMange events call 474-6535. ·

---"By Robin Stricklin

Branagl1' s remake Shakespearean masterpiece ''Much Ado About Nothing" is certain to leave tl1eold dead playwright in anything but tears.

Kenneth of It maintained the perfect combination of comedy and romance that Shakespeare is so famous for. This film is unique in that when watching

it, you must also t h k I n a b o u t w h a t they ' re • saying '

n1ovie, I quickly found myself absorbed after the first few 1ninutes. "Much A<lo About Nothing" is playing at the Lincoln, and surrounds the basic Shakespearean love story where. a royal wedding is sabotaged by a staged sex. scene between the bride and a false lover. The truth is found and

(This film) is an awakening of sorts to a time when you could find entertainment in thought, rather than muscley men and big explosions. out despite other difficulties, the movie ends on a h a PPY e • n o t With acsuch for it maintains

So the old dialect of the original play. many movies today spoon-feed you your entertainment and excitement, blockb11sters like "Te-rminator 2" require little thought or insight to the plot, you just sit back in your little theater seat witl1 your $3.50 tub-o-popcorn, and become mesmerized by all the special effects and catchy lingo. To our Bevis and Butthead generation, this film is a light at the end of the tunnel, an awakening of sorts to a time when you could find entertain1nent in thought, rather than muscley men and big explosions. AlMiough I missed the beginning of the

Branagh, Keanu Reeves, tors a and s Denzel Washington, that alone should raise ones interest. Emma Thompson also plays a stunning role, but tl1e person who takes comedy to new l1eights is a s1nall role by Michael Keaton, finally able to break free fron1 the Batman image, he plays the role of a cracked chief guard that is determined to get to the bottom of justice. So break free from the fiery explosio11s of''Cliftbanger" and delve into the emotional ones of Shakespeare. See "Much Ado About Nothing", with a date, friend, or even your mom; don't wa11tto miss. a true classic you

If you've always thot1ght of Macat1lay Culkin as the cute little kid in "Ho1neAlone," think again.

"Good Son," a new film written by Ian McEwan and staring Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood (from Nickelodeon's Pete and Pete), Wendy Grewson, and.David Morse, is produced and directed by Joseph Ruben (The Stepfather). In "Good Son" Macaulay Ct1lkin takes a break from his usual rich ele1nentaryschool student role, and takes on a new character of a rich, twelve-year-old psycho, Henry Evans.

Elijah Wood plays Henry's cousin, Mark Evans, who visits his uncle and aunt's house after the death of his mother. Henry immediately gains tl1e truslt and friendship of Mark before Mark realizes that he should keep a safe distance from Henry.

Mark is the only character in the movie who realizes that Henry is crazy and enjoys hurting people, but acts like any nonnal kid should when around his parents. Henry's parents don't believe Mark when he tells the1nthat Henry killed a dog, caused a nine car wreck, or even when Mark told them that Henry tried to kill his little sister, Connie

(who is actt1ally played by Ct1lkin's little sister).

The title "Good Son" wasn't explained very well in the tnovie and didn't seem to do the filtn any gratification. A title such as "Bad Son" or "Demented Son" would have ' had more relevance to the film.

"Good Son" has been categorized as a psycho dra111aand has been compared to an updated version of the 1956 filtn, "Bad Seed", without the "on the edge of your seat" aspect. "Good Son" is lacking characterization and tl1e suspense is sotnewhat limited. The plotline is slightly unbelievable, yet entertaining if you can pretend that Henry's parents wouldn't have noticed thathe was even a little mentally disturbed when he was yot1nger. The subtle sadism displayed by Ct1lkin in "Ho1ne Alone" finally broke lose in this "R" rated movie. • 1n Culkin said his first "F" word on screen. This 1novie may prove that Macat1laycan play something besides a bratty little brother and he may have some real acting talent. "Good Son" is entertaining and it is definitely worth the five dollars jt1st to Macatilay Culkin play a psycho.

"Good S011"

Theaterwith the right touch

By Heather Akin Hannah Eskridge

Sixteen Lincoln High stl1dentswere selected to perform in a national theater group known as Illusion Theater. It's aim is to help childre11learn about sext1alabuse.

The cast me1nberswere chosen fro1nthe 40 who auditioned. Auditions were held April 3 and April 5 at Lincoln I-ligh and consisted of reading, role-playing, and short skits. The majority of the cast is sopho1nores,but there are also juniors and seniors involved.

Susan Letheby, who serves as the project 1noderator for Illusion theater (also called Project Trt1st)stated that the progra1n'spurpose is to educate and 1nake people 1nore aware of sext1al abt1se. Julie Reno is tl1e Project Coordinator, and Joe Kriezinger the Artistic Director.

"The goal of Illusion Theater is to help ei.:111entaryaged children identify and differentiate between nurturing, comfortable, and exploitive touch. It hopeft1lly teaches them about what solutions are available if they are in an uncomfortable situation," Letheby said, "It's teaching them to act on their feelings and to know when to say no."

The program itself, called Touch, is a 30- minute play geared toward kids in elementary school. The progra1n features eight actors, a1noderator, and a question and answer period at the end.

"The kids really get into it." said junior Nate Austin," after almost every perfor1nance,there are a few kids who say: 'what happened to yot1(in the performance), happened to me' ".

Illusion Theater acto•rs(fro,11left), Taylor Borcl1ert,Sarah

a group o.fe/e1nenta1y.students.

Project Trust begmn in Minneapolis in 1978 as an advocate ffor the prevention of child abuse, where it was perfonned in local elementary schools. ,Since then, the program has been perfornned in five states and more than 17 countrie:s. This year Lincoln I-lighis piloting Projectt Trust for the state of Nebraska. The progiram makes Lincoln High an official licemsee of the "Illusion Theater".

The class 1neets in a double-period ev-

ery day first se1nester.They will continue to. perform second semester, but won't meet as a class.

According to Austin, the class ti1nenot spent performing a11dpracticing is oriented at learning about sexual abuse. This is so the actors are trained to react with the kids they perfor1n for, and for their own personal knowledge.

Sarah Thompson, a sophomore and cast me1nbersaid, "I've really gained a lot from

working with the kids. I really like goinp:to the schools and seeing the students reactions."

Cast 1nembers are (in alphabetical order): Nate Austin, Elizabetl1Barajas, Taylor Borchert, Jessi Budler, Adam E. Dunn, Aaron DuPree, _Susan Lott, Daniel Nickerson, Sarah Peters,Came Pierce, Mary Rapkin, Laura Reznicek, ElizabethScht1ller, Amber Shavers, Sarah Tho1npson, Noah Walsh, and Melissa Zak.

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Peters, Susa,1Lott, and Aaron Dupree, pe1:for111"Touc/1"for

----By Joe Tidball-,

It's all my fat1lt. I know it's all my fault and I take full responsibility. I jinxed the Lincoln Journal and Star into foct1sing the n1ajor portion of their attention on a castrated ht1sband, a dirty old senator and a big purple' dinosat1r. · Allow me to explain, since the end of tl1e media coverage of the "Floods of '93" I have been complaining to anyone who has been willing to listen about the focus of the media. "It's terrible," I said, "with all tl1e probletns we have inside our nation's bore ders, that we are spending so much titne worrying abot1t the squabbles in such. insignificant places as Sotnalia, Haiti and Bosnia." What I was trying to suggest was that we

should be talking about NAFT A, the newly proposed health care reforms or maybe thinking abot1t how we are going to bring down the 4 trillion dollar deficit. I wot1ld argue against anyone who said that the tnost pressing qt1estions in our nation today include which part of John Bobbit was most recently cut off, Bob Packwood's writings on congressional gossip or how many stuffed Barney dolls a college student could pulverize. Not since the days ofWilliam Randolph ·Hearst has there been such a rampant problem with sensationalist writing in ot1rnewspapers. Some blame the infinitely faster television and radio broadcasts for forcing the newspapers to devote less of their titne to

the actual news ratheir than what will sell. But all blanne mt1st be laid on the hands of tthe report- 1 ers, editors, and columnists who are not 111ay6~thinking that I have no desire to work thinking about what effect their writings tor any professional newspaper or magazine will have on the future of jot1rnalism. · and am therefore inst1ring:that I will not. But Sensationalistnewsaloneisabadthing. I am sitnply a concerned student (poetic Bt1fwhen it is followed up, over and over, as sounding isn't it?), concerned. that at the in the Bobbit case and of course the "story of current rate our newspapers are l1eaded for the centt1ry": Amy Fisher and her affair total detruction. Hopefully, however, they with Mr. Buttafuco, it is taken far beyond will cotnplete the detot1r, co1ne back tinthe reaches of reason and into the land of ·· scathed frotntheir jattnt through the joumalboredom. is1n of The Sun andThe National Enquirer

Most of you reading this are probably and rett1rn to reporting the type of quality either thinking, "who does this kid think he news which my parents grew up so accusis talking about grown-tips like this," or yot1 · tomed to reading.

---By Ellie Erickson---

So now that Porkey Pig was taken off the air, because he stuttered, are they going to take Daffy Duck off because he has a lisp, and Bugs Bunny off because he l1as big front teeth? How far can we take political correctness before it explodes in our face?

I am getting sick and tired of being "politically correct". (My definition of political correctness is an acceptable term used to categorize an act, person, or phrase that ·"experts'' have deemed the accepted way to say something that offends the least number of people.)

Political correctness doesn't reflect the opinion of society, but a society trying to fit into politicia11s and extremists molds. I believe in being open n1inded and learning from your mistakes. Political correctness doesn't fit into eitl1er of these stipulations. It's actually a close minded metl1od of dealing with an issue. As soon as you act in a matter that isn't politically correct, you can't redeem yourself. When students at liberal arts colleges are expelled because •. they didn't agreewith liberal ideas about

the reasons behind homosexual preferences in a classroom discussion, it becomes clear that p.c. is infringing on our Constitutional right of freedom of expression. When political correctness isn't honored, people have a tendendecy to mark them off for being bigoted or ignorant.

It's very possible to use political correct11essas a stepping stone to a higher level of awareness, which is how the whole movement was started, but now it's been taken to the extreme Sotne people become politically correct 011lyto impress upon society how educated and open minded they are. While others are p.c. simply because they don't want to offend anyone, and in this violent day and age that's understandable. But it gets to a point wl1en you can't say or do anything because it might offend someone, somewhere out there. A student just beginning to speak a foreign language wants to becon1e fluent. It is important for the student to practice speaking the language often, and to. not be afraid to make mistakes. The same is true in everyday life.

People need to feel free to say what they must in order for learning to take place. At Sheridan Elen1entary school, they didn't celebrate Thanksgiving this year. Althougl1 this holiday has been misportrayed for hundreds of years and in actuality marked the beginning of the persecution of millions of Native Americans, Thanksgiving still is: an important holiday

to most Americans not just for the Pilgrims

but for giving thanks and being with our

family. I agree with the movement to ban

Columbus Day because Cristobal Colon

Slatter personally killed thousands of Native

Coad Americans, but Thanksgiving is goi11ga bit Business

Plautz too far. It represents the beginning of one

Engelhard of the most impressive civilizations ever. The Advocate is published monthly by the When people speak in political correct- Lincoln High Schooljournalism department. ness, they mean the same as everyone, but Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas they say it differently hoping that they will and comments.All lettersto the editor must be be looked up to. The denotations are the signed and may be edited f-orreasons of space b and clarity. Drop off letters and corrections to same, ut the connotations are different. room 312. Unsignededitorials are the opinion What do we have left after they've taken of the Advocate. The views expressed here do it all away; our language, our traditions and , not necessarily represent the views of the our sense of who we are. administration. ----------------1

By Joe Tidball

In the first issue of this year's Advocate I wrote a story which 1nany took as being offensive towards the new Camptts Supervisors (or Red Coats as I then called the1n). Since then I have realized the fault in my ways and have come to respecttheCan111t1sSupervisors for the a1nazingjob they have done keeping candy bars and other snack ite1ns out of the main hallways, collecting scan trons and of course stopping all those who don't have the all powerful orange dot from going out to lunch. But the single 1nost impressive event which has swayed my confidence to the st1pportof the Campus Sups happened just the other day in the 1niddleof my sixth period class.

During a lunch period class one of our Campus Supervisors snuck into class (which class I was in and which of the Sups it was I will not disclose in order to 1naintain the secrecy oftheproject), they slowly peeled apart the venitian blinds and began watching the students who were having lunch outside. A staged drug transaction? an arms for hostages deal perhaps? no, this was far more serious than any of those, this was a search for on-campus smokers. Although no smokers were apprehended on that day, I'm sure the intricately detailed, carefully planned tactics will soon show results similar to those we have just begun begun to see in the area of the pass-less bathroo1npatrons

Editor's note

The ''Advocate'' would like to invite reader's comments, either reactions to recent a,·ticles in the ''Advocate,"comments on recent goings on in school, orjust an_vthingthat n1ightbe on yo11r mind. You can delil1er tl1eletters to either Ellie E,·ickson.Joe Tidball, Ms. Engelhard's box • ln the office, or to room 312. Note: Our deadline is Friday of the third week of every month.

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By Robin Stricklin

On the toilet, reading the many different profanities and racial slurs that can be fot1nd on the walls of the bathroom stalls at Lincoln High, one particular writing reared it's ugly head in my direction. "LHS SUCKS. ALL THE TEACHERS HERE SUCK!"

Maybe this girljust had a run in with one teacher, I can understand that. I have a few teachers that I feel that way abottt too. I'm not 1n any way trying to prove this girl wrong, but reading what she so handily

wrote on the stall wall g ot me thinking about how good the teachers at LHS are.

The majority of the teachers that I have had here at Lincoln High are above average. They all try to give their 100% to each stt1dentand t1suallywill give 1nore. I have 1nissed almost two weeks of school this month, all ofmy teachers were sympathetic and gave me plenty of time to catch up, with their help and gttidance I was back with the rest of the class in no time. The teachers at

Lincoln High are excellent, but the staff in general is always ready to help the students, as well as the teachers. They will do things that are not in theirjob description if they are treated with respect and courtesy. I think the students that have complaints against some of the support staff, don't ttnderstand that many of the things they do for students, they don't get paid for. They get paid less than the teachers and have jobs that involve a lot of detail and busy work.

Most of the students at Lincoln High have not discovered that the best way to get what yot1want is to treat the people that you are dealing with, with the utmost respect and courtesy. I have found that the janitorial staff, cafeteria workers, and school nt1rses are more apt to speak with you and are 1nore pleasant, if you treat them with the respect these hard working people deserve. In other words "Do onto others as you would have them do onto yott." It works both ways.

ByErinHansbrough

·noises and disgruntling flashes: why wottld anyone choose to

For some Lincoln High students, video ga111es are not

.·ing way to spend time and money. ,

_.·Junior Matt Koehn has been playing video games

that since then, he has spe11t an estimated thot1 sand dollars on the

But Koehn does not play as much as he used to, saying the ti1rie · h6spends playing adds up to ''1naybe a half-hour per ·.·

· day they're just something to do wh!:!n ·you're :bored,"

Juni~r Ada,n Winsenl>11rg has been - · interested in vide ,o games for <>ver · ten years. i'l ui,ed to Sp end : a lot of time (playing video games},like fot1r· or five hours a day. : 11owl only spend .·· about two." Winsenbl1rgexplained the< mystique ofthese _ electronic di versions, · _ saying ''on1;<:yo11pttt your quarter in, you : can take yourself out of this woild. It's --: 1 I like s 01ne,body else's imagination, a11d

you 're in it. You can do <whatever you want.

lt doesn't matter how h{ g you are, it's j11st a

matter Of concentration;"

_ So111e-of the most popular ga1nes today are those i11.the ''Streetfighter'' series. If you tire of

-· regular old "Streetfighter;', you still have "Streetfighter 2", "Tt1rbo Streetfighter 2", and "Streetfighter 2: The New Challengers" to 111aster. Sophomore Ryan Buck says, "I like 'Streetfigl1ter 2' the best probably jt1st because yot1 get to beat people tip."

Another favorite is titled "Mortal Ko111bat"; Winsenburg told about his favorite sequence in "Mortal Kombat", a stage called

scree1i." Winsenburg, however, prefers to · play at home; because "if you go to the ·

arcade; · you have to ·put ··t,p with ~ll the distractions and people wanting to play the same game."

A n interesting observation about this -· for1n of entertainment is its lack of female

·particfpants. One sophomore found at a lo"

· cal arcade, <\\'ho • wishes to be called only ·. · / "Becky'', says that the reason there are so few femaleplayersis ' :because fe1nales are smart · '~-.· th ey don't come here and use all their

inone y;'' ·.··ln fact, most of the people

• i fot1-nd at the arcade said they only ·s~end about a dollar a week on video ga1nes , , _-. -·-•·Whethef video ga1nes are an ob-

obviously a popt1lar pastime. Per-

haps the next time you enco11nter

someone staring and jerking in fro11t

where they · gether through intense 1noments So1ne, hoping that it's too wet ot1t- the football field." of 14 dn11nmers, two xylophone also received a Superior rating. ·_• for their rating to be annot1nced

- i11the1niddle of August until school · po1nali11kscarrying

jeans that day. stal"ts. There they get to-see for tl1e flags onto the field for an added - ing a 1ndall day each Saturday, they , said; "We got to know each other · Marching band isn't a regt1lar first time theitshow tunes, and set · flare. · · end upgrowing closer to each other. · better. We dealt inore with each · class. It's 111orningclasses, night ot1t for the practice field to find This fall the marching band Ju11ior Jessica Mefferd said, "You · other than in a class r 00111setting." · perfor111a11ces,weekend practice · theii" places ·picttrre by picture. to ok a two hourtrip with five buses see them every day fofan hot1r and ' · •._.In th e last quarter oft lie first · and competitons. Three hu!ldred · Rush explains, ''It takes skill, tima ·to Grand lsland to march in the a half and during weekends, YC>11·se111ester, the band prepares for feet tromping inthe mud, Mr, Rush ·ing, coordinati'on, and repetitive llarvest of Harrr\ony Parade and knowtheir bad sides and their good ·•. basketball season. They also pracdoesn't let the weather stop hi1n~ practice to properly march in a particpateinth~followirtgcoinpe- ; sides." -•-·- ·· __

···.· · .- ' -· tice for the Star City parade, and · Rush, the ciirector of instru1nental -··band the caliber of Lincoln High _ tition. There they received a Supe.: _.·-.The •·band •._practiced every audition for next semester's Sym1nt1sic at Lincoln High, describes School," · • rior rating, T"v.o week,s later, the morning together, rode for hot1rs phonic band.

· 1narching band as being "a 1nobile .·.·· · Thisyearthere were 120band bandcompeted1ntheL1ncolnP~1b 0 on buses together, and. waited

By ErinKinney

Style. Expressing individuality •' what it's all about. Exactly how tr will son1e stt1dents go to achieve tis? With the new craze in tattooing and body piercing, it's evi-dent.that the boundaries are unli1nited.

Ear piercing and nostril piercing are especially common, but you never know as you're walking to class and you greet familiar faces, whotnight have theirnavalpierced or be sporting a tattoo hidden underneath their clothing.

According to Randy, a tattoo artist at Ray's Tattooing, tl1e increase in popularity for body art is due to tattooing being recognized as an artfor1n. "Where it used to be sailors, now it's business men and " h .d wo1nen, s e sa1 ·

In the last ten years, the craze has also hit high school students, · including a handful who attend Lincoln High.

risks are involved. According to tl1e doctors at the St1tton Skin and · Eye Clinic, there is always the risk ofhepatitisor AIDS if needles are reused. Bacterial infections and allergic reactions to the pigments are also possible.

