was the.re. and so wae 25 other clubs and 750 students from •Imcoln High .· School. The DECA club kicked off the · '98-99 school year and partied lire it was ·· 1999 at the first everBack to School Bash.
Toe Back to School Bash was held ·on.August 28, the first Friday afterschool started. · Each student. at Lincoln High received ten free tickets, provided by Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA), to play games at the Bash A 3 on 3 .rrr t was held in Johnson Gym, where each team showed off their skills, clubs lined the hallways with different games or foods for students to try, and karaoke was provig.ed in the West Gym for lots of good·laughs. While the Bash was going on inside the school, stu- · dents could catch some fresh air by· watching the football team scrimmage on Beechner field.
· The Back to School Bash was an idea that originated last year in Trudy · ·Hines' Business Management class. Each year, DECA,. an association of marketing students, has given money that they made from the Cookie Link, back to the school. The.1996-97 DECA ·. group gave Lincoln High $4,000 towards a new sound system. This year DECA decided to use the $6,000 that they had to throw a huge party for the entire school The challenge for DECA
DECA decided that if 500 people showed up to the event. it would· be measured as a success.. Over 700 · people checked in and received their tickets, and another 50 people were believed to. have just bOught food or 11.sedother people's tickets to participate in the booths. "The Bash turned out to be a dynamic and multi.:dimensicnal event," said Hines. "No other · scfuol has the unique blend of students ·and staff which made this thing work. We lire with the reality of diversity every day, and on Friday, August 28,.we all celebrated being back to school." Witi the Bash turning out to· be such a success, will DECA sponsor
·acey Studnicka (11), English teacher ·. B Heineman, Debtiie Peters (11. such an event again? Hines believ.ed nd others entertain the crowd :with their karaoke sin in thatit'\W\lldbealotoffuntohavethis kind of atltlvity for students of Lincoln was to get people from all backgrounds · se~up a boo th $50, plus and additional · High agm;i,but she thought that it to come. back to schl()()lfor a party.· $Q.l:,Ofor each ticket that th ey received. should be 1,1pto the students whether For the Back to School Bash to hap:. Some clubs made up to $400. 1\venty- ·an event lice this happens next year. pen, DECA spent time in their classes ·sevenclubs and groups set up b? 0th8 'We need to continue to let students last year planning for the huge party, • at th e Bash: Amnesty· International, plan the event -. adults have a way of · and they met during the summer to · ACE, Animal Rights, Art Portfolio Club, taking the spontaneity out of things!" prepare. At locker check-out, each Boys Basketball, Chinese Club, Cheer-· Hines said. locker had a promoltional flyer placed lead~. Close-Up, Campus Life, De- Eveiyone at tl\e Back to School Bash in it, and the DECA, officers promoted bate, DECA, ESL Frien.ds, FBLA, seemed· to have a good time. There the Back to School Bash by telling stu- FCCLA. Football Team, French Club, seemed to be som,thing for everyone to dents of the activitlies that would be · Girls Basketball, GLBSA, Mummers, do. As Hines's ptlt it '"Ibe.PQsitive enthere.
ag .that ntg11t~· eontagtoust The · To make the Ba1ck to School Bash ·· Skaters, Spirtt Club, Stut2C1 n Counc , whole .event was~ synergtsttcr · • a success, DECA paid each club that Women's Caucus, Yearbook, and Swim-
Bob Kerrey Sees How EducationAlternativeProgramsAreHelping Today'sYouth
· ----By Evan Littrell High, the famed and feared fourth floor. teer internships in Kerrey's Lincoln
Last Monday, September21,,1998, · There, over 90students who have dif- office.·
' IJncoln High's unique educational pro- ficulty working in a regular classroom Kerrey then finished his classgrams were catapulted into the. ·• room tour with a trip up to the · eyes of politics. Former Nebraska · mezzanine to view the ComGovernor and current United puter Assisted Drafting (CAD) States Senator, Bob Kerreyvisited program. Students in CAD Lincoln High to view how alter- classes work with computers to -native educational programs can· design everything from houses · benefit youth and their school., to machine parts. They use Starting off his afternoon tour, three-dim~nsional computer Kerrey ate lunch in l,incoln High's graphics programs to view own.school cafeteria, enjoying the what a construction site would · chicken nuggets immensely. Af- look like from all angles. ter lunch he visited with students · Kerrey has shOWI},interests in the Student-Parent Child De-· in such programs before, revelopment center. marking that we should take ,.·
The bulk of the visit was tII advantage of the computer age spent listening to ·the· hardships ,.,, and value those with the skills that many of the teen mothers and ·to harness computer technolfathers have to go through every- ogy. day,. such as the early mornings · Kerrey's afternoon ended • and late nights, 40 hour-plus · , with a relaxing visit in the work weeks, and getting basic teachers lounge. · There he transportation. After a small dis- spoke with teachers about cussion, he visited the child learn- "what works and what doesn't · mg center to learn more about · work in education." He lishow if is run, what kind of fund- tened to the ups and downs of 1ng it needs, and by contrast, what · being a professional educator kind of funding it receives. Kerrey • today. seemed surprised by the fact that Kerrey is heading up a coathe center is supposed to be self- · lition to shoot down proposed sufficient according to regulatiOns constitutional amendment 413 by the school district. Fortunately, that would limit tax expendiit receives grants for reimburse- Senator Bob Kerrey watches as s~nior Eric turesandmorethanlikelyhurt ments. for the cost of child care.· Schroeder works on a computer in CAD. the public school system.
The School Within A SChool
_ Having Senator Bob Kerrey program, otherwise known as ACE;(Al- environment work at their own pace come to Lincoln High was an importernative Cooperative Education), was to achieve their go,als and eventually tant event. "It's a great school,", he next on Kerrey's tour. There he met graduate. 1{errey was so intrigued by said. Lincoln High is an example of with students who have built a com- the determination 1of these youth that what happens when you "put a. little · munity in the "Penthouse" of Uncoln he and his aides offered them volun- time and money into the schools."
Chin .ese ·Dancers Dazzle Lincoln - High Students
By BradMills
· --,--- ished, a
group ofChinese , students
On September 8, 1998; Lincoln moved onto the stage to remove the .· High school students had ,the Qppor- set. Once the stage was clear ! the tunity to attend an optional assem- ·auditoiium's sound system boomed · · bly 6th period featuring a Chinese with tipbea:t Chinese music, and the Folk •Dance troupe from Mei-Chiang five dancers took to stage with every~
· Folk Dance School located iil Tapei, ,thing from fans to ribbons as props · Taiwan. The troupe has been ranked ; ' The high point of the performance ·
as the number one folk dance troupe came once th e martial arti st took
in Taiwan by the government, and it stage. For approximately 4 minutes
consists of only five dancers, six in- he dazzled the LHS students with ac-
, strumentalists, and one martial art robatic feats, traditional martial art , ist. - · / · forms. and a Chinese opera-like show --.....---
The program started at abo rit ·· of weaponry.
1: 10pm with an introduction fr;m · ·.· The troop wa:~brought to Lincoln <If you've ever driven past the Saturday night services beta.use of •emcee Adam White, a former Lincoln ·· by · LHS • Chinese ·teache ,r Celine · Westminster Presbyterian Church on the ·graphic images depicted on · the · High student. After the introduc1{on, _ Robertson. · ··· .· a Sunday morning, located on 2110 protesters' signs. Janie Sievers, a 1 the group of instrumentalists per- · · ·. .·Robertson asked the · troop to · Sheridan Blvd., you've no doubt seen ··.former Westminster member, says she · formed two traditional Chinese folk come to Lincoln High, "Because I want ·.protesters with anti-abortion signs. · feels the signs are being directed to-pieces. The musicians also fe~tu~ed · people to see the beauty of Chinese .·The group protestin ,g is called Rescue · wards children. She stopped attehd- · a violin soloist in the latter ha1 of the folk dance, she said. Robertson had the Heartland, and they are protest- ing Westminster because she felt the ·program · ' · · been a student of the troupe's direc- · ing the fact that Dr. Winston Crabb, pictures on the protester's signs were ·
After the instrumentalisthad fin- tor in Taiwan. _ , · a doctor who perfo,rms abortions in ·~really disgusting and disturbing." Lincoln ·and Omaha, ·was made a · She added that the church has lost a church elder. · lot of long time members as well as · The director and spokesperson of potential members Rescue the Heartland is Larry On Monday, August 31, the city · Donlan. He says th.at the reason for cot1ncil passed an ordinance that :rehis ,iilvolvement is because, "We're not ·quires the protesters to picket across supposed to Sit back and ig11qregross · the stre et from the church. The ordiinjustice," he said. Donlan has btiCn ·nance passed by a 4--3vote. Mayor involved in 'th~ organization since Johanns vetoed the ordinance beDecember of 199f3, and the protest- cause he thinks it is unconstitqtionaI '. · ing has been going on for the past 18 On Mon<iay, September 21, the city •.·.months. He says that his goal is not council overrode the mayor's veto. · to drive Dr. Crabb out of the church, · .·.Council member CindyJohnson had ·.·but to make the issue public so that the deciding vote. Both ·mayor all of Lincoln knows about it. Many Johanns and Larry Donlan say they '.•Westminster churd'.h members have plan on taking legal action to reverse
·Membel'.'sel the Me-Cll.iallg Dance Troupe penor1n the dance, ''Night of Elegant- Ease'' in' fie LHS Auditorium during an optional assembly.
Fine Arts .School Planned ·
·By Lovtria Platte--~ enrollment will be limited to juniors · Every afternoon five Lin coin and seniors. The reason for the grade teachers ··make their way to ·the Dis- limitation is so that students will have
trict Offices of the Lincoln Public already ·completed some graduation ·· Schools system ; a11dfrom 1,.4 pm they requirements in their freshman : and discuss ideas abo'at the location, de- sophomore years, and because With sign, and atmosphere of the Fine Arts only Juniors and seniors the campus and Humanities hig):1school that will can be open at lunch. · · be opening ne,xt fall at a local loca~ There has been little formal distion. Ross Tegeler teach~s social sci- cussion about the application proences at Lincoln ~igh, Bill Steinke cess, but students will likely be in~ teaches English at Liricoh , High, Matt · terviewed. They will probably al~ be · Kutscher teaches math at Lincoln · asked to submit something in writ~ High, Tom Sheppard teaca.es arts at ing. "We want [to attract] students Southeast High, and Amy Vmderslice ··who are pretty serious and pretty · is a world language teacher at •Lux · motivated about fine arts and about Middle School and the science focus the humanities students who are at ~hool. .· a certain level of independence," •·
· The school is being opened to "tap Steinke said in on the interests pf those sttdents · The five t~achers will begin meetwho really want to concentra t e in ing with a review panel, made up of , those two particular arenas, which student nominees, to obtain comcompliment each other so well," said ments and insight concerning the
Steinke. , design of the program. By January ·
The goals, accordiilg to Tegeler, · they will be starting to send out in-
are to create some freedom in receiv~ · fo1·1nation and speaking at various · mg education, a strong sense of com- s chC>olsto describe their program and ·· munify, room for passionate focus(es), it~ advantages for prospective ·stu-
, · and the produ~tion of high-quality dents ·
· work while encouraging students to ·· The district's intention ts · to en- •·· "color outside the lines." - hance the educational progr;:ims of ···-...The five planners will be teaching •· the Lincoln Public Schools and to erecourses in the fields of social $tud- _ ate a more responsive scholastic comies, English~LahguageArts, math, fine munity in the city of Lincoln arts, and Spanish. The learning en- .·- Teachers at the area focus schools vironment will center around inter- are offering some special approaches · disciplinary infusion (team teaching), to education that particular &tudents large and small group learning, field might really be interested in; but, as trips, ·scads of outside perforn1ers, ·· of yet, there is no substantial iriforand various speakers. ·mation regarding the impact of focus
The ·~chool will cater to all •·.aca- schools ·on area high schools and the demic and intellectual abilities, but ·· communities that house them.
changed churches mr started going to ·the override.
By Evan Littrell · ney or a lawyer, you are an of:. cl
One 0 most ,1ft-•t- see up ose an pers how 1 u= c;AJ.JJ.li:Ua. fleer of the court," he said. "As special · · tnc1 ·experiences of a .stu·dent's·· interestlawisreallyprac- ~-"t, an officer of the court, you have ticed H " ' let
hirrh school career. can· be see- e compJi
,..uer,. certain obligations to behave in tio c1a · ind a s..-:o_ ·tr_. who is truly•-"'-.'" my percep n 0.1. wyers; law--"t, •~ lllllU a way that fS good for the Court," Vi ha: t
entlal.:in their field of interest. ··he said. He added that when thers f :vet·grea ·yawer,. "'(5"-', -'6 For$lK.Lincoln_·Highstudentsin'- e u ure 01 our nation,,. you're· an attorney or a laWVl"'l". , · Dickinson said Many c th ·· teres • ted in po ]itlcs and law, the ···.J01 e then you can behave in, a wa:y students took what N ...1 1-.-d opPOrtunfty to become ·inspired that is good for the people. /. to sa tr. ·ght to heart.a~Ralp1.1ah came · · a1ive.on_Wedne.sd.ay, Sep- · Y s 71 L • · b .Nader'sspeechfocusedalot Nader is the pre-eminent con.cem. er 7, 1998.. oncorporatetyranny'andwrong .-lrthtc
Former Harvard Law School · ·. - sumer ,.-'5'-,....,.,.activist of the 20th · doings on the side of big busi- centiuy. ·. We all have a lot to graduate and 1996Greenparty nesses. Hespokeabouthowim- .·_Ieamfromhiside.asofSQcial.conpresidential candid~e Ralph portant it is for young, legally- science," Eckerson remarked. ·Nader provided that inspiration. minded people to take a ·stand. "D<>lnh N Speaking· at Cre_.ighton Law · --.Y. · aderissoinfonned, he against corporate takeover of ·can't help but be informative," .· School to a crowd of about 200 small businesses, and how to .....+.r11.eged la:w sch.o1ars· , p.,.,-c.es- said. "J·agtee (with y.1..1.v.... .1.Ull become well informed COileium- Naderl that ·1-.-..:.. ' sors, political candidate hopefuls · 1 we i.1avi:: a responsiers. bility to ensure thatour governand Lincoln High students, Part of this education, he ment is a just one; one that reNader's topic was, "What to do said, needs to be done in con-· spects the rights of the indi::: life." ,As the majority tracts. It is vital that people pay · vidual, regardless of their socio~ evrewers~lawstudents, attention to what they sign, economic status:" Eckerson hes~ speciftcally ~twhat ·· when~ sign it,.and how long added.· to do in the practice of law. the contract lasts because con- · Ralph Nader is one of the "What are you going to do with tracts. can lead to deception of "best-of-fhe:,best" in his field of the next 15,000 days ofyour life, ·the average consumer. "It used· consumeradvocacy. He travels which will have .you· end up to be told,.when I was in school, from city to city undermining somewhere around 70?" ·he that a contract wasa meeting of corporate evils and exposing · asked. the minds. 11:tat'snot true any- them to the public. He is a bona Nader·~ the differ~ more,"hesaid. "Whenisthelast fidelawyerintheinterestofthe ence between being an attorney tlrne ~ou saw Sears have a public. As Dickinson put it, and being a lawyer, guessing mind? heaskedjokingly.· "RalphNaderseemstobesomethat many had. not seen. a dif- Through an hour and a half one who really cares".about the f~ between the two. He ex- of attentive listening, obseIVing, overwhelming majority that is plained that an attorney is a ·and questioning of one of the the public. Ju.st one speech by member of the Bar association brightest mento practice law, someone of Ralph Nader's caliwho _represents p~te ci~. Lincoln High_ seniors Jack berhasignitedsparksthatcould as clients. A lawyer IS basically Dickinson,· Annie-Laurie lead to the burning of corporate an attorney who advocates and Ertckson Brad.Mills and myself, autocraeyinAmertca. That kind · _ ~epresents the public in special · as well as juniors Janet of emotion l:\Il,d~pin:lt:i9n is not nrtel'.est lawsUits. When you Eclrersonand.BenMarquartfelt ·. somethingyoucangetoutofany graduate, ''you are not an attar- it was one of the best ways to · class.
·_ By Molly Geiger from·many of the caucuses tioned," said Khedir Al-taie.
When the school year be- selected a member to repre- "It's new," said Holbert. gan, the Lincoln High Stu- sent them on the Student "People have a natural dent Council decided to use · Council. Women's caucus uncomfortableness with the opportunity to start fresh. · also added a representative people ·with. developmental '· Many members felt that this year. Student Council challenges. This is due to there were some revisions· sponsor Robert Holbert•said, their lack of exposure," he that needed.to be made to ''To make an inclusive soci- · said.
· · their constitution. The areas ety it has to start at a small The Student Council
of changes included addi- · level."
· ·.voted, and it was decided that tions to the council, sopho- The debate over adding a Happy Links deserved a rep- said. No matter what the rea- coin High has broken barrimore elections, and student Happy Links representative resentative. "I think a lot of. son was, the Student Coun- ers that no other school in ·initiated committees. The started when some Student members were persuaded cil now has a fair representa- Lincoln has come close to last revi.sions were made in.· Council members argued that ·when Mr. Holbert asked what · tion of the entire student doing. 1992. a representative from Happy peoplewouldthinkofStudent body. Lincoln Northeast has
One of the more contra- Links would not be able to · Council, once they knew this The Happy Links repre- not even started a club for · versial topics brought about give valid input. They argued had been an issue and we sentative is senior Tisha their special education stu.·by the revi.sions, was about about what members from voted against giving Happy Minchow and she has already dents, and Lincoln East proadding a representative from Happy Links could do for the ·Links a representative," said started her ·new position. "I vides peer helpers from their the Happy Links (a club for Student Council. · Other Khedir Al-tale "It was more like student council," student council, but doesn't Special Education students). ·members thought that as part about their [Student Minchow said. "I'm making allow for a special education Senior Tereq Khedir Al-taie of the student body, mem- Council's) image," he added. many new friends. I can give ·student to be a representacarne up with the idea "Get bers of Happy Links had a But Holbert believes that the new ideas to Student Coun- tive. a representative. from Happy right to be represented. "I Council members were able to cil," she said. Controversy or not, Lin-
Links, that's what I ran for," couldn't understand how on decide for themselves. "Every- The fact is that by adding coin High is defiantly making he-said. Previously, members · earth could this even be ques- one in here is a leader," he that single representative Lin- a difference. · ·
· By Meghan Connett
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· a school without bells. • Th: uppemassmen of Lin-
d ·M·ii G • entered. Lmcoln High · And of course the · coin High should be proud of - an o y e1ger · - confused. One of the number one complaint themselves for providing a comThey entered Lincoln High most confusing things that all sophomores have fortable environment for the new , unable to leave their 'middle about Lincoln High was is not being able to leave sophomores. As sophomores school' cliques, crowding the the location of classes campus for lunch. · preparedforthenewschoolyear, · ha11ways, and sneaking out to duetotheseparationof "Why can't 10th visions of vicious seniors lunch. We all know who they the even and odd class- graders go out to eat in- haunted them, but their nightare - scruffmores. Toe upper- .rooms. "Ifigothewrong stead of eating in the maresstoppeclafterthefirstday classmen try to scarethem from way I end up wa1king in smelly cafeteria and when they realized that seniors theha11sofLlncoui.High..Tohelp circles until I find my waiting in line for 20 didn't want to be caught dead understand what these sopho- room," said sophomore minutes?" asked Jessie even talking to a them.··· mores are going through we Tiffany McMeen. Sebek. If sophomores do · After overcomingtheir fears, asked them to share with us · .Also confusing to raphicByEric choose to leave campus and finding their classes, sophotheir views of Lincoln High. sophomores coming for lunch, they run the mores are beginning to enjoy
Although most of their fears from a middle school with bells, ing, .''You always have to know. rtsk of getting a referral, however ·Lincoln High. As Kart Kunz said, subsidedafterthefirstcoupleof was getting to class on time. what time it is," offered Grant thatdoesn'tseemtostopmany "Ithoughtitwouldsuck,butit's days, the sophomores definitely With only 6 minutes for pass- Belzer,a sophomore confused by · of them from trying'. really not that bad."
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Consumer Advocate and Green Party Presidential C~didate Ralph· Nader speaks at Creighton Law School in Omaha.
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· By Jonathan Werner
If you are a new student at Lin-coln High you have probably no'ticed by now that the hallways can be quite congested at times. With over 2000 people walking in all different directions travel can become extremely tedious. Imagine how much more difficult for people in wheelchairs it would be if ·the only way to get to and from south building was either an e:xtremely · steep ramp or an electric lift that· · blocked half of the stai~ay and • took several minutes to operate And as if that wasn't enough it had a weight limit that didn't take into account the weight of the wheel-·.· chairs.
Until. this year that was the situation, hallway travel was not · only a chore for students with physical disabilities but for everyone.·
Eric Maly is who we have to thank for the comparative ease of walking from class to class(not that it's that easy, but it is definitely better). Maly, who gradu~ ated last year, noticed this prob-
·. Former Lincoln High student Eric Maly cuts the lem. He spoke for the entire stu- ribbon to the long-awaited _wheelchair ramp. · dent body when he demanded that give up, "·Wortman said. It took a lot of time and a new ramp be.built. Dr. Wortman persistence on his part but in the long run we all presented Maly with a certificate · gained a lot and although he was quick to pass at the opening of the ramp. "This the credit onto others Maly is the one to whom is what happens when you don't we owe our thanks •
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----By Beverly Harnes - Truly this is quite an eclectic cast, ' This summer a re·volu-tion oc- b t th ak - more intereS t ing. So if you want to and if you are a first-timer makeu at m - es the film even more b · g · d f curred in the movie scene of Lincoln enjoyable.· - -rin some props InS t ea O buying sure you are willing to do just about Nebraska. Keeping with this city's' H , · th em at th e door, bring rice to throw anything in front of a crowd. I can- ere are a 1ew hints for the first- at the wedding, toast to throw when t d 1 - tradition of stepping into trends a timers (or •r__gins_, as Rocky- Horro-r no ivu ge the Rocky Horror pre- ' ·r Frank_ gives a toast, and newspapers show ·secrets b t· · t · k iew years a ter the rest of the coun- regulars call someone who has never , u JUS - ma e sure try, Lincoln final_ly has th_e "Rocky_ th r1 - h
tokeepyourself d ryduringtherain- youarereadyforanything. Thepreseen e Im In a 11: eater): Rocky storm as Brad and Janet walk -frorn h Horror Picture Show" playing as a s ow participation is not for the shy. midnight movie for the first time Speaking of participation, the since the 1980s. "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is not
- The Rocky Horror revival merely a movie anymore. The procame in full force a few years ago - duction at the Joyo also includes a with the 25th Anniversary of the live stage - cast including Caitlinfilm. Now, ·much to the joy of legions McCleery, a senior at Lincoln High, of fans (young and old alike) Rocky · playing the part of the vicious maid, has finally come back_ to the big _ Magenta. Mccleery was last seen screen here in Lincoln at the Joyo on the LHS stage as the Vengance Theater in Havelock. ·- in "A Tale of Two Cities'; and as an __ - for the faint of heart. Adapted from Titanic Affair-." Her role in Rocky trashy romp through the world and
actress has participated in before, home of a transvestite from Trans- "It's fun to have the audience yell at sexual, Transylvania -named Dr. - - AT
you and to· - be abl_e to yell back!" Frank N.-Furter .• Jhe part is played
McCleery said, "You get to heckle the for all it is worth by noted British hecklers." What sets Rocky Horror ac_tor Tim Curry ("It," "Clue," and
"Annie. "l This isn't the only famil-
apart from other cult classics ac-
cor Ing O cC eery is the live ac-iar face in the cast though. Several
_tion. "As a performer, one of the other stars of Rocky Horror can still things I really like about Rocky is be seen on television screens or in PIH the interaction with the -audience. movie theaters. The innocent couple -. -
MOW l!OlWS @ J1:'J5 - It really makes -the movie come -to who find themselves in Frank N. life to have live actors potraying the Furter'-s castle, Brad Majors and characters on the screen," she said. J t w · 1 · · d b -- So if you are in need of some- ane eiss, are p aye y Academy ,Horror is no fun without audi- - _the_car to Fr_ank's castle (tru-st me, -h -· - A d · i - - - t_ ing to do next Saturday night at_
war Winn ng actress Susan ence participation. Seen in_its plain with all_t_hesquI·rt _guns, y.ou·11·need
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B k - boa and fishnets, and head down· to ostwic Another cameo, Eddie, an outrageous, low-budget, musical -Also, beware ·the -pre-_showl. I th J th h lf d d h._ e oyo. Costumes aren't required,
e - - a - ea , saxop one-playing, ruckus from the twisted mind of Ri- cannot stress thI"s enough· _The-em- b t d · - d 1· b - I u it oes make the whole experie Ivery oy, is Payed by none other chard O'Brien. Bu1t when props, ac- cee, Nie Costello, who plays Eddie ence a bit more interesting. As Dr.· than the rock star you may remem- tors, and audience -participation are the delivery boy, will ask for' virgins Frank N. Furter says, "Don't dream JJer from .;1._fewyears back. ME>atloaL added the sbnnr becomes:, q11it@
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If you had a nickel for every time _you lost your Prussian sword, wouldyou be rich? If the King of Tonga had-the -same address as ·your girlfriend, would you write a letter to hirn and - ask for her back mail? -Do you havea lucky shrimp costume that you gamble in? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, "Letters
From A Nut" is for you._. "Letters From A Nut," Avon books ·--.$15 hardback, and "More Letters From A Nut," Avon books $18 hardback, are collections of amusing correspondence between a person named Ted L. Nancy and various people and
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-companies. Jerry Seinfeld apparently anybody could write these letters. For found these letters aJI1dgot them turned example, when leaving a stadium seat, into a book. "What's up with that? is it proper to walk with your backside; Huh?" The introd1Uction, written by facing the row or with your crotch facSeinfeld, gives a _ brief explanation of ing the row? That is a good question how he fotlild the letters while watch_ that Nancy asked American Seating irig a Jerry Lewis telethon with his Company, the people who make stafriends. fie read them to his friends at · dium seats. (They had no-~answer.) the party and when everybody laughed Some questions are Jess normal than
- out loud, he knew :he had something. others. Would you want a rp.annequiri He asked to take the letters and then that looked like your dead neighbor? _ called his literary agent, Dan Strone; Reading this book, you begin to see the The rest, as we say in the publishing stupidity of human nature, or ratherbusiness, is history. human habit;
The most compelling aspect about I liked this book. Of course I like this book is that we all wonder about anything out of the ordinary, but this _ absurd thirigs and the fact that almost book is weird. Enthusiasm for paper
· bags! Praising the vice president! HAI HA! I recommend this book because, as I said, it's weird, and it makes me feel like less of an oddball. Well at least I won't be enrolling in an all nude slot machine -event, or traveling with 200 live ants, nor will I be inventing sixday underwear.
