On September 14 1997, · coln, Kearney, Omaha and ·the second annual Lincoln Norfolk. In Lincoln people AIDS Walle raised $14,000 to came up to an hour early to help fund AIDS research. Toe hand in their money. The Neevent began at the Nebraska braska AIDS Walk made AIDSProjectofflceat3lstand .$75,0QO to help fight AIDS. Winthrop Road and wound up People brought their dogs, · side streets for 6.1 ·kilometers. babies, and fundraisingmoney Wallcers asked sponsors to do- for· the 6.1 K walk. Evert the· ' nate money for each kilometer Lincoln High Student Council they walked. showed up for the walk. Nebraska has sponsored People walked for many theAIDSWallcforsfxyears, but reasons; for friends or family. Lincoln has participated only _ they have lost, or just for the the past two years. Derric · cause. Some people carried Fields, the walk coordinator, ·signs with names of people washopingforanywhere:from who have died of AIDS. Bar200 to 250 participants, and bara Barnawell walked in the about 250 people showed up. memoiy of Princess Diana, Fields, who has been -living sinceAIDS was one of Diana's with AIDS for 14 years, said he main causes. is happy to help with anything Next year the organizers thathastodowithflghtingthis , are hoping for an even bigger deadly disease. turnout to help fight this
- The walk started at l :30 deadly disease.
Ian Robertson---
"Expand your horiZons," a mantra· · repeated to students seemingly since · the second grade, is usually not taken literally. Lincoln High School alumnus Coriilne Kolm, however, is seeing completely new horizon -in Mexico_. Kolm was selected last November by the Lincoln Rotary Club to be a foreign exchange student. Although Kolm was an LHS Junior last year, she graduated early by taking Citizenship Issues at
night school and cramming in her vol-. unteer hours. She is ruow in Poza Rica De Hildago, Mexico. She lives with a Mexican family and attends a private Catholic school. (Attending school ts a Rotary Club requtrement.)
Kohn is taking Chemistry and Physics, which are· taught exclusively in Spanish. Since Kolm is not yet completelyfluent. her comprehension of the material is· hindered. "She (Kolm] is. doing fairly well with speaking but still
has some trouble understanding American Football. , speech," said Kolm's mother The To apply for the foreign exclasses all take place in the same room, change program one should contact with no 'interaction with the teacher, the Lincoln Rotary group or a counand all students must wear uniforms. selor at Lincoln High for more inIn comparison to Lincoln High, Kolm formation. The first step is to be ·said that the experience seemed interviewed by the local Rotary, folrather "diy." · lowed by an interview on the state
· Anyone ·assuming that life for level, If accepted, multiple forms. Kolm is all work and no play would must be filled out and sent to counbe quite wrong indeed. Recently, tries in which one is interested. during a phone call to her mother, The Rotary Club cannot guarshe was. watching HBO and eating an tee that the student .Will be asPizza Hut ptzza with a group of other signed to the requested country, but exchange students. It seems that they will try to find a country with no matter_ where one goes in the _ the requested language. Kolm had world, one can always find a small to submit 4 essays on various subpiece of Americana. jects, a physician's release, a den-
·_UNKS OVERSEAS: During a reception this summer in l,ineoln's sister Taipiag,. Taiwaa, cleleptes from:LBS • the l,ineoln a1reaposed with _ fnm LHS's iider school Cha'Lin Hip. LBS faculty members bbertson, JUIHaBSllew,Cons&anceKingston,and Untllal Risenltoover · Ille reception •long wiltliijaaior Jeremy-Jew-ell_aadlLBS alumnus llaasllew. The - · traveled aeroH Taiwan for six days in June
Kolm has visited the beach, the· tal release, recommendations from· Mayan ruins of El Tajin, Mexico the school counselor, and photos · City, and last week she went to an of herself, her family, house, and authentic Mexican fiesta. Despite pets. the language challenges Kolm is fac~ Finally, once accepted by a for- · ing, it seems that her. Mexican eign Rotary group, that group sefriends are having similar problems lects a host family for the student. with English. She is receiving as- The A~erican family pays for the sistance with her Spanish while also. fli~t and medical expenses while _ speaking a lot of English with her· - the host family provides room and · friends. board. Although the Rotary Club
Kolm ts staying with Luis and provides $50.00 a month, all other Rosalena Lopez, who have a 22- spending money must be supplied year-old son, Manuel, and a 17- - by the American student's family. year-old nephew, Luis. Within the Becoming a Rotary club foreign; -·month Luis is leavtng on a similar.,·-· exchange student requires a·lot of · Rotary Club trip for McCook, Ne~ work, but, according to Kolm, "The braska. His dream is to play payoff is definitely worth it."
Lincoln High Student Council memberstake a break after the 6.iK AIDS walk. Back row,left to right: senior Christa Loch, senior Kristen Sasso,junior Steven Bailey, seniorAshley Jones,junior Maroya Spalding,junior Erin Frerichs,junior Jessica Colombe,and senior Sadie Stephens.·Front·
· row, left to right:junior Nick Messing,senior David Dinh, senior Jessica Turek,junior Ingrid Naumann,and junior ShannonRaymer.
With the passing of team. Assoc_iate Principal The way that the budget is. LBl 114 last legislative ses- Dr. Mary Beth figured for LPS schools .is sion, the Lincoln Public Lehmanowsky commented, on a point scale. LHS reSchool budget is being "The reason that we chose ceived 2,514 points for the quickly depleted. to cut night scpoo1 ·was '97-'98 school year. These
---Ben Bryant the LHS administrative an addition to our budget." whiile taking other required clwsses at the same time. By the time they can finish their requirements, they have limited. time left in the LHS system. LPS policy states that at the age of 21, students may not continue to attend public school. be cut and how much would be saved. ·
The. good news is that tl}at we needed our points points are given on the baLBl 114 reduces property to run the day program for sis of student body size, taxes, but the bad news is · full time students, and we special programs and in that a major chunk of the could not fund a good day small part whether stuLPS budget comes from program while funding · dents are full time or part property tax revenue. · night school." time.
Here at Lincoln High In previous years, Lin-
Other areas here at LHS School we have· already coin High was the only have also- felt the budget seen the effects of the public school in Lincoln to cuts.· The English as a Secdwindling budget with the offer night school. LHS ond Language (ESL) deelimination of night school. paid for this program out partment assists students District wide, the cuts were ·of its own budget. who have limited English also felt with the elimina- According to LHS Prin- proficiency when they tion of this year's summer · cipal Dr.Mike Wortman, come to this country. school. "There is a possibility that · Some of these students ar-
The decision to cut we will have night school rive at the age of 16 or 17 night school was made by next semester ifwe can get and must learn English
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Erin Kohmetscher
''So,. what are you going to do after high sc_hool?" This question ·starts to penetrate your mind as you start grade school, and will only die down once you settle into a career.· There are thousands of opttettc~.~-aridit'.s. sp·hard to nar- :'· ,: - ', ·, :·.. -._,,'~>t.'F. ;;, row them down. Many students choose college as a next step. Whether it's the fall immediately after senior year, or years on down
the road, a good many people decide to settle down into some serious post-secondary education. · Parents often push the idea of college, too. But their wisdom that comes with age is not all just fabrication. According to some studies, approximate annual earnings for a persons without a high school diploma are $14,000; with a diploma, $20,000; with a bachelor's degree, $34,000; with a doctorate, $55,000; and with a professional
·. In the past many ESL students have taken night · school and summer school · jus,t so they can graduate.
Now that there is no longer the option for extra schooling many students are loo,ktng at a tough situation.
The budget for LPS next year has not been decided on yet, but here are some proposed areas that could
The district would save ·
· $200,000 by eliminating summer school for this year. If the gifted program were to be removed, $1.5 million would be saved. Cuts could be applied to all areas of the schools If the music programs were cut from 5th and 6th grade, it would _.yield $1 million in savings.
These are just a few areas where the district could cut back spending, but these cuts would deteriorate our education system even more.
Hopefully something can be worked out and these kinds of drastic cuts will not be neccesary.
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Lincoln High students and community support day of fun, music, culture
Abig~il Elek Schor
·Las Rasas Unidas, the Lincoln · these sales will fund field trips and Hispanic Community Center, located
· On September 13 and 14, 1997, High Hispanic caucus, also set up a cultural festivals for the Spanish the Agricultural Hall on the State Fair booth at the Festival to sell food and classes.
at 2300 "O" street.
Accor-ding to festival organizers Grounds hosted the 11th Annual Hts- paper flowers made during the pre- The Hispanic Festival, which was · about 5,000 people attended the fespanic Festival. vtous weeks. The profits made from stared in 1986, is supported by the tival ·this year, and more than
A celebration of Latino culture
$12,000 was raised over the week-
and traditions, the Hispanic Festival end. showcased many entertaining events
This money will help fund numerand musical performances. The ous projects that the Hispanic Comband Kusi Taki, a local band that per- , munity supports, such as parenting formed at one of Lincoln High's ·
cn youth sport teams, translators. tuformed at the festival as well as sev- toring for students and evening En::!t!to:~:o~:1~::!~t demon-
Another notable performance was
S- of the Hisparuc community find jobs, that of ChavelaArsiaga, who, accom-
provtdesM meetings in Spanish, and panied by her father's guitar, sang
·offers a mental health program for Mexican lullabies.
Other events included piftata-
Hispanic mothers called, "Project
Teddy Bear." · breaking, raffles for various prizes,
In addition, the Center also parand two jalapefto-eating contests.
ticipates in an Interfaith Council in Many different organizations set up
Lincoln that provides food for anybooths at the festival, including sev- SeniorAleli Sanchez-Aparicio,President of Lincoln High's Las Razas Unidas, one in neeu.eral religious organizations, small stands in front of a' b,utletinboard displayingphotos of the officers and board If you would like mo 1 " ml'orma- • eateries, and shops selling craft ··members.Thephotos werepartofahugedisplayon thewestwallofAgriculture ·•tion about programs or if you would._ items. Hall at the State Fair Groundsduring the 11th annual Hispanic Festival _ - like to volunteer at the Hispartic Community Center, call 474-3950.
------Mandy Bergeron gathered around the flagpole on of religion on this international lieve that because "See You At · They came together to do·_- September 17, at 6:30 a.m. to_ morning of prayer._ · · The Pole" occurred before school, what many high school students pray.
- Started by students, "See You and no one was forced to partictbelteve to be. unsettling. They High school students in the At The Pole" originally consisted pate, it was okay. · United States created "See·•- of two; schools and· has grown • You At The Pole" to give other __ into an international morning of 1,1t1.1den t1,1 arn11cnn thP urnrln l"T<IJ,TPr supportive en1vtronment to "See You At The Pole" takes pray for what t:hey believe in. place before school starts and is },-;),/iiifi!:'!lf 1:: ·:\\i('.>f While Lin,coln High has completely voluntary, but every: / :o '·: "tl been lucky, and the morning one is welcome regardless -of - ·.·-
·· __ ::r of prayer usually goes their faith. Junior Anne Dake, . { ; g smoothly,. other schools however, feels that her personal · er across our ·,country· and rights. are being violated and g: around the world have had to would rather the students find § deal with negative reactions a more appropriate place, like A- by students and community church to pray. o:,members who felt the need to
However, sophomore Anna vocalize their opinions. Spilker believes it is a practice eo Actions like these have of freedom of religion rather than ggiven the annu.al event a little a violation of the separation bemore meaning for- the stu- tween church and state.
dents who hold on to what
·When asked to respond to _they believe_ in and continue · this issue, man ~s!.tu~d~en~ts~b~e::..•-----------------, to pray through even the
Lincoln high studentsjoin hands in paryer _ around the Linoln High flagpole.. · worst ridicule. · · ··Everyone was welcome to pray· for the nation, school, family. and friends regardless
Runza. Restaurants salute as a STAR employee!
· Some of you may already know Megan as a junior at Lincoln High School. ·
· f k w her as a second base player for the Links softball team, Others o you may _ no _ _ _ · or as a member of the Campus Life club or Art ;ortfolio. Jlut, did you know that she works at Rwna• • •
· That's right, between her homework, softball practice~. and soci~l activies, Me an works 15 -20 hours perweek at the Edgewood Expre_ssRunza• at 56tf & Hwy 2. · Megan has worke~ there fo: 6 m?nths, and ts a lllal~e~e~ployee.
Whe · sked Megan why she enJoys her_Jobwith Runza@,she satd I like k~ we ~th the public and making people smile. My co-workers are a lot_ wor 1ng W1
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Brady Beecharo--- your hand and telling you what instead I'm sitting here at a pie~ campus, Zoo School lunch is a , I am sitting in Zooville Square to do every second of the day," nic table." Although some stu- shock, "You will really love lunch writing an Advocate article, and promises Deb Sharp, formerly of · dents fritter away their free time, here if you can't get enough of the activity around me can only Irving Middle School. "When you ·.all students seem to appreciate vending machine sandwiches;" be described as a zoo, both ftgu- get to college you'll have free time · the fact that they have it. Many reports Lincoln High senior Ben ratively and literally. ·. and have to figure out some way students can be observed talk- ·• Rush. On the other hand, he Today we are preparing for to learn, like it or not." •.· ing, completing research or as~ pointsout, "Ifyouforgetyourlunch, the Bug Bash. We will help teach In many ways, Zoo School is · signments, walking around the there is always a handful of goat over 1,000 ·. fourth and seventh very different from Lincoln High, · Zoo and, yes, even occasionally chow that tastes great, is good for graders about the insect world. Core classes meet two days per hitting the books. you; and costs only25 cents!" Some Entomologists from UNL have week, science and math on one Despite what you may have · students live for the day or two evarrived laden down with cock- day, humanities the next. heard,therearetestsandhome- eryweekthatpizzaissold. roach race tracks. "We can call Classes last from one half~hour work, grades and textbooks. Per- But despite some good-natured it Ak-Sar-Bug.", roach expert · gripingaboutthecuisine,moststuDr. Fred Baxendale ·exclaims • _......,.________________ dents give Zoo School high ,marks. with glee. We are supposed to Among the high points: the school is , paint 25 cockroaches for iden- small; ·This allows for easy schedule · tification, along with countless , ,,,..changes; great access to teachers, preditorial ~nsects and a motley .,, andastudentbodywhereeveryfaceis crew of beetles, pests and bugs. §' familiar Other benefits include the lo"If one of those roaches {!et"' S · cation(Icannotthinkofabetterplace loose, this won't ho ._ctiied a bug · to learn about animals than the Zoo, · ba"'h £0• nothing," promises Lin- == ranyou?), theabilitytodirectwhatyou · coin High junior Ingrid Hamil. learn, and the great technology,includScience Focus Specialty High .· % , tng several brand new e-mate comSchool Program at Folsom o:, puters. · Children's Zoo, known affection-
It is a wild, wild world out there · ately as "Zoo School," involves and attending the zoo of Lincoln High juniors and seniors from all city [S can only be called tame in comparihigh schools. "Interdisciplinary" · ,. ::S son to Zoo School Next year you in the official word of Zoo might want to consider school School's blend of science, math, with screeching Gelado Baboons, history and English. After six '==========;;;;;;; two cute seals and a collection weeks of classes, several of the_ of 25 newly painted cockroaches. · 83 zoo School students spoke LSE
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School. •· d th d f · was a scream an e soun o · ·S.flf: the bad and the just Plain to several hours (the schedules .·· haps the biggestt adjustment is crunchi,gg ~Jttn. Make that 24 "I d seem to change every week). The lunch. For high school students painted cockroaches and an 1gu··· ana · am ying for deadlines! ex- remaining day each week is used to the freedom of the operi in a fig tree. ·
: · · claims Li.?coln High senior John called the "floater day." On , · ·· Burden · Assignments are given floater days, elective classes and we are expected to do them meet and the day ends with a on our own. For some things this speaker. This schedule leaves is great but other time s I feel lik~ much time free. On this particu1 have to read my teachers lar afternoon, several students minds to figure our what they sit at a picnic table in Zooville want an?, when it is due." "Self- Square talking. ' directed is the unofficial word. When I ask what they are doStudents are treated as adults, ing, a Lincoln High senior who and for this, Zoo Scho~l teach- asked to remain anonymous re, ers offer no apology. · , You will plies, "I had math in the mornfigure out sooner or later that in tng and am suppo~ed to be ob- · life, there is ·no teacher holding serving an animal in the zoo, but
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Cl Building where Yuppieslive.
Cl Popular sailing port in Maine.
D Thin protective sheath for the penis, usually of rubber. used to prevent venereal infectionor as a contraceptive. •
If youbadto thinkabouttbatone, you'reprobably ' . not alone.Foryearsmuchof society bu beenhushhushaboutthewholequestionof birth control and · sexuallytransmitteddiseage,afraid someonemight •. · be offended .·
Theansweris W21keepingthe factsfrom young people,there'sjust too much at stake! ·
Senior Anne Watson, and Lincoln High Seniors Shane Hienzem,an, .·Ben Rush,
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Did you hear the people sing?
Erin Kohmetscher--- plenty of them.
Beautiful music, realistic cos-· · Set in France, in the early tumes, and a dramatic plot all go. 1800's, the story begins with Jean into creating a breath-taking, awe- Valjean, the main character. He inspiring musical. is an ex-convict on parole, who · Les Miserables, written origihally is led .to change his ways by a as. a novel by Victor Hugo, has be- kind bishop, and to do good for ·· •·come one of the most popular mu- mankind. He takes a young gtrl, steals of our time. The Lied center Cosette, under his wing as a fahosted this production, put on by vor to her dying mother.
the original Broadway cast, from As a small revolution arises Sept. 23-28. Tickets went quickly, between the rich and the poor of and each night brought a full Paris, Cosette meets a young. house. man, Marius, and they fall deeply
South Park sets fall TV standard
----Rob Voelker--- murs that are only understood by Stan. Kenny is also decapitated
The start of a new prime time season on TV is usually enough to make me sick. There are the usual washed-u_p movie stars like Kirstie Alley, Richard Lewis, and James Belushi, as. well as the former TV stars who went to the movies and failed like David Caruso, Kevin Nealon, and Fred Savage. These are four new shows that the rest of the country is talking about.
There always has to be ·something to stir up the soup, and South Park is the new "bad boy" show of · this season. The story is set around four foul-mouthed third-graders, their teacher, and the lurtchroom chef. The most side-splitting character is Eric Cartman, the 90pounder that is subject to the pranks of the other three. But Cartman cart dish out as well.
Cartman's favorite recreational activity: eating Cheesy Poufs while watching the tube. In one particu-. lar episode. after he cheats on and wihs a national science essay contest, the other three are astounded and tell Cartman that he can't tell "a rain forest from a pop tart."
Cartman's other misadventures include being the subject of an alien .., experiment activated by his :flatulence, hunting, overdosing on weight gainer, and playing football.
The main character in the show ' is Stan, whose favorite recreational · activity ts making fun of Cartman. There is Kenny, who doesn't talk, except little incomprehensible mur-
and eaten by rodents in every episode. The other character is Kyle, the kid with the hat with the green earflaps, and is usually referred to as "the little Jewish kid."
The last two regular characters are Chef and Mr. Garrison. Chef is voiced by soul man Jsaac Hayes and he refers to the four some as his · "little crackers." Chef also turns everything into a blurb about being witl1 a woman, and this lands him· an interlude with Kathie L e e Gifford. Mr Garrison is the four kids'·• teacher in the elementary·. school. And.don't · forget his
puppet, i Mr. Head, ·• /. which Mr.· · Garrison thinks talks to him
South Park airs at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday nights on Comedy Central (cable channel 52) • This next one I still can't figure out. Don't get me wrong, Jenny McCarthy is one of the best looking women on the planet, but gtvtng her
This being my third time view- in love. The war rages on, and the tng Les Miserables, I wasn't sure· lovers are torn apart. if it would affect me as strongly as This heart-wrenching, moving it did the first time. I saw it when story is told with sincerity· and it came to Lincoln previously and ease through music and siriging. loved it. An amazing set like no other adds
I was afraid that perhaps l to the power of the performance would be bored, but on opening This is defenitely a must-see, night, I was on the edge ofmy seat and I urge everyone to attend through the entire three hour per- whenever possible. I guarantee, formance. I eagerly anticipated ev- it will warm your heart and touch ery turn in the plot. And thei:e were · your soul
a sitcom doesn't make much sense. based being who has seen that McCarthy was perfect on MTV's show. All kidding aside, it turns out Singled ·Out, because she could that Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, prance around in her carbon-paper could be a pretty intriguing show. thin ou tftts, and the job description The show will cover the top story didn't even require her to have the in the national ~ews on that paritJ wichtoswdoferc. lam ticular day, and will be hosted by I · Gumbel and will include corresponI've seen dents such as 22-year CBS veteran "C her new MTV Bernard Goldberg, former MTV re- ii i show,, and I porter Alison Stewart, Emmy wtn)1 8 would rather ner Peter Van Sant, CBS newcomer t 1:; watch Yan Maggie Cooper, and radio talk show Can Cook. At host Derek McGinty. ill least Yan has Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel > I a sense of can be seen Wednesdays at 8:00 It" humor.. · p.m: on CBS.
"!ii' ii'" Although The newest crime draina on the NBC has had block is the mega-hyped Brooklyn some scores South. It comes from the same,pro- N ;· with Friends, duction group that brought out· (I) Third Rock NYPD Blue and Hill Street Blues. From the · It most likely will be a show like Sun, and ER, in that it follows the characters, · Seinfeld, the not only on the job, but in their per- · network will fall flat on it's face with sonal lives as well.
McCarthy~s Jenny. The show ts A plot in the first season is a cop seen on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. killer is fouhd dead in the interroBryant Gumbel is not a stranger gatton room, and internal affairs · to the small screen. He was on a and groups like the ACLU investicertain rarely known show called gate.
Home for 15 years, but you would Brooklyn South is shoWh Monbe hard pressed to find a carbon- days at 9:00 p.m. on CBS.
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Never have I been so dis- six-year-old stand up in the that they still have as much power gusted by the actions of Lincoln middle of a perform :ance and yell · · and authority as they had -the -· High students than I was on Sep- acro~s a gym to a friend. The week before, so why didn't they try tember 24, 1997. I am speaking worst of it is that most of the au- · to stop the senseless babble? · It of the Optional assembly "Stomp" ·• dience came to liste:n to the mu- makes no sense to · me that a held tn the gym. The keyword be- sic, to hear the words of the Chero- teacher would take their class to ing 'optional.' (It wasn't manda- · kee language, and to have a bet• an assembly, knowing that they tory. no one had to attend). , ter knowledge of theilr culture and couldn't behave themselves. ._ ·Sitting in the bleachers up · ·.dancing. Not only was I unable to · Tne next · time you feel the ,. top, I began to think that I was at · hear but neither were the other · need to yell and laugh and gener~ a football game or something. I people that came to listen. Net- ally act obno~ious, maybe you have never seen an audience be so ther were you. _-· should stay home and save the _ rude in my life! Your actions were · As I sat, I saw at least ten school embarrassment. those of I would say grade teachers around me. I wonder why schoolers, but I have never seen a they did nothing. ·_It seems to me -·-Senior Ryana Markey
----Rob Voelker-,----
·i says that practiceisn't always the most · fun, 'Tm all by myself, over on the other
The Linco1n High football Links :field, kicking, and I have to go to restarted this season as they have the tr:tevemy ball." ·His personal goal is to previous 2, by beating the Omaha. ~· have a season without misstng any South Packers in· the opener on Sep- o kicks. tember 6 at Secrest Field 20-15. This C" Toe Links continue their schedtlme they held off the Pack 20-15, two § ule. tonight agatnst Lincoln East at years ago the-Links won 34-6, and last · Seacrest Field. Toe Links will dress as year 12-6. i the visitors. One week from today, Lin-
The Links got off to a great start ell co1n High faces another city opponent, in this year's game, leading Omaha i Lincoln Northeast at Seacrest, and this South in the third quarter 17-6. How- g time LHS will be the home team. The ever,Lincoln High got tired and allowed Links will host Grand Island on Octothe Packers back into the game. With ber 17, they go to Norfolk on the 24th, the score 20-13, Omaha South had the ·· and to finish the schedule they travel ball all the way down to the LHS 8, but to Omaha Westside on October 30. their quarterback threw an intercep- JuniorJim Reimers preparesroband tbe ball off to Senior BenWestenberg. The· Last Friday, it was Homecoming tton and LHS pulled it out. Senior Nie · links are 2-2. The I Jnl<.'ilost tbis game to Uncoln Soutbeast35-0 at SeacrestField. '97. Llnco]n High faced the North Platte RobbtrisexplainedLinco1nHigh'snear _ ing for the Links are: junior Jim·. theT:tgersscoredatouchdowntomake. · Bulldogs in the football game. The collap se , 'We Just ran out of gas." Reimers, seniors Brent Ailes, Troy it. 20-19. Fortunately, the Fremont Bulldogs defeated LHS 30-0. It was a
The glaihtgproblem that LHS has Hassebroek, Ben Westenberg, Tony _ kicker hooked the extra point and LHS blowout from the very begtntng. ·Billy ·_had this year as in past years is dep th , Toomsen, and Robbins. They would · escaped with a narrow victory. Dolan of North Platte took th e opening · In particular they lack experienced - have been joined by (do I dare mention .• This year, LHS is doing something kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. The dep th , This year, th e Links, out of their · the name) junior Lee Daniel Avila, but · that they haven't done in the past game reminded Links fans of Home36 team members (most schools have · Avila transfen·ed to Llnco1n High's arch. couple of years that may help. They're comtng'95, when Linco1nHigh waslost ·at least 50, some as many as 90), only rivalLincolnSoutbeast. Lookingon the displaying all.of their team goals, and to by the Bulldogs 26-7.
e6 have lettered at the varsity level. "We· bright side though,. there are 14 Jun- whether or not. they accomplished gotabunchofbtgguyswalkirtgthrough tors, 3 sophomores, and 1 freshman them, on a bulletin board at the this school, too lazy to play football," comtng back for Lincoln High. · ·Johnson Gym entrance for the rest of said senior Chris Cariotto. "I think we Speaking ofLlnco1n Southeast, on the school to see. "I think everyone need to do a little more recruiting, and September 12 the Knights shut out ~s to work together as a team, to hype it up a little more," junior Luke LHS 35-0. The Knights held our boys strengthen ourselves as a team, and -Harrington added. The team may be to just under 150 yards of total offense, not just concentrate on one individual,"limited in numbers, but that isn't the while LSE had 399 yards just running said Harrington. "If someone gets most important thing according to the ball. Avila had l39 yard rushing down, the temn has to bring ·em up." · - Robbins, "We have a lot ofunity. We and 3 touchdowns. The Links re- · ToeLinksareoneofthefewteams Ross Peterson--have a lot of people that are really com- deemed themselves: the followtngweek in the state with a player solely devoted mitted·this year." against the Fremon·t Tigers."_TheLinks to kicking. Cariotto is a soccer player · The stx players that are return- led 20-13 in the :final minutes when who doubles as the place-kicker. He
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Lincohl High's Varsity volleyball team ts paytng.aseemtnglyr(>U&hyear, wttlia record or 2-11 at press date, some of the players feel they have a few. ·things to work on to hopefully turn their_ season around.
When l asked senior Jamie Baade if she thinks the team perfo1 ins as well as they are capable of, she said "We have a lot of potential that's not yet been brought to the surface." Although the team is struggling gamewtse, there are plenty of players and a lot of talent. With seniors like Lisa Thomas, Heather Dilley, Leah Keller, Rebecca Larkins, and Jamie, there is not a lot of straight seniority. Juniors such as Audra Bates, Emily Schroeder, Dee Amen, and Lisa Hassebroek, will hopefully step up as ·players again next year along with ·sophomore Shelly Chiles and freshman · Michaela Franklin.
Senior Rebecca Larkins thinks the team really needs to "keep up the momentum in a match'." · With minimal seniors for a varsity team, Rebecca described this team as new, with many new faces on the court. 'We need to work together well as anew team", she said. With not much of an audience, , some of the team-members feel they lack the support of a packed gym they sure could use. If the sport was backed a little more by the students, possibly the players would have a better time on the court. A few discouraging losses shouldn't take_away the fun. Believe me, I've seen them -play, and they are a solid team. If I had to sum up everything they needed to work on in a single word, it would be communication. Toe girls could probably be a little more comfortable on the court. One thing is for sure, they could use a - lot more support from the students. I know they have mine.
·Witb a rough season still ahead, _ the Links will hopefully pick up a few more wins. · Toe important thing is to have fun
SeniorsKaitieWylie and Holy Rekart pa&'i up their fellowcity ·cross-countryathletesat the HaroldScottInviteon Sept.19.
·SeniorStevePomeroymakes a l)a&'i while avoidingthe drink.at · the Nebraska Wesleyanmeet at PioneersPark on September4.
SeniorAmber \Valvoonr~lidesback to firtst base on a tag up after~ ffy out caught by Uncoln East The links are led by _ Coach Sam Sharpe. This game was held on September8 at Doris Bair SoftballComplex in Nortb Uncoln. · -
Counterclockwisefrom the top:
Junior Eric Wright strikes a sexy pose among the gypsies as he competes to be King of The Forbidden Gypsy dance.
Senior Mary Churchill is rmally given the recognition she deserves as the Queen of the Fools.
Mr.Heineman"foundhimself"while browsingthroughthe many shops. SophomoresRachel Penrod and Eric Ilisko and junior Franz Kroeten pause to reflect on their day of excitment. ·
Junior Anne Dake gets into the spirit of the Renaissance Festival by · having her face painted by a local artist.
on,september 21, 47 Lincoln High students went to the Re~issance. Festival in Bonner. Splirtgs, Kansas. just .· · outside of Kansas City.• Stude:nts watched as knights challenged each other in jousting matches, and magicians and jugglers dazzled even the toughest of audiences. Elephant and camel rides were an every day low price of one dollar, · and souvenirs were plentiful and inexpensive.
The school-sponsored trip was ·he~ded by English teacher John Heineman and Psychology teacher Randy Ernst. The two competed ~atnst each other in an ax-throw- " tng contest in which Ernst defended and successfully held on to 1l1ischampion title from last year.
The students also participated in competitions with each other and with the thousands of other patrons at the Renaissance Festival. The theme for the weekend was entitled "'Festival of Fools." Senior Mary Churchill and Junior Anders Ukinski competed to be King and Queen of the Fools by telling clean but bad jokes, smiling with a mouth- · ful of marshmallows, creating their own chicken dance, and sword fighting each other with the afore mentioned chickens. Seniors Nick Downs and Ryana Markey also competed for the titles, but were not quite foolish enough. Churchill and Ukinski were not the. only ones to come home With crowns. Junior Eric Wright won King simply striking a sexy pose as the Lee sisters danced Forbidden Gypsy dance.
Fun was had by both audience and participants. Food and music put one in the spirit of the Renaissance, with turkey drumsticks and madrigal singers. Clothing also displayed the renaissance period with dresses, pants and funny hats. The tickets cost $27, but that price included the bus ride there and back. The tickets to get into the festival were only $i 12 Those who went can tell you the experience was worth the price.
----Ben Bryant
mission of the LHS pro-
While many students gram. is to "provide a here at Lincoln High · supplemental educational School are attending a tra- experience for struggling dittonal set of classes, a se- students who show acalect few are following a dif- demic promise despite ferent curriculum. These their credit deficiencies 40-50 students are attend- and to help· ensure that ing LHS's School Within a these students graduate
· School (SWAS), also know · from high school and beas Alternative Cooperative ·come self-sufficient adults Education(ACE). who are contributing mem-
SWAS ts a program bers to our community." which assists students ACE teacher Shaunna who have not been successful in a traditional school setting. Each student must demonstrate the desire. to earn their diploma and must be at least 16 years old. Students interested in SWAS filled out · an application before they were considered for admittance. Students in ACE are served by a regular education with the core requirements of Math, English, Human Behavior, and Social Studies.
:-Our SWAS ~rogram here at LHS is modeled after a similar program at Lincoln Northeast. During
Meyer commented, "I believe this program is providing a commU11ttyof support for student~ as they work towards meaing their individual goals."
Classes, which &.gin at 8 a.m. sharp each m~ning and end at 12: 14 p.m. every afternoon, are ta'tght by .LHS teachers: Jchn Heinemann, Shawn Mcfl(e,
During first and second pe-
have a home room class from 8 a.m. to 8:25 but then follow the regular LHS class period schedule. at the beginning of the year in to a atmosphere which would allow relaxation in· independent learning. Students decorated ceiling tiles to spice up the room and there is even a couch to relax on.
riod, students are either in a Human Behavior class or a Math class. Durlng third and fourth periods students are in Social Studies or English. Classes are taught in rooms 132 and 142. These rooms were decorated by the students
This year, SWAS began with 40-50 students and ts experiencing the ups and downs of a new program. "This is a learning year, and so far it is going well," commented Marjean Newcomer. ·Many students are using the opportunity to make up lost credits to the full advantage. ACE teacher John Heinemann commented, "Many students. are catchfng up lost cred1ts but some students didn't take school seriously and dropped out due to bad attendance."
Policies for SWAS are the same as normal LHS policies except for the at"~~-policy Atten~ darice'is riot a ·set policy but instead is on a indi- · vtdual basts with the· students. Policies will ···the last school year, a.committee from LHS visited LNE's program and planned for this year. The Above:SocialStudiesteacher·ShaunnaMeyeraidesjuniorTanyaMcCraydurin;Schoolwihina School
·.change as will attitudes, but the good intentions of ACE will not
Brady Beecham "Teen Court gtves people who
In her closing statement, Lin- made one bad, decision an opporcoln High Junior Jaqui Glaser tunity to clear their record and urged the jury to sentence Jason realize their mistake," said LHS to 10 hours of community ser- · senior Becky Branting. The purvtce, a class on resp<?nsible de-•· pose of teen court ts to provide cision-making and an order to an alternative to the traditional serve twice as a Teen Court jµ- Juvenile system and to give ror. "Remember," she reminded young offenders a. chance to have her fellow Teen Court volunteers. a trial by their peers. Teen court "Teen Court is not about punish- .·does not decide guilt or innoment, it is about rehabilitation •.'" cence but can <ehoose conseTeen court is a program for quences. teens run by teens that focuses In determining the sentence, on first time misdemeanor of- the jury considers what consefenders between. the ages of 13 · quences will best help educate to 18. Each case. is heard by a· · and rehabilitate the defendant as Jury composed of teens who de- well as restore the community. cide the consequences that the · Consequences may include oomoffender will receive. The court munity service, a letter of apolis supervised by adult attorneys ogy, or a research paper, but ulwho serve as judges and re- ttmate1y, consequenc~s are left sources for the teen attorneys · to the discretion of the Jury.
Once the s(lltence is completed ·the case is trapped and removed from the ¢fendant's rec.ord. If the sente:tce is not completed within the 90-day time frame, the case s then returned to juven11e·ct)lrt for prosecution.· All teen court cases are strictly confidenti"l: no observers are allowed .n the courtroom, nor are partictpants allowed to discuss cases.
first time teenage offenders art referred to Teen Court based · o• the type and severity of their offe:nse. These defendants are able to choose wether their case ts heard in Teen-Court of a traditional Juvenile court. The most common type of case heard by the court ts shoplifting. The most important factor, however, · in determining tf a case is suit-
able for Teen Court ts that the defendant take full responsibil·ity for his actions; all teen court defendants must admit their guilt. Individuals who choose not to admit their guilt stay in the Juvenile court and have their case heard by juvenile court Judges.
Teen Court is set up similar to real life court except that volunteering teens serve as the prosecutors, defense attorneys, bailiff, and jurors. The offender ts very involved in the proceeding and ts asked to provide information about he crime as well as their· activities, family life, school progress, and character.·
Individuals wishing to participate in Teen Court should contact Melissa Money-Beecher at 466-6181
Glenda Nelson, at,d Shaunna Meyer. Studen\s
--Brady .Beecham On Friday momtng. students
At 5 Th _...,._.0c Viewedthe aquarium and con- p.m., ur-y -
tober 16, abusrolledoutofLin- ducted independent observacoln High South parking lot and tlons of anJmals of their choice. · headed toward the Henry Dorly This trip to Omaha was Zoo in Omaha. This year's trip pm t of a comprehen~ study marks the first excursion spon- · of animal behavior. Students sored by LHS science teacher have studied and recorded the Barbara Saathoff for students in behavior of animals rangtngfrom her Animal Behavior classes. bees to crtckets and squirrels in About 40 ·orher students from the classroom. These observa5th and 7th period and four ttons were added to observations chaperones paid $12 each to from their overnight at the zoo. spend Thursday evening ''The trip gave an opportunity to thr·ough Friday in the zoo. observe anJmals we would not Thursday, students took a two have been able to see in a classhour nature walk through the room setting." said LHS junior zoo during which they con- ·Tareq Khedir Al-Ttae. Where ducted nocturnal observatl.Ons. else, he asks, can students col-
lectfirsthand. informatton about the nocturnal behaviors of ant- · mals like sharks, lions, and bats?
The comb:lnatton of observing animals ftrsthtmdand at
a ti.me of the day when very few people are near allowedstudents to see some unusual behavior. Tigers who ~ed their fangs and marked tlzeir territory with a special scent. birds who slept upside cbwn, and a baby gorilla who w;zsvery reluctant to let go • of its. mother's fur were only some of the unusual and fascinat:ng sights. In addition to these observations, some stude:its. made more unorthodox
findings. "The baboons have grteat butts," noted LHS senior Troy Hassebroek.
Some students observed fOJrthe first time behaviors that had ·been dtscussed in class. LHS senior Justyne Savage
tested Saathoff s statement that making agg)'P.sstvefaces at gorillas would provoke them. Savage discovered that Saathoff was correct. "The gorillas were dangerous. They tried to knock my head off through the glass," repc;>rtedSavage after the defensive gorilla tried to attack. "It is great to see how excited the kids are about learning. especially when they see something for the first
time," Saathoff said.
It would be incorrect, however, to say that the trip was all work and no play. In addition to learning about the nocturnal behavior of exotic animals, students played cards, watched movies, drru1k gallons of Mountain Dew, and discovered that, in the words of LHS junior Jonatr Morris, "Mrs. Saathoff sleeps like a
01r- r1.n s int baby."Enthusiastic responses of students and chaperones leads Saathoff to speculate that this trip will continue as an annual opportunity for animal behavior students
Abigail Elek Schor changes without the uawelcome ac- quickly put to rest "I'd forgotten that seem strange fare for the "typical" adolescent. Although most of tl1e songs are in English, and a few are contemporary, the songs are nothing like the popular music that students usually enjoy. The pieces are chal•
During third period, if you walk companiment of whi~ring. Even people rise to the occasion. " Now his down the third floor hall, you can hear after these correction$ Skutchan ad- main concern is finding new songs them. Between wry comments from mits that he is "Lnmeasurably that will be challenging enough for their director, the Lincoln High Con- pleased" with the ch,tr's progress. this new group. cert Choir is working to make beau ti- "This has been J1tst an outstand- Although you might think the stuful music. mg group to work w:tth," the veteran dents have something of a free period
Joseph Skutchan, the aforemen- music instructo- said. "They work for Concert Choir and do whatever tioned director, begtns a song only to well together, tl;ey sing well together, they like, this is not at all the case. wave them into silence a few moments they have a goo.d attitude and In fact, many will admit that Concert later, sometimes glaring to get atten- there's re~1/ a lot of fun people in the Choir is one of.the most challenging tion from the more restless singers. group." admitted that after last classes in their schedule. "Mr. At 65 members, the group occasion- year's serlors graduated, "It was an Skutchan is a tough teacher," junior ally has difficulty keeping quiet. · excellent oup of.eentors, and I was Kendra Crosby saitd frankly. "But he · lengtng, and a large portion of them have four- or five-part harmonies that keep even the best singers on their toes.
But today the students are all afraid tha~the quality of this group is a big part of WV'hat makes us so business, and Skutchan makes would go ch:wn." But this fear was great."
The most popular piece right no,v is an old Shaker song called Folloit,ers of the Lamb, which might surprise many of the choir members' parents who have only heard the alternative and pop songs that al'"eusually played ·· at home. But Skutchan explains the attraction. "[Followers of the Lamb I isn't the usual bill of fare that they get when they listen to the radio." He adds that popular music would be difficult to pull off. "Sixty people rapping just sounds too weird." ', Everyone in Concert Choir at-
tends this class b,ecause they enjoy their work- the devotion to music found in this class is exceptional. "I really can't think of anything I'd rather do-- at least not during third period," senior. Heatner Ray said. It seems that for m.any of these students, Concert Choir is a place where they can concentrate on something they. love, without feeling self-conscious about enjoying singing.