For that reason, professional !tattooists shy away from teenage c:us- · tomers without parental consent.

According to Ralph, the ownerr of Ralph's Hungry Eye Tattoo, th1ere are currently no regulations under Nebraska law which tattoo arti ists • 1nust abide by, bt1t they do have standards to follow. Ralpfu's Hungry Eye and Ray's Tattooi ing belong to the Alliance of Professional Tattooists in order to ke:ep their standards high.

Despite these risks many choose · to still get tattoos. Myles said, "I · would have been worried if Ralph l1adn't been so accommodating when I asked to watch hiin sterilize

Senior Dt1stin Booth has a ye!- · everything." lownineballonhisshot1lderblade. But what abot1t students who homes.· Tl1e equip111entis pretty · the seven d\,arfs attached. She · ··. SophomoreKenyaNelsonhada "I got it because of my band, DJ can't get parental consent? Some · accessible It's nothing you have said she regrets the second impul~ · yellow rose and a blood drop tat~ Corkee Nyne. I thought I'd like · are still able to get professional - to be 21 to l:,t1y." · sive tattoo. ''I wanted it right then. ·.··tooed on her ankle in 1nemory of so111ethingt9i,-emind me ofwl1en I ·.tattooing and body piercing at ·· Doctors also discourage tattooing ·Now I regret it because it'sjusttg°0 ·· - her grandmother. S)le said,';The was young." · places which have more lenient due to its permanency. Tattoos are big. When lgo out in the su1nmer · · yeilowrosewas111ygrand1nother's SeniorMel1ssaMyleshadai:ose · standards. Andthentherearethose difficult to remove because tat- andwearsandals,it'salwaysthere favorite rose. _ When she passed tattooed on her ankle. ''I Ji.1stde~ ·.· bravefewwhoprefernottopaythe tooing causes such deep skindis 0 and there's nothing l can do to ·away I got the rose to sy1nbolize cided that it was ti1ne to get it. I miniinum -$25 cost and opt foran iat · ruptions. erase it!" our friendship. The blood drop is •· figured it was now or never," she home job. Social Studies teacher Ross ·· Booth is not worried about hav- in a tear drop to symbolize 1ny said. "A lot of people get Looney DavidMcElravy,aLincolnI--Iigh Tegeler, whol1asJ1adatattoosince ··.ing his tattoo with hi1n forthe res1 sadness about her death." ·Tt1ne characters. I chose to get a senior, had no second thoughts be- the age of se V&nt<lit:flisays; ''T'think of his life. "I embrace that fact," he Booth leaves us with this optirose because a rose is s01nething fore l1avi11ghis naval pierced biy that if people choose to get one, co1n1nented. mistic com111ent,"Tattooing is athat will always be arot1nd. l1is friend. "I wasjustlaughin 1g theyneedtodosoforalltheright Tattooing is often times not a · good recreational activity and I Yosemite Sam won't." before it was done," he said. '"I reasons because it stays with you fashion state1nent. Tegeler said, recom1nend that everyone try it." Although stt1dents say there is guess I just felt like having a ring i1n for the rest of yot1r life." "For some people, tattoos are very Fron1 IL)Seson ankles to nipple pain involved in the process, pain 1ny belly-bt1tton." Senior A111ySnyder, who origi- personal things." For that reason · piercings, there are many ways to is not the only concern. Becat1se Ralph said, "There's a lot of nally had a tattoo ofa rose on her he prefers not to discuss the tattoo show off your own style in a per- ·· tattooing breaks the skin, health teenagers who give tattoos in tl1eiir ankle, later had a picture of orie of he has and where he has it. manent fashion.

-By Erin Kinney

You see it. It grabs yot1 fro1n across the prices and high quality. Harms said, "It's so aisle. Y tJU become co1npletely unaware of cheap to buy an entire wardrobe And the the disturbing aroma so co1111nonto thrift Goodwill has high quality clothing." stores. As you progress nearer in complete "I just think it's cri111inalto go to a store admiration your eyes instantaneot1sly shift and pay the outrageous amounts of money to the price tag And then you're hooked. they (retail stores) want yott to," Keller The 'bug' has 1nade its way to Lincoln con11nented. "I guess I'm stuck in the past High and it's catching. With 1nore and more when you could go to a store and buy a pair students and staff recognizing the benefits of jeans for ten dollars." of thrift shopping it has beco1ne, for many, As well as providing low prices, thrift a way of life. stores also cater to the recent flasl1back "It's funny how1nt1chti1nes have changed styles whicl1 ironically are not so recent. ovr•· the ears. If anybody wore second hand "Sometimes you find 1nore unusual stuff, clothes when I was in high school, you maybe something that nobody makes anycertainly wot1ldn't have told anybody. But more. It's got to be great for the people now you brag about finding a great deal," dressing retro-fashion," said Keller. said Greg Keller, ESL Social Studies teacher. Lincoln is full of thrift stores where you According to students and staff, great can pt1rchase anything from clothing and deals are abundant at thrift stores. shoes; to furniture and houseware. Atnong

Senior Anna Harms said, "I have a beau- the 1nost popular thrift stores are three lo• tift1l silk jacket from Sax 5th Avenue that I cated near 19th and "O'' Street. Yott can got for like $2.50. The stuff to pick out is begin yot1r shopping at the Family Thrift always the silk becat1se it is of high enot1gh Center, then move on to th e Disabled Ameri• quality that the cut is going to be a classic can Veterans (D.A.V.), and finally to the most likely," · · Goodwill. The prices see1n to increase as English teacher Deb McGinn collects suit you 1nake your way down the line. Another jackets to wear with her jeans. "I pay a · favorite is the St. Theresa's Thrift Store qt1arter to a dollar for the jackets. What· s located at 616 South 36th, but it is open only really a hoot is that I get so 1nany co1npli- on Fridays and Saturdays. ments on those jackets," she said. "They've all got their ups and downs," Bargains aren't always easy to spot. Gar- says sopho1nore Ben Ar1nstrong. "The ments often times require alterations, ex- D.A.V. is the cheapest but it (the building) plains Harms who alters many of the clotl1- smells really bad. The Goodwill is too ing sl1e finds. "A lot of times I go thrift expensive. St. T's is probably the least shopping for design ideas. You might find expensive, good stuff." ·a great cut jacket that doesn't fit you or is in But ti1ning is everything, Ar1nstrong exorange polyester, bt1t you can still take back plains. "On a great day you'll get a bunch of the design for it and play with the pattern." great stuff, but someti1nes there's just nothThese bargains are characterized by low ing there."

Junior Kenya Nelson sports her unalterable fashion.

--------By Kris Stanley-------

Although drug use may be on the decline, drug acceptance has tak ,en an upward surge.

D rugs have taken a new, but notunfamiliarrole in our society.

"After a decade ofbeing demonized and driven underground, the drug culture is suddenly back on display. 11 according to the November 1st issue of Newsweek Magazine.

With videos like "Reefer Madness" and other government anti-drug propaganda, four to five years ago doing drugs was a more secretive thing , but just take one step into the halls of Lincoln

High a nd you'll see popular culture adorned head to foot in pot fashion. From earrings tot-shirts it's clear that drugs l1ave taken a new role in our society. However, it is important to note that it is not as simple as black and white, there is now a greater population of a middle group who doesn't do drugs, but is accepting of those who do. Bands like Cypress Hill, the Black Crows, and Metallica, all promote the legalization of marijuana, adding to the current rise in drug icono,graphv, which breeds this 11ewgeneration of com1nericial acceptancce.

The Linco)ln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, has a slightly different view than that of Newsweek. "Drug use has stayed the same," according t,o drug educator Terry Stanich, "LSD peaked about two years ago, but then it leveled off."

Despite what might be happening locally, according to the eighteenth national survey on drug use taken in 1992, among high school students

Marijuana use is down more than 2 percent, but LSD has taken a one perrent increase from 199' I. So the current drug trends may not be so 1nuch ot a11 increase in drug use, but a popular culture that is more receptive and accepting of drugs.

The main drug problem in Lincol11 continues to be alcohol abuse, according to a local poll, 493/oof 9th through 12th grade students surveyed reported they had consumed alc(1hol during the past 30 days.

A Lincoln High senior and former heavy pot smoker, found it difficult to maintain her current school schedule while becoming involved with drugs. "At first everything was fi11e,but tl1e11 I noticed myselfblowing off major assign1nents and making all sorts of excuses for n1yself in order tc1take another hit from the pipe. II

An LHS sophomore experienced a somewhat similar situation, "School became second in my life, after doing drugs I wasn't tl1at excited about doing my homework. I wanted more to get out of111yl1ot1seand do other things than just sit around witl1 my books."

According to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Youth Risk Behavior Study data, "Marijuana is the most widely abused illicit drug among U.S. adolescents and is associated witl1 poorer grades, school absenteeism and dropping out of school, rejection of conventic1nal values, low self-esteem, depression, delinquency and use of otl1er illicit dn1gs.

About one in six U.S. adolescents report using marijuana."

A former drug user, and LI-ISjunior recalls the effects drugs had on her life, "I guess I was what you could have called a burnout, my attendance at school was sh--ty, my grades sucked, and my parents and I were always fighting drugs for me were more of an escape than an alternative way to view the world so I quit. 11

How do kids get involved in drug use? Terry Stanich says that, "there are as many reasons [why kids start using drugs] as there are people doing it."

The most suceptable to drugs and alcohol use are sixth and seventh graders, which might be attributed to the eternal search for the self of adocescence which may lead to individual experimentation with drugs, or it may be curiosity.

If you or a friend is experiencing difficulties with drug and alcohol abuse, and want some help in dealing with those problems, or you just want to become more involved in drug prevention, you can pick up a Helping Services brochure in the counseling center, call the Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs at 475-2694, or consult the blue pages undxr "Alcohol & Drugs".

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By Bennet Sch-mid Latino rap

group "CypressHill" played amidprotestorsandsupportersalike atiheir November 18 show in Omaha. Duringthe show, a s1nallgroupprotested the groups show because of the pro-marijuana views of the bands, but that did not affect the perfonnance. The opening act was "Funkdoobiest''who got thecrowdhop• ping up and down -from the sta:rt. They played six or seven songs and left the stage to make way for "7 Year Bitch," "7 Year Bitch" played a great set, but lacked audience support. Very few people

expcLted a riot grnrl, punk ar;:tto open for "Cypress Hill" The audience booed and threw things, as "1 Year Bitch" cranked out eight tunes. "Rage Against the Machine"was the third band on stage. They opened with a new song and then kicked into "Killing in the Name," one of their strongest songs. They followed with their most political tune "Wake Up." The next ten minutes was filled with a po• etry reading set to music. The poem was beat author Allen Ginsburg's "Hadda be Played on the Jukebox." This poem was

delivered with anger, (as was the rest of the show) and showedthe power ofthe band. I really enjoyed the poem, but it seemed that the audience had lost their interest "Rage Against the Machine" closed with "Bullet in the Head" and "Know you( En-emy" The band's versatility is their strongest point They are one of the few acts that are able to open up for "Public Enemy", "Cypress Hill", and "Pearl Jam" The final (longawaited) act was "Cypress Hill" who immediately got the crowd off their feet and jumping up and down, They

kicked out all of their best jams from "How Could I Kill a Man" to "Insane in the Membrane." "Cypress Hilllt got the audience's full support and involvement. The audience participation was the best part of the show.

The audience sang choruses and held up lighters on the commands ofB-Realand Sen Dog, Another key point oftt show was it's inclusion of a bongo player. This gave the show an unique flavor. The show was definitely worth the $23.50 ticket price and being high was not a requirement

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By Becky Peters -

Inadeqt1atesport facilities force coaches to chose alternative ways to build their programs.

Joh11sonGym was bt1iltin 1959 asamt1lti-purposegymforall Lincoln schools. In 1972, Johnson Gy1nbeca1nethe property of Lincoln High. But since that ti1ne, few changes have been seen in the structure or its use.

"We had 122 ninth through twelfth graders try-out for basketball this year," said basketball coach Bill Zuspan. "The gy1nwas overcrowded, we cottldn 't get things done, and the west gy1n doesn't have adequate size."

Zuspan also said the weight room is otttdated, too s1nall, and lacks windows and ventilation.

"A Class A school with 2200 kids should have adeqt1ate facilities," Zuspan said School board and administration are under pressure to make improvementsto high schools. Lin- ·

coin High is on the renovation agenda, added Zuspan.

"The kids and the coaching staff have done an excellent job of putting up with the facilities," he said. "Ninth graders go to Park junior high to practice, and girls and boys basketball tea1nsalternate practice schedules. Kids are still coming out in good, con1petitivenu1nbers."

Basketball coach Bill Meyers said gym space has proved a proble1nfor tl1egirls basketball tea1nas· · well as the boys.

"There are only so many hours in the day, and it's tough on young players to practice late at night and still do homework," Meyers said. "People just don't have the same motivation at night then they do during the day."

According to Meyers, .gym time is also li1nited,he said. The. team cannot practice when wrestling meets are held in the gytn, ·

less performance," concluded Meyers. "We have to take shortcuts to get things done because of· lack of space."

A pool built in the 1950'sdoesn't allow for competitive use, according to swim coach RichardConradt. LHS divers hold their practices at

night at Southeast. you realize that more people drown

"Three or four years ago, Lin- every year than any other recrecoln voted on a bond issue to im- ational acti,,ity," said Conradt. prove all schools, however, it was ''The pool at Lincoln High is an the fiirst bond issue that failed in inappropriate classroom to teach the ciltyof Lincoln," said Conradt, people water survival skills in the ''We''ve been waiting for a new water and how to swim."·

"When we practice less, we have pool•.for seven years, we'll hope- Conradt said the pool area is too · fully get one in the nexttwo years." noisy, makingcommunicationvery According to Conradt, from a · difficult. "I have to scream or run · comp,etitivepointofview, the pool to the other side of the pool to be at Limcoln High is too shallow · heard," he said. · This could affect the ft1tt1reof the Learnirtgto switn under adverse LHS swim team. conditionshasmadetl1eterunmuch

/111959, swin1n1e1·sn1adea splash i11 the media ce11ter.Thispool was located in the area now know11 as the librarJl.

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By Becky Peters

Gender equity in women's collegiate sports has taken a giant step in the last decade. Wo1nenhave earned more respect and recognition through breaking barriers in previously dominated male sports at all co1npetitivelevels.

· The Title 9 legislative act that was passed in 1973 stated female athletes must be treated in a si1nilar n1a11nerto male athletes.

"Prior to Title 9, there was not a strong demand for intercollegiate athletics in wo1nen's sports," according to Al Papik, Associate Director of Athletics at the University of Nebraska "Wo1nen were considered second-class citizens in the intercollegiate progran1. Tl1eydid not have professional coaches, scl1olarships, or equip1rient."

Joanne Owens-Nauslar, State Director for Health and Physical Education and HIV/ AIDS education agreed with Papik, saying there were problems with money for traveling, food, financing, and the purchase of t1niforms.

"Twenty-three years ago in Newcastle, Wyoming, I initiated a women's athletic program," said Owens-Nauslar. "My first year that I coached volleyball, we couldn't have practice in the gym when the gy1n wasn't occupied. We had to scl1edule our practices after the boys were finished."

In 1971, there was an atte1npt to put in some intercollegiate sports, said Papik. But women were still treated unequally to 1nen.

"Looking at intercollegiate sports today, the number one concern in an institution like the University of Nebraska is gender equity," Papik said.

Owens-Nauslar said wo1nen's sports have come a long way since Title 9 was implemented, there have been some very significant changes.

"We didn't have organized athletics for girls in high school, " Owens-Nauslar explained. "We had Girls Athletics Association (GAA) where the coach was the PE teacher. We 1nade ot1rown schedules and drove the buses. Now, the Athletic Director does the scheduling and hires the bus drivers."

Papik said the presst1re to increase awareness of women's sports has been challenged in the court system, wl1ere people fot1ndthat women coacheswere not receiving as high of salaries as men. Wo1nentraveled by bus, men went by plane.

"The biggest problem in women sports was inequities," stated Owens-Nauslar. "Men's sports have been around for 100 years, and wo1nenwere considered the 'new kids on the block,' "

Equity in the job force for women has also impacted sports, especially in the area

"Looking at the pools at South- stronger, said Conradt. "We can't east, ffiast, and Northeast, if a stu- dwell on the fact our pool isn't up de.nt vwere going to chose a high ·to,111odernday stan<far~," he sai<f. school! based on criteria for swim- "The facilities don't frustrate me ming,, you wot1ldn't chose Lincoln High,"' Conradt said.

Comradtalso said the air circt1lation im the pool area is poor, occasionally 1nakingit hard to breathe.

"Tlue swi1n1ningpool is a classroom, and that is the most important issue here, especially when

of education, said Papik

"More than 50% of college law students are women, and they simply aren't going into.the fields of home economics, nursing and edt1cationanymore,"' he said. "Women are going into careers irn law and government."

The aspect of winrning is heavily involved in how wo1ne11'ssports are viewed by coaches, polls, and the media, OwensNaular said.

"There is a great correlation between visibility and winning," she said. "You could not get a ticket fToran. Ohio State woman's basketball team last year becat1se of their success. Most t,ea1nswho do not have a winning record ornlyget attention if they do something wrong."

Papik said society is not subject to change with a lot of entht1siasm,especially when men's tea1nshave been aroL111dlonger.

"Women's teams that are successful are not gaining crowds or interest," he said.

Theoretically, an increase of awareness of won1ensports at the co,!legiatelevel will impact wo1nen's athletics in ]1igh school.

"I believe tl1ereis a trickle down affect from wo1nen's athletics to high school as we gain more respect at the national level," Owens-Nauslar said.

Both Owens-Naulsar and Papik agreed that more scholarship opportunities for

anymore, we're going to be great whether we have a pool or not."

Althot1ghgy1nspace is liroited, and the pool has been around for decades, Lincoln High athletics continue to strive for excellence and bring to our school thepride that the name shows.

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women have increased gender equity in high school sports

"Great success at the yot1th level in sports will enhance the interest of sports for women in high school and in college," Papik stated.

Volleyball coach Kristi-Nelson Hitz said she sees inequity within women's sports at Lincoln High.

"There are a lot of old attitudes that are going around, " Nelson-Hitz stated. "Past coaches at Lincoln High.hadthe attitude that boy's sports were st1periorto girl's. And that attitude was accepted."

Nelson-Hitz said coaches are well aware of gender eqt1ityissuesat schooland continL1e to co1n1nt1nicateand support each others pro grains.

"My only frustration is seeing boy's sports progra1nsthat are not successful, receiving more fan support than girl's 11rograins that need sttpport," stated NelsonHitz.

Nelson-Hitz believes the number ofopportunities for girls to participate in sutnmer leagues and ca1nps is equal to boys.

"Gender equity is the business of awareness and t1nderstanding," concluded Oweris-Nauslar. "We need to present the picture, what's wrong with it, what can be done, and take action for solutions."

Wrestlersshow determi11ationduring practice. The teani holds practice a_ftersc/1001in the balco11y

LHS ju11ior, Katie George rides her horse Uni Cvcler at the USPC Natio11al Cl1ampionsl1ips in Lexington, Kentucky. She was,firstplace in-dressa[!!l.in.tb.12_ midi-vest region.

By Becky Peters

Scoring may be the na1ne of the game in most LHS sports, but education 1s the ulti1nate goal. Stt1dentswho participate in sports tea1ns are expected to follow the Nebraska Scl1ool Athletic Association's (NSAA) gt1idelines for being i11volvedin extracu1Ticular activities.