Don't be mistaken, Avon books says that Seinfeld didn't write the letters, but there is skepticism. In any case, whetherTedL. Nancy is apseud-onym for Seinfeld or whether he is a real person, this book belts out hardcore humor to the gut and tickles the funny bone till the cows come home. I recommend it. **** 1/2
By Beverly Hames _ "Ponette," lit up the screen in past a bleached blonde Christina Ricci in "Buffalo 66," "The Opposite of seasons, and more are in store for a role that isn't quite Wednesday Sex," "Smoke Signals," and "Clock- this one. The films included in the Addams, "Smoke Signals," a Nativewatchers," What do all of these films UPC International Film Series for American film, "PI," winner of Best have in common? - They -all have this semester ate: "Will it Snow for Director at the Sundance Film Fesbeen or will be part of the Mary Christmas?" from France, "Fallen tival. The Ross is having two film Riepma Ross Film Theater's ~998- Angels," from Hong Kong, "Charac- festivals of its own: - "The Return of -1999 season. ter," from Holland, ''The Thief," from the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival"
The Ross Theater is an indepen- Russia, and "Insomniac," from Nor- which Lincoln High's GLBSA will be dent film theater located snugly in way. attending as well as promoting, and the-Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery on The international films generally "Views of Merchant Ivory," a series _ th~ UNL campus. It is made pos- have a short run, usually only of one of 14 films hosted by director James sible with support from the Univer_ day. Some international films have - Ivory. sity of l'Jebraska and through -its _ a regular run at the Ross which con-
Many Lincoln High students engenerous patrons and donors_. .sists of showings Thursday through joy seeing the variety of films at the
The_ Ross Film Theater usually Sunday for two or three week runs. _ Ross, especially because those films shows American independent fea~ , Show times are fairly standard for a don't reach a multitude of people. tures preceded by a short film. The movie theater being at about 1 pm, Ifyoti want something different from_ Ross also has another exciting pro- _ 3 pm, -5 pm, 7 pm, and 9 pm, de- the Hollywood blockbusters or pregram which brings_ foreign :films of pending, of course on the length of dictable romantic comedies that the highest caliber to the American _ the film being shown. Some of the have been -pouring into movie the-
_ screen. Films such as the Academy_ upcoming films included in the aters lately stop by the Mary RiepmaAward winning, "Koyla," and the schedulE!'are: "The Opposite of Sex;" _ Ross Film Theater this weekend and highly praised French film, opening this weekend and starring go see something different!_
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Focus -Schools:
By Lovena Platte
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Evan Littrell
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As the wave of altemative public · suitable for students who are 1ackingthe Education is something that has been, in my <;>pinion.an utter failschools infiltrates the country, Lincoln is credit needed to grad11ate due to atten- · should _ never be overloo!ked, taken for ure at educational revolution. The re'responding to the needs of the indMdual - dance problems or insubstantial inter- - granted or abused. One of the big- - cently opened "Zoo Schoolfl (a Math _ in a different way. The new focus pro- - est in acadenlics Next fall a Flne Arts gest -problems with today's society is - art<::lScience Focus School} and soon grams being offered to high school stu- - and Humanities focus cuni.culumwill be · that we<::lon'tvalue education enough. -to open Fine Arts and Humanities dents must respond to the reality that - instituted at a local site to provide en-- We have all heard the sttatistics about Focus School Oocation IBA) ate Lin-not only troubled teens need encourage- - riched study of theatre, -literature, arts, · how American _ schools - are not even _-coln Public Schools' valiant and comment towards success, and that a col-- -- and socialsciences: _ · · close to competing with schools from - mendable attempts at helping stulege preparato:cy program does not have _ - Some would say that specialized -European arid Asian cOUllltries. Some dertts learn more in a particular area_ to include all disciplines. - - · - · studyissomethingcreatedincollege.sand foreign exchange stude :nts at TJncoln - of study, or f~us. -•- ·•-Focus schools allowstudents to work __ -universities to prepare students for a ca_ High have taken more English classes - _Discouraging realizations that I · passionately in .a concentrated area, ·.reer.These people would suggest chal,. -than some American students- up to - have come to about these schools are , which creates an atmosphere similar to · lengingcoursesinmath, English,science, eight years! The highe :st year itl for- rumors and confessions from Zoo --_ · that of the college experience. However. and histmy while enrolled in high school eign l~guage that any LPS student -school attende:es that they are going because charter schools, to which our where general academic foundations are can take in a class is fiive. If you are to the Zoo because they want to take focus programs are closely related, are all that canbe accomplished. In todays among the few and the ifortunate, you Philosophy and Russian History (a _publicly funded the community is help- -- changl:ng climate, it is foolish to wait un- might get to advance p,ast five with a course which is no longer offered here - ing to better meet its children's educa- tiltomorrowto accomplish what you can ·mentor or a Univen;ity course. but the · at Lincoln High) from former T,incoln _-tionalneeds Specializededucationatthe -today.Studentsmustpreparethemselves · odds are that it proba1bly won't hap- ·High educator, and one of the best graduate level has become more costly for college in a way that closely mimics - pen. Most students quit foreign Ian- - • _ teachers in LPS. Jim Barstow. When __ -· which ·makes the -oh-so-important in- ·the,college atmosphere. Rather than theo- _guage af'ter two years (the -_-needed_ were Philosophy an<::lRussian Histo:cy _depth studyquitP. diflie1.iltto fttlance.For rizing with students about how to meet · standard , to get _-into -most colleges) · adcied to the category of Science and that reason. a student entering into their -dead)jnes and be self-directed, one ought - anyway - This is -because -they and ·Math? Isn't that what Zoo school is - - · --•post-seconda:cyeducation with the~- to actually manipulate the environment their school systems have come to the _ -focusing on? _ rience and skills comparative to a college · to require that students have these nee• - sad realization that English is ,the Twoyears ago, Barstow applied · juniorismorelikelytoprosperacademi- essarymotivationsintrJnsicintheirstudy ·,dominant language. Throughout the -·· and was accepted to leave Lincoln cally. - habits. _ _ _ _ world about 80% of all countries rec- High to teach and develop the experi-
Three specific arenas are 1mder con- It has also been said that students ognizing Engllsh in their respective -- mental school. Since then, Lincoln struction within Linqoln High and the · are simply unprepared for entering the societies and businesses (after all, - High <ha:s been Without one of its·community at large to combatproblems - job market with just four to five years in -business is the main and -s0tnetimes brightest assets. What is the educawith attendance and classroom mo-, a college.Therealjobavailabjlityrequires only reason we deal wii.th other c oun- tional value of ta.king a teacher out of , notony. Jastyear the ScienceFocus Pro- a master's or doctorate degree. Or per- tries). ____ a high school where he /s4e couldgr.an1waspiloted at the Folsom Childrert's - haps, in line with a recent push. an --_However, delving illlto other areas · teach anywhere from 130-160 stu- , • Z.00to provide an open:.ended, research--assoclate's degree in a business or tech- - of academics has shown Americaris - dents, ·and putting them in an elitist oriented environment for the budding nical trade woul.d be neces&uy. The two- that we aren't even a,rnong the lead-, -school to teach 80 students? How ·· ·Einstein or -Curie. The SWP.S (School · year programbas become another and ers in the world in much of 8IlY cat- , •does that benefit Lincoln's education?_ <Within A School} program coupled the more practical solution to the time and - egory- e~cept for maybe in Physical _ -- -Is teaching 80 of Lincoln's brightest _. · comfortsofhomewiththestructureofa ___flrtaricialconstraintsplaceduponthema- Education and Military Training. in an exclusive environment really jority of this year's graduating seniors. Solutions to America's descendin,g ·- that beneficial to the entire populous? - _,,clfQwever, for a sh 1dent interested in be~ __ acad e1nJr, ~pd lyi,ve C(?:tn~ , in many _ Th~ answer is no._______ __ ~mm.ga cnrucmpsycn~IugtSt or atl ~TI- ronns~7>om rrom me very top {Con;. · So 'With the failure ancrdisApgh professor the brev.ityof 24 gress} and from the very personal pointment that Zoo school has left, -• study is out of the question, By lea.rrung _- (Stl:lte and Local). Thte hype in Con- LPS has decided _ to further their _ in an atmosphere conducive~ concen- gress last year was t:lhe_proposal ' of experiment and propose this -idea _ trated study, students begm college mandatory, nation;.widle standarc;liZed - of opening an Arts and Humani-
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ahead of the game 8Ild are more produc- tests that students would take to de- ties Focus School. Two of Lincoln tive in the 1~ haul. __ __ __ termine the value of going to school - High's best teachers, Ross Tegeler ~yearmoreandmore_ofLincoln for twelve years. \ These tests prob~ and Bill Steinke, are ' going to leave Highsglfted_po~ti'?1-enrollmco~ ably wouldn't do a whole lot for most Lincoln I-Iigh next year and set off at~-~. This optio°. 1s offered with the of the United States. Students would _ on a jour ney to educate 80-120 ofCOilVlCtionthat n_iovmgup rather than not even receive their test scores Lincoln's "cream of the c:rop." T across the board IS appropriate for_intel-:-- back. The scores would be primarily _ wonder how this school Will turn Beverly Hames ligent students, and ~use cater.mg to used as demographics by the govern,- _ out. Will one of the best ~lgebra the average student disregards both the - ment to see where the best and bright- -teachers in Lincoln ·be selected to Joel Green · · ·hf',ad and ~oot of ~e class, th~ is rto est would be coming from, and to see ·- teach there -and stud en ts will at_ _ Cain Nungesser place within the Llncoln Public School where they would neecd to put a little tend to take math? _ _ _ Brad Mills
Littrell
Wuerfele
Baddeley
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_ Lovena Platte
Robbyn Burns
· Photo Editor--~ to H~ stu- ·more time and effort into funding edu.:. - If LPS is -going to offer an educadents _notidentifted as_ ~-gifted are -- cational systems. _ _ - tional opportunity that costs as not eligible to .~e tuition-paid courses_ On a State and Local level, Char_ much as Zoo school or the Fine Arts there. ~ouldnt it be more cost eff~tive ter schools and Focus schools have - - and Humanities school, perhaps to provide college-level to a wtder -been a recent experiment -in letting _·-they could keep their focus more on __ range of students at no mdividual cost? _ students _ focus _ on learning more _ wrtting _ the curriculum _ and not so · · Jonathan _ - Werner __ Focus programs are th e answer and th e about one partic1 1lar subject in which ·- much on looking good- wave of the future. ·
Meghan Connett · ;· - Staff Writer
Photoiraphers Karen ·Ba,ddeley _-Robbyn Bums
Meghan Connett
Beverly Hames Evan Littrell _ Brad Mills
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__ ......;_ By Joel Green She participated in off season train-
What do you get when you ask a · bunch of students to get together in an area and stretch, twist, tumble, and flip? Lincoln High Gymnastics of course Fall sports are here and its time for all of the people who practiced during the summer to put their hard work to the test. ·
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One of the team goals is to make gether as one," said Abbott, who participated in gymnastics last year. ·'-
ing at the Nebraska School of Gym- · it to the second Day of St.ate Finals. nasties where she is an optional Other team members' goals aren't gymnast. Her work in the off-sea- as high but may be just as chalson has obviously helped her. She lenging due to the many different
has made the varsity team since levels of talent. ·· · she was a freshman. "Our team Amber Abbott, who is also lost a lot of people last year, but Junior, has a goal of completing her
Junior Abby Brink knows all · this year our team. is trying real beam routine with a double back hard to achieve our goals," Brink walkover. "The team might need to ·
working hard in the summer said. work on teamwork and· coming to-
Amber is sad with the loss of Dan Kapeller, who was last year's coach. But she likes the new .coaches, ·Verne Moore and Karla Halpine. Hopefully the team can pull together, use the experience that they have and have a good. year.
roun Phaisan (11) returns a serveagianst an opponent during.a atch on the courts at LHS.
By Joel Green ---__,.. huge amount of progress since the
With fall sports such as football beginning of the year. and volleyball going on, girl's golf is.. The coac::h of tlhis year's team is sometimes overlooked. After the business teacher John Brady. He · tough losses of superstar Sarah Sasse has a tough job ahead of him be-. and last year senior Autumn cause of all of the new players. The Henderson, this year's girl's golftearn goals for this year's team is not to will face some challenges. There are win, but to lear·n about golf as 16 golfers this year, which is five more· quickly as possible and to learn what than Lincoln High has ever had, and each other's capabilities are. If the about half are new golfers. team had to be des,cribed in one word
Many of the players who were on it would be, "learning," according to the team last year took lessoris•in the Brady. "I'm very optirnlstic about summer and participated in tourna- th~se girls." Brady said ments. Hopefully the work will pay Dedication an1d team effort play· off. "The team will hl:lve .to concen- · a big part in winning as well Some trate hard and practice more," said · of the team strengths include social· Chelsea Priess, who is the only izing and supporting each other. The Sophomore on the Varsity team this team needs to work on their short year. Priess played last year on the game. Varsity team as a freshman arid hopes· The Junior Varsity team has the team will win some of their tour- some inexperience. With three fresh- · - ,_· narnents this year. men, Alynn High, Janelle Bartles, According to Priess, in order to · and Tiffany Bonnema, the team may have a good year, the team must use have a bumpy road ahead of them. all of their time at practice,· .and not The advantage is that these three get ·discouraged when someone young players will have some e:x:pemakes a mistake. "Some schools can rience for next year. ''The girls have · be beaten, but only with hard work," good attitudes and are picking things Priess said. The team has made a · up quickly," said_Brady.
---·· By Cain Nungesser to mention most of our offensive Ladies and gentlemen, boys · line, our quarterback, and a 1:1.ndgirls welcome to yet another · speedy :r'unningback named year of Nebraska football. So load Ahmann Green, but things aren't up on blood pressure pills, grab that bad. your Joe Paterno voodoo dolls, and We have a coach capable of the head out to Memorial Stadium · same success a.s Dr. Tom, and a where there is always history in team ·tha.t, ·alth.ough young, has the making. the potential to win it all. So put Yes, it's Husker time again, and your worries aside. I ca.n't help but to notice. that Led by the exploits of one · strange look on every .fans face. Bobby Newcombe, this team will· Sure we've lost a great coach, no_t go as far as injuries will let them.
We're not as strong as· we were strength. when Brook Beringer took. the Being a Nebraska fan .is more helm after a blood clotting Tommy· · than cheering when we win; it's Frazier went down in '94 and '95,. cheering and showing support no but our defense should surely matter what happens, even when make up for it. we lose: Winning isn't everything. As for winning the. National However to some it is the only Championship, so what if we thing, and that's a shame. don't? In all reality, we are not So this year, look for hard hitgoing to. win every year anyway. ting, high scoring football from There are good times, and there this Nebraska Cornhusker team. are bad times. It's how we handle Win or lose, they are still # 1 in the the bad times that shows hearts of true Nebraskans.
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Betsy Garbacz (11) chips onto the green during a match at Mahoney.
1998
-----By Jonathan Werner--.--
As those of you who aren't sophomoreshave probably noticed by now there are not just new students at T,incoln High this year but, teachers as well. Almost every department has at least one new faculty member. Pl~ase welcome these new members of the staff to Lincoln High
Clockwisefrom top: VocalMusic teacher Elizabeth Brockhoff, Assistant Principal Pam~la Carmichael,. Science teacher ·JasonAhlberg,MathteacherMatt Kutscher, and ··Spanish ·teacher Laura Jacobson
All photos by Jonathan Wemer
Club S 1span1c
taRllise AmongS_
By Meghan Connett Advocate Staffwrin:r
By Karen Baddeley
On October 10-11, 1998 the 12th High'
annuru Hispanic Festivru ~eld at --9wn Las the Agricultural Hall. This year's theme R
was "P2.ssport to Latin America:" The U
Festival included everything from food _had
Students Against Destructive De- and music, to dance, and ·
·cisions (SADD), a club at Lincoln in between. To mark the beginning of that sold High, is focusing this sch®l year on the Festival, there was a swearing in of
educating their peers to make the - new United States citizens. Followi:t:Jg
, right choices when it comes to drugs the swearing in ceremony, the new ~ifl~ ze_ns were then taken to a place where c
s. and alcohol. SADD also wants to·• - - they· could reoister to vote. There we..,.. and di.,1- ~e th~ student body more aware b'" ~, also rep_resentatives from the N_e_braska f e r e • t of"the dangers and consequences of Democratic Party and the League of. kind~ 1 of using drugs and alcohol. SADD has become a backbone for students who Women Voters present. Mextan ak th ·ght d i · It
Saturday night there was a dance c a rd y want to m e e n ec s1ons. · is a place for students to find other with the live salsa music of local group Thf'Y set students who hold the same values Son Venezuela. Some of the other live ur - the and beliefs when it comes to -drugs -musical groups that perforn1ed at the · c)J.bwith the funds that they already and alcohol. Festival included, Las Adelitas (an all - tad left over from previous activities
There are about 50 members in female Mariachi group from California), · ,md pulled together resources from SADD this year. The members of the Braziliance, Kusi Taki (Andean folk students in the club. Laura Jacobson, club are expected to be role models - music), I.as Estrillitas (youth Mariachi), the sponsor of Las Razas Unidas, said to fellow students and to make ap- and Martachi Zapata. In addition to all "The (club) officers .were especially they had i1vested in the booth. They , also sharro some of their profits with the dance.group Zapatos Alegres, so •
the different music, there were als• excellent in getting together after_ propriate decisions when a destructive act is taking place. SADD mem- many dance groups that perforn1ed tt school. and during lunches to orgabers are expected to be strong in their the Festival including, 2.apatos Alegrd3, nize the booth." Th.e club earned a _ belief of abstaining from destructive Sabor Mexicano, and Ballet ChomBti. total of $350, so they got back what
Lincoln High Students Help to Make Gay
Lincoln High also got to contribute to the loGal art community. Jacobson said that r1ot only board members attended t'le festival. "It (the festival) was -not olly for members, but also for others to learn about Las -Razas and the Latin community." decisions, and they are also there for otber students who need help making an appropriate decision.
Many SADD chapters across the nation began ·to change their name
and ·Lesbia·n -Film ..Festival a
from Students Against Drunk Driv- By Beverly Hames 6:30 pm on October 16. After the ftlm rmdia coverage. and the importance ing to Students Against Destructive Entertainment Editor there was a dance fo:rrall of the GLBSA of the ftlm to a Nebraskan audience, Decisions, so that they could broaden -A major event is goint on at the-· groups in Lincoln Pulblic Schools. The t'le Nebraska premier of "The Bran~ their spectrum beyond just drunk.- UNL campus, and IJnrob. High stu_ dapce only cost $2.0)0 and went from don Teena Story" had cro.wds of driving and reach more students who dents are helping make it,an even big- 8 pm through midniight. - people showing up, selling out the were having trouble making good de- ger success. ''The Retulfi of the Gay There were mamy Lincoln }ilgh performance, and prompting the Ross cisions. and Lesbian Film Festival" is not just Students in attendance at the ev,tnt. Film Theater to schedule another
SADD was started in Wayland, a film fest, as its name implies. In- Many students agre1ed that the a.rent showing that same night because over Massachusetts, after 2 students at stead it is a series of ftlms and events was fun and a great idea to get.stu- 400 people showed up for the film. Wayland High School died in Septem- that promote a~areness of homo- dents involved in th1e film_festival. - Obviously the Return of the Gay ber of 1981 within one week of each sexuality and try to eradicate h.o- The highlight of the evening.y.as and Lesbian Film Festival has gotten other, due to drunk driving accidents. mophobia and hetero~exism. The fes- the filrn, "Out of the Past." It \dis- off to a great start, but it isn't over The health director at the high school, tival began on Friday, i)ctober 16 and cussed gay rights in the school and yet. You can still attend the films ~t Mr. Robert Anastas, felt that these continues through No;ember 1 with the forgotten heroes in American his- - the Ross this weekend, so get off the deaths could have been prevented. -various events going ~n throughout tory who also strove for equal protec- ~ouch, turn off the TV, and go see He thought that students informing tbe two weeks. tion under the law. The stories told ~ome quality cinema! ----fellow students about the· dangers of
Some major events i,\cluded in the included the story of Annie Fields and alcohol and drugs was the best way festival were performances by Annette Sarah Orne· Jewitt, two female auto reach high school students. ·At the Murrell paying homage lo two of the tbors, who fell in lovre during the late high school, a club was formed. In most famous and notable fe:J}alejazz 1800s. Jewitt defied the social norn1s 1982, SADD was launched at the na- singers: Bessie Smith ar,d Billie of the day by attempting to publish tional level to prevent teens from dy- Holliday who wer~ both bi.serual. •·_ A the two's loving correspondence as a ing in alcohol related deaths. -related art -exhibit is still go~ on in final recognition of their relationshipSADD has many projects that - the UNL Student Union. Speakers,on after .Annie's death iin 1902. they are planning for this year. Dead gay rights and homophobia, i\lclud~ · Another tale told is of the forgotDay, a remembrance of students who ing State Senator Ernie Chambers - ten story of one of tll::tekey players in have -died because of drunk driving and the filmmakers of the "Brandon the civil rights move:ment earlier tbis and a reminder to students about the Teena Story," made appearil,nces century. Byord Rus1tin was Dr. Ma:rconsequences of drinking and driv- · throughout the festival. A largE part tin Luther King Jr:is advisor during ing, is being planned for this year. of the festival was, of course. the the early years of the civil right's --·SADD is also working to get the showingoffilmswithgayandle$bian movement in the South. He was "smashed car" to sit outside of TJn- themes. The films shown included, forced to resign from. hi$ position becoln High to remind students of the "The Opposite of Sex" sta1rtng Chris· -cause his homosexuiality wasgo.mg tQ - dangers that occurwhen someone tina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow, "Bihy's beu&edasammunitionbyKing'sopgets behind the wheel of car and has•_ Hollywood Screen Kiss," "Dear Jesse", position to ·.discredit him. -After his been drinking. and "Boys in Love 2." All of the pre- resignation he disappeared from the During prom season, they plan on Viously mentioned films, except for limelight only to reappear apin whenhaving sound announcements, along ''The Opposite of Sex," along with a A. Phillip Randolf of the NAACPasked with a pre-prom assembly, to remind few others will be showing this week- hlm to be the head organizer of the students to make the right decisions end at the n 0 ss. · For. film. times, you M h , ,h. gt Wh s - arc on vvas m on. en enafor prom. call the Mary Riepma Ross Film The- tor Strom Thurmond tried to discredit
There is still time to Join SADD. ater. Rustin, the NAACPs,tood behind him, You can contact the sponsor, Mr. Lincoln High's Gay Lesbian Bi- which turned out to be _ a Ahlberg in room 285 during 4th pe- sexual Straight Alliance (GLBSA)par- groundbreaking moment for botb Af.riod, or President Tiffany Hughes for - ticipated in an event opening the film rican-American civil rights and homoa club day pass. They meet in the festival with a showing of a film en- sexual civil rights. Athletic Conference Room every club titled, "Out of the Past" which ex- Another important part of the film day. - plores the story of student Kelli festival was the premier of "The Bran-
As Vice .President Lisa Hassebroek - Peterson's efforts to create a gay /les- don Teena Story," th,e tale of the gruesaid, "I am against -drinking, using _ bian/straight alliance at her Salt Lake - some, triple homicide of Teena Brandrugs, and other destructive acts, so City high school. It compares her with don, a transsexual TJncoln youth, and why not represent what 1 believe in various other gay rights activists from two friends near the sleepy city of by being a part of SADD?" the past. The showtng·took place at Humbolt, Nebraska. Due to immense
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New World· · think about what she wanted
By Joel Green · · thinking that it would guide places such as "The Cham- By Meghan Connett · to say. "It's scary", she said. Co-
Sports Editor
the dead along their way. ·. her of Horrors" and "The AdvocateSt affwrirnr "I'm walking between two dif-
When you think of Hal- The community did some Edge. of Darkness" in · How would you feel if you ferent things. I'm part of this l h t t had to live away from your world•.now, and. I'm still part·. oween, w a comes o pr.etty disgusting things, • Omaha Or the "Tomb of f: · ·1 f · d ·ct h lifi ami Y, nen ·s, an ome e of my· own world too. I'm mind? Trick or treating for such as sacrificing animal:s, Darkness" and the "the Dead for 10 months? Would you standing between them", she candy,· haunted houses, which may have some sig- Zone" in Lincoln. These are be scared, excited, or ner- said. scary movies, the. night· nificance to the horror that places where you can take a vous? Maike Fischer, a senior .· Fischer is still adjusting when everyone gets killed has to do with Halloween date or go with all of your exchange st udent from Ger- to the new lifestyle of Lincoln, b th d many, is scared excited, and Nebraska. She has. J"oined the y e mass mur erer. today. This is the main rea- friends and try to get scared. nervous, but she is learning h h These are just some of the son why this. holiday is This year, Lincoln and about self-confidence, inde- gymnaS t ics team, w ic is · · very exciting for her. things people think about tagged with images of death Omaha opened up Haunted • In Germany, there when the leaves start to fall and evil. Houses once again,· with ''I'm walking between two differ- are no extracurricuand late October ap- Then, Christians took some starting as early as late ent things. I'm part of this world lar activities. The · proaches. this holiday and tried to September. In Omaha, there now, and I'm still part of my own students take the October is the perfect · change it. The Christian is the "Academy of Terror," world too '' -Maike Fischer classes th at th ey • need to graduate month of the year for a missionaries tried to turn. "Capehart Creep· Show and don't have time Holiday that has ghostly, November 1, which was the Haunted House," "Chamber pe nd ence, and what kind of to participate in after school erie thin. gs attached to it. · newyear for the Celtics, into of Horrors," "The Edge of ·person she is wi th0 ut th e activities. Fischer also ex- comfort of her own home.
The trees have turned or- "The Feast of All Saints." It Darkness," and "The Fright Fischer learned about the plained that teachers in Gerange, the temperature is was meant to replace the Zone." International Student Ex- · many expect you to learn on your own. · The homework falling and a landscape of festival of Samhain, so they In Lincoln, there is change (ISE) through hei: they assigned in a class is not something freaky is coming called it All Hallows. Hallow "Tomb of Darkness," "Cham- school in Germany. She turned in, but is there so the about. means holy or sanctified. ber of Terror," "Grandpa ~ought i~ "wontdelrful, .ethxcit· student can learn. It is up to 1 11 h ing expenence O ive WI an the student to take the initia- · You can a ways te t at During this holiday, people Johns Pumpkin Patch," and American family." Her parHalloween is just around· would dress up as their fa- "The Dead Zone." The Dead entsencouragedhertodothe · the corner when you smell vorite saints. This probably Zone, which is on 480 l NW student exchange, but they the rubber masks on sale contributed to the costume HWY 34, opens October 22- allowed her to make her own decision. They told her that at the stores as you walk wearing on Halloween. 25, and it reopens October it would help her with decithrough the aisles. Or The Catholics tried to 29-31, is the newest sions that she would have to when they have displays collapse Celtic beliefs be- Haunted House in Lincoln, make later on in life and that set up with over-flowing cause they thought that its and some LHS students with whatever decision she · bags of candy, selling at a basis ·was the devil. The have visited it. made, they were there to back her up. super ch~ap price. Every- people who still followed the "My favorite· part was To become an exchange one participates in Hallow- Celtics beliefs were consid- when I was just walking and · student, there were many een some how. ered witches! Even thoug;h a semi-truck came at me and tests that Fischer had to pass.
Have you ever wondered everyone was scared out of. honked its horn," said Jun- The tests included hypotheti- · why people dress up like their mind about this All ior. Brandon. Hergott, speak- cal situations that she might· encounter and how she would freaks and run around at Hollows Eve, they continueed ing · of Grand pa .John· s handle them, .grammar quesnigh t asking people for to celebrate it. Pumpkin patch. "But it tions, and many questions on candy? The celebration back wasn't worth my five bucks." the meanings of certain
The first people ever to then was a little· different said Hergott. Junior Michael ·. words. For Fischer, these have absolutely anything to then it is today·. People of Dinh had something to say teS t s were very simple, because she had been taking do with Halloween were a the community would pmt about Grandpa John's as English since grade 5. Be-· group called the Celts of out food on their porches to well. "We were lost, driving sides the written tests, she the 16th century. They please the spirits. Then ai.s around and all of the sud- was also required to have an were from England, Ireland · time went on, people began den it just appeared" said interview. The interview_ inand Scotland. The date. to impersonate the spirits b>y Dinh "It was really hard to elude~ more hypo th et_ical f d ·,; - situations and her reactions ··October 31 was significant dressing themselves up arud 1n to them, along with everyday to them because it marked playing tricks on people. The Haunted House that discussions in English. a half-way point between There is the reason for tbte hasmadethemostmoneyso NowthatFischerisinthe their summer and winter · trick or treat part. .far is probably the "Tomb of U.S., her English has already Al ·t · B kt · t· i d Darkn· ess." Mai.nly because improved 80 much th at she seasons. so, 1 was a s1g- ac o our 1me per o · has begun to dream in Ennaling to the beginning of · Now that you know where when people want to go to a glish after being here for only a new year, which for them Halloween came from, think Haunted House, they would three weeks. According to star.ted on November 1. about this. Realize how b1ig thfnk of "Nightmare on "O" · Fischer's ISE program, the It was believe.d that on of a deal it was back then Street," but it isn't here any average time for someone to start dreaming in a foreign October 31, the souls of the and then think of Halloween · more, so they just go to the language usually takes 2-3 dead began a journey to today. If you would ask any next closest thing. Also, it months. another world This day young kid what Halloween is is advertised on KFRX about ·. Regular conversatio~s was called Samhain, it was ·about, theywould answer by every five minutes. "I with her parents in Germany. · th ti couldn't see anything," said have become difficult, and it considered a f es ti val to saying that it is e me takes a lot of thought for her them. The Celtics were · when you get free cand:y. Sophomore Ryan Schmitz, to translate what she has afraid that the dead might Others enjoy the erie atm10- speaking of the Tomb of been saying in English, into · come into contact with the sphere and like having th:at ·Darkness. "It was cool!" what she wants to say in Gerh l ·t b fi "scared" fieelm·g. •This 1·sw11..y So there it is, Halloween ·man. She has become so ac- living, so t ey 1. on res· .l(l d akin · E l·n the m1"dd.le.of the town we turn ourselves over to in a nutshell. Now you know cuS t ome to spe · ig m n- ·
glish that it was hard for her why we do the weird things parents to understand her. we do, where it came from, After about 30 minutes of and some places that· you talking to her parents in Gercan attend to get the rush of man, fear.. Have a fun and safe Fischer began to speak German without having to · Halloween! · ·
Maike Fischer is a foreign exchange student from Ger1nany. tive to learn the material. The fmal test, which can last three · hours, is what matters to the teacher and .counts as your final grade.
One of the problems that Fischer has had since she's been here, is turning in the homework in many of her. classes. She had been used to learning the material on her own and not having to tum in her homework. She · got behind in a lot of classes, but she is working hard to catch up, and stay caught up, in all of her classes.
When Fishcer. goes back to Ger1nany, she will sl:illhave classes to take before she graduates from her high school. · In Germany the students are required to take· 13 classes: Math, Biology, two foreign languages, German, Chemistry. Sports (every ·sport is taught), Physics, Gedgraphy, History, two English classes, and another science class. She is not looking for~ ward to these classes because they are extremely difficult. · Her friends will also ·have graduated, and it will be hard going back to Ge1·1nanywhere everything and everyone will have changed. · · Even though she is still adjusting to a new culture and a new school setting, Fischer believes that this is going to be a wonderful expe·rience.
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Her family·and friends are an ocean away, but she is ·making it on her own, and it gives her self-confidence and a new perspective. "You learn how to handle situations, and you grow up," she said. "It shows you that there is somewhere different besides your life and town."
<''Rounders'' a few cards short of a Full Deck
By Lovena Platte ; WebEditor
When does a pair of sevens beat out a royal flush? When Matt Damon ·puts it all on the line as Michael McDermott in "Rounders," the savvy no-limit poker-playing movie. ·
Screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien teamed up to create a scenario in which all the usual s.uspects appear. The · girlfriend, Jo · (Gretchen Mol);· leaves to avoid the heartbreak of losing her love and money ·to the game. The childhood friend, Worm ·(Ed Norton), returns
from prison with an agressive desire were ousted in "Rounders" to give way to deal against re al card players while · to the true-to-lifeline of a talented sustaining the livelihood of some card shark, The edge-of-your-seat
shady characters with the '1uiced" gripping suspence is -directed towards debt he racked up before going away whether or not he can hold his owri Mike's mentor, Knish (John Turturro), against the best of the best and reattempts to prevent him ,from losing quires nothing about where he lives it all. And let's not forget the kindly or what else he does. law professor (played · by Martin · Whether you are a. connisseur of ·. Landau) who cuts Mike a check when the card table, or just :a die hard Matt mohey's too tight. Damon fan the movie ils enjoyable. Ed ·. Sc;>with the potential for half a ·•Norton, arguably the greatest chardozen well developed sub plots, why .·acter actor since Dustin Hoffman, do we not care when Jo breaks off the once again comes out from behind the relationship, or when Worm leaves shadows and delivers, a teniffic per- · ·town to save forn1ance, wrought with believable idhis life, or ·iosyncracies. Turturro, who often goes even when • unnoticed, was impr~ssively GodfaMike loses ther-like in his role as Knish, abanthe respect dolling the chauvenistic cloak he wore of Knish? · in "Grace of My Heart" for a more Why do we subtle demeanor. Damon's husky not wonder overtone worked well with the narra: whether the · tive monologue which · particularly · professor matched the darkened theme was · repaid Cinematography c1.nd effects · his loan, or dropped the ball and it must have · ·.why Mike · rolled under the couch for this one. begins to · Several scenes appeared shoddy and · slack in his unplanned. · courses?
The simpler · twists of fate seen so often as the
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the movie''Rounders'' overbearing of tWisted fate. Wait till it lands at p 1 0 t 1 in e the Starship, then climb a.board. ··
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sic, probably because it usually has ,,QP~ion ,Editor .• no lyrics, and seems empty. That's S.i-;: } Eki0timtii"' ' ®lice'm:1u~~ -sup;; '" , · not the case with -the .PJopell:erheads, posed to be the big tthing this year, though. Made up of Alex Giffor9 and but once again rap Jnas beeri at the · Will White, the bands uses syntheforefron t of the nnusic scene. sizers, various objects (including "DecksAnDrumsAndRockAndRoll" roller blades), samples from voice reby the Propellerheads, on · cordings and also have guest vocalDreamworks records,, is just like rap .· ists. They are a sample heavy techno music, with fewer lyrtcs. The Jungle outfit, but aren't all techno groups Brothers and·· De La Soul, two fa- ·.sa.mple heavy? Not too much of this mous rap groups, make guest ap- CD seems vacant and boring. They · pearances on the CD and make the fill up every available space with yet normally boring, rep,etative sounds another bizarre sound that astounds pal at- · able. Odds a r e , you've heard the Propellerheads, you just don't knowit. · The end o ·f "Bang
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Student Activism Showing Signs of A Comeback Student Vote.
By Evan Littrell · Editor-In-Chief
Many youth at Lincoln High, and around the state for that matter, don't show a whole lot of interest in politics in the ninety's. Whether it be the various Bill Clinton scandals, the partisanship battles between. democrats, republicans and all those other party's, or si:mply a lack of interest in
politics all together, students today don't seem to think there is anything in politics for them.
Contrary to that belief, politics has everything to do with everybody. Politics can be viewed in two different forms. In the media spotlight, like those folk who involve themselves
came the 70's. Ironically this became the. "me" generatimn. Then the 80's became the "me MJE" generation. Today, there is a mu(ch different atmosphere surroundirng youth than that ., We are much mor:e critical and cynical about the actio1ns our lawmakers and representatives take. We seem to always be comp1laining, but never to anybody but ou1rselves. We are a generation of whinters.
·"baby-boomer" generation (of which most of our parents are members of). ,
Then came generation "X"' a genera-
tion consisting of those people in their late 20's to early 30's Our genera-
tion? Well, we have yet to be classified. ·Some have said we could be gen-mathematical theme going, I would feel disappointed to be yet another · unknown variable.
By Meghan Connett Advocate Staffwriter
To classify the ~enerations as they ·· Perhaps, however, we could be la..
have sprung about, there was the beled generation '"WHY?". We seem Three days ago, students took to the polls to exercise. their rtght to vote. They brought along their pencils to fill in the little. bubble for who they ·thought would do beS\t in office. This mock election may not count.for who actually is elected, but it teaches the students the importance and.responsibility. 9f voting.
ductive way.
· · to always· be questioning everything anu,,r'""""""""' and everyone, just not in a very pro·in scandal and bicker back and forth ·.about what seems to be a pretty easy decision. Or in. real life; like. paved ;:, roads secured cities states and na- <
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tually laws like abortion or the death
penalty. Whether you like it or not,.·.·
you have involved yourself in your
government and, hence, it's politics just by being in America- citizen or not. ·
Student Activism is not as popular as it used to be. Nobody can re-
ally tell us why, it just isn't. In the 60's, protests on many youth cam,,,8~;\~I~oaj:tH1r,;go:riµ,._ J\IJ?.eric;a saw a whole new generation of outspoken young adults take to the
' ' streets and let their political, oppressed roice be heard. · Hence the nickname the ''us" generation. Then
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By Evan Littrell Editor-In -Chief
.·· All informatio•n obtained from the Lancaster County Election Office
In just 4 dayrs (November 3, 1998), Nebraskants will make some ·of 'the largest de1cisions they will· have to in 1998. This, of course, is election day. On this day, the next governor of Nebraska and the man who will lead· us into, the twenty:..fitst centlllry will be elected by the people of Nebraska, giving him powers and c:apabilities of representation and p1olicy making that will effect ALL Nebraskans. The ' next governor will have to pay · careful attentiom to 1.6 million people in Nebraska and listen to each and everyone of their· concerns.