The songs they enjoy singing may
The Concert Choir performed on October 20, in the Lincoln Higl1 School auditorium with the Lincol11 High Orchestra, and now they are preparing for their next concert on December 16
yths and isconceptions· Thanksgiving . actand ictionrevealed
• Mandy Bergeron a great deal of food to the celebration: When someone says "Thanksgiv- and the Pilgrims were able to share ing," what do you think of? One of ·their successful harvest, because tl1e the more common answers is, "Pil- Wampanoags showed the Pilgrt1ns griins sharing their first harvest with how to plant corn and other crops, Native Americans." Actually many of · and how to use fish as fertilizer. the familiar images and ideas that are By their own accounts the Piltaught about Thanks giving are based grtms would not have survived that on historical innacuracies and popu- first winter without the help of the lar myths. Wampanoag people
No one really knows exactly The Pilgrims and Native Ameriwhen the first Thanksgiving was eel- · cans must have enjoyed the tradiebrated. Early Pilgrim records show tional Thanksgiving turkey together. that it was some time in the autumn right? Maybe not. Historians have · of 1621, and it was not an annual debated about the content of the event. George Washington occasion- meal. Some have guessed that items ally set aside national days to eel- such as goose, seafood, eels, corn ebrate Thanksgivtng, but it was not a bread, leeks, wild plums, and hasty permanent holiday until the_Civil War. pudding made up the meal. The only Abraham Lincoln dleclared Thanksgtv- surviving records said that fowl, veniing a national holiday to create a son, and duck were eaten. sense of patriotism and unity in the Instead ofbetng a ti.me for gtvi11g · north. Pilgrims and. Native Americans thanks, for many Native America11 were not even mentioned in connec- people today, this holiday serves as a tion with Thanksgiving until the reminder of the loss of life and lru1d 1890s. suffered as a result of "exploration." and Typically it is taught that the Pil- diseases introduced by Europeans. It grtms fed the Nat:tve Americans. In. ts a perspective of Thank:sgtvtngthat is fact, the Wampanoag people brought not often portrayed.
NOVEMBER 14, 1997
---Ross Peterson
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The number of automobile , accidents increases nearly 80% each year in Nebraska. It shows here at Lincoln High. Just take a quick look · at one of our three slll®At parking lots. What you see may strike you as uncomfortably familiar: smashed out lights, gashed fenders, mangled grilles,· and bumpers twisted to a grim mesh. Sure, these trophies make great stories to tell, if you are trying to impress. others with the ·amazing details of how it happened, but these tales can have a more serious side, and are often nothing to · joke about.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra~ · tion, for every 100 miles driven, there are an average of 269 reported accidents. These are the only incidents reported. That means the administration knows there are more. Motor vehicle accidents are leading cause of death due to a preventable injury. They also account for nearly half of the death total and each year and it's growing slowly worse. High school-aged drivers present the greatest risk of an automobile accidents on our roads today.
Lack of experience and knowledge contribute to this statis-
tic. One of the reasons our accident rates are so high today is speeding. Most of us have done it, and wh,en we do, we don't really feel it's su,ch a tremendous threat to the safety of others on the road. Believe it or not, in a nationwide poll, adults said th1ey speed just as much as teen driveJrS. Other reasons for these accidemts include poor visibility, distractions of many kinds, and the weather.
Still, the majority of the causes of accidents today are in some w1ay the fault of the driver. As I said before, Lincoln High students have a huge problem with wrecking their cars. It seems as though every other car on any of our lots shows damage from a collision. Many of you who attended Goodrich Middle School know my best friend, Luke Craig who was involved in an accident nearly two months ago. As he was driving to football practice in Farnam Nebraska, his front right tiire blew out. The result was his '69 Chevy C/10 pickup spiraling into a ditch, throwing Luke into a barbedwire fence. He suffered a broken · neck and arm and he lapsed into the coma from which he is now recov• enng.
This incident is one of the hundreds of thousands of cases each year
toin which the driver is nearly killed
There are many ways of preventing accidents. First, slow down. Believe me, I like to think of myself as one of many speed demons infesting our roads, but quite honestly there really is no reason to be in such · a rush. Speed is impressive, but usually only on the drag strip.
Try actually driving the speed limit sometime and you'll be surprised at how much of a difference it makes in your gas mileage, not to mention those several· close calls you've had with other cars.
Next, make sure your windows are clean and that you can clearly see through them. Cracked and broken windows should be replaced as soon as possible, because it only adds to the strain of trying to connect with what's outside. Also wear your seatbelt.· Although some think it's such a hassle, many say they just simply forget to put it on, every time they get in their car. Drive carefully, make sure you can see the road, and double-check everything. If you don't want your car to join the rows of grotesquely deformed automobiles at this school, drive safely, and do me a favor: Stay away from my car!
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Erin Kohmetscher hasbeen placedon the campussupervi., · · • There has suddemy been a great • sors. Many students have complained ·uprisingof theft and vandalismat yn- that the campus supervisorsaren't dlocoln High. ing anythingto ward againstthese ads
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· the better the odds·are of catching the culprit.Don't expecthelp from the campus supervisorsif they aren't informed· of the incidents.Also, unless it's your carthat has been tamperedwith,it's hard to fathom the frustrationand anger at seeing your damagedcar.
The folks who have had problems with their cars would probably be the first to advocate a camera surveillance system."I think cameras are definitely
There have been many inci- of senselessvandalism. However,tlhe·· dents withinthe past few weeks involv- parking lots aren't their first priori1ty. ing automobilesparkedout in the South 'The. main priority for us is to protect Lot (the lot south of the RandolphBy- this building, inside, and as we move pass.) These incidentsrange from a car away, it lessens,"comment~ camp1us being keyed, to an entire wheel being supervisorAlbert Maxey. "It is a pro,bstolen.They alsoincludefiveor sixother lem that we are awareof, and are trying acts of vandalism,and three larcenies. to help in all ways possible," The lot is This is ridiculous. When you come to regularlypatrolledbythecampussuperschool, you shouldn't have to worry visors,but there's alwaysgoing to be a aboutthe safetyof yourcar whileyou're time when someonecan't be out there. in your classes.In fact, that's one of the One way everyone could help last things you should have to worry wouldbe to reporteach incident,as soon about. as possible.The more recent the crime, It's difficultenoughto wedge your car into one of those spots in the morning, but imagine trying to get out with only three wheels. Quite possibly,the people who are committingthese acts are under the impressionthat they are · mere pranks.They think of these incidents as somethingto be proud of, just funny pranks.But in actualitythese are crimes,and shouldbe taken seriously. A lot of the blamefor theseactions
needed for this problem,"statedjunior Evan Littrell. His carwasjust recently · relieved of a tire "I'm sure students would be willing to help raise money for cameras. There's no other way to keepconstantwatch,"he added. Instead of blaming the authorities,we should · start blamingthe studentbody.There is a smallnumberof us that are ruiningthe simple luxuryof being able to park our · cars safely.Let's shapeup folks.There's no needfor thiskindof problemto arise. , We all have better things to do with our time than to deal with this issue. If you see something suspicious in any of the parking lots, report it to the campus supervisors immediately. Be sure to have a , good description of the culprits. This is not tattling. It is being a good citizen and protecting the safety of everyone's automobiles. Let's do something about this, before it gets seriously · out of hand.
Ross Peterson
devotion these workers are spend-
Don't deny you've seen it, don't tng on a few needless repairs. deny you've heard tt, and don't deny · The Department of roads should you're sick of it. It ts one of the most take into account the number of annoying things about driving tn the dangerous intersections there are in city of Lincoln. Since the earlier our city. Traffic-related fatalities, in-. times of our ever-expanding, always juries, and just overall hazardous "improving" city it has been a ltn- intersections should be the very first gertngnuisance. Itisroadconstruc- things to be changed. They are a tion, and it's taking a toll on the dangerous yet common situation. motorists who have to bear miles of As far as intersections that tnaggrtvattngly slow traffic, barely volve traffic lights, we could sure use reaching their destination in. any- a lot more turn arrows. The ones we thing even remotely close to the time do have could also last a lot longer it used to take. than about, oh, .02 seconds or so.
I'm not trying to bad-mouth the One example of this mayhem is the .workers who are out every day in · intersection at 27th and Superior exceedingly hot and extremely cold· streets in northern Lincoln. · With temperatures working themselves the building of several new bustuntil their skin is either blistering nesses in this vicinity, there has red from the blaring sun or purple been seemingly endless construefrom the frozen winter climate Ne- tion in the works there. · braska is famous for, but the rea- The streets are being Widened, son behind this makes what they are· which I feel is pointless. What are doing all the more pointless. we as motorists to gatn from this?
Every spring the clty lays out a · A few extra feet?· A couple more list· of all, excuse me, most of the inches? No, trulywe are lostngmore streets in Lincoln that supposedly as taxpayers than we are gatntng as need to be patched, have an island drivers. This all may sound a little removed or installed~ or maybe just · extreme, but many agree that exwidened a few feet. This seems ·treme is waiting nearly an eternity, pointless when put next to a list of ·· slowly movtng past those abundant intersections, roads, and bridges orange and white cones and barrels, • that. sure could use the time and in the notorious Nebraska weather.
Extreme is find.ing an alternate · more problems than they solve. route to work and discovering your- Just askthe many angry motorists self in a predicament that is very · and home-owners of this city. I unnerving. think many would possibly agree Why must every street in Lin- With my idea, because it probably coln be Widened. at some time or · makes no difference tn the eyes of another? Why does it always seem the city. to be nowhere else but in the most Don't get me wrong, there's inconvenient of places? Why not nothing like driving down a newly·. just Widen the narrow streets? The paved blacktop as flat as a mirror, construction affects not only mo- and the workers do a great job at · torists, but those in their homes as what they do, but what the road well. crews do could certainly be picked
I'm sure you've also heard of. up and moved as easily as the Raidbattles gotng on With the city and · ers back to Oakland, they could be several home-owners over remov- moved to some of the more troubletng the trees planted on the small some areas of our fantastic city's · space of grass between the side- beautiful transportation system, walk and the street. Many of these where I believe we'd all just be a little. people fear losing these age-old better off.
trees to the widening of the road What's my point? The city of in front ofth(';ir houses. Many ar- Lincoln, Nebraska spends so much guments have resulted in the time, money, and hard labor creattrees being removed. tng a few worthless extra feet of road
The noise is at times unbear- all around town, that less and less able and, although many have com- attention is paid to those streets that plained, there are not many alter- are somewhat dangerous, those that natives to how the city will accom- pose a threat to the safety and lives plish their tasks. Others have had of those who use them. At least if their yards torn to shreds by work- we took into account exactly what ers diggtng for gas, water, electri- we will spend our atrocious cal, and other different types of amounts of tax dollars on, we would lines running under the ground. It be waiting hours on end for a worseems that these incidents create thy reas.on
Editor-in-Chief Ben Bryant
News/Features Abigail Elek Senor
Editor
Ente1 tainment Erin Kohmetscher
Editor
Sports Editor Rob Voelker
Opinion Editor Nate Semm
Photo,r&phy Shanna Fanning Consultant ·
Graphics/ Art Ross Peterson Editor
WWW.Editor Ian Robertson
Zoo School Brady Beecham eorr.poru1ent
Photo Diva Mandy Bergeron
Photograpben Robbyn Burns Adviser Erln Kohmetscher Ian Robertson Ross Peterson Steve Blacketer Greg Keller
The Advocate is published "monthly" by the Lincoln High Journalism department. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments. All letters to the Editor must be signed and may be edited for the sake of space and clarity. Letters and corrections may be delivered to room 312. Unsigned editorials are the opiniori of the Advocate. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the LHS adminlstratlo11.
I visited Lincoln High on October 1, in conjunction With a great Student Council exchange between Lincoln High and other high schools in Lincoln. After leaving my back~ pack in the basement of Lincoln High, I was told that in order to retrieve my belongtngs I would have to go to the "Lost and Found Room." I walked into the room to see the· [Campus Supervisors] casually gotng through my backpack, search.mg through my personal items and digging in every crevice of my baggage. I reacted as I believe any other · rational person would have: I directly told the [Campus Supervisors) that the backpack they were•. so thoroughly examining was mine and I would appreciate it ·if they would cease their search and gtve me my belongings immediately. This approach was met with arrogant reluctance and vivid backlash
I was told that I had no business te11ing the (them] what they could or could not search, and I was told to be silent. [They) continued to search my backpack and in tbe process told the fellow Lincoln High and Lincoln Southeast Student Council members I was with to · please leave the room while they searched my backpack. After an "identifying" item was found in my backpack, I was ordered to produce picture identification in order to claim my backpack.
I was completely disgusted With the rudeness and arrogance which was portrayed by the [Campus Supervisors]. I have never felt so un-
welcome nor have I ever felt so be-
more of a disturbance to me than trayed. The. hars,hness of their at- ·· actually helpful Their behavior was. titude was awesome, to the extent downright grotesque and offensive. · that I would say I would not care if · I never went back to Lincoln High again, if I had to deal With the [Campus Supervisors]. [They) were
To thoseofyou wholike philosophies,enjoy giving your ·personalopinions,andJi1e· to what othershave to say as well, thencome on Jownto thewest balcony in the llhraryat 3:00 PM . evezy Wednescky. We'lldiscussnv hit thatpops in your mind.
***Sponm: Ms.PascoandstudentKevin Sabata***
L S hallways are a problem
Nate Semm
Once again 11have witnessed the same phenomenon that afflicts our hallways every year. It seems to be impossible tQ transport yourself from one side of Lincoln High to the other. I'm talking about how you try to walk d.own the hallways and there are bodies that are not moving on every side of you. •
People have a tendency to locker with their friends and that is perfectly fine, but when we start talking numbers of 10 or 20 we start to have cloggage in the passageways of Lincoln High.
I for one, don"t particularly enjoy being late to class constantly, so I am forced to push, shove, bite and kick my way past these obstacles in a vain attempt to clear the passageway lln front of me.
Perhaps these people are not aware of the problems that they cause to other students, or maybe they think themselves nice by taking· time to socialize in the hall- · ways, in either case the original intent of school was for you to go to class and learn stuff to be a better human being not to prevent others from reaching their classes.
People who pick their lockers together isn't the only cause to this terrible matter, it is accompanied by people who don't necessarily locker with their friends but they · bring their friends with them to their locker.
These problems seem to be more abundant in the southwest
classes of math, physcs, and· ated by folks movtngcloser to their chemistry. friends, something they seem to
I know that everyonehas a ten- want to do anyway, judging from dency to cower in fea:r vtth others their choice of lockers. for support before t~e,e classes, It also requires that folks debut those free points tle teachers ctde to be nice to one another, and. ·give for peing on timel ereryday are that others are nice to them. I a necessity. This, traiitionally is know it is a tough thing to do but · the hall of sophomores in case you · lets go ahead and make life a little want to talk about concidence. easier for all of us.
RIGHTEOUS·1NDEED.Anl Difranco, oriJinallyfrom Buffalo,New York, succeededin starting her own recordcompany,RighteousBabe Records, at the age of 19. She wins the heart•of unsuspectingfans everywhere.
Ben Bryant---
Can you imagine mythical battles of good vs. evil erupting at you kitchen table or armies marching to battle in your basement? Phenomena such as these have actually been taking place for many years. These games are usually categorized as RolePlaying games or RPG's. Here in Lincoln many people participate in RPG's, c a r d games, and miniatures. These three aspects ,of gaming all incorporate the use of imagination and or strategy.
Spellbound Books and Games is a host to many of Lincoln's gamers. Situ:. ated at 27th and Randolph, Spellbound is a store run by gamers for gamers. Spellbound carries materials for miniatures, card games, Dungeons and· Dragons, and many other different game systems. Spellbound also offers a place for gamers to gather, and it offers room forgames to be played. Tournaments and other competitions are held at Spellbound periodically.
• R,le- Playing games re- ·
ally be~n With the creation of Dungeons and Dragons by Gary Gygax.
Role-Play\ri~ games had been played before but· D&D took then to a new level. RPG's ae a system
.of games in wttch players create characfrs using dic1 rolls for att:ibutes and 0 eference boors for skills and other technicalit1es of charE.cters. Character classei in D&D 1ange from yotr basic Human Knight t<. a Gnomish Assassin.
In RPG's there is a Dun geon Master who runs the encounters, the plot, and usually the campaign. Campaign's in RPG's are the country which the characters live and adventure. ·Many Dungeon Masters create there own campaign but for beginners, many RPG systems come With a pre-· created campaign. The enticement of D&D and other role-playing games is that you get to use your imagination to. create a character and then role-play that character as he/she advances in ability. Card games are another part of the gaming world which has blos-
- By Erin Kollmetscher- a deep mellow, almost blues-like
On Friday, Oct 24, close to 800 singing voice. They played for about loyal Ani Difranco fans lined 13th 20 minutes, and then came the feaStreet outside off Sokol Hall in ture attraction.
Omaha. Shivering from a combina- Ani strode onto the stage. purple tion of the steady rain and antici- hair in pigtails, smiling gleefully, patton for the co:ncert to begin, guitar in hand. The crowd went wild. people waited houirs to get inside. Her camaradatc .vith the crowcf was The wait wasn't too necessary, how- one of the mo&t endearing parts of ever. Sokol Hall is a small place, With the concert. She stopped frequently a balcony up above the main room. to tell stories, talk to her drummer, Basically anywhere was a good seat. and to mention how funny the name
Once inside, people sat on the Omaha-ha is.
floor in a casual way, wringing out The music, needless to say, was their clothing and lnatr. There was a astounding. Dtl'ranco's style is ever- · comfortable mood about the place. changtng, and difficult to categorize Ani ts a punk folkstmger who can ap- She enjoys jumping all over the peal to listeners of all ages. She music spectrum, from heartstarted writing her own material at wrenching folk songs, to angry, inage 15, playtngeverySaturdaynight your- face lyrics and-driving guitar at a local pub. Soon after, she riffs. She played selections from a started her own record company, range of her albums, from her very Righteous Babe Records. ·She not ·· first self-titled release, to her latest, only writes and pu1blishes her own Dilate She finished her set, and songs, but also produces her own proceeded to come back out three recordings, creates the artwork, and more times for encores. Then it was releases them. time for her to hit the road. She was
After about 20 minutes of wait- scheduled to play in Denver, Colo-
ing, the opening band, Indigenous rado the very next day. So the crowd came onto the stage. Their talent filed out of Sokol Hall, still busy rewas obvious. The lead singer exhtb- fleeting on the concert. We headed tted amazing guitar skills and had home, soggy, but content.
somed in the past years. Magic: The Gathering is the top card game right now and has been for the past 5 years. Magic ts.
in which the players build their decks and then duel other players. Games can consist from 2 people testing their decks against each other to as many people as you can sit at the table. Cards are bought and sold much like sports cards but the trading aspect is much different. Cards are traded on the basis of their usefulness to the player and of course on the monetary value.
In a normal game, each player starts with 20 life points and a deck of at least 60 cards. There are many variations to the nor-
mal game which include sealed deck, booster draw, and type one. Sealed deck ts a game where each person buys a starter deck and usually two booster
paclks and out of those mer, Warhammer 40K, cards play for ante. Necromunda, and Booister·ctraw is much the Warzone. Warhammer 40K samte but each person buys and War zone are both
Senior Monica Ryan said that a team goal for the Lincoln High Girls Varsity Gymnastics team was to get the second day of state ft~ nals and. place tn the top two.
The ··Links got close to their · goal, fintshtng third Qehtnd Lin.•coin Southeast and state champ
uture · tate • 1nea
Paptllton-LaVist ,a. floor exercises. vault), Erin Killman (vault and · · On the boys side, Lincoln High ·The team members ·for the floor exercises). and Amy Wolf (all~ finished sixth at the state finals. · girls are: freshmen Julie Frieberg around), and seniors Jenny Novak That was a good accomplishment (uneven bars and vault), · and (all-around), and Ryan (allfor the Links. " we have some be- Megan Lutter (uneven bars), around).. .· gtnners,,. Senior Brad Tubbs said, sophomores Amber Abbott (bal- · Look for next year's gtrls'
"We're trying to get them to keep arice beam), Abby Brink (all~ gymnastics team to be one of the form, and we only had a certain around), Amber Law (all-arqund), · favorites to take the state title, amount of time."' Lacey Noel (all-around). Danielle they have 13 out of their 15 team
Junior Paul Schumacher ex- Paez (vault and balance beam). members returning. However, pected to finish tn the top five at Challese Pearson (vault), Jessica they do lose four-year members ·state. The events for boys gymnas- Ross (vault and uneven bars). and · Novak and Ryan. On the boys' tics are the ·still rings, vault, par- ·.·Maria Walker (balance beam and side, they only two members as allel bars, floor e :xercises, high bar, vault). well, but that's half the team; and the pommel horse. · · The juniors are Maggie Schumacher and · Mc Lean will
The team · members were: Golebiewski (uneven bars anci head up the •.'98 Links ; · Tubbs (all-around) and · Schumacher (all-around) have ·· been in gymnastllcs for a long time, l:fl and Lincoln High has two newcom-
··· ers, senior Andr ,ew Ross (floor ex!a· erc ises and parallel bars) and
· 0 sophomore Nate McLean (allaround).
· ··· ----I R be other activities to increase their
"We're rea l ly closely kntt;" an ° ·rtson · ··.... · abilities.
Schumacher commented, "We do ··. "Resilient." That ts the word As many players anticipated · a lot of team activities, arid sup- which Lincoln High Softball going to state championships, port each real well." · ·. coach Sam Sharpe uses to de - Ruble included, the team was
·.The girls c ,ompete in vault, · scribe this year's team. · genera)ly disappointed with their balance beam, uneven bars, and Always optimistic, the team record. "(Not advancing) wasn't
did ·not let thefr final record of ··.from on the field effort at the end 10 wins and 23 losses get them of the season" said Sharp. ··down, because they were always ' Softball requires that elestrivtng for improvement. men ts such as ·offense, .·defense
-,;, · Their biggest success was in and pitching all be at their peak §" · the area of mental and physical ·every Jnntng of every game.
· conditioning of the players. Unfortunately, the team
o- which contributed to b etter de- could not seem to get all ele-
·• f"ense. rioted sophomore varstty · mehts ' of the game to click ·as
::r- · team member Shannon Ruble · necessary vvhich hurt their per• ; § . Despite · these im prove- · formance as a whole.
l;i:) · ments; the team was still unable This year the team has five l to keep up with their opponents. · seniors that will graduate, how-
. ·.§. "The softball competition has ever, senior varsity team memJg become much tougher this year," ber Sara Rothwell believes that said Sharpe. the team will be ready next year.
·.To aid their individual per ~ · Hopefully the new infusion formances, many of the players of young talent next season Will played softball during the sum- bring with it the ·speed, quick·.mer on various t_eams around ··ness, power, mental focus and town. Also, many trained understanding to make next through cross-training, using years team even stronger
----Erin Kohmetsche Practices were · Once~n.theLlncolnHigb.Girls held in a11 : kinds of · Golf team paved their way to success · places, like Pioneers, Toeteamwasfllled.wlthdedtcatedplay- · Holmes, and ers. who are determined. to play their Mahoney Through best every time. ·.· hard work and deterAlso! once agamfor the second - ~tton, these giirls straight year. Senior Sarah Sasse won deflnttely had the pothe Class A State Tournament on Oc- tentlal for a great year. tober 16-17 -in Grandlsland, NE~ Sasse also accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nebraska-LinColn.
The team consisted of: sentors Krystal Foree, ·Autumn Henderson, uft: Junior Alicia ··Sasse, and Lisa Talero, juniors Bobbie Itzen bits a good tee Barrett, Alicia Itzen, and Corinne · shot. McChesney.
Below: ·Senior S~ra 1h
The sophomores that were on the ··Sasse drives one while · teamwere RachelS}:lear,UndseySpen- fellow golfers look on.
cer, and Brooke Trevarrow, and fresl:1men Kristin Meester and Chelsea Priess.
John Brady is the coach. ''It's fun, but the practices are rough", stated Spencer.
The team started the season out right. bywtrmJng atrophy in a late September tournament. It was a good ornen for the rest of the year.
· Senior David Dinh takes a brutal swing at the ball.
NOVEMBER 14, 1997
·Nate Semm
·. The fall play this year, Dark of the Moon,. by Howard Richardson and William Berney, wa.s radically different from last year's series of one act plays. This year the mood of the play was dark and serious as an incredible story unfolded.
The story takes place in an Appalachian mountain village called Buck Creek and tells the tale of a witch named John, played ·by senior Drew Ross, who is transformed into a human in an attempt to win the heart of the girl he loves. Barbara Allen, played by senior Stacy Hadley.
The LHS show opened with John trying to become human in
•
order to be able to marry. Barbara tinually ·battle with ·himself and because of a bet made between the · Allen. · two witches from his past, played Conjur man and the witches.
The opening scene really by juniors Caitlin Mccleery and Upon finding this out he finds caught my eye. The make-up was Stephanie Ells, who continue to Barbara dying and lays her to rest. excellent, along with great perfor- haunt him and try to convert him He promises to remember her formances from seniors Drew Ross, back to a witch. ever but forgets her when he reLuke Cain, and Mandy Bergeron. ·. John continually causes con- turns to being a witch The show John first begs the Conjur man, fllct by not wanting to be married exemplifies how we as humans can played by Cain, to turn him into a in a church, and not having a last pretend to be someone we are not human. When he doesn't do it he name or knowing his age. The just to please others, but that we asks the Conjur woman, played by town eventually p:ieces together will always remain ourselves inBergeron to do it. his true nature when Barbara side. The play did an excellent job
The scene resolves with John gives birth to a baby witch. of making its point, and was well getting his wish to be ·something The town then attempts to acted by the cast. he is not; human on the condi- banish him by having his .wife · The play was not as graphic ttons that he must ma.ke Barbara break the conditions of his hu- · as originally intended in response Allen his wife and she must be manity. This doesn't phase John. to concerns raised by cast memfaithful to him for a year This be- He attempts to go b,ack on his end hers and individuals within the comes the focal point of the play of the bargain and in the process school. I would definitely recomas it progresses John must con- makes Barbara All1en's life forfeit mend this play to anyone.
,AJtove1,eft: John· (senior Drew Ross) tries to tell the Conjur · Woman (senior Mandy Bergeron) •
that he can survive as a ltuman.
Above Bilht: (L to RJ the Dark Witch (junior Caitlin McClee1y) and the Fair Witch (junior !Stephanie Ells) make a bargain with the Colijur Man (senior Luke Cain). ¥!44.le J,!'ft: (L to R) Preacher Haggler (senior Brad Tubbs), Barbra Allen (senior Stacy Hadley), Marvin Hudgens (senior Matt Gorake), Mrs. Allen (se••ior Heather Ray) pray for Barbra's salvation at the revival. Mi!!d!e Rilht: (L to R) Mrs. Summey (senior ·.Shanna. Nifflussi) sings to Barbra Allen (senior Stacy Hadley} who is resting after giving birth to a witch child. Bottpm J,.gt: (Lto R) the Dark Witeh (luutor Caitlin McCleery) and right, the ·Fair Witch (junior Stephanie Ells) taunt John £senior Drew Ross) and try to convince him to ll)ecome a witeh again. Rottom l'iti&ht:junior Nate · Palmer studies his lines during rehearsal.
R!>ssPeterson · this, the marching band a multitude of '1.elpful. theirownmoneyormayre-. have apparently been no Have you ever had the will take a trip they won't fund-raisers, wh•ch in ceive a helping hand from problems with students desire td make a visit to soon forget. many cases were a lleces- th-eir parents. Juniors not being able to afford the England~ Over 200 Links The main event is the sity in order for the sttdent Kendra Crosby, a percus~ trip, which makes things will get tµe opportunity to · parade itself, which 1the to go. sionist, and Meg run all the more smoothly. do so ever th.e winter band was invited to Some of the fund-ru.s~ Schneider, an alto saxo- Goals will be met. · Mr. break. ,On December 27 through recommendation ers took place a year or two. phone player say the big- Rush said, "The kids un- · the Lincoln High March- of other high school bands ago, which has given· tte gest challenge involved· derstand what they need to ing Band, along with the who have previously taken students a chance to get ru. with fund-raisers comes in do to make this a successPomalinks,. will travel to th¢ trip. Lincoln High was early start on saving thei1 finding new people to. sell ful trip." This trip will also London, England to par- invited to take part along money to ensure that their to. After a while people include several parents ' ticipate in the Queen's with only won't buy and volunteers, including New Year's Day Parade. · five other from these Dr. Marylin Moore, who is There they will stay until sch o o 1 s students the Lincoln Public Schools the 3rd of January; next from the ·i-c anymore Assistant Superintendent. ·year. UiS. g' with the at- The "entourage" ,as Mr. .... While the band is. The to- =··titude that Rush calls these chaperthere, they will do the ex- tal bill for ~. they .helped .ones, will assist with the pected: Impressing on- the trip is once or parade, keep peace among lookers left and right, see- $300,000, m a y b e the students, and handle ing the sights, enjoying all w. h i c. h twice, and· any emergencies that might kinds of hospitality and places a that they arise. This is the first time food, and generally hav- $1,550 tab ;: have done an administrator has had ing a great time. on the their part. the opportunity to go with
I sincerely hope you shoulders fD "It's the band. Moore will help know by now that Lincoln of each stu- ! hard to sell with activities as well as obHigh has the best band in dent, as el: fund-raiser serve the students behavior the state. just look a look well as the [items) to in London. at our instrumental mu- many par- the same If you've ever walked by sic program. Not only are ents · also The LHS marching ba nd demonSt rates thier playin1, people." said room 153 during seventh the Links a strong march- taking part; ability at the homecoming game against Columbus. ············c r ·o s b y ··period or maybe happened ing band, but they have · At this point 208 people are way is paid. Things such as With one sale after another to walk by Beechner field racked up four superior participating, and this candy, fruit, cheese, students are running out during the warmer ratings at the Nebraska number is steadily growing meats, magazines, gift of potential buyers. Now, months, you. know how State Bandmasters Asso- due to the involvement of wrapping, peeler cards, selling to very distant rela- great they sound. With elation. Not one other new faces left and right; along with an assortment tives, fellow students, and this .solid record, our school in the state has ac- That may seem a bit out- of other items have all been people they Simply don't · marching band has every complished that, which rageous to some. however sold by the band members know, becomes a neces- reason to go and represent makes · Lincoln ·High· each player was given tthe to pay for the trip. Some sary alternative. Whatever our school as well as our numero uno. Because of opportunity to take part in have the option of using the case may be, there state in another country
Robbyn Bums _ the world. Since the first AIDS The students that were in-
What do you know about case was reported in 1981, the · volved in this had to make up AIDS? You might know that HIV number of reported cases has in- .· stories about how they got HIV, stands for Human Immunodeft- · creased to 85 l .628 worldwide, AIDS or how they died. Do you •ciency Virus. You probably know but the estimated actual number know the four ways you can get. that it is the virus that causes is over three million. •HIV? One of the ways is by havAIDS, which is Acquired Immu- · Twenty-five percent of AIDS ing unprotected sex. Another is
nodeficiency Syndrome. Be- cases are people between the fr~m "Sharing drug needles, or tween 1983 and December 1 of ages of 13 to 29. On Monday, De 0 from mother to child at birth and 1997 there have been 872 re-, cember 1, LHS students in the through breast feeding. People ported cases of people diagnosed Red Cross Club and Student think you can get it from having with AIDS in the Nebraska. Of Council got together to make the a blood transfusion, but you canthose people, 519 have died. As · numbers real by having three not get it like that today because of December 1996 there has been Lincoln High students pretend the blood is put through tests. 581,429 reported AIDS cases in they died of AllDS. The people, The ,only way we can learn the United States. This number who who wore T-shirts that said more about HIV/ AIDS is by edudoes not include the people with , "dead," were not allowed to. talk eating more people. We need to HIV. Even though AIDS ~s a lot all day. Also three students pre- realize that people do not get of publicity, people still'do not· tended they had AIDS and six AIDS through casual contact. We
seem to know much about it. pretended they had HIV. The need to realize that we do get
HIV / AIDS is not Just a dis-· number of people who partici- AIDS · from making · bad
ease found only in the United pated represented the proportion mastakes, like not protecting shirt to
States. At least one_ case has ofpeoplewhohavebeenstricken · ourselve.sorthe people we care•
be.en reported in every country in with this deadly illness. about.
This Issue:
· Mandy Bergeron thtng different to ~veryo9,e, To chil-
Chrtstmas, the most celebrated • dren , ·a Christmas tree B1eans pre~ holiday on ·the Christian ·calendar. sen-ts, ·but for - others, it's a symbol ··and be ·not dismayed at the,stgns ··.borrowed ·Sint Ntkola$s ·:tom ' the also carries a heap of myths ~that. througll traditional What Eaactly ts ' teachings, we have come to , · Montgomery ward · of heaven: for the hea- · Dutch and turned , him irto · Santa then are dismayed at Claus • In the early lsq)s Santa believe as fact. In 1659, laws were passed by lea"ders of the Massachusetts • Bay Colony that banned · Christmas celebrations. Anyone caught observing Christmas as a holiday was punished. Even though this law • was repealed twenty-five years later, few people found the need to celebrate Christmas in that area.
Like Thanksgiving, Christmas · was not an annual holiday until the Civil War era. ·Abraham Lincoln was · convinced that holidays wou · ring · unity amo11g the nation. In this day and age. the unity we all feel at Christmas time is not as a nation. but as a group of slloppers all concerned with one ~hing- finding the best bargain. · ·· · · Christmas trees symbolize some-
ever, has a different view of Christ- jolly; The Dutch Santa CI~s was mas trees ···"Thus saith the Lord, · really "Stn.t Nikolass'' and -~looked .···· 'Learn not the way of the heathen, · a little like Fred Astaire. ·.An.erlcans
them. For ·the · Claus was a bulky old na-n who customs of the ·. ·smoked a pipe. and spoited baggy · people are vain: pants. During the CivtlWar Thofor one cutteth a mas Nast bega.n dra~gSanta car~ tree out of the toons. It was then jhat Jolly Old · forest. the work • Saint Nick acquired h.is belly that of the hands of shakes like a bowl full of jelly and · the workman. all of the traits we are familiar with with the axe · today. They · deck it · Sint Nikolass visited c}lildren · With silver and earlier in the year than Santa Claus. · ·.with gold; they His Christmas shopping was done fasten it with by December 6, which is when henails and with would travel from house to house to hammers. that it move notJeremiah 1 O. · ·D '(l"i ·While the bible
( can be 11;1tersurpr1se the good little girls ·and boys. What about Rudolph. you ask? He was invented by Montgom- . ery Ward in 1939. of - life· i•uim•m
preted tn niany ·
Evergreen treei stay ways; this - pasgreen all year lollg while the other sage seems pretty straightforward. trees lose their leves and generally · · The jolly old man we all know appear to be deed. The bible how- and love has not always been so
Over the years the way in which · Christmas is celebrated, and the · meaning behln d · Christmas, has changed a great deal. But for the foreseeable future there Will be one constant - Christmas shopping.
·Erin Kohmetscher key word here. ror years and saying exactly what solred This bill encourages This bill is much appreThe Constitution of the · United States· of America entitles · everyone to free speech, and freedom of expresston. Everyone is the · that right has bten denied • you want isn't always that ·"vrigprous and even contro- .· elated by high school newsto people of dif~rent races, easy anymore. ve:.rsial e.xpre.sston in stu- paper Staffs everywhere. genders. religions. and · · One major complication dent publications." The bill · Writing about controversial ages. Censorship is still has been deciding just how al :so states clearly that the topics can be a learning exvery much alive in America, free student newspapers sponsoring teacher should · pertence. · Writers need to are allowed to be Discuss- not be dismissed, demoted, learn how to approach · a · ing controversial top- or reprimanded for sup- touchy subject without ofics. or bashing porting student freedom of · fending people, and back- ·
admiµistra- expression. In other words, ing up opinion with facts.
tton has al- the student's views do not Also, things like teen sui- 1 · ways been necessarily have to be the cide, abortions, · gang u n accept - teacher's views • The only fights, sexual harassment able. con- exceptions mentioned in · and racism are happening sidertng the thi.s bill is that "student and writing a story can offact that newspapers may be prohib- fer solutions. somewhere to people might get offended, or ited by their sponsoring go. or simply providing reteacher from publishing assurance that it does hapmaterials which are either pen to other people, and we · riled up. ob :scene or deemed harm- are together in this.
A,fter I · took Joli,, Baylor's 011 To College cpurse, nay ACT score rose 3 JJoi,its a1id ,,iy 1vork liabits improved os 1vell. I bega1i tliis year witli a 3.3 G.P.A. My first se,nester G.P.A. tlie1i was 3. 7, my best ever!
to register con1plete and enclose tuition payinent of $180
.· B · u t ful to minors, which are lts · LB539 has made the LB539, •a ·belous under Nebraska step that has been needed · · · legislative law, or which are demon- for years, and students evbill, plans to str ably likely to incite vio- erywhere are beginning to change the lence, law-breaking. or come out of their censored way student · substantial and material shells. This ls a step in the newspapers disruption of the normal ·right direction for public are cen- functions of the school... schools.
Ben Bryant---
Black or white, brown eyes or blue eyes, either way discrimination due. to color can be seen in our society. In less than a month, the woman who brought the reality that prejudice does exist to the
The. small white Christian where from four hours to school children, and many people. town in which she lived fe:lt two school days. For the other groups· throughout Many types of exercises that it held no racism, but. first day of the exercise, its existence. Elliott has like Elliott's have been atwhen she began her fa-. persons with blue eyes learned to be ready for any tempted. Here at Lincoln mous "brown eyes, blue have the privileges and the retaliation and does not High, te.acher Shaunn.a eyes" exercise, many mem- brown eyed persons are mind being harsh to any- Meyer attempted a similar bers of her community in- riminated against. On the one.· On a few occasions experiment with her 6th.
· small town of Riceville, Iowa and then to the naeluding her mother, began •second· day the·. roles ·she has been whisked away period· Sociology class. · to look down on her. In re- change. The children who by police for her safety, and Beginning on Tuesday, De-. sponse to her exercise were "better" got to. sit in has had threats made cember 9 until Friday, Demany members of her com- front, got extra recess, and against her life. cember 12, she divided her • tton, will participate in a · munity boycotted· her were told they were much Elliott's visit will re- class into two groups ranstaff development day here father's business causing · better than the other chil- place the normal activities domly · The upper class · at Lincoln High School on him to go bankrupt. Her dren. for the staff development group was given pop on one January 16th. ~er visit is· father was one of the only
One student who par- day on January 16th. Her day, got to sit in desks, and being sponsored by the ones who supported her. ttcipated in the ·exercise presentation will take· ap..: · received the teacher's atLHS Multicultural Commit.: The purpose of the through the Magenta Foun- · proxtmateiy half the day· tention. The lower class tee. "blue eyes, brown eyes" ex... dation commented "Today 'and will cover topics of di- · was given Journal writings
Beginning in 1968, · ercise is to point out th.e I have learned what it is to versity, racism, and everyday, had to sit on the Ja.ne Elliott attempted to ways which discrimination be seen by others as a mt- multtcultur.altSm. This floor one day, stand an-bring· awareness to every- makes one feel and how nority. · I did not expect presentation Will be open to · other day, and was not one of the prejudice which silly. it ts to discrtnitnate that it would be so humtli- teachers from other called. ou tn class. Senior plagues our country. After against someone based on ·attng. I was against racism·· schools along with Lincoln Luke Bonkewtcz, a member the assassination of Mar- a physical characteristic and discrimination al- High teachers. Elliott will of the lower class, comtin Luther King Jr she that they can't change. ready, but now I under- not present her brown eyes mented, " It [the exercise) tried to explain the mean- This exercise has been stand what it really is." blue eyes exercise due to was fun at first, but people tng of Ktng·s death to her run for over 20 years by · This exercise has been · the emotional stress which started to get frustrated ·class of all white students. Elliott and can take any• run with business groups, .it can bring about in some towards the end."