"Participating in extracurricttlar activities is a privilege, not a right," stated softball coach Sam Sharpe. "There are consequences for students if they do not fulfill certain responsibilities."

Sharpe said it ii; the coaches' responsibility to deal with stt1dents in a fair way, and if stttdents are failing classes, acadetnics need to be more imrortant than playing in a gatne.

Student athletes mt1sthave 20 credit hours of academic work towards their graduation from theprevious semester as well as being enrolled in 25 credit hot1rs duringthe seasonto remain elegible

to play.

"This have a new policy where we check gra,.desat progress report time, quarter, and se1nester,"said Parker. "This year, starting with the winter sports, we 're doing a weekly grade check, and anybody with a failing grade will be ineligible to participate in the sport the following weelk." fall, we Parker also said students can change this if they can clear 1upthe failing grade by handing iri a paor making up a test. per,

General citizenship includes proper condttct, and if a student violates this, st1spension is involved, depending on the severity of the offense, Parker said.

Drug and alcohol violations allows only 3 mistakes. Th,e first mistake means suspension from a determined nu1nberof games. The second one is st1spensionfor the rest of the season and the third offense is suspension.

Stt1dentswho have transferred schools are RECYCLED ~en Every Day! Even Sunday not eligible for varsity competition for 90 days, but can participate at the J.V. or re'serve level, said Parker.

"The transfer can be waived if problems are not within the students' control, such as a fa1nily move, or a custody battle, "Parker stated. ''We have the transfer rule so other

By Robin Stricklin

There are a few unsung national competitor heros in our halls. In their sport there are no balls, goals, bats, or bases. "I've been riding, for as long as I can re1nember," said junior Amy Oltman. Boston's Good Son and Manhattan Light ("Petey") are Oltman' s two Qt1arterhorses. Oltman's father used to train horses, so she has always been aroundthem. It was natural for her to get involved with horses. Olt1nan has been a member of The Foxy Fliers 4-H club since she was eight. Oltman has ridden western, but now concentrates 1noreon English and dressage. (In a dressage test, the horse and rider are required to perform certain movements in front of a judge. The art ·. of dressage has been compared to figure skating.) Two years ago at the 4-H state competition, sl1e received Reserve Champion in English Equitation.

Kari Allely, senior, has been riding since she was eight. Her older sister inspired her to get involved with horses. Allely used to work at the horse rentals in Pioneers Park. Alley tries to see her horse Farrin everyday. He is boarded 1n Raymond, which 1s 20 minutes away from Lincoln. Allely rides for pleasure and does not often compete. However she is a n1emberof The Regulators 4-H club. She particularly enjO)'Strail riding and barrel racing; -Not all of her experiences with horses have been pleasant though. Allely had to have reconstructive surgery in her feet after a horse at the rentals sLeppedon them and broke all of her toes. ·

"My mom used to ride in England, and she wanted to;see if I·shared the love for horses that snelias;;,saidjuniorKaf1edeorge.

George has two ho~es, Uni Cycler and

schools cannot recruit athletes {or their teatns."

Age is also a determining factor, said Parker. A student cannot participate 1n athletics if he/she is 19 prior to Augt1st I of the incoming school year.

These policies are adhered to by the coaches, but the athletic director is the official line of enforcement.

"The atl1leticboard is involved " in n1akingdecisions," The board includes Parker said. myself, and the head a school cot1nselor, coach. We look at specific proband the !ems, circumstances • tnvolving the instance.

Football coach Eric Knoll says there are consequences in life for what we do.

"Drugs and alcohol are a proble1nin athletics, but it's very difficult to deal with something you don't see," stated Knoll.

The first step in dealing with substance abuse is to approach the student, Knoll said.

"If someone has done something wrong, they know it, and they will be defensive, he said.

Knoll also said he deals with individual problems by addressing the stt1dents in a group, and if he knows the individual has a problem, he will refer the student to the SCIP program, which is the school interventionprogram for drugs and alcohol

Peterson Tomahawk. George rides Uni Cycler competitively in dressage. George was a first level cha1npionrider last year and Uni Cycler was the first level champion horse for the Nebraska Dressage AssociaShe also won the Kansas City Dressage Society junior award two years tion. • Ill a row. At the beginning of this year, George won the Peter Rose Memorial, also a junior one award. George was also the number dressage competitor in the United States Pony Clubs (USPC) midwest region last year, which qualified her for the USPC national championships in Kentucky.

Riding horses also a very dangerous sport, in which both horses, and riders, have been known to die. Junior Amy DePierre narrowly escaped getting injured in aju1nping accident. DePierre was approaching a triple line (three jumps in a row), and her horse Raker ju1nped the first fence fine, but took off too early over the second. Raker plowed into the ju1np and they both fell, and ran into the third fence. Luckily, DePierre was able to get back on her horse and finish the course with no problem. All that resulted fro1nthe incident was a scratch on the nose for Raker, and a fat lip for DePierre. "That wasn't our worse either. I've been bucked off, and cantered over. I fall off a lot," DePierre said with a lat1gh. Depierre stays with her riding for many reasons, even though the sport's 2 hours a day commitment is ti1ne consuming. She says that she loves her horse, and she gets a lot out of riding. "When yott get a clean rottnd, it's &ucha rush, there's not any words )o ixptainjt;''. lDePierresaid. ''Every time I ride, Ijust get a high,"

By Robin Stricklin

Sometimes on the weekend when you don't have a date and there's noth- · ing special going on with the homeboys • it's time to head down to the local · arcade for some challenges and enter.., tainment of the electronic kind. ' ·The arcades get a bad rap but really, : when you think about it, where else · can you go to prove your dexterity and _ hand eye coordination. The competitiOh is keen. You stand feet firmly in · place; pitting your sk-ills against the ·· .· · best of the megabyte masters. The ar-,. · tificially created sound effectspunctu- ·. · ate the action. Your fingers work the .·· buttons in a frenzy and sweat beads on your forehead,. Your eyes are fixated on ·the video screen in front of you. · Then the message flashes in front of your face Game Over you plunk another token into the machine.

Pl1otos by K,·is Stanley and Kelly Plautz

Layout by Robin Stricklin

--By Hal Hansen.,.....

In the face of district mandates, Lincoln High has enacted, and maintained, a strict new attendance policy for the 1993-94 school year. Under the new attendance policy, after a student is truant five times in any class they are expelled from that class until the end of the semester. Although the administration is unsure of exactly how many students were expelled under the new policy, estimates run from 150 at a minimum, to a possible 225 maximum.

The faculty at Lincoln High h·ave committed themselves to a great deal of work involving the mainteaanceand coordination that the new policy requires. ·

There is a great deal of paperwork and telephoning which must be put into enforcing the attendance policy. However, Piller believes that strict enforcement is a· necessary component for the success of the policy. "The minute the students know that you will enforce a sound attendance policy, and that you care enough to carry through on that policy, it does make a difference," Piller stated.

Lincoln High Social Studies teacher Thomas Christie commented, "Would people stop speeding ifwe didn't give speeding tick-

attendancepolicy has drawnboth criticism and praise alike.

The primarysource of praise for the new policy comes from Lincoln High administratorsand teachers, most of whom feel the new policy has successfully improvedattendanceandthat thetime and resources needed to enforce the policy arejustified.

Supportersof the new attendance policy point to a three percent i1nprovementin first quarter attendancefigures as proof of its successfulness. "Forthe borderline kids who understandthe risks theytakewithnotcomingto school this policy has been very effe<etive," said Christie.

In regard to the at least 150 students expelled for nonattendance, advocates of the new policy are quick to point out that at lea:st one-hundredof those expelled students have re-enrolled for second semester at Lincoln High. Many of the returning·students can be attributed to family workshopsestablished by the administration to reinforce the benefits of good attendance in the minds of parents and students. Piller also uses the

workshops as a means to tell students the school still cares about

them and that their attendance is definitely still wanted.

ters were written to all the expelled students with the hope of regaining their attention, trust, and enrollment.

Despite the three percent attendance increase, and the number of expelled students who have returned second semester, many people claim the new policy is too severe in its punishment, a waste of time and resources, and question its effectiveness judged within the context of the school system as a holistic entity.

Lincoln High Social Studies teacher Jim Barstow thinks the new plan is, "overly confusing to both students and teachers."

Many critics,. like Barstow, believe that nonattendance is a symptom of a much larger problem and cannot be addressed with a simple expulsion of truant students. Barstow would support restructuring many of the classes at Lincoln High so they offer more direct vocational training. "If studentsknowthatwhatthey're leaming translates into money, they'll attend," said Barstow.

Despite some Lincoln High teachers being disgruntled over what they feel are the inadequacies of the new program, most of the criticism of the new attendance

mean, if you don't want to go to class you shouldn't have to go. If you want to fail that's your prerogative."

Many Lincoln High students share Freindt's sentiment that the· policy is too harsh. Lincoln High student Ben Kurtenbach commented, "The policy is oppressive What's next, public hangings for people who are caught running in the halls?"

that must be put into the enforcement of the program are all contributing factors to the downside of the policy.

Regardless of the dislike some people have for the attendance program, there is little chance the plan will be discontinued. Piller, and a great deal of the faculty, are impressed with the improved attendance figures and have every intention of continuing the program, despite what critics may say about it. "This attendance program will not fix all of the underlying problems of why students don't attend school", Piller said, "but it has improved attendance at Lincoln High." ets?"

After being originated and voted in by teachers towards the end of last year, Lincoln High's

Another method used by the administration to regain expelled students has been a comprehensive letter writir1g campaign. Let-

plan comes from within the student body.

Lucas Freindt, a Lincoln High sophomore who opposes the policy, said, "It's your choice, I

To some Lincoln High teachers, and a great deal of Lincoln High students, the attendance policy's gains in attendance have not justified its continuation. The number of students expelled, the paperwork created, and all the work

Jazz Band gets to Pia- or

The Lincoln High Varsity Jazz Bandwill be the first high school jazz band in the nation to participate in a national program initiated by the Nation Ballroom Operator Association. High school jazz bands along with professional big bands at a ballroom dance. Bobby Lane, owner of the Pla-Mor Ballroom and the Bobby Lane orchestra helped initiated this program during his two year term as president of the N.B.0.A . Varsity Jazz will receive national coverage at this event with articles and photographs appearing in several national magazines and newsletters. The dance will take place at the Pla-Mor Ballroom 6600 West "O" street at 8:00 P.M. on · February 26. For more information contact Mr. Rush

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Vol. 99 No.4

Despite claims to the contrary, the first semester attendance policy of Lincoln High was not a success in all respects.

It appears the new policy was enacted with the sole intent of increasing previously low attendance figures, and in this respect it has been successful. The attendance figures for first quarter increased by an average of 3%. However, the ends of the new attendance policy have not justified it's means.

The policy, which stipulates that a student be expelled from a class after collecting five truancies, has created it's own bureacracy, damaged student_ trust in the school system, and cast out many students never to return.

Many teachers spend upwards of thirty minutes a night phoning students' homes trying to enforce the school's plans for increased attendance. This, combined with countless meetings and endless record keeping, has created a costly and time consuming bureacracy.

Lincoln High students as taxpaying citizens cannot tolerate our money being spent to enforce •

draconian policies which expel students from what is often their only positive sphere of influence.

Also, the attendance policy has breached a great deal of trust with students. Despite efforts by the administration to make expelled students feel "welcome" to return to Lincoln High by writing letters and creating family workshops, the underlying message from the school to the student is clear: "If you don't play by our rules, we don't want to have anything to do with you." The school simply can not expect to expel hundreds of people and not generate lingering animosity among the student body.

At a time when the family unit, as well as other traditional sources of rolemodels, are being destroyed at an alarming rate, it is vital that the school maintain an intensely positive role with it's students, particularily the "at risk" and easily influenced youths whom the policy targets.

An attendance policy which would nurture mass expulsions of students for such a minor violation as truancy is entirely inappropriate

------By Joe Tidbattr--------

The Super Bowl is the single most watched annual TV event, seen by over one billion people in 90 countries. But this year's Super Bowl (number XVIII) was overshadowed by the ever-present political correctness police.

Lately it has become the practice of the p.c. police to follow large sporting events in attempts to gain the support of the all powerful couch potato (you remember the campaigners against the tomahawk chop), they saw this year's Super Bowl as the ultimate chance to break. out with a startlin showin of how evil our socie is. What atrocity

Vol. 99 No.4 Feb. 15,_1994

Editor in Chief: Features Editor:

Sports Editor:

··Entertainment/

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Opinion Editor: ·

Robin Stricklin Joe Tidball did they choose to confront this time? It's the stars and bars of the Georgia state flag, which are said to upset

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Hal Hansen

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Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments. All letters to the editor must be signed and may be edited for reasons of space and clarity. Drop off letters and corrections to room 312. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the Advocate. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the administration.

for a progressive and interactive school such as Lincoln High.

Perhaps the most saddening aspect of the current attendance policy is that it will permanently sever many students from the rosters of Lincoln High. There are a great deal of students who have very poor attendance records and few credits but come to school often enough they receive a limited amount of education and, more importantly, are capable of being influenced by the school. Rather than assume the work necessary to cultivate and influence this group of youth, the school has apparently decided to export the America of tomorrow over to Super-C for a stogie because it is too difficult to deal with them.

There must be a serious reevaluation of the current attendance program. Lincoln High cannot continue to compromise its valuable resources and the trust of the student body for a 3% attendance increase. Certainly, the trust of the student body and the development of Lincoln's youth cannot be justifiably undermined for such minor progress in attendance.

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some AfricanAmericansby remindingthem of the s1tories of the inhumanetreatmenttheir ancestorsreceived in the days of slavery. GrantedI don't know what it feels like to have great-grandparentswho were whipped, beaten and starved.Butmy Godwhatarewe comingto? We aretalking abouta stinkingflag, anda stateflag at that,a symbolwhich can hardlybe consideredeither recognizableor useful in today's society.

This should not be looked at by us northernersas an attemptby the stateof Georgiato revertto the early 1800's when slavery kept the South running. When Georgia decided to change it's flag to the presentdesign (a navy stripewith the state's seal, and the infamousconfederate starsandbarscoveringtheother two-thirds)it was nottrying to suppressAfricanAmericans.The people of Georgiaand the surroundingarea, EuropeanAmericans and African Americansalike,have,sincethe signingof theConstitution, believedthat state's rights were extremelyimportant. Their ultimate showcaseof that belief was duringtheirsecession

ia's state

and the subsequent civil war between the United States Government and the "Confederate States of America."

Those are both events which many Georgians are and for years to come will be, proud of. Most white Georgians no longer wish to suppress African Americans, they do however wish to look back on their heritage and be proud that their ancestors stood up for what they believed in, to know that their history was not composed totally of the evil that the p.c. police tell them it is. · Georgia's state flag should be thought of as just that, a flag. Most state flags have very little if any significance or representation of the sentiments of that states citizens (what does a giant grizzly bear have to do with people living in Los Angles or San Francisco or anywhere in California?). Georgia should actually be looked up to for having a state flag with some meaning. State's rights and the power of the state are two things which to this day are held close to the heart of many Georgians, with the stars and bars being the only possible symbol for it.

---By Ellie Erickso·"n---

Okay, here I am, I've had a month to write this, yet I waited until the very last hour possible. Why do I do this to myself?

Simply becuase I have no motivation.

I have noticed this problem with many of my peers as well. I'm not a senior, so I can't have a case of senioritis, I just don't care about anything. I'm totally and completely apathetic.

Our entire generation seems to have this problem. The world is crumbling before our eyes, but we focus on the Tanya Hardings of the world, not the problems that are leading to the downfall of our civilization.

There are so many huge disasters to be ,,repaired that I get overwhelmed by them all

and in return, desensitized. I don't feel like I can make a difference. To add to my confusion, I can't decidewhich catise needs the most assistance. I want to get on the Sally Struthers bandwagon and save the starving children, but how can I ignore the ozone's depletion, so I end up sitting mindlessly in front of a TV.

We are the Pepsi generation. We want things quickly, easily., and with no thought involved. I'm scared to see how we will run the government.

I want to stand up and yell, "Let's unite and revolt!" but I can't seem to get out of my Lazy Boy recliner.·

·It's so comfortable to not do anything, but as the old saying goes, "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."

It's so easy to take the back seat and let someone else do the driving, but how long. will it take us to realize that we are on a one lane bridge in an ice storm with an intoxicated idiot at the wheel?

----Editor's not,_ __ _ The "Advocate" would like to invite reader's comments, either reactions to recent articles in the ''Advocate", comments on recent goings on in school, or just anything that might be on your n1ind You can deliver the letters to either Ellie Erickson, Joe Tidball, Ms. Engelhard's box in the office, or directly to room 312. Note: OurdeadlineisFriday of the third week of every month. ·

By Hugh Hansen

She's perfect.

Personally, I can't think of anyone more appropriate than TonyaHardingto representus in the Olympics. Harding represents everything in the world that I associate with the United States.

She's overly competitive, greedy, and allegedley not a bit afraid to knock the legs out from under the competition to get ahead, (pun intended).

She follows in the footsteps of many great and endearing Americans such as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, J. Rockefeller, George Bush, Andrew Carnegie, J. Edgar Hoover, Lee Iacoca, Lyndon Johnson, Donald Trump, and a myriad of other American idols, who have all wiped their feet on somebody else at one time or another to get their places in our hearts and minds.

What kind of message would we be sending to the world

ifwe sent the angelic Nancy Kerrigan to represent us in the Olympics? We are simply not a nation of Ralph Nadars.

We are not honest, and we never have been. We are greedy, and we always have been. We are not egalitarians, and we never have been. We are overly competitive,and we always have been. We are not Nancy Kerrigans, and we never have been. We are Tonya Hardings, and we always have been.

However accurately Harding portrays us, it would go against our fundamentalcharacterto reward her publicly for what we all seem to value privately. In America, stealing cookies is permissible, but getting caught is not. Ye who gets thou fingers caught in the cookiejar gets to eat the rotten cookie.

Close as she may be, Harding still isn't quite the perfect American. After all she did get caught. If she would have paid her Gordon Liddy's and her E. Howard Hunt's a little

more, she could have been riding high, and raking in the millions in endorsements that the Olympics have come to mean.

OOPS. I slipped. I am now entering into a state of shock and panic as I am coming to grips with the fact that I have just written a column about ice skating. That's right, ice skating.

As the media closes in on poor Tonya like a pack of hungry pihranas sinking their small but razor-sharp teeth into a dumb-founded wildebeast, I have to ask myself whether or not this issue deserves to saturate our lives, and more importantly whether or not this even matters. I argue a resounding "no" on both counts.

After all, we must remember that this is not new, this is not different, this is not atypical, this a natural American occurrence,and this is all about a sport in the Olympics, and a mighty boring one at that.

By Ellie Erickson

Lincoln High • IS often noted for it's diversity. Usually this refers to the wide range of ethnicity, but LHS also hosts a number of student subcultures.

Subcultures are usually thought of as values and behavior distinctive of a particular group in society. Senior Dustin Booth, member of the Lincoln chapter of MELP, thinks that, "Subcultures are formed when the younger generation feels frustrated dealing with the status quo, and so they start their own culture to deal with it."

MELP (Man Eats Live Parakeet), originated three years ago at Northeast high school and according to Booth has now spread as far as Mexico and Seattle.

There isn't a certain way for members to dress, 1n fact, Booth claims that, "You don't even have to dress if you don't want to."

Although most members ofMELP do wear clothing, it is usually very bazaar. It's important to note though, that any type of attire IS acceptable.