Along with the governor, the people will also elect the state's · next treasurer, attorney general, auditor and secretary of state as well as our next national representatives This carries a heavy burden on many of Nebraska's people, leaving a lot of citizens clueless on how to vote, where to vote, and
This is not to be some kind of slam on our generation. Student activism does live in some areas. Here at Lincoln High, Young Democrats staged a rally on the capital steps last Sunday to protest Initiative 413.
Perhaps this shows some signs of hope. A ray of sun beaming down from the sky upon our generation Perhaps this is a sign of a new generation of youth that actually care about the issues.
Student Activism doesn't need to be just rallies though. Writing letters to representatives, both state and national, is a form of expression. Just
being an informed voter is a positive form of expression. It is estimated by, the ,Electoral College that about 20o/oof Americans elected Bill Clinton
President. This is because only about 29o/o of the nation even voted. The
Student Vote began in 1980 and is widespread throughout the United States. Last year, over ,5 million students, in all 50 states, voted in mock elections across the U.S. Students of all ages, kindergarten through college, participated in the event.
· The mock election at I,incoln High took place all seven periods on October 27, one week before the actual election· day on November 3. Closeup, .a club at Lincoln High that promotes· participation in the commu -nity, organized and ran Stude11t Vote. The voting took place in· room l 03.
• Throughout the day, students with a pass· from their teacher, came to l 03 ·strongest voice you have as a youth in America is your vote. Use it! · · and voted for governor, lieutenant · governor, and state,offices; and they also voted on initiatives 413 and 414. • · Usually there is a school issue on the
eDI. ballot, which students vote on to change; the school to make it a better place,·but this year it was left off. In.·.· asking themselves the question: ·1992 at Lefler Middle School, the stu- Why should I vote? dents voted to install a new drinking
Here at the Adµocate, we fountain with extra money from have decided to try to lift the bur- .··magazine sales, but it was never folden of politics that so heavily lays · lowed through with. Jack Brestel, the sponsor for Close-Up, said, "In past upon. the people's shoulders by years, the school issue had not been providing a Special Election insert, followed through with, and it caused This is an objective, non-partisan too much of a problem."
Voters Guide. Although some of Student Vote is s~t 1;1-Pas close to the real November 3rd election as the information has become some- · what obsolete at this point, much possible. Students .had the. choice whether to vote or not to vote, and of what you will read here can help they had to go to room 103 on their you decide what YOU, the voter, feels is important, and who you feel is the best candidate, own When they got to th~ polls, students, had to sign next to their name, to ensure that they voted only once. In the voting booths students had · their own space for privacy and could take their time voting.
This guide is to serve as information on the Gubernatorial ···Student Vote is used in the Social candidatesconcerns with issues Studies curriculum to provide stuthat will inevitably affect all the · dents with information on how the people in Lancaster County as well voting process takes place.· By disthe entire state. There are no pref- cussing issues in the classrooms, students can become more informed vot· erences laid towards any of ·th.e candidates, nor is there any opinions by this staff over either of the candidates nor any of the issues (for an opinion on initiative 413, · please see page 8, Opinion). This is to merely se;rve as an• educa- · tional guide to inform voters on the candidates and the issues. Please read it so that you can be an inf armed voter!
ers, and it brings awareness to students that voting can make a difference. The mock elections encourage students to participate in the vote as adults which increases voter turnout. "Student Vote gives students the opportunity to voice their opinion in the community," said senior Brande Wikoff, the student commissioner for Student Vote '98. "Other people recognize that students do care," she .~~d.
High studients protest proposed Constitutiomal Ammendment 413 at the Capit:al last Sunday.
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for governor on values -es- paigned for Clair Callan for - a community. He earned , tablished · over almost 50 Congress, and Jim Exon · his undergraduate and law years as a Nebraskan, with for governor. Married in degrees from the University experience as broad as any college to the former Nancy of Nebraska. In August, Bill · candidate in the history of Tonjes, his high school _ and his wife, Nancy, eel~ the state. sweetheart, he went to law ebrited their thirtieth wed "really missed all the impor .c
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-· · · · government than most · .:Jim Exon, former U.S. _ Mr. Johanns has never sat •·ning a solid grassroots · to Bill _ a nd ·_ · Delphia people get in a lifetime, ··Senator and Nebraska Gov- in a United States campaign on what heHoppnet. His father, the , · ·· Hoppner is ready to serve · ernor: ·. · Senator's office and had to · · feels matters the most: son of German immigrants, · as governor of Nebraska. "Nebraska's economy ls deal with global markets ·· the people. Beuig an ·_ · "Good government dependent on• good bust- · and the relationships be- · agricultural state as sold insurance and did bookkeeping ·and tax work ·in Thurston County. The elder · _ doesn't j ust happen," ness climate and oppottu- · tween state and national Nebraska is, he focus' a Hoppner said at the start nities for private business Government · - · Bill lot of attention to the of his campaign. "We are at · to · operate · successfully. Hoppner - has beeq there
Forced to ride the rails _ · · · a critical time, approach- · This includes developing a and ·done that. If we -want looking for work as a young · - · farm crisis and family farm issues. He also knows what it is like to ing the 21st century. When skilled workforce; creating a meaningful reduction in · man, Hoppner was politi- · we elect leaders, we don't new markets for Nebraska state government we better live in a city. ··cally active after the Great · just elect who's going to · products, providing assis- elect a governor who has - Bill Hoppner is pre• Depression, when he found · · · - - ·· · · lead us, we'r e deciding tance -·to existing busi- been there and done that. · pared to st;uid up to all work iq the Civilian Con- · ·
where we want to go, what nesses, and attracting new The real message in this 1.6 million Nebraskans in servation Corps. He later kind of - future for businesses to Nebraska. In served as Thur st on Co-unty Nebraska's children and order to make -government Democratic Party chair- -•-· __grandchildren. I have the ;work, effective business
election is experience d oes count. Bill Hoppner is ·the only choice." the fight against crimeand drugs As his cam '."paign slogan says, "I will
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· I was reelected as Mayor in May 1995 with no opposition. Not since the 1950's has this occurred. ers. Prisons. Our prison system is a very necessary, but a very costly, part of &tat.e government. Our prison bec,:s should be considered a very necessary but limited resource.
I was elected Mayor ·of Lincoln in May 1991. Prior to crimes lies with an increased. must continue and enhance emphasis upon our juvenile its priority of supporting lojustice system. TI.ere must be cal law enforcement. Toe inearlier and firme1 interven- vestigative and scientific re-· tion and more intensive su- • sources of the Nebraska State pervision of juvenile offend- Patrol must bemade available this I held city and county · elected posts, was a businessman, and an area volunteer.
to local law enforcement and prosecutors. We should continue to make our State Pa.; trol the best trained and best ·equipped· in our region.
I was born in Osage, Iowa This •re.source and received a Bachelor of should first and Arts degree from St. Mary's foremost be· dediCollege in Minnesota in 1971. cated to the control In 1974 I obtained a Juris ofviofent criminals Doctorate degree from · for significant pertCreighton University, Omaha. ods of Forthefrrstyear after gradu- time. Criminals ating, I served as a Judicial convicted of violent Law Clerk for the Honorable crimes should face Hale McCown. Following this significant incar~ I moved to O'Neill, Nebraska ceration for their and practiced law with the first offense, not firm of Cronin. arid Hannon .• just their second or for two years. A move to third Lincoln followed when·1joined · Minimum senas a partner the law firm of ten~es for violent Nelson Johanns Morris crimes should be Holdeman & Titus. increased and the
I have served my community in many capacities. I was elected to, and served as chair of the Lancaster Board of Commissioners (1982). While on the County Board, I also served on the City/County chance of receiving probation for a first ·offense reduced or eliminated. We need to put our prisoners to work for the citizens of Nebraska.
.·Common and the City/ County Joint Budget Com- The Death Penaltr. I · Welfare. Our current welmittee. In 1989, I was elected support the death. pentlty. fare system is a complete and · to tlR City Council of JJncoln Our present s:y&ten1for the utter failure. Our current as an at-large member. I review of death sente1ces welfaresystein'sprinctpalfailserved on the Council until · takes too kmg and has ser:1- ure is that it has encouraged Mayor ln 1991. ously damaged the ptblic"s the destruction of the.tradifaith in our entire crtnin1fll tional familyrather tluln supporting and encouraging its stability.
City Council. State government · should work in · partnership with local government, not dictate local policies or impose unfunded requirements upon our lo/cal governments.
.·Nebraska benefits greatly from the dif·ference in the nature and size of its counties and communities. In recognition of this, the state must be vigilant in not passing "one size fits all" legislation.
As Governor, I will:
Support local option on the consolidation of local
portunities for all students in Nebraska. Educators should be supported in their mission of teaching our children without unnecessary mandates· from the state level. Our support for education must continue with a focused commitment to our communitycolleges, university system and state colleges. Our teachers should be valued and secure in their.per~ · sonal safety and the safety of··• ·their students in the classroom.
School vouchers. I am in favor of exploring school "vouchers" as a mechanism for improving our children's education, but believe government's primary co;1cern must be tocontinue to provide all of Nebraska's children the opportunity for a quality public education.
Home sehoolmg. I sup-. ·government. port home schooling as an Support initiatives to "de- educatl.onal option •. centralize" state government.·
·We must not lose the mo-
I was. raised ·ona dairy justice system. Nel1rask.a farm and I know the mean- statutes now give dea:h-seming of hard work. and the tenced prisoners unlimited· daily commitment needed to opportunities to file post-ap- men tum. of welfare reform getting a job done and done peal (called "postconviction") that has started in our state. right. It is that kind of dedi- challenges which burden the Nebraska's welfare syscation, effort and commit- district and appellate courts tern must emphasize skill dement I have brought to my and prevent the enforcement velopment.and education that previous public service, I of death sentences. A death-· will prepare individuals for bring to this campaign, and sentenced prisoner should be employment. more importantly, these are limited to one round of Those capable of work but values I will bring to· the · postconviction challenges. · unwilling to do so, should be Governor's office. ·· denied ·all state and federal
·The one function of gov"' Law Enforcement. The welfare benefits. ernment which should not be Nebraska State .Patrol is our Respect for local governreduced is law enforcement. only state-wide law enforce- ment. Before I was elected The most fundamental reason
Strongly resist the pas- School pr&J"et'. I support sage of state requirements for a "moment of silence" where ·local government which are each student is afforded the notfundedbythestate. These· opportunity to focus qpon "unfunded mandates" erode. their own values and beliefs. local control and impose un·.acceptable financial burdens upon local government.
• Gun control I. am opposed to any erosion of an individual's right to bear Taxa-tlon. Taxes in Ne- arms as protected by the secbraska are just too. high. I ond Amendment to the believe Nebraska is in need of Onited States Constitution.
Abortion. I am opposed to abortion. My only exception is the very rare situation where the life of the mother is legitimately at risk.
ment organization and it is Mayor of Lincoln, I served as under the control of your Gov- ·a County Commissioner for ernor. I want to strengthen the Lancaster County and later working partnership bet1Ween · as a member of the Lincoln
a fundamental restructuring of state government in order to lower taxes· controlled by the state and to relieve· the state government created pressures that resu)t in raising taxes levied at the local level. State support for education. State governme.nt must play a financial role in supporting educational op-
,u·.•- ,,-,,.,._, · for the existence of government is to prOvide for the public safety.
Term limits. I support term limits for. elected officials·~;_,,.,.,_,_.__,,.,_
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By Evan Littrell
Editor-in-Chief
around 1 i %. Why is such a benevo- John Sederberg, p,rojected in a re-
the current state constitution by Governor Kay Orr':s administration public education as we know it would drastically change if Initia-
"When a budget, tax levy or tax· lent and intrepid piece of legislation port on September 19, 1998, a turate is ·to be established or mairi- so long?.· Let me ask you one ques- ition increase up tto 17%. Locally,
tive 413 passes on November 3rd. So wh:;tl'? Most of us will all be out uf high school and out in the
tainedfor the State or any Local gov- tion: Would this ·initiative ernmentfor q.ftscal year or years, you want to would drive ~real world," where paying our the applicable governing body and - read, analyze
-« property tax other bodies shall, during the bud- and form an
~·· revenue (the taxes is more of a concern than benefiting from them. Who wants to pay taxes? I certainly don't. I do, however, want to get an affordget or tax' leuy or rate selling process, opinion on a
::; · ment takes in the steps in this section to avoid any comprehend?
Z · amount that :»-. project"the tax revenue t-he State or state law that .gi · the state and such,localgovemment will receive in takes about 6 local govern- able, quality education in the state ·of Nebraska without the fear of a tuition hike next· semester due to such fiscal year or years and take an hour to
j., .pn property tax increase not permitted by this Most people
a • tax; valuaarticle." would an-
·-Proposed Constitutional· Amendment 413 excerpt.
Confused? You should be. This is just· m1e sentence of an article of legislation, Nebraska State Constitutional Amendment 413, relating to a government spending limit by limiting taxation and revenue. On Noswer no, and that's exactly what many people feel the Citizens f o r Nebraska's Future ts counting on.
• ._g~und because · this • 1 measure caps income and · sales taxes, · but not property taxes. This would cause prop-
· · tio:its) into the the fact that the richest men in Nebraska .don't want to pay their share of taxes. What it comes down to is this: that by low.ering our taxes at· such a drastic rate, with no say in :raising them back, 'this amendment would demolish not only our schools, but also the basic comforts of everyday life, suc:h as safe streets, local security,. and clean cities, lakes and air
vember 3, the citiZens of Nebraska erty taxes to • will have to· vote on this issue. The Citi- actually go up All the. superficial reasons Sounds like a pretty good idea,·· doesn't it? Limiting our tax increases. Taking the power out of our overzealous government's hands, and the ignorant people's hands and giving it· to whom it belongs- the zens for.,_ ____________________ (not exactly aside (however ·important they Nebraska's Future is a committee the best situatioD. for an agricultural are), perhaps the greatest griev~ of some of the wealthiest, most ·state in the middle: of an Ag-reces- ance I have with 413 is that it goes powerful business owners in .Ne- sion) to make up the difference. against every principle this counbraska. They were gathered at the Government ~eillding would be try was founded on. It tak<!s away Nebrask.a Business Summit, a forced to decrease. and education • the power of a representative dewise, chivalrous corporate businessmen. Isn't that what this state needs? Actually, it's not.
As I said, this is ene SENTENCE, .80 words, of amendment 413. The actual document is around 3,525 words. If passed, this document alone would increase the len th of
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convention of all major business would have to take a cut. mocracy (which Nebraska is), and owners in Nebraska, to write the gives the corporate hotshots the piece of legislation that is initia- So wµile you're saving all that ability to use the citizens of Netive 413 and also pay to have it cir- money in income taxes to the braska as puppets to their corpo-culated as a petition. It seems to state, with 1hose huge McDonalds rate money-making schemes. me that the only issue here is that paychecks you're pulling in every they have large incomes and don't two weeks, )OU WILL have to pay- I feel, as an American, that I was _ want to pay large income taxes. So to-play any sport :you might like, endowed with certain unalienable what do~s this have to do with or any extra-curriclular activity you rights. Among these are Life, Liberty • you? It iS: projecte~ by the oartlcipate il suclh as band, art, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These Oniversity'~Bblirti of Regents''tliat ·,~~~e·cn''an'o'dl!!bmfe.···';If'ryou 're · rtgh~ noi()t1get betabieltobe-obany student who plans on attend- lucky, )rOU W)n't lhave to pay fox: ,tained or exercised if this .rancorous ing any of the state schools in Ne-· the books JOU Illeed for those ,piece of}egislation is passed. The avbraska (Peru, Wayne or Chadron). classes you a-e reqluired to take so erage, middle-class citizen will simor the University of Nebraska at you can get your re1cycled paper df- ply be a tool of tyrannical corporaLincoln, Omaha or Kear11ey would ploma. tions' inclination to rule this state have to pay a tuition increase of· doing the greatest good for the fewest · 22% for their education if 413 Now I w.>uld be: the first to ad- people- the few, the proud, thepasses. Furthetmore, confirmations of an incr~ase by accountants such as a former member of
mit that this is a sccare tactic, ,;tnd weajthy. All this over a few bucks in·.a worst;.caie sce~rio one at that. income taxes. Believe me, if 413 However, :tealistically speaking, · passes we will all suffer the effects.
Criminal ustice, It's Njot ust For
Criminals
Students Learn_The Man Doesn'tAlways Bring You Down
' By AdamWuerfele
OpinionEditor
· · ha,d tal(en a. fielt trip to the State ing his trial because he couldn't af-
Supreme Court ~t the State Capi,- ·ford•.one~ The story takes place beLincoln High has many cla'Sses tol. There they lea:r:1ed many things, · fore the state was requir~ to appoint to offer its students, but some are · including the nan1es · of all of the an attorney You might know that the · less well known. Classes like Cul- judges on the,Ntt,raska- Supreme law·changed, but didGideon get retural Foods, Electronic Music Court, and that lLindsey Miller- leased from prison? I won't tell you Theory, or Criminal Justice !1I"egreat Lerman is the firstfemale Associate the ending. classes, but few people take them. judge of the state of Nebraska. I One requirement for the course is Some classes you don't have time learned that each m\torney only has to bring in news articles. Students _for, because you're taking classes ten minutes to make his/her appeal need about - 160 to get an ·A. toward your graduation, but some to the judges. I th1ol_1ghtit was like Harrington said that the article asof these classes fulfill requirements. a regular court whe:rE,the whole case signment was fair, "If you do it." If (Criminal Justice, for example, was heard again, but the case _has you wait until the deadline, you won't ·counts towards a Social Studies re- already been heard o~ce ~d will not have a chance to get all of the articles quirement) be heard again in its ehtirety. About you need. This way you think about
I sat in on the Criminal Justice · 450 cases come bef or~ the Court of the class all semester. Good ideal class here at Lincoln High to find out Appeals, but only about 250 come As a general overview, the class exactly what it was ·all about. I before the court. seems interesting and fun. The walked into room 102, and what did
The class has gone to the State classes are moderately full, but as I see right in front of me? The Supreme Court, the State Peniten- Harrington said, "I think more people phrase "Every day is a new journey," tiary, and other places. Junior Sean should take it." I will. It will serve as · with airplanes hung from the ceil- Harrington said that they were going a chance to learn more about, and in ing. I could already tell that th.is to go on about eight field trips that some cases, anything, about the was an interesting class. I discov- semester. Criminal Justice system. This will ered that they examine the legal sys-
While I was in the classr.oom the become useful in the future, hopefully tern to understand the "process." class watched "Gideons Trumpet," in ·the distant future. I think that • Taught by Bill Zuspan, this is a se- based on a true story about a man what matters is not what you know, · mester-long class open to juniors who had an.unfair trial and, using butwhatyoudon'tknow. Idon'twant and seniors, (sorry sophomores.) It · the law books from the prison library, to be burned because ofmy ignorance ts recommended if a student didn't took his plea to the Supreme Court. of the law. This is one of the most take or pass the second semester of This is how the system is supposed useful classes to take Hopefully you their 9th Grade Government course, to work, even though it doesn't always won't have to use the stuff you but I would take it for fun. go according to the law. The prisoner, learned, but it is a safety net. Take The previous ql':!Y.
By Molly Geiger Features Editor
The beginning of the school year is a stress-filled time for all people. To make things worse, some unfortunate students have to deal with
faulty schedules. Sometime ·
throughout our high school c~reer, there will be a point at which everyone will interact with a counselor due to a scheduling problem. Although it's a hassle, and no one enjoys making changes to their schedules, there are some things that •
could bei:one :::mimP_rovelithe
rar:::~pl:,ac gem po ·cy,
A new district policy states
that no student-initiated
schedule changes may be made
during the first three weeks of
the school year. But if a class
is dropped during or after the
fourth week, a W (withdrawal) is recorded on the student's permanent record. During weeks 12-18 of a semester, if a class is dropped, students receive an 'F'. There is a small window of opportunity to make
a schedule change without be-
However, some students get into a class and realize it's just not right for them. They didn'.t know what theclass would be like until they actually got into it. What ha ns to those students?
they being over-looked by a policy supposedly made for their benefit? .·
·Maybe those 'district policy makers' should realize that students might be more willin to tn, out their new
week of school to make those-----:-----------------------------changes.
They receive a W on 1their permanent classes if there was not such a harsh
Students are highly encouraged by record. So where do exceptions apply? consequence for them doing so. For the counselors to make changes to their They don't. Unless you get a teacher some students, a Won their transcript schedules before the school year starts. recommendation, you might not make could seriously hurt them. "It shows a This helps to decrease the chaos dur- it past the front desk.
college that you started a class and ing those first few days of school, and Please note that this policy applies didn't complete it. It doesn't show why," it also discourages students from drop- only to 'student-initiated' changes. So if said Counseling Department Chair 'Ping a·cla'.ssthe day before a·finai"With- a student is in a-·clas"' they a~ Steve Vasa. All this because ofthecfew out being penalized. Also, by estab- cannot stand, they have to suffer for four exceptions who want to drop a class lishing a district policy, this enables all weeks and then receive a W on their the day before a final? To a lot of stufour high schools to operate under the record if they choose to 1drop it. Wouldn't dents this is not a petty issue, this can same procedure. it make more sense if omly the first three effect their future.
"It was as new to us as it was to days~ devoted to those students who But let's remember this policy is students," said counselor Ann Brestel had sertous problems, then after those only for those schedule changes that regarding the new district policy, "Kids three days other schedule changes could are labeled as "student-initiated." Yet are going to have to pay attention," she be made, such as 'sttudent initiated' students are the ones personally afadded. And she's absolutely correct, changes? Basically, whatthisnewpolicy fected by the schedule. Mer all, high because the best way to avoid any of doesis disregard the people who deal with school is a place where students begin these circumstances is by· planning the schedule on a daily basis - the stu:- to experience freedom and responsibilearly and changing a schedule before dents. If students are the ones suffering ity. There isn't much freedom of selfthe semester starts. through a class they don't like, why are responsibility in this new district policy
Columbus Day: emorial For A Friend Or
By Karen Baddeley News Editor
We grow. up learning about how Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and "discovered" what is now America. As we growolder, we start to question how someone goesabout "discovering" a place where tens of millions of people already Jive. Some of us eventually learn the truth about the disease and destruction that.Columbus brought to the indigenous people of what he thought were the West Indies. Still, I am· shocked to learn of all the so-called educated people who still think it's OK to eelebrate Columbus Day simply because it's a tradition.
To me, celebrating Columbus Day would be the same as celebrating Hitler Day or Stalin Day; all three of them committed genocide. You might think comparing Columbus to Hitler or Stalin is a bit extreme, but if people were made aware of what happened when Columbus came over to America, they might feel the comparison is more than appropriate.
When Columbus sailed to America from Spain, he wasn't looking for gold or , spices, or whatever you might have learned in elementary school, he was looking for slaves (according to Howard Zinn's A People's History· of the United States). He thought he would go to West
India to find them, but he got lost and ended up in what is now America and the Caribbean. Before hear- • rived there were hundreds of different indigenous tribes with thousands of lanture of good will from the Spanish expJorers Columbus also started a sex slave trade involving girls as young as
illA. guages spoken. There
only a handful of
Native American tribes. left in the United States and most of their languages have virtually_disappeared. Columbus actually set up the policies involving mutilation, but it was his brother, Bartholomew; who continued them. Some of these acts included mutilation, and the systematic spreading of deadly viruses. Most of the tribes were killed as a result of being given blankets infested with small pox. They were given the blankets with the belief that they were a ges-
Originally, Columbus wrote in his journal about being fond of the native people. He thought that even though their · customs were different than what he was used to, he was fascinated by them. In · order to justify the _torture he was overseeing, he changed his opinion of the native people and began to refer to them as "savages."
I'm sick of hearing that we should recognize Columbus Day just because it is a tradition. What kind of a tradition rewards. genocide? Just because it's something that American's have repeatedly recognized doesn't make it right. Slavery was a tradition, oppressing women and people of color was tradition so what makes this tradition any different? Columbus was not some great explorer who discovered a new land for his countiy. He was an explorer who got lost and subsequently wiped out almost an entire race of people. Let's recognize the millions of lives that· were lost as a result of Columbus's "discovery." Let's remember the bravery of those tribes that survived. But let's not reward someone who brutally destroyed thousands of cultures beca4se of his own ignorance.
By Joel Green Co~Sports Editor
vercomes •• ism, eason.
team. Th.ere
Links I-Back Ty Graham broke his things around, and people cheering for their friends.
It is just a positive atmosphere.
Because of tough seasons in the past. Lincoln High football has gotten some negative criticism. But even the people who put down Lincoln High football. (shame on you,) still show up to games. Like I said, it's hard not to attend. The football season began, for the players, the first month into the summer. While many of us took this time · to go on our vacations and
shoulder in this game. It will need six weeks ofhealing. As the season went on the Links got back in business. Shutting out Grand Island and then going on to win four out of there last five games to end · the season at 44. But fortunately this record was · good enough, because the Links are most likely headed into the playoffs! Watch for the Links next ·•···game against Westside on October 29.
Don't forget about the other Lincoln High football teams.
The Junior Varsity has to endure the same practices and schedule as the Varsity team. The Junior Varsity team picked game of football put these things of the year jitters, but the team played member. ·Rainy, wet, ,and chilly weather aside for workouts, camps, and con- well even though they lost. · led to horrible field cconditions, which ditioning. This took.place all through Then on September 11, the links caused the game to be extremely tough. the summer. Th.en a week before the played the Southeast Knights, who But that didn't stop them from doing what new school year began, it was time were then ranked number 13 in the ·they bad to do. 1be Links came away · for two-a-days. This was when play- country. Even though it was another with a 24-8 victory. ers practiced from 6:00 am to 9:30 loss, they proved they· could play with All right, a two-game winning streak. am and then came back and prac- the best of them.
Some of the Lincoln High critics started · tice from 3:00 pm to 6:30 PM. Next up.was Fremont. Recovering to quiet down.
Anyone who is a steady critic of from the Southeast game was hard, 'Ibewmsagamsttlhetwoschoolswho the Links football team, should play and it showed. LHS was faces with yet· were in our district will help our future football next year and experience another tough loss. out. tta11endoµsly. 'This second district these practices. You may think twice OK, so the season started off rough. wm.will help us get into the playoffs," said the next time you make fun of a At 0-3 people started to criticize and junior Brandon Schroeder, who has player when something goes wrong. put down the Links. ·But the team only played varsity since mis Freshman year. But wait, that isn't all. Just because · used this. as motivation. Players and · 'The work that we have put in has really school starts. that doesn't mean the coaches clipped out newspaper articles paid off," he said. ·· practices let up. Every day after that put down the Links and used them Schroeder's main goal this y~ar is to as motivation for next game. It must make the All Ci team at his position,
up their first victory on October 5 when they beat Northeast 14- 7. The Reserves aren't doing too badly either. The team had won three games by October 10 already.
" The Llnks Freshman football team · has had :some problems, as doall young teams. These kids are fresh out of their Midget Football years and ready to make. the jump. This is their first year of high school football you know. This tough season will help the young players gain experience for the years to come. Maybe this· year we can turn some of the people who criticize our tough record into big fans. The sea-. son isn't quite over yet, and anything can happen
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By Joel Green
..Li1JksVolley
By Evan L1ftrell Editor
Imagine six teenage
in a 2 games to O sweep. But <j the Links fell to Lincoln women on a court diving, · Northeast in 2 games leavdigging, and }piling. All the iflg them at 16-12. -··,.: while, trying to shove ·a big · They do not feel the least · whit.e b.all down. your throat ·.bit discouraged though. at 60 mph. · Gruesome pie- "They're ready to go to state,,. ture, eh? Well now you Nelson-Hitz said. The Links know how it feels to be op- hag their last dual match of • posite the net against Lin~ the seasonlast night against · coin High's girls volleyball team. Lincoln East, ·a match which \, ' surely was a 'fine prediction ·
As the 1998 ~eason of district and state play. In
comes to a close, the Links six days, November5, Lincoln · are closing out the year- and · High heads to districts hope-
closing in on state. At 16- fully with a 17-12 record.
'We have to work hard for An unfortunate ·m·1iury oc · 12, .Lincoln High is ranked One of the biggest chal- • :, - 8th in the Class A polls as lenges for this year's volley-
Co- SportsEditor it. Nothing is given to us," said · curred around early October. · Cross country is more than Mennrnng.
Sophomore Travis Edwards had of last week, and. looks to- ball team is that they are a just running. Whatever people So far, the team has received a stressfracture in his leg. This may think, there is first place at Omaha Blyan, and isa tough loss With districts comwards districts with enthu- · very young team. With only training involved. Good. thing second at Pioneers. "Pioneers is ing up October 14. Maybe you · that our cross country runners the second toughest course in noticed that most of the runners at Lincoln High are good at this, state besides the state course in · dyed their hair for districts.· · because it These are. shows.Every weekday· 'in the s o m e deticated athletes.
siasm. Coached by Kristi Nelson-Hitz, a Physical Education i;md Health teacher at Lincoln High, the Links began the year with a goal of going to state competition, 4 seniors and 2 juniors on the team, there is a lot of dependency on the under-class players to fulfill responsibility. The team captains are sophomore Michaela Franklin · summer, the runners were up · at Hard work and dedication · and they have worked hard · and junior Shelly Chiles. 7:30am preparing for this season. to achieve it. "We had a certainly paid· off as .· down year last year, anct. we the team · have to use that as our stanwent up to · •.··Kearney ·on · dard to be successful," she October 14. said. "The bottom line is:
Th is year the L H S Cross Country team is v e r y small, but they are not going to let that get in the
"Leadership-wise, everybody JU:St knows where their talent is and just shines," Franklin said. There is no cause for concern· with the team's
They came home victo- our goal this year was to get · unity. Everybody seems to rious as the to state;" t e a m reached their · goal and qua1ifted, for State by two points So next timeyousee the students That goal just might be ·achieved. However, they'll have to go through one of the toughest districts in the • ·state. Lincoln High's district includes cross-town rival way of running Lincoln East, Fremont, reaching a r o u n d t h e i r downtown, goals. or around a Omaha Benson and Mill~rd · South. "The team to beaf is get along really well. "We work really hard and practice. We talk and get along together, to an extent anyway," Chiles explained.
Overall, the I,incoln High · Girls Volleyball team is having one of the best seasons its had in a long time. The last time Lincoln High
·'The main block some · Lincoln East and we dyfi.,. won state in volleyball was -.goalof the where, think · h 1975 Whil w1nn·ng tat team is to Of all Of the nitely can beat them," coac · e 1 · s e make itto hard work Nelson-Hitz said. · In the this year doesn't look like the s t a t e , " that th ey are · Heartland Conference Tour- most possible situation, get] uni or d' · p· puttinginso · Jeremy J.IUdorRichardF,auipasses a runner unn;g a meet at ioneers. thattheycan nament last week, Lincoln ting there does. ·They Memming give Lincoln _High went 2-1 beating East just have to· take it one step said. He thinks that the team Kearney, becauscoftheai:igLes,'
d t t tim
A Lincoln High JV Softball player takes a cut in a game at Doris Bair Softballcomplex.
By Jonathan Wemer Photo Editor ·
Every year when we come back to school, and look ahead to the nine months that lie between now and summer we try to find something during the next few weeks to look forward to. For many people Homecoming is the perfect event to restore sanity, for others it is just another parade of popularity. Homecoming is just one of those things that can fill one person with school pride and make someone else want to go onto the football field and be trampled to death by big guys in .cleats. This year seemed ·different though, I actually think that almost everyone that I talked to who · went to the game or the dance had at least one good thing to say about it. First of all the football team won the game for the first time that I can remember. This alone was enough to lift people's spirits by at least a couple of notches. Second, despite music that didn't seem to please a very high perc;entage of the attendants, the dance was pretty fun. Third, and most importantly, the royalty hoopla was kept to a minimum, taking only ·.a few minutes at the end of the dance. These things combined with the ·generally good attitude of everyone made for a pretty good evening.