Erin Kohmetscher · .·.·woman, Antigone., (played by se- brothers, Creon has ordered that · 19 people to speak toge.ther,
On Thursday, December 4th .•.••··nior Heather Ray) and her ·. the brother who fought against ·creating a sort of chanting ef-. the Lincoln High drama depart- struggle agatnsit King Creon the state must not be buried ·. feet. ment put on the play, Antigone · (played by senior Drew Ross). Antigone feels that it is only Antigone remains. strong, This haunting, yet powerful pro.: ·.The plot is thiS1:after a brutal Just to bury him, and allow his and fights t:o her death toallow duction was about a young fight between Aintigone's two spirit to ascend to heaven. She · her brother ·to be buried. This
threatens again and again to moving and powerful play sneak off into the night and paints a picture of the courage bury him. As Creon roars with and determination a a selfless anger, Antigone stands tall, and _young woman who doesn't. remains adamant. think twice about defending the
To narrate the play, the au- right of a decent burial of one · thor has dhosen for.a chorus of close to her
·· From left to right Senior Matt Goracke,Junior CherJibKress, and Seniors Jon Teets,Jamanda Wolfe, HeatherRay, and Nate Semm.
Sequel to
Abby Elek Schor
The latest release from Cyan Enterprises has already established ·ttself as a truly incomparable computer game. Although Riven picks up where the best-selling computer game Myst left off, it is no mere sequel. Rather, Riven improves the weaknesses of Myst and reminds you. why you loved the first game.
Riven years two that hard work ts <>b'V'lOus. Every screen ts amazingly detailed and realistic, and the scenery is, if anything, too perfect'. The animation that was fairly ·sparse· in Myst is everywhere mits successor, and even the soundtrack is unparalleled i If you , really want to bury yourself in this game. I suggest you pull dowrt the shades. turri off the lights, artµ grab a pair of headphone$. You'll be amazed at how quickly you forget that RtveQ is not real. to took create, over and
Just like the first game,
yst hits hoIDe, j
Riven's fathom. plot ts difficult to The object of the game seems to revolve around resC\ling a woman by the name of Catherine, who is married to the player's only ally, Atrus. The antagonist seems to be a man by the name Gehn, the ts ther Atrus B u t once you get of who fahonked down in the middle of a strange island (called Riven, o d d 1 y enou ' gh) • the plot seems seest m ply trying what is going on. ondary to to find
You start the game in a room With this fellow Atrus, a middle-aged man who looks like he could use a va-
cation. Solemnly he tells you that he needs you, his frtend; to go into this alternate ·reality (he calls it an '(age")· and rescue his wife Catherine, who has been •· trapped in this world by Atrus' father, Gehn. Atrus gives two
one is a diary ·of his thoughts Riven, and other ts Oil anmagic a book that he claims will trap Gehn in another age and free Catherine. Theri you're your way, with a short musical interlude which looks on and sounds reminiscent of a movie's opening credits. Suddenly, you find yourself stuck tn a cage-like area, and an apparent native (who does not speak English} takes the magic book from
you, and dies of unknown As if that beginning causes. isn't de ;ad screen creepy enough. the man is , dragged off- · and another person
:entire game plays like a Twilight Zone show. You don't really know what's going on, creepy music fills the air, and any minute you might find du t abo11t an entirely new island ; room, or some other discovery. Riven can be found in Best Buy or any medium-sized ,computer somehowfteeingyou. store, so finding tt won't be nfortunately, he _v,an,. , a. pr.oblem. Buythg it :qi~y hes before you can talk be: the price ts a. \}e-fty to him, and you're left on $50.00. My reconi.n,iendayour own. tion would be to wait for a Like I said, it's an odd few moths until the price beginning, but the game gets drops. even stranger from there. The game ts not recornYou find yourself on a smali mended for people who (like island, wtth four other is- me) are having scheduling lands in view. As tn Myst. problems between school, colyou have to figure out all on lege applications, and afteryour own what ts going on school commitments. This is and how to get back home- a long-term kind of thing, not to men lion finding folks, so gtve yourself about Catherine. a month to finish it. Chances I have only been able to are that I'll be playing Riven g iet to four out of the five is- all winter- and loving every lands, but for right now four minute of it. Graphic ts all that I can handle. The courtesy; www .riven.com '
<appears, taking the book and
·.·Ross Peterson-----
reader, then I'm sure you've at· question these few people intend previously hired Laura Dern. · I know there ·are those of least heard ·of his other works, ·. to answer with the help of some · The book costs about $15, you out there like myself who ab- such as The Andromeda Strain, A new gadgetry.. · and so far I haven't heard it being solutely dread reading any sort of Case of Need, Eaters of the Dead; · · The main , character, psy- · printed in anything besides paperliteratur e, and outside of class re-· The Termtnal Man, and The Great ·. chologist ·Norman Johnson, finds ·· back. ·If you don't want to actu, quirernents the word :"book" isn't :,Train Robbery. ' -·. · ·.,·.·.. · · himself stranded in an UJlderwa- •· ally buy a · copy(sfnce buying ·a · even in your vocabulary. B:owever, · Sph~re was copyrighted in ter habitat; which has been di- ·. book may start some vicious ru· after starting a novel called ··1987, which may make you won- · rectlydesigned for the study of the mors) tho Lincoln High library
··. Sphere, I became addicted. Ye$, (ler why I'm t~lltng you about it · ship. After several violent attacks, does have a copy. and it's tn fairly
··. · like a crack ,fiend , l was h~ecJ; I now , Next year, sometime in Feb- • he finds that not only are outside decent shape. couldn't put it down. I wc:ri:rld've ruary, Sphere will be released as forces against him, but that his · · Usually the book-to~film con~ ·· .·sacrificed all for Sphere .• Well, not one of the mo$t expensive movies own crew is slowly beginning to .· cept doesn't really go over too w~ll. · · really, but it truly was the best ·.ever made, with a total estimated turn on him as well. By the time · I'm interested to see how this one · ,• bookl've read in a couple of years. ,bill of over $80 million spent to he :real~zes , these qdd :occurrences ·, does, and I do have high hopes. I'd
.·•i. Okay,•tt's-nearly the only book I've p roduce it. ·· ··· are possibly related to a large .·•. ' · definitelyrect>rnmend reading this
_ •·· r~;i~;tp ,a co1~ple of years. but tt '.s .•.. · The story takes place some- ·sp~ere tbatwas cltscov-eted ear\ter, .,··l)ook tQ anyone, but don't take my
·Xr ea.t ' book : nonetheless. ·.··.·· · · where in the South Pacific where ·the situattdn a.tharidtake$ a ' tu rn ' · :word on how the film ,will be ; : Read
, ) ~ - c;., ;. First you must kno w the the U.S. Navy has discovered the for the wor i. bt:lco:rfttng a b~ttle the book and then see the film. • > b96k was · written ··.by · Michael · wreck of a mysterious vessel on •· for sumva1 :: , ····.
I'm confident this movie will do ·
it Crichton. whose film -adapted the ocean floor. After several In the film, ..Johnsoh will be exceptionally well, and will proq, Ji .<masterpieces -have included ' such · American · sctenttsts are called to · played by none otherthan Dustin · ably be the best film ·I've seen in ,1 ·· : C ,• titles as the ever-famous Jurassic investigate the wreck, suspicions Hoffman. Together 'with appear- long time. Rarely do I get an op-
·•·' Park, The Lost World, Congo, Rts- arise about the artgin of the craft. ances by S amuel L. Jackson. · portunity to read the book before
tngSitn. Chrichton is also the ere- Many believe it's a space ship, -Queen Latifah, and Julian Dance I see the movie, so this should turn a tor of the popular television show · while others think it is a time ma- , the casting appears ·to be great. out to be a real treat. This story ··ER, making him a very wealthy chine sent from the future, but Also, for a character name~ Beth, was fantastic which really shows · author. If you are a fairly avid exactly what the ship ts, is the Sharon Stone will step in over the you what Chrichton ·can do ·
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----Ben Bryant----- all the way back to the stage mariag~
· .··Last Wednesqay, Lincoln expert~ ·· tng to be dropped 01nly once. McGrath · enced a rare phenomenon. · A main- was quite the crow1d-pleaser and elec~ stream concert tour actually played trifled the audience With songs like here. Omaha natives 311 and their RPM and Fly.
• · · tour partners Sugar Ray and Incubus At the end of i stunned thousands at Pershing Au - · S u g a r
ditorium ·In a smQJ<.e-filled packed auditorium, · these bands gave the · audience all they had on the fmal concert of the tour.
The opening band for the night · was a band called Incubus from southern California. As an open- · · · tng band they were not bad. Their ·
tll 311, more :and more people made · Transistor, 311, Grassroots, and 311 · their way down to the auditorium · Music. Lead vocalist Nick Hexum was floor. And · then it began, an not as open With the crowd as Sugar awesome musical expert- Ray, but made up With amazing vo- · e n c e We8:l'ing Husker cals and music. Along With music.
Jers 'eys boasting 311 's set included four screens for the number visual stimulation, a man suspended 311. the .· tna roc~liµ1.l:i ,1ngllarne§s, and, ,§Lfctt
man in a g-strtng doing a strip tease .It was quite an interesting night. · · Despite the ·nine year olds ligl1tIng up cigarettes next to me and forty year-old men lighting up joints at the end of the aisle, it was a great night. For all of you who didn't go, go next •··time. My only complaint was the band amount of smoke and no ventilatio11. took stage Pershing is a no-smoking area but
:lyric,s were not quite as loud as their music, so at some points all you could · hear was noise. After the fifteen · minute break to set up the next Ray's and began there was no way they were gotng to set, a to rock the · stop the smokers in the crowd of over band's stage. Sugar Ray began to rock the crowd. During their set, lead signer Mark McGrath made his way
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have been amazing
January1998
Nate Semm
Perhaps. though, there is a side that dents than wanting to get students So why is it all we hear about we don't all see. Maybe they aren't in trouble. They voiced a fair the campus supervisors is negative?
A large number of students the hostile ones here. I know this is amount of concern for the students It seems a little silly to me to hate here at Lincoln High seem violently tough for all of you to imagine, but they deal with, which to them someone who is trying to help yot1 opposed to having the campus su- just think· about their angle for a ·seemed like a smaller population out tn: life. This might be a big pervisors. How many times a day minute.· They have to be here before here at LHS. The;y also expressed · chunk for us to swallow as rebeldo you hear kids talking about 7:20 a.m. and get to deal With tired concern with how life is not stacked lious youth, but look at their apthem, and usually not in a con- adolescents-not the best thing to wake up equally for all kids at Lincoln proach. If you watch them deal with structive manner ·.Students feel up to in the morning. They get to con- · High, and they wanted to make sure kids they will almost always ask harassed in the halls, in the park- · tinue the day With more interaction that everyone at LHS got a fair shot politely for the student to stop their • · mg lot, during lunch. and wher- With the same group of kids that are at education. They said a large part miscreant behavior before they write · ever else you seem to be during the already hostile due to the feelings they of succeeding is going to class, not a referral They "7111try to treat you day. If you go into the bathrooms· already have formed towards the cam- fighting with other students, and as an adult before they try. other in the gym hallway you can see · pus supervisors. Yet the campus su- other behaviors th,at are detailed in techniques. It is really no different graffiti that depicts the campus pervisors still manage maintain a posi- the student handbook, that are ex- · than your boss. at work telling you supervisors being hung, shot,·· tive outlook on the students. pected from all oftihe LHS stude.nts. what you need to do. Being a stuand/or beaten up. We here at the When l talked with. them,. they "We are not here to harass students dent is our job,.so what's wrong with Lincoln High Advocate have taken seemed more .like they .we.re much but to make sure students get their having bosses that make sure we do our fair share of cheap shots. · me>re,concerned With helping the stu- cli loma," said Susan Bri s. our job and .do it well
• more ea-1111-11 • .Students complainabout longer·schedule.
----Abigail
Elek Schor
The alarm clock goes off every weekday morning, shrieking right next to my ear. Grumbling, I shut it off, and open one bleary eye to glare at the time. It's siX o'clock in the morning. a11d· I'm actually awake. Or at least half-awake. · Although the new schedule is technically only 49 minutes longer each day, everything seems so excruciatingly slow, I have to keep
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e Advocate is published "monthly" by e Lincoln High journalism department. eaders are encouraged to submit story deas and comments. All letters to the ditor must be signed and may be edited or the sake of space and clarity. Letters lllld corrections may be delivered to room 12. Unsigned editorials are the opinion f the Advocate. The views ex:pr~sed here o not necessarily represent those of the HS administration. ,
checking rny watch to assure myself• that time isn't standing still. · The· classes, already too long for the comfort of both students and teachers, drag· on until the teachers can look up at the clock and declare, "Well, it's close enough." At this point everyone stag- , gers out the door, With nothing to look....
· forward to but another endless class.
"It's awful," Junior Stephanie Ells · confided.· "Everyone's grumpy, and all that we do for those extra few minutes is sit in class. At least I get rnore sleep · per class, though."
What is it about getting up fifteen minutes earlier ,that is so much harder. for us? Although everyone was admittedly, exhausted at 7:35 a.m., everyoneseems positively comatose now at 7:20 a.m. Why does_ this earlier schedule have such a profound effect on oµr internal clocks? Many studies have coneluded that students, particularly adolescents, stay awake longer and sleep later not because they are rebellious, but because their body chemistry is different. Teenagers use up more energy than either adults or preadoles- · cents. because of all the changes we go through, not to mention the stress levels we endure at this point in our lives. We need a later starting time, not one that Willultimately cause only grief and fatigue. ·
So, you may ask yourself, why did the school board, in its infinite Wisdotn,
decided to lengthen the days themselves instead of simply tacking on. a few extra. days at the end of school, and moving the first semester finals to compensate? Or better yet, why · not just reopen school ·for that last week of Christmas break? The reason is that many people are busy visiting relatives and taking lengthy. vacations, and can't change their plans
to come back early. ·Too bad. Making several s.tudents unhappy because they have to miss a few days of skiing is preferable to making several thousand students. miserable by lengthening days that are already too long. Get the suffering over quickly. No one should have to .endure school days that are now, literally, almost endless. ·
-----. Brady Beechami---- ter 1n Lincoln-
the story is much the same. "My dad the sport ·provides new challenges.
After 50 years of sweaty armpits, · There will be other challenges runs the Lincoln Warriors (wrestling Root maintains, "Wrestling is a very matburns, chipped teeth, ·and blood- alongcbat road.· In December th e all clubJ and I have wrestled since I was·· strategic sport. You need the techni- · ied noses Lin In Rt11h k · LHS teamswttl compete in multi-team little, he said. cal move ,· s and insight into you·r op-. · · · eo · &~& eeps com- tournaments aro1und the state. Ing back to the sport of men and tlle
Both Hill and Johnson were · ponent that only comes from expertsport of gods: the sport of wr.,stling. In early February, ·the varsity · members of the varsity team last year ence." This year marks the 50th year of wres- team Will travel to · and both competed at state. ·. They The 14 varsity team members tling at LHS, but the enthusiasm of Maryville, Missamrt hope that this may challenge for the opportunity to the team and the coaches had not di- for th e Maryville l:n- · year their· prac- compete in one of the varsity postminished. · vitattonal Tourn.a- ttce will be re- tions. All team members are able to
During the last 50 ·years wres- ment. warded. by an~ compete at the varsity, junior varsity, tltng had been one of the most sue~ For many of other chance to or freshman level. cessful sports at LHS. · In 1962 and· th e athletes on the
'"Ccompete at state. Tournaments are held ·every 1992, LHS won the State Wrestling team th is· year, g" This expert-. week. In a typical tournament, each · titles, and last year· the team sent wrestling is nothing
S' ence is not found wrestler will compete in one match. seven wrestlers to the state champi'- new.
$ in everyone, how- · Each match is composed of three, twoonship.
LHS sopho-
· Upholding this legacy of success more Ben Johnson
Cl.l ever. This year, minute periods.
i; many freshman Matches are won based on points does not worry this year's team cap- began to wrestle § and sophomores ~r the ability to pin an opponent. tain and LHS senior Mike Root "It ts when he was in jun- = are coming out 'Those two minutes," reports Hill, "are true that we lost some strong wres- ior high. His first. for the team. • · very intense Wrestling is harder than tiers, but this year's team had lots of exposure was at- g Fc:>r any other sport I have played," he said. depth ~d strength. This year is about tending wrestling
5· Johnson, this is a · In order to prepare for these conreloading, not rebuilding," said Root, meets of his older
l1CI very positive at- tests, wrestlers practice every day. himself as state qualifier last year. ,. cousins. "I had al- tribute for the _Practices consist of sit-ups, push-ups.
The goal for this year's team ts ways been aroun.d team, "in wres- practice spars, and running. to place as one of the top five teams the sport and that s
·tling, enthusiasm According to Root, "Some crossin the state and to have some mem- why I wanted to Junior Derek Krous takes down a can beat expert- country athletes who have come ot1r · bers of the team compete as indtvidu- wrestle," he said. Grand Island wrestler on Decem- ence." for the team have quit because we run als at State. State will take place Feb- For sop ho- Yet, for ev- so much. Johnson agrees, "Wrestling" ru_ary 20-22 at Devaney Sports Cen- more Trevor Hill, her ll in the Islander Gym. e:y competitor, he promises, "is not for everyone."
------Rob Voelker----
The. Lincoln High varsity basket-. ball squad went into last season with
Peterson----
Despite having a strong group this many unanswered questions. The year there are a few·weak points, be they Links had lost all but l starter, and it .· SofartheLincolnH:lgh.SwiniTeam veryfew. SomeSWirnmersa.re looked like maybe it could be a subhas along season ahead,but team-mem- for a spot in the state meet, while others par year. It looked that way on Febbers are optimistic about their '97 sea- are shooting for points towards their let- ruary 1, when Lincoln High stood at son. ter. 5-8
But LHS turned it around, winfirst meet meant a lot to the swfmmers, tive for them since their goals differ from ning 7 out of 8 games to make it to especially since it was the first in fl!ne eventtoevent. Each~erhasagoal state as district champs. and td get years, and Millard South was one of the to reach, be it team wise or personal, and their record to 12-9. The Links won onlytwoteamsthatdefeatedLincolnH:lgh. eachswlmmershouldnothavemuchdif- their quarterfinal game at the state last year. That's always good. ficulty reaching that goal. It's just a mat- tournament against the overrated # 1
Not only does this year's team have ter of time. seed Omaha Central. a multitude of swimmers, but a lot of new· · Senior Rebecca Larkins said that
Then Lincoln High was blasted faces as well. People like Travis Edwards by the end of the season she would like.·. by the eventual state champion Linand Grant Pearson, along with Carly to swim in the state meet. She said she coln Northeast Rockets. Many people Morford and Jennifer Bacon are all part • was very close last year, but could not in the media around the state said of the Lincoln fiigh Freshmen swunrners. quite reach that goal~ "Wewere good last that the Links exceeded all expecta-
Combined with the returning Jun- · year, but I think this year is a lot better. • tions to get the semifinals at the state tors and Seniors, they'll help the team _(Wehave) manytalentedswtmmersand playoffs. turn out an excellent season. There are we ;:u-e light up there with everyone else. · "Well, last year we made it· to. 8seniors,9juniors, 16sophomores,and Thisyeartheteamhasatotalofthirteen the semifinals [at) state," senior and 13 Freshmen on this year's team. · meets. three-year letter-winner Justyne SavSophomore swimmer Jill Braly said Tomorrow the Links will face South- age said, "That's unfinished business, this years team has many strong points.. east, which present a challenge they feel so we'll have to take care of that." This She's noticed how well the team "gets they are up to for the second time this ·season if LHS makes as far as they along and cooperates. Coaches Conradt season. did last year,· many would consider and Ahlberg are good at encouraging us." that they didn't meet their expectations. Now is the time for Lincoln High to take the state title. The cards are
LHS opened the '97-'98 campaignat the exhibition Heartland Conference ,Jamboree on , Noveml>er 29 held at the Lincoln High south and east gyms, and at Lincoln East. The Links sandblasted the Omaha Burke Bulldogs by 28, in a game that seemed to be only a sign of things to come.
·Ross thinks that the team can play much better. "Prior to the jamboree we had only practiced a week· and a half," Savage addded, "This is a whole new basketball team with the [exception) of 4 or 5 players."
Lincoln High started the regular season against the Columbus High Discoverers on December 5 in Columbus. Coach Al Schnabel had not beaten the school that he left four · years ago to take the Links job.
This time Schnabel was successful, as LHS came from behind to · defeat the Discoverers 51-44 Buchanan and Savage made 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory. Graham led Lincoln High With I 7 points.
On the 12th, the Fremont Tigers came to Ltricoln to face the Links. LHS held off Fremont 71~63. Buchanan led our boys with 22 points, and Graham added 18. The following night, the Links clawed the Norfolk Panthers 77-64. Graham again scored 18 all laid out. points to lead Lincoln High.
This season the Links return· After a showdown against Lintheir blistering backcourt combination coin Northeast last night, the next of Savage and senior Bryan time the Links are in action is against Buchanan. Images remain of Savage Omaha Roncalli at the Holiday Prep · sinking a game-winner against Classic on January 2nd and 3r.d. The Omaha North, and of Buchanan sink- Links could get a first look at the ing 12 three-pointers in the state tour- Grand Island Islanders in the chamnament. · pionship game.
Other returning letter-winners Lincoln High's other two cityconare seniors TyReece Howard, Dan tests are· on January 23 at Lincoln Schomaker, Imad Abdullah, and Troy East, and February 6 at Southeast. Hassebroek. The remaining team .Other key games are when Millard members are sophomores Ty Graham, South comes to LHS on January 17, · Richard Ross, and Jeremy Parks, ·se- at Grand Island on January 24 (pos~ · niors Brent Ailes, Lamont Russell, sibly for the 2nd time), and when they Tony Oardner, and Mike Woods. host Hastings on February 13.
Above: SophomoreSam Rosenau takes a breath on a grueling freestyle strokeduringpractice.TheLinksmeetrivalLSESaturdaynight.
Below; Albert Maxey and Bryan Learning Center staff memberGary Czapla check on group of students between 3rd and 4th period.
Right; Reg Farr lends a hand with South Building attendance.
Above Left: Dave Medina talks to Sam Sharp about a student's attendance.
Above Right: During 4th period Albert Maxey makes a ro·uting check : of the senior parking lot for vandalism and illegally parked cars. ·
Left; Dave Medina explains to students that the south building doors are locked so that visitors will enter through the front doors and check tn at the office.
Right: Susan Briggs stops to check her mail box for lost and found items.
School Not Only Job for LHS Students
Brady Beecham health and pediatrics at the ptng stones to college or an bl- stated, "I have learned how to show up late for work." When the halls of Llncoln Untverstty of Minnesota in teresttng career. The Chnsttan to work with other employ- Other students said that they High clear at the end a the clay, Mlnneapolls. "It blterreres with Sdenre Monttorprovtded these ees ofTJ Maxx. and with cus- learned more about money manyLHSstudentsgotowodc. thetaskofbeingaktdandstu- tips for teen Withjobs: tomers." She added, "Some- management that they ever F1Jpptngburgers.runnJngcash dent." Resnick co-wrote a re- Look for a job bl a field times there are difficult learned bl a classroom. regtsters. sacking groceries, centstudyin theJournalQfthe you're interested in.
Amber Walvoord, and selling clothing at the mall American MedltnlAssoctatton, Make sure the job tsn't an LHS senior and Tarare just a sample of the Wide which found that nearly 1 in dangerous or exposes you get employee, spends vartetyof after school jobs held every 5 high school students to environmental hazards. most of her money on by LHS students. is working at least 20 hours a Make sure you are well clothes and CD's. "I am Nga Dtnh, an LHS senior week. trained on any equipment 5 more careful with my works 10-15 hours per week
Formanyhighschoolstu- you need to use and work o own money because I at TJ Maxx. "Sometimes my dents, the Jobs available are in a space that fs well ven- a- have to work hard for hours get in the way of my low-paytng. Thestarttngpoint ttlated.
S' all of tt," she said. studies or being with my seems to be the minimum Establishwithyourem- Walvoord added that friends but I don't work very wage. In addttlon, many of ployer beforehand , limits t now she shops for barmany hours per week. so Jt is these jobs require very low on how many hours you1l s-·gatns, looks at the qualusually not a problem." she skills. little experience and are work. Schedule your hours tty of the clothes she said. easy to learn. Ryan McDonald. so they don't leave you too
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Some experts believe that an LHS Junior, is a sacker at tired for school. pulse buying. even working more than 20 hours Russ's Market. This Is hJs first Look for work that will though there is a 10% per week can leave students monthathJsnewJob. "Iwasa help you develop your -=- ---== employee discount. who are also trytng to be full- cashier at Hinky Dinky, but I skills and allow you some Miranda Moseman (12), For those students ttme students and full-tlme quit. I am being paid more at autonomy Search for a checks groceries at Hy Vee who work in school and teenagers feeling exhausted Russ'st he said. working environment after school. the days and trritable. "We see this re- Not all Jobs are created where you interact wlth people, but I have to treat can be long. Dinh, however, ally clear relattonshfpwhere 20 equal when it comes to teen people of dJfferent ages. them with respect." says that the extra work is or more hours per week is not employment. Some are little For many LHS students, McDonald agrees. "I have worth the reward. "When I a good idea." says Michael more than ~ys to earn extra however, Jobs are challenges learned about tlme manage- get my paycheck. I am very Resnick. a professor of publ1c cash, whJle others can be step- rather than burdens. Dinh ment." he said. "It is not okay glad I have a Job "
Six Politicians Battle for Governor's Seat
Shanna Nifoussi
Within the last three to four months both Democratic and Republican candidates have stepped forward to show their interest in this soon-to-be-vacated position. The Republicans going after the primary bid include Lincoln Mayor Mike Johanns, State Senator Jon Christensen. State Auditor John Breslow, and former mayor of Tecumseh Lavern Bartels. The Democrats are Bill Hoppner. and former State Senator Jim McFarland.
Since there are six candidates running for of the next governor, we decided to look in-depth at two candidates per issue of the Advocate for the next three issues. The two candidates that we wtll focus on for this issue, are Republican Lavern Bartels, and Democrat Jim McFarland.
Lavern Bartels was. the Mayor of the town of Tecumseh, Nebraska, which Is located southeast of Lincoln. and has a population of about 2,500. When I spoke to Bartels, he explained the two main issues that he would like to address should he become Governor of Nebraska Bartels feels that taxes in this state have become a burden on tts citizens One way in which he wants to reduce this burden is by changing property taxes.
Bartels believes that people should not be taxed based on the property that they own. but rather, based on their income. This would make taxing more equal, since not all people own property on which they can be taxed. Another way Bartels wishes to cut taxes ts by reducing all units of government, from city. and county. to state Bartels would ask all units of government to create a smaller budget. yet still provide the same quallty and quantity of services.
Another area in which Bartels thinks that there should be improvement. ts in welfare reform Bartels bel!eves anyone who ts in need of help. such as the disabled. or others who cannot work. should get the benefits of welfare. Bartels believes that those who are not responsible or don't show an interest in working should not be recipients of the welfare program.
As for more controverstal topics, Bartels is "100% pro-life." He believes that we need to protect all innocent life, and the lives of unborn babies. Bartels believes that God has control over all lives, and that we should let God do his work, even if it means not allowing a woman to get an abortion if her life is in danger.
The one area in which Bartels believes that life should not be saved, is when it comes to the death penalty. He thinks "crtminals should pay for their crtmes." even if it means with their life.
When 1t comes to issues dealing with the gay community, Bartels would allow "no chance" for homosexuals to get married. as this ts an Immoral act. He also does not think that a Gay couple should be gtven adoption privileges.
In closing. Bartels said that unlike most of the other candidates he does not have a lot of money to spend on this campaign. He says he is Just an average working man. and would ltke to work for the average person as Nebraska state governor
Another candidate Jim McFarland, is a former State Senator and ts now running for the Democratic nomination in the governor's race. If he were to become governor. he would ltke to aid local government With the excessive revenue from the state treasury. He also would reform taxes by calling the legtslature into a spectal sesston to look at tax reform on all levels
When I talked to Jim McFarland, we spent a great deal of time talking
about his plan to pursue a stateWide moratorium on the construction of more hog factories in Nebraska. The reason for this pursuit has to do with the trend in pork production to build large hog confinement facilities. that on average turnover about 90,000 head of hog per year. Not only are these facilities taking away from the smaller family-owned hog farms that raise 200-300 hog.s per year, but also pollute the environment. Not only does the smell cause problems for local famtlJes, but the waste of these animals is put in lagoons so that it can be broken down and used as liquid ferttlJzer The problem with these lagoons. is that in other areas (such as North Carolina and Kentucky) they have contaminated rivers. lakes and underground water supplies. What the proposed moratorium would do, fs place a hold on construction of all hog factories until there are proper zoning restrictions in place.
The matn thrust of McFarland's campaign. is that the working people are not represented in Nebraska, and that they have no say in state government. They also have no lobbying group to represent them McFarland wishes to establJsh a stronger economy. which requires an
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Three Mascoteers Pump Up the Crowd
Ben Bryant-----
Startlng this year. Lincoln Htgh fans have a new addition to their arsenal of pep. Three LHS students have donned the new mascot costume and taken up the Job of mascoteer.
Inside the "Link Man," one of three Lincoln High students may be found. Those three students are Juniors Bobbie Barrett and Geoffrey Bartz and senior David Dlnh. These three students were chosen by the cheerleaders, sponsors Cindy Hoehne. and Leann Hamby through there efforts at the November tryouts. Tryouts involved a combination of synchronizing movements with the cheerleaders and doing a skit or dance. During tryouts. students were asked to wear the DECA duck costume because the mascot was not in yet. The ideas for the mascot mainly came from the cheerleaders. "The cheerleaders decided
wee needed a mascot since all the other schools had one." commented Hoehne.
Along with being called "Link Man," some cheerleaders have dubbed him "Wink the Link." Wink was designed to be racially ambiguous. The school colors of black and red are of course incorporated into the design with a red chain link being used as a hat.
The mascot Itself comes from a company in Florida. The cheerleaders worked at UNL football games handing out roster cards to help raise money for the mascot. The spirit club also agreed to pay for half of the mascot. So far the only problems which have occurred wJth the mascot have been the heat and the smell according to Dinh.
During a game. the three mascoteers take turns inside the costume. Each person is in the spotlight for about a quarter. At
Links to Register Student Voters
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any particular time, the mascot can be seen dancing, participating
In cheers, or Just "acting goofy". Being the mascot can have its down s i d e s though. "People like to hlt the mascot on the head and then the head gets turned around and we can't see," commented Bartz. There is no practice for the Bobbie Barrett (11), as Wink the Link gets the crowd cheering at the winter switch rally.
get on the field. they just do what feels right. Tryouts will again be held some time ln April for students who want to benext~s mascoteers. Any of "O you students ::r g_ out there o who would like a chance to increase the school spirit here at 0:, LHS are enocl couraged to tryout. g Informa-
tion and schedules for tryouts will be in the school anthree stu- nouncedents to attend because when they ments as the time ~ows nearer.
Valentine Misconceptions
Mandy Bergeron
Unlike many holidays celebrated In the United States. Valentine's Day ts not surrounded by dozens of mtsconceptlons. Valentine's Day ts seen by some people as a day to express love for a stgn1flcant other: It ts seen by others as a day to sit at home and feel sony for themselves because they have no one to love By today's standards these opinions are fairly correct However. Valentine's Day has not always been a commercial holiday that often creates more problems than its worth.
In early Roman times February 15th was the feast of Lupercalla. one of the many Roman deities. On this day. all of the single women would write their names on pieces of paper and put them tn a bowl The stngle men would choose a name out of the bowl and that woman would be his partner for a day. Many times, the couple would fall in love and did not need to wony about entering their names the
followtng year. Some historians believe that this feast ts how we acquired the tradition of exchanging cards.
We get the date February 14th from two men named Valentine One, a Roman Catholic priest who secretly marrled couples. Emperor Claudius II for• bade any form of Chrtsuantty and would not allow soldiers to marry durtng that time (Circa269 AD.). Claudius II wanted a large powerful army. and worried t.ha&.soldiers would not fight as well Wlth a wife and family to think about. Valentine was caught and beheaded on February 14, 269 A.O.
During that same year, another man. also named Valentine and also a Roman Catholic priest confessed his faith before Emperor Claudius II and was arrested. In prison, he cured a jailer's blind daughter and converted the jailer. This made Claudius D extremely angry and Valentine was beheaded on February 14, 269 AD. as well
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educated work force, and train young people to compete in a technologtcal world. He believes that there ts "a need to invest 1n Nebraska by investing in edu c ational systems, transportation, and communication systems so that companies will look here to build their business which
would help the work force," as well as supporting local entrepreneurs
Overall Jt seems that these two candidates are picking their niche, and working hard to obtain enough of the votes to make their visions a reality. As election time draws near, stay tuned here to keep ahead of the race
SuperstitionsKeep Links On Guard This Friday the 13th
Shanna Fanning--
ceptions and Myths of the Bible
According to the 1997 ," by Lloyd M. Graham, walkEncarta Encyclopedia on CD Ing under a ladder is bad luck ROM, superstitions are beliefs because of or practices generally thought an early of as irrational and result from Christian betgnorance or from fear of the lief that a unknown. They promote per- leaning ladsonal beliefs in the unseen and der formed a the unknown forces that can triangle with be changed by objects or rttu- the wall and als. the ground.
Many people here at Lin- They believed coin High, believe It or not, do that you things consciously or subcon- must never sclously that ts con s kl er ed su- violate the perstitious. Senior Holly Holy Trinity Rekart says, "I always have to by walking put my right soccer shoe on through a trtfirst before a game." Junior angle. or Jonathan McKernan, wears you'd be conthe same clothes to baseball stdered In practice thr ee weeks in a row. league with Sup erstitions are not always the devil. Flitt e d t o s p ort s games or day the 13th m a tches , however Senior ts another Sadie Stephens reveals, "I Wish superstition on the first star I see each With a Chrtsn tgh t. yo u kn ow, 'Starlight, tlan origin. S tarb n gh t...'"? Jeff Rovtn,
Dt d y o u ever wo n de r just au thor of where some of the superstt- "Fascinating
started on a Friday, and that Christ was cructfled on a Friday. Early Christians also
by Merlin Stone, is a book that has a different explanation for the origin of Friday the Thir-
~ "' teenth. It states, "Friday the Thirteenth 1s a bad luck day but, only to the male population of the world." The reasoning behind this beltef ts that ortgtnally there were thirteen months in the calendar. Friday is also believed to be a day of Venus. a mythological
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tions we run into everyday Facts from the Bible," states noted that twelve Witches plus come from? Surprisingly. that many Christians believe onedevllarepresentatSatantc many of the superstitions we that Adam and Eve were ex- ceremonies. so Friday and 13 are familiar with have Chris- · pelled from the Garden of Eden make a deadly combination.
goddess. where she would rest , to regain her strength. With this explanation of Friday the Thirteenth we are lead to believe that females actually experience good or may not have heard of. TyIng a knot in a straw wrapper and pulling the two ends to see If the knot comes out when it breaks. ts a way to gatn a wish or to see If the person you like ls thinking about you. By knocking on wood you can keep something that was said from coming true. When you break a mirror you are sure to receive seven years of bad luck. If you get the sensation that your ears are ringing, somebody is supposed to be talklng about you. If your nose starts to itch, somebody ts supposed to be thinking about you. It ts also considered bad luck to spill salt. To redeem yourself from this bad luck you should throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder With your right hand. By placing an ash leaf in your left shoe. you shall marry the next person you encounter.
Last. but definitely not least. it is said that if you shall ever part from your lover at a bridge, you will be separated forever.
As you all may know today happens to be Friday the 13th. So remember girls today ts your day of fortune and guys sorry but you're all just out ofluck. ttan origins. According
luck on this day. Whether or not you believe in superstitions, several people have some common and notso-common ones that you may
Currently, in the Nebraska legislature. amendments to Legislative Bill 280 are waiting to be debated for a second time. After the second debate, these amendments could be voted into law. By passing LB 280, the state of Nebraska would define legal marriage as "a civil contract between one man and one woman, to which the consent of the parties is capable of contracting Is essential." Senator Jim Jensen proposed these amendments. "One of the great problems faced by our society today ts the erosion of the family and the erosion of marriage, because marriage is that bond that keeps the family together," he said at the first debate of LB 280.
The bond that keeps the family together has gone far beyond marriage. Because of an increased divorce rate, many single parent famll1es are getting along just fine without legal marriage. Some couples choose not to get married, but still raise a family and are also staying bonded. Because society has changed so much, a family can no longer be defined as one man and one woman who get married and have kids.
Two-hundred years ago. a legal marriage in the United States meant one man and one woman of the same racial background ex'l!Han~I~ Vbws." A legalmarna"'l(e also meant that the woman belonged to her husband. As we all know. this standard has changed a great deal. In the United States, women no longer belong to their husbands. and interracial marriages are legal.
Also at the first hearing of LB 280, James Eckman of Grace University. said same-sex marriages should be banned because "it's rooted in the foundational principle of raising, nurturing, and begetting children." This opinion would be fair. If heterosexual couples who do not want to have children or can not have children were banned from getting married also. A recent court case in New Jersey made it legal for same-sex couples to adopt children. If other states follow this example. it will no longer be true that same-sex
couples can not raise children.
Banning same-sex marriages not only violates the Constitutional guarantee of the "pursuit of happiness." but it would push homosexuals in the United States deeper into oppression. The state of Nebraska would be legally behind banning same-sex marriages and sending a message that homosexuals should be treated differently than heterosexuals. This message would go far beyond the gay community and antl-samesex marriage proponents. Citizens who know very little about this issue would be quick to Judge and take sides. A verdict would be reached before the trial even started.
Homosexual couples will continue to exist re-
gardless of whether or not same-sex marriages are banned, and they will continue to face the limitations that heterosexual coupTes tro not. HeEerosexua'T couples are automatically eligible for numerous privileges homosexual couples are not eligible for. As an example. a homosexual couple consists of two members of the same sex rather than a member of each sex. Marriage benefits include: Joint insurance policies, filing Joint income tax returns. sharing medical and dental plans, the choice to adopt children. hospital Vlsttlng privileges, being mentioned as a significant other in obituaries, and the freedom to love each other without worrying about society's standards.
Homosexuality ts not a new concept. and wtll not go away Jf same-sex marriages are banned. The question now ts. will Nebraska be dragged kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. or not?
Rob Voelker----
"In law, marriage 1s considered a civil contract betweenone man and one woman. to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essentlal. It ts declared to be the stron~publ1c policy of this stateto as vaUd onlYthose from other states that are betweenone man and one woman."
That ls section 1 of LB 280, a btll that has advanced through one round in the Nebraska State Legislature. The underlined portion of the bfil 1s be-
tng_added to =" Nebraska's
,:, LB 42, to i success- r11 fully ban ;- same-sex i mamages. i:, T h e second sectton of the bill restricts marriages, " when the parties are related to each other as parent and child. grandparent and grandchild.brother and sister of half as wellas whole blood, first cousins when of whole blood, uncle and niece, and aunt and nephew." But. there's an added part that says that marrtages are void "when the parties are of the same sex."
The third section says that all marrtages are legal that are not held in Nebraska, except If they are voided 1n the previous section. This section is the most important of all because it voids all gay marrtages performed outside of Nebraska. So a gay couple can't to another state to get married and return to the Cornhusker State and have their marrtage legally recogmzed. The last section is the simplest of all, it Just says that the other ongtnal sections of LB 42 are repealed
Senator Jim Jensen (who Introduced the bfil), and those in favor of LB 280, have several arguments. Their main push is that the Bible speciflcally prohibits the practice ofhomosexuallty.
Pastor Gregory from the Byron Center Bible Church (southwest of Grand Rapids, MI) quoted several passagesfrom the Bible on the church's web stte. A portion of Romans 1:26-27 says that homosexuality "1sa d~gpas.ston." He also cited part of I Corinthians 6:9-11, ''People who are so defiled must flnd deliverance or they Will not receive the Kingdom of God "
Another argument of those in favor of LB 280 is that having children is the main purpose of marrtage, and since gay couple cannot have chlldren. then they don't need to get married. Gregory also quotes Matthew 19:4-6, "a family consists of two people (a man and a woman) joined for the purpose of intimacy and procreation." Sometimes the only reason that men and women get married ls in order to have chlldren or because they are having a child out of wedlock. I am in favor of this bfil because I don't think that society ls ready for gay people's marnagesto be legally recognl7.ed. I was brought up like many other people to believe that being gay 1s disgusting and agatnst God. I was also taught that being f!iiYwas a choice, and untll I (and a large part of society) get some startling evidence that proves it 1s genetic. we won't change our minds.