"It's just a complete social revolution," Booth explained 1n reference to MELP. MELP was formed by a students because they believed in their own individuality. For this reason, they heartily support everyone's uniqueness. "Let people live how they want to live, and let them be how they want to be," said Booth.

Johnnie Smith, LHS senior,

res a

became Straight Edge (sXe) because, "I didn't like what all of the kids were doing [drugs] and society expects kids to drink and do drugs, so I'm rebelling against society. It's like I'm saying, 'I'm not going to do what you expect me to do'."

The criterion for being sXe is: no fornication, no drugs/alcohol, and no smoking. Most are also anti-racist, antih om op hob i c, and anti-sexist.

Smith added that sXe people have a positive outlook and are very supportive of their friends.

sXe sophomore Bennett Schmid said, "Before you try to change the world, you have to change yourself."

According to Smith, it started in Wash-

1es, ington D.C. the early eightafter kids • In were hear going to bands drunk. Cur-

away as Japan

The most apparent characteristic of sXe is the large X on the member's hand. Smith mentioned that many also shave their heads, wear hooded sweatshirts and Adidas shoes.

Lincoln High's Tim Anderson, has a different perspective on his more publicized subculture; Skinheads. For Anderson, being a

Skinhead has nothing to do with gangs, racism, or politics. It's about, "Working class youth going against the rat race." When And1erson,a junior, shaved his head 1989, he had never heard of a nazi skinhead. Skinheads started • In out being impartial towards racbut as nazis became ism, Skinheads, a bad name was ereated for Skinheads everywhere, even though the majority of Skinheads aren't racist. "Now that the media thinks that Skins are associated with racism, it's getting into smaller towns. They may not be into any of the culture or thing, they'll anybut still shave their head and ' s1eg 'heil' ,, ' said Anderson.

"It's hard to say what 'Skinhead' a IS, real there's no defi11ition • There IS so rently, you can find a sXe subculture far Riot Grrrl Taura Horn folds copies of her fanzine, "NO Doi. ,, much individuality. I'm really glad there isn't as

a definition because then it would just be a clique," said Anderson. Even if they can't be defined, there is a definite Skinhead style. According to Anderson, bomber jackets, Dickey jeans, low laced Doc Martens, steal-toed work boots, English dance hall suits, and side bums are common identifying styles of a Skinhead.

But Anderson said that you don't have to have a shaved head to be a Skinhead. "I didn't become a Skinhead, I've always been a Skinhead."

"There are entirely different values of what you set and what you focus on," said Anderson. Most people want to have a good career and to be noted for their career, but Skinheads just like to be humble and work hard.

Riot Gmls is another counterculture that can be found at LHS. Junior Taura Horn grrrl because, "I need the kind of support and bonding that only girls have. I'm supporting and being IS a can supported."

"Riot Grrrls aren't against "there boys," Horn stresses, are times that we just need to do our own thing."

Riot gmls began In the late eighties, and has spread though out the country.

Although some might consider these subcultures gangs, they have only positive intentions. LHS lucky to have such diversity. IS

-----By Amber Shaver

Risk taking provides excitement and challenges in Peter Anderson's everyday life. Anderson, 18, is a part of the Lincoln High transition program. According to Jane Bozac, who is the department chair for special education, "The program is a continuum of the community based instruction with more emphasis based away from high school." The program, which specializes in job training and life skills, will enable Anderson to continue attending LHS until he is 21.

A typical day at LHS for Anderson includes athletic

--BH· y Erin Kinney--

Approaching the final steps before high school graduation, many students begin to mentally evaluate Lincoln High's role in aiding their climb toward continued education.

Assurance and advice is often heeded most easily coming from someone who has reached their destination and is now looking back on their successes and failures with regards to LHS, their alma matter.

Southeast Community College Fresman Thad Smoyersaid, "Businesses are now expecting higher education than high school. So, eighty year old people are now going back to college." For this reason he has opted for the two year route in Architecture offered at sec. He thanks Rus Hitz, LHS Technical Drawing teacher, for aiding in his college search last year.

Smoyer finds the varieties in age at SCC beneficial. "I've learned how to interact with other people besides my own age group, a skill that will be important in the work force."

According to Cassidy Kovanda, LHS 1993 graduate, high school should be a time for getting the individual academic attention while it's provided. He explained, "When you get to college, the be-

classes, an industrial arts class with an emphasis in computer design, and art classes. Anderson's favorite classes are his art classes. Art has become a very important part of Anderson's life. In his spare time Anderson draws and builds model airplanes. He also dabbles a little in painting. He paints with different types of paints, but primarily uses watercolor. Anderson says he would like to attempt to paint with acrylics some time soon. One of his favorite artists is Bob Ross, who has an instructional painting show on cable television.

Anderson has aspirations of one day becoming a worldrenowned artist. One of his athletic goals is to master the art of snow boarding. Already an experienced skier, Anderson is always seeking a new athletic challenge. Although biking is his favorite athletic activity, he also runs track and swims. He has also competed in local athletic competitions. Anderson is full of stories about bike accidents. "I've been through many accidents, and I've lived through them all. I · put myself to the challenge, and push myself to the limit," Anderson stated. As the result of his biking experiences, Anderson believes ,"You learn from your mistakes. The more you ride, the better you get."

One challenge that Anderson successfully undertook was getting his drivers license last summer. After three attempts, Anderson passed his test. This is a major accomplishment, since many of Anderson's classmates do not have their licenses.

Anderson, who is the eldest of three children, described his student life as, "Kind of easy, and kind ofhard, but pretty normal." Overall, he likes LHS. He especially likes the assortment of activities that are available. However, there are a few negative aspects of LHS that bother Anderson.

The recent spray paint graffiti that has been found in and around LHS angers Anderson. He is upset with this recurring problem at LHS. He remembers being angered after witnessing a student deliberately start a fire in one of the school garbage cans. "I feel kind ofbad that somebody must not care about the school or what happens to it," Anderson stated. Even though there are some school aspects that are disappointing to Anderson, he believes that there are some positive aspects.

The LHS school colors are a part of the school that Anderson admires. He also stated that he has made some good friends from school. Anderson has to face challenges every day of his life. The challenges may be from his schoolwork, or from his athletic activities. Some of the

·.challenges, such as receiving his driver's license, may not seem as difficult to some. However, for Anderson, being able to accomplish these feats are a part ofhimselfthat he is extremely proud of

•ginning courses are (a size of) 300 student lecture courses. Maybe it would be better for students to have smaller courses when they are in high school when they can get a grip on it, then when they are in college and they can't get a grip on it because there's so many students."

Kovanda is a taking a pre-med route at UNL taking classes including Physics, Pre-Cal, Freshman Composition, and Anthropology. "College is not as structured as high school. You know what is expected of you for the whole semester at the beginning of the course," he said. His best advice to college-bound students is to "take a hard course (in high school), do well, and you'll be prepared. It will make college a lot easier."'

Kovanda did just that at LHS. "Mr. Christie's Sociology class was basically like a college course," he said. It was in that class that Kovanda was expected to produce high quality work. "He gave me my first "D" on a paper- I was crushed. Mr. Christie taught me the hour-glass essay writing and put me in a good mind-set for learning. I ended up getting an "A" out of the class." Kovanda's experience in Mr. Christie's class and others made some of his college

courses "seem like pud."

Few academic surprises came during the first week of college for Sarah Piggee, a Freshman at Macalaster College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She did however, miss home more than she had anticipated. Piggee cites independence as an important skill to gain before entering college. She said, "Nobody is going to look out for you in college. College advisors don't pay special attention to you unless you're failing a class. So, college is basically what you make of it."

Piggee said the teaching styles · and curriculum of specific teachers which made her transition from high school to college go more smoothly. She said that teachers including Thomas Christie, Ruth Kupfer, Shauuna Myer, and John Heinamin "had an interesting curriculum. They taught not just what

med courses including Freshman Biology, Chemistry,·and Spanish. "I think that students shouldn't be able to graduate from high school without a strong background in every subject. It's important to have gotten a little bit of everything," Piggee said. She stressed the importance of learning how to become a well-rounded student.

Being a well-rounded student doesn't apply only to high school students. In addition to his heavy pre-med class load, Kovanda still finds time for art classes in his schedule. He credits LHS Art teacher Anita Ross for helping him to organize a good portfolio. "That way I was able to get past the red tape and take a 200 level art class at UNL "..,

Despite his good experiences at Lircoln High, Kovanda had a few ~uggestions for improvement. He suggested that Lincoln build

another high school. "LHS is way too big. It's too easy for kids that don't have the greatest grades to just get pushed through the system.

Piggee agreed. "LHS pays closer attention to students' individual needs better than most schools but the individual attention is still lacking."

Kovanda compliments Lincoln High 's diversity. "Morethan a college prep, it's (LHS) more like 'out in the world prep. It's great that there's so many cultures there."

Piggee, Smoyer, and Kovanda all agreed that the caliber of college is just one step up from that of high school, but learning discipline and good time management skills in high school is vital. They will determine whether the transition from high school to college is a giant leap or a small step. was in the book, _,_~ but they brought learning to life."

Piggee is glad that she participated in such a wide variety of classes and activities because it left doors open for her. She is also taking pre-

LHS transition student, Peter Anderson works intently on a collage in his art class.

By Becky Peters

Juniors Kienan Leung, Nate Walcott, Tim Cherry, and senior Dan Dunn all have qualified and will be representing Lincoln High school 1n fencing at the Junior Olympics.

Fencing, as defined by junior Tim Cherry, is a combination of boxing and ballet. The original sport of mortal combat used bladed weapons.

"You need the balance, you don't have to be born with it, it can easily be learned, and you need to know the strategy of the sport," he said.

According to head coach Kit Boesch, fencing was established three years ago as an intramural sport at Lincoln High.

"Lincoln High and Lincoln Northeast were the first two schools to start fencing programs," explained Boesch. "We did demonstrations of fencing, and by word of mouth we had 45 people show

uptoparticipate. Wehad30people involved the first year, and by the second year, all four of the public high schools in Lincoln had their own fencing programs."

Boesch said the reason for the lack of participants in the sport is that fencing is difficult. "It would be easier for a person to go out for basketball or volleyball," she said.

"It's scary to try something new."

Fencing is divided into three styles: epee, foil, and saber, said junior Kienan Leung.

Leung said there are different aspects to each section. "In epee, the fighter uses a stronger, heavier blade, in saber you hit with the side of the weapon, and in foil, a light, thin blade weapon is used."

At Lincoln High, foil is the most common style of fencing, Cherry said. "Saber is the most uncommon sport because the only place in the Midwest that fences saber

well is Kansas City because they have the former Soviet Union fencing coach there," he said.

"Lincoln Public Schools do not allow fencing competition against other schools because it's an intramural sport," Boesch said.

Boesch said currently there isn't competition between any heavy the fencing teams • 1n Lincoln schools, but hopes it will pick up in the next few years.

The fencing season runs from September through July, with only the month of August off for break.

"A lot of people think fencing sounds boring, like beating yourself over the head with a metal stick, but it really takes quick thinking and you have to be accustomed to your reflexes " ' concluded Cherry. "It's like 'mind over body', because your body will want to do one thing, but your mind is think• ing something else."

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By Joe Tidball and Becky Peters

Tlne Lincoln High swimming and diving teams are proving that they are more powerful and inore dominant, than in years past.

The boy's team has proven that it deserves to be among the best in the state with a fourth place finish at the Knight Invite and dual meet wins over perenial powers East and Millard South, as well as a narrow loss to defending state champion Southeast. The record so far of 8 wins and only one loss is the best since coach Gene Cotter's undefeated team in 1969.

According to senior Pat Janike, this strength is due to the depth of this year's squad,

''This year we not only have the top guys who are getting first place, but we also have the guys who are coming in second, third, and fourth."

This depth is apparent in the fact that seven mermen have already qualified for individual competition at the state meet compared to the five who qualified last year, two of which were divers:

If the boys' team does have a weak point it would be their lack of concentrationduringworkouts.

"The guys tend to be very easily distracted, in the middle of practice they might stop during a set and all start wrestling," said head coach Richard Conradt.

The girls' team has unfortunately taken a back seat to the boys' at times this season but it is still a very talented group. Paced by seniors Laura Scott and Missy Steen and sophomore Sarah Carpenter the girls will begin to reap the fruit of their hard work as the season winds down.

Senior Heather Ray said there were a lot of girls out for the team in the beginning of the season, but most of them died out by the middle of the season because practices were really hard.

"The girls work harder than the guys," said coach Conradt. "You give them a set and they stay focused the whole way through it, this is gonna show down the road when they start having some great swims," he added.

A lack of competitive experience was also shown as the girls had a disappointing early dual meet record.

"0 ur season highlight was beating Papillion La-Vista because we'd never beat them before," said Ray. "We're all swimming really fast and we're at our best right now."

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practice, determination, mentality of winning have been the factors of a successful season, concluded Ray.

Sophomore Tim Cherry (left) and junior Kienan Leung (right) prepare for a bout at fencing practice in the Whittier school gyni.

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''With our remaining games, we may not win every one, but we're getting better," Zuspansaid.

Senior Marcie Scharton shows her defense skills as she attempts to, stop a member of the Columbus basketball team from driving to the hoop. Senior Stephanie Schilke covers.the middle to help. The Links defeated Columbus 54 -41 December 3rd.

Senior Omar Abdullah is just out of reach for control of the basketball as senior Ryan Wylie looks on. Lincoln High was defeated 59-33 against Lincoln Northeast Dec. 16 at Johnson Gym.

The team also learned in spots, but then the other

Two unfamiliar names have recently become popular in Downtown Lincoln, Yai-Yai's and Lazzari's on "O" street between 14th and 15th, two restaurants have opened their doors.

Lazzari's, which as the back of their menu will inform you, is an Italian street vendor. The restaurant serves a wride variety of pizzas, calzones and hot sandv.•iches. The~asual environment of the restaurant is comfortable and inviting mnd is a great place to hang out and watch the TV that's provided for the customers. A slice of pizza will cost somewhere between $1.50-$3.00 and a small pizza between $7-$12. They may not be able to beat the big Mickey D's in price but its great food.

Yai-Yai's (which is Greek for grandmother) is a bar and restaurant that serves pizza, baked potatoes and sandwiches.

The restaurant was named Yai Yai's is memory of the owners grandmother who passed away before the restaurant had opened. With the theme 'around the world pizza', their specialty pizzas include the Equator, the Northern, the Southern, the Eastern, the Western, the Local, and the International, plus a wide variety of toppings.

Yia-Yia's provides more of an urban atmosphere with brick walls, big wooden tables and pool tables for entertainment.

But, if you're a minor you'll have to leave before 9:30 PM.

The tastes are about as different as they're environments, but in my opinion Yia-Yia's is the place to eat. It couldl be the pool tables, or the free bread that comes with every meal, or the fact that it's just good pizza.

By Robin Stricklin

Rotisserie chicken and more! The first in a chain of Boston Chicken restaurants in Lincoln opened Monday, January 24th, and located at 1601 ''Q'' Street. lS

As you may presume from tlferianie, Boston Chicken has a specialty mfn4. The headline meals are the quarter chidJ,<e11,half chicken, and a whole chicken The chicken dinners are served with your choice of\two side dishes. The rotisseried chicken falls @ffof the bone, it's not fried or thrown into a ~lfrowave. you can see the fresh chickens being slqwly rotated on a spit behind the counter.

Just two or three ''on the sides'' ca11;beeaten as a full meal. They have a wide seleetipp of side dishes from garlic and dill new potatoestq C O l'ct..

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pot pie, and cl;ticken sandwiches. All combinations and dinners are served with sweetcornbread, a4d although it is nof'yqut traditional South~rn cornbread it's stillgood. I visited th~ rotisserie for luncb on it's grand opening, and I have returned. J..~as not only impress~d'With the food, but alsd~y how good the setv1ce was. At the door I wa~ greeted by a kind host who gave me a menu apd a refrigerator magnet. The woman behind tfie counter gave me a special deal. The courtesy and friendliness I found there was not just a first day policy. Even though the host was not there the second time I went, the employees were just as helpful as they were for my/first visit. The efficient deli-type system,/,along with cooperative, service oriented~mployees, makes ' ,for quick sei:vice thi:it•is cdmpatible with our short amount of tifue for lunch. There is free parking t.o<?\; ···

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More gruesome tl1an the ghetto, more dangerous than a gun, and something that cannot be l1cld down to any specific territory, AIDS is now a problem that everyone must come to terms with.

"Philadelphia", now playing at the Lincoln Theater on 12th and "P", portrays Tom Hanks as a talented young lawyer dismissed from his firm, for alleged incompetence, but in reality, his dismissal was due to an unexplained bias. This is where actor Denzel Washington comes in, a personalinjury attorney willing to fight for justice and truth, who is however, homophobic. As the movie progresses it becomes more and more unclear as to exactly why Hanks was fired. He was both gay, and had AIDS, but the viewer left the theater not knowing which of these reasons resulted in his unexpected departure from the firm. In addition, the fact that Hanks was gay wasn't actually made clear until much later on in the movie, so the audience must then presume that because Hanks has AIDS, he was homosexual. It's these edges that make the movie a little hard for me to swallow, but with Jonathan Demme directing, and Hanks' fluid acting, they somehow pull it off.

"Philadelphia" really takes its toll in the scenes outside the courtroom where Washington's and Hanks' relationship truly develops. It's these scenes that steer clear of the courtroom melodrama which make this movie a success. One of the most emotional and dramatic scenes, took place in Hanks' apartment, with Washington going over the next day's court proceedings. Hanks soon emotionally dissolves into the music of Maria Callas, an opera singer, and it is here where we find the crossroads of all the intersecting themes: the brevity of life, AIDS, homosexuals as persons, friendship, love, the whole kit 'n caboodle.

This is the first time that a major Hollywood studio has touched the subject of AIDS, and although the movie turned out as a whole to be a fine production, it was a bit too obsequious, catering to the public with optimism served through unorthodox courtroo1n procedures. Philadelphia paints a pretty picture of how, if everyone in America were to be brought face to face with their prejudice, if the whole aphorism of "Put yourself in their shoes" was brought to light, we could appeal to our own standards of tolerance, and lessen our fears. But even through this thin veil of optimism lies a wonderful and enlightening movie, guaranteed to give you some concept of what having AIDS is really like, and an open-minded person might just get to take that walk in someone else's shoes.

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Teenage depression often times amounts to more than just a simple ''case of the blues''

moments to be good."

Many teens grow up and find that they have more -problems than they alone can't handle.

Many teens suffer as victims of depression, a mood disorder that affects ·-a person's mind and body. Often overlooked or trivialized as a passing teenage phase, de- • pression often requires professional attention.

Depression is easily misunderstood due to the wide variety of conditions it can be used to describe.

Depressi<;>nthat lasts for a '-.. day or two, often referred · to as the 'blues', is different from clinical depression, which is a serious health problem.

According to Linda Pete~son, a ·Family Specialist at Lincoln General Hospital, depression isvery common~ "Everybody gets depressed from time to time, it's the degree of depression that makes the difference."

High school can be a very stressful time for many teens. It'e difficult to distinguish between normal reactions to stress and symptoms that call for medical help.

"You start looking at howit(depression) affects a person's functioning, how long it lasts, and the kinds of changes a person undergoes," said Peterson.

There is no single cause of depression. Different cases of depression involve different causes. Factors may include biochemical functions, genetic patterns, personality types, and environmental influences.

Knowing when to introduce medication for •

doing is you're replacing or balancing out the chemicals in a person's body so they can function normally."

"I agree with the chemical thing, " Todd said. "It's weird if you're in the best mood you've. ever been in and then suddenly you dr ,, op.