Clockwise from top: John Kolttz(ll), Sam Rosenau(ll), Ben Johnson(ll), Phil Patton(12)and Melissa Mosier(ll) cheer on a friend from the sidelines. Brad Kindler(ll) and Karolina Sicinska(ll) relish in the thrill of the crowning of the royalty. Isaiah Black(ll) enjoys the dance. Members of Women'sCaucus celebrate Hawaian day; Bob Holbert emcees at the dance. The Lincoln High defense waits for the next play to start in the gameagainst East.
November
LHS Students Discover a
By Meghan Connett Staff Writer
Where can you make origami, eat egg rolls, and sing songs in a variety of languages? Around 15 children, ranging in age from six up to 12 years old, learned about Asian cultures and the importance of finding out about other cultures, on November 6, at the "F" Street Recreation Center, 1225 F Street
If you are a senior and still need to find somewhere to finish your 20 hour Citizenship Issue community service requirement, the "F" Street Recreation Center would be a wonderful place to volunteer.
On the first Friday of each month, the "F" Street Recreation Center has a Multicultural Night. Most of the children who participate in the activities at the recreation center come from many different backgrounds. Each Mu.lticultural Night is geared toward learning about what 1nakes each culture special, not different. The children then learn about the culture, which brings awareness and acceptance of all children who come to the rec center.
The director at the "F" Street Recreation Center,
Karla Decker said, "It's a good way to learn about other cultures."
When the children arrived, they gathered as a group· to sing· songs in the Vietnamese language. The song s e ss ion, led by Vivian Vuong, a LHS student council
mem-
b e r , a n d Trang Ho, an Asian Caucus member, included traditional
The children at the rec center were eager to try the. new foods.
Brightly colored. papers, some scissors, and limber hands were needed next for origami. Origami is an art
·children twisted the paper, with some help from volunteers, into beautiful· and graceful swaris, · frogs, and cranes.
There are many activities planned during the holiday season at · the rec center.
On December4, an open house is being planned, to teach children about ornament making from several cultures. There will be eight booths set up for children songs from t h e Viet -
Stacy Nguyen (10) and Vivi Nguyen (10) help children make origami swans as part of the ''F'' Street Recreation Center's Asian ·to make or n amen ts from vari- namese Night, held on .Nov. 6, to bring awareness to certain cultures. culture.
After the ous cul-
children had exhausted their voices, dinner was served. Dinner consisted. of hot egg rolls and white rice.
that many Asian cultures participate in. Origami is the art of folding paper in specific ways to form objects. 'fhe
tures. A person from that culture will be at each booth to instruct the children on the ornament and the signifi-
cance that it holds for people· of specific cultures. · The children's ornaments will then be displayed on a tree called, "Tree of Many Cultures."
The "F" Street Recreation Center also provides a place for many children to go to after school. Many of the children who go to the rec center arrive at 3 p.m. in the afternoon and do not leave until 9 p.m. at night.
During the time that the children are at the center, the directors of the center put a strong emphasis on academics, and tutoring is available for the children.
In fact, the rec center has applied for a grant to provide a better tutoring program for the children. Many of the children do not like to read, so the center is trying to fmd a better way to get the children excited about reading and learning. The grant should .come th1·ough in Feb· ruary, according to Decker. There are many volunteer positions available at the rec center.
If you would like to get involved call Karla Decker, the director of the center, at 4417951, for information.
Music Program Makes it Easier for Students to Letter' ·''Learn e SoIDethin'''
By MollyGeiger
and it's probably going to help, Copy Editor me out a bit." said junior Greg
We all know about let- Lawson. tering in football, volleyball One reason for this and track. Some of us might change is due to the controeven know about lettering in versy over the old point syscheer leading, pomalinks, tern.· In years previous parmarching band, and - music? ticipants in Voices of Destin:yr That's right, students here at did not receive the same Lincoln High can letter in amount of points that otheir · music just like any other ac- choirs received. Now Voices tivity. Recently, thepointsys- of Destiny has the same tern for the music lettering amount of points as the otheir was changed. choirs. Junior Breanna High
To receive a letter in likes the new system, "I thinlk music students must accu- that it's fair in that the choirs mulate a certain number of are equal. No one is betteir points, 300 to be exact, than the other," she said. throughout their years at Lin- Music teacher Eliza,coln High. Students can get beth Brockhoff thinks thrut points by participating in a this new system is the sam,e variety of activities. Concert ·as the old one except more eqattendance, ·musical theater · uitable for all vocal music stuparticipation, and ensemble · dents. · " I think the general participation are just a few. reaction has been okay, beBut this point system cause it really hasn't changed was recently re-evaluated, drastically," Brockhoff said. giving students a wider op- "It really isn't a 'new' systerm portunity to letter in this area. _ it has simply been revised The new policy rewards stu- to better fit the needs of the dents for perfect attendance students," she added. in a music class as well as Be on the look-out for excellent semester grades in a lot more letter jackets. Wi1th a music class. Also included the revisions of the lettering in the changes was adding policy in music, tho.se st1L1Joynite to the list of stage pro- dents who previously ductions that receive points. wouldn't have been able to "The changes weren't major, letter, can now receive enough
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·· Mike Bredehoft (11), Emily Harris (10), and Beth Kinney (11) wait
the counseling center during this year's fall play, '' Learn Me Somethzn
By Brad Mills
Graphics Editor
community. · ''They are rude, trouble-makers are, which is we won't treat them that combating disturbances at
and condescending. It's like wrong." Penrod said that po~ way." LHS, we also have four cam-
Police officers are a com- they are trying to belittle me, lice officers have a ' vendetta Associate Principle Dr. pus supervisors. Campus mon site in our halls, on cam- just because I go to Lincoln · against particular Lincoln Mary Beth Lehmanowsky Supervisor David Medina: said pus, and in the streets that High," said Munn. High school students. · · saiid in regards to any conflict that the police can't beeverysurround Lincoln High. ,Toe Many students do not Officer Em Bashus, the between students and police where in the school and are students of LHS have devel- have any direct contact with officer assigned to Lincoln officers , that she hadn't no~ unable to respond to disturoped a relationship With the the four police officers ' that High, said that these opinions ticed any conflict. When she bances in the halls. That is police. In fact, they even have are typically found at LHS. In ·couldn't be further from the se ,es officers and students in- the reason for campus superan office in the building, al- actuality there is only one truth. Lincoln High has teract, it is usually due to visors though it's rather difficult to police officer assigned to each about 2,100 students. Ac- vandilism or a disturbance What is the solution? find. It is located in the back of the Lincoln high schools. cording to Bashus only about that was victim-oriented. Bashus said that student reof the work study office, but The reason that there are 30-50 of those 2,100 students Dr. Lehmanowsky also lations are good, and that Linit does exist. sometimes up to four offfcers are causing the problems. He said that the reason for coin High is the best school
Why are they here? Some at Lincoln High is due to the said that if you look at a town Bashus' office is for privacy of in Lincoln as far as preparing · : would say it is for -protection, number of large distur- · that has the same population · students and parents who students for life. Students are but many students don't feel complaining about wanting any safer knowing that a po- more respect. The police say lice officer is here. In fact, · "'"''*' that they treat them with the some students believe that same respect that they would the police alienate them, treat anybody else. · · making them completely dis- · Officer Lyle Lacey said the · trust~ng of any police officers. reason LHS has such a bad
The police say that isn't com- reputation is because of its · pletely true. visibility Lincoln High is
Police officers are hired to right on a major arterial · "protect and serve," but some (Capitol Parkway) and the 30students feel that the only 50 students that stand on the things the officers serve to comer give people an impresstudents are tickets and dis-
sion of Liricoln High. "If they respect. LHS senior Nick
smoke, [people think] everyMunn has had plenty of in- ol}e at Lincoln High smokes," teraction with police officers.
,,. said Lacey
Once, when he spotted a plain Police officers want stuclothes officer parked ille- dents who have concerns gally, he offered her some about police relations to do advice about moving her car. something about it. They
He felt that the officer treated should have a forum so that him unfairly and harassed ,him about , not being in class · (although he didn't have class that period). Munn said, "They [police officers] think that they are on a higher level, just because they are police." Munn thinks that officers need to treat students with the same respect that they would treat the rest of the
By Karen Baddeley News Editor
The Lincoln ·Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)held the Free-
dom Fund Banquet at the Cornhusker Hotel on Satur-
bances, such as fights and groups of smokers. These officers are referred to as "resource officers." LHS junior Rachel Penrod said, "I don't really have any interaction with cops at Lincoln High. I think they have a certain stereotype about who the
as Lincoln High, the numbers of those causing problems is about the same. "Lincoln High is a microcosm of society," he said. Bashus responded to the argument that police officers treat students as immature by saying, "If they don't act immature ; then
elected as a state senator.
· When he left his office in .· January 1987, he had been ·elected to a public office more times than any other African American in Georgia. Julian ·
dates and legislation that • were hostile toward the African American community, such as the piece of legislation in Washington state that abolished Affirmative meed to discuss such issues ats ·stolen items and also so that he may have a phone. , Lehmanowsky does say to keep in mind that Officer Bashus is hardly ever in his office, which means he is out doing his job.
To aid Officer Bash us ·in
issues can be discussed in an ·intelligent manner, just ·like adults. Students who would · be interested in a forum could contact the Lincoln High Administration in room 204. Dr. Lehmanowsky suggested that students approach officer Bashus or their teachers first about getting their concerns resolved.
future for the African American community. He said he has a "half empty, half full outlook" on the present state of the African American community. While he does think
Bond has been named as one Action. Bond was glc!.dto see e:qual treatment of African
day, November 7. This year's of Time magazine's 200 U!ad- ·.the resistance from the Afriers, and he was also honored •·can American community toby the American Civil Liber- ward those candidates and ties Union for "dedicated ser- legislation that could be det-
keynote speaker was Julian Bond, the newly appointed Chair of the NAACP. Chairman Bond replaced Myrlie vices to the cause of civil liberties." · rimental to the African Ameri-
Evers-Williams who Bond At a press conference said, "brought integrity back preceding the dinner, Bond to the NAACP." Bond's speech discussed some topics that chronicled the 89 year history he felt were very important · of the NAACP. to the African American
Before becoming the community. He said he was Chair of the NAACP, Julian pleased to see the high voter Bond served four terms on turn-out among African the NAACP national board. Americans this year This Bond began his political ca- year the NAACP's first priorreer in 1965 with a one year ity was getting African term in the Georgia House of American people to get out Representitves, but members and vote in this year's elecofthe House voted not to seat tion. Bond also talked about him. In 1974, Bond was the high number of candican community.
''No one person will lead us into the 21st Century, just like no one
-Julian Bond
Bond also spoke at the press conference about the hopeful signs he saw in the ·
he said.
tudent ~ouncil
By Meghan Connett Staff Writer
A big red M&M, a scary sorcerer, and many other spirits came out one day · early, to make Halloween a night to remember, for children with disabilities. Streamers, balloons, and scary spider webs transformed the south, west, and east hallways of Lincoln High School into a Halloween extravaganza. The Lincoln High Student Council hosted the 2nd annual Trick-or-Treat for Kids with Disabilities on October 30.
The trick-or-treat is a service activity that the Lincoln High Student Council puts on each year. Kids from all area schools were invited to go trick-ortreating down Lincoln High's hallways. Student Council members were dressed in an array of cos-
tumes, ranging from Jessica Colombe as a flapper girl, Christine Davidson as an M&M, and Chris Kingsley as a nun, to make the trick-ortreat as real as possible. Each council member hid within a doorway to hand out candy, pencils, and other treats for the children. The activ" ity was canceled last year due to
made to the trick-or-treat this year, to make the event feel more like an ac-
frigerator boxes were used, and the children would knock on a cut out door.
The student council members would then come out and give them candy. This , year the actual j doorways in the halls of Lincoln High were used for the trick-ortreating.
Student Council believes that the trick-or-treat is a worth while service activity to continue doing each year.
Student Council president Ingrid Naumann said, "The Trick-or-
This year the event had 10 children attend. Many changes were tual trick-or-treating experience. Last year, large reTreat is an important project for Student Coun-
cil because it offers service to the community and provides positive role models · for kids to see and interact with." Chris Kingsley had a good time at the trick-or-treat too. When one trick-or-treater came for candy, Kingsley sang him a song to make him laugh. "It allows all children to have a happy and fun Halloween," he said.
Parents of the children that attended were also pleased with the activity.
Sherry Connett has a son named Charlie who has Down Syndrome. She thought the activity was a good idea. "It helps students see a new perspective on life, and even though many of these children have a disability, they are still so happy," she said. "That's a lesson that we all could learn, being happy with what we have."
ACE a111 Offers Lincoln Students a Second Cha11ce
By Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief
The typical day for most I,incoln High students begins with the silent bell that rings ·at 7:40 a.m. Teachers begin lecturing or discussing assignments and those sorts of things in a classroom of around 20-30 students. This goes on for about 49 minutes, until another silent bell rings and students eagerly depart to their next educational opportunity. This continues throughout the morning until lunch, when most of us begin to wake up and eat. At 1 :00 p.m., we go back and learn again for a little less than two hours and then again depart to enjoy the afternoon and evening.
For students in Lincoln High's Alternative Cooperative Education (ACE) program, the day proceeds differently. Classes begin with one-on-one approaches. Stationed on the "famed and feared" fourth floor penthouse of Lincoln High, these 80-90 juniors and seniors are not allowed to leave without permission from one of the directors- for the whole morning.
"It keeps us here because if we have the chance to go outside we might not come back in," Senior ACE student Tany;a McCray commented. 'This ils our setting. Most of the tim1e we really work together. Ffeachers) let us make up the rules but there are some that the school has as regulations"" she added.
Beyond the confinemernt restriction, most rules for ACE students are not all that different from the general rule:s of Lincoln High. They must a1ttend everyday or have a justifiable reason for not attending. They must do the work to pas1s the class and are encouraged to participate in discussionLs and give feedback on issue:s they feel are important. "It"s not that different. It's a littlle less structured and there iis more group work," Senior ACE student Melissa Murray said.
To help with the "group think" community environment, ACE teachers work to combine related subjects. "We all do integrated curriculum within the class rooms from subject to subject," Englis:h teacher Sue Johnson said. This is done so that students
can see how an issue can affect lots of different subjects at the same time.
ACE has also started a new forn1at this year making them similar to the Zoo School. On Monday all the students do a group activity and on Friday, they all take an educational field trip like the Nebraska State Historical Society, or Morrill Hall museum. We do this to "build community, provide and alternative to no11nal classroom activities but still be educational, just without the burdens of the classroom," Johnson explained.
These burdens vary from student to student, but the majority of the difference is how the classroom environment is structured. Most classes involve primarily lecture and do not provide for a whole lot of individual teacherto-student work. What ACE does is works to incorporate the teacher-to-student environment into the classroom. Many of the students in ACE learn better with closer application and help with their studies from instructors. In a classroom without that help, many of the students fall be-
hind or stop coming to school altogether. "ACE helped me because my teachers (here) show that they actually care about me as a person not so much as a student. The relationships that I have built in ACE encourage me to come to school," Murray said. "Getting here is something to look forward to. We have some fun once in a while, but we still learn exactly what others learn, just in different ways," senior ACE student John Fischer said.The idea for ACE came upon Lincoln High two years ago. A committee from Lincoln High visited Lincoln Northeast's program (which is similar to the Lincoln High ACE program) and planned out the School Within A School (SWAS), the original program that began last year. Lincoln High teachers John Heinemann, Shawn McKie, Glenda Nelson and Shaunna Meyer started the program. This years ACE has been restructured to include more students (90 compared with last years 50) and focus more on attendance. Lincoln High teachers Johnson, Meyer and Matt Kutscher teach ACE this
year, Meyer the only returning teacher from last year.
ACE's goal, from a student's perspective, is simply to help kids. ACE is here "basically just to help kids get credit to help them graduate. It's more one on one and more lenient, kind of 'go at your own pace' type of environment," McCray said. "It gives kids a second chance. It's for kids that skip school a lot or don't do well in traditional classes for whatever reason. It's more hands on work. You have to keep up like a regular class, but not as much penalty for late work," Fischer added.
Overall, there is not a whole lot of difference between ACE and I,incoln High's regular classes. It's no different than having the gifted program or accelerated classes offered for students who need them. ACE simply works to the students' needs and focuses on graduation. The revolutionary program was best summed up by United States Senator Bob Kerrey when he visited Lincoln High and the ACE program about two months ago. He said, ''That ACE program is one heck of an idea!"
the snow storm that Ingrid Naumann (12) and Lisa Ferdinand (ll)pose in celebratory garb with the spirit of Halloween for the hit Lincoln. Trick or Treat for Disabled Kids festivities.
Social Studies in ''Non-Traditional'' Style
By Adam Wuerfele Opinion Editor
As a second year high school teacher, Richard Hargesheimer has made an enor1nous impact on his students' lives. Tast year, his first year teaching, he taught U.S. History 1 and 2 and Citizenship Issues. This year he is teaching U.S. History and, insteadofC.I., he is also teaching Philosophies of Life second semester. As a fut 111erand future student of Mr. Hargesheimer I can honestly say that I am looking forward to learning with him, again.
One might ask, "Why should I care?" You shouldn't, if you like tests. Tests have been abolished in his U.S. History class, but don't sign up just yet. He more than makes up for it with his essay assignments. These essays are extremely helpful to future studies. He is
strict on sentence structure,
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spelling, and espec punctuation and is willing and able Hargesheimer believes that tainted blood that he was trans- and saved
to teach anybody how to wrtte students can think, and he will fused with. He provided build
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school for the children an essay well.
Hargesheimer doesn't teach like a "regular" teacher, either. First of all, he insists on calling his students Mr. or Miss, a tem1 of respect not considered to be used for students.
Another part of his non-traditional teaching style is that he doesn't stress the memoriration of facts as much as he stlesses the use and retention of them. He doesn't teach slackers or freeloaders. He will make students think, and if they don't, he won't hesitate to advise a student to
By Karen Baddeley News Editor
Imagine yourself in a room with eleven babies age two months to fourteen months. They have to be fed, changed, and held. Sound overwhelming? Well to some Lincoln High st1.1dents and staff, it's just another day. I'm talking about, of course, the child care center located in the South Building of Lincoln High. You've probably passed by the Student/Child Learning Center more than once on your way to class or ··out to the parking lot. Or maybe you've seen the babies in their strollers out for walks or at assemblies. Taking care of the babies is a big job that is shared between the parents of the children and staff members.
In addition to the Student/Child Learning Center facilities, classes
tell them that over and over. He likes to ask why questions instead of who, what, when, and where questions.
Once students learn that they can think about complex social issues, they won't stop seeing the hypocrisy of the people in their lives.
One very meaningful part of his teaching is the speakers that he brings in.
One of the speakers is Hargesheimer's hemophiliac stepson who was infected with the AIDS virus as a result of
are offered to parents, and some non-parenting students, in infant and child care. In the classes, students learn about the different stages of child development, as well as w a y s they can become the best parents they can be. Every week i n class, students have the opportunity to interact with the c h i 1 -
Hargesheimer's students with a story that shows that some people are only out to make a buck.
One very unforgettable speaker, his father, told a story of how he was a pilot who was shot down over Papua New Guinea.
He caught malaria and could only digest mother's milk.
The local tribes risked their lives by helping and hiding him for · which he was very grateful.
After being ·rescued he went home to the United States
on their children whenever they need to.
Tammy Ferguson, a staff member of the Student/Child Learning Center, works at the day care center during the day. She thinks the cen.ter helps parents become more comfortable balancing. parenting a n d school. This is acheived through the class time they s p e n d w i t h dren, their but par- Clockwise.from.front:Jade Myatt, children, ents are R"l O trich Kt Ki" nd as well as able to z ey es , aprees znga b e i n g check in Justyn Payne take a stroll in the halls.·. able to
of the people that saved his life.
A humbled man, Har!gesheimer refuses to be praiised for his accomplishmeruts on what he calls "the · hardest job he has ever had," but his students can't help but admire him for the •influence he has had on their lives.
Whether it be opening their eyes, to prejudice and racism or teaching them to think, Hargsheimer goes out of his way to teach more than just the 1everyday classroom curricu11um.
che<ek in on them and spend time with them during school.
Karen Hollibaugh is also, a staff member at the day care center. She says that the best thing abo1llt the day. care is that the parents are able to stay in school. They can take their kids. with them without having to worry about them during classes. The center also provides a support center for parenting teens.
Being a teen parent can be one of the most difficult jobs in the world and also one of the most rewarding. Finding a balance between being a parent, student, and sometimes having a job can be very difficult.
The Student/Child Learning Center offers teen parents a place where they can recieve both education and emotional support.
Lincoln High social studies teacher Richard arges
his fourth period class as Special Education para Carole Le eber
NOVEMBER24, 1998
By Meghan Connet Staff writer
Would you be interested in watching TV. · shows from Japan? Well, 33 ·students at Lincoln I-ligh School, participate in the club, Japanese Animation. The club focuses
ing the cinema from Japan, the club wants to help people under·stand what "anime" ac:tu ally • IS. This is the first full year for Japanese Anirna tion as a club.
Last year two LHS seniors, Levi Means and on introducing Japa- · Justin Moravetz, benese culture to Lincoln · High through watching and analyzing animation from Japan.
Japanese animation is also referred to as "anime" and is the main cinema in Japan. Many people in the club think that this cinema is very exciting to watch. Some of. the TV shows that common are: Moon, are most Sailor Robotech, Voltron, and Dragon Ball Z.
Club president,
gan planning a club that would feature Japanese animation and somehow incorporate the Japanese culture into Lincoln High School. Before the plans for the club · could be finished, however, they both graduated and went to college. Junior, Kevin Gallagher, the current president of the club, finished the plans that for the club, so it could begin
Kevin Gallagher said, this year.
"The cinema of any country reflects· that country's culture, imagination, and creativity, and Japan has the best animation. and story combinations· in the world."
Besides just watch-
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By Robbyn Burns Business Manager
The National Poetry Society had. a poetry contest in October, and over 100,000 students entered. Only 2o/o of the poems entered were chosen to be published in a book. That book will be presented to the First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton.
On November 2, Lincoln High senior Tanner Epp found out she was one of the 2%. Her poem "Wonders Of A Window" is go-
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The club is sponsored by Mr. Lenny why it is imGish, who teaches matth portant for the club to discuss
here at LHS. The members of the club spend each club day watchimg a Japanese TV show. After the show, the students in the club then has always been. to get her work published. Creative Writing teach 1er Deborah McGinn asked Epp to enter this contest. "When I heard about this contest, Tanner was tlhe first person I thoug'ht of," she said "She is the most talented st:udent I have ever wqrk1ed with, and I knew she could do it. Her voice is through her poet:ry and she inspires peoplle. Epp never thought s:he would win. " It is somethi:ng you always ho,pe for but nevrer think will ireally happe1t1," ing to be included in the book that will be given to the first lady.
Tanner Epp's poem, she said. Lincoin High will Epp Has been writing since she was 15 years old. Her dream Wonders ofa Win- soon have a copy. dow, was recognized of the bo1ok by The National availble in the Poetry Society. Media Center.
inform LHS about the Japanese culture.
Japanese Animation meets first period on every club day. The club is already above their member limit, but.
Kevin Gallagher, the club president, has a lot of information about Japanese Animation and would be willing to share it with anyone that is interested.
'' is a popular character in a Japanese Anime cartoon.
Bringin' it Back to the ''Old Skool'': Hip-Hop's Rebirth
By Beverly Hames Entertainment Editor
It started slowly a few years ago, the resurgence of the "old skool." There was the remake of the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight," break dancing became popular again, the Adidas covered Run DMC went out on tour again last summer, and now only a few weeks ago, Digital Underground (famous for the track "Humpty Dance") played right here in Lincoln.
What does this all mean? Hiphop, once ruled by Dr. Dre and the other kings of gangster rap, has turned back to its roots and has in the process brought back the MC arid even more recently the "battle," with the flare ups between Can~ nabis and LL Cool J. The "battle" is a key part in the evolution of hiphop music, Each rapper (or MC) tries to prove that they are the best rapper, and in the process they would insult other rappers. The insulted MC would have to come back with a more vicious diss. If you listen to the earliest of old skool, you won't be able to ignore that most of the rappers spend most of their , song time talking
about how they are the greatest. Which isn't to say that this also doesn't happen today, but somehow, in the old skool it seems more innocent, as it comes from a time when rap wasn't about violence.
MTV caught wind of the old skool resurgence and tried to turn it into a clever marketing tool with showings of the Def Jam story, "Krush Groove," and an episode of their show "Ultra Sound" on the origins of hip-hop.
So wl1at are the artists fron1 tt1e old s koal up to now? The f 1f.:.:.isi:i !'.~ Boys, who started up in the early 80s are still going strong with their release of "Hello Nasty" a few months ago and extensive touring and video airplay of their track "Intergalactic". Other members of the Def Jam family, like the Fat Boys and Shelia E dropped out of the spotlight after the end of the 80s. The remaining two Fat Boys (unfortunately Darren "The Human Beat Box" Robinson passed away a while back) are working in production and laying low. Shelia E, the reigning queen of hip-hop back in the day got temporary work recently as the band leader on the Magic Johnson's now canceled talk show.
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Adam Sandler's ''The
By Beverly Hames Entertainment Editor
We entered the movie theater and bought our tickets to "The Waterboy" with a feeling of dread. Sure, I liked "Billy Madison" and the "Wedding Singer," not because they were quality films, but simply because they made me laugh. Frankly, Adam Sandler's movies are terrible, the humor is lowbrow, and everything in them is coated with a thick layer of cheese · and bad taste, but that is what holds their charm, and that is why I loved the "The Waterboy." ·. ·
As we entered the theater we noticed something hard to ignore; a lmost the entire theater was fu11 · of males, there was a girl here and there mixed in with the troves of boys, but for the most part the audience was entirely m'ale (something I should have been able to expect from yet another of Sandler's testosterone filled flicks). A bit intimidated, we found two empty seats near the front of the theater and waited for the madness to begin.
stars
LL Cool J, one of hip-hop's pioneers, releases albums regularly and they are with met a
as Bobby Boucher, a not-so-bright waterboy for a Louisiana college football team. Against his Cajun momma's (Kathy Bates of "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Misery") wishes, Bobby accepts coach Henry Winkler's (AKA "the Fonz") offer to have 31 year-old Bobby play ort his team, the Mud Dogs. There are only two things that stand In the way of the Mud Dogs winning the Bourbon Bowl is the Mud Dogs' rival team, the LSU Cougars. The · Cougars fired Bobby from his position as waterb_oy· for that scho oi after · wo rking there for 15 years. The o ther thing standing in the way of a successful college football career for Bobby is his mother's opposition to his playing "foosball" because it is the devil's game.
Bobby is, for lack of a better term, a geek. His football talent collles from "visualizing and attacking" the other team when he wants to tackle them. He uses his pent-up rage gained from the years of torment that one would expect a professional waterboy to receive.
great response by his fans. Also, the Sugarhill Gang played a show on campus for returning college students at the end of summer
So even if the old skoal revival took a little longe :r to get to Lincoln than it did other cities, it has finally hit and is g;oing strong.
So if you're tired of the glitter and glamour of the new mo,,e11i ent
in hip-hop led by Puff Daddy and the Family go down to the record store and check out Run DMC, the Beastie Boys (try their classic albums "License to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique,") or Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight." They;ll all bring you back to the old skool with beats that will make you wanna drop down and start break dancing.
Sandler, who also the film, wrote couldn't resist adding the typical romance to the m ;ovie, but this time it actually worked. Bo1bby's love interest is excon Vicki Vallencourt played by Fairuza Balk of "The Craft." enjoys A felon who astrology, she is Bobby's mother's worst nightmare. Even with the obnoxio.us humo •r, a · few scenes that are close to a little too Sandler's "Billy Madison" (Bo1bby also has to study to pass out of high school}, a fabric,ated
romance, and a predictable outco,me, "The Waterboy" ends up delivering big ·. laughs and gives the moviegoer their $3. 75 worth.
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· By Cain Nungesser Sports Co-Editor
In the 80s he slashed his way into your hearts as that lovable psychopath known as Jason Voorhies. In the early 90s he _madt; a killing at the box office, in. movies s11ch as "Jason Takes Manhattan" t1.11d"Jason goes to Hell.·· Now l1e's back for yet anothe1· se ries cif ]~'rid.ay movies. This tin1e his spi.rit !iv·es on.
Tl:1at's riglit Friday fans, it's Jason time, 2,nd you are in the midst of what's sure to be a blood bath in the making.
The first of these new Friday films is "Friday the 13th The Obsession," and the shimmy and shake on this flick is that it isn't going to be New Line Cinema quality. In fact, this film is made by a homemade company that calls themselves the Wolf-Den Production Corporation. What's amazing about this group is the fact that they aren't getting paid for the proceeds of this film. They are doing it for the love of the Friday movies.
The movie stars Brian Lee Pip~ pins, who plays Sean, a man with a problem. That problem is a woman, and her ex-boyfriend. The women responsible for all his mishaps is an actress named Sarah Vernon, or as you will come to know her in the film, Stephanie.
of love. This causes Sean to take care of all his problems one by one, Jason-style, making one heck of a horror movie and a soap opera to die for.
This is sure to be classic and - · will be coming out some time late this month, or early next month. So keep your eyes· and ears open. It's going to be great.
The fun doesn't stop here, though. There are already talks c,f a sequel to the Obsessions. Stay tunt~d for more details.
Also for you1· viewing pleasure_ is the last film of th.e new films in -the making. It's the movie we've all been waiting for: Freddy vs. Jason, and this film will be professionally made. New Line Cinema is now filming one of the most anticipated horror movies of all time. Just as hits such as "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman," and "King Kong vs. Godzilla." I know I'll be there the first day it come out. Just imagine a "Nightmare on Friday the 13th." It gives me the chills just thinking about it. You can expect this movie out some time before the turn of the century, but a date hasn't been specified as of now. ·
Overall it's an exciting time for horror moviegoers, but don't let it fool you. It is never safe once you get home.
Good Things are Cookin' at Historic Fort Restaurant
Lovena Platte Web Page editor
Throughout the last 40 or so years, in a fantastically interesting town, there has lived a restaurant. Samuel P. Arnold first opened this culinary cabaret in 1959, a.nd. ha.s been tannin_g the hides of. tl1e con1petition since. The Fort Restaurant of Colorado is a rustic place of heroic histories and· delicious dishes that any backyard buckaroo can appreciate.
Until 1997, the rugged regalia of the west were best found within the walls of The Fort Restaurant, but today this will all change for you, dear reader, as the recipes from the Fort's kitchen have been published for all the world to recreate in their humble homes.
In The Fort Cookbook: New Foods of the Old Westfrom the Famous Denver Restaurant, Harper Collins, Sam Arnold does for meat-eaters what Mollie Katzen does for the tofu crowd in her Moosewood
tion to "Scotch Eggs" - hard-boiled chicken eggs wr:apped in sausage and deep-fried. He saw Willard Scott on NBC's Today show eating them and thought, "They are good to eat but difficult to handle." Arnold substituted quail eggs and buffala> sausage into the recipe, thus creating the American West versio1n of Scotch Eggs.
The cookbook is also full of
for Milligan's Army Mess-Kettles, presumably for use in creating large-scale versions of dinnertime delights.
It is easy to see that this cookbook serves as a window into the history of an important part of the modern west. It's like a completed scrapbook detailing not only how to cook a dinner or cure a ham, but what it was like to do those
Chop calls for Mango Chutney which is most readily obtained from Geetha's Gourme-t Products of Las Cruces·, New Mexico. The book itself contains a history of Arnold's Restaurant, The Fort, as well as Colorado's geographical region. Holly Arnold Kinney, his daughter, wrote tbe foreword and was included in an-ecdotes about the meats that have been prepared by her father. In one instance, Holly was unknowingly eating Rocky Mountain Oysters; which, for those of you who don't know, are made from the testes of buffalo. Upon discovering her blunder, she began to consider her reaction. Holly said to herself, "Hey, I like them, so who cares?" She finished off the plate and has loved them since.