Another thing that makes me support this bfil is that I don't think lt will affect that many people. The reason that I say this is that I don't believe many gay people would get married. There are not ~man,xpeq>Ie whq_ar~openl};~ty~t there. Maybe tt would help ma1nstream society ff more gay people besides the Michael Flatly, Richard Slmmons. Ellen DeGeneres types came out of the closet. If the gay population ts really 10% of the general population, then their population would be the size of the AfricanAmerican race.
If there were more openly mainstream gay people walking the streets, I think the perception of gays would be very different. The stereotype of a typical gay man tends to be like Nathan Lane's character in 'Toe Birdcage." If more gay people "came out," there wouldn't necessarily be a f!iiYstereotype. because gays would represent a variety of different people.
Society tsn't ready to accept samesexmamages.LB280mlghtberepealed after a couple of decades as the population gets more used to f!iiYpeople. If LB 280 makes lt to the governor, he has already said that he will stgn lt.
Tom Osborne: Superhero, or Just Another Football Coach?
Idol Worshipping in Nebraska consists of the Huskers, and their coach
Abigail Elek Schor
Recently, I have heard a great deal about Tom Osborne. his retirement. and his myriad of accompltshments. Many people, especially dedicated football fans and particularly Huskers fans. mourn hi~ loss as if he had died or moved to an9ther country. Literally dozens of messages have popped up all over Lincoln alone with sentlmental banners and posters. "We'll miss you. coach," or "Thames for.,y_our brllllance, Tom."
I find this attitude puzzllng, although I have not grown up tn the midst of Husker-mania. Mr.
Osborne may have proVlded excellent entertainment in coaching football- but entertainment does not translate to sainthood. People are looking for someone to worship and elevate. and in their need they will snatch at anyone available.
Not that Tom Osborne ls undeserving of some praise at least He has gtven generously to charity, encouraged his players to be their best both on and off the field, taught classes at the University, and many people know him as a devout bellever in his faith. He has gtven Nebraska a solid , reliable image to the rest of the country. because when most
states think of Nebraska they think of football. and they think of Tom Osborne.
We are a small state. in population. and very few celebrities hail from Nebraska, much less choose to remain Within Its confines once fame has struck. Tom Osborne ls one of the few nationally recognizable figures in the state. and perhaps we as Nebraskans ldollze him because by betng a Tom Osborne fan, we can transmit some of that fame onto ourselves.
However, the extent to which we have carried our hero-wor~hip borders on the ludicrous. The latest idea
(and a stupendously bad one, too) ls naming the stadium field Tom Osborne Field. Not the entire stadium. mind you-just the actual turf. But this gesture would not only be embarrassing to a coach who always kept a low profile, but lt also seems a very empty gesture. If the fans really want to go that crazy over Tom Osborne, why not set up a children's center or a scholarship fund in his name and encourage donations from people who earnestly want to worship our old coach?
At least tn this way , Tom Osborne's image as a helpful and good-hearted man wtll not be lost under his image as a successful coach.
OoningPosesNewChallengesforCbmingDecades
Ross Peterson
The newly introduced cloning technology seems to be rapidly gaining interest Within the present decade. It's creating quite a stir, as lt has been drawn to the attention of many Amerlcans, not to mention, the entire globe. While many want simply for the process to boast results they can see, others feel lt is wrong and should not be touched.
First. you should know how this fascinating new procedure works. It's not exactly a matter of the mating of a sperm and an egg. but mixing certain genes with a few reproductive parts of the egg. It may sound very complex, however It's about as complicated as the MSouth Park" Christmas special: very simple indeed. Apparently a yet unnamed group of scientists wlll begin testing this process in the very near future, they will try to wrap lt up before it is banned out from underneath them. For some reason this whole cloning thing presents a problem for a lot of the people I've talked to. People I work with. classmates. friends. and neighbors alike run about fifty/fifty on the issue. They feel it Is wrong to clone a human for reasons they call "moral." I have one word to describe this outlook: Fear. First off. who are these folks to tell another what is right and what ls wrong?
Have they been gifted with the special ability to Judge their fellow
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earthbound creatures? What line did they stand in for this, and when did I miss it? I'm sorry but there ls no fine line to be crossed, no booklet of standards. saying, "not gonna have any of that, okay?" Second, those taking part in this procedure are not being forced into some "strapped to the table" experiment.
These brave souls wlll be someday called heroes and will be looked up to for a long time as scienttftc pioneers. These bold men and women wlll be the ones to better life in the near future.
While I enjoy the thought of cloning, I know it will remain at risk to disasters. In order to prevent future complications, I feel there are certain people who should not be cloned. Among them Is that annoyIng guy who does those "Menards" commercials. No, not going to want to clone that guy.
Frankly I'm sick of so many people trying to stop this wonderful new procedure, that is supposedly nso wrong." There is absolutely no reason why we as the human race should not experiment. After all this is how we learn.
Too many individuals picture something like a 1940s style science 1ktmrrfl.1Ck, Whe~""ll iiict! af'ttO Clones takes over the earth. I'm happy to report that there are no plans as of yet to clone Newt Gingrich. These experiments need to be controlled.
Many have seen the horrible side effects when one goes terribly wrong. wtth the recent popularity of a band excuse me, musical trio, Hanson.
Let's not dwell so much on lf this issue is right or wrong, and start thinking in the terms of a biological breakthrough. Just consider the seemingly endless possibilittes this science has to offer: Organs will be able to be produced outside of a host for the purpose of a transplant.
Couples previously unable to have children may now have Just such an opportunity. Infants born with terminal diseases, birth defects, or other compllcaUons may now stand a
chance, and there are possible discoveries of vaccines and cures for the worlds Mos--r-threatentng viruses. There is even the possibility of bringing back people who have died: Presidents, Scientists, Heroes, the Beegees oh, wait, they aren't dead yet.
I know all of this may sound very extreme, but hey. doesn't it seem funny how no one cried morality, until all of these new laws about protection of first amendment right_s came to the surface. It really makes me wonder why all of a sudden governments around the world are so frantically rushing into creating laws against this science. From this I draw a conclusion: As time
progresses, the more laws that are passed to protect the "unalienable" rights of certain individuals, the more morality becomes a gruesome issue. Perhaps lf thos~ backing a certain law that would strictly protect their first amendment rights would realize that the same laws they support will in turn violate the first amendment rights of others, we might all be a little better off.
If you look at the big picture, maybe you '11 ftnd that certain supporters are actually the same people. Truly, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Our own government's downfall wlll be directly related to ;I the ever-changtng is;. sue of morality.
F,' If we do not experiment. what will we gain from thts dlsi covery? Surely, noth-~ mg. The way I see it. we, as the dominating race of this planet. :, are standing in the :, doorway of an exorbitant amount of biological knowledge. If the ruling parties In this world would simply grow the muscle to take even the smallest rJsk and do humankind a favor. surely we would all live our lives to the fullest. We are not on some sort of demented quest to create a sideshow of freaks for the amusement of those who would look on, rather we are on a search to better ourselves What has been found in cloning will turn the tables on tomorrow for every one of us.
Cloning now exists, it always will. and It wlll change your life very soon, whether you are able to accept it or not. Buckle down; you're about to receive a huge wake-up call from the wonderful world of science.
Respect Diminishing at LHS?
Dear Sir or Madam,
What has happened to respect, consideration and common courtesy at Lincoln High? I have been a Links booster and fan since 1960. as a parent, teacher and substitute teacher but last Friday night. December 12, at the basket ball game was the culmination of my frustration as to the changes In attitudes of LHS students towards adults in general and teachers in particular. I and my daughter ('75 alum) sat about 4 rows up on the west side, as I am unable to climb stairs. There were no signs as to who should sit there and there were just a few students, some LHS adults and some Fremont fans behind us.
Sometime during the first half Pomalinks came strolling in, talking to each other, but not watching the game. Some did sit down, but many
Letter to the Editor
walked back and forth, making 1t quite difficult to see the game.
After half time, which during they performed, many came and sat beside and in front of us, stlll not paying attention to the game.
The cheerleaders lead one cheer in which the student body (by the way. there is no longer an organized group or pep club) was told to stand up- fine. no problem- at least they showed some enthusiasmf (Bobble Barrett ts a great booster and has the spirit I used to see!)
Unfortunately for us adults, many decided not to sit after the cheer. but continued to stand talking to each other or to boy friends and n21 about the game. It was impossible for us to see anx of the game. One student asked them to sit down, but she was ignored.
I finally had enough and I said
that they were the rudest kids I had ever seen. One Pomallnk retorted, "It's spirit!"- NQ1 in my book- it was obnoxious and downright nasty behavior. She then asked me my name, which I told her, and she then said, "I had you as a sub and you were rude." "If I was. you had it coming," I .answered. After 18 years of teaching at LHS, this year is the first time I had any problems, so I knew exactly what class she had been in.
I am reluctant to gtve her name, except that she will be going to London and she should be taught some manners before she goes there, where they know good manners, if she ls going to represent Lincoln High and all its alumni.•·
Marlon J. Knight Lincoln
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Good Will Hunting: Old and NewStars Shine TogetherFat, -Chocked
Ian Robertson to find out that none in the class were i--- Adam Wuerfele --
"I'm waiting for my chance at star- responsible. He then posts another dom" is a statement that many young problem which took the mathemat- ,1997 was _ a great year for muadults utter at some point. The stars tcs department two years to solve. Sic that most people ~dn•tmear.Fat of the new movie "Good Will Hunting" This problem ls soon solved as well. orn Fat ,yup,,robably the besttbtng have done more than waited. As life- Skarsgard discovers who solved t.o come o~ of 1997, While thia disc long friends and recent roommates, this second problem. He also dtscov- s made up of h~d - rock. It also Matt Damon and Ben Affleck literally ers that this math whiz, Damon, has touches othct forms of music ~ 1:he wrote themselves into success. serious legal problems. Skarsgard rap. tock, metal, punk. pop. and elec-
The script was written by Damon makes a deal with the Judge 1n which tr~c sound 1sand Affleck specifically to attract a Damon will study math and seek psy- on every song. 'big-name· star. and it succeeded. chlatric help. After rendering one making thls Playing ln many poignant scenes with therapist apoplectic, driving another CD likable to Damon (Will Hunting) is Robin Will- tnto hysterics. and another to exclaim st about an:Y• iams (Sean McGuire). whose role as "No more shenanigans! No more tom- o<iy. H 3ltl a disillusioned psychotherapist ls in foolery! No more ballyhoor and Bush got stark contrast to his other recent As a last resort, Skarsgard asks together tocolmovie role as a sctenttst attempting Williams (Sean) to help. Williams, as laborate on a to control the gelatinous super-goo a fellow underachiever of sorts, ts the CD, this would with an attitude, otherwise known as only therapist who doesn't give up on e It. The only "Flubber." Damon. These therapy sessions are other way to
A true test of a new actor is to play the source of the best dialogue in re- describetUs as across from an eminently experienced cent movie memory. a vocal sound actor. Often actors such as Williams There are many other great en- similar to the can be seen playtng-down their skills counters tn the movie. Damon shows Beastle Boys so as to not overwhelm others up an arrogant Harvard student who and Weird Al onstage. Here ts where Damon shows was tnsulttng Damon's friend, played ankovtc, with his skill that will undoubtedly lead by Affleck (Chuckle), in order to im- music similar him to great success tn the years to press a girl. Damon belittles the stu- to any Sugar come. In the several scenes Involving dent with a Harvard education with Ray song.
voice that Isn't annoymg. but i mf,lkes (t dlfflcult to hear what he 1 saytng. It's also difflcitlt t~ detennm ~e words to a i<mg be~use h screams on the entire alb\Ull. Bassist Paul Andrews shows o: )11.s skijls on the song "Pull" whi~ iremthds me of a younger P-n'l,lt o
3'11. He' th~t good ffe make the bas sing. Un like mo,s bassists,b uses the in· ,strumen as an In strument not Just t keep th beat. H only show; off whe the time i right. H know, when it is and per verbal interchange between the two his own knowledge. derived from, as other than '-Fly, and a hint of actors the flow ls seamless. Viewers he describes it, "A $1.50 ln late Prodigy. I thlnk 'of lt as a recipe for see two equals on screen contemplat- charges~ at the local library. Damon success. ing life. morality, purpose, and motl- succeeds in Impressing Minnie
This CD was released early last vatlon. Driver (Skylar}. and later. at a cof- and the flrstsingl.e, KOowntime," Damon plays a genius with a pho- fee shop. Damon asks the Harvard took the band nowhere. The latest tographlc memory who ls without student "Do you like apples?" single, "Numb," was featured on equal In mathematics. has seemingly Harvard student answers "Yes." To M1Vs •12 AngryVtewers" on Janumemorlzed every law statute in the which Damon replies "Well I got her ary 20. Good song, but bad Video. history of this country. studies or- number.. how do you like them .Jhe ftrst song ".PD£:..,st;ll'Jfout ganfc chemistry for fun. but who Is apples?" with a rhythmic scratching of a vinyl unable to understand himself. "Good Wlll Hunting" Is definitely record and thenJwnpsintothe heavy
forim; his best at that time. Gareth Prosser plays all of th guitars on this record, and there ar a lot of guitar riffs that I can actu ally listen to. Hts guitar playing 1 very simple, but wherever it ls, t works. When you listen to a son and say, "A guitar part right no·_ would make this song better," 1 .magtcall.}! appeara.... ' Overall, this album has gon above and beyond any and all of m: expectations for it. This record t very danceable. In fact, if you don' get up and dance to It, something I wrong with you. The band chal lenges you to get your feet off of th ground. I did, and I had fun. I can' wait until Fat's next album Se them on their website a www.amrecords.com/ current/fat.
Themovteopenstntheclassroom worthy of its recent win at the metalpartofthesong. Heavygultar of Stellan Skarsgard (Lambeau). a Golden Globe Awards. Its witty dla- · riffs along with an awesome chorus winner of a prize of Nobel standing logue and compassionate look into help to make this one of the best for mathematics, who challenges his the depths of love, life, and human songs on the album. My only comstudents to solve a problem placed on motivation, combine to set the movie plaint about this CD ts that it doesn't a board tn the hallway outside of apart from the recent slew of third have a lyric sheet. I think the choclass. Before the start of the next class grade disaster movies and fourth- rus says "Boom to the head and ,the students discover that the problem rate comedies. It achieves an always darkness"butl'mnotsureabout the had been solved. When Skarsgard sought for but rarely gained balance lyrics. A.O. Rownn:ee ~as a whiny asks that whoever solved the prob- between life, and living. L- ....;.. .....J tern coine forward. he ls astonished
Slavery/ Abolition Come Alive In Amistad
Evan Littrell
Amidst legal. emotional and racial tension, Amtstad hit The Lincoln theater. almost a month later than most theaters nationwide.
The movie directed by Steven Spielberg is yet another valiant attempt at creating emotional and conscious awareness of historical tragedy in American society as Schtndler's List did with the Holocaust in l 994. We have yet to see. Am!stad stars a host of eltte celebriti e s Including Anthony Hopkins Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, and Djlmon Hounsou. This historical drama is In classic form with Spielberg movies. There is emotional triumph for the abolit,ionist cause. a c onscious attemJ)t at equalization. and a hint of historical a c curacy. This ls more valid than manymovie:,in today's
cinema due to the widely expressed opinion, and subconscious fact. that movies today are willing to sacrifice historical reallsm for dramatic interpretation.
The plot ls as accurate as possible, without sacrtflcing any drama Amtstad ls the story of the 1839 slave rebellion aboard a Spanish slave ship La Amis tad off the coast of Cuba. The 53 slaves led by a Mende tribesman named Cinque (Hounsou). end up floating unnavigated off of the coast of New York's Long Island where they are captured and arrested by the U.S. Navy. The movie is shot primarily in court scenes and becomes an immaculate cas e for the abolitionist cause Thts ts where Freeman comes In. Freeman plays the role of a literary advisor to an underground abolitionist magazine. and then becomesan aid to head
defensive attorney were still considered no (McConaughey)
The case takes many twists and turns. It ascends from being a case fought over cargo. which the slaves were considered to be, to a fight for human life This ascension is true only In the movie however. The actual case was fought throughout as a highly legalistic plea for freedom, not an emotional plea for human life. The case then goes to the Supreme Court where former president John Quincy Adams (Hopkins) takes the case as lead defense attorney. Adams makes a passionate plea to the Supreme Court for the 53 tribesmen's lives. This is unfortunately the fiction of the film. The actual Supreme Court arguments w e re highly legalistic, and whil e emotion was used in the defense, the tribesmen
more than cargo. The decision was read by a justice played by retired Chief Justice Harry Blackmun.
Amlstad is a movie well done This ls partly due to the remarkable historical accuracy 1t contains. The characters all flt their parts with appropriate setting to the mid 19th century. A majority of the movie takes place in the c ourt rooms. Spielberg keeps your interest with exquisite realism and fitting dialogue to the time period. As tn Schtndler's List. music and emotional outbursts during the trial (such as Cinque screaming out MGive us us freedom" repetitively}. gives the flow consistency and lntrtgue to keep the audience attentive.
Overall. Amlstad portrays a traumatic time period in American History
and does this well With extreme sensitivity and careful tactics trying not to offend any of a widely diverse number of Americans, and simply attemptIng to tell the truth. Spielberg has done a wonderful job of showing just what a mockery of Justice slavery ln America was. There is one sour note that preceded Amistad into the theaters, however. Before the movie was even released. tt was slapped with a $10 million plagiarism suit by author Barbara Chase-Riboud. ChaseRiboud claims that Spielberg's studio, SKG Dreamworks, used h e r book Echo of Lions as the inspiration for th e screenplay written by David Franzoni. Franzoni claims he has never read the book. Who owns History? The case has yet to be decided.
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Super Alliance will be Super Farce SuperBowl
Rob Voelker
In 1995, four NCAA conference comm1Ssloners formed the Bowl Alliance to have a system to decide on an undisputed national champion in the world of college football. This would better the current system because the conference champions of the ACC. Big East. Big 12 (then Big 8), and the SEC would no longer be committed to a spectflc bowl game. Those champions. along with 2 at-large
teams, would all play in either the Orange, Sugar, or Fiesta Bowls. This was supposed to be a flawless system to decide the national title.
However, there was one major problem. Two of the country's most prestigious conferences would not be involved: the Big 10 and Pactllc 10. The reason for this was that the Big 10 and Pac 10 wanted to take the higher payout from the Rose Bowl. Also the two conferences wanted to continue their 90-year traditional tie to the Rose Bowl. This was particularly frustrating. because the 1994 season was left With two undefeated teams, Penn State and Nebraska. The
Conference entered the bowl season 131, but was shut out of the bowl aWance at-large btd. The reason for this was because they don't have a big fan base. The Cougars kept their one-los.s record with a 19-15 victory over Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl. There were two undefeated teams at 11-0, Florida State of the ACC and Arlzona State of the Pac 10, but alas they could not meet in a bowl game. So on January 1, the #2 Sun Devils lost to
12, and Michigan of the Big 10. Unless you were on another planet for the past 3 months, you lmow that both squads won their bowl game, and Nebraska finished # I in the coaches' poll, and Michigan tlrushed # 1 in the writers' poll.
The Super AIJJancewas announced early in 1997. It ts the same as the old system, but the Big 10 and Pac 10 Joined the deal. But there ts still the same problem as always. There ts no playoffln college football. like in college basketball. If a team ts undefeated after the season, "ti they are the # 1 team ln the ::r - S land. It's not necessartly the g.best team in college football. '< It's the team whose schedule ts the most favorable.
a The Super Alliance will fafl as quickly as the old Alliance and Coalition dld. Even
Prior to the start of the 1998 FedEx Orange Bowl ~n Miami, Florida on January 2, volunteers hold the stars and stripes for the presentation of the II Star Spangled Banner." The Nebraska Comhuskers would go on to spank the Tennessee Volunteers, 42-17.
Nittany Lions were from the Big 10, so #4 Ohio State 20-17. The stage was set this new "alllance" stlll had the same po- for a national title game. Number 3 tentlal for full failure. Florida beat the #1 Seminoles 52-24 in In 1995thesystemworked, butjust the Sugar Bowl. barely. In the last week of the season The5 teamswtthonelo.sswereBYU, the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big 10, Florida State, Arlzona State, F1orlda, and one of three rematrungunbeatenand un- Ohio State. FSU and ASU were out betted teams lost to Michigan 13-9. The cause of bowl game losses, and OSU stlll Bowl Alliance brea~s,gtrof'Te- -routdn'rbearthetr longmne nemesm lief. So the stage was set for the first #l Michigan (they finished 8-4). BYU plays vs. #2 matchup in 2 years. The # 1 Ne- in the lowly WAC conference, and they braska Cornhuskers and the #2 Florida lost to Washington, who finished 9-3. So Gators squared off. However this game that left Florida. whose only defeat was was no classic, instead it was more like against Florida State, but they avenged it the Super Bowl (ofyears past). Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl. In a flasco, the Gators laid the smack down on Florida 62-24 were proclaimed #1 In 1996, the Bowl Alliance took a In 1997, there were two undefeated disastrous turn. First off, Bngham Young teams. so life was good. Although it was UniversityofthewackyWestemAthletic not ideal, because Nebraska of the Big
if all the conferences are involved, there ts the possibility that there will be three undefeated teams. The only solution lS to scrap the bowl system and institute a playoff. There ts a proposed playoff that would involve the ACC. Big East. Big 10, Big 12.
Pac 10, and the SEC, plus two at-large teams. The games would be staged on January 2 in the Rose. Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta. Then on the second Saturday of January, there would be two semlflnal games both in one of the bowl sites, which would rotate every year. Then on the following Saturday, tt -would be the national championship game. This game woulcf not con111ctwitlrthe NFtl:iecause it would take place on the off week between the conference championships and the Super Bowl. Sports talk show hosts would be happy because they wouldn't have to hype the Super Bowl for two weeks straight ThlS system would not take place untll 2003, because that IS when the Super AIJJance's television contract runs out. So that means four more years of needless agony
Stars forge successful sophomore season
----Ross Peterson----
What ls a Lincoln Star? A Lincoln Star ts alone a singte betng, who belongs not to a small group of players, but an outstanding team of fighting champions, with the skills and attitudes to back it up. These team members strive not strnply to wtn alone. but to become the victor in a bitter contest of talent. a llmitless battle that we call hockey.
Although some are satlsfted with the mere sporting element of this demonstration, or are possibly dlStracted by the clear regulated object of the game, many a fan has found him- or herself gifted with the, not always clear, aspect of the game.
The mere thought of red ice. from the many altercations that take center stage when the offictatlng crew takes a passive step back. the fans rlSefrom their seats, and the once gtoved, now spurlmuckledflsts begin to fly Try the "hJghly motivational" tunes pumped out by the Ice Box's stellar sound system. Maybe it's the glorious uproar of each customized cheer or vulgar word of advice. How about that oh-so wonderful nolSe produced when an opponent is violently shoved headlong into the wall of glass and metal that separate the virtual "lions from the Romans." Pemaps tfs the
sclntlllatlng aroma of hot stadium food, or the thawtng ice.
On a less graphic note, what a team the '98 season has turned out thus far.
While many fear that last year's success bears a standard nearly trnpossible to live up to, this year's team ls always improving. inching ever closer to the achievement of yesteryear. In their second year of existence. the Stars have managed to stay close behind the league leaders, and appear to have hope for another league championship.
Lincoln falls in third place in the USHL lmmedlately behind the second place Des Moines Buccaneers, and the Omaha Lancers, who shared a bitter rf. valrywith Lincoln prior their embarrassing defeat by the Stars in last year's finals This ruined hopes of Omaha's advancement into the national Junior ftnals, and it proved that Lincoln, although the newest and least experienced team, was a squad that could make some nolSe.
You may look at our record and ask how the teams are ranked. Each team in the United States Hockey League plays a 56 game schedule. Since the Stars are in the Southern DivlSton of the USHL, they playstxgames against the other flve teams In theu- dMsion. They round out their schedule with 4 games against each of the 6 Northern OMsion teams and 2
games agatnst the 21-and under U.S. Natlonal team at the Ice Box.
Each Win ts worth two points and a loss in a shootout ls worth l point, and of course a loss not in a shootout ls worth no points. The team who has accumulated the most points throughout the season lS Anderson Cup champion.
Currently, Omaha lS top of the south dMslon with 65. Des Moines ts in second with 64, and Lincoln ts at a close third with 59. If Lincoln wants to win the division, they must Win their games against Omaha and Des Moines.
With the snagging of the top goalie in the league , Josh Blackburn, the Stars defense has strengthened tremendously. Blackburn IS an outstanding player who does not allow too many opponents' goals.
With newer, talented players such as Brendon Hodge, Matt Shasby. and Jackson Duckworth, lt appears as though Lincoln has employed several new indMdual strategies, to help each player improve in their position.
So in the second year , God gave the Stars a fighting chance, and it was good Hopefully, with a few more victories , Lincoln wlll be able to pull off another dMston championship and once more instill faith in their rambunctious fans. The Lincoln Stars wlll always be a contender to be reckonedwith.
fan-atics
---Abigail Elek Schor---
January 25 was the great day of Super Bowl 32 (more appropriately lmown as XXXII), and even a naive viewer who had never seen a football game in his/her life could tell that this Super Bowl was special. The Denver Broncos won their first Vince Lombardi trophy in five attempts, defeating the undefeatable Green Bay Packers and ending a thirteen-year NFC reign that no one seriously thought would break.
How did they do it? Unquestionably Denver had it comtng. A team can lose only so many Super Bowls before they reverse the odds. But what special fire had gone into the Broncos this time around, that they managed to pull oft' such a victocy?
After watching the game (more than once- the VCR lS a great invention} I believe that I can safely conclude desperation was the magtc at work. John Elway has been talking of retirement for a few years, and although the general public mJght stlll not be aware, he has talked about leaving the game more and more seriously as the Big Game drew nearer. Now, although John Elway has the most wtns of any quarterback in the history of football,that counts for only so much without any rtng or trophy to prove It. The entire team was determined to get that trophy, for Elway If not for themselves.
Green Bay gave it their best shot- , and truth to tell, I thought for a while · that either they would lose blg. or pull off a miracle- but after due consideration and repeat viewtng I came to the theory that perhaps they were not so driven as the Broncos. Undoubtedly they wanted a second rtng, but after all, they already had one.
Obviously there exists a reason for the ever-growtngpopulartty of the Super Bowl, and I have found through many past games that a great deal of the Super Bowl's allure lies in its presentation. There extsts an odd sort of tradition ln sitting down at ftve o'clock untll nine o'clock to watch a game that ts at most three hours long.
The commerctals are also a very Important part of that tradltlon. Budwelser's frog-and-lizard show highlighted a long list of memorable commercials, and more than a few viewers were casually watching the football game between the commercials. The Nielsen ratings stated that for the week of January 25th, the Super Bowl was the mostwatched event on 1V , With the pregame and postgame right behind it.
You also have to see the Super Bowl with the right people. Three ls the bare minimum of viewers allowed at one Super Bowl party: any less and the effect just won't be the same I watched the btggame With my hnmedlate family, and we yelled encouragement to the teams (although I doubt they paid much attention), groaned over the turnovers and interceptions, and generally made as much nolSe as h\lllUUl}y ~ibl~. If our family had goneto San Diegoin person I doubt -we\VOuld have had more fun than -we had clustered around out 1V set.
by Mandy Bergeron•
The winter months can often be the longest and hardest to deal with. Maybe because after semester break, there is no vacation from school for three months. Or, it could just be the lack of outdoor activities to keep students busy.
By participating in various activities that ran g e from
sports, to step chain, to cheerleading, students are kicking the winter blues. The pictured activities are not the only winter outlets at LHS. Clubs, forensics, theatre, vocal music, and many other activities are ava11.ableto help students out of the winter slump.
H indoor activities don't
interBlues
quite work for you, by sledding at Pioneers Park, or taking a weekend off to go skiing. This winter, we've had a lot of ntce days, this means plenty of opportunities to go for a walk. Don't forget the ever popular, good any time of the year movie night. Take in a flick.
Forsomesu
six of the LHS Advocate. For the computer literate sitting bored at home without any money. Check out the LHS Advocate website- http:// www.lps ,oq~ / schools I hs / LHS/advocate/ Homei,age.html
There's sure to be sometb.injf for everyone this
· · Tgp Left; Jared Hall (11), fights for a
J pin at the Grand Island wrestling meet. Tgp Rlpt; Tia Regal (12), pulls for a win at the Grand Island swim meet.
Middle Left; Always in step, IIG members: (Back. L-R) Jenee Hutchinson (12), Jonair Moore (12), Tamara Madlock (11), Jeremiah Afuh (11), (Middle , L-R) Stacy Goodlet {11), Daniell Moore (11), (Front, L-R) Shurhonda Weaver (10), Raelynn Coles (12), Angie Abbott (11) keep the crowd in step during half time at the LNE vs LHS varsity basketball game.
Middle Bilht; Taylor Grossman (9) mentally prepares before taking the plunge at the Grand Island diving meet.
Bottom Left; Jana Schilke (12) takes a Jump shot - team members (L-R) Melissa Roberson (9), Cindy Pfeifer (11), Rachael Bates (9), and Sarah Matzke (9) watch.
Bottom Rlp.t; Miana Jones (11 ) cheers LHS to victory.
Vol~ 103 No. 5
By Shanna Nifoussi--
would like lower pro)Perty taxes, since 1em with school vouchers as HQmier
As the pnmaiy race tor me seat of that ts the tax least connected witl'ta sees it, ts that it will create a dual school. Democraticand Republican person's ahll1ty to pay. system in the state, where children of for governorfast approaches, the goals Hoppner aJsn knows that Nebras- ·.·. · wealthy parents will go to mie school and beliefs of each candidate begin to kans do not want thee quality of public and get a quality educatton, while stustand out more and more. In thts ts- · educatton to detertonate.. To solve the .· dents of parents of lower mcome,wm sue, w:t .rill be interviewing a Republi- problem oflowel"btg ttaxes without cut- ··.have to go to schools of lowerquality. canandRDemocraiiccandidate, Mayor · Ung down on the q\Uality of schools, Overall, Hoppnerwishes to buiJd a of Uncoln, Mike Johanns, and Bill Hoppner.
The shining star for the ticket to the governor's seat, ts held by Bill Hoppner. His goal for the future ts, "building together,· as Nebraska, a future for our children and grandchildren which ts very bright To do that, · it will have to start with a qualtty edu- · cation systems, wherever they Jive,and whatever the financial circumstance of their parents." The ways in which he would Uke to accomplish this include supporting ruraJ Nebraska, tax cuts, reducing the size of government, and opposing school vouchers.
To support rural Nebraska Hoppner suggests that we keep "build~ mgon succeucs we'vehad tn the past." as well as with piogram.<1
that are already· in progress. "In the Jast several years, we've created a Ne- Hoppner suggests that the t stronger ruraJ Nebrasaka, by contlnubraska development commission, try to ~t.the property tax burden by mg the tr-aditton of strong. effective govworking on starflrigamlcro-eriferprise oollectingrevenue for schools fi'om sales •·ernment programs. fund, which wouJd heJp small l>usi- and income tax.
In the begtnning of Janumy, Mike nesses in Nebraska" Hoppner also Hoppner feels ·that the school Johanns reJeased his "Real Solutionsthinks that some programs, such as voucher program whttch·Mtke Johanns The Johanns Plan," which outlined his the school work program and infra- ts in support of, ts not a good idea. beliefs, his goal$, and his "plan for Nestructureprograms like on, Hoppner beJieves,tha1tschool vouchers, braska." Overall, the pJan includes reare key tn supporting ruraJ Nebraska. "compromise our value~ Nebraskans ductng the spending of governmental
When it comes to cutting taxes, as being committed 1toequality educa- units throughout Nebraska, lowering Hoppner realizes that most citizens tton for all of our children." The prob- the taxes in order to attract new people
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By Evan Litrell
to Nebl ask:a-as well as to keep those alreadyJMnghere happy with the cur-. rent tax sttuatton..and Jastly to allow for the growth of the economy.
Outside of his polit1calplatfnt111, · Johanns has some issues that will con-' tlnue to fnfluence the poltctes that he would make as governor of Nebraska. When it comesto education, there are three aspects that Johanns ts interested in: quality education for fewer. dollars, and the use of school vouchers. For Johanns, supporting educa:. tion is an area of high Importance, where he would like to Improve the qualltywithout ratsmg the func:Ung.He says, "PeopJe are askmgfor lower taxes. They are very veiy vocal about it; It's not that we're spendJng too little on · government programs, .it m1ght just be that we're not funding priorities, and one of my priorities wouJd be education." One problem with prtortttztng education is that then somethmg else will. need to be cut, and he does not know how happy that will make the citizens of Nebraska. "Money does not always equate with quality. If it did, .wouJdwe f!}vetwice the money for twice the quality?" Johanns asks.
On the other hand, Johanns is tn ·support offering of school vc:>tic:::liets. A school voucher is financial asststance f!}vento families that wouJd like to educate their kids in prtvate schools rather than public schools These vouchers would theoretically be avaiJable on local, city, and state levels for children to (Cont'd on page 3)
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The United Nations, th e_Untted aces to UN inspectors. The threat- concentrate on the reaJ work and not States and Iraq filially seem to. be ened attack would be led by the US. on the rhetoric." coming to a compromise- of some However, on March 8, the United SonowyetanotherUNaid team ts · sorts. Iraq has prcmtsed to · Nations released a. statement that due to arrtve in Iraq with the suspiwith the UN. In exc:hange, Iraq asks said the United States does not have cions thatlraqtsstortngand/ormanuthe UN to keep the lfntted States from the.authority to automaticaJJylaunch. factu11ngbiologlcaland chet111calweapattacking them. a strike on Iraq if Baghdad does not ons. The US ts not puDJng its troops ·
The late~t agr«~ement between comply. This puts the UN tn conflict JUtofthe Persian Gulf until the JnspecUntted Nattohs Sectll'ity General Kofi with the Clinton Administrations at- ttons are completed, though the threat Annan and Iraq Deputy Prime Min- tempts to threaten Saddam and put attack has been averted for the moister Tariq Aziz basically gives the UN pressure on Iraq to aHow the UN to menl Two p)anestiom the United Arab the power to inspect any palace, do its job. The::agreement was then Emirates landed in f\aghdad on March · building or structural construction. signed in Baghdad by UN Secretmy ·3. TheseplanesbroughttemporaryreThe UN must have reasonable sus-. GeneralKoftAnnanandlraqDeputy ltefto1raqintheformof44tonsofmed1- · picton to believe there is biological Prime Minister Tariq Aziz. cal suppliesand ttcals. Sevand chemical weaponsin the "Prest- Iraq is trying to avoid putting et-alother countlie&, including but not dential palaces". Another part of the themselves tn a situation they can- e:xclustve to Egypt and Morocco. have treaty is that Iraq wants to have Iraqi not get out of. CNN reported on contributed aid to Iraq. · representatives on the inspection March 3, · that Foreign Minister · FJnaJly, to add another new twist team- something Iraq has called for: Mohammed Saceed. al-Sahhaf said to this enig,rta, CNN· Interactive reSincethe ortgtna) treaty after the Gulf Baghdad would not pull out. He also ported Friday, March 13 that the Untte4 War. FinaJly, the UN can search any stated he did not believe a UN reso- States Senate voted 93-0 ·March 13 to place they want, but can only do so lution was necessary. "If there ts any pass a resolution calling on the United once. So when they in~ a pal- real meaning in this resolution, then Nations war crimes trtbunal to bring ace, they go in, search aroun,d. ftnd it ts the adoption and the endorse- Saddam Hussein to trJal. Senator Arlen or don't ftnd illegal weapons. and ment" of the UN-Iraqi agreement al- Specter first introducedo...-theresolution leave to never come back again, Sahhaf said. "The rest ts some kind in 1991,followtngthePersianGulfWar. Following this peaceful treaty, of political rhetoric.... Thisresolution comes from a Congress· came a warning from the. UN in the · Al-Sahhaf went on to say that the that ts extremely critical of the latest form of a resolution that warned the · threat of severe consequences if Iraq lJN Jraqt agreement, and ts frustrated "severest consequences" if Iraq Yi<>- violated this accord "ts meant as face- With the Iraqi president.
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Senior Jamanda Wolfe (Susie. Want) and j11niorAaron Detvaff (Valentin• White) imarne what it wouldbe l•ke to put on tlleir own play in the LBS musical "Babes in Arms.". See
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-_Leprechauns, Easter Bunntee, and Eaeter Eggs. What do these images remind you of? Over the years these images have become assoctated with St. Patrick's Day arid Easter, but where did these characters - really come from?
The "A Wee Bit O' Fun" web site states that St. Patrick was not really Irish, and he was definitely not a leprechaun. He was born in Banneavem Taberniae in 373 AD. His birthplace is suspected to be near the British Isles, but no one knows for sure where it was. As a teenager, Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and sold into slavery. For six years he tended sheep in Ulster Ireland. When he was finally able to escape, Patrick fled to France
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On Sunday, February 22, while most Lincolnites were enjoying the warm weather, about 250 people congregated at Lincoln's Tiffereth Israel Synagogue for a showing of the film"The Hating Pot," a musical about discrimination. prejudice, and racism. - This session -also included a panel of Lincoln teens including Lincoln High Juniors Tareq Khedir-Al-Tiae_ and Jeremiah Afuh.
Leading the presentation was former Lincoln native and Emmy award~winning actor Daniel
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nated in the United States. In Ire- and when_ Germans came to the. -came a priest. In 432 AD, Patrick land St. Pattick's Day is a serious United States in the eighteenth returned to Ire- -------------------, day of observa- - century it was one of the traditions land where he Hey. where cll:!d I bave tion and prayer. they brought with them. The Gerconverted thou- you come from? _ no According to mans believed that a whtte hare -sands of people id.ea,how the - Halma_rk would deliver brightly colored eggs to Catholicism. -.,,, about "Seasons and - for good girls and boys on EasterHe also intro- · you? Reasons" - web morning. duced the first - site, the word By the nineteenth century, Roman alpha- Easter comes many Americans adapted the Gerbet, established ______ - from the name man tradition. This ts when the hundreds of -;;:. ·· Eostre. Eostre Easter Hare became the Easter churches, -and ....s,; _,.,,. was the Roman Bunny. created the first /' "" goddess of Many of the spring traditions laws in Ireland. //'--.J spring _ who celebrated in the United States are
The idea of -.1 Ross P. turned a bird based on traditions from other wearing green, I lblaven't 01. • '98 _ into a hare. Out countries, but with an add twist. looking for lepre- chue, Laddlie of habit, the St. Patrick's Day and. Easter are chauns, and the familiar old saying. 'hare continued to build nests and just two examples of European tra"Kiss me I'm Irish" did not come from .-lay eggs in them. the legend of ditions that have changed over _ Ireland. All of these traditions origt- ! the Easter Hare started· in Europe, time.
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Neiden. Along with being the moderator. Neiden was also a c~st member in '!The Hat_tng Pot." This televi-
sion special was directed by Liz Swados and was comprised of teen actors from the five barrios of New York Ctty. Funding for this film came from many grants including Steven Speilberg's Righteous Person's Foundation. The main emphaJuniorlareq Khedir.\.1-Tiae
sis of the film was to show the con- Jews have money" to "all Orientals flicts between Jews and African are smart." Towards the end of the Americans in New York - film, the cast members began to City. The cast was com- speak about more of the learning prised off African Ameri- and positive experiences they had. cans, Jews, whites, and One Jewish white girl spoke of shakLatino Americans. tng a black male's hand for the first Many o:lf the songs in- time. volved one member of After the showing of the film, a -
the cast stepping aside group of Lineoln area -high school from the group and do- students was called to the fr.ont toing a solo scene to en- field questions. These students hance the meaning of hailed from Lincoln High, Pius X, the song:. Northeast, and Southeast.. RepreThe 1film started off senting LHS were Tareq Khedir-Alwith thre ever-popular Tiae and Jeremiah Afuh. KhedirAdam Sa.mdlergtV'l1lgsome AJ·-Ttae spoke of being'an· .ttaqipositive plugs for 5wados and the American and a Muslim and the rac' show. The opening; song was sung ism he has experienced here in Lin_ in Yiddish by children in the Warsaw coin. Khedir-Al-Tiae said he would ghetto. Before the s,ong commenced, love to -participate -in a Hating Pot •Neiden turned to the program if one came to crowd with a look o:r ap- Lincoln. "The students · prehension and said, who were part of the "Did you know people video gave up their (so'_can be shot for singing?" cial) _ lives to promote -
, This set the tone for the equality and friendship. · serious matter the pre- and I too stand for that."
sentation was to contain.