Peterson said, "You can't x-ray the body and determine · appropriate dosages in that way. It's not an exact science."

The length a person stays on the medication is usually indicated by the · cause of the depression. Situational depression, possibly the loss of a loved ·one, or the break up with a girlfriend or boyfriend, generally ·requires medication long enough just to elevate a person. If a person has a genetic tendency ··toward depression and they suffer severely from depression, they could be on medication on and off for long periods of time. Suicide attempts are often the depressed individual's cry for help. Suicide itself is a symptom, explains Peterson. "When you look at suicide, that's ·a symptom. If you don't get at what the core problem is, it's not going to go away. So many times we treat the symptom but · Adam White we don't treat the problem," she said.

There are broad ranges of symptoms which depression can be difficult when the causes may be identified. These include changes in vary so greatly for each individual. "A lot of it eating and sleeping habits, the loss of pleasure is decided by looking at the symptoms. They found in once enjoyed activities, chronic fa- start with low dosages and observe," Peterson tigue, unexplained physical complaints, giving said. away personal possessions, withdrawal from Todd admits to feeling skeptical of the antiloved ones, and suicidal thoughts or comments. depressants he takes. "The medicine hasn't Todd, a Lincoln High student, was hospital~ really helped me," he concluded. _ ized for attempted suicide and can recall these "I think it's pretty natural that people don't changestakingplaceinhim. "InHealth(class) · like the idea of being on medication. I think they talk about warning signs. They say you thatsometimeswethinkofpeopletakingmedistart giving away your possessions. I've no- cation and we think of them as being all' drugged ticed I've done that a lot. And they mentioned up', "Peterson explained. "When in fact, there that you suddenly start becoming nice. It's as are certain types of depression that are actuif you're leaving them and you want your last ally a chemical imbalance and what you're

This was the case for one Lincoln High senior who was hospitalized after her depression became so severe that she wanted to die.

''My depression was reactionary to begin with," said Julie, a Lincoln High senior. She came ·from a home where she felt unloved and experienced physical abuse. Leaving the hospital and returning to the same environment only made things worse, she said. "Suicidal ideas were the only thing that made me happy."

Knowing how to help a severely depressed or suicidal teen is difficult because all reasoning has been lost by the mentally ill who are contemplating suicide. · continuedon page 3

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"People think it (suicide) is a selfish thing, but you can't be reasoned with. When people tried to help me, I thought of them as a traitor," Julie said.

Friends of the depressed - person are often the people who know what is going on in their friends life. Students should encourage a de~ pressed friend to ask a parent or teacher about treatment. If the depressed person fails to seek help, it is important that the friend talks to an adult. If ignored, the consequences could be fatal.

"Teacher referrals are important. Those are some of the closest adults in my life," Julie said. "Most of my friends have been adults, but peer helpers are one of the best assets. They are good because they help people their own age."

Todd agreed that it is friends that are his biggest help. "Forever it seemed that nothing made me happy. A big booster has been talking to people. Any kind of closeness has been with my friends."

Building self esteem has also been important for Todd. "Compliments coming from other people don't help me. I guess compliments from myself; knowing that I actually did something right is what makes me feel good," he said.

Julie advises teens recovering fo1m depression to avoid planning and setting unrealistic goals. "At one point I wrote down goals for where I wanted to be in three months. I far exceeded them. I could see God working in my life. You have to remember why you have everything you have."

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Schools today are losing their focus through the endless maze of administrative bureaucracy. Their goals are getting waylaid under piles of forms and scantrons. The government has a moral obligation to give it's youth a quality education, and it seems that quality is now being measured by simply keeping kids in the classroom rather that doing something with the students already there. It's past time for reform in education, and in order to do anything we need to take a broad view of things before we start to hand out anymore bureaucratic red tape.

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themselves as generalists fll'St(teachers and scholars in general education) and specialists second (expert in but one particular discipline). Staff should expect multiple obligations (teacher/counselor/manager). 9. Ultimate administrative and budget should include, in addition to total student load per teacher of 80 or fewer pupil, cost not to exceed that at traditional schools by more than 10 percent. To accomplish this, administrative plans may have to show the phased reduction or elimination of some services now provided students in many traditional comprehensive ondary schools. sec-

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society we need to not be slapped around with yellow passes and orange dots. And concerning this whole idea that it would cut down on drug use during the lunch period, if students want to get stoned or trip during school, they will. I recently visited a bathroom in the South Building and upon entering, the air was filled with that sweet smelling herb, and this individual had emptied the charred remnants of their smoking apparatus into the toilet. So whether we close the campus or not, I'm afraid drugs will remain a constant, whether they're done in the bushes or in the bathroom.

teacher isn't?

We also treat students as if they don't want to learn. People live up to their expectations, and if policies are passed that reflect an attitude of negativity, this will become the general consenSUS. All we see currently are policies that show what will happen if you don't do something. What needs to be seen is more of a development towards motivating students with expectations higher than those of attending school, or not shooting your locker partner.

Students need to be allowed to explore their own areas

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According to a study done at Brown University on the "Common Principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools", there are nine aspects of "quality schools": 1. Schools should focus on helping adolescents learn to use their minds well, as opposed to simply being "comprehensive". 2. The school's goals should be simple: that each student master a limited number of sential skills and areas of knowledge, instead of spreading themselves thinly over a broad spectrum of subjects. 3. School practice should be tailormade to meet the needs of every group or class of adolescents. 4. Teaching and learning

''Character is destiny.''

When Senator Kerrey made and unexpected visit to LHS concerning educational reform, he stressed some of his own ideas concerning schools. He was a strong advocate of the idea that students need to be allowed to learn one thing very well. He also presented an argument against standardized tests, offering the option of displaying knowledge through presentations instead. Although many great reforms were presented by Senator Kerrey, he seemed to creatively avoid any questions concerning the budget and where all of this

money was come from. going to

Richard M. Nixon Simply looking at the current system, the question we find ourselves asking is not "Do should be personalized to the maximum feasible extent. No teacher should have more than 80 students a semester. 5. The governing practical metaphor of the school should be student-as-worker, rather than the more familiar metaphor of teacher-as-delivererof-instructional-services. In other words, view studentsasiftheywillwanttolearn. 6. Diploma's should be awarded upon a successful final demonstration of mastery of skills, contrary to the "credits earned". 7. The tone of the school should explicitly and self-consciously stress values of unanxious expectation, of trust, and of decency. 8. The principal and teachers should perceive we need reforms?", but "When do we begin?". There is no question about the need for reform, only questions about where to begin. One of the first major areas that needs looking into is all the administrative paperwork. When teachers have to worry about filling out forms for everything they do, it detracts them from educating the students. Not to mention the cost of endless progress reports and truancy slips that could be used for higher salaries or more material. We seem to have lost the real focus of education, and preoccupied ourselves with making it easier to ftle a student away in some gray metallic set of

drawers. Students no longer become people with interests and personal lives, but become a number, and if you're ever caught without a number or an ID card and orange dot, you no longer exist. [

on Red Coat patrol. For the sake of using one of my many cliches, "You can drag a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." These students cannot be force fed Shakespeare or geometric theorems. And it is this focus on "trouble students" that results in a lesser education for other students, these attendance flunkies are simply acting as dead weight. What we need to do is give kids a reason to come to school, not a consequence of what might happen if they don't.

We soon get lost in the whole concept of getting kids to come to school, and we turn our little bean counting heads from the students that r really do come to learn. If kids don't want to come, they most likely won't. The attendance policy might work for a while, but as soon as these students realize that they're not motivated to Although not much has been said this year learn, and that they'd rather sleep until noon and about the closed campus policy, it too has a good then hang out at Coin Fun 'till midnight, they'll , many concepts that are well overdue for quesrun for the doors no matter how many guards are J tioning. In order to be a functioning member in

over. Stu- sweeps dents have 50minute classes and are supposed to have a decent education in such a frag1nented time schedule. Transitioning from Phys-

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Required of interest.

The concept of set periods is another that reform area ''The governmenthasa should become recommended courses. These courses are said to prepare you for college and courses soon become mindless dribble to the student that looks to a full-time job right out of high school. And if someone wishes to be-

courses

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to History in a matter of minutes is a bastardization of education. There needs to be a correla-

tion between all the classes, an integration of concepts.

What Brown University and Senator Kerrey both stress,

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the stuown courses, let them get excited about learning. also shouldn't dentsalreadythere.'' We expect students to hav e a four year plan, a two year plan, or even

is the need for more depth and less width. Students don't know what it's like to learn one thing very well, and truly become, for the sake of using a Tegelerism, a "scholar" of that field. Maybe we should begin to consider the effects of a one class a day schedule, or extend it on through the week, maybe even a class a month. Some colleges have experimented with this whole idea of a block plan, and it seems to be both successful and popular among students and teachers alike.

The style of a teacher is also a very important aspect to the learning process. Standard administrative requirements bog teachers down and don't allow teachers to get excited about teaching. One teacher explained to me that it is much like "the nothing" in the Never-ending Story, this attitude and depression sweeps across schools, and from one teacher it rubs off on to another and so on. We need to let teachers experiment with education and allow them to become excited, and then this will result in student interest. How can a student be interested in something that the

a monthly plan, things change. Let the student grow outward instead of inward.

What all this endless gibberish basically comes down to is money. The school budget leaves much to be de'sired. What schools need is more money, plain and simple. Teachers can't teach effectively without more money. We should allow the teachers to worry about the students, not about if they're going to go over their monthly allowance. This problem is the most detrimental for our current education program, and also one of the most difficult to correct.

Schools get so lost in the ongoing tasks of keeping up with the paperwork and administration of education, that they soon forget the whole idea of educating the students, becoming more of a baby-sitter than a teacher. We first need to take one giant step back and get a broad general view of things, set our focus, and look down only briefly. Not through force and endless bureaucracy, but through motivation and playing student's interests. on

Job outlook dreary for ·growing number of students

, Increasing number of jobs require skills high school doesn't provide

·"When I grow up, I want to be a firefighter."

From the time we were young, all of us had the hope of being somebody. Kids used to play hospital, dress up as doctors and nurses or construct massive buildings with colored blocks as carpenters. Is there a misconception that winning the game of Monopoly becomes a reality for students after high school? Are people abandoning their dreams to be the drive-thru clerk at McDonald's?

Each year, more and more teenagers enter the workforce after high school instead of continuing their education. But the security of knowing jobs will be available after high school no longer exists. The reality is that goodpaying jobs today require a college degree and technical skills, not a high school diploma and job experience at fast-food restaurants.

"We're in a society where everything is immediate," said LHS counselor Dick Patterson. "It's hard to tell students that you have to invest in education and job training, and down the road, something will ·be good. "

According to Patterson, we are moving from an industrial society with hands on labor to a communication network system and technological society, where we need to have technical skills.

"Most of the jobs available today are in technical fields," Patterson reported. "We need to start stressing technical education, because many people that have a 4 year education can't get a job because they're overqualified."

Larry Routh, Director of Planning and Placement Center at UNL, said kids are frustrated because they are finding that it's a pretty competitive world out there when they're seeking employment. There are a lot of jobs out there for kids who don't have college degrees, but even if they do have a degree, they are finding jobs are very competitive, he said.

High schools and teachers can be .an influence for students to stay in school.

"The number one thing kids ask for help in is planning their future, " said Patterson. "We constantly sell the message 'you must stay in school and you must have skills."

Patterson also said the counseling department works with career classes addressing the importance of a high school education and technical skills to students.

According to Routh, people who are highrisk for dropping out of school are probably there for students who are more motivated by short term results.

With a growing number of jobs requiring technical

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· "lt'snotgoingtohelpifyousaytoastudent, Edwards and Carl Tarlowski. 'You should go to high school, you're going to "This is an electlve program where a stuhave a bright future,' if that kid is hungt-y and dent can earn as much as 30 hours extra credit they have parents out of work," stated Routh. for graduation with a job," Edwards explained. "The idealism of long-term thinking is not go- "With 225-250 students involved, kids ·must ing to work, we need to support kids where have a job, or we'll help them find one. They they're at now." must come to a class and work successfully,

Sometimes, encouraging kids to work and receive good evaluations from their employers, not continue their high school education is a and be passing 3 classes within their regular better option for some students. curriculum."

"High school is not for everyone, some kids "Kids need to have something they can sell, have personal problems ,and cannot go on to and maybe all they can sell is their time," school," Patterson said "We encourage kids to stated Edwards. "If they have the skill or have · go on and get their GED. High school is not the something that makes them valuable to emend. We hope kids after graduating here, will ployers, they can get a job. Otherwise, they'll pick up their education somewhere else." be in for some cold hard facts, and that is that Employment after high school doesn't nee- you're going to end up not having a good job and essarily mean fast-food work, said Routh. then maybe they'll go back to school."

"The critical point is that the person them- Routh said he sees students who drop out of selves needs to be the judge of what is a decent school to work , hut end up coming back. job," Routh said. "People are paid pretty good ''I knew one student who dropped out of to come in and repair voice mail boxes, and school for a semester, and ended up holding computers and by all means they do not need a three jobs, one which was washing dishes at college education." Services for senior citizens, night. One semester of that, and he's back in nursing homes, service stations, janitorial and college the next fall," Routh said. cleaning services are other examples of work Edwards claimed differently, saying it's that do not require a college education, stated hard for students to come back to school if Patterson. they've dropped out. "Once you get out of school

One program Lincoln High offers to stu- and break that cycle, thinking you need a new dents to help them get school hour credits and car, TV, and have to afford an apartment, once gain experience in the workforce is the work study, or COOP · program, directed by Bob

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you have all these financial obligations it's ve-ry hard to go back to school."

Junior Erin Foster is planning on graduating early and keeping her waitressing job at Lee's Chicken to help pay for college later on.

"I don't plan on living with my parents much longer, and if I'm not living with them, I don't expect them to pay for my education," Foster stated. "It's important for me to go onto school because you really can't get a good job without an education."

Foster thinks that kids deal with a lot of pressures in high school and often these pressures scare kids into dropping out of school. "Your parents expect that you'll be able to go to school and it won't be a problem, but ·I have friends going to college now who are having a lot of trouble with the money," she said. "I've had a couple friends who've had to drop out because their parents won't pay for school ·and they don't have the money to pay themselves."

Senior Alex Wolfe is planning on t.aking a year off from school after he graduates and · then continue his education at a vocational school. He is choosing this path because he wants a break from school before he goes on to college.

"Kids are not taught that it's hard to go on to college," Wolfe said. "Kids need to be taught what they need to know to plan ahead in life," he added.

According to Routh, a person is very limited if he/she lacks skills and education and cannot communicate with a wide diversity of people.

"What does an education do for you? It increases life's options for a person,'' concluded Routh.

Nobody said life was going to be easy, and maybe growing up, we thought success would come without hard work. In a changing world, where people are ·expected to meet higher demands and criteria in school, and the workforce.

Kids are finding out that they must open their eyes and see beyond the illusion of an "easy life." For many, this means working hard in high school to continue their education at a 4-year college, or it could mean working for a year or two, and then getting a degree at a vocational school. Whatever the chosen path may be, direction needs to be definite, and planning for the rest of your life shouldn't begin when you become the winner in the game of Monopoly.

Education after high school, whether it be a 4 year degree or a 2 -year technical school is essential to enter the job market today. As more kids graduate from high school and search for employment, hopefully they'll come back and obtain skills of some kind to help propel them further in their lives.

Crippled America leaves youth with nothing but anger

Ignorance of history will prove to be fatal mistake

Any minute now, I suspect that both my brain and my computer will crash. I'll erupt into violent seizures as my mind can only sustain a limited amount of caffeine trauma, and my computer can only withstand so many abrupt slaps for malfunctions beyond its limited control. Nothing abused can last forever, and our government, which is also on the brink of collapse, has been abused substantially more than my brain and _my weather-beaten Macintosh SE combined.

Disillusioned? No. Like many of my peers, I -am part of the first generation of American youth never to be illusioned in the first place. Being a child of Sixties radicals _ who learned first hand what an archaic and overweight system we have been afflicted with, I was never taught by my parents to respect authority simply for the fact that it's authority. I was taught to respect things worthy of respect, and our falling government simply doesn't command any fonn of respect.

Our middle class _ is shrinking faster than Rush can cry, "Capitalists unite!" Our $4 trillion debt is inflating faster than Bob Dole's

ego, and according to recent polls, used car

dealers are now more trusted than Congressmen. Crime and poverty are high, and faith in the government is at it's lowest point in history, (even including the Warren Harding years.)

An artist rendition depicts past and future

-Nixon, and Ronald Reagan playing a quick game of

America. People shudder at this, but I embrace at pacifying the populous, and a growing lack of willingness and ability to meet the needs of the people on the part of the state, were all characteristics - of governments at the doorstep of destruction. Do any of these sound familiar?

I don't view these aspects of society asproblems. They are injustices, but not malfunctions. I don't think that any of the "problems" we have today are accidental or unfore_ it. I'm not poor, and I am a white male, and the day when people like me are siding with my societal and economic enemies, is the day when it should become obvious to everyone that its time to jump off the Titanic and swim for the nearest ice-berg.

Call me a pessimist, but I su1·mise that we've drained all the life out of this burnt-out seen. America was founded on the principles of beast of a country and it's time for us to take two economic injustice, and it is simply impossible to change the foundational values of the country.

We have a system of rich, white male dominance that has pervaded ever since our conception. Blacks, women, andothernon-rich, white males will never achieve equality in America, simply because our system is not designed for that. It's designed to keep the people in power in power, and the people without power without power. The only way for any non-rich white male to achieve equality is for there not to be an

steps back so we can take three more steps forward.

We are a nation of beer-junkies pacified and diverted, high on the NBA playoffs and Super K-Mart. We seem to think that we are somehow immune to the lessons of history. There have been others civilizations like this. Greece, Rome, and 18th century France to name a few. They too, were - seemingly immune, but under lyingly oblivious to history. Wasteful and corrupt governments, shrinking middle classes, high and rising crime rates, attempts

We can't and won't sustain our role as the economic pimp of the world when our foundation is built upon a $4 trillion dollar debt that realistically, we won't ever make the sacrifices necessary to pay off.

On the whole, most likely sooner than later, we will go careening into the fan blades of inevitability at upwards of 4 trillion MPH, and we will splatter ourselves across the known world, and there will be chaos, which will turn into order, which will turn back into chaos and so on. Fear of change leads only to what we have today.

We've had enough order. Its time for chaos. We've had enough stagnation. Its time for a catharsis.

We've had enough. Its time.

Hansen Brothers

Presidents (from left) Rush Limbaugh, Dick

"kick him while he's down.''

By Erica Tollefson

Lincoln High School student's schedules will look different when they come to school next year, as LHS changes from an eight to seven period day, and starts earlier.

The change, which was finalized in late January, will occur for several reasons. One of the biggest reasons to drop a period from the schedule involves the staffing points given to schools. The points are given to schools based on population and in accordance with a seven period day. In order to have eight periods, Lincoln High was forced to have smaller classes of fewer than ten students in the seven o'clock first period classes and larger classes of 32-34 in the afternoon classes. Dropping a period will free up staff 1nernbersand allow smaller class sizes. The only other Lincoln school that has an eight period day is Southeast High School, where students are only allowed to take seven periods.

Starting at 7:30 am will allow students to leave school earlier for jobs and other activities, and allow teacher meetings and sports to begin earlier. There are also considerations to have music, drama and speech courses scheduled for the last period of the day so that they can extend after school if necessary. Lincoln High's extended day/night school classes shot1ldremain otherwise unaffected.

Beginning school a half hour earlier may be an extra

---By Amber Nelson~--

Every year many students apply for many scholarships and end up not recieving any aid.