Denver's Fort Restaurant's new cookbook gives fans an opportunity to try some famous recipies in the comfort of their own homes while entertaining and educating.
same activities in the old west.The directions for recipes are clear and easy to follow with most including comm.on North American ingredie11ts. However, there is information to aid in the locationof some more difficult-to-find ingredients included in the book. After all, what point is there in making meals without the proper ingredients? The recipe for General Armijo's Grilled Double Lamb
meals are still first rate If you have an opportunity, visit The Fort in the Denver metro area, south of Red Rocks, at 19192 Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado. If you can't make the trip, just recreate it at home with The Fort Cookbook: New Foods of the Old westfrom the Famous Denver Restaurant. If you have the guts, bon appetit! http:/ /www.thefort.com
With all the stories, legends, and eccentricities of this four star cookbook, it is easy to find oneself referencing it for history papers. However, it is important to note that the food is really the star of the cookbook. Without the recollections and - reminiscences, the series. The Fort Cookbook weaves western tales, important menus wonders of the west with informa- from the Fortt's past, special ti 1. about indigenous flora aBd kitchen tricks (read: how to propf: na that can be used as deco- erly; Foast green chiles), and even r ion or foodstuffs. Most recipes · random id-eas Mr. Arnold just a prefaced by how Arnold dis- -··fou.nd interesting: .I_nside the secc ered the dish, or the history of ··tion !'F.rom the Waters," there are a important part of the western _listed·-wa'ys.to substitute tarragon, c ture that influenced the cook- mint,, and .mace in place of i of that particular type of food. -.cilantro for those squeamish cuF example, Buffalo Eggs were linary connoisseurs. Also inented by Arnold as modifica-- eluded is a small advertisement
-With Stephanie comes a crazy exboyfriend named Kane, played by
Frank Chauvette, who eventually threatens Sean's life in the name
Senior National Honor Society Members Ann Luong, Ha Nguyen, Anna Dietrich and friends, enjoy a refreshment at the receptionfollowing the Honors Convocation at Lincoln
High November 11. };Honors·Convoca-
tion was not just
recognitionfor seniors though, it was recognitionfor all students who excelled in their second semester classes last year by recieving a 3.5 GPA or higher.·
I recently attended my first Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club meeting on the September club day. I was looking forward to working with my fellow classmates to raise awareness about the horrible effects of drunk driving.
As the meeting progressed and the student leaders were introduced, my excitement dwindled significantly. I was disappointed to find some of these people to be the very same ones I had heard· talking about the parties they had attended over the weekend, how "plastered" they got, or the other variety of destructive decisions they had made.
I began to run over in my head the newly adopted name: Students Against Destructive Decisions (what do we define as a destructive decisions anyway?) trying to figure out why a person with a seemingly "destructive" lifestyle would want to represent the standards of SADD and accept leadership in a club in which they personally know they do not believe in or they do not stand up for.
If SADD still stood for Students Against Drunk Driving, I. do not think this article would be necessary. Since the members of the club took the initiative to change the name to coincide with the national organization, they also changed the whole purpose of the
club. The way it stands now, SADD is in place to help prevent students here at LHS from making "destructive decisions". It seems to me that getting "plastered" on the weekend is a pretty destructive decision.
I find it incredibly offensive that we chose to change the name and we do not necessarily comply with those guidelines. Do we believe in · what we say SADD stands for. or not? I believe it is detrimental to our clubs effecttveness that some of the members are so hypocritical. Deny it or ignore it as much as you like to, but students look up to people in leadership positions.
A lot of people in the club are incredibly intelligent and awesome leaders. They have a lot of power and influence ov,er a lot of teenagers around school and around Lincoln. Why not use that power in a positive way? What kind of example are they setting by being hypocrites?
Making an i!mpact does not · mean just having some position on a club board, it means that you stand up for the things that club believes in.
Stephanie Ells Lincoln High School Senior
First of all, I would like to express my disappointment felt on this issue. It is very discouraging to me that anyone would criticize our club and jeopardize our effectiveness as a positive and worthwhile organization. It is our personal mission, as a club, to raise awareness throughout LHS on the effects of drugs and alcohol. It is a goal to elimtnate these destructive actions, and to provide healthy alternatives, for a better overall lifestyle in each student's life. We hope to encourage these ideals and to be the backbone of support to our school in all related aspects of what S.A.D.D. stands for.
In the previous letter, you have read a student's concern involving the hypocrisy of S.A.D.D. I am not going to deny or confirm any truth in this, because it is not my place to determine. However, I will say that realistically, I believe that in my heart, S.A.D.D. is a club for the students a place to educate, support, and offer an alternative lifestyle to drugs and alcohol. If any of our members are engaged in "destructive" activities, I can honestly not think of a better place for them to be, than in our club.
It is my personal experience that athletics and clubs, any organizations with purpose and positive conduct, tend to lead people to wiser decisions and higher self-esteem, not· to mention how belonging to something positive and interacting with
people of high regard maybe the initiative and motivation needed for someone to change. Regarding some of the members, and what the previous letter accuses, I would like to express my strong disagreement. Working with the student leaders has been such a blessing to me. On their behalf, personal lives aside, I would like to say that they are all extraordinary leaders. They are all tnvolved tn many activities and honors at LHS, and strive to uphold excellence in all aspects of their lives. I believe that the achievements they have received reflect the impact they have, the positive role models they are, and are the basis of what a leader is in my eyes. If they are participating in such activities, I would hope that S.A.D.D. would eventually sway them otherwise. I feel extremely privileged to be able to work with people of such high regard at · LHS.
Finally. I would like to extend my ·hand and welcome any students, especially Stephanit, to join our club and our journey to make a diffe1,~nce in the lives of our students and community. We will con.tinue to strive, passionately, towards our common purpose, and hope tmt in the future, to receive nothing mo1e than support and approval from those we are serving.
Tiffany Hughes S.A.D.D. President
To Blame or Not to Blame, ol1ch 1s the uest1on
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
Everyone across the nation knows that Nebraska is filled with die-hard Husker fans. Through snow, wind and rain, fans fill stadiums both at home and away games. But recently some fans have not been showing the support that has made them so famous.
In his first season coaching the Huskers, Frank Solich has taken a lot of criticism about his coaching ability. His predecessor, Tom Osborne, was more than an outstanding coach; he was an outstanding person A tough act to follow, to say the least.
People have been so quick to judge the new coach that tZ1ey have failed to see the similarities between Dr. Tom and Frank Solich, For 19 of Osborne's 25 years as head coach Frank Solich was by his side. During his 15 years as running back coach, Solich never received a conference ranking of less then third for rushing. And just as
-• -·BobDevany hand-picked Osborne as his successor, Solich was hand-picked by Osborne.
Also, these so-called, die-hard Husker fans have somehow forgotten how Osborne did during his first season as head coach. When he began in 1973 he ended the season winning 4, loosing 2, and tying 1. His team's final ranking was 7th. But it didn't end there. It took Osborne eight years before he had an undefeated season in 1981.
Maybe the blame shouldn't lie so much on the coaching, but on
By Joel Green Sports Co-Editor
Have you noticed that it is November already and there is no NBA Basketball yet?
That's right, just like Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League did in previous years, the National Basketball Association has put this year's season on hold.
It was announced in New York on October 28, 1998 that the regularly scheduled games through November 30 have been canceled.
Many of you already know this due to the fact that the
the players. After all, we lost almost a whole defensive line. Jason Peter, Aaron Taylor, and Grant Wistrom dominated last year, and all of them graduated. If you look at the defense this year, they haven't gotten much done.
Take a look at our offense and it's not hard to see that they aren't
By Evan Litrell Editor-in-Chief
As fall winds dowm and the cold and bitter winter is upon us, I have always envied the Nebraska football team. For the last 10 years or more, the Huskers have gone to a nationally televised bowl game in somewann climate i1rlthe southern part of the country. Most recently, Nebraska has won it's last four b<owlgames, three of which have been natimnal championship
looking too sharp either; Two prime players, Franki.e LOfflon and Bobby Newcombe are both out due to injuries. A loss m th-e regular season was in the card,sc, no matter who the coach was.
So maybe it might take Solich a while to get into the swing of things. If we give him a chance, he might turn out to be the outstanding coach that Osborne was. And even if he doesn't, is it really fair to blame him for every loss the Huskers have? There is only so much a coach can do.
pre-season game between the Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks, that was to be held here in Lincoln, did not happen. Now the NBA Commissioner David Stern says that games will most likely not begin until Janu-
aiy of next year. Why has the NBA chosen to follow in the terrible footsteps of the baseball strike and the NHL Lockout? MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
Players want to have it, and the owners don't want to give it to them. This situation led the owners and play-
Htle's as well. The nattionally acclaimed team of the decade was on a roll. Then, it happened. It · was the retirement of the greatest football coach ever- Tom Osborne. Since that catastrophic day, Nebraska football has never been the same. We have lost two games, our stairting quarterback, the backup quarterback and the back up back up quarterback trade off starting positions. Last years spotlight Joel Mackovicka, has been silent since being promoted to captain. And the offensive line that accepted so mt11chcredit for making holes and blocking iin the last championship run, can't block 1morethan one guy at a time. Not too ausJpictous for the nationally acclaimed tearm of the decade. to the players.
ers to re-open something called the Collective Bargaining Agreement. This agreement guarantees that players in the NBA receive 48.04o/o of all basketball related income. In case you didn't know, that would be $835 million in player's salaries and benefits from last season.
At least that isn't as much as the Nation's Debt! The agreement gave the league the opportunity to re discuss the agreement if the league paid out more than 51.8°Ai of basketball related income, which would be $900 million
So what have we learned about this years team? Simply that the team is mortal and it was the coach that was immortal. Nebraska maintains pretty much the same coaching staff, but for some reason cannot win like they did with Dr. Tom at the helm. The defense can no longer be depended upon to hold up the team in a close game. Bobby Newcombe, Nebraska's next candidate for governor, will never be as good as Tommy Frazier because he is too cocky and can't get the job done. The Offensive Llne is struggling against wild defenses that copied the 4-3 brilliance of Charlie McBride, that, and they just can't block a big enough hole for Newcombe, Monte Christo or Eric Crouch to get through. Which brings me to my next point- Quarterbacks. In 1995, backup quarterback Brook Berringer led Nebraska to the National Championship Orange Bowl following a blood clot in Frazier's leg. This year's team seems to be showing signs of similarity, except the backups are not the best, and there is no National Championship trophy in sight. A good coach would be able to loose his/her starting quarterback and still win, like Tom Osborne did. This brings me to my final · point: that the Huskers are not losing because of the players, but because of the coach. Frank Solich is trying, 111give him that, but hey, he's no Tom Osborne. Tom Osborne is Nebraska's God. He speaks and eveiyone listens. He is the messiah of football, which in tum makes him the messiah of Nebraska. Frank Solich is trying the best he can. He's a good head coach, but I think he was a better assistant coach. I suppose that since there will never be another Tom Osborne in the histoiy of college football, it would be unfair, but justified to say that all coaches following will inherently be bad coaches. It's not their fault. There's nothing they can do. Even if Solich does win a championship or two, it will never be as classic as the 1996 championship by Tom Osborne.
Projections have shown that the salaries and benefits amorunt to $995 million or 57% of Basketball Related Income
What does this mean?
The owners feel that the players are receiving too much money.
They want a Salary Cap, or a set limit, on how much the players make. The players disagree and feel the owners should stick to what their propo,sal says, which would be to go ahead and pay them · the $995 million.
In spite of the problems occurring, NBA fans don't care. They want to see Michael Jordan lead the league in scoring. They want to see Shaquille O'Neal grow some more, and they want to see Dennis Rodman crazier than ever.
Is it worth the money for this game to continue? Who Knows?
The most important goal right know is to get the season started, regardless of what it takes. Getting the league back on track is yet another issue.
By Joel Green Co-Sports Editor
This wasn't a bad year for the LHS fall sports teams. Girls Golf gained some important experience for next year, the Boys Cross County, Varsity Football and Varsity Volleyball teams qualified for state, and the Varsity Softball team participated in the Dis~ trict playoffs. Some of the· teams didn't do as well as they hoped once they reached their goal of making it to state, but· they fmished with a great season anyway.
One of the teams that did well in the regular season, but had a rough time at state, was the Boys Cross Country·· Team. The team headed upto the Kearney Country Club
on October 23, and took part in the Class A Boys 5,000 Meter Run. The closest they could· get to first place was junior Ben Johnson's time of 17 minutes and 3 seconds,
which was good for 19th place ing experience that will help gpraetaetrtehgaartdLlHesSsct~~l~Jt~~!!~ in the race. Johnson was fol- fi " ·ct· · us or next year, sa1 Junior The Links Varsity Football lowed by junior Matt Neukirch, Jeremie Memming. "We will · te.am also came up short with with a time of 18: 12 and senior do a lot better next time." Nick Scott, 18: 13. Down the their performance against Memming said. Millard West in the first round line for the Links was junior B • Tu · · at nan rner, aJunior of state playoffs. It was the Jeremie Memming, senior Tyler M 11 d N rth th ' Fritz, J·unior Richard Fushia i ar O was the ratce s first time in eight years that individual winnerwi a 1time the Links made state, so it and sophomore Mike Pewthers. of 15:44:3. Lincoln SouthOut of the 12 teams, the Links east~won the rac.e_as.ateam finished-last with a total time averaging 16:27:3. It ·was Jim Reimers had three key of one 1 :31 :21. "It was a learn-
ID the · .. Spotlight
By Cain Nungesser Co-Sports Editor
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is now expanding its horizons to the world of toys. The Mattel Toy Company has joined forces with the WNBA, and if all goes well, will give these women warriors on the basketball court a better chance at seeing their name in lights. · · Mattel is now introducing the WNBA Barbie, equipped with WNBA ball, warm-ups, hoop, and uniform.
Although they have encountered some scrutiny, the WNBA is making a name for itself in more ways _than one. Known· as the elite of the Women's Basketball world, they take their game to new heights. Each of the athletes represents the hopes and dreams of girls everywhere who strive to play basketball professionally as a women.
Now it's time for a new era of sports, and this era will be an era of women. Women making the headlines, women endorsing products, and women writing the history books. It's time to lose the attitude that women are no better than men in sports It's time to give them a shot at glory.
rushes for 34 yards while connecting on 13/20 passes for 225 yards.
Junior Richard Ross lead the Links in receiving with 131 yards on five catches.
Senior Luke Harrington had 13 rushes for 42 yards, followed by 9 rushes for 24 yards by senior Joe Clapper. fhe Links' first touchdown
came from a 13 yard pass from sophomore quarterback Yohance Christie to Harrington. The Links were held scoreless in the second quarter, but in the third, senior Matt Crandell had a six yard touchdown run to bring the score to 27-14. The only other touchdown in the game for the Links came from a 30 yard pass from· Reimers to Crandell. Five fumbles in the game for the Links sure didn't help as Millard West went on to win 4 7-20.
The Links Varsity Volleyball team on the other hand had an excellent showing in the Class A-2 Districts at Millard West Led by the great play of sophomore Michaela Franklin, the Links defeated - Lincoln East 815, l 7- l 5, 15-11. They then went on to beat Millard North 15-7, 15-11 to advance to the State tournament with a 19-12 record. Franklin had 23 kills in two matches to help the Links to victory.
Unfortunately for this years volleyball team, things didn't go to well in the State Tournament. ThPv lost in the first ~011n 1 dto number one rated L1nco n Northeast 15-5, 15-12.
Students and band cheer as freshmen Makayla Lone Wolf and junior Shelly Chiles leave Lincoln High School for their state volleyball game against Northeast on Friday the 13th.
Top: Junior Shelly_ Chiles. and the Lincoln. Hig Cla!tera off the pitch from sophmore Yohance Christie. Bottom: Senior Luke Harrington follows senior Joe r.
Care o• f Business; vertime
Jonathan Werner · · Photo Editor
All high school students know how expensive life can be, ·with a car, food, and a million other expenses, five bucks a week from your parents just isn't enough. It is for these reasons that so many of us have part time jobs. Many students work in food service due to the fact that in general students don't have a large number of qualifications and the jobs are plentiful ( 40o/o of all Americans work at McDonalds at some point in their live). Most people like their jobs or at least the money, enough to show up. There are those lucky few who get the really good jobs doing ·something they actually like but, most people are pretty much willing to take what they can get. So , even though our jobs can make us extremely tired during the day and probably hurt our grades, many of us rely on them as a source of financial comfort in our day to day lives.
··Clockwise from top: .Meghan Carr(ll) bags the competition at . · ·McDonald's Autumn Nguyen(l2) · reaches for the top at Hot Topic
·Owen Farrell(l2J steps · it up a notch at Gadzooks • Emily Harris(12) and · Amy Frerichs(l2) stack it up in sandwich land at Subway. . Ann Luong(12) brews ·· coffee, just like grandma used to make?
Captions by Karen Baddeley and Lovena Platte.
·LHS DECA Shows -Their Stuff at National Conference
By Molly Geiger
Editor
, Copy
· Everyone at Lincoln High
U.S.,"saidDECAre}X>rterRobby promotion. Students could
Heller. Otherstatessendingstu- choose to 'major' in an area by
··dents were North Dakota, Min- attending at least four of the knowsaboutDECA(Distributive
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, workshops. Those students re· Education Clubs of America)
' and their delicious cookie stand
SOuth Dakota, Kansas, Ken- · ceived a certificate of achieve-
tucky, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, ·ment. ' outside of the cafeteria. But and Ohio.
· But it wasn't all work for there is a lot morethat goes on
Thanks to the profits from these students. In between their inside this organization than .· their cookie stand, DECA was • workshops they had the opporbaking cookies. ·able to pay for most of the trip. tunity to tour Louisville. Sites · On November~. 13 Lln:
Each student was asked to pay they visited wert:!the Churchill coin High DECA members only$200forpaitoftheiratrfare · Downs race track, the most fapacked their bags and headed and hotel expenses. They were mous race track in North ·i
·.·off to Kentucky for a leadership · also responsible for the cost of America. They also toured and ··conference. · · their food. "We paid the least of the Jim Beam Distillery which
Toe conference was orga- all the groupsthat were tl,ae," is a sixth generation- run businized to motivate and teach stu- said junior Josh Ziemba. Lin- , ness. Some students also toured .· dents about leadership. "Any- .· col.n Hfgh's DECA traveled the the Louisville Slugger Museum. time people get 'to expertence •··.tatthest but paid the least be- · This trip to Kentucky was new things ·they become more cause of the funds ·prOvided by not a one time occurrence. The .·confident," said Trudy Hines, their cookie stand. ·· · conference ls an annual event ··
· i DECA sponsor and chaperone DECA members·(from left to right, back row) Eli Barnes .·Workshops also taught ·and plans for a trip to Detroit, , · for the trip. (l 2 ), Robby Heller (l 2 ), Amber Brinton (l 2), Bobby · about speci1icmarketing areas. Michigan are already in ·the
\ · · School, 3 ,600 high school stu- Barret (12), Sunni Peterson (11), Matt Keller (12), Josh shops including competitive dents. One DECA member is dents from across the nation at- Ziemba (11), TrevorSvoboda (12), Owen Farrell (12), · ··.ever,its. seminars about entre- · already looking forward to next tended the conference. · "I (bottom row) Jeremie Larkins (11) and Steve Shaw (12) preneurship, marketing and in- · years tiip. "I already have my leamedalotfromtheworkshops tour the town in Louis_ville, Kentucky.. ternationalbusiness, workshops · plane reseIVatiOns,"joked jun1 and met kids from all over the on leadership and seminars on · ior Jeremie Larkins. ·
By Meghan Connett
Features Editor
indiVidual's life, and celebra~ ·•·lieved in many gods that con- · sons; who fought against the ··lasts for eight days long.
tion of the ~reator, history, ··.trolled different parts of na- massive Syrian armies, but During the eight day eel-
As the malls begin to play culture, and the new year. Dr. ture. The people who decided the Maccabees came out on · ebration of Hanukkah, a · Christmas music in the back,.. Karepga wanted a holiday nQt to follow the Greek reli~ top in the end. They had de- hanukkiya,h, or also known ground a.5 VAu shnn, n·.·· t· ••ev:- tllat WQ'' '1d hrtJ;;W; ~ple dinn _.:.._i..m.-1 • ·.. l"pg t1->p s~,n-ions who had as a ·. m · en orah · is· litdurino-th e
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1 other holidays that are eel- comes from the Kiswahilii · this rabbi, to try and make and their belief in God. · shammash. or "servent
1 ebrated by many different phrase, matundaya kwanza,. · him bow down to Zeus and After defeating the Syr'- ··candle". This candle is what · groups of people. which · means ''first fruits".. .· eat pork, a forbidden food in ians, the Maccabees returned .•··lights the other eight candles
:· Kwaniaa is a cultural · · Dr. Karenga took the last part the Jewish faith. Mattathias to their homeland of Jerusa- and must be higher than the · celebration to celebrate the · of the phrase and added an was bribed and flattered, but lem, to find their Temple in others. · people, culture, history, and ·"a" for significance. ···he refused to do these things. ruins. In the Temple was a On the first night of Haancestors of African Ameri- There are several steps to ·· A Jewish villager who wanted gold menorah with seven nukkah, a candle is placed at cans. ·. This holiday, which · setting up for Kwanzaa. First~ · the bribes that the troops of~ branches, one for each day of the far rtgh t end of the begins on December 26 ·and a table must be covered with fered began to bow down to the week. The menorah was ·menorah. As the holiday
·.·· goes through January 1, is a black or greeri tablecloth.. Zeus. Mattathias killed the supposed to burn continu- progresses, candles are added based on seven principles, The straw mat is placed in the villager and several soldiers in ously. There was only one and lit from the newest candle · which are written in Swahili: · center of the table. On top o :f anger and disappeared with drop of oil to light the to the left. The candles are ·· Umojo (oo-MOH-jah) means · that, is the candle holder , his fwe sons to the mountains menorah, which would last · •·left burning for at least a half unity, Kujichaguliam (koo~ which holds one black candle
an hour. The candles reprejee-chah-goo-LEE:..ah) means · in the center, and three red ·
sent that ~even the small, self-determination, Ujima(oo- and green candles on either when they stand together can · JEE-mah) is collective work sidejif· it Some fruit and reg-
.·tight a dark room." · ·
''The best p'artof Kwanzaa is the way it and responsibility, Ujamaa eta · must also be placed Along with the menorah, ((oo-jah-MAH) translates to on • • , table. i on each day of ·brings the family together.'' · traditional games are played. · collective economics; · Nia Kwabzaa, a candle is lit to YohanceChristie · The most popular game is the · (NEE-ah) is purpose, Kuumba repr i ~nt each of the seven Spphomore Dreidel, a cube shaped spin~ (koo-OOM 7bah) stands for prt,,f.ples. On each of t,he
ning top that has words writ~ creativity. and Imani (ee~ day~ the principles are ex:,- ''The best part of Hanukkah i$ remember- ten on each side. · To play, MAH-nee) means faith. plained through stories and ing previous Hanukkahs. My grandpa each person needs a pile of Kwanzaa was started by · activities. Wonderful feasts
something to gamble With. Dr. ·Ma ukina Karenga in are also held to enjoy familty used to sing tbe song ''Ma'otz Tzµr'' or · Each person sets in an 1966. Dr. Karenga began time: Rock of Ages. Now that he has passed amount of their pile and then · Kwanzaa to brtng people to- Hanukkah is a Jewts :h away, we still sing this song.'' spins the Dreidel. If the gether. The Civil Right~ holiday that lasts eight days StefTomkins Dreidel turns up: · ••· •· , Movement had a great impact long during December. This Sophomore Nun- do nothing on Dr. Karenga. He felt that holiday came to be over 24010 Gimel'- take the main pile · one of the gr · eate.st w.ays to year s ago after a religious
· better the lives of black people war produced a miracle.
He-take half of the pile · ''"fhebest part o . f c. hr.istm .. as is getting ·
Shin~ give 1/2 of your pile · was to return to their origi- In 175 B.C., a Syrian king · presents, but ChriSimasis also supposed to · Other games that are nal values and culture. An- named Antioch us N, came be a reminder of Chris! being born. People played during Hanukkah in, other · influence on Dr. into power. This king wanted don't remember that. That is what it · elude: • Hanukkah Scrabble · Karenga was the "first fruit" all of the Jews to become means to me.'' · · · and a treasure hunt for Jewcelebrations. These were eel- Greek and follow the gods o Olayinka Akinyemi ish money, called gelt. · ebrations held to celebrate · Greece. At this time, most Junior Christmas celebrates · · ~· · the harvests of each year. Jews were farmers or shep- Jesus Christ's ·birth on DeThese celebrations empha- herds in Israel. The religion cember 25. Christmas comes sized · the · togetherness · of ···of Judaism is based on one to plan an attack on the Syr- about one day Instead, the from the ·English word, people, giving thanks to the · invisible God, and they were .·· ian king. · There were few menorah kept burning ·for .· Christes Massee, which Creator for good life and har~ · given laws to follow · The - Maccabees. or the people who · eight days on the one drop of Continued on Page 3/ 1 vest. examination of an on the other hand, be- followed Mattathhias and his oil. That ls why Hanukkah HQLIDAYS · · EDIA CENTER
11n.ooln High School
Students ··Lookto Leave Their ark with New LHS - oral
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-Do the halls of Lincoln for completing the High appear boring to murals this year.
___you? Do they ever catch But she won't be • your attention? Well get · working alone. ready, because by the end · Students in Shawn •-of December Lincoln High Mckie's classes will be beautified! and other students
· - Thanks to suggestions_ who wish to volunfrom students and staff of teer will help aid in Lincoln High over the past -· the process. five years, our halls will ''The combina-now be decorated with two · tion of visual art · murals. - and language art is The artist producing beneficial, because the mural is Wendy Ban- · a lot of students
·_tam of Lincoln, Nebraska. who aren't art stu-"I was invited by the Lin- dents get to experi- _ coin • High School ence the art-mak- Multicultural Committee ing process." Ban-
- - to do two murals," she tam added.
_ga n when the school· was _ teacher Rose Kotwas. The starting ·to be re-painted - ·-purpose _ of the mural is to _Students, teachers, classes, add a visual statement and clubs began to examine about Lincoln High School ·. ways that Lincoln - High to the building. " One that co,uld represent itself. ·captures our spirit, history "Some English and all art _ and · diversity," - Kotwas classes were asked to write added. their interpretation of · - The mural will be located · multiculturalism and their in -the· east hall of second · favorlte places and things - floor, right outside of the _ about the school," said Ban- school bank. · The second tam . . - mural is expected to be com-
In November Bantam - pleted by this spring, but the and students began paint- location is still unknown. · ing, and by the end of De- Wendy Bantam would cember Lincoln High should - like to let all students know, - - - - have a beautiful ~ural to that she is still looking for decorate its hall. students to help in the up-
What will the mural be coming mural. All students of? "A fanciful -and colorful are welcome, and no art ex-view of the front of Lincoln _perience is requirecl. If you High School with students are interested in helping, -
be- on the mural outside of Room 206. dancing in a ring," said art sign up in room 204 •
By Evan Littrell Editor - in- Chief
the "most wonderful time of the riences youth can have. "I love I ·
_year" is upon us, many people volunteering. Knowing that I · i
see the holiday season as a can make _ a difference in my i -
Most of us will take off tn time for community service'. -_community and school really , two days, looking forward to The month of December is the makes me feel good. It is all _ I the long~awaited two week (ac- most active time of the year for about giving back (to the com- :tually 16 day) break. We will m any community centers, be- munity)," she said. - \ celebrate our respective holi- · cause of the holidays and cold Student Council Commu- : - days with our families, eat big weather, making volunteers a nity Service Committee chair- · imajor necessity. There are sev- - person, Christine Davidson eral Lincoln High students who loo~s at v6Iunteering from ahave donated, and continue to different perspective. "We are donate, their valuable time -- doing this to help those out O\irertheholiday season to help that are less fortunate this winthiose less fortunate. ter season," she said.
The Lincoln High Student · No matter what your rea, C<ouncilhas been working over son, _organizations like the · tine last month to coordinate - Lancaster County Chadseveralprojectsfortheholiday United Way always have season. In addition to food and projects for volunteers- even blanket drives, Student Coun- ·youth. The Volunteer Connec- cil members have been volun- tion, ·run by the United Way, teering time outside of school works specificallyto coordinate · : at community centers like the - · volunteers for different servicesGathering Place, _ Matt Talbot ·_- throughout Lincoln._ _ _ Kitchen and the Malone Cen- ._ · Darrell Podany, chief coor_ · __ ter. · dinator for the volunteer con-
In November, they orga- _-nection, says youth are a vital nized a:school drive for blan- ·· part of the volunteer movekets and a winter item drive to ment. "(We)really depend on -collect mittens, · gloves, hats, - ·youth. ·They have a lot to give · coats and other similar winter to the community and can _
LJ •n~inttHu ·.·man _ ·. . apparel for people in need. usually find time to be commit"' ':1 Student Council is not the ted to service," he said.R~urcae and. only LHS group making a dif- ' An added plus for seniors ference. Members of the LHS -- ·1s that the holiday season -CommunityN6U9 Red Cross Club have also brings out a lot of opportuni- spent time volunteering in the - _--ties -to complete your Citizendinners, indulgeinthevastar- community, _doing everything ship Issues volunteer hours, -·ray of gifts given, and put off from serving food at the Matt •although Podany believes voldoing our homework like Talbot Kitchen to caroling at unteering should be encour- there's no tomom:>w. nursing homes. _ _ ·aged at all times for all youth _ Still others look at the holi- Red Cross co-President "Some agencies have miniday season, and two-week - senior Emily Asboe said volun- mum ages to volunteer. _ Hosbreak, as an opportunity. As teering is one of the best expe- - pitals, for example, require you 1 ___ ...,;.___________ ;....._______ ..;.. ____ to ·be a cert3.in
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Copy Editor , of the stores at Gateway," said of what we call class A retail," don't have to travel to junior !\IldrewBerlowitz. An- Essman said. By class A he Omaha,'' Essman added. Let's face it, Linco1n is de~ drew is a new employee of the means, stores other than Ess man also said that the prived of adequate shopping Buckle located · at those like K-Mart or Shopko. reason for locating a mall in centers. With those 'same-old' ·. SouthPointe. "It's been busy, Lincoln is adding approxi- · the south part of town is bestores contained inside of ·. but it's going to get even mately 3,000 new citizens cause that is the part of LinGateway mall and Eastpark. busier as soon as new stores each year. With this added coln that is expanding. ''It · shoppers are forced to make a open," he added. population Lincoln needed to ··just makes sense," -he said. · trip to Omaha if they want any New stores to Lincoln will ··· sort of s election. The open ing · 1 d · Old · N · inc u e avy, ·.of a new mall is just want Lin~ ··.Abercrombie & Fitch, Von co1n shoppers have been wait- Maur, Gap Clothing, and Bed; ing for. Bath & Beyond. Along with As the holiday season rolls these stores there are also in with December, the shop- four or five other retailers to pers in all of us start to come be announced later in Decemout. Fortunately, this year the .·· ber. Mark Essmen, head of · opening of SouthPointe Pavil- · economicdevelopmentin Linions can help aid this sudden coin, estimates that there is urge of ours to shop. · · still 1o - 30% of the mall's ca-
SouthPointe Pavilions is a pacity le(t to be filled. -
new mall opening on 27th and ·. Chili's restaurant opened
PineLake Road. ··lt has a with the new mall and has alWilliamsburg theme and colo- · · ready attracted a lot of bu.si- • nial-style landscaping. ··rt has ness. Plans include two moremore ofa 'campus' type setting restau:c.ants, whose names •·
where stores are not enclosed wilt also be announced later in one building, such as Gate- in December Some "to be anway. With only one store open nounced" tenants are already
at the end of October, Old known but have not been Navy, the mall is already a hit. made public due to competi-
"Because of all the new stores, tion in tbe retail industry.
UDHR Celebrates 50 Years · ·.LHS TeacherWins National
Award
By Beverly Hames · Entertainment Editor
On December 10, 1948, the Universal Declaration •of Huma,n Rights (UDHRl was passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Now, over 50 years later, Lincoln High students are joining people across the nation in celebration of this momentous occasion.