Nancy Coren, one Many of the scenes in of the key organizers of the musical depicted the film showing, com-
members telling of e.xpe-
mented about the proriences they have had gram. "I think the teen with discrtmination and Junior panel expressed themprejudice. One of the JeremiabAfuh selves quite eloquently more powerful scenes about the problems of was when each cast member stepped racism and hatreti and the solutions out and told their "bigot" or their -for each, I was delighted to see .that ethnocentric view. These preju- the audience took over the role of dices ranged anywhere from "all - asking questions of the panel." The
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film has already drawn the attentionof groups around Lincoln including Licoln Public Schools, Nebraska Educational T.V. and the Nebraska State Commission on Indian Affairs_epe .com.
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There is a group of students at Lincoln High who are a part of an organtzation that many current employ- ·. ers and colleges hold in high esteem. These students are a part of the Speech and Debate teams. The Debate team includes, senior Emtra lbrabtmpasic, juniors Mike Fleming, Brad Mills, W1Il Bemsteui, Nick Munn and Corinne McCheseny. sophomores Micheal· Elstun, Rachel Penrod and Janet Eckerson. The speech team includes, seniors Mandy Bergeron, Brady Beecham, James of recognition that they completely and absolutely dese:rve.
Johnson, Amanda Houck and Jason Frye, juniors Ryan Wiegert, Jack Dickmson, Evan Littrell, Nick Munn. Corinne McCheseny and Jill McGee,
Speech and Debate are two of the most competitive, and d.edicated tf!ams this s.chool will ever have. They meet at least two 1to three times a week, and ·compette ·almost every weekend during the season, which
Speech team or the Debate team because they feel that being a part of it · gives them chances to speak in front of many people, to 'show off their understanding .of various topics and issues, and even to help develop them as educated and independent individuals.
The current Debate team has 9 members. They go to 14 tournaments and then hopefully National Qualifications (Nat Quals). This group is coached by Steve Foral, a LHS teacher. Fora! stated that he had pride in his group of students, and at the same time respect. He continued to tell us that he was "EXTREMELY proud" of the team, and only Wishes more students could gain this type of experience.
Penrod all went to Nat. Quals. Will Bernstein, captain of the team, finished With the highest ranking of LHS debaters this year. and holds the place of second alternate to go to Nationals.
At the State tournament, both Janet Eckerson and Will Bernstein went 3-3.
The Speech team is coached by social studies teacher Ross Tegeler. They go to 14 tournaments, as well as Nat. Quals. and State. This year, Brady Beecham qualjfled to Nationals in Domestic Extemptoraneous and Corinne McChesney ts an alternate for Domestic Extempt.
At the State qualifying tournament, 7 of the 8 speakers q11alifled. The only disappointment of the evening was getting back to the van to head home and finding both front tires slashed. This caused a two hour delay at Omaha Biyan high school.
Juniors Evan Littrelland Jack Dicktinson,seniorJason Frye, junior CorrinneMcChesney,and senior Brady Beecham relax betweenmunds at the Lincoln East ispeechtournament.
This year four debaters, Will Bernstein, Janet Eckerson, Corinne Mcchesney, and Rachel
Since most of this year's victorious team members are· juniors or sophomores, both teams have a bright future ahead of them. · sophmores, Janet Eckerson, Chris Kingsley, Lacey Studnicka, Abbie Dunn, and Debbie Peters.
These two teams have gone to state off and on since the I 930s. and have even won state most recently in 1994 and 1997. If these two teams are so great, why doesn't the student body and faculty know more about them? That question ts to rernatn unanswered, however, here's a little bit
runs from October U1ntilMarch. On the average. most oftlhe members prepare for competitioln about 5 to 6 hours a week.
The reasons members gave for enjoying being on these: teams were very diverse. · Some said that the people they worked With are the best, while others talked about 1work ethics and personal improvements/ gatns. Many are glad that they jcoined either the
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exploring, Johanns does not think that it would be a good idea to change completely right away.
Right now in the legislature, it seems that our senators are trying to crack down on juvenile delinquency; This field of interest ts one in which Johanns shares concern. One way in which Johanns would like to deal With the growtng crime problems in Nebraska ts by getting tougher with juvenile crime. Johanns .feels that at a young age, people start living a high-risk life. If that behavior is not properly dealt With at the right time, than it could lead to an adult life of crime. Johanns would like to be more forceful and more punishment-minded With youth in order to "steer someone away from an adult life of criminal activity. ff
One belief that Johanns does not share with the Legislature is the need for a teenage curfew. Johanns thinks that enforcing a curfew should be the job of the parents, and
should be dealt wt,th on a family level. He also. saild that "young people in our community have a greater control over this than I do. ff Ariother big issue, not only on the local governmental level but also nationally, is the iss1Ueof gay rights. Not only is Johann:s very opposed to the idea of gay marriages, and allowing gay couples to gain adoption privileges, but he also feels that the "government should not sanction that behavior." The reason for this, he says, is due to his personal beliefs. Johanns has also in the past, refused to allow for a pride march in.Lincoln.
Overall Johanns' major plan for being Governor is to "foree government to make tough ~cisions about what the priorities are for funding."
In conclusion, Hoppner Wishes to build on the foun,dations already laid to continue supporting rural Nebraska, and Johanns offers "Real Solutions" to Nebraska's real problems.
By Shanna Nifoussi
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Part of the qualiftcattons that Afuh
In 1988. Jeny Afuh wasin an acci- as using the anned forces and the police has. that are of interest to those who wish dent where he was pronounced dead on - systems to intbntdate, and enslave the to establish a new government in the scene.In the verynear future he will citlzens. · Cameroon. tndude the fact that he is an become the next presfden of Cameroon. Not only I.Cldamage being done in the American citizen. as wenas a citizen of Afuh'sson.Llncolnl-HghjuniOrJereotah politlcal sector, but also to the natural Cameroon. · He is also a bu Afuh said, ·'There was a bee in the car. environment of Cameroon. · Including People in Ca111eroonwant American comand he was trying to ktll it." At onepoint some natural resources, ·such as dia~ pantes to invest tn Cameroon and feel that he took off his seatbelt, and that's what · morids,
saved his ltfe. The car flipped over, and oil, gold, · 111
Afuh went out the windshield.. and the ancl U111car fell on his arm. The polire told hhn, · her. The had he been wearing his seat belt, he defores-
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When asked about his fortune in n o w surviving this •Afuh satd, "God occurtng let me live thr~ this because there is will have somethinghewantsmetodo. When that devastime 0011te$, we will lmowwhat it is." I,ast tatlng efbusiness connecttons and business sen.se will help with · ·this ecoup. Right nowMuh year, Afuh was asked by a governing fects on
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to Cameroon Is hts family. · His son Jeremiah says, "I'm proud to be his son. rm not scared for his ltfe. but whatever happe,:is I have faith that things are gotng to beneftt hhn." Some of the Afuh ·famtJy mfgflt be going to Cameroon with ·the future head of state. ·Afuh says that his Wife, daughter and younger son wt1l probably follow hhn there this summer, while JeremJah wt1l stay in the United · States, to go through basic training in the Nattorial Oiiard, finish high school, Emdthen go on to college · Even though there is much clanger that could possibly surround Afuh as next prestdat.t of Cameroon, he knows that Jf he doesn't go there, many more people wmdie than already have. If he doesn't go there, he knows that there will be ciVJl war. · One way in which Afuh hopes to prevent cMl war, is by workmg With all the tribes :In be willing to be the next president of the wildlife ·
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· in Came- As head of state, Afuh wants to instlC()Ulltry. Cameroon is1ocatedon thewest- as rhi- · • =roonwork- · tute "Real Economie and Politlca1 Reemcoastofceitbal.Africa. Heknewthat noceros, • mgtocom- f0t·11,s." In his Vision for Cameroon he · thiswasthereasontbatGodhadlethim JllOllkfes, • plete the wrote, "Under my leadership, live through his accident. gortIJas, ·• 1 1 process of Cameroon with its abundant amount
Afuh was chosen because of asso- a n d , · ~getltr:.g ev~ of Natural Re~urces, will be the next ctatton with the traditional rulers who chi m - erythtng "Frontier preparing for Democratic • have ruled tor 500 years. A -par-izecs. Cameroon, ready for Capitalism.~ with good government. A process comparable to our electoral col- as will as West Africa .· his arriVal. government that will respect f-luman lege narrowed down the candtdatP.S to t h e ·· Afuh says Rights, and Independent and Responthree people, and then ended up asking · Ptgmtes · that he will Sible Free Press, and an Independent Afuh based on his ex:pertences in the ·.who now live ·there. go to in 90 days to 6 months. NattonaJ Electoral College."
· United States. Anotherqlialiflcation that One of the matn politica1 problems Initially he will go alone, .and his family Afuh's ideas for the future of · makesAfuh ehglbleis that he isotlgn1ally with Cameroon right now is that the may follow hhn su: a later date. Cameroon. involve change much like frmn Cameroon, though he attended col- ·leader, Paul Biya. does not want to leave, One reason thal1:Afuh is not going to that that we have here in Nebraska. · lege :In the Netherlands. and then moved and is retaining his power with the help · Cameroon Ilow, is that the situatton is Afuh's matn goal is to develop a strong to the United States. oftheFrenchgovemmentAfuhsatdthat very dangerous for bun. He said, "Ifl economy, enhance law enforcement
According to Afuh right now · B1ya. "evenallowedforanelectlon, tWice, went there rtghtt now I would be and public safety, and to encourage is. bet•tg run pootly. •Ibo:,JA- --tn 1l2 mtd then in '97, last October and dead .••~hltedl; heh ehe-could women Ol'{PDizatto11s to pm tlclpate in tlon is run by gangsters. crooks.·and · ·the French are keeptng him :In by force." to the presidents oompound. Rather, he all levels of the counay. Overall, Afuh scoundrels. 'These scoundrels are ·us- · Due to the inability to have the current will gowhen the pn:ocess is coinpleted by Wishes to make Cameroon the Pride mg the instruments of state to enrich leader rei11oved, the party that asked his associates. Them, he satd, "I know I of Africa. "A Counay where the power , thetrcrontesm-«Jtheh b.lbes- Afuh to come be president is looking for will be safe. I wt1l have all oftheprotec- •isin theliandsofthepeopleand whose men at the expense of the poople,"hr. said. someone with the support of the people tton of the world." governm,mt is of the people, by the The ·governmental setup is 1urtng-tate to replace B:tya. Another aspect,of Afuh movmg down people and for the people."
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By Shanna Nifoussi
eral Conference, they added the prohibi-
On Sept. 14, 199.7 Rev. Jimmy tlon of "the ordination of 'self-avowed, Creech, performed a covenant cer- practicing homosexuals' t~ The Book <ff emony for two women at the First Dtsctpltne. United Methodist Church m Omaha. Finally m 1996 at the General ConThis ceremony; which ts much like a ference, language m the Social Principles,· marnag~ ceremony unittng a manand a section m The Book <ffDtsctpllne, had a woman, has caused .much debate been changed to state that ceremonies that within the United Methodist commu- celebrate homosexualuntons 1-lhallnot be mty. ·conducted by United Methodist ministers,
The debate that has been going on or be performed in United Methodist •. across the country, has not left the churches. United Methodist denomination un-
Despite all these apparent hositle feeltouched. Begtnntng in 1972, the issue tngs, the standing of the United Methodof homosexuality had entered the pub- 1st Church ts basically that while it does lie eye, creating conflicts among mtn- not condone homosexual behavior, it aftsters. At that time, the language in firms God's grace to all. It also believes · The Book qf Discipline, which basically that every individual ts of sacred worth, outltnes the procedures and policy of and that everyone bas need of the church's the United Methodist church, ·as well help in finding human fulfillment, spirtas their theological and social stance, tually as well as emotionally and physiwas changed to inclucle the "homosexu-. cally. ality," as well as the begtnnmgs of "the The debate begtns, when United Methassalt by the.church upon a targeted odist ministers, such as Rev. Creech, begroup of people referred to as 'homo- lieve that not performing covenant ceremosexuals'," sostates Creech in his Re- nies, or in any way discriminating agatnst Sl)Qnse to the J11dical Char_ge, Later people based solely on their sexual ortenin 1984, at the United Methodist Gen- ·tation, goes against their role as spiritual
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advisor. As a result, 1,300. United church as presented in The Bookqf DisMethodist ministers, including Rev. clpltne and the Social Principles, and Creech; signed the statement, "In All the history of homosexuality as preThings Charity:" This statement sented in the Bible. commits the stgnatortes "to give 11- Addresstng the issue of turgtcal support to same-sex the covenant ceremony, .he wrote, "As couples in their commtttinents to a pastor, I could not in good consctence one another." After he signed this, say 'no' to the invitation. (to perform Rev. Creech informed his bishop, the ceremony). To do so would ,be to Bishop Martinez as well as his con- give my assent to this unjust position gregatton that he bad done this. of the Church and consequently, to Bishop Martinez, asked to be in- give it power " He explains that his beformed.if and when, Creech agreed liefs stem not only from.his personal ·to perform a covenant ceremony. experiences, but also seetng members Later, on ·Sept. 1, 1997, Bishop of his old congregation leave the MartinezfnstructedRev. Creech not Church because they did not feel welto perform the ceremony Despite, corned, and his understandings of the these instructions, Rev. Creech per- · Bible. formed the ceremony ang was con- Creech recogntzes the similarities sequently suspend¢<! from his du- between the discrimination that the ties. church was harboring towards homo-.
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On Jan uacy 26, 1998 Rev. sexuality and the discrimination of the Jimmy Creech wrote his RC§l>Onse 1950s and •1960s towards African to the Jµdtc;ial Chae@. where he Americans.· "Just as racism holds one outlined his personal beliefs con- race superior to another so does cerntng homosexuality within the. heterosextsmholdheterosexualitytobe United Methodist church, the basic superior to being gay," said Creech. beliefs of the United Methodist As the date for the tr1al drew near Friday Saturday 3
4 and pasted, support for the gay and · lesbian community became apparent. Rev. Dr. Mel White, who attended the · tr1al and later wrote a bulletin discuss~ tngtheevent, talk.edabouthowthejury was selected. The prospective Jurors,were all Umted Methodist clergy, and
· many had personal experiences· with the issue. When they were asked by the defense council whether they knew anyone who was gay, and if so, how
•had they been affected by this relation• .ship. many stories .were told. ·.·
Stories included a woman who had to deal with her sister coming out to · her family, an ex-husband who ts gay, as well as friends from college and ministerial school. Those potenttal jurors. who knew ordained ministers who were · gay, shared that they did not turn them 1n to their superiors, because of the friendships involved, and the fact· that they were all good mtn1Sters.
Personnal narratives such as these may have helped Rev. Creech get acquitted Fri. March 13th. Whatever, the reason, this victory will not only help the gay rights activists,· but may also bring about change in the United Methodist Faith.
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For all of you who enjoy fllms that then you kµow that the fllm isn't really tinct, and possess the strange ability lieve made· it such a hit With me is don't seem to ftt into any spectftc movie that complex and ts to bring tlme to a stop it's originality and uniqueness. It's genre, then Dark City is the flick for you. not so hard to follow. · in order to manipulate different from any movie rve seen beI recently saw it in the theater, and al- The story begins the citizens' lives and. fore it and it lacks nothing as a great though rve found mixed responses as when John Murdoch erase and re-implant flJIIl. Dark City's dark and creepy to the populattty of this movie, I thought (Rufus Sewell) awakes , new memories, as well feel, combined With its mystery ·· it was excellent, and I'd pay the money · in a hotel room and as alter the city itself. makes you want to see more, and the to see it. more than once. Dark ctty :finds that he can't re- This process is called beautiful Visual and audio effects .was interestingly enough produced by member anything. as Tuning, and it occurs keep your eyes sewed to the screen. the same team that worked on The if his memory has · each night. · When The story inoves plenty fast, which Crow, a controversial flJIIlin which the mysteriously been John finds ~the, by generates strong interest. I felt like lead actor. Brandon Lee was acctden~ erased. After discov- some · incredible the characters ftt perfectly, and the· tally shot and killed. The Crow was an- ering he may be a fu-
anomaly has acquired villains created an outstanding fear other favorite of mine. · gtttve at large for a vto- these abilities, he is factor.
If you have a somewhat short at-. lentstrtngofmurders, · ,_ pittedfacetofaceWith A few other things impressed tention span, you probably wouldn't he returns home for a Courtesy New Line Cinema these characters. He me, also. One ls that John take to JJark Ctty as well as I did, due bizarre confrontation With his estranged must ultimately battle them for control Murdoch is· a very realistic characto the fact that the dismallness may Wife, Emma (Jennifer Connelly). From of the city. ter in the story. He doesn't try to cause the movie to lag at tlmes. I as- there Murdoch encounters a number
Throughout the fllm Murdoch is .•• be a hero, and his role helped all of sure you that it only appears that way, of people. · pursued by Detective Bumstead (Will- the others' fit nicely, Without conand the story does move remarkably First is Dr. Schreber (Kiefer. 1amHurt),apoliceinvesttgatorassigned flicttngwtth the plot. · · quick. If you lost your interest in the Sutherland) from whom John learns to solve the murders. John also en- On a scale of one to ten, ten be-· · first half hour or so, the plot would that the city in which they live is being counters ·one Stranger named Mr. ing the best, Dark City gets a permake not one ounce of sense to you. controlled by a large group of notori- Hand, a messenger implanted With feet ten, Without a doubt. The word Lollygaggerl Ifyourbratndoeshavethe ous beings called The Strangers. This Johnsmemoryintohiscollecttvemtnd. for the day is "original"
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LHS Musica,lCombines Tunes, Dance, and Laughter
----· By Bem Bryant---- Once~ to each other. To make things even Babes tnArms, at first sounds like it more soap operaish. Jennifer Owen (secould be the name of a female activist nior Stacey Hadley) the daughter of a group. Actually this is a musical written prominent actress Phyllis Owen (senior by Richard Rodgers and Lawreme Hart Jamie Baade) shows up in town to per 7 about a young persons' summer theater fonil In "The Deep North." Valentine falls review. Thismusicalwhichwasfirstpro- for Jenrufer. despite Susie's obvious atduced in the 20s was performed last tempts to Win his heart. Thursday, Friday and Saturday as Lin- To add to the already chaotic heart coin HJgh's spring lIIlUSical. throbs, Steve Edwards (senior Brad This year's mwsical followed LHS's Tubbs) arrives in town to watch 'The Deep badition of·upbeatt comedy type musi- ·North." Now''?Jf'~'!\"aif mlfeleiflale ca1s like last year's .Bells Are Ringing and leads have to try and impress him. After. the previous year's South Pac!flc. Before · arrMng in town, Steve is first confronted the opening scene, we meet the Press by Susie, then Teny, then Jenrufer, and Agent (sophomore Paul LeFeber) who flnally a jealous Valentine. It is a the begtves us aovervtewof the apprentices and ginning of this scene that the audience their work. The opening song, Babes in finds out that Susie is actually Steve's Arms, combines loud smgtng and joyous sister, though the apprentices never bedance lead by Valentive White Uuntor lieve her. ·· Aaron Degraff) and Susie Ward (senior With a little persuasion by Susie, Jamanda Wolfe). The chorus is dressed Steve agrees that after he watches "The in normal clothes from bright blue to Deep North," he will go see the apprenworkout clothes. seems fine tices review in the barn, since Seymour until the mean producer, Seymour canceledtheirreviewtorunanotherweek Flemming (senior Drew Ross) enters and of "The Deep North." The stage is set for disperses the fun. "The Deep North" and everything just The mus.ieal is· set in the Surf and · happens to go wrong. The tea is served SandPlayhousetnCapeCod. Maine. The at the wrong time by Bunny, the lights · majority of the cast is made up of ap- don't work, the bell doesn't work, and prentlces who do most of the work for there are cast members walking in dear Flemming but are payed barely more view on back stage. The apprentices then non-professional workers The ap- achieve their goal and Calhoun anprentices are currently working on their nounces that he has had enough and he own review while working on Flemming's is going back south. ·· production at the same l.h11e.The money · The final scene is set in the barn that they hope to earn from the review which is the make-shift stage for our will be given to Bunny Brown (senior young actors.· The act of the play we see AbtgailSchor)tohelpherpayoffherdebts has Bunny telling a stoiy to a bunch c,f to Flemming. youngchildren. After the stoiy/songflnAlongwith the love relations involved ishes, in bur~ Flemming and fires them in this muSical, the other theme which I •· all without ~n thinking. The onlyprobsaw was that of 1the struggles of the lem is that following him comes Valenyounger apprentices against the "more tine with a check from Steve Edwards experienced" adults. In an attempt to backing the review. No groveling will get make money, Flemming hlmgs to-~ Flemming's name anywhere near the Calhoun (Junior Eric Wright), a pomp- · revetw's name. Chalk tlp one more v1eous southern actor/writer /director, and toiy for the younger generation. in the his play "The Deep North." To put never-ending battle between them and Calhoun's attitude in perspe<::tive,I would -adults. · compare his pompous attitude to most This year's musical was the best prohigh paid sports stars ·or politicians. du~tion I have seen put on by the LHS Using the best of her abilities, Teny Th- dramadepa, ttnent this year. It combined ompson UuntorAnn Dake) tries to attract a veiy active and excited cast, and a very the attention of the new star in town but· talented stng1ng department. The set was at the same timecontinwngherflingwith very simple, but very good. I only wish ·Gus Field (sophomore Chris Kingsley). that we had better acoustics in the audiMany of the songs include lyrics torium because at times, _Icould barely about feelings between cast members. hear what was being sung above ·the ·The main contributors to these songs are music of the orchestra. Congratulations Susie and Valentine who stng ·~Allat to the whole cast on an excellent job.
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.Fecha limite para Pass/Fail
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LorenaPulgarin-
Si esta interesado en cambiar una calificaci6n alfabetlca por pass/fail, la fecha limite para hacerlo es abril 8 de 1998.
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Women's Caucus Open to All Members Try to ClearUpMisconceptions
By Tim Bogatz
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ch·-.L. 6 :hchfmc1'mwu article · submitted by were voted on by "Y""' ..., Women's ·Caucus fn con- Women's Caucus Mem- . 1h6nschtl'-.htth6na-Junctfonwith 'HbmenwHis- bers and many others. dlv/rcft, phi nOpddntnt6c tory Month.) The winners were too Recuerde que los credttos. pass/fail esta.n limitados a · diez ( l O) credttos pass/ fail ·
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npy8 tl'6nB 4. Nhungh9csinh Women's Caucus is a numerous to mention, chonc6chchfm4ilmd11oht Lincoln High club, made butallshowedoutstand11'6nscftu/nft sl chidtt\tc&icfi of mostly women, tllough ·..ing skills in their fields. htnchonhtfh6ns..,.1tongthereareafewmen. The Women's Caucus has- por semestre y a un total de tretnta (30) creditos pass/fail para los grados 9 al 12. · club welcomes anyone been largely misundervbng1~i~ditachom0t"9ckt who would like to Join, stood. It is thought that v~mOt-•s61l30aaits andisobviouslynotlim- the club's members are Los creditos pass/fail· cuentan como creditos pero no afectan el pro.medto acumulado de califtcaciones
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Women's Caucus is a hate men and bash them ·ddfctlnhaim,nhtlllg1ct.a.·group of students work- during· club meetings. o rango de clase.
Los formularios para pass/fail los puede obtener en la oficina de los consejeros y deben ser aprobados y tefler · las firmas necesartas.
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Las calificaciones pued,en ser cambiadas nuevamente de pass/fail al sistema de ·chu'kfcuahqc sinh,pt., nity. These issues are men, and as a club, they huynh,c6"'"'vlpvien. among those addressed work t<?wardtotal equalDi'9nc6Hchuy4nvhtfldnt.by Women's Caucus. ity for women califtcaci6n alfabetica A-F·en cualquter momento durante el presente p·ertodo ,de graduact6n.
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For Women's History· joining any group that Month (March), Women's works for equality for Ca11c11sheld a week-long women.
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• it , • /t..,-. ~• W. , clases sera.n en la escuela &tbngOvlP.Kh6a•l6i• V" ,# Park Middle School, 6tfct6-chdc"tntbns&st ._j Ir.!.:$.•:; " ",l,,/T"f/'I localizada en la calle 8 con II tel , • 1(~)~ •~ W_1 ta,., calle. P. El curso para· Hf&h.CkmORIHcnhtt.Anh r.r- { ) ...i.Jl conducir vehiculos se -. To6n,Xi-HOihtc,Sinh 'IJ"J.JJJ '· r1J• • · '' - ofrecera. en la escuela East Vtt, KhoaHocVtt 19,vl Khoa
• •lll.,l.r" i.._,A. .,i High School. Tambien se · HqcNhlnVln,si6tqc1'chic w •J ;. -~ ...rJ.tJ r·'*:;,..ofreceran otras clases que son _L_ _...,_ a.a. .A .----- pre-requisito para graduarse, nnu - ~-....,.._,...Git i =.1J.o. J ,:.,l_,lt,-1, tales como: ingles,. chulnbitdt...,. ~a•t. El1Q'~ scb.001 matema.tica, estudtos · Hc}cphrct.hchodc LI} • fJ.1_7 ir1-'·1..,.,J..J 1 sociales, bilogia y ctencias. ldpblnhtlutbnsa:$50 cho I _ t , .,.,~"ll •. ·i..ilJ1 El costo de la matricula , , .L!,r f ,-- · · - • _ ,1 para las clases regulares de m6ildpc6 2 5 c:edit(16i .:. 1J ;;,t.....)• • i !'° 1 verano es: $50 por una clase a $2S),$100 canhcho m6itdp r-' • ~--I' ,. ~1 de_2.5 creditos por hora c6Samt(1&thihi.$35),w .;. b3 gJ, ~J •. I (mmimo $25), $100 por una $50dlnhchom6ildpc65 ( · ) · f. • I • -J 1 clase de 5 creditos por hora , • u.. 0 • ·i.r-_.(. •-·: ,,,.,_.· (mintmo$35)y$50porcada c:e.ltphytrOinpili ..,.ms ::.,J _ .JJ L""',.,JJ,.,."I_,,.\clase adicional de 5 credttos c1editdnWnndc:e1ndl . ~-J.l 1~,-i(,..) J por hora (minimo $25). ghiten(tdi thi4ull $25). Hc}c "'.; .·., .J...rJ• L. La matr_fcula. debe phfdklhcholch6adty Wall ..rJ.J-i r,J pagarse el d1a en que se · .u(\'IQ) ...,...::. t, L i.) l.eJ tnscriba. Se puede matricular S195 · H9cP~ phm ,, · -.,J • e:t,J.:; ,.l;\I_,..,-,de abril 27 a mayo 29 de ngaynpyghidanh.Chidanh CJ'°lr;i·,., .U•J..,.,,s, 1998. Despuesdeest,afecha Wtdlufu'27thang4Mnh& · r~ , ... :J ., nose aceptaran matr1cula~. npy29 thans 5_s; kbOna '\A/"t"i,J:Iu) l J* ··•::, ~V/t Si necestta informacion L.}':-..a.:danh n6i J 1 · adicional, por favor D•.,a.,. yu "14• .a.., I.*';~ .- •., 'd..d chi •.d'.,,. .; · ...,.... comunfquese con un b@n.'-ifflbin .e,,, tiaXln L. I.J.1L· ,I"!:"• r J , i....,.,_.J • consejero en su escuela o con · lienltcc6 vfn hqc d&tc)nghotc · ::,.,,.,.,.:..tr ., ,\1 l '• !;¥ 1 el director d.e la escuela de Giun06c Kh6aHt, Dennis • LT'\ \ lT y .J, , 1 1. .· verano, Dennis Van Horn al Van Hom, ditn tflQfis6 436 r r ..,- # 436-1637. • 1637 .
winners were announced dents who feel the same for "The Best of Lincoln.· way they do.
Women'sCaucausRead-Out.
Back Row (L-R): sophomores Demari Davis, Kira von. Rossum, and Diana Phillips. Back Row (L-R) seniors Lynn Martin, and Stacey Stodola listen as senior Sheeri Weyers· reads a poem at the
By Ian Robertson Nino -is actually
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"Ski El Nino" ts a phrase phenomenon related to the_ which .has become some- ocean currents which ctrcuthtng of a mantra tn the late ocean water.in an everRock.ies, with sk.iers lovtng running cycle around the nature's wonderful "Winter earth's oceans. These curwhite sale. - "The unusual_ rents brtngwarmed water to weather patterns are not all _-the northern Atlantic warmwonderful, however. Mon- ing Europe to temperatures ster storms inundated Cali- much higher than nor~al. fornia, dumptngsnowon the .These_ currents also bring Rock.ies, turning off the sun abnormally warm water to here in the plains. The the eastern Pacific ocean tn storms continue on, soaking a period of roughly four - the eastern seaboard after a · years. This warm, moist wafew more snowstorms in the ter moves from around IndoAppalachtans and a few tor- nesta to the coast of Chile. nadoes in Florida. creating droughts in pm-ts of There has been so much Asia and, as we have come attributed to this enigmatic to experience, moist weatherbeing called El Nino however to eastern parts of the it has rarely been defined. El Americas. El Nino does little Nino is not an ethereal be- more than shift weather ing come from the heavens from one part of the globe to to .terrorize the earth. El another.
The whole El Nino affair one place to another. This is even getting top billing woulld, in turn, increase the above the turmoil tn the seve:rity of storms passing Middle-East, which in turn from one zone to another. ts al$o being made even Even. with some of the warmer by El Nino._ Who world's best super computers, doesn't get a little cranky the ·weather remains somewhen it's hot? wha1t of an cryptic phenomor why the ones in recent decades have been the strongest on record. It could very well be that With this new El Nino we are seeing an earlyresult of the current half-degree temperature in-
The turbulent weather enon. The weather behaves which El Nino is causing is like a chaotic system; the a perfect example of the more you try to predict it, the wonderful Nebraskan adage, · harcller it ts to predict. The "If you don't like the Weathercancurrentlyonlybe weather,... Just watt a preclltcted accurately about minute, tt Will change" In - five days in the )"uture. To truth, these weather pat- make predictions many years terns could l;>ea kind of pre- 1n the future would require an cursor to what would likely increase in computing power happen- if even some of the similar to that between an milder expectations of global abacus and super computer, warming are rf'!a]tzed. This ts ten orders of magnitude, or because an increase in the about a billion times more crease. This could be only a modest glimpse to condi- ttons in twenty, fifty, or a hundred years. For the time being, however, all we can do is watch as California gets wet, Indonesia and the Middle-East - get hot and dry and Florida -gets tornadoes. All of us here : in the flats of Nebraska Will be unable to notice any difference from our 'normal,' ·weird and wacky weather. At least this year we have someone to blame... this nasty El Nino fellow. whoever he ts.
earth's average temperature power.-· _ would create greater tem- We cari not even deterperature _ differentials from min.e what causes El Nino,
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Peace and Freedom seem hard to achieve in•a land o poverty and revolution- -
By Adam Wuer-fele
nally approved and agreed to. These Tibet be released from the mouth of
Life hasn't been peaceful for the infractions have matnly been used the wolf," and tha1t he hoped for a people of Tibet. China, a commu- to gain control over people; particu- peaceful Tibetan independence. nist country guilty of massive hu- larly the Tibetans.
Life in prison ts a lot worse. Acman rights Violations, has occupied _According to the Tibet Support _ counts from released prisoners exTibet Since 1950. They have com- Group and the Australia Tibet plain the use of electric batons and mitted numerous UN violations of Council, from 1950 to 1966 80% of lit cfgarettes usec:ll to torture and resolutions to whicll they had origi- _ Tibet's 2,700 monasteries had been' burn prisoners, rtflle butts for beat-
fusing in the past years. Contracts, if existent, have been drawn up inChinese, which Tibetan farmers · .· can't read, forcing them to "trust" China. How could you trust a country that takes over your country and tells you what you can and can'.t do, and then when you do what they tell you to do, they find something else destroyed, and only 6,900 of its - ings, dogs to bite the imprisoned, ortgtnal '.J:15,600-·Bttddhist m<>nks · and chatn-s t-o resttratn the detainand nuns remained. During 1966 ees. Released prisoners have also to 1977 ,. commonly called the Cul- said that they recei 1.ved food that was tural Revolution, all religious acttv- deficient and of s,uch bad quality
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_ to restrie't ~•-from.-, ·Wh.e-n"poltetng of logging is present, little is done. China apparently doesn't want to hinder their profits. Tibet also has tty was banned by China. Ar-Staff ttcle 36 of China's =======================Iconstitution _says that religious festivals, large deposits of uranium, gold, copper, lithium, and other minerals. China's mining of these minerals adds to the problem of local pollution and clearing forests for roads.
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rituals, and meetings are banned because they disrupt "social order." Buddhist monks and nuns were imprisoned, tortured, and in some instances killed. By 1978, only eight monasteries were standing, and only 970 monks and nuns were alive out of Tibet's remaining 6,900 religious figures_. Any political opposition to Chinese -rule over Tibet ts crushed. Peaceful protesters _-have been held Without trial and released after a few months, but 1n most cases they have been tortured.
Article 99 of the Chinese Criminal Law places a ban on superstitions, but no line is drawn between superstition and religion. Superstitions are believed to "carry on counter-revolutionary activtttes." Non-vtolent opposition to the occupation of Tibet is met with charges of"counter-revolution" and in many· cases the offender is considered the enemy of the people. The·se people are arrested for nationalist activtties are not protected by the law, because they are considered to have given up.their right to be part of the people. A person can't make complaints about how their friend or relative is being treated because they are brought under suspicion as a sympathizer;
Talking to western tourists· about the political situation can also create a problem. In 1987, Yulu Dawa Tsertng was sentenced to ten years in prison for spreading "counter-revolutionary" propaganda to a tourist. All he satd was, "May
Most of Tibet ts Buddhist, they believe in nonvtolence. _ That is one reason why they haven't been able to get out from under China's rule. One Buddhist monk made a very important statement when he sat _ in the middle of a busy Chinese street and set himself on fire to protest the many _ horrible things that the com-
that .it causes digestive disorders. _pear. munist government has done to his country. With March 10 being 'Tibetan Independence day. this issue Will not disap-
Inmates can't speak to each other, I have only scratched the surand medical care is often overlooked. __ face of what China has done to Ti-UN Resolution ll803, established bet. I think that anyone that reads in 1962, gave the people of a coun- this article and doesn't take it upon try permanent au1thortty over their themselves to do something, should own natural resources. - In 1950, really take a look at what they take when Tibet's forested areas were an- for granted. Freedom of religion, _ nexed to ChiI:i,a, the forests became - speech, _ and presumption of innoChina's second largest source ofttm- cence until prQven guilty, are all ber. Without consideration of what things that Tibetans don't have a Tibetans wanted. China's own En- chance to enjoy. _I personally have·_. vtronmental Protection Law ( 1979) tremendous respect for the -peoplestated that "Destroying forest to re- of Tibet and all of the abuse which claim land and arbJltrary cutting and they have taken. · ror more inforfelltng are strictly forbidden. Tree mation the related atticle on the Tiplanting $hould be vigorously car~ betan Freedom Concert CD in the ried out." But according to a report · entertainment section. To find out from the International Centre for In- what you can do, please look at the tegrated Mountain Development, - followtng websites there has been extensive clearance www.milarepa.orgwww.tibet.org and Res~ocktng _has not been un- www.earthltght.co.nz/users/ dertaken. I guess China can't even s o n a m t / T t b e t / keep their promises with them- TibetFactslndex.html · selves. _ Graphic courtesy ofSeva Service Forest ownership has been con• Society. Tibetan Voices Calendar.