So why aren't high achieving students getting aid? Some students either don't know where to go, or just don't know the best way to apply. Becky Peters a senior at Lincoln High, is one student who knows where to go and what procedures to take.

When Peters entered high school she knew she wanted to he involved in journalism and drama. Peters said, "High school has so much to offer, and my first instinct was to be involved in as much as possible." Peters is the sports editor for The Advocate, involved in Young Democrats, works as a

hurdle for some students to overcome, but others don't mind. Junior Arny Beckwith said, "I would start at six, if I could. Of cot1rse,there's not many morning people." Science teacher B.J. Hirt agrees that some people won't mind, but says there are many people that have a hard ti1negetting to school at later hours, as well.

The opposition from students comes more from the change to seven periods than the earlier class time. Sophomore Theresa Spitzer is upset that she won't have the chance to take all of the electives that she wanted to. "They should give us the opportunity to takt>eight classes so we can take extra activities besides the 1equired curriculum." Junior Michael Lee agrees that students should have the opportunity to take eight periods, but adds that it will be less confusing with people for the most part starting and ending at the same times. Sophomore Sarah Thompson took eight periods this year, and said that she had the chance to contribute to the school by taking extra activities, and is disappointed she might not be able to in the future.

One option for students who like to take extra activities during the school year is to take care of some of their required classes during surn,ner school, or extended day classes.

volunteer for the Lancaster County Young Democrats, and also volunteers at the Freeway Station. She is also involved in numerous drama and speech activities.

So how do you apply for scholarships?

I. Peters went to Neb Help, located at 13 at "O" streets, with her dad and entered information about her acedernic transcipts into a computer. Based on the information, she was eligible for 25-30 scholarships.

2. Then she sent away for scholarship applications. From there she applied. Many of the applications she received from the counseling department at Lincoln High.

3. Scholarships can vary. Some possible options are essays, letters of reference,

ustme iate it

By Jennifer Hames·-----

Mediation is a way for the students of Lincoln High to solve their problems with help from their peers. The students talk about their problems with the student mediators and are able to work out their differences. The mediators are only there for support, they don't solve the problem for you. Most of the problems that high school students have are caused by misunderstandings.

Having mediation gives students the option of talking to their peers. " They are more understanding and are going through or have been through the same problems you have," said junior Amanda Johnston.

"This year mediation has taken a new step by having on call 1nediators,"said student mediator Linh Nguyen. The on call mediators are called upon only when they are requested by the student. ,

The student mediators believe that mediation has helped to cut down on the number of fights at Lincoln High this year. There is no assurance that we will have mediation next year, but the student 1nediators hope it will continue. If you're having problems and need to mediate them go see Mrs. Corneer in the Counselors office for .assistance.

and grade transcripts. The counseling center can help you with these.

Many students wonder if the ACT or SAT scores are required. Peters said, "Whether you are applying to UNL, or a college out of state, the ACT or SAT tests

are very important to apply. Most schools in the rnidwest will accept just the ACT, but if you are applying to schools in the east, you need to take both tests. This is not the most important aspects that colleges look at, but its a good way to test an overview of your knowledge."

Peters has been awarded a $500 scholarship as the 1994 Soroptornist Youth Citizenship Award and a $2,000 scholarship for

Academics at Marquette. She will t1sethe scholarships she receives to pay for tuition and books at college next year.

Peters wants to attend a smaller four year, Liberal Arts school, with 5,000 to 10,000 students with campus 1ninistryprograms and study abroad programs. Because she plans on majoring in Broadcast Journalism, the college she will be attending will have a strong journalism department.

Peters advises, "When applying for scholarships, don't think you can get it done in five minutes. Take time to carefully fill out every application the best you can. Also, be sure to start early and get your references completed."

M~1rch 28, 1994

Lincoln Higl1 School 2229 ''J" Street

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". Rose Kotwas 'art class made this three dimensio11almodel of Lincoln. The sculpture is now on display at the Lincoln Children's Museum.

Q-I''1n a tenth grader who has been going out with a junior for about a month and a half. One. of his friends is a senior and I really like him. I talk to him everyday and he always hugs me and tickles me. I love my boyfreind, but I like the senior too. My friends say stick with your boyfriend, but I am really attracted to this other guy.Confused

A-You need to tell your boyfriend how you feel, you don't necessarily need to mention any names, but he needs to know. If you are so attracted to this other guy maybe you and your boyfriend need to talk about seeing other people. Who knows, he may feel the same way.

(ij-Help! Most of my friends have lots of money and their parents bt1y the1n nice clothes and expensive cars. My family has

four kids and we live on social security so we can't afford extras. My friends always brag about how daddy got me this and that, they don't know about my financial situation because I get nice hand me down clothes and work a few hours a week. I feel so left out.- Needs advice quick

A-Believe it or not there are lots of people in your situation. Maybe you could talk to your friends about how they make you feel when they brag. Try if possible to work a few extra hours a week. Also LHS offers some sewing classes that you could take to expand your wardrobe.

(ij-This girl really likes me and keeps calling me. I don't like her and she thinks I do. I don't want to be mean but I don't like her.- .In need of help

A-You should be completely

honest with her but don't be cruel. It's not fair for either of you to be stuck in a relationship one of you doesn't want to be in. In the long run she'll realize its for the best.

Q-1 don't know what to do. I've been going out with this guy for a few months now and I really like him. The only thing is he is jealous ofmy best friend, who is a guy. My boyfriend says I don't spend enough time with him and has threatened to break up with me if I don't quit talking to my best friend.- Hopeless

A-Provided you and this guy are just friends, your boyfriend sounds way too overprotective. Let's face it, when a boy/girl friend comes between a friendship it's ti1ne to talk about it, and if that doesn't work it's time to break up. At least until he accepts your friendship with this other guy.

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Joe Tidball1--

It has been a long time coming but at last we have a law in our state which will crack down on underage drinking and driving. The new "zero tolerance" law makes juveniles totally responsible for their actions if they choose to drink and drive. This new legislation has been met by some opponents in the community. These people choose many different reasons for their opposition, from the fact that some yot1ngpeople are physically larger than some adults to the idea that it discri1ninates against minors. As you can guess most of these come from a few estrangedjuvenile delinquents who feel that it is their right as teenagers to experiment with drugs, then endanger the lives of others by gambling

behind the wheel of a death machine.

A person's size and weight affects the amount of alcohol you will be able to consu1ne but it makes no difference in the way your body treats the alcohol. If a minor does happen to be bigger than the average adult the long ter1n effects of alcohol consumption on him or her would still be greater.

The average person continues growing until at least the age of 18, consuming alcohol at a time when your body is going through such drastic changes has been proven to have dramati~-ef~_tsw:hich is why the legl:11 limit for alcohorconsufuption was set at 21 in the first place. Another argument, that the law discriminates against minors, has been argued

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By Erica Tollef.'ion

Forthe past two years, Lincoln ~lighstudents have been fon11ingfriendships i11LHS 's ESL.Friends Club. tunity to 111eeteach other, share and have fun."

The club began twt) years ago when ten Lincoln High students of various backgrounds, son1e ESL ( English as a Second Language) students, and so111enative English speaking students, began 111eetingto for111friendships across culture barriers. ·rhe group, for111edby ESL teacher Hilda Dale, originally n1et for coffee and went It) the library.

Last year was the first year the ESL Fr.iendsClub 111et officially 011club (lays, and since then the me111bershiphas flourished to 135 111e111bers.Mrs. Dale reports though, that, "111orein1portant than high nun1bers is (the) nun1ber of friendships fo1111ed."For111ingfriendships is the club's n1ain goal. Meeting other club 111en1bersoutside school is always encouragetl, and t)ccurs regularly. Club 111en1ber1·haoPhan1 said that, "the pttrptJseof the club is to provide (an) op11or-

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------By Laura Rya

Club n1eetingsalternate between having guest speakers and other inforn1ational presentations about different cultures, and playing gan1es and other fun activities. Another central part of the 111eetingis when club 1ne111bersbreak up into sn1all grou11s,usually one ESL student to one native English speaking student, and practice com1nunicating across language and culture barriers.

111oreA1nericanstudents than last year. Patrick says he sees "a lot of A1nericans (are) joining so they can 111eetpeople they can't 1neet in other classes" becat1se 1nany ESL students are in 111ostlyESL classes. Thao says she sees n1orc A111ericansjoining because "(they) wanted to share in the culture."

The club is also a learning experience for 111anystudents. Loan says they' re "lear11inga lot fro1nother cultures, not just Asian. Everybody's learning n1ore than expected. 1'111learning 111orethan I expected." Thao thinks that learning is one reason 111anyA111ericanstudents have joined the _club.She says the recent e1n11hasison n1ulticulturism has caused 111anypeople to beco1ne111oreinterested in learning about other cultures.

Club president, Heather Godsey, says pro1noting the club this year has helped achieve the goal so111ewl1atof having all one to one conversations, but they would still like 111oreEnglish speakers to join. Cu1Tentlytl1eclub is 111adeup of about two-thirds ESL students, and about one-third native English speaking students. Club n1e111bersPatrick Trinh and Loan Tran agree that an i1nproven1enttl1isyear h a s been the involven1ent of 'fhe club's goals for the future include having 111ore educational progra111s,and getting a higher A111ericanenrolln1ent

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By l\1icala Gordon1---------

Clotl1esare everywl1ere. Tl1ere's alter11ativewear, ; l1iphop we,1r,sports wear, comfort wear, for111alwear, \ just to 1nention a few. Tl1eyexpress your personality. '·•.,. You n1ay not be able to judge a bool<by its cover, but \, wl1en it co1nes to first i111pressio11sclotl1es play a l<ey·\ rele. /'::'.

So if clothes are so i1nporta11tto people, wl1at'si11for { ·-. __ \ spring? Accordi11gto Jeana Riel<e11berg, a clerk at tl1e \_ Brass Buckle, tl1en1ost poptrlar ite111for girls rigl1t now 0c is fa1111erwashed sl1ort sl1orts an<.ifor boys, farmer i:, wasl1edjeans or shorts. ''No Fear'' t-sl1irts are also a l1ot ;__ item. \

Many students said most people wear wl1at tl1ey are } comfortable in. Tl1isca11range fro1n baggy sl1ortsand at- ./\ sl1irt, to jeans and a sweater, to al1nost anythi11gimagin- : } able. Se11iorAnna J-Iar1nssaid she's co111fortablein leg- i, gings·anaawliiteoutto·ndown-shii·t;wI1iTe·sophorri6reT.J. : ; Childress says lie is comfortable in baggy sl1orts and at- 5

sl1irt. All in all, tl1e ''look'' for spring is you. So be

yourself a11dbe co1nfortable witl1wl1atyou are wearing.

lt's all over tl1el1allsand classroo111sof Lincoln Jligh- droo1Jyeyes, lethargic steps, a look of overall fatigue. There's no way to get

it- we need a break! Lucl<ily, Spring Break '94 is right around tl1ecor11er

Many stude11tsplan to travel duri11gbreak, eitl1er witl1tl1eir fa111ilyor with frie11ds. Saral1 Ricl1ter, a junior, is lool<ing ·_forward to l1itting tl1eslopes in Colorado. ''If I go skii11g,I'll be looking forward to seeing all of tl1e sl1read heads," sl1e said.

While so1nestude11tsare leaving town, some plan to hang ·out i11Li11col11a11dtake life easy. Sopl1omoreBenAr1nstrong ·. pla11sto catcl1 up on the sleep that l1e doesn't get during a nortnal scl1ool week, and rel1earse with the two bands he ·:.· drums for, Superglue and Plastik Trumpet. Altl1ougl1pla11sfor Sp,ring Break '94 n1ay vary · - :-•,.,.from person tct.p_erson,everyone i11 the ., '··.Lincoln Public School syste1nwill l1ave ·. April 1- April 5 to relax and look for···...ot--... •.'· ward to tl1e latter part of the scl1ool year.

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----------By Tyler Waller--·---------

The state legislature recently passed the towards young people. They claim it is "zero tolerance" law. The law, which took illogical to make distinctions on age, since effect January 1, mandates a 30 day License most who are healthy posses the capacity to suspension if a minor has a blood alcohol drink. A 17 year old LHS student, who level of .02. Tl :gaily designated level of wishes to remain anonymous said, "I have intoxication is , v. friends who are 16 and they are equal too, if Since various prescription medications not physically bigger than my friends who register on the breathalyzer device, propo- happen to be 22. If you're drunk, you're nents of the legislation would have sup- drunk, and driving is wrong."

ported a bill with the level of alcohol of zero. Christiansen and others counter that Locally, the reaction is mixed about the _ drinking is unhealthy, and these new meaeffects the law will have when applied to sures enlarge societies efforts at prevention. Lincoln High School students. One sup- "Youngpeople,"statedChristiansen, ''have porter of the new legislation is_SCIP coordi- the responsibility to say no,just as the larger nator Joel Christiansen. According to society have the responsibility to encourage Christiansen, the law will be beneficial for prevention."

stt1dentsbecause, "The new rules enhance The bill passed with few dissentions in the safety of all people." C_hristiansensaid, the Nebraska Legislature, and little possibil"Ultimately, I hope young people will resist ity is given for its overturn in the foreseeable the various temptations that exist and say future. Whether the law is good policy or the 'no' to drugs and alcohol." "harassment of youth". as in the eyes of Critics of the legislation contend that 01naha Senator Ernie· Chambers, the l2w the new law is inherently discriminatory remains enforced.

Ups· and downs o jobs

----------By Amber Nelson--·-----------

Many Lincoln.High students have jobs and are involved with school activities too. Sometimes it's a sacrifice but many students think it's worth it _ -

Senior Michelle Cates works at McDonalds because she.is trying to save up for college and needs extra spending money. "Sometimes I do not have enough time to do my homework and on the weekends it takes away my time to spend having fun," Cates said.Sophomore Freedom Moga has been working at Amigos for eight months. The thing she likes most about her job is the friendships she made and making money on her own. Matt Fenton, an LHSjunior, works as a janitor at Cushman. "I need a job to support my entertainment funds and just to make money." - ·· _

Many students say that they just don't know where to look for jobs. Moga, Cates and Fenton agreed that you should ask your friends or family. Jobs are everywhere!

wim team a success

---By Amber Nelson,---

The Lincoln High swim team came out of a successful season this year. Both girls and boys competed in State and broke new records.

There were also many different goals and expectations set by individual swi1nmers. "I thought the whole team would do good, but I wasn't expecting anything to change overnight," said junior Sarah Carpenter. "Both teams encourage each other a lot and everyone on the tea,n really supports you."

Senior Laura Scott, LHS on the girls' team said, "The only thing I would do different about state is to have concentrated more." Both girls and boys did taper swims that work your body but don't strain your muscles to prepare for state. Scott also said, "I ate a lot of carbohydrates and visualized my races. I also tried to concentrate hard in practices."

David Foster, LHS junior, said he was proud ofhis final standings at state this year. "A goal of mine since I was young was to win the State meet," he said.

Senior Missy Steen, said she decided to become a swimmer "because my mom was in the State Hall of Faine, which encouraged me since I was a kid." ·

Steen said, "You get up on the blocks and you think of everything. How many breaths you need to be taking; you look at the person beside you and then you think of your form. Everything just rushes through

By Kawa Mawlaye•P.e---

As I popped Ice Cube's new tape, Lethal Injection, into my cassette player, I expected it to be smooth.

Instead, this twelve cut album of rap music by Priority Records was more than smooth, it was addictive. The 1nore you listen to it, the more you'll want it. Ice Cube, who used to be with N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitudes), is now on his own. He has made I 00 Miles of Running, Predator, and now Lethal Injection. There isn't much of a difference between Lethal lniec• tion and his past tapes. You can always count on Ice Cube to get people's attention for his songs. Ice Cube's lyrics are explicit, but you really should listen to the point he's trying to make. He might be outspoken but if that's what it takes to get his point across, then I think it's okay. The tape sounds good, no scratches, but

LHS swimniers, David Foster (left) and tjabe Ahlberg (right) prepare for a medly relay at the statelmeet on Feb. 24-26.

your mind until you hit the water. Then yo~r body does the work and your thoughts are gone until the rape is over."

The girls team consists of: A1nber Herrick\ Lara VanAndel, Cyndi Ludeke, Laura Scott, Jennifer Schultz;, Missy Schafer, Tracy Kraus, Raven Michael, Rachel Irvin, !Mary McCaslin, Jennifer Abruzzese, Kelly Bouwens, Sarah <Carpenter, Missy Steen, Heather Ray, Melissa Eskra, Jamie Kunathe, Corin Jarecke, Karina Fredrickson, Amy Bouwens,kelly Plautz, and Amy Bade.

The boys swim team members are: Tirti Swanson, Ben Dake, Justin Gatzemeyer, Jevon Doardman, Chris Linke, Frank Soukup, Andy Sawatzki, Joe Tidball, Gabe Ahlberg, PatJanike, Eric Wolford, David Foster, Govinda Tidball, and Jason Sawatzki.

By Erica Tollefson

The opening scenes of "Schindler'sList,"portrayingJewish people being pulled from their homes in the country and being forced to register in the city, pulls the audience into, a black and white world of the true, yet almost unreal, horrors that happened 45 years ago during the Holocaust. '

The movie, which is playing at the Stuart theater at 13th and "P" streets, stars Liam Neeson as Nazi Party member Oskar Schindler and Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth, the irrational, cold-hearted SS Commandant and Plaszow work camp overseer.

We felt that this first major Holocaust movie of the nineties was exceedingly well-done and since it is not overshadowed by Hollywood blitz, it is a real eyeopener. The movie depicts the true · storyline of Austrian entrepreneur Oskar Schindler, as he changes fro1n an almost indifferent Nazi party ·member to a businessman willing to give up his fortune to save Jewish workers at his factory.

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Schindler decides to open a metal factory in Krakow, Poland and wants to recruit Jews from the ghetto as cheap labor. Ben Kingsley turns in a superb performance as Schindler' s assistant ltzhak Stem, who initially recruits the workers and virtually runs the factory. When the Jewish ghetto is liquidated, Schindler is infuriated that all his workers have been taken to the Plaszow work camp, and secures their daily work release so they can continue working. This is tl1e first effort made by Schindler to help the concentration camp victims to safety.

An important part of the movie was that is was filmed in black and white and the music, composed by John Willliams, was very fitting. Another important factor was th~ fact that Steven Spielberg, a Jewish man, directed it because it made the movie more personal. Sophomore Sarah W. Thompson said, "It would be hard to improve because you could tell they were pressed for time- they couldn't have done more."

the treble is really low. The CD sounds soft and clear. I suggest that if you're going to buy this recording, you should buy the CD. The production quality, back-up vocals, music and underlining beat are very well done.

This CD is really good, but I think that Predator, his last CD, was even better. The best thing about Lethal Injection is the sty le, beat, and lyrics. Ice Cube is the kind of rapper who knows what people like. If the lyrics are bad, then the beat is good. If the beat is bad, then the lyrics are good. I listened to the whole CD and there aren't any remakes of other songs.

But, if you don't like bad words and profanity then you shouldn't buy this CD. ·This kind of CD would be mostly for teenagers. It's making was worth the time and money. It was definitely worth mine.

By Micala Gordon----------

Over 40 girls tried out for the Lincoln High girls' Varsity and Reserve soccer teams during the first two weeks of March to carry on the LHS tradition of athletic excellence.

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Christian Dior An infonnational meeting was held on Fabruary 28 to infonn the athletes about what would be expected of them. Varsity coach Russ Inbody stressed the importance of having a good attitt1de and being on time for practices and games. "Just relax, do your best and have fun," added Coach Inbody.