, One question that arises from this cvcnt l:i f '"Yfiat • l · this is such a big deal, then why do so few people know what this declaration is? The UDHR was passed by the UN and it outlines the basic rights that every human being is entitled to. ·These rights range from free~om from slavery to giving both males and females the right to marry and raise a family. ·• ·
·Orie reason that we, as United States citizens, are · not as aware of this influential declaration is because the rights that are included in the UDHR are _rights that · we take for granted. But we must remember that peop~e in other nations may not be as , lucky as we are here 1n the United States. While the United States has many problems, the citizens do not have to worry about English CbairJohn
ing denied the right to leave and return to our own c;o':1n-
try, and most of us don't have to wor~ abou~ b~1ng Awardfor ·_ 'leachingthathereceivedatapresentaforced into a marriage without consenting to _1t first.
· The fact that people around the world are still denied tiooearlierthis.monthinNewY~orkiiiiiiiiiiiii.i~ these basic rights is what has prompted many groups
· such as Amnesty International to help promote them rights.
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· Drafted in part by Eleanor Roosevelt, t~~ UDHR w~s written partially in response to the_ attroc1t1es committed during the Holocaust. A comm1tt~e was cr.eated by the UN to write a declaratwn to outline the rights en-titled to all humans and to make certain that all member nations respected these rights. The Chairperson of · the UN's commission on Human Rights was Elean~r Roosevelt, but the first draft of the declaration was written Rene Cassin of France. Leaders from many countries including China and Lebanon ser~ed on the com- · mittee to give many different perspective of what human rights should be.
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· Many Lincoln High students ~re getting involve~ with the celebration of the 50th anniversary. In fact, 1n the
·· halls of the school there are posters made by member s ·.of Lincoln ttigh's, Amnesty Interna.tional club, depicting many of the 30 rights incl~ded in the U~HR. -
··. · If you want more information on _ the Universal Dec laralion of Human Rights there are ~any we~-pages ~ou t s om· e· of the best sites are. http.// can VISI www.udhr50.com and http:/ /www.amnest~.org.
·. Remember that the Univers~l ~eclaration of H ~::n~
, Rights affects us all, whether we live in an oppressed • t or not. Knowing what your right~ are, and workin~ to
·. s1lcure the rights of others is a very import_ant par~ of
So even though December 10 has passed, it doesn t mean that the UDHR should be forgotten
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By Meghan Connett
Features Editor
· · one member offered to play what happened, but from that thou,gh. l had a good , tim_e mo ment on, every move I making my mistakes and tr1-
1 am one of the worst chess made seemed to result in my · umphing a i e • oo. -
me. He probably realized that 1 ttl bit t
· players ofall time, but I ac- · losing another piece. Within · The Chess _Club ·mee~s
as 1 was making my way to cepted his challenge, thinkmy · third period class. I · passed the Media Center. Out of the corner of my eye, J saw a variety of students sitting around tables, laughing and .· having a good time. I decided
·· · During the last club day, five minutes I had lost · · ·. · every club day 1n the Media
•·to go inside and find out what
· these students were doing.
· As I entered the media center, I found ·a group of about · 70 students engaged in games of chess. · ···
· I am not very good at · · chess, but it looked like a lot of fun..As l continued to walk th:r : the Media Center, I sa • · ' tu dents ·making qui~k · moves as they rushed to beat ·· their opponents. I witnessed some games in which every move was slow and deliber-
· ate, while others made fast, decisive moves
For most of the students, playing chess ts a fun activtty. Senior Arny Kohues said; · "There is a variety of people; Hung Nguyen (11) and Jeff Goff (11) contemplate their next move during Chess Club.
you get to laugh, joke, and ·ng that I had learned enough I realized then, that I ,center and is sponsored by match wits with people who ~bout chess during the 15 wasn't just sitting in on a club media specialist Becky Pasco. you might not know." Chess minute game that I had just that played games. ~ese Ma~y chess players also meet Club provides students with finished watching. I took my students had the ability to dunng lunch or after school the opportunity to have fun place across from my oppo- think quickly ;- so that they for a quick gam~. Thlerel aref · and learn problem solvir).g.· · nent read to do my best. could defend and attack all types of playing eves o
As I continued my walk 1'be ari the ame by mov:- From the game I had just lost, chess players, from those who around - the Media Center, • g g pawng ahead two I learned that I needed to have been playing for two chess players began to notice in my ,-i..~ kill d ·t ears and are very good to · !'ln::irP~ ~Pllno th~t mavhe work on _ !.Y!C&e s s an - -- y__. , ; T - ,_,__~-- T + r1~......... .J'ust m ay · •· coula , pull _away doesn't work to try an d learn Players like me w:ho drop 1n .· at one table, With a couple of the regular chess club mem- from this game with a win. A to play chess only by watch- for the fun of it.
bers. As they played their few moves later, -I took his · ing. · · Contact Ms. Pasco for a game, I studied their moves. queen. Feeling really cocky, As I ca~e away from the club pass, and believe me, As the game came to an end, I moved again. I don't know game, I didn't feel like a loser, you Will enjoy it.
''Picasso and Peers''Provides
New LookatAbstractArt
Etchings at Sheldon Art Gallery Show Examples of Cubism
M h · c· ··· -· know as ''Cubism." Cubism to his own abstract style. · · the power in the other man. ~;"";:,'; ;,: , , 0 : 0 "'" · • · began fur artists of the 20th I have never really liked Picasso sketChed the exprescentury as a scientific explo- · abstract art, but Picasso is dif- :sions with little detail, but in-
When I hear the name · ferent. In the gallery there are :stead used cubism to distort Picasso, I think of abstract over 30 etchings of Picasso's 1the facial features. All in all, paintings that distort an ob- work. The show is arranged ithe etching looked rushed as ject, to the point where you · in chronological order; so the ithough he had sketched it in can barely make out what the Viewercan see the progression fear and in a huny. piGture is supposed to be. and different styles that My favorite piece is called, Picasso, ·though, goes much Picasso chose to paint with. •·Dreams and Lies of Franco." deeper than just distorting a Most of the pictures displayed · Again, Picasso uses Cubism to picture ~ He used his expert- are only etchings, but they still · distort the picture. The draw~ · ence as an artist to show dif~ · give the viewer a feel of being Ing depicts abstract scenes of ferent perspectives of how you unique and eye catching ·· faraway dreams. In many, the look at an object. Pablo PicasS() is well-known for · viewer can relate to night-• Picasso's artwork is now be- the feeling that he put into his mares, or the things that we ing shown at the Sheldon Me- artwork. This is demonstrated .· fear the most. Picasso also mortal Art Gallery, 12th and in his three "periods" of paint- ilncludes our dreams that we R Streets, in an exhibit titled. Pablo Picasso Ing, the Blue Period, Rose Pe- want to happen and give us an •. "Pablo Picasso and Peers." riod, and Cubism. His Blue iinner peace. · Somehow, · Regarded as one of the Regarded as one of the Period, which began in 190 I. !Picasso captures the feeling of most divers~ painters of the creators of ''Cubism.'' expresses Picasso's depression danger in one etching and 20th century, Pablo Picasso after losing his best friend. peace in another. · · ·was born on October 25, I 881 · ration. These artists The ·Rose Period followed ·in · "CUbism is relevant in the in Malaga, Spain. His father, · were ·exploring the different · 1~4. which depicts ·his hap- art world, by bringing creativ- ·· who was an art ·teacher, en- styles in which art can be in- piness after falling in love. ··... i1ty," said Dan Siedel!, the art · couraged Picasso to become .· terpreted. For many people, · The most emotional etch- - gallery curator. "It has been an artist. Picasso attended the though, abstract art work can · ing on exhibit is "Miilotaure a ·· influential, and 20th century School of Fin:e Arts · in seem like a sham. When a Veulle Guide par une Fillette." · artwork was ·based ·011this Barcelona, but in 1900, he left "line" on a piece of canvas is Picasso used Cubism to dis- · s 1tyle, which leads to diversity the school to go to Parts to supposed to be considered a · tort the picture, but the Viewer and different languages in stcl.11:his art career. · work ·of art, many people just ·· still sees a war scene. In the art." "Picasso and Peers" lasts Asa young child, Picasso believe that the artist doesn't scene, 1 saw one small man • through February, so if you began as a realist painter. Af- ·.know how to draw. One of the ·· running away, while he was find yourself on the UNL camter several years of painting reasons that Picasso is not being chased by a giant bull pus, stop by, and see why · what the eye actually saw, he ·seen as a sham is because he and a man. · The expressions ·Picasso has become an influbegan drawing abstractly. · proved that he could paint re- · on the faces showed vivtdlythe ential artist of the 20th cen"" Later, this style would become alistically, then he moved on ·pain and fear in one man, and tury. · · · ·
"The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed."
~Chamfort, Philosopher~
"Don't carry a grudge. While you're carrying the grudge, the other guy's out dancing."
~Buddy· Hacket, Comedian~
"Reach for the high apples first; you can get the low ones anytime."
~Mississippi Proverb~
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
~Abraham Lincoln, Former President~
"Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present."
~Unknown~
"Every deck of cards has a ·· joker."
~Sven Peterson~
"Mafiana is often the busiest day of the week."
~Spanish Proverb~
"Learn to pause or nothing · worthwile will catch up to you."
~Doug King~
~Orrec IODS
LincolnHighsHargesheimerTeaching Social Studiesin ''Non-Traditional"Style · In the caption for the picture in the teacher feature on Richard Hargesheit11er, Carole LeFeber was identified as a para. She is, in fact, a Special Education teacher.
The president of the "Japanese Ani.- · mation" club is not Kevin Gallager, but is Shawn Watters.
The· graphic featured in last issue's "Japanese. Animation" club spotlight, ''Lufia", was not a true piece of Japanese animation, it is from the video game Chronotrtgger.
The two· students who started the club, Levi Means and Justin Moravets, did not graduate last year, but received their G-ED'sand then went to colle e.:.,:.. _
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Albert Einstein recieves his SAT scores.
Pieces of
By Adam Wuerfele Opinion Editor
You know her from her book of poems "A Night Witllout .Armor" and from her previous album "Pieces of You." Will Jewel's newest release, "Spirit," bring her high hon-
· · · f. b d drums other. percussion, problems. Jewel might not
her previous accomplishment~ ~orr.11:;t.~ing or every O Y· ' t· and more. have written this album for and ~its, (e.g. "FoolishtpaTie~) s~rrii~ h~s t~nggft~u!d~g; ~M!~'ls sifc;iJ,ssounded live pr?fit,_ but she· sure didn't and You Were Mean or e an. e, u b d 't d unedited as if she was wnte it for any real reason.· found out that heart wrench- are badllala1srflJ.ve:7 ° Y can ~tinn the soi:ig on the spot. She knows people like to feel tng songs sell records and that be sa O e me. "S ·f ont •ns many guest good, so she wrote a bunch thought-provoking sohngs ii or;of 1:11e~s! fh~n!~~ mE~fcia~s. ::-eluding Ffea of of fluffy songs wit_h no real just that, provoke t oup; · any a um i~ w e · th R d Hot ChUi Peppers, reason for being written. She
On "Spirit" Jewel s~uck to oal- conne~ts with th~ liSt ener. p e 1 B~shnell Of Ednaswap, didn't. want· to make people lads like a fly to sticky paper. !r;~~llbh;f~~l r: ~eer~~ J~de Cole, Luis Conte, Josh think about the p~oblems of moods' and I think that is Clayton and James Harrah the world, that ~ight make ~he~~lJe~Jlti~as s~g~:~nu~: forIIJ~~lri~f.~~=:.f{~1he ~~ihsih~ ~~~r~~ttii~litfcna1 rriuch ~f the a1bum will te same appeal a~ Pieces _Of situation, people would turn ski ed over due to the apa- You," but take into consid- aw~r,- • , th PCf the listener. She is so eration that Jewe~ has be~n Sp!r1t isn t. all bad, rey etitious that the listener out of the recording ~tudio J ewe I !S one of_ the best wifi become bored and skip for four years now.· ft is pos-. songwr:iters of this decade. most of the songs. That is sible for her to change her Herlyncs_are often.personal never ood. I almost can't be- whole outlo_ok on life and get and touching. I don t see how lieve Jat she wrote all but one inter:ested 1n a i:iew _style of she co1:1ldwr'te gre~t songs th album · music but I don t think that about important things on son~n so~nd of ,:Pieces Of is th,e ~ase. Jewel is quoted·· "Pieces of You,· but then turn You" .;as ve acoustic, and· on her offici~ web site, at around and_w:rte great songs in stark co'Xtrast • spi Tit" www. atlant,crecords. com/ about nothing ,f importance seemsove roducedandtrite. Jewel as sayiJ?-g that she. on_ her next abum. Like I Hermusichas been played for -~Ufanted to writ<? a record said, she °?uld have a cou le of ears now and it's that w~s the a_ntidote to all changed, but he'; who_levalue
· g tti to bl boring instead of the things which made me system would •~ different ;;othinp;. ~orry in th~ world, so t:q,at now, and that lS a lot to Mos1 of "Pieces Of You" it's comforting somehow. cha!;J-ge: · was Jewel and her guitar, Try.isstatement leads ~e ~pir1t falls a,!ittle ~hort · which made for an interest- to believe that she wrote this of Pieces 0~ You. Losing a ing and provocative CD. to make people feel good, not c~u_ple of po1!1~sf,r her rep"S irit," on the other hand has to tackle any problem that eti~on but ga1,ni3:g)~C:;~?r herat ~east three different types was serious. As if she wants lyrics, Jewels S1,irit fiets of guitars. a bass, pianos, us to turn away from our three stars on a sc(le of ive.
c Courtesyof AtlanticRecords ors? Don't bet on it. While Jewel won't end up being; a one trick pony, she won't do as well with "Spirit" as she did with "Pieces of You." It isn't terrible, but as a pop record, it isn't a very cheerful addition to her series it's unlike the normal pop' record. 'l'he pace of the CD is slower than sophomore hall during senior slump. I would use it to go to sleep. Jewel has obviously, through
it's as though she didn't want to try to prompt the thought that she· did on "Pieces Of V " IOU. ·. Without a doubt, Jewel'.s niche is writing; ballads, but an entire album oiballads ca:n deter many new listeners. "Pieces of You" was a great album due to its variety. It had songs a~~t. racism, sexi~m. anti-semitism, death, and life. Some of the sonp;s were fast and some were slow. It had
CaitlinMcCleery(12) lies dead, leavingMicahYeakley(11), Paul LeFeber (11), and Debbie Peters (11) aghast during the OneAct Playproductionof ''ThePotmanSpokeSooth.''
· He has foun a friend and a must, once again, set out to fear offthe capitalist machine. rent this movie or if profes-
By Lov~na Platte
place to stay in the cardboard· find sustenance. He joins a Nada is a classical weapons sional. wrestl_eIS saving ·t~e
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Stick it to the man. Over- Angeles. While there, Nada no- armed only with the knowl- ing qutestions later. The best video out. Altnough if you throw the establishment. Put tices that str~ge things are line 01f the wh9le movie is. don't have a Blockbuster card, on some sunp;lasses and pop happening , nroughou t the from tl:he scene where Nada · · good luck findi1g it. After cona big batch of popcorn 'cause city. A pirate broadcast on walks into a bank, machine tacting several of the other we're staying home to watch television describes the situa~ gun in hand and says, "I have movie barns in Lincoln, I ''They Live," the campy sci-ft tion on earth: ''We are living in come. here today to chew settled on the 48~h and O. movie from 1988. an artificially induced state of bubblegum and kick a--, and Street branch. Luckily for me, Althou,iai pushing eleven consciousness which re- I'm all out of bubblegum." .· the guy who an_swered the ·years old, fhe movie remains sembles sleep." This scene was · "They Live" is a must-see phone was a BIG fan of Roddy · on the must-rent list of thou- one of my favorites because for Johln Carpenter or Roddy Piper. Unluckily for me, he sands, for good reason-it's people watching television .Piper fans, and fans of aliens- had 'They Live" at his house, hilarious, compelling, and acted as though it was com- among-us films may find the leaving me to wait forty minshort. · monplace for strange bearded · movie 1tolerable. utes so he could go home and John Nada (WCWall-star men to cut in to their program-
However, those of you out get it for me. wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper} ming. · · ·· there who are unimpressed The first time I saw ''They · · is _ a normal guy · who Director of Photography with th,e visual effects of Star Live" as an eight year old it ·stumbles 1:1-ponthe existence Gary B. Kibbe created scenes Trek: The Next Generation was "yet another lame selec~ of a hidd~n rac~ of tl:at incorporated the indi- should avoid renting "They tion by my dad." (He has a tenextradi~ensional be!ngs. victual into ~e script: He was Graphic courtesy of Excalibur ·Live.·:The effects, by Special dency to pick those undeni!hese aliens ~loak th~ir_ex- ade~t at illustrating the · Entertainments, Inc. Effects Coordinator Roy ably great movies that bomb istence ~y _using s~blimi~al multicultural atmosphere of Arbogast and Effects Associ- out in the box office.} trai:ismissions which hide downtown Los Angeles, and edge of what's going on, and ate Jim Danforth, were bet- In the case of this one. their skeletal '.1Ppearance the_ life~tyle of the nomadic special glasses called ter than average for their however, I can only attribute from uns~specti1:g humans. Californian. Hoffman lenses that allow time, but Will leave the nine- its unsuccessfulness to The, Nada 1s a laid-off blue- After _a violent police raid them to see through the sub- ties kid hanging. · Man. collar worker who has r~- o~ the neighborhood: Nada re- liminal signals. · If you'd love to see a too- Go ahead and rent it, cently begun a_ne"'. C"J"'er m ahzes he has lost ht~ tempo- The plot in "They Uve· re- long fistfl.tht, abnormally in- though, as 1 can assure you the construction industry. rary home and belongings and places the Red Scare with a eluding tlie two good guys, Big Brother isn't watching.
DECMBER 17, 1998
By Joel Green · Sports Co-Editor
Are you· up for another season of Lincoln High wrestling?. Let's hope so, because this year's squad is loaded with experienced wrestlers, such as juniors Trevor Hill, Justin Hendrickson and Ben Johnson, as well as young and talented wres_tlers that are new to the ·Lincoln High wrestling scene.
About 30 LHS students tried out for wrestling this year. Most were ·sophomores, and a lot are juniors, but there are only th'ree returning seniors. They are Derek Krous, Ryan Schamber and John
McDonnell. This is the smallest numbert of seniors ever, but that shouldn't matter· too much. The sophomores and juniors that are wrestling this year. have been together for- three years due to the. "Warriors" program, which .is a younger wrestling association. This means that in a few years, all of the LHS wrestlers will be experienced and ready to win! "We have a lot of upcoming wrestlers out this year," said Bob Orta, Varsity Wrestling coach." They are learning from their mistakes," he said!.
Practices have run on a schedule of conditioning the first two weeks,· and then matches to get the
timing of the moves down. "Every- sists of all past Lincoln High School one is looking good in practice," said · graduate wrestlers. Bob Orta, Rus Hitz, Orta, " Quite a few have worked hard ·and Jim Baker all have been coaching in the off season and have progressed a together for five years now. This expelot." Orta said. rienced coaching staff will work with
Maybe you have noticed the shirts the young and talented new athletes. that the wrestlers occasionally wear. On along with experienced ones, to put tothe shirt is printed "MAFU."This stands · gether an excellent year for Lincoln for Mental Toughness, AggressiVeness, High School wrestling. ·· · Fanatic effort. and Unity, the things that · The first tournament, the Freit takes to be successful in wrestling. mont Invitational, was on December
Of course the main goal of the sea- 5th. Omaha Skutt won the tournason is to have a good showing at the state ment with 193.5 points, Lincoln · tournament, which is in Feb111ary.Last High place seventh with 69 points. year, LincolnHighfinished8thinState. Junior Trevor Hill, on the other One thing that people may not realize, hand, placed first in the the 145 lb · or may take for granted, is the fact that weight division after a 5-3 OT viethe LHS wrestling coaching staff con-· tory.
the finish line in competitionearlier · this month. Girls swimminglooks..to take the state by storm this season.
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LHS Swi111111ing: Thinking Big
By Joel Green Sports Co-Editor
Winter sports have begun. and that means it's time to swim. Lincoln High has had many great swim teams in the past that have gone to state. and other · that have qualified. This year's team looks to be no exception. 'There are a lot of swimmers that have shown potential early on," said assistant coach Jason Ahlberg. "1be team has been practicing very well." he said "We are mastering many skills that would have taken last year's team a few weeks." said Ahlberg. Some swimmers to keep an eye on this year include seniors Seyward Shacher and Anna Finkelson
· for the girls. and senior J. Sweney Tidball and junior Devin Nielsen for the boys. According to Ahlberg, these Swimmers have experience and are showing promise in practices. "We · have a lot of depth this year," said senior. Sweney Tidball._ "It is a young team."
• The LHS swim team is lucky to have such an experienced coaching staff. The assistant coach, Jason Ahlberg, ·has been coaching for ten years now at Lincoln High. Ahlberg does calisthenics with the swim team ·. before every practice. This includes stretching and a number of other exercises. 'The team needs to work on aggressiveness," said Ahlberg. The · head coach this year is once ::i_gainRichard Conradt who reads the soundannouncements every morning. Since Conradt can do that so well, lets hope that he can once again lead our Lin'" coin High swimmers to y~t another ex- · cellent year. According to LHS swimmers, team unity is a key factor in having another goodseason. 'We all get alongpretty well," said junior Sarah Herrick. "I'mpretty sure that we will go to state," she said. 'We need to work on keeping a positive attitude, and not giving in to the many outside of school distractions that many student athletes are faced with," said , Herrick. ·Sophomore Amy Staley said,. 'We are performing very well in the practices." Coach Ahlberg has high expectations for the team this· year and feels that it can be· done because the team works well together. "I think we will win some dual meets, and have swimmers that qualify for state and do well." he said. Ahlberg's goal is to have each swimmer improve over the course of the year.
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the rmishline in a meet earlier this Great swimmers, great coaches and high
one of five LHS.sportsteams co,~.7.._ expec_tations. ~unds like an excell~nt · ; year m the making for the LHS swim peting this winter.
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Garrison Avery (11) trjes to 'pin' Kevin Myles (1!) in pr~ctice. :he LHS Boys Wrestling Team works to combine talent with precision this season.
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still mcarcerated today. - Ed Poindexter was ·transferred to a • · _ _ Ph_o_to_E-,-dit_or~ - _;_;__ __ ..;_~----',--~-----~----
· Minnesota prison, but Mondo We Langa resides in the :Nebraska -- -
People who pay attention to current events know about the - State Penintentary. Most Nebraskans don't know that we have recent controversies concerning the rights of gay and lesbian a political prisoner in Nebraska. Educating the rest of the _ · people. These issues have been some of the most visible hu- sta te on the plight of these two men was one of the goals of a
__ man rights issues in the past few years; and it seems like al- - rally that took place outside of the state penintentary earlier most everyone has an opinion about them. this month. •-. _ - ---- · · - ·
Even with all the coverage of h11man rights issues many These· injustices are j:ust a few of the many reasons that people have no idea that even here, in the state of Nebraska, Human ' Rights Day had to happen. Human Rights Day was a_ ·major violations ofb11man rights occur every day. Most people day of educating the public on issues involving Human Rights. __ -know about Matthew Shepard, the recent murder victim who -Most of the day was spent in workshops and listening to speak-was killed because of his sexual orientation. His death was an ers and panels. The panels -dealt with _political prisoners, gay · · obvious example ofa ~te crime committed by people who many and lesbian rights, and racism; -These panels were composed would call ignorant. __ , mostly of people who have devoted their entire lives for univer-_ One human rights -issue that suprisingly few Nebraskans sal equality and the promotion of human rights. The keynoteknow about is that Mondo We Langa (fo1merly David Rice) speaker was Lennox Hinds, a lawyer who helped free Nelson _ and Ed Poindexter, two fo1·1nerBlack panther Party members Mandella. - Hinds spends -his life working for the release of ·- who were convicted of murder following the death of an Omaha - other political prisoners in the U.S. and around the world. - ·• -_ police officer in 1970, are both considered political prisoners -- -- ·_Human Rights Day educated people about issues and that and their controversial trials took place in this very state. _ - - should be taught to every single person in school. It is a shameThe -convictions _ of these two men were based on the testi- how few students -know •about -these issues which _apply to _-mony of a 16 year old boy whose story repeatedly changed. _ everyone in their daily lives. It is easy for :most people to talk _ Finally, after being beaten into submission, the witness changed _ apoutjustice and eq11ality,but education is the only thing which his story one final time and gave the prosecution the testi- can create a society which values both of th~sethings. · mony that they needed to convict both men. Mondo We Langa and Ed Poindexter have been imprtsoned for 28 years and areClockwise from top left; Voices of Destiny begins the day with a fewof their spirited songs; Human Rights Day partieipants discuss . . . -racism 10 a -workshop on that subJect; former prisoner and cellmate of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, - · --Bobby Castillo, listens to other panel members talk about political prisoners; _ · citizens and Lincoln High students panici- · pate in a rally to free Nebraska's political prisoners; Herman Ferguson speaks about his experiences in exile and as a leader of the Human Ril,hts Movement.,
By .MollyGeiger
.· Staying up until 3 a.m., dismissed at 12 p.m. due to Because the ball was The cost
and the
·
the opportunity to pick up as running on nothing but caf- finals. titled a semi-forrnal, students wasn't cheap, but that didn't much money that was raised feine, finals week isn't a · '"Winter Wonder Land"' from Lincoln High arrived at hold back the night offestivi- by the game in 30 seconds, pleasant experience for most was the theme of the ball, ancll the old train station in elegant ties. Tickets were $5 apiece only. they had to be in their students. Due to this over- withalloftheexcellentdeco- attirereadytodancethenight or two for $8 in advance or socks. "(The contestants) whelming amount of stress, rations the night was surely away. More than 100 stu- $7 apiece or two for $10 at won $32 or $33 dollars," said Lincoln High's Student Coun- full of winter wonder. With dents attended. the door. To help raise money co-chair for the ball, Brande cil decided to give students a the white streamers across Tue D.J. for the night was, for the ball Student Council Wikoff. The money that the break by throwing them a the ceiling and lots of white Craig Estudillo, announcer members sold Tootsie Rolls contestant was not able to Winter Ball. lights, the Lincoln Station, for the Lincoln Stars. He in- for$1 at basketball games on pick up in the 30 seconds was
The ball was held on located on 7th and P streets, vited students to request the 9th and 15th of January. used to pay for the dance. January 14 from 9 p.m. to was turned into a beautiful son s through-out the night. Along with the Tootsie Roll (See page 12 for photo's)
and Liz Stockard (11), carry a banner for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally march to the capital on .January18, 1999
LBS Cheerleaders Bowl ()ver Dallas
By Beverley Hames
Entertainment
Editor
cheerleading sponsor, Cynthia they performed and flew back
Hoehne. · · home arriving on Januaxy 2.
Tue cheerleaders owe their · Even in that short time, the
The IJncoln High cheer- trip to Mike Miller and Associ- cheerleaders got to. do a lot leaders had·a very adventur- ates who sent them invitations besides marching in the 4 mile ous winter break. •They per-· to perform at either the Macy's parade and performing at halfformed at the Cotton Bowl in Thanksgiving Day Parade or at time. They spent a lot of time both the half-time show and the Cotton Bowl. The shopping and exploring the the parade in Dallas, Texas. A cheerleader's parents decided city. They even had a chance total of 26 LHS cheerleaders ·to go to the Cotton Bowl after to go to the JFK Mu~eum. A attended the festivities. Also cheerleading tryouts were over. few of the cheerleaders even got in attendance to chaperone · The cheerleaders left Lin- to meet members of the pop and show their moral support coin on December 28, · and group N'SYNC,who were staywere 4 parents, an extra stu- headed to Kansas Citybybus1. ing at the same hotel. dent, and of course the Than they flew to Dallas where Varsity cheerleader.junior , Karolina Sicinska
·• was one of the lucky girls who got to go on the trip. She said that "It (the trip) was overwhelming. The city was different · and huge. There were people from eveiywhere there.·It was so fun! Itwas · an. experience I'll · never forget."
Sowith the exciting · of the trip, · e made it back to Lincoln-' in.·· one piece, happy. that they got thtsgreat op' to travel L cheer during the ha~ of the.Cotton.Bowl in ··~anotherstate to · Dallas, 'fX. Twenty-Six made the trip to DaHasto cheer.·cheer.·
Until recently I never really appreciated the Lincoln High Custodial Staff. However, l have been shown the light, so to speak, and now I can see; In late nights spent in the hallowed halls of Lincoln High, at multiple speech and debate tournaments and practices, as well as late deadlines for this very paper, I have come to recognize and, respect several of the men and women I known to all of you as the custodians.
Their timeless effort to make this school a clean environment is one of the hallmarks of Lincoln High. And they do a thankless job, at that
In particular, one very hard working custodian, Rod Brundle, has caught the attention of several members of the Advocate staff, in-- · · eluding myself.
Brundle is in his fourth year as an LPS custodian, all of which he has spent at Lin-·. coln High. He works eve-
·. nings from about the time we get out of school (2:30 pm) until 11 :00. In addition,. he cart also be spotted at many of the "in-house" events at Lincoln High, such as plays, concerts, basketball games and pretty much any other sports event held at Lincoln High.
The rest of the time, when he's not taking down equipment and cleaning up after spectators, Brundle and the rest of the Lincoln High custodial ·crew.have a
By Robbyn Burns Business Manager
Lincoln High is at it again. In the November issue of the Advocate we re-
Louisa Olds (11) won a national poetry contest for a poem she wrote. ported in a f e atures article about o n e s t udent, Tanner Epp, winning a poetry contest spon-. sored by The National Po-· · ·etry Society.
After the article came out it was brought to our attention that Epp was not the only person at Lincoln High who won honors in that contest. Juniors Lousia Olds and Champaigne Wimes were also winnners of the contest.
very specific system for making this building look and · feel clean and inviting. Brundle said he spends most of his time doing the basics that many people never notice unless it's not done, like emptying the trash cans, cleaning the
Louisa Olds i.s now studying in France in a
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That's the average w-ork for a custodian in LPS, but Brundle does things a little differently in his work. "I do a "roust-about" job, which is you cover people's areas that aren't here, plus you do setups for all sports and all • that, and I like that," he
ceptable behavior. "Very seldom do we find anything that is abgolutely disgusting!" he said. 1-Iowever, taking the bad with the good, Brundle says Lincoln High students and staff are pretty much okay. "There's a lot of good people that you work with around here. That's one of the good things about this place, everybody ge•ts along, that I've seen. Most of the time most of
<; the kids are cooperative, too,". he said.
Not a lot of people could take the strains and responsibilities of being a custodian, but Brundle says he's okay with just about anything.
"You just have to be the right person to do it. I like it here. Some people don't like it. They figure 'Oh manf I have to do the same thing everyday this and that
Custodian Rod Brundle has been sweeping the halls of Lincolln High for four years and says he doesn't mind a bit. and· this and that.' But ya know, you just take it day by day. I just take it in stride. I don't let· too many things bother me. I like it, I enjoy it and· I'm s1tayin' till I retire," he said. ·
boards, sweeping the floors. in the rooms and mopping as needed "Once a week, we take one section of your area and do a good cleaning. and move on," he explained.
said. Some people (I won't give names, but I know of a few) feel that desecratirlg the rooms, particularly the restrooms, of LHS is ac'-
StudentsHonoredIn NationalPoetry·contest·
· foriegn exchange program and we could not get a copy · of her poem. Hers will also be published along with Epp's.
Champaigne Wimes, who's poem is featured at the right, is active in t h e music d epartmen t at Linco 1 n High.
Along with
Champaigne Wimes (11) wrote ''I AM'', and will be · published later.
Epp's poem, she will. also have her poem published in The National Poetry Society poetry book later this year. Only 2,000 high school students nationwide recieved such honors. The Advocate and Lincoln High congratulate Epp, Olds, and Wimes on their achievements.