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Although providing a great source of · thing about thia ts that Roy Disney claims · Alm _ ost every child in Ameri ca, th ...Dis · &: chJldr and the e movie. ney doesn't put a dis- entertainment 1or en adults · film ts "responsible, accurate, and re- maybe even in the world. has been ·in · 1 · aJUce,Disney has failed to recognize the spectful" If that comment ts true. then c aimer that you see when you go to contact with a Disney product in one the movtes. that says "based on a true importance of truth. When will the rav- why are so many offended by this issue? way _ or anoth _ er. Disney's '1,otmovtes, t ,:,01nt1of class1c tal that learned Th movi 1n par1so e. s ory. That disclaimer is put there .._...--e. es. • we as · e e · com n to the facts, television shows, toys, even its own · b factual, educational material, come to an completely disc.edits Mr. Disney's out- ecause if it wasn't, somebody or end? The way Disney 1Eicashtng m on look. channel~ Does that overwhelming in- some company could sue the protrue stories, Greek · • and clas- · Pocahontas isn't the only D1sney-tn- · fluence necessarily make Disney bad? · ducer and/ or the director for lack of · sic tales ttwould thatnt. ,IJal · ducedmt..--.tne TheLlo u,",. do ly JuS t because Disney is more than accuracy to the actual even t. Disney · • appear ...,,.._..,., n so~ likely the st nd1e most influential coran endless amount of material readily ··.resembles a Japanese animated comic '-6" doesn't even clatm to be accounting available. After_....,,.,an.hackingouroldsto- strtp,thattt'shardtotellthe!napart. The poraUon among you th in J\merica- for history, and they don't have to, ries to bits seems to be what they are camtc 1s callerl 7he Jzmgle E11fJffl)Tand even more so than Joe Camel- does because although it's extremely likely good at. - TheLlon.Klngfollowsthestorysoexactly. that mean they have a moral 6bliga- to have happened, the story of YoumaysaythatD1sneyhascreated itmake$mestck. Thematncbaracterf8 tlon to tell the truth? No. , Pocahontas is just that~ a story. awonderfulentertatnmgatmospherefor · ayoungJioncalledKimba(asopposedto InaCNNintervtewoverol\eofthe So what is all the fuss about? today's family. And yes, that's exactly Stm.ba). He's destined to inherit his most · · controversial bisney Some would say that going beyond whatttdoes. Aperfectexampleofthists · father's ki:t"lf)nnisomeday~ Father ! Just .Pocahontas; and looking at conthe movfe, Indy and the Tramp. l loved · and son are plotted against by an temporary Disney fllm1o1in general, this story as a kid. And let's not b:~ evil uncle With the assistance of a sla gh · characters such as Minnie Mouse, group of hyenas • Kiml)af8 forced you can see a u teringofhistory. So what? What is the problem wtth • Donald. Daisy. and the ever popt1lar away and later returns to reclafm
Ci} taking a horrible, tragic legend and ={YI)j::n = of the 0th er ong1nal D;sney 's stoIen i , making it a fun, animated story for
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f much of a problem? Wen ·then tell them weren't such plagtartsttc fakes. Gi me where St. Valentine's Day origtThese are the kinds of stories I gfew up ll'C:I nated from (without look111.gat last · wtth,anddoyouwanttoknowwhatthey
f month's Advocate), or St. Patrick's all have tn common? They are original / · · :I· Day (Without looking at this month's Disney tales. Stories that were orJglnally - - I; Advocate). Or tell me why children wtltten by Dtsney. As it see111s,these are across America know that we all get the best They were wt1tten by Dtsney ·his land. A battle ensues and K1mba , to shoot off fireworks ·on the Fourth fortheam11sementofusall,andnotoµe becomeeruler.Everyoneltwes movtes,.PocahontasaDtsneyspokes- of July, but don't know that thouof them was unfairly ripped off from a bappiyeverafte.r. Well,atftrstglancett's man said they are elling the truth- · sandsofmenandwomendiedforoUr Japanese comic strip or a classic publt- easy to assume that the Japanese stoly Just a different fomnf the truth "This · right to do it :cti _ !:1;.~ ~- ·.,u-....! _ ...~!!,1!. e_:__! . ~ 0 ::,er re1··-ea~tru - aes.taY:r~,gJ - -Eole1n-ts our version, our1nterpretatlon of · Is there areason that Christopher n """""'uuu-c,u..,.--,u, .,.;u w•~ what we see to be'~ really impor• COh••••bus, bcstknovv11for"diseove1 wouldpickupahistocybookratherthan yearsbeforeworkewenbeganonTheLton tant points about rhat this legend ing" America (although there were a T.V. Gutde, we'd all know l1ow these Kuig. Not only does this little bit of info told." Why all that µss about a car- millions of people already here) has· stories wece Originallywtitten. semi Interesting emough, but Disney de- · toon? Some belteve ilat if we had that hi~ own holiday. when, accordt11g to You want examples? Well, I've got niesany , thatTheJungleEm- mutual respect an1honor for one historical accounts, he and his men ton mapy examples to list, but mypoint peror even exists. However, Disney as- ··another, like our m(ttng pot society · mutilated, raped and killed thouwill be made deafeningly clear with the ststedintheproductionoftheserteswben <!Iatms we have, we -vouldnever have sands of native Americans upon landones that I do have. First ·there is it hit Japan! to change history to riake it say some- ·tng 1n America? Yes, because we, as I\>cahontas: What a joke. In the inovie, ·Disney fails to · the ort- · · · Pocahontas is portrayed 88 an adult of these tales. If they ·. would thing else. Disney clams that they are · a ·society, hate our history. It's no . ~.1 not changtng historybut rather they secret. American history is atrodaughter of a ~tan Indian Chief, educateth osev1ewringtheir mater:lalsas are interpretinO' histirv _ ·• in the fas h- ctously violent, prejudiced and disnamed Powhatan. After whtte settlers to how the tale was nridm ""ti., WI1tten,or "& J come and begin their lives on the tribes' if not , where the st;;,~-;.1 from. "This ion of a children's fUn~ There is little crtmtnatory. Because our histor-y ts land n--1..- love with Al-.. 1..---..s historical fact at all to ,upport any so heinous and Bhameful, we like to • r\.A.4l1V1,ta1o1 falls tn one of JIUllis l.li.1l:ICU on, ....•." or "OtiJtglnal)yW1it- · · th ...., ed Johns · th ' s· th tenby " anrm_,1n""'&. incidents involvtng Joht t S~th. the bend it, glorify it, or even relatively
e se~uers nam mt mt ··.•... 1s --....-.1or. Gtve Ci edit ts a young man very tn tune to nature to those who are creative: alleged lover of Pocahontas, and interpret it. andforestryandseerntobeaperfectcom- Afterlearnmgthetruth,youbeglnto Pocahontas. And the facts behind I'm not saying that what Disney panion for Pocahontas. · see that this tnstttutton ts not as :flawless Pocahontas, the actual persl>n, are is doing is all that morally correct I
Well if this is the stoiy you believe to as you might presume. A quick glance that she was probably arounll l O or would actually like to see a film come becorrect,youarP-sadlymtstaken. Ac- athowDtsneyisrunntngthtngs,andtt's 11, and not the dark-hatre<l, dark- • out with actual historical accuracy. cording to The Southern Baptist Group · not to difflcult to seejust how this indus- eyecl Barbie type buxom Dts,ey por- but that will never happen because andthecurrenta<XX>untsofthePowhatan tryhas.letitseJfbe byp)agta- trays her as. true history would never sell in the nation, at the time this all happened, rls,11, false perceptlons, and the complete - Russell Means is the co Jfounder box office because it's boring Without I\>cahontas, wassomewherebetween 10 rtp-offofcettafn tales and legends. Most of the American Indian Movement added drama and glory. And if the and 14yearsold. Thatmaynotsec1ntoo storteslikePfnocchloandSnowWhltewere · (A.I.M). He was a key figure in the true story were told, many would not extreme,exceptwhenputnexttothefact actuallycreatedtnthelate lSOO'stoteach standoff on the Pine Ridge reserva- .· want to hear it · Who wants to hear thatJohnSmith,wastntheballparkof chfldrennottobeasselflshasthesechar- ttonintheearlyl970's.Mostrecently, that Thomas Jefferson, one our his late thirties to early forties! acters. Somestartedasfablesandmany people know htm. as the father of the "Founding Fathers" was a slave I\>cahontas supposedly saved Smith's of the "Disney'' ·characters that so many main character in the film ·The Last ow11er? Or that the United States, in · life, but the fact is that there was never love today were actually not as innocent qf the Mohtcans and as the voice of our expansion, decided to take the anytnddentof th isnaturerecorcled. Any- and as good as they ndght seearitoday. the character Chief Powhatan, land we wanted away from the Native where! Also, Pocahontas apparently Just look up your favorite character1n a neverfelllovewithSmith. Whenshewas history book What you find out about Pocahontas' father. He says it's not Americans inhabiting it, because we seventeen she was kidnapped by the the character you enjoy the most may supposed to be history at all. "This felt it was "our God gtven destiny" to English and taken hostage. During her completely shock you. is the best movie ever done about In- have that Jand. We don't want to capttvtty she became married to an En- 1 strongly believe that Disney may dtan people in the history of Holly- know. so we don't. gJishman named John Rolfe as a condi- easily be Jahe11edasafraudulent, power- wood. · It's not a documentary. It's · It is my belief that learning is self- · t1on of her release. Another tmportant hungry monster with big green doUar not a history lesson. It's a story for · motivated. I'm not saytng that what fact is that Pocahontas was baptized as ·.sJgns tn tts eyes. Not onty does it falsely children." we learn in school is not true, it's Just a Christian named Rebecca. Several recreate and plaglar1zeour nation's past, For many Americans, this is true. condensed to the good stuff. If you moreelementsaretotallywrong. Theway butttcreatesamockeryof cultures and Many are content with a little bend- want to know what history was like. Chief Powhatan was called the king and · ever-im}X>rtantsources of art that many ing, or interpreting, of history for the truly, nobody's stopping you. As my .Bocahontas was the princess is not how people around the world have come to purpose of pleasing children. I would father would say, "Look it up." itwasatall. Theclothtngwasalsotncor- enjoy. D1sneytakesen team- have to agree. Disney makes excellent films rect. If you ask me, ·fn the Disney Olm, · btned With an un lack of ortgt.- Disney never claims to be mak-
That's what society pays them the fucahontas looks like a Barbie doll. No na1lty and twl$ts and contorts the truth ing a documentary over any histori- ·big bucks to do. They have no cJatm · Powhatan Indian was recogmzed as ever to a cold, bitter indusb·latw«i bµsfness. cal event. The reason Pocahontas ts to historical accuracy, becaiise they're sporttnganythingoft:htsnature. Whata It devours any worthy competwon, and so controversial is because the story not historically accurate. If you want nieelittletwtstonaperfectlydecenttrue completelyrutnsthecreattvttyofthegen- of Pocahontas has the most histori- to learn history, I would suggest you story. Yes, Disney truly knows how to erattons behind us. · · cal fact behind it of any other Disney don't watch a movie abo1,1tit.
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sophomores Devin Nielson, Sam in first place at th.e Cotter Invtta- Schacher, Katie Unrein, Tia Hegel Rosenau and Jeff Markey. Be- tional. "I'm happy With the end- and Maroya Spalding. ·
It's that time of year again. tween the boys and the girls, Lin- tng of the year. We pulled together, For the boys, no individuals Time to show your spirit, paint coin High ended up sending three we tried hard, and I'm already ex- qualified for finals, but two relay your face and root for the team. teams composed of
g~~:n :~elson,
The Lincoln High Diving team Rosenau and Alec · faired well at conference. Senior· Griswold, and a diver Shannon Murray and fresh- team composed of man Erin Killman finished 6th and Collins, Rosenau 8th respectively. and Griswold with Unfortunately, neither man- ..,. 0 8" the addition of Ian aged to qualify to compete in state. Anderson, also comMurray and Killman were disap- peted. pointed with the outcome, but con- ;4 Lincoln High sent tent with their conference stand- · = those nine swimmers ings. "I was disappointed I did not in eight final compemake it to state, but I had a lot of · n tttion.s. The results fun anyway," said ,Murray. fl were very good, With Lincoln High went into the Ne- i:5 Hegel receiving 11th braska State Swimming Meet with in the 200 meter ina lot of courage and team unity. dividual medley and Lincoln High sent senior swimmers 4th il1 the 100 meter Tia Hegel and Katie Unrein, jun-
backstroke.
· A Lincolnlip girls swimmerdives into the water at tile State SwinmmingCham- a r:~::!~!:~ai: tt~ Herrick and Abby Schrader for the pionshipsot·Febniary27-28. The girls team finished12th, and the boys were 21st. place in the 20 0 girls team. relay teams .nd two individual cited for next year,"' Conradt said. meter freestyle, and 7th place in
For the boys team, Lincoln qualifiers to fi&ala.
Among the girlls in finals at the long distance 500 meter High sent seniors Cory Collins, Swimmint o~oach Richard state were Tia Hegel and Ma.roya freestyle. In the relays, the girls Alec Griswold and Ian Anderson. Conradt led th-swimmers to state Spalding compett:mg individually finished 9th in both the 400 meter junior Sweeney Tidball, a nd shortly after arr.markable finish and a relay team wtt'h Seyward freestyle relay and the 200 meter
freestyle relay.
On the boys side, the second event of the day saw Devin Nielson, Cory Collins. Sam Rosenau and Alec Griswold take 12th in the 200 meter. medley relay. .The second relay team, with the change of Ian Anderson for Devin Nielsen, received 12th again in the 200 meter freestyle relay.
All in all, the swimmers and the coaches were happy with the final standings. Senior Alec Griswold reflected back on the season, and his experience with State. "Swimming for the Lincoln High swim team was a vivacious experience. Although there were some malevolent people, overall, it was a very exciting team. There couldn't have been a better coaching job than what Mr. Conradt and Mr. Ahlberg did for us," he said.
The girls swim team finished the weekend with a 12th place finish and the boys finished with a 21st place finish in state competition.
Schacher complemented the team on their excellent finish at state. · We all gave a lot of effort towards state and it all paid off cause everyone swam really well and had a good time," she said.
Along with the outstanding state finishes, two school records were broken. Tia Hegel broke the school record in the 100 meter back ,stroke with• a time of I :01.13. and the relay team Hegel was on wit'h Katie Unrein, Maroya Spalding and Seyward Schacher broke the school record in the 200 meter freestyle relay with a time of 1:45.07.
Coach Conradt is looking forward· to next year. ..I'm real excited for next year," he said. "I'd. like to see more people come out (for swimming). I think there are a lot of good swimmers at Lincoln High who, for whatever reason, do not participate. I'd like to see them next year!"
By Rob Voelker--
The year was 1993. the scene was· The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. and it was the NCAA college basketball national final be-
tween the Fabulous Five of Webber, with 15 seconds left
· ard Ross, a player who hasn't seconds left, and Lincoln High the Michigan Wolverines and in the game, pulled down a seen much action this sea- senior Justyne Savage threw Dean Smith's North Carolina · rebound and the ball was in ·son. Ross helped to start a. a length of the court pass to
Tar Heels.
his hands. Webber dribbled 14-2 rally for LHS by scoring Ross for an off-balance miss
With the score 73-71 Tar the ball down the court to the 10 of his 12 points for the at the buzzer. The 67.65 loss Heels, the greatest of th,e Mtchigan basket with no game. finished the Links' season at Michigan quintet, Chris timeouts. He · called a That run put the Links a disappointing record.of 10 timeout, thinktng that he had ahead 51-50 with 4:59 in wins and 10 losses. ' one, but he didn't. · regulation (end of fourth pe- In addition to Ross' 12
The Wolverines were tm- riod). Lincoln High was lead- points, the Links got 16 mediately slapped with a ing 59-56 with 31.5 seconds points from sophomore Ty technical foul. North Caro- left in regulation, after Links Graham, .15 from senior lina nailed the two technical senior Brent Ailes drilled two Bryan Buchanan, and 8 from foul free throws, and the Tar free throws. Ailes. Heels also made two more for The Bears couldn't find a The previous evening. a 77-71 victory. The national shot until 4 seconds to play Lincoln High won their A-2 ·championship went· to the in regulation, when Max district semifinal by wacking guys from Chapel Hill. Bennett of Omaha Bryan the Omaha Northwest Hus-
Unfortunately, ·the same knocked down his first three kies 76-53. The Links had a fate would fall to the Lincoln point field goal of the season · key 19-3 run in the first quarHigh Links varsity basketball to send the game into over- ter after trailing Omaha team this season.· Fortu- time, tied at 59. , Northwest 9-5, and they led nately, the stakes were much In the extra frame the the rest of the way. lower in the grand scheme of Bears and Links were tight Buchanan netted five three things. It was the District A- the whole way, and the score pointers· and scored 2 I 2flnalsatOmahaNorthHigh was 65-65 late in the 4 points. Graham had 12. School on March 3 between · minute period. With 3 sec- points, seniors - Imad LHS and Omaha Bryan. onds to play the Links' Ross Abdullah and Troy
The Links were ahead for · would ·call a timeout when Hassebroek had 9 points, and much of the first half, lead-· there were no more, and just Ailes added 5 points. ing 18-12 at the end of the like Webber, it would send All of the players on this first quarter and 32-29 at the Omaha Bryan to t.he free year's varsity team will graduhalf. The Bryan Bears came throw stripe for two technical ate this year except for sopho-
' Senior Mike Woods puts in a lay.:up during warm-ups beout in the second half much foul shots. Sharif Jenkins hit more Graham, Ross, and Jerstronger, leaping to a 48-37 both free throws to make the emy Parks. fore the Links' game this season with Lincoln Northeast at advantage in the waning mo- score 67-65 Bryan.. Next season LHS, will men ts .of the third period.
· But Lincoln High wasn't have to rely on these three the Earl Johnson Gym. Photo By Ian Robertson That's when LHS got a big finished yet. The Bears players and members of this boost from sophomore Rich- turned the ball over with 1.4 · year's JV and Reserve teams
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--By Brady Beecha.m would be the year to beat LSE:. · hall after school to keep up with Toe team played LSE on Febru•- their school work. Madness. It's the March ary 5, one month into the sea•.·· High school girls' basketball mantra for LHS students, unre- son. Theylost by s:lxpom.tsbu 1t was unheard of until the passage · lenttng alumni, and others who realized that they could compete of Title IX, the· landmark 1972 can't have enough slam-dunks. with any team in the state. At federal legislatton that required Now the pundits of high school.. the beglnn)ng of the season, the equal treatment for women in sports say March might get even LHS tP.am was an unranked sports. At the time, the board of · madder. Toe reason: Toe up- ·contender. ·During the season, the NCAAwas opposed to women surge of interest in women's bas- theywere advanced to 6th place in sports. They said, according ·ketball. in Class A and 10th place in the ··to Leslie Wolfe, president of the
At LHS, women's basketball state. According to Varsity ·Center for Women's Policy Studis alive and wen.Toe teams re- coach Myers, 10utof] 20 games, ies in Washington, " 'This will cently ·completed a ste~ar sea- we l1ad a chance to Win in the mean the end of athletics as we son, flnishlngthe regular season. fourth quarter of 19 games." know it.' " 11-9 and losing to Norfolk in • ·· ·For Bates, one of the sea- · Before Title IX. fewer than Districts. AgatMt Norfolk, the son highlights was a game team led by 16 points at half- agatnst Millard South. As the time and was still ahead with underdog in a game against only 30 seconds left in the game. ranked Millard South, the Links
In the· flnal seconds of the were not favored to ·Win~ All of contest, LHS fouled a Norfolk these predictions were changed player and Nortik scored two by the end of the ga1ne. LHS free-throws to win the game by senior Jana Sch11ke scored at one point. "That was a tough the end of the game to lead the loss," said Varsity player· and Links to victory. According to · LHS sophomore Shelly Chiles, · Bates, "We were hustling, and "But we had a great season." they couldn't stop us."
Varsity coach and LHS This success is due to the teacher Bill Myers agrees. "This preparation of the team. Acyear's team was fun because the cording to coach Myers, team team got along well and played membersliftedweightsandparwell together." Fo:r many play- tlcipated in acceleration trainers, this was the most important · mgduring the off-season. Durpart of the team this. year. Toe mgthe season, practices would team staged scrimmages with last foi-2 1 /2 hours, some days· ·the boys team, parties with each not ending until 8 p.m other, and team breakfasts. Ac- In addition topractlcingand cording to Varsity player and g other teams, the LHS junior Audra Bates. "Our teamalsowatchedfilmsoftheir · moms were great,even ifwe told own play and the taped games them, 'The team is coming over of teams that they were schedfor pizza!' They were support- uledtoplay. Duringtheselong tve." hours, says Bates, "The team
At the begl.nning of the sea- · was our SOciallife." Team memson, the team decided that this ber's also attended team study
300,000highschoolgtrlsplayed four were returning letter wtncon1petltlve sports,·accordingto ners. Of the five starters, only the National Women's Law Cen- one had varsity experience. ter. By 1994, the number had Coach Myers said of this years climbed to 2.12 million, with team, "Wewerevecyyoungand more than 127,000 new female inexperienced."· athletes .entering high school Although all of the Varsity sports programs in 1993 alone. ··players have experience from Next year, coach Myers says other· teams, Chiles says that to look for a team with "better playing high school varsity basshooting skills, better jump ketball is a whole different ball shots, free throws, and a better game. / .• • team. defense." There will also "Youareplayingforyourself be several returntngv.arsttyplay- and for your school. When we ers. Two of this year's varsity are on the court, we represent team members were seniors and LHS."
Senior Josh Ele keeps his eye on the target in the trap shoot.
by Mandy Bergeron
- Lincoln High students, staff, and alumni have always taken pride in the amount of diversity at · LHS. Not only is LHS diverse in its student body, it is diverse among the people themselves. Interests range from academics. to tndustrJal tech, to art. · This year, LHS has introduced three new programs to promote learning _inan environment that is different from ~e traditional learning setting. -_ Emergtng Scholars is a ~tu -
dent oriented class that provides support for students of color who are motivated -to ·1earn but. often· feel· alienated in their regular classes. Counselor Sue Cain and English teacher Carolynn Goodwin organized Emergtng Scholars last year.The students involved took the class independent study and_ met as a group on club day. This year, the students were able to meet as a class everyday. -·· The Physics/Pre-Cal block ·class is taught by physics teacher Jim Rynearson and ·math teacher
Jerel Welker. This class has met tng tn the traditional school setting first and second per1cod both semes- were. elil!lble to apply for this proters. The opportunt1ty for students _gram. the SWAS progra,,1 Is doing ·to· learn tn a differemt type of envi- well and students who did not know ronment has proven. to be quite the if they would graduate are well on learning experience., · · their way. ·
The School Wilthin ·A School · Whenever a new program is (SWAS) program is also new this started, it experiences ups and year, it was modeledl after the LNE downs. Emergtng Scholars, the program. LHS te,achers: John Physics/Pre-Cal bfock, and SWAB Heinemann, Shawn McKie, Glenda have all done well this year, and Nelson. and Shaunna Meyer orga- have accomplished a very important nized the ·curricula and teach the goal: allowtng students to learn in students enrolled tm the program. a setting that is comfortable for Students who -have trouble learn- them.
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(',-Bl;. Seniors Kaitie Leising, Janis Fiero, and Jason Thaller tht'cwpottery in Mr. McKie's pottery class
Jlmr Rjpt: Sophom~re Hiep Vo (left) and jl•nfor On Phun help each other make vale••tiaes for Mrs. Dale's ESL Level 3 class Abovr fir I:e!!;; · Ms. G~win gives some ···· helpful
tips to her Emerging · Scholars class as sophomore Sheiiki Moton listens carefully
Above Idt; Senior Jill Oetken {left),· and junior Jessica Molloy practice. some tunes during Mr. Rush's .,and. class -
Above: Senior Kevin o•antz works on his project for Mr. Hinkle's machine tools class · I,eft: Senior Kory Keller (right) looks on as his lab partner senior Katie Holman collects data and makes calculations.
Vol.103 No. 6
By Shanna Nifoussi
savtngs account is to make it easter for · age entrepreneurship and capital for- released they will be on the same
In 13days,-onMay 12. the primary parents to chose thettr cllildren's edu- · matlon, aswellasrewardingthrffi:iness -level as other students their age. He. election for the posWon of Republican catloningradesK-12, Themoneycould · and hard-workirigfamjlies. would also like to see individuals 14 and Democratic nominees will deter- · also help pay tuition in college. Christensen believes that reform- years old and older tried as adults · mine which of the four Rep11blk:ans, Olie program supported by Ing the IRS would ease the when they commit crimes such as and two will l:>evoted.upon .· Christensen which went through Con- burden for the average taxpayer as well · murder, rape • aggravated assault in No\.ember. The last two candidates gress, was the Reading Excellence Act as reduce the govermDent·s cost of ad- With a deadly weapon. drtve-byto be ma:usedon are Jon C which wmprovtde $2110million dollars mtntstertng and collecting taxes. shooting. arson, or jfthery are three~ and .Jphn Breslow, both of the Repub- · to schools to be used for new research, Chrtstensen cosponsored the IRS Re- time felons. These Juveniles, howMica paii ty. · · teacher tratning and lndMdual grants · structuring and Refor111Act which ever, he would like to see housed · JortCb«Jstcn.,eniscurrentlyon the to help ttnprove reading assistance in would create a independent board separately from adults · llobse of flq&ese11tattves :lor the 2nd grades K- 12. · whose tnain goal w011Jdbe to oversee Chnstensen would like to see the Distrfct, wldch Jndudes Omaha Th.ts · Another strong ftlnancial aid pro- the workings of the IRS, and take the ·.current 'treatment af prison inmates term will run out in November. gl am which C · helped to start control of the IRS away from the Trea- · ·change by elttntnating access to porChnstensen's plan includes ·support- is the h:Qpact Act. TilJs act will re~- · sucy Department. nography. weight rooms and ·cable · mg education, -cutting back on taxes, · burse school <;listrtcts·for funds that ·. Christensen targets middle class televsion, requiring all inmates to pay and getttng tougher on crime in Ne- were lost due to ; a "large federal pres- · familiei, as he works on his goals ofunc for their civil litigation and repeated braska. ence. ;, Examples of a federal presence reliefs His goals include a $500 credit frivolous lawsuits, and requiring in~
Most of Christensen's plans ·deal ·.·. · include Offutt Air Force Base and In- ·per child, which would give parents of · mates to work the equivalent of a fullwith making education more obtain- dian Reservations in northeast Ne- · a child born today $10, 309 in relief by time workweek to pay off their stay able by providing financial ~stance braska. · the time this child turns eigh.teen. Over in prisons. On the education side, throughmanyncwprogramsconcern- The tax cuts that Christensen 327,000 children and their families Chnstensen would require inmates · mg public education. ·Christensen is ·would focus on as ~or of Nebraska would be eligible for this wxrelief. · to achieve a literacy standard, and also working on programs which help include reducing Estate tmres, reform- · When it comes to being tougher on ·.encourage inmates to achieve their parentspaythecostsofeducatingtheir Ing the IRS, and wxrelief for families. · criminals Christensen's ideas are nu- GED. children. One sµch prc,gram is with To reduce Estate ta:xe$ Christensen bas merous. Some include three main ar- · By getting tougher on drug-rehis ·new Educatlort Savings Account. helped to estahttsh a tax reform po}lcy ·· eas, juvenile crtme, creating toughedr ·.lated crimes and sexual offenses. What this programwould do is allow ·.·.·.in the 105th Congress What this po}lcy ·• policies for inmates afstateptisons, and ··Chrtstensen would Uke to see penalparents, grandparents. and employers would do is increase the unified credit getting strtcter on drug policy and ties for such crimes increased. He to put up to $2.500 a year into~ edu- fr om 8600,000 to one mflbon, aa well sexual offenses. would also Uke to see the state enact l .cation savfJl@ ~t. which C()U}d as rocrease the exe,1,pttw fry; fan1i8ES. · F-OrjuYenfleetfmJRals- ChrisienseQ ;c c..a COt 1nterpart to
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- B~ Brady Beecham dents in the month of May. 2 at the UNL East Campus · side of room 204. Punch will highlight the diversity a.t LinProbi is in the air at Lin- -Those of you who like to Union Prom will last from 7 •. be served at Prom, but food · colnHighwithgamesandac~ · coin Announcements dance and party to the beat pm to 11 _pm. A ticket may will not be provided. tivities. A hypnotist will prokeep s 1udents posted on the of Lincoln H1gtl will be inter- be purchased at the school - ln addition. a photog.ra- vide en.tertamment. At the end latest rules and develop- ested in attending Prom and bank for $7 or at the door for · pher will be present. Posed of post prom, prtzes will be ments ~ Weekly drawings PostProm. Also,don'tforget · $10. Lincol:il High Juniors, photographswillbeavailable awarded during a drawing. award• lucky entrant tuxedo Pride Prom, happening later seruors and a guest will be in front of a display and can- · PI1zes rangt:: 6on1 gift certtflrentals i, hair cuts, and make- · this month. ·able to attend. Many stu- did photographs will be taken cates to a television. Students overs.rrtieonlyquestionleft Toe these for this year's · dents choosetocomewith a throughout the evening. mustbep:esenttowm. Food · is: ~t is the big deal?' · prom is "One Moment in date, however, a date is not These photographs may be ts also provided at post prom · Th~ answer ts that three ·. · Tttne" The Lincoln Htgh Prom · · Many students ·..ordered from Lincoln High There ts no cost for tbe
Race Relations at Lincoln High Focus of Student Survey
- By Mandy·Bergeron-
When President· Clinton called for citizens of the United States to open dtalogue on race relations, four LH.S seniors did Just that. Raelynn Coles, Tynisa Elliott. Kham Seng Phaisan, and Ben ·Pratt thought that Mr. White's first semester Citizenship Issues class would be just another graduati<>n require- · ment, but they were in for a big surprise.
Ms. Nielsen, who was working With students in order to complete her teaching certtftcate origtnally planned· to work With Mr. White's, Mr. Tegeler's, and Mr. Brestel's CI classes on researching how Legislative Bills make their way through the Nebraska Unicameral.· However Coles. Elliott, Phaisan, and Pratt
wanted to change the project · some minority students bea little to focus on Affirmative came offended when they Action. Eventually. their re- found that the survey covered searcll on e Action ·ma1n1yAfrican Aruabln and turned tnto a survey on race white tssuea. relations at LHS.
Overall. 62% of the stuGallup and Time. maga- dents to whom the question- · :itne have both done extensive naire was randomly distribresearch tn this area. After uted in December of 1997, going over the results of their chose to ·complete the survey. surveys, Coles, Elliott, Of 277 75% percent were Phatsan, and Pratt decided to white, 7% were African their survey on the ques- American, 6% were A.stantions used by Gallup and American. 5% were Hispanic, Time so they would be able and 8% were another minorto compare their data With ity or chose not to specify national statistics. Because their race. their survey was based on the · The survey included questions Gallup and Tlme questions such as: ·Do you asked, many focused on Af- approve or disapprove of rtcan American and white mixed marriages between opinions on race relations. blacks and whites? Just your The purpose of their survey impression, are blacks in was not to exclude any mi-• your community treated less nority groups at LHS, but fairly than whites in dealings
With the police? Do you think muntty, media and at school · racism is a btg problem or a The good news is that ra~ small problem? Of all stu- c1al relations at LHS to dents surveyed 87% approve · be Improving. Ninety percent of mJxed mamages compared of all LHS students polled to 80% of 18 to 20 year-olds · said that they would vote for polled nationally: 4 '7% think an African American presithat blacks are treated less dential candidate If that perfairly by the police than son was qualified for the job. wlhites compared to 46% na- This includes 90% of the nontimially: and 66% •said that blacks and 89% of the Afrtractsm is a btg problem com- can Americans polled. pared to 60% • Etghty-~t percent of all the The bad news is that Af- students polled said that they ri1can Amertcln students at have close friends of a race· LHS do not feel that job op- different from their own. portunities and educational These perceptions were opportunities are fair between · nearly identical among blacks the two races. This says that and non-blacks. Seventy-five black students do not feel percent of all LHS students they have they same oppor- surveyed expressed a desire tuntties as white students to work at a job where the rawhen it comes· to. jobs and Cial composition was mtxed. education. They also have This included 76% of nonfewer role models in the com- blacks and 68% of blacks.
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Adam Wuerfele sang. All Moore needs is a mustache well done by Moreira. done stngtng a lot ·of people pro-
This year's Joynite, heldAprtl 16 and goatee ang, he would look ex-
After a ten minute break, With ceeded to the exit, but the Varsity and 17. was themed "A Titanic Af- actlylike who he sounds like: Snoop which they used to play Titanic mu- Jazz Band was left. I was disgusted fair." I don't think it was quite as Doggy Dogg. sic, the Varsity Swing Choir sang se- at the lack pf respect people had for popular as the widely successful. Caitlin McCleery did an excep- lected songs from the musical Rent. this group of highly talented mustbut extremely bad. movie that came tionaljob·on the song "Carnevale di They told me that it takes more than clans. It wasn't just •kids,· I saw out last year, but it still rocked. Vencezia." That gtrl can play the 525,600 minutes to measure a year · adults leave too. I couldn't believe
The show started with sopho- flute. Juniors Joe Clapper, Matt· in life, it takes love. (sniffle) Maran how incredibly rude those people more Devany Ray singtng "My Heart Merrill, and Anders Peterson, who Kunkel played the cello like I have were. The jazz band turned out to· Will Go On" form the movie Tttantc. form the rock t>a11d KQclybear. 11ever seen befoire, l. c::an ~y is 1:)e<>neof the best parts of the night. ··She(lltfari-exc:;enentjob in welcom- · played an original song, which was that her fingers :must hurt from all Seth Schoen's saxophone solo was ing the crowd to Joynite. Next came pretty good. The Mummers skit, I · of that plucking;. The band Seven great. I went home and listened to the Sophomore Sea Wreck Choir. only have five words to describe it: played next, and: I'm glad to answer all of my jazz CD's. So I don't have I'm partial to all of the songs that Mr. Heineman as Richard Simmons. Paul LeFeber's question. Yes, Lin- any, but that's still not a lie. they sang about being "Scruffmores" Think about it, and when you stop coin High is ready for a little Ska The emcees helped to keep the basically because I am one. and I'm laughing, finish reading this article. music. Student Council did a skit · theme present through the whole not afraid to admit it. Okay, I am, I have time. That was basically the·. on the stereotypes of the schools in show. Between the lights flickering but that's beside the point. Later high point of the skit. Prisca Lincoln, and bro1ught home the im- at the beginning of the show and the on, the rap group Exclusive, contain- Moreira sang "Miracle," to which I portant point that stereotypes are emcee skits to the "Avocado Of The ingjunior Jonair Moore, sophomore could only compare her to Whitney bad and that we shouldn't have Sea," the night was full of Titanic, Richard Ross, and junior Joe Young. Houston An excellent. excellent Job · them. But it was still funny. .which was good for bringing the
Next came IIG, who came out of show together, but as I satd earlier, the audience. IIG brought down the Titanic is getting on my nerves. · house and there was nobody in the Overall, the show was quite good room .that didn't :applaud. For most and I had a nice time watching it. I people the show ended with could have done without the Titanic Demetria Hassel singtng "I Will Al- setting, but I could survive through ways Love You" from The Bodyguard ·those parts to get to the perforSound.track. It amazed me at how mances, I left feeling talentless, well she could sing. Could there be but that means the performances a career out of th1s? I say most deft- were great. Good Job to everybody nitel there could be. After she was involved!
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APRIL 30, 1998
··.By Evan Litttell---· JV volleyball team to get nine wtns mentthere. Two seniors lnparticu-
Many of the ·upperclassmen at ··last fall and is taking some of the · lar who have taken •there gifts ·and · · •·Lincoln High will tell you how all of · toughest clasees in the school. Molly done many of good things With them, thelittlechildrenweliketocallsopho~ · isalsoamembei-oftheYoungDemo.; · are Justyne Savage and Lamont · mores get in the way, ·or are so im- crats and Campus Life clubs ; But her · · Russell. ·.Justyne and Lamont are · mature. ·Everybody does it, don't try real passion lies tn her extra-currtcu- two of the best male singers Lincoln to deny it. But op.ce in a while, say lar actlvlfles. "My favorite thing to do High has to offer, and that's Just part · every blue moon, lwe run across one is work with people because you can · of their talents. bearable, tolerab~ sophomore, that · learn so much," she proctaims. •~ In school, Justyne and J,amont actually does some good in our eyes. · To some people, their heritage ts · share many interests. Both are That sophomore 1$Molly Geiger. · ·· one of the most important things in members of the Varsity Swtng Choir, · · Molly is one of\the most involved their lives. This is very true for Efrain African American Caucus, Campus · ··students at Lincoli High. One of her Izzagutre. Efrain ts a Junior at Lin- ·Life and Mummers. They both also greatest accolades~ her long resume coin liigh, and is one of the most in- · ·displayed their 4thletic talents in is being the lone Lii coln High repre- volved communilty members in the Varsity Football abd Varsity Basket- · sentative on the C\~ Council Teen city. Efrain says he likes to go to his ball. Beyond that, Justyne is .·. a · Curfew Task Force. \,-Molly has been youth group at church on Saturdays · member of the Spirit club, and ·. meeting With this grcup monthly try~ ·. to converse on issues. "We talk about Lamont is involve\l in Voices of Desing to fin~ a positive solution to af.; · how God is there when you feel tiny, Rainbow dub and he runs ter-hours violence as ,well as evalu- (troubled) and throughout adoles- · Varsity Track ~
· ating a curfew program that could cence." he said.
·Along With al ) of this interest, ·
· take effect if imposed. ' "I don't tllink · · Efrain is also a great contribu- there is Justyne's community ser- .·
·· we ·should have a curfew because of tot to both Las Razas Unidas and vice. Justyne volt.nteers frequently · legislative bill 320~ which w'nimpose Rainbow Club. He has been trying at the Salvation Arny. "I like to help a graduated license progran," she ,to get an event of some Sort to hap- · out ·at ·the commt:nity center and said. The curfew •situation \ s more · pen in honor of Cinco de Mayo. But ·kinda play With thekids," he admits. than likely not going to evolve m'll.ch · we'll all have to watt until next year
Although Lamoilt is still looking further since the provisional lice~e to see. for the right center to volunteer at, bill did pass. · · If you didn't have the opportu- these activities do ttke their toll. "It ·
Within her community, Molly has nity to attend to Hispanic Festival doesn't take a lot of tme, but it does been working hard to help With Child last fall, you missed out on a lot of get tir~ng sometimes" Russell said. Abuse Prevention Month, whth was · culture. Efrain helped out at the · Both singers receitly performed last April. , festival. All of his activities do take in the Joynite talent show. "I like
This seems like a tough task to a lot of time out of his day. but over- to sing a lot," exclained Lamont. many people, but Molly takes tt all in all he says, "It's all about doing Justyne said that be):>nd singtng, stride. · ·"My sister is ·a soc1al worker ·what's fun and right." he likes to write poens and makeand got me involved. The ·goal is to ·Efrain ts deeply involved in his people laugh. · "My favO"ite thing to ·make people aware of the problem of ·.·culture and extends this involve- do is laugh because eve17one can get child abuse." she sald. Molly also ment to his entertainment. "My fa- · away from the stress thr<Ugh laugh- · · enJoys playing volleyball for tlle Star vorite thing to do ls Ir a los Bailes · ·ter," Justyne said. ·. · : · .• Cjty Club Volleyball -t~~,H ~·-:iw, ;i h1s · · •M~Jdc,an.oscetn .tpt~ amrgosbecattse
• ·· ~ussell says singing~ th~ most
does take its time for Molly however. I get a ,chance to see all my friends important thing fn his lifl "I like to
"There is usually something going on from Mexico that I know," he said. sing because it reassur«$ me that every night, and school is the top pri• "And since I like Spanish music, it's life is like a box of choolate: you ority" she said. "But it's all a bunch the only time here in Lincoln I can never know what you're g,nna get," · of fun, and I really like to work with dance to Spanish music." Perhaps he said. Singing is a raw talent that people." we could all learn something about few possess. It's nice to se, two 'stu-
Inside school, Molly is a model our own cultures from Efrain. dents ·that do somethtngposltive student and athlete. She helped the Seniors rule. There is no argu- With their talents
By Ross Peterson--
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Ross Peterson---- actUJally turn their attention to fix- you in on the fact that I believe that ,would not surprise me). That's just Ing 2!lbelievable plot. Hey, there's a a sequel to any film realized during lthe way it goes with films today.
Nineteen-hundred· and nillety- new vocabulary phrase. the eighties willjust be great. lfyou :Sequels have the potential to do so eight will prove to be the year of the oooqooohhhh, that's a big one too. had a dart board that had every year 1much for its tale, however they ·. incessant sequels. With many popu- How can a story about a shark be on it from 1900 to 1998 and you 1rarely use it. While Titanic 2 would lar titles returning to the theaters, such a weak di'Splay of un-original- threw a dart son1ewl1ere in the '79 ]probably make most of us seasick, it will be very interesting to see just ity? (if that's a wo:rd). · to '89 area, you'd more impressed Jrndtana Jones 4 would make us all · how these film companies plan to Perhaps Letha,l ·Weapon 4 will with the entertainment than any ,.,-ery satisfied moviegoers • rake in the dough for number 2, 3, brin,g us delight, but I doubt it. other place on the board. Films Not only will this year boast a 4, 5, etc., etc. As those we turned Wh~ $32 million ·is spent on the such as Roger Rabbit 2, Beetlejutce lllumongou~ amount of sequels, but to for movie entertainment in the weaponry but the writers are hired 2, Ghostbusters 3, and The Lost ithere will be many television-screen
· past run out of their inventive sto- from a gradeschool playground, I Boys 2, and a sequel to the Indiana 1:1daptations as well. Shows like The. ries. desperate measures must be think its a sure sign of boredom. Jones series are great titles to be ,<\-Team, Bewitched, The Green Hortaken, and our older tales must be $ext is Mission Impossible 2. carried on. It only gets better as we· 1riet,Hawaii 5-0, The Incredible Hulk, continued.
Thi~ one's just "plain-old gonna delve into the action section. '.rhe Jetsons (live action), The Love
There have already been several stink". The first did no justice to There are plans for excellent ac- JBoat, Magnum P.I., The Mod Squad, sequels released this year, such as the fOmpletely wonderful television tion films like Terminator 3, Preda- i3cooby Doo, The Six Million Dollar The Odd Couple 2, U.S. Marshals, series, and I believe that this one will tor 3, Mad Max 4, and yes, there are JW'an,and X-Files will all begin proand Species 2, and believe you me, not either. is even a script for Rambo 41 1::luction, or be released some time come more there Will. Among the Now for my next hapless victim, Allrightl There is~a God! These may this year. flicks that will fall into the "gimmie I am aware of the numerous fans sound ajl cheesy to you, but amidst I really hope these folks do their a freakin break" category, are titles there are and I warn all of you who your groans and grunts, you must homework· on these shows. If not, such as Batman 5. "Holy corny sto- thotjght Scream 2 was good, don't admit that these were the movies they'll fall into the all-too comm.on ries, Batman!" As difficult as you read the next few s,entences. I don't that set the pace for entertainment situation of the film having absofound it to resist going to see the want my throat slashed or stomach today. Action of the eighties revo- lutely nothing to do with the origilast one, you had to. Hey it's ripped out by any of you. This lutionized action today, because nal show. So, it wont come as a Batman! Hey it's cheesy! Then Scrfiam stuff was okay the way it movie-makers still use the same surprise to me when these movies · there's The Crow 3. Wa, uh, I could was, Scream 3 will be the biggest techniques. receive the worst ratings out of any be mistaken, but usually don't you disappointment the film industry. Moving on, there are also plans upcoming releases. Hardly seems need to make a part 2 before you· will 'ever know. The fright stuff is for a Men In Black 2 and a sequel to worth it. can make a part 3? Oh yeah, that's just not as popular anymore. The Rock. Those don't sound too As _time goes on, and our well of right, Part 2 was so terrible that no iast let's talk about The Mask. terribly bad, if they are done right, creativity is sucked dry, we have no · one bothered to watch it, so it prac- I mµst say that during his prime · and do not overstep the boundaries choice but to take another look at tically doesn't exist. movie career, Jim Carey was very on what can make a good sequel and how to entertain ourselves. It's hapWhat about Independence Da.y app~aling and could make even the what cannot. pening everywhere: music, litera2? What kind of post-mega hit sue- most serious of the serious tear with I'll tell you what helps to make a ture, television, and most prevacess can this film have? How can laughter. But a sequel to The Mask good sequel: Time. There must be lently in movies. The more this octhis story be .continued success- could only hurt his already fading · a large quantity of it between each. curs, the more we will lose interest fully? The only way it will ever make career. ,AgafuI state that lack of ere- · installment, or people will lose in- in what's original, the more we beas•much money as the first, isif the· ativtty can cause l,oss of interest. · terest before they are allowed to en- gin to open our eyes to what's popu-story is somehow adapted for a the- What a.bout the good ideas? It's joy the aspect that ts so entertain- · lar. · atrtcal performance. not all going to be a big stinking pile Ing. · · If and only if these films are done
·•There are also plans for a Ja1vs ·· of re-hashment. Believe me, thete .·· · Let's· face it, most sequels ruin to the right tales. and correctly will 5. Now before I rip this idea, I must will be a nice amount of sequels re- any interest of seem.g· the ortgJnal they even be worth the time and pre$eJttt ~h.e-fact,that this .couki~..a, !.,kas~m.- ',9a th~- will.not rn.~.•.. · atftQJ· _ .No..:-OOewants tq. wa,tc.h-11".' , ~moo,ey.spentto,pr:gd.JJCe_them~ i~'.•·-· very ntce piece of ,entertaiflN(.'D.t. If · want to retch. · · • ·•- · · tant:e~ when Ul~y bear there's gpuig nQt ~get ;t~.fttQrtf:ts w~:ve,CQlnP,,AQr. the company that produces the film Before l_list any examples, I'll fill· to be a. sequel (which absolutely • love, but_ let's nc,t. sell tl:lem out.
by Adam Wuerfele when she was supposed to be study-
I recently had the chance to listen ing. she would play in a band with her to Lias Loeb's latest album and to read friend Liz Mitchell called Liz and Lisa. her biography, thanks to the Sbagg Net- Duncan Sheik played guttar in her · work, an organization that provides · band for a year. She thiilks that's his new my.sic to school newspapers across real name. After graduating. Loeb went the country. I just thought of her as solo and Mitchell started a band called the "Stay" gtrl, but as it turns out, she Ida.
has had a very musical life. · We all know that she got her btg Lisa Loeb grew up in Dallas, Texas break with the song "Stay" from the Re-
video by walking around and acting sad. L~ter on, when performing live, Loeb would see audiences surprised that she could play a guitar, not just walk around an empty apartment and. be sad.