As with other sports, players will have to maintian good academic and behavioral standards in order to remian on the teams. Sophomore soccer player Susanne Evans said, "The expectations are acceptable. I wish it didn't take up so much time, but I suppose it's necessary to work that hard if you want to acheive excellence.''

During the two week try-out period, players were drilled and evaluated on technical skills like passing, shooting goals and taking the ball from the opponent, known as tackling. Selections for the varsity and reserve teams were chosen based on attitude, sportspersonship and the completion of technical and tactical skills. Coaches Inbody, Barry Robeson, Brenda Lightbody, and Leann Hamby observed and evaluated the players during try-outs and announced the teams on March 9.

Micala Gordon

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--By Hal Hansen--

With the help of Senator Bob

Kerrey, Lincoln High has been vaulted onto the international stage of cutting-edge computer and fiber-optics technology.

With the installation of IBM's Eduport digital networking system, Lincoln High will be one of · the most technologically advanced schools in the country, being linked with NASA, the John F. Kennedy School for Performing Arts, National Geographic Magazine, the Smithsonian,anda varietyof other major educational institutions in this country and others. McGuire considers endi1nensional geometry and ere-

By applying new digital transfer mediums and current fiberoptics technology with computer applications in the classroom, Eduport is anticipated by many to be the vehicle which will put education on the information superhighway.

Eduport units (which consist of an eight foot video screen, a computer terminal, a telephone, · and a great deal of long distance processing equipment) will allow students to interact, through a remote control, with people and institutions from around the world in a matter of seconds.· Through the Eduport system, ifa Biology class were studying ants, they would no longer be confined to the conven-. tional medium. The class can have a discussion with an entomologist from Harvard, or learn about African ants from a professor in Mauritania. If an Astronomy class is studying Jupiter, the teacher can use a remote control and receive the Hubbell Telescope's latest transmissions from NASA.

team of research scientists have been put to work preparingfor the. eventual permanent installation of Eduportat,.LincolnHigh. Theteam. of experts includes Morgan ·. McGuire, a 17 year-old computer prodigy who'ss been programming since he was 8. McGuire is IBM's youngest professional in it's history, working for the company during the summer as a research assistant and taking on special projects like Eduport during the year.

After a visit from Senator Kerrey earlier in the year, and research contributions from IBM, a ating his own video games as "hobbies", and was included on the research team to bring a youthful perspective to the project.m " I've become younger by working with· olderpeople. Frommeetingadults, I've become 1nore mature and I'm not worried about being embarassed."

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~---,t:ors to keep in better touch with the office staff, lessening confuwill be made to the existing structure.

The plans are currently stalled, however as only $5 million is available for all the changes, according to principal Kathryn Piller. This amount is not enot1gh to make changes to all the classrooms that need them, and no more money will be available, she said.

Plans thus far include the addition of a gymnasium large enough for two basketball courts as well as a new swi1n- J:-, ming pool, a two story "Link" would be ., added between the main building and : LHS South providing twelve new class- : rooms and an enclosure between the two stuctures.

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The current swimming pool would then be filled in order to 1nake more space for P.E. classes. With the additions of the gymnasium and pool the current baseball field will also have to be realigned. These plans are left over from the failed 1991 $39.5 million bond isuue. The bond issue was turned down after widespread complaints about the physical education and swimming pool ".:additions which would have cost $1.16 million at that time.

If the 1991 bill would have passed. the changes would have taken place at the same time the renovation of the for1ner Public Administration Building into science and home economics classes occured.

Ms. Pillar said that she has been told that the $5 million is a firm sum and that no more will be available, regardless of the school's need for new facilities.

LHS student will travel to Russia

Tim Cherry, sophomore at Lincoln High has been accepted by Youth For Understanding (YFU) International Exchange as an international exchange student. Tim will live with a family in Russia on the YFU 1994 Fall Semester progra1n.

YFU is a program for high school students between the ages of 15 and 18. YFU offers a choice of four programs:

summer, semester, year and summer sports, in over 30 different countries around the world. On all YFU programs, students live with host families. Teenagers who have a spirit of adventure are invited to explore the world through YFU! YFU also offers families in the U.S. the opportunity to host international students from around the world. For more information on YFU programs, call 1-800-833-6243.

,l\1ay 2, 1994

Lincoln High School 2229 ''J'' Street

Vol. 99 No. 6

By Hal Hansen----

A society's art, culture, and recreation are a reflection of, and often define, the moral influences which guide a great nation such as ours. As the moral fiber of our nation has been devastated by lawlessness, atheism, drugs, and -known subversive organizations such as the Libertarian Party, we must fight for the salvation of America by ridding ourselves of the toxins which poison the well of American morality. lfwe are to maintain our integrity and nationhood, we must utilize the one divine tool which can prevent the strangling of America's moral roots. I am speaking, obviously, about cable television.

Cable television is the ultimate expression of American cultural morality. It promotes hygiene, capitalism, faith, and provides us with firm political guidance. As a society, we spend way too many hours trying to understand this fake artsy crap like they have at the Sheldon, and not enough

The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Although the times have changed from 1794 to 1994, the intent of the Second Amendment is still a valid one. -

Despite what theNational Rifle Association - · or G. Gordon Liddy may tell you, the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms has entirely nothing to do with hunting or recreational shooting; that was not the authors' intent. When the Second Amendment was included in the Bill of ' Rights its intention was to preserve the colonial , militia system in the hope that the militias would curb any tyranny which the federal government could impose by raising and maintaining a standing army. Today, the militias, originally designed to be "defenders of liberty and community", have been reduced to little more than a mop squad in the event of natural disasters. Our National Guard is a very fine institution, and A1nerica is indebted to it for the many great services which they have • provided, but they are hardly the "well regulated , militia" which is "necessary to a free state."

Because it is not realistic to assume that the various states will take advantage of their right to bear arms and institute militias which will protect the citizenry from oppression, the Second Amendment must be granted a loose interpretation which would preserve the framers' intent and allow the people to form their own militias.

- Simply because people have the right to form militias does not necessarily mean there should be no gun control or regulation, however. The right to bear arms, as well as any right, is not absolute and must be tempered. The public's right to protect -themselves from tyranny must be tempered with reasonable legislation which places limits on distribution, acces~, and model of guns.

When the Second Amendment was written, 12 year old kids weren't carrying auotomatic weapons capable of killing an entire Shriner's -Convention without reloading. We simply didn't have the problems then that we have today. We must silmotaneouly recognize the original philosphy which was intended in the Second Amendment, while recogniziing the need for a conte1nporary and pragmatic limiting of guns. Ifwe expect to drive violence and crime from our nation, and our schools, we have to maintain a reasonable level of gun control.

It is important to remember that the reason the militias were protected in the Bill of Rights was to provide for ''the security of a free state." It is entirely possible that the freedom of the American people will someday depend ttpon the people of the nation taking up anns and forcefully demanding their rights. If, and when, the day comes where the people are revolting against tyranny of the federal government, the rebellious masses cannot be expected to ~oupt 11respectable uprising armed with garden hoes and pitch forks. America was founded on rebellion, and most likely it will someday be saved by it as well.

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By Joe Tidball

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"Rationality says that ten years in any leader- for decades, have brought the knowledge and life experiences which could only have come with years of teaching, listening and learning ship role should be plenty" - Tom White ·., The editor in chief of the Lincoln Star newspaper for eleven years, Mr White said that if you can not get the job done in that amount of time then it is time to move on and give someone else a try. For the most part I would have to agree with that statement, as would a large part of our society judging from the recent push to create congressional term limits and remove government officials who have become too comfortable in their jobs. However, if there is one place in our city, or even in our nation, where this rule cannot nor should be used. It is right here at Lincoln High.

Throughout it's history, Lincoln High has been blessed with teachers and administrators who have been willing to give up their entire professional career to the benefit of this school. Individuals like Dr. Jones, Mr. Zietz, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Scott and Mr. Nelson, who's names have echoed in our halls

time sitting at home learning moral lessons from great cable patriots like Erik Estrada, and "Willis" from Different Strokes. In fact, I have learned so much about life from Willis that whenever I am faced with a moral decision I ask myself: "How would Willis handle this situation?" No system is perfect of course, the last time I "did what Willis would do", I decided to shoot three people and rob a liquor store.

Forpeoplewhocan'tpaythedry-cleaning bills necessary to lead the Willis lifestyle, there are scores of other syndicated deities which an individual could pattern their life after; like David Hasselhoff or Lee Majors. And if you 're still hungry for enlightenment after a year or two with Lee and David, there'salwayscountrymusic. Now, thanks to Mr. Turner, we have not just one station which delivers us non-stop 24 hours a day country music, but two. I was really concerned for a while that just one country

We have welcomed in new teachers and administrators to take the places of those whose time it was to leave. In general we have been happy to see the new views which these individuals had to open our eyes to and the new ideas they had to share with us.

Every once in a while, we find that replacement is such a radical change from what we have been spoiled with in the past, that we feel the world is falling apart. What we must realize is that nothing we gain will be immediately as great as what we have just lost, it takes years of experience at any job to be as good at it as some of the staff at Lincoln High are. To demand that expertise immediately is co1npletely uncalled for and a total waste of time.

As Lincoln High's history has proven, it is and always will be the best place to go to high school in this state, LHS is the only place I know of where a few sour grapes just won't spoil the bunch.

station would never be able to meet my needs, but I was always confident that cable would provide for me. Unfortunately, not all ofsociety is ready for the leap across the great chasm of cable television. For those who resist cable's

benevolence, forced assimilation is the answer. I have a great Orwellian vision of a society abdicated to cable, of televisions educating us from every street comer, every house, every office, every bank and every brothel. American culture has sunk since the death of Liberace, but we can rebuild if we take the initiative and stop asking people to watch cable, and start breaking down their damned doors with armed guards and begin making them watch cable. I won't rest until every moral slacker in America is set in front of a TV with their temples taped and eyes peeled open watching Hee- Haw until their

bleed.

By Joe Tidball

There are certain unmistakable signs which let us know every year that spring is once again upon us: green grass, sunny skies, Tegeler's Birkenstocks and lately, moans and groans about the closed-campus lunch policy. Rumors are rampant this spring that campus lunch will soon be closed to t1pperclassmen as well as to sophomores. These rumors have had students talking off and on for weeks about their "rights as Americans" and their need to be treated as adults. In response to these claims I, as a Lincoln High student, would like to pose this question - would it really be that bad to just stay at school?

Just think about it for a minute, what definitive aspects of "going out" to lunch? are the most Lets see • eating the cheapestjunkfood at the nearest gas station • • Ulll being able to have a midday cigarette (definitely a respectable activity) getting to run to our cars and see who can get to the favorite fast-food outlet and back the quickest (or just to see who can come back to class with the shiniest eyes after a half-hour ride in the car). It's not hard to decide if these are the type of activities that will help our quest to reach the levels of moral decency of our teachers and administrators. If you do believe, however that any one of these is a real sign of responsible behavior or an example of how to act like a grown-up then you need not read any further and can go back to your independent study MTV watching.

"Student's Rights" is a cause that is fought ovc:ryc:ari11 and year out. As students, we feel that we should be treated as adults now that we are being taught to think like tl1em.The teachers and administrators, on the other hand want to keep kids in class and out of trouble which is easier to do when they stay at school. Unfortunately for the stt1dents(or is it?) the laws in this country give power to the adults, who thus far have trusted our clai1nsthat we can handle going out to lunch and act like little tulips rather than the noxious weeds which have covered the neighborhood.

As things stand, there are no real arguments for openlunch aside from the "we need to be treated like adults" line which may or may not be able to be used by its supporters while still keeping a straight face. We have seen this year that LPS can offer us nearly every kind of food we could get outside of school and those students with a dire thirst for sunlight are not stopped from taking a walk outside. The only real arguments left are the cheap junk food, cigarettes and car chases, three things which would be easily eliminated with the change of the open-campus lunch policy.

'AFTA debate ar' rom over

By Hugh Hansen

As we neared the end of our 18 hour bus trip from Mexico City to San Cristobol de las Casas, I was awakened by a young, frightful, and dangerous looking Mexican soldier standing over me and requesting to see identification. We were not in Nebraska anymore.

We were in the heart ofChiapas,just miles away from the Guatemalan border, where only weeks earlier a group of peasant farmers rose up and showed the world that the NAFT A debate was far from over.

There's not much to be heard as to why these oppressed peasants are trading in their machetes for mac-IO's, and exchanging their scythes for ski-masks. It's not heard in the Omaha World Herald, the Lincoln Journal, or any of the other slew of news organizations that fell into place and towed the NAFT A line. One place it can be heard though, is in Chiapas.

"For us, NAFTA is a death sentence," proclaims Subcomandante Marcos, the charismatic and endearing leader of the National Zapatista Liberation Army (EZLN.)

On Jan. I, the day NAFT A took effect, the EZLN took over several towns in the area, over-ran a military base, and occupied a federal prison. In this move, the Zapatistas shocked not only Mexico, but also the world.

The causes of this uprising stem from 500 years of economic injustice that President Carlos Salinas has not only accepted but whole-heartedly embraced. A quick stop in Comunidad Morelia can show this. Morelia is a small Ejido town (a Mexican farming collective) of240 fa1nilies. Although the official acreage allocation for these 240 families is about 3000 acres, the encroaching cattle ranchers have managed to steal about half of this, and the actual acreage is closer to 1500

As we sat in the town church, where on Jan. 7, the Mexican Army detained and tortured members of the community, the leaders of Morelia poured out their hearts and souls to us in hopes that something would change.

The tbwn has been cut off from the outside world by the choke-hold of the Mexican Army. They are not allowed any food, tools, medicine, or other 1neans of assistance. When the Army ca1ne, they destroyed the town co-op store, took all the food in sight, confiscated all the axes, machetes, and files, destroyed the clinic, broke the town's X-ray machine, destroyed all the medical supplies and littered the ground with the now useless lifesaving medical equipment, leveled the womens' chicken and rabbit co-ops, detained about 150 in the town square for 12 hours, tortured and jailed 38 people, and brutally beat to death 3 men between the ages of 45 and 65. ·

Many in Morelia l1ave been reduced to eating soap, for it's protein, and drinlcing sugar water for it's glucose. Often times, the farrners fear going to their fields because of the continued "fly-bys" and bombings. However, if they don't go to their fields, both the farmer and his family starve.

The only things that co1ne into Morelia come by way of

Hansen (right) stands with Carmelo Arias

a Mexican farn1er and his horse, at his far,n. the

Coyotes are 1niddle-men who ,getthrough the red, gray, and green depending on the

of day. The Army blockade because they are friends of the c:attle- water is so polluted that often times, it even kills the weeds. ranchers who control much of Chiapas. The coyotes bring In the government's eyes, the solution is. to pass and alcohol, tobacco, tools, and food to the town. But don't be enforce,, laws which prohibit area farmers from growing confused by this as I was. At first glance it appeared that the vegetables, instead of passing and enforcing laws which coyotes were helping the people out with1 this serrvice. prohibit corporate pollution at excessive levels, The only However, with a closer look one can see that the coyotees are crops left that are legal to grow are rice and roses. The roses in no way merchants of mercy. They are purely profiiteers can yield at the very best $2.50 per dozen, but usually closer who come and resell peoples' own tools back to them at 20- to $.25 per dozen. As for the rice, even though Filipino rice 50 times the amount they were bought for. They sen! the is subsidized in Mexico, the government refuses to give alcohol and tobacco to ad- ==== === subsidies to it's own farmdictsatincredibleprices,and ers. Furthermore, all the sell the food for phenom- Mall)' in Morelia have been re- rice mills are monopolized enally more than it is worth. so that the farmers have no

The reason for this sys- duced tt) eating soap, for it's pro- choice as to where they sell tematic and utterly brutal tein, an,t drinking sugar water for theirriceandastohowmuch punishmentofMoreliaisthat they sell it for. theleadersofthetownhave it's gluct)Se.Often times, the farm- Consequently, the the audacity to demand that · farmers are forced into eithey receive all the land that ers fear going to their fields be- ther Mexico City, which is is legally entitled to them. cause ojf the continued ''fly-bys'' 24,000,000 people and

This theme of pro- growingattherateofl,000 wealth and big business and bo11nbing;s. However, if they people per day, or to the domination runs deep in d 't t th . fl Id b th th UnitedStateswheretheytry Mexico, and pervades all OD gc• 0 eir Ie S, 0 e to find work as migrant Ia.--------------------------, regions of the farmer llDd his family starve. borers. All the while, the

country.. The same corporations that polgovernmentisre- lute the farmers water lie gardedbymostas like wolves licking· their a means of pro- chops at the thought of the tection for those growing list of farmers who who need and de- = are moving off the land. serve it least. = =-- =--- When the farmers leave, For instance, near Cuernavaca, which is they have no other choice but to sell out to the only people famous for it's natural springs, ,the:once crystal who have the money to buy the land, which happen to be the clear water is now host to tl1e waste, of same people who forced the farmers off the land in the first Cuernavaca's indt1strial zone, in w·hich one can place. find almost as many American fa1ctories as in Thus, there exists a vicious campaign of economic America. The water is littered ~,ith garbage, extermination being waged against Mexico's small family dead animals, and other industrial ,¥aste such as farmers. NAFT A does nothing to change these policies but mercury, zinc, lead, and cobalt. Tl1e only treat- rather legitimizes them and accelerates their implementament facility this water passes through before tion. going downstream to be used for irrigation is the I didn't meet a single farmer who thought that NAFT A enormous flock of vultures that con1e to feas11:on would do anything other than give President Salinas a pat on the dead animals which float by with uncompro- the back for his corporate subservience and encourage him mising regularity. to keep up his policies of exterminating the family farmer.

The irrigation water is so baclly contami- Most likely, this insight comes with the pain of experiencing nated that to come in contact with it without first hand the intentions of those who wrote NAFT A. Right wearing a rubber suit can result in painful, red now,it'sonlyaquestionofhowlongweintheUnitedStates boils that pop up anywhere the water has touched. must wait before receiving our first b.ig taste of a coming There is a gelatinous film that floats on top of the reality which Clayton Yeutter planned, Bill Clinton exwater which periodically changes cc>lorbetween ecuted, and which we must continue to fight against.

Hugh

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Farmers and other common folk protest for better wages and treatment near Cuernavacaat an indigenouspeople's rights march. The procession was marching from Gallero to Mexico City.

By Erin Kinney

Lincoln may not be classified as a big city, but it's not insulated from the problems associated with urban populations, s11ch as homelessness.

Tim, who asked to be identified by first name only, has been struggling with homelessness for the past eight and a half years. He

---By Heather Akin---

One LHS automotive student is 1balancing more than just car tires. Senior Angela Guenther Somehow manages to balance her roles as the local President of VICA, Vice President of Car Club, the only female in Car Club and mother to her three year old son, Joey.

Guenther has been involved in Car Club and automotive classes the past three years at Lincoln High. She first became interested in car care from an interest in learning how to fix a basic engine.

Her her technical career began in small engines and electronics class during her so.phomoreyear. Inherjunioryear, Guenther took Applied Machine Tools. Now, in her senior year, Guenther is in Applied Automotive, a two hour class that gives students an opportunity to work on their own cars, as well as anyone else's.

In addition to the technical classes, she is also the Vice President of Car Club. "I like Car Club because it gives you the chance to talk to different people, the car industries, and to learn about racing," said Guenther.

Guenther is interested in a technical

·career. She's plans to attend college in Sydney, Nebraska to study aviation. After graduating from Sydney, she will study avionics. "I first got interested in plane repair when my dad would talk about being a pilot in the Vietnam war," said Guenther.