I AM
By Champaiigne Wimes
I am The woman whispering favors for money
I am The alcoholic with ·no bar to go to I am The dog sifting through the trash for a meal
I am The drug dealer on the play ground
I am The chaos in your utopia
I am The unwanted unneed·ed unloved
I AM
·Advocate Staff Visits
"1.l'US'1/sm
Molly Geiger · Copy Editor
· As a farewell to three and one half members of the Advocate staff: Adam Wuerfele ' Karen Baddeley, and Robbyn
Burns (Beverly Hames will be taking the class as an independent study), we decided to review a restaurant as a group. Although only seven member showed up on that chilly Saturday of January · 2nd, we laughed, ·cried, and said our goodbyes one last time while whining and dining at Jerusalem Cuisine. We were able to reminisce about the fond memgries we've shared here at Advocate, the good time, the .bad timessssss, and of course the pronunciation of the word Gyro. (year-oh!)
Following is an individual review from several Advocate staff members who dined at the wonderful Jerusalem CuisQ'.i:e.lo~ted on 70th and Van Dorn.
Going outside in sub-zerro temperatures for anything · less than· a million dollars is not high on my list of priorities, but eating lunch att Jerusalem Cuisine is a choice l'd make again-even if itt meant walking to Alaska. Noted for trying new and creative ideas in the world of politics and fashion, it might. be surprising. that I am at picky eater. For years Il avoided vegetables prefering to dine on mac 'n' cheese in-· stead.
Although faced with the comfort of an all-American cheeseburger, I .chose to, sample many of the different entrees found on the menu1 which were· served in the: Jerusalem Combination. Al-· though I was more impressed! with the vegetarian appetizer ·· to my meal than the meatcentric main dish, I developed · a lasting love for kababs of any kind.
Since my sampling of hommous and tabbouli, Ii have made a mecca of the gro-· cery store Open Harvest in aru attempt at recreating the de-• lightful dinner I had when vis-· iting Jerusalem Cuisine.
Meghan Connett Feature Editor
On the afternoon of January 2, 1999, I had lunch with the Advocate staff at Jerusa-. lem Cuisine, which is located on 70th and Van Dorn. · I walked into the small building with no experience of tasting authentic Middle Eastern food. So I was fac¢ with the probelm of not knowing what to order. The menu had
Going in to Jerusalem words I had never seen before Cuisine was quite an expert- such as Falafel and Gyro. ence. The service was great. Just glancing at the items I noticed that as the waiter they seemed to be a little on took my order, .he w1ote it iri the expensive side. I went Arabicandfromleftandright. Jonathan Werner ahead and ordered a Beef It was really neat. I have Gyro. It took a while for me never.had the opportunity to PhotographyEditor · to get my food, but that was
eat different kinds of ethnic From the second that n: understandable, due to the foods. I was kind of reluctant walked into Jerusalem I real- fact that there were only two
Beverly Hames EntertainmentEditor
From the vegetarian standpoint, Jerusalem had a ·.very impressive menu. It was difficult. to choose just one of the selections as all of them sounded delicious. I decided on a falafel sandwich with fries and mango juice to satiate my appetite. I hadn't realized that the sandwich
· · came with hot sauce, so when my food arrived at the table and it had hot sauce I was a , bit alarmed, but thanks to the great service at Jerusalem '
my sandwich was taken back and ariother without hot sauce was given to me at no extra charge. The ~dwich was wonderful and I would· recommend this restaurant to any vegetarian who wants· to eat something other than a salad when going out to eat. The juice, which was imported from Egypt, was an interesting acl,dition to the meal and a refreshing change from the usual sodas and other beverages. There is a total of ·14 items on the menu, including salads and appetizers,. that are vegetarian. You can be sure that I'll be going back to Jerusalem soon to try a taste of a few of the other entrees.
Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief·
For the carnivore that likes a good meaty meal, I would like to recommend Jerusalem Cuisine.
Jerusalem's variety in food selection is perhaps the best part of dining there. They have .··everything from vegetarian · entree's, to my favorite, meat! Specifically, beef- it's what's for dinner. In this case, however, it's what's for lunch.
I had the Gyro (pronounced e-row). Not only was it filled with several mouth~ watering pieces of seasoned beef, but it also included lettuce, tomato and onions (which I quickly picked off). Topping it all off was an interesting secret sauce which bore a heavy resemblance to. ranch dressing, but I'm. not saying that it was.
· For dessert, Jerusalem of- · · fers two tantalizing selections for you to choose from. Baklava, which is a sweet blend of honey and nuts rolled into a pastry and a wonderful dessert resembling a short cake cookie. filled with sweet dates. You'll pay for the meal, but you'll only need to eat the dessert before you'll want to go back for more.
· Overall, Jerusalem had· a nice blend of ethnic music and other paraphernalia from the holy land, as well and courteous service and delicious dining. That's some good eatin'!
Adam Wuerfele Opinion Editor·
To say that I went to· toeatsuchnewfoodtome. I izedthatitwasaplacewitha cooks. Iatemyfood,which Jerusalem.implies that I am so glad that I ate at really great atmosphere. De- was delicious, and drarik my went halfway around the Jerusalem. I had the spite it's small size (seating for Mountain Dew. After I fin'- world, I didn't. I did go all Fattoush, a salad that con- about ten} the friendly stafif ished, I snacked on green ol- the way across town, tained lettuce, peppers, on- · · and great food make for a re- ives that had been offered. though. As a result, I ate ions, tomatoes, and little ally good place to eat. 11 The portion was a good size some of the best food I had pieces of bread. It was deli-. walked in· and was instantly for the price. I was definitely ever had, Beef Gyros, Shish cious. Along with the salad I handed a menu by one of the pleased with the food. · Kabab, Shish Kafta, and had mango juice, which ac- two people working that day·, The atmosphere was kind Shish Tawook. The only. ·tually came from Egypt. It when I said that I would me of crowded. It was well kept problem was the location. was very sweet, but it went joined by more people he in- and clean to my inspection. I 70th and Van Dorn is about excellent with the salty taste stantly moved two of the three thought that it was neat to see a half an hour from my of the salad. The atmosphere tables together so that we the different thing!:! that they house, but it is worth the · of Jerusalem is comfortable. could· eat together comfort.- had hanging from the ceiling wait. It is also a tiny, tiny It's arranged like a small cafe. ably. After we ordered the · and on the walls. It was a dif- restaurant. The seven Advo-
Take a friend, try the good wait was orily a few minutes ferent surrounding from what cate staff members that food, and then just sit back and well worth it. I shared a. I was used to. It was funny went took up all but four of and relax. I took one of my sampler meal with a fellow howwhen the server, who was the chairs inside of the resfriends along, and we talked staff member· and there the same person who cooked taurant. This contributed to over the mango juice for a wasn't one thing that one of the food, brought us our food, the intimate feeling of the while. Jerusalem Cuisirie is ·us disliked. So if you like food music started playing. The restaurant. You could tell great food and a good a.tmo- that you like and appreciate · men that work there were very that the owners genuinely sphere for conversations with good service at a good price ·courteous. Our seiver also had cared for their patrons. I'm old friends. What more do you should definitely try a good sense of humor. All in planning on eating there you need?· Jerusalem. all I liked this restaurant. again, hopefully soon.
Karen Baddeley News Editor
There is nothing I love more than having someone bringing food to me, especially when it is good food from Jerusalem. I could not attend the get ·together at the restaurant so I got Jerusalem's take-out. I got. French· fries and Shish Kafta · which is a meat sandwich with beef, onion and parsley. I was a little wary at the idea of trying something new, but I was pleasantly surprised witl:l the delicious food I had. As a person who normally doesn't try new types of foods, I would highly recommend Jerusalem's cuisine!
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Finals Aren't All About the Testing Process on Scan Trons.
By Meghan Connett Features Editor
What do we all look forward to at the end of the semester?
That's right, finals. Most of us trudge our way through the semester, turning in papers, reading text books, and taking tests. The biggest tests of them all happen during finals. Well, that's · what most of us think anyway. Many teachers are ditching the 20 page exams that cover all the information covered during the semester, for a more creative final for their students. · Two · classes, the American Expert-
class. 'The project has been stressful at times for the students, but when you work with a group of people there · are ups and downs The semester final was hard for the students, but as sophomore Sarah sterns. ape- ·
ence class and Andrea Wolfe's fourth and fifth year Spanish classes have different way of ap·riod6&7 AMEX class member, · said, "I like doing these kinds of projects better than a test. I'm not a very good test taker, so by. having a groupto work with, the · proaching finals.
The American Experience class, called AMEX by the students who take the class, took on the task of researching religions for their semester finals. The class was divided into stx different groups to research and
present one of these six major world religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, the Seventh Day Adventist, and Judaism. Each group started working· on the final project in October and had to then give an
hour and 45 minute presentation on the religion that they had researched. "It's beneficial because it allows students to have other resources and to take responsibility for their learning," said Nancy Grant-Colson, ·the histocy teacher for the AMEX
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
The Countdown began on August 28 and fi- I nally ca • e to an end on longawaited December 18th. As with every sch ol year, student begin the first day of school a countdown to winter break. ut was this tim spent
wisely by the stud en ts a Lincoln High School?
To m st- students winter break is a two week vac tion, a· · time to r lax and celebrat the holidays. With the cold weather, staying · at home ith the family or simply sleeping he day ·.away was common. Due to the freezing tempera-
pressures are
· easier to deal with, and you can fall back on them. You can also. be much more creative."
Several other students in the AMEX- class thought creative finals were a lot
better than a test. "It was a great way to show how creative we could be rather than just an essay," said sophomore period 2 & 3 AMEX class member Andrew Walters. About giving a more creative final Judy Stand, the English teacher for AMEX, said, "Sometimes when we do more traditional testing, it
Christmas Day. Still, other students kept busy traveling to
Youdoesn't allow students to show their own strengths and what they know, rather, it is regurgi-
Marlene rayer, Sophomore
"My sister came down to visit and I slept a lot"
tating the information and is ·· memorization skills."
The AMEX class wasn't the only class participating in ereative finals. In Spanish teacher Andrea Wolfe's fourth _year Spanish class, ~ch student, with a pa, Ltter had to. deslgtl a house. The house could be as.
as many people in the house, it, and then made it into a pieas long as each room was la- ture book for children. The· beled with a chore and the students then presented the items in the house were la- book to their classmates. Wolfe beled. "I like these projects said, "Some students don't test better because it gives us verywellandit'snotfa:lrtojust a better chance to express have them take a test." This · ourselves," said senior project also allowed the stu~ Jeremiah Afuh. "We can dents to.work on their speak~ put our hearts in it." ing skill." and learn more about
After completing the the culture. "The project can drawing of the house, each help me to evaluate how well student came up with a two they speak, which is the final · minute presentation. In - goal," she also said.· this presentation, the stu- Many teachers are taking dents created a stocy about the approach to a more eresomething going on in the ative final because it allows house. Several ideas for students the opportunity to the stocy were:· a regular take the final into their own day in the house, pretend-. hands. Expressing creativity ing that a soap opera was and actually showing knowlgoing on, or describing a edge have become a basis for party. The minimum re- teachers to grade students. quirements for the stocy 'The AMEX finals allowed kids· were that it had one use of to work together in groups, and a subjunctive, a detailed no matter what career you go description of someone liv- -into, interpersonal skills and
ing in the house, two reflex- speaking to small groups are ive verbs, and one nation- a major part of life," Strand ality. "It is a little more ex- said. citing to show something Take a deep breath, finals. that they ·actually did, are finished, but now that I
which helps then1 with the have you excited about just class," Wolfe said. 'They can how fun finals can be, I'll bet use what they learn and see you're all disappointed that the point of taking the class." they are over. Well, just think, Afuh also added, " We can use in about six months, (almost th1eSpanishinsteadofjustan- 18 weeks, 130 days, 3,120 swertng questions on a test." hours, 187,000 minutes, or
Wolfe's fifth year Spanish 11,242,000 seconds), whichcla:tss also had to pI"esent .a .fi.:-. _ ev~r Y@--.Yyou look at it, _ we all nail project:. The students read get to do them all over a.gain in fancy as they wanted, and have a story in Spanish, simplified June. '
shopping, as many students took advantage of the 'after-holiday'
While there were the traditional parties, Champions Fun Center
"I was busy goimg to and from basketball practices · and games. 0
Nathan Gelber, · Junior
"I went to the COUJ:?:try club Christmas Ball." · tures a lot of students and from basketball, enjoyed ice skating. swimming, and wresThe Ice-Box had their tling practices. "We usual open-skating only had .a total of five times and Mahoney days off," said junior State Park opened their · Trevor Hill. outdoor skating rink on A popular event was
sales. ·
"Bascially, I · s.tayed at home · and cooked. I. took my sister places she wanted to go , like shopping." Bowl.
Most students found time to crawl out of their states of hibernation and bring in the new year with a big celebration.
sponsored a night of fun, but. the cost was- .a little too pricey for most LHS students to a t.t.e n d· Tickets were $20. at·the door. And one. cannot forget about the ever-popular Nebraska bowl game. Along with the rest of Nebraska •. Husker fans at Lincoln High cheered on their team to a dismal defeat (through the T. V. that is) in this year's Holiday
And even those nonHusker fans · found pleasure by watching the numerous other college football games
Taylor .rossman(10) watches as Dana
(10) spins a dreidle in the American Experience (AMEX) class.
Junior·
Trang Ho, Senior·
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By Adam Wuerfele Opinion Editor
sense? Does it fit your needs? I suggest that you select only one club, seeing
· Twelve for the price of that it is entirely possible to one. Thirteen for a penny. end up oWing more money to Have you ever wondered if more people than you wouldl the music clubs that seem like. to have unbelievable deals I speak from are real, and that you won't experience. One get ripped off? In the ever- website dedipresent search for cheap cated to the edumusic, I, as would anyone cation of the else, jumped at the oppor- public on record tunity to buy CDs and not clubs is
· spend nearly as much www.isu.edu/
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Before subscribing into julyl.htm. It will a club you should shop give you a startaround. Why pay more for a ing point CD than you have to? BMG music
·Next, look at the fine club says they print, it may surprise you will give you 12 what each club requires that CDs for the price
CD is released and then wait gether. Their inserts can be some more until they send it found in the Sunday paper to you. This could take a and: if you are lucky enough, while. The company usually they will mail you their offer. waits several months before You can also checkout their it of- website at www.bmgmusicservice.com.
Another music club · is Columbia House, who often call their TII service PLAY.
They'll give you 13 CDs for a penny, but then you are obligated to buy at least 6 regular priced CDs within 2 years'.
That means you have to order from them at least six times and pay the maximum amount
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· BMG, but it's still better than buying all of your CDs at a record store. In comparison with BMG music service, this club has an amazing selection of CDs and great descriptions of each disc that might sell it to you.
On the other hand each month's deal leaves your wallet a little skinnier than BMG, the usual deal being buy one get one free, then 50% off. You can visit their website at www.columbia house.com.
These are not the only record clubs, but these two dominate the business and are almost the only ones that attack the market with the voracity of a corporate fatcat that has been starved. you do. Some make you buy · of one. If you buy the mini- · one, some 6, exercise your mum number of CDs, one, good judgement. each disc· will cost you ap-
After that you should de- proximately $3. 79 including cide if this is right for you. shipping and handling, exDo you want to buy three or eluding taxes. The grand tofour CDs at a time? Do you tal is $45.48 for 12 CDs. like the selection of the club? It's a good price, if you Does it cater to your music want to wait a while after the
fers a recent release. They have a special every month, for example buy one get·three free or 50% off all CDs.
This club boasts over 10,000 selections, but as I've noticed, they fail ·to offer newer bands, and fail to offer some major artists all to-
per CD, about $16.98, and the maximum shipping and handling per CD, about $2.59. With the minimum number purchased this leaves each CD at about $7.83, your total cost would be $148.77.
· That isn't too bad for 19 CDs. It isn't as good as I will make it perfectly clear, you must research your options, just like you would do at the mall. Don't be suckered into any dealings that you don't want to be suckered into. The last thing I have to say is to listen, and buy, responsibly.
Last April 45 students auditioned for Lincoln High's very own Concert Choir. So far Concert Choir has held many performances. They sang the Star Spangled Banner at Homecoming and joined with the Lincoln Symphony for a holiday perfor1nance at Pershing Auditorium. The other Lincoln High Schools were involved in this perfor- · mance as well.
Along with these two performances, they • also sang in Fall and Winter performances. There will be an all city choir contest for the members ·of Concert Choir. This contest takes place in Februray, and the members of Concert Choir are already preparing. They will also be performing at the ever popular, Joynite, during the Spring.·
To the left is Concert Choir pictured in their · December 14 performance at the Lincoln High auditorium.
Graphic Courtesy of BMG Music Service
U.S.· extends the long arm ,o
Evan Littrell
Editor-in-Chief
It's no news flash to anyone that the U.S. government doesn't like Saddam Hussein. To assert this hatred, our fine government has decided to take militant action in the form of air-strikes on the people of Iraq. By taking such irrational and unjustifiable action as air-strikes, we are orily hurting the Iraqi people.
Trade sanctions and air strikes ONLY hurt the civilians of Iraq- not the feared and loathed Saddam Hussein. This may come as a news flash to not only many United States citizens, but also to the government. I would hope that this is a fact that the government has simply overlooked. I don't think any government (especially MY government) would purposely kill innocent people, but I could be wrong.
According to the Nebraskans For Peace, 1.2 million children died of embargo related causes between August of 1990 and August of 1997. This could be courtesy of the 88,500 tons of bombs dropped on Iraq by · the U.S. in 1991, which destroyed numerous electric, water, and sewage plants which have yet to receive supplies to repair them. Then again, it could be due to the restrictions on aid given to Iraq that the U.S. has implemented since the Gulf War in
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Nothing to see here. Move along, we've got things under control. Everything's going to be okay.
Hussein and his regime remain virtually unaffected by the embargo. Furthermore, not only did operation Desert Fox (the most recent attack last month) easily go too far 1 killing more Iraqi citizens unjustly, but it destroyed any chance at diplomacy the U.S. and the UN may have had at Mideast peace efforts. This works strongly AGAINST the U.S. This is because Hussein can turn to his people (who at the moment don't care for him too much) and tell them that the rea• son .that their children and friends are dying isn't because of him, but rather because of the U.S. This would inevitably give him more power in his own country, and perhaps in surrounding countries as well.
The fact is that the U.S. doesn't like non-democratic leaders (let alone dictators) that have
Children's Fund reports that 4,500 each month from easily treatabl~·"' as much pe.il'M' as; H,ussein has, he-,e children under the age of 5 are dy- diseases, Hussein sits in his palace ·· cause· they find it a threat to their · ing every month from starvation and. ·(I mean, palaces) and receives state own power. To limit Hussein's abili- · basic medically treatable diseases. · of the art health care. He probably ties, we have tried sanctions after Perhaps what is even more dis- recieves better care than most U.S. · sanctions to restrict the amount of concerting is the irony involved. All citizens. military progress he can make. Unof the trade sanctions and warfare·· •Not only does Hussein not feel the fortunately, in our own power-hunthat the U.S. is insisting upon sim- wr;ath of U.S. intimidation, but nei- gry extravaganza, we have only dis- · ply to punish the Iraqi president, is ther does his regime, which actually abled_ those who could help us the in fact not hurting Hussein. While grows more powerful with each re- most in ousting Hussein- the Iraqi thousands of children are dying striction and threat the U.S. applies. people.
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• Entertai11111entYear in Review: Best
By Beverly Hames Entertainment Editor
1998 was a tumultuous year filled with big-budget blockbusters and big-budget flops, glimpses of genius in the music world and glimpses of recycled alternapop garbage that we could have lived without. Staying · optimistic, I give you only the best of 1998.
I must have gone to see at least 50 movies this year, and I can't seem to remember most of them. While 1998 was filled with all sorts
one of the more well-written comedic parts I've ever seen in a film. Filled with drama, comedy, and the occasional sad moment, this film was one of the most satisfying movi,es on the screen this year. Not only is the screenplay twisted and hilariously original, Christina Ricci holds her own as one of the year's best actresses, playing her role with ·all the sarcasm and bitterness ofagrrlwhothinkssheknows ·it all.
Smoke Signals - Sta.rring: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, and of movies, not many of the Gary Farmer. Directed b1y: ones that came to Lincoln Chris Eyre. Screenplay by: were memorable. Here are Sherman Alexie. Based on the a few of the best movies that novel ·The Lone Ranger and I was able to see in 1998 (in Tonto Fisljight in Heaven by no particular order), most of Sherman Alexie. Smoke Sigwhich didn't even make it to nals is the haunting tale of a the major theaters in Lincoln young Native American man, and instead showed at the Victor Joseph (Beach) and his Mary Riepma Ross Film The- struggle with the memory of ater: his alcoholic father (Farmer) Buffalo 68 ·- Starring: who left his mother and him Vincent Gallo, Christina when he was only a child. It• Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Rosanna follows Victor as he goes to r,eArquette and Anjelica Hous- trieve his now deceased · ton. Written and Drrected: father's ashes with a friend by Vincent Gallo. Some may Thomas Builds-the-Fire have labeled Vincent (Adams). This movie gives us Gallow's strange odyssey scenes that are both breaththrough the mind of a taking and heart-wrenching· troubled young man Billy and the performances of the Ball (Gallo) just out of jail two young actors are equally · and his relationGraphic Courtesy of Miramax Films
of a stoned side-kick (Zahn), a guilt-ridden criminal (Rhames) and many other notable characters. Combining the smoothness of Leonard's novel with the direction of Soderbergh, "Out of Sight"
was not only fun, but it held the audience tightly in its grip, leaving. them glued to· the sere.en wondering what was going to happen next.
The Big Lebowski Starril)g: Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi,· Ben Gazzara and ship with the tap,-d.anci.~ , ·· John Turturro. Directed by: teenage · gir: · Joel Coen. Written by: Ethan Coen. It is hard to pin .··down exactly what I loved about this odd ode to an named ·•Layli:. (Ricci) he kidnaps pretentious, but I be~ to differ. The odd-,ball characters seem a1 home with eact other ih this story. We folio~
oviesand
where the line between the two becomes blurred. We are first introduced to elderly British novelist Giles (Hurt) who shuns the new media and would rather stay at home
usic of 1
Death on Long Island was a loving vision of friendship and devotion.
Music-wise there were some wonderful albums put out this year by groups and by solo artists. 1998 was a ground-breaking year in many respects, and while not all of the albums were to my liking, there are quite a few artists and groups which deserve a mention for their additions to the music world this year
The artist and album of the year awards both go to Lauryn Hill's solo debut with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Hill used intelligent lyrics and soulful vocals to translate her emotions into song. Not only was the music incredible,. she also approached a wide range of topics in her music, making the album virtually universal.
.••noverweight aging hippie named. Jeff Lebowski (Bridges) but commonly ·,called "The Dude" by his a revenge-obsessed Billy as he kidnaps. Layla, and ther. proceeds to in· form her that as she has to pre- Ancwft1111fromtheheartofnative__,,America_,_· .• _,__,__ tend she's his wife so he can notable. Even thought the go home to his parents who film is catergorized as a thought the whole time he drama, Alexie doesn't refrain was gone in jail he was hap- from giving the viewer a few pily married. · We also see glimpses of humor· which Billy go bowling, contem- · brings a certain brightness to plate homicide, and Layla the film. ·
tap dance.·· Not only was the Out of Sight - Starring: ·story unique and explosive, George Clooney, Jennif:er the entire film· wa.s abso- Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don lutely spectacular for both Cheadles, Albert Brooks, the eye and the ·mind to be- Michael Keaton,· and Stephen ·
,friends. The character lives for smoking ·pot, drinking ;beer, and bowling· with his teammates played by John · Goodman and Steve Buscemi while competing against a convicted pedophile in lavender polyester (a terri'bly sleazy John Turturro), but for·
some twisted reason it was a movie I couldn't forget. It didn't always make complete sense, and there was a very· interesting dance number between Bridges and Moore, but any movie that cast Flea as a "German nihilist" and John Goodman as a
slightly insane veteran is all right with me.
and read a good book than go out to the movies. This all changes the day he mistakenly wanders into_ a showing of Hotpants 2 and · sees actor Ronnie Bostock (Priestley) on the screen. An obsession begins as Giles surrounds himself with teen magazines and rentals of Bostock's other B-movies. Eventually Giles becomes determined to meet Bostock and sets out "on vacation" ·to America. Priestley fmally has found a role which proves him to be a capable actor, but his fine performance is overshadowed by the extreme sweet sensitivity in which Hurt plays · Giles. At one moment Hurt is a stuffy Brit, and the next he is a man not unlike an
The band of the year award has to go to the Beastie Boys for their latest effort, Hello Nasty which fuses old skool hip-hop with the Beastie's own unique Bmovie humor resulting in some of the most innovative tracks they've ever put out, and, keeping with the Beastie tradition, some of the most entertaining low-budget videos I've seen in a long time. Some artists, while I personally am not fond of therr "1'Jt'.t.i~..d.~~-.bo,norable , mentions for their contributions to the music world in 1998 · These artists include the band Korn with their combination of heavy metal, glam rock, and hip-hop, opening the door for many other artists· such as Limp Bizkit and the Deftones. Korn also headlined the surprisingly successful Family Values Tour attracting artists· from Ice Cube to Rammestein. Another artist
who has made some pretty large contributions to the music world this year was Sarah McLaughlin. Leading the "girls with guitars" revolution, she brought female artists into the spotlight hold.· · Zahn. Directed by: Steven · .··•TfieOpposite of Sex - · Soderbergh. Ba.sed on the · Starring: Christina Ricci, novel Out of Sight by Elmore · Lisa Kudrow, Johnny Galeki, Leonard. The film Out of Sight ·Martin Donovan, William Lee· ·combines crime drama, roScott, and Lyle Lovett Di- mance, -and comedy to create rectecl by: • Don Roos. "The an almost flawless movie Opposite of Sex," is a deli- about a professional bank ciously vicious tale of a teen- robber (Clooney) who bungles age girl named Dedee Truit a jail-break which leads to him (Ricci} who goes to live with abducting the beautiful U.S. her gay half-brother Bill Marshal (Lopez) who is always (Donovan) and seduces his on his tail along with a few boyfriend Matt (Scott) in the other thugs. Lopez and process. Kudrow also comes Clooney have chemistry which into the scene splendidly as heats up the screen, but the Lucia (pronounced "Lusha") movie would have been nothBill's over protective friend in ing without the able support
Love and Death on Long Island - Starring: Jason Priestley, John Hurt, Shelia Hancock, and Fiona Loewi. Directed by: ·Richard Kwietniowski. · Love and Death on Long Island is a film that explores the many sides of love and friendship and
adolescent girl lovingly making collages out of the photos of Bostock he has cut out of magazines. Love and
with the Lillith Fair. 1998 was a year that varied both in movies and in music. The best in both movies and music includes ev-: erything from bowling to an old man ob-" sessed with a teen idol, and from the Lillith ·.Fair to Korn and the Beas tie Boys. Let's just hope that 1999 will prove to have such a wide selection of fantastic entertainment.
Lauryn
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You'llcry. You'llbe offended.
By Bev_erlyHam~s
EntertaJ.nmentEditor
still in the single digits. While bands Just like New Kids on the Block create some of the most influential
like N'SYNC and the Backstreet Boys (NKOTB), Milli Vanilli, Wham!, or the rock albums ever made. As the de-
· · d th · f th have members who are only 1 7 and droves of other 80s boy groups, the cade progresse , e success o e
The Backstreet Boys, N'SYNC, 98 18 years old. new bubblegum boy bands have Beatles opened the door for groups Degrees, Hanson, 5ive; the list of boy Age isn't the only determining fac- come under harsh scrutiny from crit-
bands goes on and on with a new tor of fame for these groups. I am ics, but no matter what they say, fans
name added it seems almost weekly. sure that there is a lot of hard work are hopelessly devoted, shouting out
The Spice Girls led the way for other in being a teen idol. Think about it, phrases like "BSB Forever!" or "We
girl pop groups, but now the hot new endless touring, dance lessons, mak- love you Taylor!" Or at least they're
thing is bubblegum boy pop. One ing video ·after video, enduring the hopelessly devoted until a new boy
may regard these groups at first with legions of fans screaming your name band comes along and takes their
a critical eye, but somehow the day after day. Wait a minute, maybe place. How many girls out there
catchiness of songs like "Backstreet's it isn't so bad. swore that they'd love Jon, Danny,
Back" or even the While re- · Donnie, Joey, and Jordan forever?
preteen anthem searching for this How many of those same girls blush
"Mmmbop" is unde- article I read maga- with embarrassment when they come.
niable. zines like "Teen across their NKOTB collection of t-
The resurgence Beat" and "Bop" shirts, stickers, ppsters, tapes, and and so in popularity of boy and it was amazing even dolls? The fact is, that most boy
bands started in how the fans desire bands don't have lasting power, and groups early 1997 with the to know every with a few exceptions their fame is
release of Hanson's single detail about · over within a year or two. The Backstreet Boys; how
debut album, the daily lives of The boy band phenomenon has much longer will their BccGres "Middle of Nowhere." these bubblegum · been a large part of American his- fame be able to last? a
Then came the older superstars. For in- tory. This phenomenon can be
and slightly edgier stance, did you · traced back to the evolution of teen Osmond Brothers. Television also Backstreet ··Boys know that Howie idols. Starting with lounge singers helped to propel other teen idols such who had a different and AJ showed up like Frank Sinatra, Bo,bby Darin, and as Johnny Bravo and the rest of the style and sound, but for the same acting Dean Martin in the late '40s to early actors who played the Brady's into. the same attraction. auditions when the spotlight with shows like the Then came N'SYNC they were aspiring Brady Bunch, the Donnie and Marie with the instant hit actors before they Show (hosted by two of the more fa"Tearin' Up My N'SYNC pays homage to th eir were members of mous Osmonds) and the Partridge Heart,"
Both Mickey Mouse Club roots the Backstreet Family. Hanson and N'SYNC have released Boys. Or how about the fact that.two
The groups from the '80s and Christmas albums, further capitaliz- of the members of N'SYNC, Justin early '90s differ from many of the preing on their already enormous fame. Timberlake and JC Chasez, were in vious groups listed because a lot of
The attraction to groups of this the "New Mickey Mouse Club" prior· them were wildly pop1,1lar for a short sort is obvious and impossible to ig- to their pop group fame. Also, did period, and after their 15 minutes of nore. What thirteen year old girl you know that the little brother of fame faded into oblivion. Not that could resist an attractive 18 year old. Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys one-hit wonders have been a rare ocmale singing the words "I'll never himself is an up-and-coming young currence throughout the entire hisbreak your heart, I'll nev~r make you pop star who used to be in an "alter~ ·· tory of pop music.• There are.many, cry " Not only are the lyrics endear- native" band but they split ways af- songs from the '50s and early '60s ing, the image that these groups put ter he decided to go "a different di- .that it seems like everyone knows the out is, at least for the .most part, rection" with his music. Who needs p t · t · H words to, bu_t almost no one knows re- een pop s ars anson wholesome. There is no trace of pro,- to know all of these things? · the nam.es of the artists that per• fanity, and while there is sexual in-. But this boy band mania isn't a '50s. It progressed with the in- forrrted them. Young men like Del nµendo, most songs are about being new phenomenon at all. Go to your creased popularity of a new ,kind of Shannon, Mickey Dolenz, and Danny in love, not about promiscuity (with local library and take a look at old music· called rock and· roll 'Artists ·Bonnaducci and groups like NKOTB, the exception of the Backstreet Boys' issues of "Seventeen Magazine" from like Elvis Presley, Ricky Martin,· and Boyzone,. and Wham! are just a few "If you Want it to be Good Girl, Get the '80s and you'll see entire issues Richie Va.lens appealed more to of the victims of fickle fans. Yourself a Bad Boy" and a few oth- devoted to teen idols of the past. younger girls intrigued by the bad Only time will tell whether groups ers.) Not only are their fans young, a Looking at the past you will find boy rock and roll image. Then in the like the Hanson will stand the test lot of the members of the groups are many similarities between groups like '60s the British Invasion occurred of time (and puberty} like Frank also. The oldest member of Hanson N'SYNC and boy bands from years and the Beatles proved that you can Sinatra or fall into the depths of is 18 years old, while the youngest is long past. be poppy teen heartthrobs and still oblivion like New Kids on the Block.