Tails, Loeb's first full-length l;llbum, came out the followtng year. and despite all of the hype, the touring, and the T.V. appearances, it didn't do too and her lists. of intluences read like the history of rock and roll. She remembers her mom waking her up to watch Kiss on "The Midnight Special" -without their mak~up! Tums out that the television show only showed the back of their heads, disappointing her and ·her 3 year old brother, but it still sttcks out in her mind.
She would later spend hours on ·. end singing Olivia Newton-John songs with her sister, taking breaks every once in a while to jump on the neighbors trampoline and sing songs from ".<\nnte."
As a teenager she picked up a guitar after her little brother became a better pianist than she was. At the same time she and her friends loved the Po- · ltce. The three of them picked their favorite member, she picked last and ended up with the guitartst, Andy Summers. He played the guitar. so she played it.
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· When she was 15 she started to really get into writing songs.· since she couldn't remember the John Cougar. songs that her teacher was trying to teach her. She thought that she was · writing like The Cure. David BoWie,and Jtm.1 Hendrix, but was, later on, embarrassed at how obvious the lyrics were. She went to BrownUniversity,and altty Bites Soundtrack. Ethan Hawke had asked for a copy of her .demo, The Pwple Tape, for Ben Stiller, the director of Reallty Bites, then BANG! The song eJq>loded. During the height of that song's popularity. I remember somebody in one of my classes lipsynching and acting out the· whole song. Let's call her B. Brestel, no that's too obvious, how about Brooke B. That will work. She pantomimed the famous
well. I blame it on the bad singles. "Do You Sleep?" and "Waiting For Wednesday" have to be the worst songs on the album, as iS "I Do" and "Let's Forget About It" from Firecracker.
The singles are so misrep- · resentative of her album. The first single, "I Do," has an upbeat tempo, compared to the rest of the album, but the
lyrics are saturated with· overwhelming angst. Try listening to it one ttme all of the way through. It's like a 50s yuppie song. The second single, "Let's Forget About It," talks about a guy lying to her and being mean, but you won't understand the chorus, "Let's forget about it," unless you hear the first part of the song. She lied once and now she wants him to forgetaboutit and considereach
other even. rm not saying the alb11m ts entirely bad, I prefer certain songs to others. While I can't stand "Furious Rose,"· "Firecracker," and "Let's Forget About It," I can stand "Wishing Heart" and "This," which has a beginning that could probably describe her: "In an open room that echoes well/This is where I can tell you everything."
One of Loeb's biggest problems is that hei; lyrics are entirely too random. On "Jake" she.goes from a grocery list to insects buzzing to not being able to stand in front of an oven because it's warm and the fumes are dangerous. I don't know if she is trying to use any metaphors, but if she is, it isn't working, and if she isn't, she is crazy. My predictions for Lisa Loeb aren't very good. I don't like any of the songs on the albtim very much, but now that I said that, she will become popular just to spite me and make it impossible to escape her music. Loeb needs to work. on coordinating her music with her lyrics. Her lyrics aren't always bad. but instead of forgetting about it, how about trying to be more intelligent? Frog legs do not go together With angels.
The most intelligent lyrics are "If I · am not fun/ And I am not interesting/ Perhaps I am not interested in you/ Neither are you." Her lyrics can be incredibly aware and full of emotions but she needs to try· a little bit harder to· convey those emotions through the whole song. In conclusion, there are two things I would like to say to Lisa.
1) Write about one thing per song, and 2) Coordinate your lyrics With your music, You can contact Lisa Loeb on the internet at www.geffen.com/lisa•lqeb.
By Molly Geiger
vated simply because his speech
On April 16 students filed out was weJl blah. After telling the
By JonatJllan Werner
When l found out that we were ·.·
of ·their 4th period classes ready females in the gym a story about a havtng another motfvational speaker to be motivated and changed for ·· fabulous man, male students were my reaction 111asthe same as tllat of life The students were going to anticipating their own story about most Lincoln High students · I inhear Tyler Durman speak at an all a fabulous woman,. however Tyler stantly went into slur watch mode. · school assembly. didn't seem to make it th1:1tfar. In- .·Remembering the previous visit to our · · After a long introduction por- stead he Jumped around to inco- school by Tyler Durman, homophobic trayirtg Tyler as a fabulous moti- herent stories about his wife and comments and public outrage came vational speaker everyone in the a mirror. And this was motivating to mind. I had to force myself to be gym was ready for stories that how? · · · even the slightest bit objective when would make them both laugh and Tyler came to Lincoln High with · watching this guy speak. I tried not cry. But as students left the gym the intention of prese~ting a mes- to laugh at the J1okes that he made that Thursday "motivated" would sage that we shouldn t act upon and scoffed at most of his statements. not be ·the word to describe the our feelings. He believes that feel- I did this all wtth ,out looking around feelings of the student body. ings tend to get in the way when me to see the peo ,ple that were really
Unfortunately for Mr. Durman, people are trying to do something affected by what he had to say. Sure he was already controversial when they really want to do. To stress his messages were hidden in a speech he arrived at Lincoln High this his point ·he figured he would use filled with Jokes about female stereoyear. During his Visit last ·school a few attention catching examples. types ·and a multicultural segment year, students were also upset However, feelings of wanting to that was questionable at best, but with a 'joke' he made about homo- push a baby's soft spot and swerv- there were many people who were sexuality. Although Mr. Durman Ing into the wrong 13:ne in front of obvtouslyverymoved by his words. I •· · did not touch that subject on this an oncoming car were a little to ri- noticed people in the audience laughyear's visit, he did manage to stir diculous for a lot of students to re- tng and crying, and I even noticed that up controversy again. · late too. · when I walked by the gym a couple of
He seemed · to believe that it · "He makes heavy and complex · hours later Mr. Durman was still would be humorous to make fun issues such as multicultural diver- there talking with students. of Eastern-Indians by imitating sity, substance abuse and rela-
His message of not doing whattheir voice, however laughter was tionships clear." said an advertise- ever you feel like doing was, although not the reaction of many students. ment for Tyler's presentation. But strange. a pretcy good one. My interAlso upsetting was a gesture he somehow 'clear' was not an adjec;; pretation of what he was trying to say made ridiculing persons with a tive many used to d.escribe the is that we all feel like doing things, mental handicap. speaker. but it is better to think about our
Besides his stereotypical na- · · Also. issues of multicultural di- options before we act on them. I hEtve ·ture. students weren't being moti- versity, substance abuse and ·re- heard a lot of people making fun of
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Although Tyler Durman's pre- ·was somewhat od 1d, but he was Just sentation may n ot have been the trying to relate universal feelings to most inspiring. coherent, or moti- .· his message of not acting on them. vational speech, the purpose for Most ofus probably have not felt like him being here was. Tyler was jumping off a cliffjust for the heck of brought to Lincoln High by a fund it, but we all know the kind of feelset up by the parents of two teen- tngs that he was talking about age girls killed in a car accident. I think that we should all take a Laura Wiegand and Megan Bode look at ourselves 1 before we Judge would have been seniors at Lincoln someone who has come in an attempt East High school this year. ·.· to help. · l was dts 1appointed but not
The parents of these two girls surprised by the Judgmental nature brought Tyler to Lincoln -to ensure of the students and staff of Lincoln ·.that their daughters could sttll. High. If we would have taken a little have a postttve influence ·ori stu- ·· more tinle to actually ·think ·about dents. · What the parents did not what he was saying, and less ttme · realize is that the story of their looking for things that were wrong daughters was more motivation with his speech, moreofusmayhave .· then Tyler Durman could ever gotten to the mess,age that was hidpresent den behind the messenger. ··
• · First of all I w1.sh to offer my to perfect the talents displayed staff of Lincoln High School are <:ongratulations to all of the par- both ntghts of Joyntte by all par- trying so hard to achieve, then we · tictpants of this year's Joyntte. All ttcipants deserve,d more respect must all W'ork together in supportit11ctsdid an outstandtngJobas ;we11 than to be left per formi11g for half · mg one another. ·Be it in the halla.s the Tech Crew ·and support ·of the audience that was there Just ways, classroom, athletic field, •taff · I would like to thartk Mr. a ' fewmomentsearlier. Frankly, I ·· a.dmtri.istrattve office, or on stage lrn,t and Mr. Heineman for all of · felt that was very rude to walk I do hope that in the future those their hard work in making this · out as the next act was setting up that continue to support this annual event such a success and on stage. · night of Lincoln High School talih keeping this long standing Lin" Every peiforme:r/group should ent and tradition by their presdoln High School tradition alive. ·. ·. receive the same courtesy whether ence w1.ll show more respect and ·
· However, I would like to take a they are at the beginning, middle maturity for those that have moment to comment on certain au- or end of the nigh ts show. Each worked so hard to present to you · dience behavior that took place group ·deserves thte ·respect, and ·such a memorable event. both evenings. That 1$, leaving be- rousing ovations that · were ·af- ·
· fore the final act(s) perform. Each forded those who · :performed earevening there was a mass exodus lier in the night. · as the final performers were enter- · If we are to gain the equity the .· tng the stage. The hours of work student body, administration and
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---By Evan Littrell-·
Lots of:mu.d,wet &lUSand a bunch. of h1gbschool students&1:IMng+okick some halls. That's rfCht, it's ·Lincoln 1-tigh'sbo)'II and l,1rlaJsoccerteam. Out for another fantastic seasonin '98, Uncohl·J-B&h bas clJanoesofredeenllngtheit
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outstanding ftmsh, and good to go for · co-captains Deletra ·Walker and Holly state. Rekart, seniors · Malissa Watson, MtchaeJa·Jacobs, Katie. Wylie, jUn- tors Judy Gelber, Robyn Anderson, Tiffany Hughes, Jenee R11ng,Jentr.I nifer Unrein, § sophomores Ant"" drea Funcke, :::: ·· Janon Khad1r Alttae.Mollie Bruhn, and Lou:isa Olds. This youthful team shows a lot of talent and expert ence.
LHS sophomoreAndrea Funcke prepares to send the ball downfield · They can work as a Kearney Bearcat looks on in their game on April i4th. together· on the field and show a lot · · ,.,Jory at state onCP.agatnthis year. ·slowlycoming together. We'regetttngback of leadership to
For the boys, there are sbcreturning on the winning streak and hope to peak help each other. Varsity players from last year: senior co- the weekend before districts in the Grand "To play together captains Scott Breclmer and Luke Island "Svobodaencouraged. and win, tt has to , seniors James .Haldre and All gameswere lost by a margtn of one do with unity," Joe Brennan and juniors Trevor Svoboda point, -except to NorJi:>lk,where they lost Walker said. and Nate Healey. 3-0. The Southeas1t match was lost In ''It's tntp0t·tai:1t · by Dan Claridge,alldJer- •·overtime• 2-1. · tosetteamgoals/110 en1y~. tl1ese1nentbelswtttlneW ··· Thescason1Sloolk11igupU10,igtr. rot-~ you I-1.ave su111e-~ players coming off of the city champion lowing the flve gamr..loostng bb eak, the thing to strive for Lincoln High JV team Jast year, look to- Links beat Fremont 4-3 In an overtime and aspire as a · wards districts and state with the victory. "Ourbiggesttproblemthtsyearis team," he said. bra~ season. our intensity, wbtcht is sometimes more The girls are "Weresta·uggJingrightnow, butifwe difflcl:'lt to fix than a skill or'technical world.nghard,with work hard and keep a good atWnde go- problem" admitted co-captain Luke a 5 and 4 record, ·tngintodf$tricts,fmsurewe11beahigbt." Bonkiewtcz "The Fremont shoutout and look forwatd to
co-captain Breclmer assured. helped us set the tome for the rest of the districts and hope-
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·include pitching,. hitting, a lot of heart, and the team's abil.ity to stay
Every day, after school juniors, iJ1 the game mentally. Areas that seniors, and on.e sophomore are seen players feel could use some work inrunnmg around the baseball :rteld elude the team's defense. south of the school.
Senior B.J. Sayers says he enjoys
Senior Josh. Funcke says of the playing baseball because, "it's a good team, "We have a lot of character and time; we know how to play well and a lot of heart, we just haven't had any stay iJ1 the game, Just not domg well. breaks." Looking at the team record We also are playing more as a team of 5-9, and hearmg that some of the this year." team members feel that the team 1s The teams motivation is focused not working up to its potential shows on the goal of eventually getting to that the breaks are yet to come, but state. The biggest obstacle standing it will take some added effort. in the way of their goal is· the East The good strong areas of the team baseball team. Mental preparation ·
comes from p11111ngtogether and try- and senior Ben Westenburg, and great tng to stay ahead of the game. ·pitching by jUnlor Jared Wurtele. The Physically the team benefits from· last game of the tournament was a 4working out In the weight room. and 3 loss to the third ranked Millard West the batttn,g cage durmg the pre-sea-. Wildcats. Overall the baseball team·. son, and the 3-hour daily practices. was ranked thtt'd at the Tournament. · This past weekend the LHS base-. Both Funcke and Sayers feel the ball team participated iJ1 the Spartan best thing about playing baseball is, Tournament The Lmks played three "The way it changes a lot, and how , games. The :first was against the tenth you have to thillk all of the time." ranked team in the state, Omaha Others enjoy playing, because it gtves Burke. Lmcoln High upset the Bull- them somethmg to do, and helps dogs 6-2. The second contest was them get out of trouble. against ninth ranked Lmcoln East, Overall, the team looks goO<:land · and they spanked the Spartans 16-1 they are gtvtng the game all they can on a home run by junior Chris Wright mentally a11d physically.
LBS junior Geoff Bartz gets tile ball away from Ke&i'DC/ at Spirit ParleOR April 14
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---By Evan Littrell the majority of representation, Melinda James, who is currently duced and submitted to govern-
On Friday May 8th, over 200 sending over 40 students. Almost Service Committee Chairperson and mental corporations and organtzateenagers from seven high schools all the entertainment was provided next year's President of Youth Ad- tions from around the community across Lancaster County gathered by LHS including performances by visory Council, took a major role in to see how adults can help to solve at the Grand Stand building out on IIG, the band Seven and the Lin- the planning and was one of the some of the problems that youth feel the Nebraska State Fair groµnds for coln High Varsity Jazz Band. emcee's of the event. "Youth Sum- are important. Some of the ideas the 1998 Youth Summit. Youth The purpose of the day was to mit was really great because of all that have been acted on from the · Summit was planned .and sup- have three sessions of group discus- the (musical) bands anct people," 1996 Youth Summit are the teen ported by many organizations, sions. "We accomplished so much said James. "It helps get students nights at Guitars and Cadillacs, and youth and citizens from around the through three separate discussion involved in a lot of issues that con- .- at Temptations. There are youth Lincoln area who feel the opinions groups. It's not very often that you cern teens." advisory boards for several organiand concerns of youth are just as have representatives from tnfluen- Youth Summit was headed up zations such as the Police Departimportant to tlle city of Lincoln as tial organizations listen to student by a Lincoln Southeast junior, Mat- ment, the Mayors office and anyone· else's. Youth Advisory voices and take that into consider- · thew Beerman. Beerman worked Planned Parenthood. The city of Council of Lincoln/ Lancaster ation and allow students to affect with the 1996 Youth Summit as Lincoln is. realizing that its youth County (YAC), Youth Leadership change in the ways that Youth Sum- well, and has had an apparent in-· are important. ·, ~,: the County Extensiog. Of- mtt did," said sophomore Chris terest in what youth in Lincoln have There is speculation as to fl~ @ct the Consortium for Pian- Ktnyl.ey w:tio lead one of the dis- to say. "Youth Summit was a good whether or not there will beningandAdvocacy, among other or- cussion groups over teen preg- activity because most of the time, enough support and finances for gantzations, took commanding lead- nancy. The discussion groups var- people don't ask kids what they , a Youth Summit next year. The ership roles in the planning and ied in topics. There was everything {4ink," he said. "It went really well. experience and learning that went support of Youth Summit '98. from violence to racism, to not-so- Jq.ds were. saying a lot of interest- on this year should be an indica-
The Summit featured a day of deep areas like recreation and job tng thoughtful stuff, and I think it tion that Lincoln obviously needs discussion, entertainment and mo- opportunities. All of the topics were made a difference." · · to have a Youth Summit at least ttvatlonal speaking, all directed at youth oriented and youth lead, with • The information and concerns once a year, to hear what youth in informing the· city with the con- adults there to advise and carry out that these youth spoke of will not Lincoln care about. Up until now, cerns, thoughts and opinions of the the discussion as facilitators. go unused. A final product in the after all, they were the silent citiyouth of Lincoln. Lincoln High had Lincoln High sophomore fqrm of an evaluation will be pro- zens. ·
By Brady Beecham-
There ts a train that continually circles the zoo. It is ·filled with young and old, all who want an overview of the zoo and an insight into the creatures that reside there. On its pass around the zoo, those passengers see some strange animals. Butperhapsnonets as strange as the high school juniors and seniors from all of Lincoln's High Schools that inhabit two large portables in the-back. "LPS Science Focus Programat the Zoo," the ortgi.title for this motley crew, has long been replaced with the short epitaph, "Zoo School." On the occasion of its first birthday, Zoo School students reflect on what has changed and what has remained the same.
Many experiences at zoo school. would never occur at LHS, LHS senior David Cox remembers the first traffic accident at zoo school. "I was sitting in the portable when a big, yellowRyder truck braided up against the building. We thought that the window was going to break because the room was shaking and rocking." The truck, driving on a
service road not one foot from the portable, would hit the portable two more times before the road was pronounces too narrow for Ryder trucks.
LHS senior L.D. Miller remembers, "walking into the zoo on some morntngwhen it was about 10 degrees and seeing these long white feathers and the carcass of some bird scattered in the common area."
The zoo claimed that it was a big chicken that had fallen off of a truck and into the middle of the zoo, but students have their suspicions.
There have been other encounters with the permanent residents of the zoo; the animals. LHS senior Ben Rush had several run-ins with the geese that free-roam on the grounds of the zoo. "One day, I was just walking along when a goose came up and attacked me! It grabbed hold of my pant leg and wouldn't let go," he said. -
slan History, African-American puter labs and video equipLlterature, and Web Page De- ment. LHS junior Dee Amen sign are offered. According to just finished an English project LHS senior John Burden, "It about poet Langston Huges ts a nontraditional school as using Avid Cinema. "We remuch as it ts a science focus corded our voices onto the school." computer and added movies
Nevertheless, science and and photos about his [Huges) animals play a prominent role life." in classes. Last week, the Technology at the zoo anatomy class covered picnic ranges from the cutting-edge tables with a thick black tarp. to the archaic. Nineteen comOn the tarp, lay a prostrated puters, including 8 PCs are deer torso. The· liver was be- connected totheworld through ing examined by one group of •a T-1 internet connection and students while another group ethernethookups. Fivee-Mate dissected the intestines. "Look laptop computers are available closely at the inside of the for student checkout. Video stomach to see what this deer cameras, still cameras, digital last ate,"· reminds science cameras, and scanners are all teacher Jane Obbink, one of used for multimedia projects the five teachers at zoo school. ·including several web Sites. On This deer came from a freezer the other hand, light-operated in the science room filled with microscopes, and candles (infrozen animals. The sign on stead of Bunsen burners) in~ the door reads, "Do not eat habit the science labs. 'We anything out of this freezer." take what we can get. We are
The Science Focus School was chartered at the beginning of this school year to provide a hands-on environment for students interested in the sciences. The school, however, ts not limited to science. Classes as varied as Philosophy, Rus- pleted by using the school com-. result. classesoften
Even when classes are in- al'Wc\YSbuilding and learning," doors, there are differences says Zoo School Math teacher between the zoo and LHS. One De Tonac. ·difference ts homework. LHS One of the biggest learning junior Vanessa Galindo char- experiences at zoo school this actertzes the difference, ''You ·year has been the schedule. don't do more work. you think The first few months of school more about your work," she featured a schedule with "A", said. Muchoftheworktscom- "B", and "floater" days. As a
and students were confused. A revised system soon replaced it. Now, core classes meet on either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday. Elective classes and field trips take place on Wednesday, or "floater day."
For LHS junior, Vanessa Galindo, the best part of Zoo · School ts the opportunity to study outside of class. There· have been some fascinating field trips for. students. The school has taken trips to Wyuka Cemetery, the Omaha University Medical Center, the Herny Oorley Zoo, the new SAC museum, Morrill Hall, the Mueller Planetarium, Weeping Water, the blood bank, NineMile-Prairie, the tire retreading phmt, the waste water treatment plant, the city dump, a mime presentation at the Lied Center, and many others.
There are currently 77 students at Zoo School. Sixtyseven of them have been attending since the beginning of the year. Of those who left, many were gone by the end of the first month. Next year, 33 juniors will return for their
(Zoo Schoolstory con't. on pg. 2)
MAY29, 1998
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By Mandy Bergeron
On May 15th and 16th, for the first time ever in Nebraska, Lincoln High School hosted a conference that focused on gay, lesbian. and bisexual issues. Sponsors and members of three Lincoln chapters of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight Alliance (GLBSA) started planning the conference entitled "Spread the Word, Let us be Heard: Building Gay Voices in our Community" in January.
The idea for planning "Building Gay Voices" came from a conference that GLBSA club members from Lincoln High and Southeast attended last spring at Kansas State University. Several of the participants thought that a conference focusing on gay and lesbian issues has been long overdue in Nebraska. "I think this is a powerful first for Nebraska." said Lisa Betts. Southeast English teacher and· conference organizer. The organizing com-
getting done and what needed to be done.
The purpose of this conference was to provide information and resources which would help participants make the environment in
ference.
The nine workshops were divided into three sessions which addressed- health, school, and community issues. Each round of workshops was started with a gen-
people to learn from professional role models in Lincoln's gay community was one of the best aspects of the conference."
The 75 students and adults who attended the two day conference were able to purchase discounted Pride Prom tickets. Students who did not attend the conference were also welcome at Pride Prom. In past years the Lincoin High GLBSA has planned and hosted Pride Prom, but this - year the torch· was passed on to Southeast.
This year 120 students and adults attended Pride Prom compared to 100 last year. A· photographer took pictures for students to order, and a reporter from the Omaha ··World Herald interviewed students for an "article that featured LHS seniors Shanna
Russ Fuller(l2), Becky Potter(12), Brady Beecham(12), and Anne Dake(ll) boogie the night away as Nick Woodard and J.D. Schiman dance in the background. mittee was split up into subcommittees which planned registration, advertising, workshops. and displays. The subcommittees were made up of adults and stu_dents from Lincoln High. Southeast, and Northeast. Betts and Lincoln High senior Danielle Yung headed the committee which organized the conference. Bi-weekly meetings kept the entire planning committee updated on what was
(Zoo School Story con't. from · pg. 1)
senior year and 25 new students have been accepted to attend for the
this community safe and supportive for gay. lesbian, and bisexual youth. "I was extremely pleased with the amount of important information that our. conference speakers brought to our students. This conference was a wonderful supplement to the LPS curricu• lum." said LHS English teacher John Heineman, the adult in charge of registration for the con1998-99 school year. Most students agree that Zoo School is not for everyone. Many current stud.ents have found it difficult to complete· all of
eral session where an individual or panel addressed the entire group. Then participants were free to choose one of the three workshops provided for that session. Students and adu.lts from as nearby as Omaha and 1as far away as Minnesota attended the conference. Ruth Kupfer. LlHS English teacher. and workshop 1committee member said, "the opportunity for young their assignments on time. Some students now have mandatory study time or have dropped classes.
Zoo school teacher Jim Barstow ·reports that some aspects of the program will change next year. "There will not be as many classes and we will make sure that everyone here is working," he s,aid. But some parts of zoo school will remain the same, "It will gtve students and teachers more freedom, and it will remain small."
· As spring dawn~ at the zoo, the animals are beginning to emerge. The zoo opened Jlast week and every day a new gro1up of elementary
Pride Prom was a first in Nebraska, today many students .look forward to it as an annual event. Many of the students and adults who attended "Building Gay Voices" hope that this conference will also become an annual event for years to come. "If you missed the conference, you missed one of the most important events in LPS history." David Smith, Northeast English teacher and conference organizer. school students are brought in. Last week, big yellow school busses brought Clinton. elementary school students to learn about plants and animals at the zoo. Zoo School students were tour guides. "Look at the bugs under this log. See how they run from the light?" LHS junior Josh Froenlng asks the eager students. The kids crowd arorlnd before they are off for a ride on the train. From the next picnic table, other Zoo School students watch with mild interest as they study for a pre Calculus test. "This school rules," comments LHS Junior Paul Brobst. The others at the picnic table all agree.
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---By Shanna Nifoussi
Everyday, from 2-4 p.m. dedicated students of the theatre,. or just those who enjoy performing, go to the Lincoln Community Playhouse and participate in Advanced Theatre Company, (ATC) taught by C.onnie Dillow.
This theatre company is comparable to Zoo School,· but on a smaller scale, and they only study one field: theatre. Heather Ray, a senior who has participated in ATC for the past two years describes the program as a "collaboration of the four public high schools. ff
The only requirement to participate is 10 credit hours of drama classes at your high school, and permission from a teacher.
The first nine weeks are taken up with learning the history of the theatre. This includes looking at how theatre originated as well as talking with some of the professionals in such areas as lighting,· see. nic design, costuming, .and acting. Some of the resource people include Rhonda Lake and David Landis, a state senator who acts in local theatre productions.
The last nine weeks of the class focus on the production of a play. · This year the class is doing a production of Neil •
By Ben Bryant-------
Attention all sophomores, you may be tn for a big shock. AU·seniors and juniors, do read on, you Will find it interesting. As always, change happens right after you leave and again this may be happening. Starting in the 1999-2000 school year, the Lincoln Public Schools may change the school schedule.
The Lincoln School Board is looking into the option of changing our school schedule to more or less a nine week on then one week off • schedule.. We would still receive a· Winter vacation, Labor Day, Memorial Day, and Good Friday off though. Our break after first semester would be a full week since in would end a nine week session, and our spring vacation would do the same thingjust at the end of March.
The new schedule was recently
Simon's "The Good Doctor. ff This play is based on the short stories and plays of Anton Chekov, and revolves around a '"writer," played by Drew Johnson a junior at East. He portrays Chekov as he tries to overcome writer's block and finish. his plays.
rubles that she owes the governess. The scene involves the mistress yelling and accusing th.e governess of getting more money than ··she truly did, charging her for broken dishes. _and deducting pay when one of the two children was sick and could not be taught. In ·.the end however, the governess has the last word. Another scene called "The Surgery" involves Sean Siedhoff, LHS senior, playing a · sexton who has a horrible tooth.· ache and must get it removed.
A problem arises,. however, when the dentist is out of town and the surgery must be performed by an assistant, played by Drew Johnson, who has not yet become a doctor.
This scene as well as the oth-
ers have beenr=========------dubbed "tragi-
One of the scenes in the play entitled "The Governess," in which Caitlin McCleery, · LHS junior, plays the role of a mistress who is trying to con her 1governess, played by Heather Ray, out of the 80
cally funny," by Heather Ray and Jason Wetxelman LHS senior. "The Good Doctor" will be run May 29 and 30 at the Lincoln Community Playhouse at 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Lincoln Community Play- house box officei..,.,..;===;;;..,_~========== at 489-7529.
voted into effect on May 12 by our school board. The Department of Instruction was the first to come up With the idea of changing the schedule. From there the idea went to the Calendar Committee which is made up of teachers, a1dministrators and parents. The Calendar Committee narrowed· down the idea for the schedule and created the draft which, for now, is the schedule. The schedule next went to the Board of Educaiion which met With various people, including our Parent Teacher Organtzations, to come up With the best solution.
Currently, the comments which have been heard about the change have been good. According to Administrative Assistant of Instruction Dennis Van Horn the main reason for the change was to gain more uninterrupted instruction time. "The
school calendar should be planned so that we get the most efficient and consistent use of instructional days," he said. There is a day built into the spring for a snow day and, if needed, time could be taken out ·of the week off if we were to have another prolonged absence from school due to weather.
The main concern about the new schedule has been the problem of finding day care for children duringthe week off while parents work. The advantage to this new schedule Will be more uninterrupted learning time.
Don't worry all you sophomores, you will still get the same amount of vacation time, it Willjust be more condensed. There Will still be sn.ortened days for the first week of school and for once our spring break may coincide With UNL's spring break.
Drew Johnson(ll) tries to convin~e Sean Siedhoff(12) to allow him to remove a painful tooth in '' The Surgery''
Caitlin McCleery (11) discusses wages with Heather Cost is $3. Ray (12) in ''The Governess.''
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1 am sick of hearing kids in Lin- tlons and uses their style in their mu.coin complain about having nothing. sic. The reemergence of musical to do! If people would only look harder · styles has become overwhelmingly ·they would find a wealth of possibili- evident in the present times. Ska, ties in the local music scene One Swing, Funk, Blues, and Irish Folk great semi-local band, Cursive, re- music, have all been popular at one cently played an all ages show at
d L , Knickerbockers with two national time or another before to ay. et s touring acts, Braid· and The Get Up take a brief look at the history of each Kids. For only $5 you could have seen type. of music and some recently reone of the best shows to grace Lin- leased CDs that are good examples coin tn the past year. of them
All three bands are identified with ··First up is Ska. Nobody can deny a type of music termed emo" which the popularity of this type of music. is an offshoot of punk rock. In the Its resurgence is accredited to the early '80s a group of bands separated Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but I don't themselves from punk rock to form think tt should be. The Bosstones, heavier and more socially aware mu- named from their hometown of Bossie termed "hardcore." Emo derived · from hardcore because hardcore had ton, have been playing muSic for more of an aggressive stance on their years. There is a reason they. have views, whereas emo focused more on only recently become a one-hit wonthe emotional aspect of life. der. That reason is that they're not
The first band up was Cursive very good. Their so-called "hit," "The playing a well-received set. Hailing Impression That I Get," is called Ska from Omaha, Neb.raska should be but really isn't. Ska borrows heavily proud to have this band joining the from reggae· music such as Bob ranks of indie stardom. Called a Marley and barely has any lead gutband to watch" by Punk Planet Maga- tar parts, unlike "The Impression That zine and Said to offer "some of the most deeply-felt moments of anguish 1 Get." It usually has a somewhat we've heard in a long time," by CMJ goofy sound to it that is centered Industry, Cursive is a difficult band around having a fun time dancing to ignore. They are signed on Saddle (some people call it dance hall muCreek Records and already have re- sic), and the same can be said about
leased a full-length album available at Zero Street Records. Musically exceptional, the band played over half an hour of melodic guitar. screaming vocals. -and pounding drums. It was an amazingly intense begtnntng to a great show.
The next band to come on was The Get Up Kids. Hailing from Kansas City. they have been touring with Braid throughout Europe the past few months. The boys from the Get Up Kids played an upbeat set which pleased everyone. in the audience, especially the girls. Their heartthrob status resulted in an invitation to meet at Village Inn from a few Lincoln High girls. I think that a band is even more impressive if they show a friendly camaraderie towards their fans. and the Get Up Kids did Just
that.
The pinnacle of the show, however, was when Braid took the stage. The crowd had diminished slightly in size after the boys in the Get Up Kids finished playing, but it didn't seem to matter how small the crowd was. Braid seemed intent on rewarding the remaining diehard fans with a wondrous set. and they did just that. Being slightly unfamiliar with Braid's work I was not able to enjoy it to its full potential, but even so. I must admit it was one of the most amazingly powerful shows I have seen in Lincoln. The intricate guitar work was at one moment sweetly melancholic and then the next moment shockingly abrasive. The range of emotion expressed by vocalist Chris Broach was indescribably awe-inspiring.
Thankfully I had a few moments to converse with the vocalist.· Broach. He stated that the shows like this are what keeps the band going on the · road. That number doesn't matter, as long as the kids get to enjoy the show to the utmost possibility. Judging by the reaction they received. I think that Braid reached its goal in Lincoln, Nebraska.
So the next time you begin to object to the lack of culture or activities in our fair city check out a concert schedule or look for upcoming events in the paper. Don't let another great s9ow pass you by!
the musicians that play it. They're to win your heart over. You might usually (or rather unusually) goofy like it. Also, from the creators of and just want to have fun. Pure Disco comes Pure Funk, tncludl credit the resurrection of Ska to · Ing Isaac Hayes· Shaft." the Real Big Ftsh and last s11mmer's Blues music h~s also been Sell Out." If you :really want to Its~ around for a long time. B.B. King is ten to some good Ska music you known as the Blues, I'm sorry; king. should take a listen to No Doubt's self- and should be given a listen to if a titled debut album. It's one of the bet- person is really interested in it. ter examples of Ska music of today. Other blues artists.include Eugene Ska was also very big in the '80s. Try Powell, Clara McDaniel, Big Bad listening to the Specials, Desmond Smitty, .and Curtis Jones. Blues' Decker, Madness, or the SkateUtes. recent hero has been Jonny Lang, a Swing music was big in the '30s teenager who has released songs and '40s. People like The Glen Miller such as last summer's Lie To Me" Orchestra were very popular and sue- and his latest offering Missin' Your cessful at keeping people happy dur- Love." ing W.W.11. Swing is comtng back. · I have to gtve Titanic some credit. (See the GAP commercial) Personally· It· boosted the popularity of Irish I hope it doesn't, but people are lis- Folk music. This is by. far one of tening to it. Some of the more. popu- · the oldest forms of music making a lar bands today are the Squirrel Nut. comeback. The best example of Irish Zippers, with their hit single "Hell," music I can think of is The Brothers Big 6, an English band,· the Cherry McMullen Soundtrack. It has Sarah Poppin' Daddtes with their latest McLachlans song "I Will Remember single "Zoot Suit Riot," and Big Ttme You," but otherwise it is all Folk muOperator from San Diego. sic. Loreena McKennit might also Funk is also making a big impres- be put into this category. sion on music today. The recent sue- Music goes around in circles. cess of Jamiroquai has made that a and each year a new artist comes_ fact. Funk came generally from the· out with something new and fresh, late 60s and 70s. People like Stevie · only to find out that it isn't new - in Wonder played this new type of mu- fact it's actually very old. Keep ·an sic, Funk, that sounds a lot like mod- open mind to all types· of music. ern day R & B music. Try giving There is one type of music out there DysFunkShunJunkShun, Parliament, that you haven't heard but will like. or Sly and the Family Stone a chance Try something new!
Classic monster movie revamped· or '90s
----By Ross Peterson
To those of you who, as I do, love a good movie, I offer to you a word of advice. Don't go see Godzilla. Only see it if you wish to see the absolutely most outstanding movie of the year, possibly the decade. Oh my stars. this movie was great. The earth-shaking noise pro- · duced from the creature's trademark saunter, the exquisitely produced special effects laced with the fluid movement of each com- •·· puter generated scene, the •• digital sound effects which proceed to test the very limits of the human ear were severely amazing. • Oh, the violence! Oh the mayhem! Godzilla has scored BIG with this longtime fan.
Now I know what you might be thinking. You're thinking that because of what the critics ·say, this movie is Just going to flop. Not true. When have the critics been right? Critics today stray so much toward analyzing films, that they don't take the time to enjoy them. Godzilla was an excellent film. It was Just plain fun and there's no reason to work so hard to bring it down in any way possible simply because it's a film made in the 90s. I put my foot down with this one. Call Godzilla what you will, but I believe it was a wonderful movie.
· Enough about what the critics say. let's talk about the plot. The Godzilla story originated several decades ago in Japan. After several nuclear tests in the South Pacific, a
lizard becomes exposed to severe radiation and is mutated into a thirteen story mega-re:ptile. Hence the name God: large, powerful, and zilla: lizard, reptilian. After he wakes, the monster begins attacking the Asian community. Each time he is fought
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off and returns to the security of the ocean. In other ·tales, Godzilla becomes an ally to the humans and fights in their defense against some other overgrown creature. Whatever the case may be, those films consisted of some guy in an outlandish lizardlike suit. and some terrible acting with not much of a plot.
Godzilla today, however was created with computers. Those of you who have seen films such as Juras-
stc Park, Independance Day. and Deep Impact, know what computers can do for a film. But this one goes above and beyond the others and i~ the most complete I have seen to date The sound effects are outrageously clear, as expected. Hearing that re-vamped ·roar sent chflls down my spine and. the effects were ···· · the most clear that I have ever seen.
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-·In this· film, Godzilla attaclts. th.e U.S .• New York to be exact, and he's • ready to lay eggs. How?
You see, Godzilla was :mutated to the point to where he reproduces asexually. He can produce. offspring with no mate, because was born ·.with eggs. When New York becomes his nest, it becomes a race against time to seek out and destroy the eggs. Matthew Broderick is the main character, a biologist \Yho studies mutations. He makes many discoveries about the creature, but he has a problem getting the U.S. Army to listen to him. It really makes for a great story. especially considering it was created so long ago.
As one who literally was raised on the older Godzilla films, I have come to know and love Godzilla. In fact. he could be considered part of my family. Several months ago, when I discovered that Godzilla would be released this year, I saw it as a dream come true. Godzilla is· the best thing since "South Park," fast cars, and 311. Go see it or die.
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By Evan Littrell
As the year closes out here in a little less than a week, I reminisce about my first semester here on the Lincoln High Advocate. The good times, the bad times, the ugly and the beautiful. The stress and the satisfaction of a completed product (sometimes). To finish out one of my last articles as opinion editor (I don't know if I'll be opinion editor next year, so I'm just taking a stab in the dark here). I'm going to write some of the stories I feel are really important, but were not covered quite well enough. This is a confessions list of sorts, enjoy!
As a journalist, in an ever booming business full of parasites and overzealous maggots of mass media (thank you Ian). you find there are stories, and then, there are STORIES! Some of the most loathsome, over-reported stories of the year include. but are not limited to: gun control, the various Clinton scandals, the neverending Iraq situation, property taxes (this is a big one with the politicians, · but we're all sick of it), the Clinton scandals (again!), Princess Diana, the devastating effects of El Nino, the Clinton scandals (all right already!). You get the idea sex,
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The Advocate is published "monthly" by the LincoJn High ,Journalism department. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments. All letters to the Editor must be signed and may be edited for the sake of space and clarity. Letters and corrections may be delivered to room 312. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the Advocate. The views expressedhere do i;iot.necessarily represent those of the LHS administration. · ·
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drugs, rock n' roll (I just had to add that in for the cliche), death and war. Sounds like a full year to me.