"Automotive classes give you hands on time," said Guenther. "You're not cooped

up reading out ofbooks all day. You get a lot of personal attention and the teachers are really good."

"It's a puzzle, it's a game," added Guenther. "You have to go through a series of tests to isolate the problem."

Because she is the only female in her Applied Automotive class, Guenther feels she really has to earn respect.

"I'm still not fully respected, but the boys know that I'm not just taking the classes for a joke, that I'm serious about it. They know that I'll stand up for what I believe in," said Guenther.

Guenther is also involved in VICA.

She's Secondary State Vice President, and she's been the local President for three years. She also likes to play football and play with her three year old son, Joey.

"A lot of people give me static about my son, because I had him when I was fourteen," said Guenther, "but I have my mom and my boyfriend standing behind me." She added that Joey has also taken an interest in automotive care, and will sometimes lend her a hand.

Guenther was also involved in a Ford Automotive competition at Southeast Community College. Out of five LHS students and the rest of tht; state, she was the only female.· She qualified for the State Finals. She has also recently planced second in Machine Tolls and second in Prepared Speech in a VICA competition.

homeless." He has spent years <of traveling to wanner climates by way of hitchhiking, and 1nore riecently by way of bus. Shelters iin different towns provided for temporary lodging, but in the long nun he says that these shelters hawe really only allowed him to comtinue the "vicious cycle of tempo-

''I don't think anyone really chooses (homelessness), I think it becomes a habit. After

becomes

habit, people

choose

it.''

at the City Mission.

Tim explains that he • ts an exception. "Not

no particular destination. Holding a permanent job without having a place to stay for more than a month encouraged a life of instability. At that point the day to day worries of keeping warm and finding enough to eat don1inated Tim's life. He made his way to Lincoln where he has live on and off for many years is currently working towardpermanent employment to put an end to the life ofin-

stability and insecurity that he has been living for so many years. Tim takes much pride in sharing his story that some may view as a tragedy, but that he sees as a "much needed awakening."

Tim has been able to break

rary solutions."

Tim then felt that a big change was necessary. "I began breaking my addictions. Now that I'm out of expensive habits, I'm becoming freer each day. It's to the point now where I can function in sociaway fro1n homelessness and is ety, and when I make money, inhelping others in the process. He stead of spending it on an addicsaid, "I have information fro1n both tion, I can use it toward getting my sides- from the organizations that own place to stay." try and help, and the homeless

He said he is not looking for side." anyone to blame for his current

Homelessness is not a choice a condition. "In my life and in probperson makes accordingto Tim. "I ably three out of four people, I'd don't think anyone really chooses say it's addictions I picked up in it, I think it becomes a habit. After my youth. In high school I was on it becomes a habit, people choose my way to a good life, but I had no it. The first six years I was home- one to teach 1ne so I thought I was less, it was more or less frotn ne- making a mistake. I thought I was cessity. The last two and a half missing out on something. So by years it has been breaking the habit. the time I was 17, I got into drinkIt's to the point now where I'll be ing and doing drugs and I ended up returning home this summer to live quitting school." in my hOIJletownand holding a full "> Tim joined the miliui,ry where time job; everything that everyone he says he found only 1nore time else has been doing for the last forpartyingandcontinuinghisbad eight and a half years that I've been habits, and constantly traveled with

many of the people you'd talk to are at the end of it (homelessness). I wouldn't trade one minute of it, or any of the people I've met, but I don't want to live one more minute of it ei- • ther."

Tim does believe that the community can play a more active role in helping the homeless. But he emphasizes that the shelters lack in good counseling resources. For many, shelters allow only for a place to stay, a meal to eat, but not the guidance that many need in order to begin the healing process. Therefore people should not be comfortable simply knowing that shelters exist. "That's only the beginning," Tim said. "If someone really wants to help, they can be the most beneficial by simply reaching out and making a difference in one individual's life."

Tim continued, "I'd say the root of what people can do to help is to accept their own children. I think it starts with people who aren't accepted by their own par-

ents. Taking a young child of six weeks and abandoning them in some daycare is not accepting them.

A child with parents who put earning money over raising their own children, results in a kid on the streets."

It is also important to mention that many people are forced into homelessness not just by addic-

tions, but also due to physical disabilities, making getting a job nearly impossible.

·For those needing tetnporary shelter, Lincoln does offer several options including the People's City Mission located at 110 "Q" Street and a variety of daytime shelters and soup kitchens including Daywatch at 19th and "R" Streets.

Angie Gunther, Vice President of Car Club, is pictured here while she is working in her applied automotive class.

Amber Shavers

The speech team and the debateres attend many of the

tournaments, but often do not have much contact with

each other.while competing.

During competition season, there are tournaments al-

most every weekend. Speech team member Serena Reeves,

senior, commented, "I usually try to hit three (tournaments)

a month." Team members are used to spending a large

portion of their weekend travelleing from city to city. A

typical tournament may involve leaving school at 6:30

a.m., or spending the night in another town. They may not

'.g;'I Weston Norton,junior, qualified as an alternate for extem-

lfl poraneous speaking and debate. The district speech contest

also recently occured. Individuals who took third place or

above qualified for the state tournament. State speech

qualifiers were Eryn Ehlric, Stephanie Bonhemma, Dawn

f Marshall, and Damon Azzizina1nini.

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And theyDanceReal Slow in Jackson

Lincoln High's Mummers Drama Club will present Jim Leonard, Jr.'s the prejudices of a small Indiana town towards a girl with cerebral palsy. The show starts at 7:30, and tickets are available at the door. Student tickets cost $3 and adult tickets are $4. Admission is free with an Activity Ticket

And they Dance Real Slow in Jackson in the Lincoln High Theater, 22 and "J" streets, on Thursday through Saturday, May 5- 7. The show, directed by Joe Kreizinger, examines

--By Kris Stanley

If you go up to the average · American teen today and ask them what they know of Rodin or Liebowitz, you'll most likely get blank stares, mention Warhol, and a few heads might tum. But, all in all, this is an age where high school students are more likely to be found at Coinfun, as opposed to getting "cultured" at an art gallery or symphonic presentation. To write off Lincoln as "uncultured" is to do

• an 1nj ustice to what • this city actually has to offer.

Tobegin with, the Sheldon Art Gallery, on campus, is nationally renowned, people come from I all around to see their collection. Soon to be included in the collection are 2 works by Andy Warhol, "Dancing Shoes" and "Mickey Mo11se",just to turn a few heads. With plans already made for an addition, you can be sure that the Sheldon will soon be a big name in the art scene. However, if the idea of a formal gallery doesn't inter-

est you, Lincoln also has an artist community located in the Haymarket, called the Burkholder Project. Artists from around Liincoln share one building where they both create and display their work. The Lincoln Artist's Guild meets in the basement of the Burkholder building as well, creating a fello,wship of artists.

According to a member of • the Artist's Guild, Amitra · Mahapatra, " ·1 t ere• atesa sort of atmosphere.

When everyone's painting it puts you in the mood to paint." Mahapatra, in addition to being a member of the Artist's Guild, is also owner of the Surya Art Gallery, 227 N 9th Street, in the Haymarket, a few blocks from the Burkholder Project. She went on to say that an artists' co-op allows for the evolution ofher own art, "When you see others use their own techniques, you deciide whether or not they'll work for

If you are an artist and wish to display you art, there are many places in which art can be displayed. One place in particular is the Coffee House on 14th and "P" streets, in downtown Lincoln. Anyone who would like to display their work can call the Coffee House and set up an appointment

with Mark Davis, and if he likes what he sees, they may arrange to get their artwork put up for a display. Galleries and other showings can be found by simply opening the Focus section of the Sunday paper. Lincoln has a lot to offer to the art scene. One only has to open their eyes and look around to see

that this little old town in the midwest isn't isolated from the restoftheworld'scivilization. With one of the finest art galleries in the nation and many other outlets for creation and display, there is little to no excuse for not cashing in your video game tokens for a trip to the Sheldon or a box of crayolas.

----By Joe Tidball----

Bowling has become much more than just a weekend pastime for Lincoln Highjuniors Jen Davis and T.J. Boemgen. It has become a fixture in their lives which neither of them will soon give up.

"I've been bowling ever since I can remember," Davis said, "I pretty much grew up at Plaza."

AlthoughT.J. has not been bowling as long as Jen has, he has dedicated himself to the sport year-round and has learned that you have to have that dedication in order to succeed.

"You have to be disciplined when you're bowling. Sometimesyou have to practice for thre1eto four hours a day. A lot of good bowlers don't work that much, then they crack in the tournaments," he said.

They agreed that dedication,hard work and natural ability are not the only factors in the success that a bowler might have. There is also the natural aspect of gender which affects one's ability for the sp,ort.

"There is a difference, especially at our stage, betweenguys andgirls. Guyscanjustgetmoreliftontheball than girls," Davis commented.

Boemgren was quick to reply that although that may be true on the average it is not always the case. "Jen's just modest, she could easily beat a lot of the guys arour1d."

Jen said that the individuality of bowling w·as a drawingfactor for her. After havingplayed basketballl,she realized that team sports were not quite right for her. "I kept getting stressed out and mad at the wrong things. When you bowl, the only person you can bla,ne is yourself," Davis said.

The University of Nebraska is home to the first and third ranked bowling teams in the nation, but both T.J. and Jen have aspirations of going to schools outside of the state. Jen hopes to compete for Penn State and T.J. plans on bowling for Wichita State. Wherever they do choose to go to college, we can count on seeing their names again in the future as very successful bowlers.

Junior Jen Davis shows what she does best.

---By Becky Peters:s----

Although high school athletes thrive on competition, students remain limited in their athletic participation. According to Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) rules, any student who participates in any athletic contest other than as a representative ofhis/her school during the season of the sport involved becomes ineligible to represent his/her school in that sport for one or more contests or the remainder of the season.

James Riley, executive director for NSAA said the rules were introduced 40 years ago, and these rules change from time to time to meet changing trends with high school athletics.

"The rules are here to take care of individuals who are capable of participating in Olympic programs during their season for a specific sport," Riley said.

LHS athletic director Larry Parker said these rules are in effect to avoid having high

school students exp1loited and burned out.

"There is a lot of demand on kids with academics and athletics," Parker said. "Many outside groups do not have the same concerns and interests as the high schools do with the concern of an individual's wellbeing.

There are exceptions to these rules, Parker said. In the c:ase of Olympic trials or national qualifiers, athletes can still participate in their sport during the season.

Parker said advocates for the NSAA rules say kids won't be overloaded with too many hours of competition during a short period of time.

"Those who are opposed to the rules say the elite athlete now does not have the opportunity to test the waters, or get better training and a higher level of competition during a particular part of time," explained Parker.

According to Parker, conflicts have re-

curse •

cently arisen within high school athletic programs and the NSAA rules.

"Part of the demise of gymnastics right now is the club gymnastics programs," Parker said. "Gymnastics has become very elitist, and if you want to be a gymnast, you have to work year round and as a result, our numbers have gone down at the high school level, and basically, the clubs have taken over gymnastics.

Parker said most coaches at the high school level feel as though the rule is effective as it is and is in the best interest of the student athletes.

LHS swim coach Richard Conradt said right now, students have a choice whether they want to participate in other club organizations or at Lincoln High.

"Students can apply for a waiver, but it has to be for a national caliber meet," stated Conradt. "Sixteen waivers have been applied for this year, and all sixteen have been

granted."

Conradt said the NSAA rules did not affect the swimmers on his team this year, but he said most students don't understand the issue.

"What are the motives of people who want to change the rules?· Swimmers have to make a choice; they can swim for my program, or for United States Swim (USS) program," said Conradt. "Students think they can do both, but I don't think they want to swim for ten hours a day."

Riley said if students really want to change the rule, they need to have their school submit a proposal and the change would go through a state legislature process.

"Opposing views to the rule are valid, but they have to realize the other point of view," Riley said. "There is a rational reason for the rule, whether athletes participate for a high school team or another team, they aren't being deprived of competition."

By Erin Kinney

a way of life and transportation for others, bicycling is on the rise for Lincoln High students and staff.

For Tom Jundt, LHS Social Studies teacher, biking is a spiritual activity that requires a focus uncommon to any other physical activity. Danger is one of the attractions to the sport of mountain biking for Jundt.

Jundt said, "There are times when it just feels great. Just · to ride really hard until your legs are burning and your lungs feel like they're going to burst, and you're seeing spots. You feel like you're going to pass out and you feel much better about life afterward."

Jtinior Govinda Tidball said, "Biking gives me a chance to get away from things. You just get on your bike and ride."

Tidball stressed that you don't have to buy a top of the line bike to get into the activity. "You can have as much fun with a friend on a cheap bike."

The passion of biking doesn't stop with a Saturday

morning ride for die-hard cyclists. Through biking to school, LHS sophomore Pat Farrell is able to combine his love of riding with his need for a means of transportation, "I think it's great that so many people are into riding around as a mode of transportation," Farrell said. "What the community doesn't understand is that a lot of people don't have cars, especially students."

Richard Conradt, co-owner of the Walton Trail Company, LHS swim coach and faculty member, assures students that Lincoln's bike trails are beneficial for commuting. He said, "There are bike paths that can get you anywhere you need."

Jessie Cherry, a Lincoln High junior, has been biking since junior high. "I bike primarily for transportation," she said. Cherry also bikes as a way of preserving the environment. She finds it funny that more environmentalists don't use biking as a mode of transportation when old cars are emitting pollutants into the air.

increase. "As the world gets smaller and smaller and our resources depl te, we're going to be biking more."

LHS teac er Molly Hoffmann recognizes the benefits of biking. "With each year, I become more serious about biking. I'm vironmentally conscious and I feel good knowing I've one a little bit of physical activity."

As for the ~rowing hype of bicycling, Conradt said, "I think it's goin' to continue to grow. We're starting to rid people ofmyt sthat biking is hard. They get on (the bike) and are hook d. They then. become pro1noters of the hobby."

The initial appeal of bicycling has not worn off for Jundt. "It's on of those things where putting it into words is almost like t king photographs in the mountains. You see this beautiful andscape and it can't be captured in the pictures. I get he pictures back and they never seem to do justice to how onderful the scenery might have been."

Sophomore Pat Farrell bikes through the· trails in Wilderness Park.

A simple pastime for some, and

Conradt b lieves that the number of serious bikers will

By Kris Stanley

From philosophy to pet care, Barnes and Noble at 5150 "O" street, Lincoln's newest bookstore, offers a new outlet for every literary Lincolnite.

If you don't find what you Want, they have many checkpoints scattered about the store fully eqt1iped with an on line computer terminal that will tell you what's currently in stock and what is available for you to order. Although they have many bargain book sections ranging from I 050% off, if you're looking for a deal, a used bookstore may be your best bet.

A plethora of magazines have now set up camp at Barnes and Noble, offering publications ranging from the status of cigars, to just about every sport imaginable. In addition to magazines and newspapers, Barnes and Noble has their very own music selection, complete with a computer that allows you to search through millions of CDs that are not in stock.

After you've found some books that catch your fancy, you can pick them right off the shelf and carry them into their coffee shop to read even before you buy them. Here, they offer various coffees and teas, as well as the traditional coffee shop muffins and pastries.

One of the best things about Barnes and Noble is the attnosphere. With soft lighting, a rustic old-home look, and several chairs close by, it makes you want to stay there for hours on end, browsing and perusing the store, to findjt1st the right book. And the longer your stay, the 1nore you 'II fall helplessly in love with the store.

Although it's convenient to have the best of both

Barnes and Noble located on "O" street is the book lover's Mecca, with subjects ranging from psychology to international cooking.

cultures, music and literature, the selection doesn't cater to today's "popular" music tastes, and the prices of their CD's are relatively high ($14.99 on average), considering you can head a few blockks down "O" street to Best Buy and find the same CD about four dollars cheaper.

Salt N' Pepa have returned to the

music scene

a somewhat disappointing CD

Very

Since releasing their smash single "Push it" six years through countless hairstyles and fashion trends. They· have traded in thier fat gold chains for a new phat look. 'Their look has changed; their rapping hasn't.

S-N-P have matured before our eyes. They've evolved The background music has changed over the years, and the production and sound quality have greatly improved. The addition of background vocals in many -of their songs helps to make thetn great dance music, however, Ve[)' Necessary is tiresome. The songs lack energy and a sense of direction. There are no cli1naxes or truly funky breakdowns that make you want to get up and dance.

"Somebody's getting on my nerves," consists ofS-N-P rapping about people who bother the1n. The chorus is repeated over and over again in whiny, pestering voices. Perhaps they did it like that on purpose. Either way, this song is annoying enottgh to get on anybody's nerves. Another song, "None of your business" is a message to the nosy. The same bass line is repeated throughout the song. This makes it a memorable song, but only on the "I heard this song in the car, and I can't get it out ofmy head!" level. But, Ve[)' Necessary does have it's good points.

"Whatta Man", S-N-P's collaboration with the funky divas En Vogue, is a smooth funk that musically seduces the listener. Probably the best cut on the CD, "Whatta Man" is given a little class with En Vogue's back-up vocals. The rhythm guitar is very audible, and adds to the song's distinct flavor.

All in all S-N-P definitely deserve applause for becoming a success. They de1nonstrate their social conscience in Ve[)' Necessary by spreading the word about the AIDS epidemic. The song, "I've got AIDS" is followed up with a plea to their fans to work to prevent the spread of the disease, and to support organizations who are searching for a cure.

Very Necessary is a good buy for dance 1nusic. But, if your looking for something exciting and original, don't spend your money

By Amber Shavers-----

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By Ellie Erickson

Not only is Buckaroo Banzai the first person to travel all the way through the eighth dimension and come out lucid, he also happens to be a rock star, ninja master, physicist and a neuro-surgeon.

Peter Weller stars as Buckaroo Banzai, Ill The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension. Banzai is a Japanese American genius, who serves as our super hero for approximately 100 minutes.

This bazaar sci-fi/action adventure movie, made in l 984, is for everyone. It has love, humor, technology, and of course, what no 1novie is complete without, chase scenes.

The movie begins with Buckaroo driving though a mountain and into the eighth di1nension. After doing this, an alien· in exile, John Worfin, played by actor John Lithgow, learns ofBuckaroo's feat. Worfin's aspiration to go back to Planet Ten, via the eighth dimension, has now been made possible thanks to Buckaroo 1s achievment.

The 46 aliens from Planet Ten named John arrived on earth in 1938 and the next day all applied for and were denied Social Security cards in the town of Grovers Mill, New Jersey. Since that time, they have been trying to figure out a way to get back though the eighth dimension to return to their home planet. When they learned that Banzai had figured out a way to enter the eighth dimension, they were hot for his bod. When the pressure is on though, Buckaroo shines.

Banzai, along with his gang, the Hong Kong Cavaliers are trying to stop the aliens named John from Planet Ten, from getting back to their planet. In order to get back, the aliens need the· over thruster that Banzai created, to get through the eighth dimension. If the Hong Kong Cavaliers fail, the good aliens, who do not want John Worfin back on their planet, will open fire on the "USSR" (in return, the Soviets will assume that the U.S. did the attacking and will fire back, causing a world war).

The special effects weren't all that great,

but it was 1984, what can you expect. They weren't Star Wars caliber, but they weren't as·bad as·the e.ffects for any of the Godzilla movies either.

Although The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai didn't leave 1ne with deep philosophical questions to ponder, it is an entertaining movie. It's a nice alternative to the string of Mighty Duck sequels that seem to be taking over our local theaters. Check it out from your local video rental store. N,1til111al

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