Now let's take a walk back through, in my opinion, the top three upsetting and frustrating · problems never reported at Lineoln High. First, the parking lot. Nobody knows what's going on out there with all the vandalism and illegal. parking. Sadly, from the way the administration is acting, nobody cares. Although everybody must make "priorities" in their lives. one would think that Lincoln High could make student parking a priority.
Secondly, some of the rules don't make sense. These would include, but are not limited to, no walking into the school during class after or during lunch. If you're late coming back from lunch. just don't go to class, because you can't be in the halls. You'll get a referral,· or if you're lucky, threatened With a referral for trying to go to class. Personally, I think that if somebody is willing to go to class at all, we shouldn't keep them from that.
Finally, perhaps the most upsetting and frustrating problem that Lincoln High has is with the attendance procedures. In my two
years here at Lincoln High, I have managed to have an attendance problem almost every semester. I've been evicted from three classes in as many semesters, and my parents get mean nasty letters on a regular basis. I don't understand what the problem is. My parents call in within th.e two day grace period, and then they call in again after they. get a letter, only to be told they missed. the deadline to call in an absence. It's downright asinine! With all of the LPS budget cuts taking impact in the next few years, I think I have a suggestion on what dep,artments should be cut first.
We often dwell on the bad times we have in high school. Then again, sometimes we exaggerate the good times. In the journalism business, there's no time to dwell on what we've missed, and no time to praise what we have already done. Once an issue is in the hands of fine young readers at Lincoln High, we move on, calling that issue old news, and thinking of bigger and better. It's all about getting it done, and doing it well, on occasion. As a good friend used to say to me all the time, "Don't worry, the Denver Broncos will Win the Super bowl someday!" And look, they didl.
Multicultural Day a Step in the
Right Direction
Dear Editor,
Before this years multicultural celebration I had been confused about the concept of multiculturalism. I wondered what it was. I have grappled with the idea, "what did it mean for all of us and our world?" (and) I wondered where I fit in. After the event in which I participated, I am left assured yet unsure
As a Social Studies teacher, I have read those documents· on which this country is founded: I have read the Declaration of Independence, it reads "all men are created equal." ·.I have read the Constitution, it reads "No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property." I have professed these ideals in my classroom.
With further scholarship I learned that. this was not always · the case. I found that great documents do not always guarantee right actions. After this year's multicultural celebration, I am aware of the many different ways in which w~ contribute to the culture of this United States. I have seen the peoples of many races and creeds. I have heard words of Wisdom from them. I have been educated, but I know that good education does not ensure right actions.
So I have come to this conclusion: If the United States is to fulfill its promise to the future and
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history of the world, it is the responsibility of us all to embrace and practice those ideals which we cherish, those ideals that bind us together. We must practice equality! We must allow freedom! And we. must pursue happiness.
It is for us to reach out to one another in understanding to find value in differences and to forgive default. No one individual is perfect. The path to a vibrant, mixed, homogeneous society is long and arduous. Let our journey begin.
Our country is about freedom, so let us be free!I Free from the shackles of bigotry and discrimination: free to accept one another in all our humble glory. Most importantly, let us be Free and Egual under the Law.
This, I believe, lis the way. This, I belie~. ts what will make us, the United States, shine for eternity, as a beacon of righteousness for all those who inhabit this small and fragile planet we call Earth. So tomorrow and everyday, celebrate your individuality. Celebrate us, Lincoln High, together. Celebrate us, the Untied · States, a living example of a true multicultural community God Bless. ·Amen. Peace. Out
Respectfully,
Richard Conradt
Mr. Conradt ls a teacher here1at Lincoln High and the head Swimming coach.
By Evan Littrell
these teams to chainge their mascots
Recently in the United States· to a different form? Native Amerithere has been a tidal wave of cans and groups t:hat support them "multicultural awareness.". This have been trying to get the owners trend has included, but has not of teams like the Redskins and the been exclusive too. acceptance of Cleveland Indians to change their homosexuality (but not the legal names to less offensive mascots, but ·marriage thereoO, anti-racism and no progress has b,een made. acceptance of all people despite race, To have owners and staff of these creed or color, and perhaps the long tP.ams be requested to change their overdue acceptance. of interracial mascots, either formally (such as marriages. To follow in this mas- the United Nations' seven creeds of sive movement of acceptance., soci- humanity plea), or informally (such ety has decided to accept Native as various newspaper articles writAmericans- kind of. Reservations ten in the direction of people like Atand sacred grounds have been de- lanta Braves Qwner Ted Turner and clared national landmarks. Respect Washington Redskins owner John has been· given to tradition and to Kent Cooke), and to not do so is a the sanctity of Native Amert~n- re-· disgrace. Some would call it a break ligions and museum artifacts have of long held "tradition." What about been returned to tribes. the longer held traditions of those Yet how can we claim to have a· people •. ,nr····· respect for all races and preach · w h o ii~\
colleges and almost all .professional sports?. The answer is, we can't. Teams like the Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins, Utah Utes, Illinois Figh tin' Illini, Chicago · Blackhawks and the Florida State Seminoles show no regard to the honor and tradition of Native Americans by having their team mascots · named after native tribes. before t h i s "tradition" w a s started? Americ a n s are fa-
It ts an honorable thing to have a building, ground or memoriam of some sort named after you, but what about the classification of a culture as one name, as one body? The Cleveland Indians is a classification like that. How would Americans like mo us f o r their traditionsor lack thereof. When it comes to tra-
--,--ByRob.Voelker---
TheAtJantaBraves. TheF1orldaState Seminoles. The Chicago Blackhawks. The Kansas City Chiefs. The San Diego State Aztecs. The Cleveland Indians. The Washington Redskins. The University of Utah Utes. These are some of the most popular teamsin collegeand professional sports, but their mascots are also very offensive to some American IndJans. They think that these mascots should be changed even though these teams have been around from anywhere from 40-150 years. However, if you take a closer look, most of these mascots have a rich history and are not of derogatory intent. A few of the nicknames that are derogatory have been changed. The University of St. John's (NY) Redrnen have changed their nickname to the Red Storm. They've kept the basic idea of their mascotancl it's worked · out all right because t h e r e wasn't tradition with their nick' name really Q anyway
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boy vs. the Indians, and their battle goes on the entire game. If you didn't have the image of the Washington Redskins! then it would be just another game to the two teams on the field. Jfthe Redskins were changed to the Redbirds or something, I don't think that the rivalry would still be there.
When these mascots were created. they were intended .to honor thewarrtorlike characteristics of the American Indians. Itwas not an attempt to compare these people .to animals or.distort their heittagr..
In my opinion, mascots were created to honor a community's tradition or to strike fear into the hearts of the opponent. In the late nineteenth century, American Indians were, what many wereafraidof. Itdoesn'tmatter if tt was wrong or right, it's reality. The Redskins, Blackhawks, and IndJans were all created at the inception of their leagues from 1890-1920. The Atlanta Braves used to be the Milwaukee Braves and before that the Boston Braves, and they were an expansion team in the 1930s. The Dallas Texans were one of the charter franchises in the American Football League created in 1960, and in 1963 they moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs. However, the only American Indian link in their logo is an
arrowhead. Would you like to be the person to tell Lamar Hunt (K.C. Chiefs) or John Kent Cooke (Redskins). son of Jack, that they have to change the nicknames of their franchises, which they have owned for over 30 years? I would not. The University· of Utah Utes, the Florida State University Seminoles, and the San Diego State University Aztecs were founded in 1848, 1857, and 1897 respectively Their nicknames are the names of tribes anyway. being associated with Canada and , Mexico as one whole race or major~ ity? Not very much I think. America is its own individual nation, famous. for our freedom. Canada and Mexico are separate, not like us. Not all Native American tribes wene the same, · • though we didn't know it. Tribes were separate "nations," separate civilizations. Some were allies, just like countries, and others were not, just like countries.
What about the plea given to •
dition. the only· thing Am.ericans have going for ·them is baseball (which ts under attack for several · player strikes) and well, apple pie- "17 hich quite frankly· is rumored to actually be a European tradition, but whatever. · I don't think I want to be known as an American any longer, especially if my traditions include the disrespec( and dishonoring of our TRUE forefathers.
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----BY Evan Littrell----
An afternoon in the hot sun, · balls flying everywhere, and girls striving to out-swat the other team a little harder,. a little faster.
Coached by Dennis Hershberger, the Lincoln High Girls Tennis team is back in '98 with a new young team, and a lot of heart.
"This is a really good group of girls," said Hershberger. With a fairly young team, this year has been tough. Manyofthe girls are lacking 0 Varsity exs.. perience (with only-§ one return- =i= ing player, ; - senior Corri Synak. from =a fll last year's oVarsityj
If ever there were a classic case of a "rebuilding year," this year would be it for the girls tennis team. "They're improving a lot, and they've had a lot of hard tries." Hershberger said. "We're in a really tough conference though." That conference is the Heartland Conference which includes Lincoln High and other Lincoln high schools Southeast, East ·and
team). and=.. still others have not played competitively. "Considering that most of the other girls have not competed in Varsity and Senior Corri Synak serves one up for her
• are not familiar with their competition, I think we've done a good job staying optimistic and moving forward as a tP.am," Synak said.
Northeast, as welll as Fremont High and Grand Island High. Grand Islland was State CJhampions in 1995i, and has had the state champion i~ #1 singles from :1994- 96. Lincolµ Southeast was state champion in #i doubles in 1997 Lincoln High di~· well at districts, finishing sixth with outstanding marks coming frorp. Synak and junioir Emily Asboe
Overall, this, team did very well They give up a lo1t of time and effort into this season and that's something good teams sometimes donlt do. "I'd rather see 'em lose a match giving 100%, than win a match gi\fing 60%," Hershberger encouragecf..
Synak agreed with her coach. "I'm happy with the way our team has worked hard and stuck with it inste~d of getting discouraged and quitting," Synak said.
, In some ways, Lincoln High has one of the best teams in the state. "Tqis is a really good group of girls. Th¢y're academically superior, their outside qualities are really good, soriie have jobs on top of tennis," Hei;-shberger commented. "And they travel well together through eight roa'd trips a year." Anyone who's · ever ridden on a school bus for multiple hours knows that could be the hai;dest thing a team has to do.
State competition was last
·week in Omaha. Lincoln High sent six-representatives- the top two singles players, and the top two doubles players. The singles competitors were Synak and Asboe. Doubles included senior Angela Swansqn and freshman Sarah Dicke. and.I juniors B.rande Wikoff and Tricia H e i d e m a n n ." They all faired well as a team. teammates during practice on May 19.
----By Ross Peterson----
Admit it, you're either an avid fanatic or you ignore it completely. If you do enjoy today's pro-wrestling scene, or "wraslin'" as it's be~n dubbed, it may become an institution in your life as no other You fans can usually be found discussing the astounding events that· took place just one night before. You can name all of the acrobatic muscle-bound cretins that are so entertaining to you You could pick any one of them and give a detailed synopsis of their past as a wrestler and include many details of how good they are, which federation they are from and what "side" they are on. You can accurately predict to a tee exactly what will happen next week, and you have never been wrong, except that one time in '89.
Whatever your fancy, you don't doubt that wrestling exists, and if you aren't a completely ignorant human, you know and willingly admit that it is fake. Wrestling today has become a rehearsed source of entertainment, and its growing ·. like the hole in the ozone layer. Among the various wrestling corpor~tions that have existed in the past, now there are two: WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and the WWF (World Wrestling Federation). These are the two that· have come to
dominate the "sport."· Through fierce competition they have together created a rapidly flourishing. market · Understand that these wrestlers make more money in a year than you or I will probably ever see in our en-
I'm not in th•e least. I think the way that the events ar1e broadcast are absolutely great.· It's violent, yes, but we all neep · our rowdy time, and nothing offers it like wrestling. Sure it may be one big soap opera.·
original. Older names such as · Andre the Giant, "The King" Jerry Lawlor. and Jake "The Snake' Roberts to newer faces like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and "fhe Undertaker" all have come 'to be very well-known in · the wrestling world.
Even if you don't enjoy the merciless battles that supposedly ensue in the ring, there are millions who do and obsessively love· wrestling. Among the shrieking fans, crude announcers, a multitude of greedy · managers, and an owner or two, · there are enough followers. to · form a country of their own. Wrestling has been aroun.d for a long time, and it doesn't plan · on making an exit any time. soon.
Former Ultimate Fighter Ken Shamrock performs his trademark ankle lock submission on an unwilling fellow ''athlete'' on the WWF circuit. photo courtesy www.wwf.com tire lives. There is a lot of money involved in wrestling. Money is what it's all about.
You may think that I'm try-. tng to put wrestling down, but
where the highly pa1a-actors are, well, still highly paid ac+ tors give or take a few hundreq pounds. Each wrestler has hi~ own style and is incredibl)t
If you enjoy wrestling, there is a special shown on A&E (cable channel 34) every once while. I jtist recently watched it and I found that it was not only extremely interesting, but very amusing as well. It was called the Unreal Story of Wres-' tling and was about two hours long. The program contained a documentary type presentation on the history 9f wrestling in chronological order. I very mu-ch enjoyed the show and thought that it was an exquisite approach to broadcasting the history of the pastime. Check it out for yourself and expand your horizons to the wonderful world of wrestling.
Junior Emily Asboe sends a volley across the net in practice on May 19
Links Track Season 1Closes-
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by Ian Roberrtson
It was an epic tale not unlike that of David vs. Goliath. In the face of bigger· and more well · rounded teams the LHS track team managed to prevail in many small battles, even if the ultimate prize of the team title remained elusive.
The LHS - track team is led by junior Luke Harrington, senior Bryson Monroe and senior Troy Hassebroek.
three. In his eve,nt, DisC\ts, he beat • his personal best throw hy more than 22 feet with a throw ot more than 1 73 feet, tying the pre-dist:rtct class A best.
More astonishing was that the throw bested hts opponent's by 23 feet 10 inches - an unheard of margin in an event usually won by inches and feett, not tens of feet. In fact, 4 of hils 5 throws would have won the competition.
·Hassebroek outclassed his competitors showing strength, determination, and perhaps a little luck in judging the wind.
ith Outstanding State Show
season's best at districts by 13 inches in the pole vault and a career best by 9 inches. Harrington's jump of 14'9'' is the highest in class A this year and is but sec~nd over all classes of schools.
At the state championships, Harnngton showed that he could beat nis previous record and, with a jump of 15', which won him the class A gold and a silver in the finals.
All three have saved their best for the end of the season both in the A-2 District Track Championships. and. the Nebraska State Championships. · Harrington, who will come back with the same coach.
Hassebroek,. in districts, put again next year as a senior to give on perhaps the best show of the ytt more stunning displays, had a
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By Rob Voelker
LHS · is going to state in a · team· sport? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Lincoln· High Boys· Golf team played in the ·State Tournament at Holmes Municipal Golf Course on May 25-26. However results were not available at press date.
The Links were in District A2 at the Knolls Cquntry Club in Omaha on April 18. They finished second •only to Lincoln East with a score of 323. The team score is the top four scores out of the five team members, so the highest score is not added into the team total.
Sophomore Travis Minsel shot a 4 over par 76, sophomore Chad Brown fired a 79, senior Justin Hladky scored an 83, junior Kyle Dahl hit a 85, and sophomore Sam Sharpe's
score of 90 was thrown out of the team score. "Our goal was to make state, and we did that," Dahl said. Lincoln High was second in their district and that· qualified the team as a whole for the tournament.
"Last year we were a one man team," Minsel said. "This year we have all 5 guys contributing." Everyone returned from last year's team except for Patrick Tryon, who finished fourth at state as the only Link. LHS golfers this year were more experienced according to Dahl, and that can translate into a lot. as far as skill level and mental toughness.
Many of the golfers played 34 times a week in· the summer and fall to prepare for this year's campaign. Things definitely have been different this
Surprisingly, at state Harrington's loudest cheering section was his Lincoln competition, as all LPS pole-vaulters practice
Harrington also placed 3rd in the 110 meter high hurdles for
class A and 6th place in the finalsMonroe also aided the team with a first place finish at districts, in the 400 meter dash showing that experience and perseverance can be key to winning. At state, Monroe was 4th in class A- an impressive achievement considering· the competition.
With fourth p'ace district finishes by sophomore Ben Johnson in the 3200 meter, senior Lamont Russell i,n.the Long Jump, and senior Jana Schilke in the Discus, Lincoln High proves that it is a top contender in track if not for the team championship, than in spectacular. individual displays of te-
nacity and fortitude.
season. ~We had 5 guys on the· team whc,i,could play each week," SharJ)'e,said. "If one of us was playing bad, the other four were getting the job done."
Next year, the Links return everybody except for Hladky. Minsel expects the team to fin.;.· ish in the middle of the pack in the state next season. With the exception of the loss of Hladky, Lincoln High Will be even more seasoned and experienced.
Dahl wants to win at least one tournament during his senior year, but he added that the team is more important than the individual Brown would like to lower his scoring average and control his anger. Although it is too late to see the Links on the links, look out for next year's team in the spring, if it stops raining.
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Troy Hassebroek (12) ''tosses'' the discus in practice.
Janice Schilke (12) throws the discus in prac- · tice. ·
By Molly Geiger
The plan was to have a day where students could enjoy celebrating diversity and rejoicing in their differences, and for some the day was enjoyable. Others, however, were upset by the Multicultural Day held at Lincoln High Scpool on May 6. When the activities of the day ended, students who reflected on what they had gained. realized that although many improvements·. needed to be made, the experience was definitely worthwhile.
Each second period class was allowed to chose · the two workshops that they would like to attend during the day, and everyone was required to attend the workshop done by the 'Diversity Players,' a theatre group from the University of Ne,:. braska Lincoln.
As the da went on stu.-
dents began to express concern that this Multicultural Day was not celebrating diversity at all. In fact, some students argued that by bringing one culture up, another culture was being put down. In one session a paper was handed out comparing different ethnicities. The list was stereotypical and did not include one positive characteristic about 'white Americans.· For ex'ample, the paper said that · Asian and Hispanic cultures were very family oriented, but that 'white' Americans thought mostly about the individual. For a day that was supposed to put an end to stereotypes, this particular workshop did not help.
To allow next year's Multicultural Day to run smaother, suggestion&from the students are being con~ sidered. Sophomore. Janet
Eckerson offered her recom · mendation. · "The idea Z>ehind multiculturalism is excellent, but I thin!: the issue should be a,_vproached from a diversitvperspective. • We should s..'lldy not only different cultures, but sexual OJ1entation, religions and gender diversity as well," she said.
One goal for the day wa@ to allow students an opportunity to be involved and participate. The 'Diversity Players' invited individuals to. share their thoughts at the two micro•phones as they acted out a skit. Some students stated ··the obvious - that racism is a problem. But what really needed to be said was how to overcome this raci$m;· a topic that everyone seemed to avoid.
·Another problem for the 'Diversity Players' was time.
The issues being presented through their skit were too deep to be fully explored in a one hour time period. What they were acting out was very thought-provoking, and as many students were starting to become involved, the time was up and everyone had to leave.
Other activities included semJlnars and other 'handson' workshops. Students were: invited to participate in ·activities such as drawing, crafts, and baking. One workshop even allowed.Students to learn how to, use
· Chinese chop sticks Vtese workshops allowed students to enjoy learning about anothe,r culture rather then fighting to overcome boredom while listening lo someone talk for an hour. The s.eminars included a wide ' range of topics dealing with race and relgton
The ten faculty members, who were r.esponsible for organizing and s<::hedultng the workshops and presentations, had a very difficult task. Find.Ing an activ-. ity for 2,000 students to be involved in takes a lot of time and effort. But their hard work went Virtually unnoticed. These commit• tee members received almost no compensation or recognition for their hard work. Although there were many complaints following the day's activities, just the idea of having a Multicultural Day.is· a step in the right direc~ion. Sure, there are many improvements to be made and a lot. of details to work out before next year's festivities, but if every student learned just · one knew thing. the!) the ·day can easily ,be labeled a success.
By Af.gieAbbott
There were sessions on reltgntids. stofy1elling. native danC!es anqfoods, and many other cuJlural things. Althou.gh each student went with. their second period class to three sessions, ther·e wer~ many who wanted to at\end more.
·Through aUof these sessions, I could only,go to one because I had to participate in ·it., This was the U-G session,. In my opinion, this was a very educatiol\al session.
May 6th pr~ved to be a very beneficial $Y for many Lincoln High st4lents. This Multicultural qJ.y brought · many speaker~ and performers from t~e commu• nity to Lincoln High.
Most. people th,~ught that it woul(i just be Lincoln High's 11-Gstep tea01 doing. what they usually do. ,Well, all I have to say is, JllclllY people were very surp'rised to see some fraternity brothers presenting the 11-G workshop.
J.T. · Minor, Brandon Anqrews, Mazin Siddig an(i · Charles McClendon Jr. are brothers of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, the Eta chapter firom UNL's campus.
These four guys gave a lot of information about the history of fraternities and stepping
They informed the crowd that their fraternity was established in 1911 because Black males weren't allowed to join the white frats.
Things like dedication and setting very high goals · really keep them on track.
These young men are focused on career goals and educational standards. They always put homework. before partying and always make time to help out friends. ,
The Kappas are very well
known for their stepping abilities and perform· a lot at parties. They also won the Louisiana Bayou Classic stepping contest.
They dedicate many hours to practice because stepping is a big part of what they do, but they say it is the least important thing to them.
They would rather get recognized for their ·high academics or their com:rnu.: ' nity service.
The focus of this session was to express to 11-G that we are responsible for one person's negative attitude,·· grades or disposition. This would be a reflection on the entire 11-G·step group. It's just like the Kappas · holding their brothers accountable for their grades, attitudes and achievements, and so should we. 11-G doesn't want to be known just for stepping, but for academics and positive things as well.
I wish that I could've gone to a few more sessions, but I am very happy that I had the chance to attend this one.
I learned m8:ny things and now ·am more aware of the positive things that go on in the fraternities. It makes me proud to see things like this going on in our community.
orththe Trip
- By Lindsay Thompson-
There we were, Friday burger, or how about their night, hungrier than ever, specialty Chicken Fried and not in the mood to cook Steak? Or order up some or do dishes. So where did battered fish. Hey, they my family and I go to eat even have a kids menu, tool dinner? Merle's, in Erner- The prices vary a bit, but I'd aid, of course! -That's where say the average price per we always go. Merle's is meal is about seven bucks. only ten minutes west of With the actual meals, downtown. Just· take ·o· you get soup, salad, or cot~ Street west and it's right tage cheese, and your choice there once you get into Em- of potato. If you go the salad erald. The food is very good, route, you get yummy letso it's definitely worth the· tuce, an occasional cherry drive. Why do we go there? tomato, cucumber slice, That's easy. slice of cheese, and a pack
The atmosphere at ofcrackers. Gothefryroute Merle's is very laid back. It's (you get your choice of curly ab:ir and restaurant, so you or straight), and you get have to be prtrpared for more than you can ptobably smoke and the occasional handle. weirdo, but mostly, just be The service is great; the on the lookout for a good· servers are quick and time and enjoyable people. friendly. They all seem to 'lhe place is decorated have at least five tables, with animals and fish. ga- which stay very full, so even lore. A kid's favorite has got though they are hard. at to be the brown bear in the work, they are still able tp glass display case that looks maintain the expected like it is about to at-tack. promptness. Watch out for the moose If you have a laid back above one of the tables, it type of family, this place is might make it a bit difficult a must. My food recomrnento eat if you are tall. Merle's dation? The Chicken Finalso has a pool table, an ar- gers Meal {after 5:00 PM) cade game ot two, pickle with straight fries and the · machines, and a jukebox in salad or cottage chee:se. the corner. There are · This comes with four gcood around 25 tables, and for as sized chicken fingers tlhat many people as they push are by far the best chicken through there in a day, it is fingers I've ever had. So oramazing how clean they can der that, sit back, make keep the place. sure you have a soda. in
Are you in the mood for front of you, and enjoy your delicious chicken, a good meal!
azatlan: Authentic
·Mexican Dining
By Jeremy Bissell lik i M xi e you are n e co.
It was a hot summer's day and it was my mom's birthday. My family decided to t~e her. out to dinner. She likes Mexican food, so we decided to take her to Mazatlan, because it's her favorite place to eat.
Mazatlan is located on N 70th and although it looks small on the outside, it's really a nice place on the inside.
There was a· wide variety of Mexican food on the menu. You can get authentic food from tacos and rice to American food like chicken strips· and cheeseburgers. I ate two fried chicken burritos with beans · and rice.
The food is authentic and made from scratch. My meal cost around $8.00, but it was worth it because they gave me good sized portions. For Mexican food it wasn't that spicy but it still was pretty hot.
The atmosphere of the restaurant was authentic as well. In the background you can hear mariachis playing, and on the walls hang Mexican pictures. It really feels
There are a lot of people that come in to eat, but the place is never overcrowd.ed. · The noise level is bearable so you're not bothered by others. The place is wellcleaned and the waiters and waitresses are always coming by to see how you're doing.
The service is also good. Right when you walk in there is someone there to greet you and take you to your seat.
The people are very courteous and it doesn't take them and hour to get you your food. The service was prompt; and when the food-came out it was hot and fresh.
I recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys real, authentic Mexic:an food. Even if you don't lfilce Mexican food you can still go and order an American dish.
Some of the dishes may be expensive, but it's definitely worth the money. There are many Mextcan restaurants in Lincoln, b,ut Mazatlan is definitely the one to go to.
Re-~leascd Grease S ·
- By A.by Shrader
1 back to Australia. But the Greas~ is the word. No, first day of school at Rydell I am not tilldng about that High proves them wrong. nasty grm:ystuff on the top Danny's gang, the T-Birds, of pizza I~ talking about talk about guy stuff. while the 1978 movie about high · their 'property,' the Pink school in ;he '50s, Grease. Ladies, are introduced to This roov.te has stood the the new girl, Sandy. At a test <:j.'time. Starring in pep rally Danny and Sandy Greas/?are now well-known are reunited, and there the i nam~ like, John Travolta, story goes. The whole movie Oliv~ Newton-John, is about their senior year of Stoqcard Channing, and high school. The regular Jeff ponnoway. Grease is a high school topics are dis- · mu/ical that sings the cussed such as, unprodran~ of the best times of tected sex, a pregnancy ourµ.ves. scare, the dance, ex-lovers,
1While the Grease living up to images, finding so1,11dtrackwas still climb- yourself, and graduation. in§ up the charts, execu- Grease was set in a time ti~s at Paramount decided ofinnocence; the 1950s. Yet th~t for the 20th anniver- with the risky clothes and sfy of the original release rebellious antics, there was· of Grease in March, it was a lack of innocence distine for a re-release. The played. From the leather ekcitement of the most jackets to the long hoop popular musical of all time skirts, the costumes put you eoming to theaters sent in that era. teenagers and adults alike
In case any of you guys into an uproar. Since it was want to bring back that only playing here in town at greasy hair look, pay close The Lincoln movie theater, attention to the Greased premiere night was packed. Lightning number and you The crowd that showed up will get a short briefer. · on March 22nd were die- Other songs that are fahard fans. vorites are "Summer Nights"
Once seated a friend and where the irony of the mismyself found that there was conceptions of '50s dating no controlling the urge to are displayed. sing along. After all, every- · Another favorite song one has seen it at least once would have to be "Look At or twice, so we figured- Me I'm Sandra Dee" sung by sing! Although we almost ·my favorite character, Betty got kicked out, it was worth Rizzo (Stockard .Channing). it to see sexy John Travolta She sarcastically compares in his leather jacket. the 50s star Sandra Dee to The story starts with a Sandy. The hop-era summer romance that soundtrack is what makes Danny (Travolta) and Sandy Grease so identifiable and (Newton-John) think is over fun. forever with Sandy going One explanation of the
resurgence of the fame of Grease has a lot to do with its stars. The stars of Grease went on to do more. diverse roles,. and many re- · corded their own albums. Olivia Newton-John made• the country get 'Physical'· ~th her 1982 MTV video Jeff Connoway went on to have a role on Taxi as an out of work actor, much like his real life. John Travolta has restated his claim as one of the greatest actors of all time, starring in over 30 movies and still counting. With the school year coming to an end, most seniors are looking forward to finally getting to leave Lincoln High forever. They better not expect a fond farewell carnival like the kids got in Grease.
In my biased opinion, this is the best movie of all time. From the teen romance to the self discovery, this movie says it all. Grease is all about having fun. It takes you on a trip that most girls take together (watching it repeatedly at each other's houses) and leaves you happy to know for an hour and a half, you can be those characters. Although this movie is loved by many ages, Grease deals with many complex situations and some younger children should probably just watch the edited version on television. Grease is well worth every dime you spend on it, so you better rush out and but the new "digitally re- mastered" version when it comes out next month.
Deep Impact , ·1sHome ·
More th~ just a disaster flick.·
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By Brad Milfs
The rirst oig errect movie of the year has arrived!
Deep Impact starring Morgan Freeman, Tea Leoni,
· Robert Duvall, and Elijah Wood, is bound to make the movie Titanic run for higb ground. Morgan Freeman delivers an astounding performance as the ideal Prest·dent, one that tells the · people as it is and doesn't really care what his rating is, not that it would matter. Tea Leoni gives a brilliant interpretation of a young Journalist who stumbles upon the story of a lifetime, and forces the government to reveal that a ·comet is heading directly towards Earth
•. The plot develops with some ·surprises, and some cheesy buildups ·to something you knew was going to · happen, but overall the · people of the planet owe it all to Robert Duvall, who plays a veteran astronaut with a crew of rookies that have no "real" experience in space. Duvall saves the day in the end in probably one of the most heroic acts ever put on the big screen. What · does he do? You'll have to find out for yourself. ··
This is an action packed movie, but there is romarice · · and that is were Elijah Wood comes in as the teenager in · love. He is actually the one who discovers ·the ·comet ·· and has it named after him· self. Wood gives a performance that was unusually · bad for him, CDmpared to his performan¢e in North He does some very heroic and stupid things in the movie so that he can save his higb-school sweetheart • and eventual \\'ife. This role · could not have been omitted, but the • actor could have. Overall I would say that Wood seems a little bit · out of character: He tries to play more on the adventure. when he is suppose to be playtngup the romance. My : suggestion to the producer would be that if you're going to have the btg names, make s1:1rethat Elijah Wood isn't one of them. ·
· This summer Deep Impact will be competing for best movie of the year with the release ofX-Flles. The competition lies between Tea Leoni and her hubby David Duchovny. l would recommend this movie ·to anyone who wants to see a • good flick. ·
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By Mandi Burt
and both actors do a great *Awful **Poor ***Good job of showing this intense
••••Great *****Excellent friendship.
Object of My Affection is, I liked the plot because ·
By Karen Baddeley · · ··
· · knows that he recognizes uprising. ·· for the most part. an origi- it was an original idea. ·The • · The first Oscar-wothy the mayor from somewhere. ··.·Many films have been nal topic for a movie. It ts actors were also great. es- ·· movieoftheyearhasfinilly Themayoralsorealizesthat madebasedonthtsnovelby · about a gay male helping a pecially Paul Rudd. He did arrived! It's director Bille he recognizes Javert as ·a Victor Hugo. None of them straigbt female raise a child. an excellent Job. August's new epic film, Jes ·prison guard from ·the have been very successful and the straigbt female fall- The thing I could criti- Miserables. and it's playtig Bastille where the mayor The musical based on the · ing in love with him. ctze is that I thought it was at the Lincoln Theater. us was a prisoner. Valjean ~s • novel has been very popu~ .· This is not only a movie going to be more ofa com- ··••Mtserables is the story of m. to leave Vlgo tmme.diately or lar for many years and ·is
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the French Revolution
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to Fanttne. who has be- made of ·the musical two movie about great, true same th ings I have seen in : vict, his adopted daugbtei come very ill with tubercu- years ago.
friendship. · the commercials advertising · an investigator, andarount .· losis, because he feels guilty I think that Liam Neeson
How it all starts is that this movie. revolutionary. - about firing her from the and Geoffrey Rush are al- · the gay man, George I saw Object of My Af- ·. ·Les Miserables ' stars ·factory. He says that he will most · guaranteed Oscar Hanson (Paul Rudd). needs fectton at Edgewood 3, and Liam Neeson as · Jean find Cosette and raise her as nominations! They took on the movie theater there was Valjean, a convict, arrested his daugnter. He flees Vigo very difficult roles and per~ about two-thirds full. There for theft, who has broken ·.and first goes to take young formed ·them well. - Even · wasn't much laughter prob- parole to ·start a better life ·.Cose 1tte away from the though Uma Thurman had
a place to stay because he has been dumped by his boyfriend, who he was living with at the time.
So the straight female character. ·Nina Hanson · (Jennifer Aniston), invites this man whom she has Just met into her apartment. While living together Nina becomes pregnant by her _ current boyfriend.
Because she and George have formed such a great friendship, she asks ·him to help her raise her child, instead of her current boyfriend. ·
· Soon after that she starts falling in love with George; Thefriendship they both have is remarkable, for himself in the small greedy Thernardiers, and · ·a relatively small role. tt was ably due to th e fact th at all French town of Vigo. He is ~hen he heads to Paris very moving. Claire Danes th e Jokes were on the com- so well-liked in the town where he and Cosette must was the only actor who mercials. that the people elect him si:ale the wall surrounding didn't carry her role as the
Object of My Affection is mayor, even though he pro- the ciity because Javert and adult Cosette very well. She now playing at two Douglas tests. his guards have blocked off plays the same character in Theaters here in ·Lincoln: 1ean Valjean also runs every entrance. every film I ·have ever seen East Park and the Cinema a factory in the town where Valjean and Cosette find · her in, and she did it in this · Twin. East Park is on 66 th a young woman named refuge in a convent for the film too. d O · Ci Twin i 1 · Fan tine (Uma Thurman) next nine years. The stu- - · The scenery and the cosan · nema s o- has Just been fired for hid- dents' revolution is begin- tumes (by Gabriella cated on I 3th and P. · ing her child that was born ntng and Cosette, now in her ·.·Pescacucci) were remark.·.I recommend this movie · out ·of wedlock. Fantine is · late teens, is growing up and able in their authenticity. All to people who value friend- ·.forced into prostitution so is curious about the world ·. of the filming was done in ship, and I recommend go- that ·she can support her ·around her. She happens to France, so the bqildings '.tng with your best friend. _ daughter, Cosette (Claire walk upon a Marius (Hans and scenes were, for the Overall I gave it three stars. Danes), who lives with the Matheson), a young revolu- most part. accurate. While innkeepers, · the tionary who she falls in love · the cinematography was not · It wa~ an all-~~~.!!,nd good Thernardiers. A newinspec- with instantly, and the feel- the best I have ever seen in movie. Rating. · · tor has just come to Vigo ingis mutual. Theirlove can my life, the effect was still Checkyourlocallisttngs • also. His name ts Javert never be, though, because powerful. Youcanseeitnow for show times. (Geoffrey Rush) and he they are torn apart by the at the Lincoln Theater!
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Inequ ·ty of ucation Greatest 'lbreat to Future Generations
By Jack Dickinson
Perhaps the greatest inJustice in the United States today is unequal education in poverty stricken areas.
There are two ways this situation can be analyzed; each is detrimental to soci-
Unfortunately, this will lead us further down the path of class division and cause more social problems than vouchers will ever solve.
While this may provtide an escape for a few stuety. First, injustice in gen- dents, the fact is that the eral is a blow to the value · number left behind in a system our country was public school that lies in founded upon. ruin due to insufficient
Second. the situation funding will greatly outcreates a downward spiral weigh the number of stufor our inner-city youth re- dents. that escape the pubsul ting in an even more lie schools to private atrocious situation not only schools, creating a situafor those born into poverty, tion that is much wor·se but for individuals of all than before.To have this classes in the United States. added blemish of injustice
The Republicans and a against the American sysfew confused Democrats tern further Justlftes my lack want to circumvent the of confidence that our rights problem by abandoning the are protected and our· valpublic schools with a ues upheld in this country. voucher system. The The key issue is the voucher system will create question of whether or not a fund that needy students, we are going to provide whose situations qualify equal opportunity for all them as eligible, may use to children in America. We go to a private school. certainly have taken steps. to.
r·tunities
--By Joel Green of you can relate to what I
It is that time of the year am saying here: school days again! With less than a will go by pretty fast. Formonth left of school, stu- tunately, I am not one of dents look back on the year those people. I found that and think, "Where did it if you look on each day of go?" Whenever I think school as an opportunity to ~~iittiy~'fih1~klrt~rJiiii'
elders telling me, "I Wish I busy. And if you stay busy, was still young," or "Have With a positive outlook on fun while you're still young things, then the years will because once you're out of fly by and you will be closer high school, everything goes to your success. I'm startby way too fast." We all have ing to sound like I am an old heard these things from and experienced adult or someone at some time in something. But this ts true. our lives. but I never used · · Most of us can remem-. to believe them. Now. I ber the last day of school in think I can relate to what Junior h.igh, the first time we · they were trying· to tell me. actually went out to lunch
It seems like Just the in high school, a trip out of other day that I walked into state some where With stuthat new. big, building for dents, going to prom along my first day of the seventh With the date we brought, grade at Park Junior High. and other events in our livres The next thing I knew, three that have happened that years had passed, and I was make us want to go back walking into an even bigger and visit the time. building for the first day of There is no way that I or high school. Pretty soon I anyone else can go back in will have graduated and will time, slow it down, or speed be walking onto some col- it up. But what we can do, lege campus somewhere for is enjoy the moments while the first time. And then I they last. When something will think to myself, "What memorable happens in your happened to that first day life. hope that it is a good of seventh grade?" thing that you can look back
Unless you hate school ·on. Because the times of with a passion and every looking back on things are day seems like a week, most closer than you may think.
end blatant 'inequality based on race, (Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka) and to allow for inequality based_ on social class is equally absurd and downright detrimental.
The only explanation I can find for the people who are ignoring this situation in Congress is a basic superiority complex of the rich and aristocratic. The only way they can Justify their indirect oppression is to turn the lower class into what appears to be animals by denying them any equality and opportunities whatsoever.
To allow an individual to wallow in the bog that is their social class and to not act to get them out· is a crime against compassion and reason. To let them suffer is medieval behavior. the behavior of a brute.
It is detrimental because in not providing a safe, quality learning environment for those already with a strike
against them (number of opportunities decrease as income decreases) we trap · them in a downward spiral that no mere mortal can es- · · cape. As this population of poorly educated individuals increases. they have more of a negative effect on the economy of the United States, and the taxpayers inevitablypick up the slack.
If we have equal education, then the chances of these people not only getting quality Jobs, but Jobs with ·paid health insurance and extra money to put away for retirement. increases. These· areas will inevitably be cleaned up as people take pride in their surroundings and businesses pop up all over the area.
·Education is the key to a working and prosperous nation, and equal education is the key to eliminating economic classes and reaching a more level playing field for c::veryone.
There simply is no escape from this disastrous situation except increasing funding. The resources from the tax areas of each state· must be pooled together so each school can meet national standards and quality teachers can be hired throughout the state, rather than only in the rich districts.
Any shortage of funding the state rray run into could be suppleniented by the federal govertment. Schools must have :he money to experiment vith new programs like tif'ted education and alternaive schools.
Good schools are the ·foundation br a successful nation and bright future for the UnitecStates. and to deprive our c11ldren of that opportunity. to take from the future in <rder to fatten our wallets, isan act, if not of stupidity, cf greed that will destroy ,ur country from the insidtout.
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Crn1ntev;Joohw;sefirup the tcm; The UNL Diversity Players perfo11ned for the entire school on multtcultrual day, UNL students AleXis Sherman and Eddie Brown act out "Little Brown Brother" with senior Lamont Russel · During the Muslim Women workshop, students listened to (from l-rl junior Tareq Khedir Al-Tiae sentor Muna Al Mugotir, math teacher Kadijah Abdullah, and sophomore Janon Khedir Al-Tiae ta1k about the role women play in the Muslim religion African American Story teller ldu Maduli (middle} tells a story as junior Nick Donahoe Cleft}and sophomore Termaine Combs. (right) act it out ·English teacher Shauna Meyer scolds the blue eyed group Cfroml-rl Shawn Ruble (10), Jenny York (11). Mary Churchi11 (12), Trisha Mays (11), and Melissa Cummings ( 11) for poor work during the brown eyes, blue eyes simulation Ludmi1a Dud~nkova discusses traditional Russian customs in the Russian history workshop (See pag-, 10 for story)