Chris Isaak's Speak o elancho·Iy · -
By Lovena Platte Web Editor
Entering the musical sphere nearly fifteen years ago, Chris Isaak amazed us with his wizened-buthopeful approach to, the carefully constructed chords of courtship. Pioneering the path for later greats as Edwyn Collins and The Warren Brothers to a genre of adorably mysterious male vocalists, his lyrics touch on the fragility of masculinity in love. His songs fuse innovative sound bites with traditional country soul for an eclectically charismatic sound.
Isaak started i:ecoJ:'.ding in the mid-eighties with albums like Silvertone (the band he sings with) and Chris Isaak. Moving on to th~ hit single "Wicked Game," found on Heart-Shaped World, he made progress heavenward towards his most recent album, Speak of the Devil (Reprise Records, September 1998).
Chris Isaak starts a song off slowly,. fetching the listener with his sultry voice, and serenading
the tender-hearted femme with his imagination of Isaak and .the musensual evocation of soul. He opens sicians working on the project than up floodgates of resounding timbre from his extensive professional to refrain, in a venerably pleading knowledge. From using a broken voi.ce, the song that tells his tale. amplifier to :make thunder, to PVC Isaak sets a scene, a mood, and pipe drums, Speak of the Devil is a standard for love songs. He puts caustically experimental. into words the feelings that stem "Black Flowers" reigns as the from a chance meeting with The darkest of songs on tlhe album. The One. His voice is as strong as the story is about lost love and trust, Brooklyn Bridge, and his lyrics are or mistrust as the case may be. as memorable as the Statue of Lib- "I'm Not Sleepy" kicks on the counerty. try and offers the li:stener an opHis talents do stray, however, portunity to dance the
from strictly ballroom. He is an ac- night away with Chris tor and can be seen in the Tom in lieu of the waylaid Hanks movie, "That Thing You Doi" Mr. Sandman.
rage, and then goes to the studio. , For this album, however he wrote everything in front of a microphone in a full studio with the band ready to play any new melody he came up with. He occasion- a 1 1 y would .change the tone · of an entire song in · his the most main
SPEAK 01' THE DEVIL
as well as in other films such as Speak of the Devil is the· 1996 Allison Anders film, a relationship album "Grace of My Heart," as a disap- · pure and true, yet the composition pearing FBI agent in David Lynch's as a whole rings in more lightly 1992 film prequel "Twin Peaks - than previous albums, adding huFire Walk With Me," and in the mar and a male perspective to· a 1988 mafia comedy, "Married to rainbow of affinities. The depths of the Mob." Chris Isaak can also be darkness evoked in past albums charted by a brief stint as a semi- was likely lost to the· atmosphere professional boxer. in which the montage was created.
Erik Jacobsen, producer, nota- Usually when writing songs, bly reserved much of his talent, Isaak is lying in bed with his guichoosing rather to draw from the tar. He makes the demos in his ga-
0 f streams t 0 those with
t h e most finely cultivated musings satisfied. We love the way he doesn't have to fake it.
·gh School ill ·Never Be the Same Again
characters.
By Beverly '-lames Entertainment Editor
staples to the great satisfaction of
First we meet Stan, the star qu~- the teen film cortnoisseur. There is terback of Herrington High. Appear- the drug dealing misfit, Zeke (Josh
The movie The Faculty has been ances are deceiving as Stan {played Harnett), who is labeled a "teensploitation" and a rip- ·by Shawn Hatosy - featured in the smarter than he looks, a blackoff of Invasion of the Body Snatchers,. films Inventing The Abbotts and clad intellectual female, Stokely but I would like to offer a different· Niagra, Niagra) is not your typical (Clta Duvall), who is mercilessly opinion of the film that reminded me·· jock. Heis the type of kid who wants teased by Delilah but ends up being and the friend I attended the movie to be known not just as a high school the sci-fl expert of the group bring·. with more of a version of ''The Break- athlete, but for his academic accom- ing to light the similarities between fast Club" with alliens. plishments. their plight and Invasion of the Body
· .The Faculty o,pens with a slightly · Next we meet Casey, the stereo- Snatchers, and of course, the new confusing scene with the coach (Rob- · typical high school geek, and the girl, Marybeth (Laura Harris.) Harert Patrick, best lknown ais the futur- brains of the operation. Walking ris plays a Southern Belle transistic cop from Terminator II} yelling at around campus with a camera planted to the fields of Ohio after · his football being orplayers and
·phaned in
looking up a tragic car at an un-
crash. known per- While son. Later there were. on in the · film we learn that an alien has "infected" the coach and taken over his body. Once the coach is infected he s o o n spreads his· alien paras i t e throughout the faculty in a terrifyi_ng scene with the some scary and· humorous scenes in the movie, and I left ·the theater satisfied, I · did have one complaint. The previews for The Faculty w e r e amazingly misleading. Not orily did I enter the principal m o v i e played by· •.. thinking R B e b · e Students·in ''The Faculty''unravelthe clu.esas to what is going on at HerringtonHigh & B st ar Neuwirth · · Usher was (most recently seen in Woody Allen's .around his neck, Casey uncovers the · going to have a substantial· part Celebrity.) There are some other cast- first clues as to what is going on with (which he didn't,) there were also ing Surprises su<eh as comedian Jon the faculty of Herrington High He is clips that were in the previews that · Stewart (now hosting Comedy played by Elijah Wood, a young actor didn't appea,r in the film, Central's the Daily Show) artd Salma who's been appearing in films like Even with the disappointment of Hayek making her second appearance Radio Flier and The Ice Storm for misleading previews, The Faculty in one of director Robert Rodriguez's years. was a worthwhile movie to see with films after playin,g a vampire stripper Mer Casey we are introduced to friends. While predictable and in 1996's "From Dusk Till Dawn." the object of his affection, the head sometimes a bit overdone, it still The Faculty i:s a sleek homage to cheerleader and editor of the school · satisfies the student· population, all the students who shared the newspaper, Delilah, played by who is obviously still starved for teen theory that theiir teachers must be Jordana Brewster of AU My Children, horror flicks. It is among the best from another planet. While it bor- a cold hearted lass who is of course,· ·of the new horror and sci-fi generarows · as all head cheerleaders must in teen tion, studded with eye-pleasing yet heavily from ,early sci-fl films like movies, dating the star football player, brain numbing movies like I Know Invasion of the Body. Snatchers and Start. A smart, crafty girl, she dis- What You Did Last Summer and the The Puppet11wster, it has a few inter- · covers the secret of the faculty with · endless train of sequels like Alien esting twists of it:s own. Updating the Casey while sneaking into the faculty Resurrection and Halloween:· H20 story ~d playing it to a high school lounge in search of some good gossip ·· The smooth run of this movie is no audience makes it more reminiscent to put on the front page. doubt due in part to the writer, Kevin of a John Hugh,.es movie due to its What kind of high school movie Williamson· whose credits include stereotypical high school personas, is there without the outcasts, the 1996 hit Scream and 1997's folespecially after we get to know the though? The Faculty delivers these low-up Scream 2
Ryan Weigert (12) investigates a murder with a little help from Andy
Sea Sick Bob members prepare for their set while Phil Patton (12) entertainshis fellow Mummersaudience with his banjoplaying skills. Schock(11) in the
Murder is Fun.
the uTorld, d e to Chad Johnson,
By Joel Green • Steve's brother, who handles the Sports Co-Editor recruiting. Canada, Alaska, Min-
Lincoln, Nebraska has been a nesota, and North and South Datown known for competitive college kota were just some of the places basketball teams, excellent volley- that the players came from Chad ball teams, and of course, for col- Johnson lege football dominance. Now, we is also may need to include hockey in the the aslist of sports. sistant
ln February of 1996, three coach owners, Tom Tegt, Erve Dana, and for the Kent Reckewey, who were Omaha Stars. Lancer fans, toyed with the idea of · T h •e having a hockey team here in Lin- oldest coln. They made an offer to a players Coach. Steve Johnson, who was were in coaching another USHL (United college, States Hockey League) team in t .h • e Fargo, North Dakota at the time, yqungand luckily he accepted. e' s t
In 1996, the USHL welcomed .were a the Lincoln Stars to the league. At /f e · w first,· many people didn't know · h i g h what to expect. Hockey in Lin- school coin? Where would the ice rink ·s t ube? · One of the owner·s had tlie
idea of using the old horse barn on the stat~ fair grounds as .the site were the action would take place. Problems with piping and air conditioning slowed down, but didn't stop the construction of " The Ice Box." Little did we know who attended ·southeast.
All were playing for free, and a chance at playing collegiate level hockey, hoping that one day the NHL would give them a call.
coin fans did. First, the referees first and second rounds of the skat~ onto the ice to the music of playoffs and went on to defeat the "Three Blind. Mice." During the in- Green· Bay Gamblers and win the troductions for the other team, Clark Cup Trophy! The Stars were fans held up newspapers, and said 12-2 in playoff games. Not bad for "Who Cares?" - after· every player a first year te.am playing in an· old w a s horse barn.
a n - The next year was great, but I10L1ll(fil. not as good. Some changes were T h e n made and tlie Stars could onlyt h · e manage to malce it past the first _-S t a r s round of the playoffs. They were are in- defeated my the Des Moines Bu-ct r o ·- - caneers, who went on to win the -duced. Clark Cup that year. UnfortuOne by nately, this year the Stars are o n e struggling With the losses of great t h e players such as Rich Spiller and start- Marc Sudermen, Jason Braun, e r s and Nick Fohr the team is quite skated young. Having eight high school to cen_ players this year, including Chris ter ice Fournier, Nick Fouts, · Joe w i t h Markusen, Chad Honvet, Lee t h e Marvin and Grant Potulny The lights season started off rough, losing shin - many in either overtime or shooting on outs, our inexperience is definitely them, showing. But that is not stopping
a n d the fans from coming. The Stars V a n Halen music in. the back ground. These are just some of the things that the Stars crowds are known for. have sold out 88 · straight home games, and plan to bring more hickey fans to Lincoln by hosting the 1999 Junior A National Tournament. Lately, the Stars have • that the first inaugural season ·would set records, break records. and dish out plenty of excitement to. the Lincoln area.
The Lincoln Stars were blessed with excellent players from around
By Cain Nungesser Sports Co-Editor
Lightning only struck once here in Lincoln, and the Indoor Football League (IFL) has given our town a place at the table.
Sure to make a stormy entrance into the league, the Lincoln Lightning team is making their way into the world of professional footba.11. This would give those too small or tooslow for the NFL a chance to play the game they love, and make a little · extra cash on the side. Each player will be paid $200 per game.
Also with the addition of a new head coach and a fresh group of employees, the process .is becoming much easier, and indoor football will soon be under way. About the newly employed, head coach Vern Thomsen
The first season was a blast. You couldn't think of a better Cinderella Season for the Stars. No other USHL hockey team· did the things the Stars and the Lin-
has been dubbed the commander and chief of the new expansion. Thomsen who is no stranger to the game of football. He has coached high school footbali in Elmwood, Weeping Water, and Wahoo, as well as for Junior Colleges such as Ellsworth (Iowa) Junior College and Northwest Missouri State. Nobody can say he_ doesn't have any experience!
If you don't know much about the rules of indoor football, it is much different from that of the NFL. Indoor Football League· games· are played on_ a 50-yard-by-26-yard field, with eight players on each side of the ball. Each team is only allowed to dress 20 -players for every game creating a sandlot atmosphere and high scoring contests. It will be exciting to watch!
The Stars ended the first season with the best r,ecord ever by an expansion team , at 40-13-1, which was good enmugh for third place. They advanced past the ·made progress beating some decent teams. If they can continue · to improve. hopefully there will be another Clark Cup trophy for the Stars.
Starting in late March, the begin- own state high school tournaning of a 12 game season will be at men ts. It is well qualified for the hand. The season drags on until title of the official home of the Linlate June, hopefully providing a little coin Lightning, and will be a great excitement for recovering Husker representation of this fine town. • fans during the off-season. There As for the s~pporting cast, the will be six home gameis and six away _Lightning will be facing the likes games, so get your tickets while you of towns such as Duluth, Minnecan. Tickets will be priced anywhere sota, Wheeling, W. Va, Peoria, Ill., from $10 to $20 a piece, and if they _ Topeka, Kan., Dayton, Ohio, and haven't already, will be on sale soon even Green Bay, Wis. (the Green at the Pershing Auditorium box of- Bay Bombers that is). All of these fice. teams should make one heck of a
The site of the games has also season. been set. Pershing Auditorium will If you are thinking of trying put · its foundation to the test as it out, the process may already be at will hold thousands of foaming foot- - hand, but that doesn't stop. you ball fans This all purpose arena has from showing your support. So
b~en the site of many great events cheer up Husker fans, football is
the cor-
JANUARY 28, 1999
By Meghan Connet
Editor
Features
three pointers in the final quar-
terin the Northeast game,to help
Silence chills the crowd as. his team pull away with a. win. the team moves down the court, Jeremi~ Lone WoJf (14), a bouncing the ball. Our team is senior, came from Northeast last down by two. The point guard year to become a Link and play comes up to the three pointline. for the basketball team. At the The crowd holds its breath as beginning of the ball soars through the air, the season and the swish of the net breaks · lie injured the silence that has suspended his foot and all movement in the gym. sat out the· Cheers erupt. Yes, it's that time first game. again, the time for snow, cold Richard temperatures, and basketball. Ross (24) in·
The Llnks Boys Basketball his second team opened the season rated year on the numberfour. I.astyeartheteam Varsity finished the season as 9-9 and· team, has not rated. So what makes this become an team different from last year, and active scorer where do they want this season a n d to go? rebounder.
"Every year for the Varsity In the game Boys Basketball team is to win a g a i n s t their district and go to the state Southeast, tournament and show that they he scored 24 ate one of the best teams, if not points. the best, in the state," said As- Br a.nsistant Coach Sam Sharpe. ·. don Hill (30)
The team is focusing on ex- is a senior ecution of their offense and de- · who · often
Eric Linke (42), a senior, uses his 6'1 frame and power as an inside presence playing center for the Llnks. Linke will help the team in the paint this sea:. son.
.,JeremyParks (44) is a jun-
experience in the post position.
The basketball team is coached by Al Schnabel. Earlier this year, Schnabel underwent surgery to have his foot and part of his leg amputated, below the knee.
"He's a great coach and person;"
Carter said.
"He's been through a lot, and it means a lot that he
11 with a last second shot by Junior Ty Graham to end the game 55-54. The next day at Lincoln High, the basketball team pulled passed Norfolk, 60-56.
The following Thursday, the Links headed over to play Northeast, the defending champions. Northeast led throughout the first haJf by~ many as 10 points, and by nine in the third quarter. Carter hit two three pointers to bring the Links to 41-38 with 42 seconds left in the third period. The game was then knotted. at 54 with one came back minute left to play in the · to coach. game. Graham received the That makes ball, stopped his dribble at the team the free throw line and nailed play hard. , a jumper with 1.2 seconds left We want to lead the Links to a victory. him to know Heading into the LPS we appreci- Holiday Tournament, held ate his ef- December 29-31, the Links f o r t s , " were 4-1 and had just beaten Carter said. the defending champions. In A n the first round, Lincoln High o, p e n i n g played Omaha Gross and · g a m e · beat them 69-49. · fense, the cohesiveness of the s w i t c h e s · players, and working hard to ac- time with · against Co- The Llnks found themselves
The Links Varsity basketball team gathers before a game. lumbus on facing Southeast in the semifiDecember 4 ended in a loss, ·. nals on December 30. Llncoln but the Links put up a good Highstartedoffwitha 16-Sdefifight. Through the first three cit, but-worked their way back quarters, the Links led to win, 67-61. The final, against against the Discoverers In number one East High School, the fourth quarter, however,· was a thriller, with the Spartans Columbus pulled ahead to· winning in overtime, 79- 7 4. win 67-62. "We all wanted to After the solid showing in win the first home game," the Holiday'Tournament, LinLathrop said. ''We knew that coln High had· a big test last·
complish their goals for the sea- Scott Worster in the positiion of son. forward. His hustle has ruelped "We want to win a lot of him to become one of the top games and win the state title," rebounders, with 12 against said senior forward Scott Northeast. .Worster. So, whoaretheseplay- Ty Graham (32), a junior ers that are dedicating them-· and thirdyearreturningVarsity selves to the game ofbasketball? metnber has led the Links this Worster (10), a 6'3 senior, season. In two games ag\8in8t plays the position of forward.· Fremont and Northeast, GmWorster helped the Llnks in their ham has come up with wimning 67-61 victmy against Southeast •plays in the final minutes. with 11 points and 8 rebounds. 6'6, Ben Bakewell (34) plays Senior guard, standing 6'0 · fmward. This is his first year on tall, .Grant Carter (12), hit two Varsity as a~or. •• as
By Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chielf
When thinking of the Lincoln High Girls Basketball team, I think· of the word comeback. The phrase "Noth.in but Nett" also comes to mind. This. is because, after a rocky start, the Links are back to · their expected game- wins.
Coached by I,incoln High Economics teacher Bill Myers, the Links began the year with two specific goals:· to have a winning season, and to will districts and go to the state tournament.
The beginning of the season, however, got off to a slow start. Ranked 4th in the Lincoln Journal-Star prep ratings and 10th in the Omaha World-Herald prep ratings, Lincoln High went into the season with a reputation of dominant summer play to uphold.
ings had to do with last summer when we went undefeated in the YMCA summer league. There are a lot of teams corning back with a lot of players, and I think we we're probably as strong as anyone. But I felt [The Lincoln Journal-Star] might have been a little to high.
The Omaha paper was probably a little more ·realistic to· start the season," he said.
At the helm of the .team· is the power packed junior connection of Co-Captains
Shelly Chiles and Tiffany Hicks, both in
ior who stands 6'3 and is in his second year on varsity. He is arguably one of the best shooters on the team. Adam Lathrop (52} a 6'5 senior competes with the other seniors on team for playing time. His second job is to "help cheer the team on," he said.
The tallest member of this year's team, Chris Payne (54) stands 6'7 and plays center · for the team. It is his first year on Varsity, but he has
we needed to play better." week. At time of print, the The Links then blazed on Links game against Lincoln to win their next three games. East hadn't happened yet, They pulled away with a win but I can assure you, it was a against Fremont on December good one.
commented Hicks. "Our defense is the best. We get a lot of steals, and all our games are low scoring," added Chiles Unfortunately, the first
wise, feels shooting is an area of play the team needs to work on. "When you don't get any points· in basketball,. it · tends to frustrate you, and then your defense may not play as well.
We get frustrated and we made some fouls, which we normally don't do and communication does break down," he said.
He also added · that it's not all shooting from the floor, though. "We need to im-
goals set along with some determination to be the best, the Llnks headed into the LPS Hollday Tournament with some rekindled fire and won twoof three games. "When I look back over the early games, it was a matter ofbeing consistent," Myers said. "I thiiik one of the keys was to cut down on the turnovers and play more consistently and not ·have one of those periods of a, game where you go three, four or five minutes and not ~ore. We didn't have a lot of that (in the tournament)," Myers said. Following the positive showing, Llncoln High has gone 2 and 1 for a season record of 5 wins
Senior Audra Bates dishes a pass on the baseline.
Myers felt the Journal Star's rating was a little over- · zealous, but said that high ratings are something to shoot for. ''The Lincoln rattheir third year f,lS varsity members. Both Chiles and Hicks agree that while the de-· fense has been superior, while the offense needs some im- · provement. "We be Hustlin!"
prove our freethrow shooting as well," Myers said. After three and 5 losses, at time of print. ''This team looks to be state contendet s. They certainly give it their all.'' Hicks said Myers, above all, asks the team to do just that~ "He wants us to do our best at all times, and we try. We always give 100%!" she added.
· few games were low. scoring games for the Links as well as the opponents. Chiles felt the solution · was pretty simple.. "We need to shoot morel" she said. Myers, liketough losses to top-ten rated teams Norfolk, Columbus and Lincoln Northeast by point margins of 1, 2 and 4 respectively, Lincoln High decided it was time to regroup. With new team
"The thing I like about our team is we play hard every game. We just have to learn how to do what we need to do to be successful," Myers said
January 28, 1998
inter Ball: Fun For All
Clockwise from top right: Evamarie McDowell (12), Katie Stitt (10), Nichole Malotky (11) and Nicole Jones (12) dance like it's 1999. Harley Platte (10) and .Carissa Ells (10) are decked out in
·· their best and ready to swing. Lincoln High Students cut a rug at the ball, Jennifer Balkovec (10), Kasi Rader (10), Carissa Rader (11), Bree Hilligas (10), Kelly Shields (10) right to left: Tinh Pham (10), Binh Nguyen (10), Thanh Phan (10) and friend sit and enjoy the action from the sidelines.
By Jennifer Blazek · Advocate Staff Writer
A citizenship ceremony for 72 Vietnamese members of the community was held at LHS, o_nFebruary 16, at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. '
A reception was held right after the ceremony in the cafeteria. This event granted citizenship to 72 Vietnamese people in our community.
In order to gain citizenship the candidates had to have ··lived in the United States for five years and had to pass the · citizenship test. This was a really exciting event for. many people.
English as a Second Language (ESL)Department Chair, Hilde Dale, decorated the caf-. eteria in red, white, and blue, · to represent that these people are now citizens of the United States. The ceremony happened to be on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet).
There were some parents
of students and past students recognized along with Ngu were naturalized.After the of
event. in the ceremony, including Van Phan, father of the. ceremony the concert choir The hosts and hostesses alumnus Thao Pham's mother former LHS student who died sang the National Anthem, were staff and students from and father, and Thao Tang, a in December 1998, Phuong and Voices· of Destiny sang Lincoln High, officers and former LHS student (who's two · Phan. LHS alumnus Nung "America the Beautiful." The board members of clubs, and twin brothers now attend LHS) Nong's father, Diep Thien ceremony was videotaped for student leaders of different naand her mother were recog- Nong. and Mihn Chu the fa- all of the different groups of. tionalities, like Russian, Japanized. Seniors Ha Le. and ther of another LHS student people that would like copies nese. and English students.
Nguyen Le's mother, along with Toan Tran a former ESL student and his two brothers celebrated their new ~itizenship.
Nhuong Quang Dinh is the head of the political prisoners group here irl Lincoln. He an~ his two sons attended the festivities.
Former LHS student Vanh Khahn Nguyen and her mother and father were
· Seventy-two Vietnamese Americans, including former LHS students, participated in a Citizenship Ceremony h,eld here at Lincoln High School on February 16.
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Five Students.to Prove Their Talent
During Up-Coming
By LovenaPlatte Entertainment Editor
Writing Contest
bee_n recognized this year for their poetic talents. Wrapping up a se-
There is a tradition at Lincoln mester of English classes; pr:ojects High that creates a legacy of great of composition, and vocabulary imwr.iting not only within the English provements with a writing contest Department. but· throughout the. serves Head of the English Departschool. Faculty contributors to the ment at Lincoln High, John Links Letter use what skills of eu- Heineman has been accepting nomiphony and elements of style learned nations for this years' NCTE student in their own English classes pctst. writers and the five luc:ky juniors either taught to them within the that have made it to "the playoffs" walls of LHS or elsewhere. will be writing on a to-be-annoµnced Literary journals, 'zines. compi- topic for the final selection process. lations of classwork, pirate newspa- According to· the nomination pers, and other forms of expression form. the purpose of hollding such existing at Lincoln High, as pro- an event is to "encourage high duced yearly, monthly. weekly,· school students in their writing and daily, or whenever convenient have to recognize publicly S(l)me of the built the respected name we don best student writers in the nation" when entering as sophomores. · according to the nomina1tion form
There is writing to be done The National Council for Teac~within all disciplines. This is known ers of English is a nonprofit organiby students who write lab reports zation and awards no money to parin Physics, poetry in Creative Writ- ticipants, the honor is to be listed ing. or papers detailing empirical in a boo~et_ that is sent t.o post-secresearch to be published by teach- ondary institutions to make the a,ders of Psychology. ·mission review c°.mmitte,es at _3.000
With all the experience they have colleges and junior colleges in the had over the years spent in class, United States aware of $0me of the the five juniors currently parttcipat- best student writers in _the world. · ing in. the National Council. for Along with the address list of talTeachers -of English.· Achievement ented writers is mailed a letter to enAwards in Writing contest have their courage the schools_ to admit and work cut out for them.. provide financial assista.nce to win-
When classes convene and aca- ners applying as first-year students. demics are on the mind, many stu- A word to the wise sop·homore. dents from Lincoln High seek out op~ perform at your optimum ability and portunities to become known and you just might be selected to repre- · honored by their peers. parents. and sent Lincoln High as an all-star community. wordsmith for the turn of the cen-
Several students have already tury
Photo by Jonathan Werner
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
We see them from the sidelines at football and basketball games providing entertainment for the crowd during the half time show, but these girls, who call themselves the Pomalinks, do more than what meets the eye. Along with dancing at half time, · the Pomalinks are responsible for flag routines as well. On top of their famous entertaining dances and flag routines, they also perform for several competitians through out the year. After a comparison of the dance teams at the other four high schools, it becomes evident that the Lincoln High Pomalinks are one in a million.
In almost every one of their competitions during the course of the year, the Lincoln High Pomalinks scored excellent and superior ratings They even received a gold medal for ·their performance in this
held here at Lincoln High, graphing, practicing, and they were ch·osen as the practicing some more to get best flag auxiliary line in where they are today. The the competition. But that hard work of our "drill/ isn't all. The Pomalinks dance team goes virtually also held a mini-clinic for unnoticed by the general elementary students and student body, but on the marched along side of them ·.days prior to a perfor-
the rest of the Lincoln High student body has gone home or to work for the afternoon. · ···Most extra~cirricular activities that require practice and competition would be labeled as a sport. The Pomalinks, along with the other four dance teams are labeled as activities by the Nebraska School Activities Association. Because of this title the
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competition in Florida and to march in the Orange Bowl Parade. Along with all other sports, Pomalinks are given · an opportunity to receive a letter. To letter in Pomalinks there are requirements just like any other sport. One of them is choreographing a dance to be performed during a half-time show. This means that almost all of · the dances you see during. the half time shows are choreographed by the Pomalinks themselves. Now that's talent! Try-outs for next year's Pomalinks are not financially· funded by the squad go from March 222 7. "We start right a way school system, to plan for a camp in June," and if they are said 3rd year Poma link injured they sponsor Leann Galusha, are · not al- ·. "In the summer we get up lowed to see early and come to practice the trainer. usually two to three times
·The 1998-99 Lincoln High Pomalinks end a performance in style at a city-wide expose in·December. Pomalinks were the headliners.
in the Shrine Bowl Parade. mance, ·Pomalinks can be said junior Pomalink Dani Plooster.
These superior ratings · did. not appear out of nowhere. The Pomalinks
"To us it's a sport just like any other," ·a week," she added. Depending upon the status of the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. the Pomalinks will dance ,
Due to the lack of finan- their way into March. summer's Cornhusker
seen at Lincoln High as, early as 6 a.m. They also perfect their dances every 7th perldd, and these prac,., tices usually run well after cial aid the Pomalinks Their last performance of · .· I State Games. At a march- 'spend an unprecedlnted ing event with the band, amount of time choreochose to turn down their invitations to a· national the year will be at Joynite, '· held in May
.Spirit eek Brings Out Unique Students of Lincoln High
by Beverley Hames Advocate Staffwriter
The sweet caress of the crimping iron in your hair, the Joy of wearing a toga in school, the sparkle of glit- · ter adorning the faces of your fellow students, and of course, one can't forget the lovely sight of your favorite boys all dressed up and shaking it in front of the entire school, what do all these things have in common? The answer is simple;· the start of the month of February signaled the beginning of Spirit Week at Lincoln High, a series of days, organized by Student Council, when students dress up to a variety of themes to show their school spirit
This semester's Spirit Week had a variety of crazy options for LHS students to _dress up for. It started off with the token Pajama Day on Monday, February 1. Some students went all out for this day, adorning themselves in their comfy· flannels, plush bath robes, and fuzzy slippers. Pajama Day was followed up with
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the sleeves off their sweatshirts, heating up the crimping irons, and spraying enough ·hairspray to suffocate any teenager, many students gained a respect for those insane styles of the 80s. After all, even though those styles may look ridiculous now, dressing from the 80s is a lot of work! One of the more amusing days was Wednesday's Toga Day. Students donned their best sheets, sandals, and olive leaves and went Greek for a day. The following day, Thursday, was glitter day.
A large portion of the student body adorned their faces and hair with shimmering glitter sparkling sil-
ver,. gold, and all colors of this year. Some students the rainbow. Walking · loved it, and others didn't through the halls on see what all the fuss about. Thursday, you may have Junior Beth Kenney, who noticed gl~tter was abso- dressed up for every day of lutely everywhere! It cov- Spirit Week excepting Paered lockers, clothing, Jama Day, enjoyed herself shoes, and the hallway. immensely, "My favorite One student remarked that days (of Spirit Week) were almost everyone in school · 80s Day and Toga Day beprobably had a speck of cause on. 80s Day I got to glitter somewhere on their relive my childhood image bodies, whether they of how a teenagers should wanted it or not. The final look, and I worship the day was an old standby of movie Animal House. so Spirit Week, Red and Black Toga Day was especially Day. Students adorned meaningful to me," she themselves in the school said. colors, some even painting the letters "LHS" on their cheeks.
There were mixed reactions about Spirit Week
Spirit Week's climax was the Switch Rally which took place during 4th period on Thursday, February 4. Done in its regular format, the Switch Rally served as a ·competition between the Reserve· Cheerleaders,· the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, the Varsity Cheerleaders, and everyone's fa-.
vorite, the "Pomahunks.". The Switch Rally differs from the· other yearly pep rallies in that it allows a select
few male participants to switch places with their cheerleader counterparts and dance and cheer (or at least attempt to) in front of the entire school.
Filled with pelvic gyra~ tions and sexual innuendo, the routines caused a few ra,ised eyebrows from some students, but the overall reaction was one of great enthusiasm. The audience roared in delight when a toddler ambled onto the floor during. the Reserve Cheerleader's routine.·
Seeing the Varsity Cheerleader switch participants in garish orange skirts was yet another highlight. The winners of the Switch Rally competition were the Pomahunks ·as usual. This group decided on doing the theme of "Fight Night" with the males sporting gym shorts, taped wrists, ·and black eyes. It is admittedly a bit of a stretch te say you love Lincoln High by wearing a toga and an olive leaf crown to class or for a male to dress up like a cheerleader and dance to R&B at a mandatory all-school assembly, but the motivation · still remains the same. Spirit Week and the .Switch Rally may not be for every- '. one, but both events are for Lincoln High.
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stone-washed Jeans, hoop Bre~t Zechma~ (12),_Tyler Pierce (1:), Quinton Bennet (12), Kris earrings, and. off-the-· Klaus (10), Eric Wright (12), J. S. Tidball (12), Jon Beeck (11), shoulder tops After a Harley Platte (10) and Jeremie Larkins (11) attempt a kick-line morning's worth of cutting· finale during the switch r~lly on February 11
·LHS Comes Together for Ailing Teacher, Basketball Coach
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
When Lincoln High students and faculty heard about Varsity Basketball coach and Social Studies teacher AlSchnabel's recent medical condition, the amount of support both financially and emotionally flowed from _their _ hearts.
It began with faculty members joining to build a ramp outside of his house when it was announced that he would be confined to a wheelchair. But theh organizations from all over Lincoln High began to · find ways to support Coach Schnabel at a time when he needed it the most.
During the first game that Schnabel had to miss, members of his Varsity Basketball team began to wear shirts that _ said, "We're playing for Coach Schnabel." 'They say exactly what we are doing, and that is playing for our coach," said • senior Grant Carter.
Senior Scott Worster added, "It shows that we care about our coach and that even though he's not physically there, we're still thinking about him." During his ab-
sence Assistant Coach Sam Sharpe stepped in to lead the team.
Lincoln High's Booster Club also came up with the
idea of having a chili feed; the proceeds of which went directly to the Al Schnabel Fund. "Early this fall we discussed different ways we could help out the family," said Booster Club member Sue Johnson "We thought a chili feed at a basketball game would be appropriate."
_ Lincoln Egg and Poultry provided some of the chili while the rest was purchased
by the Booster Club. The Booster Club also provided the cinnamon rolls, and Head Cook Judy Fleischmen do· nated her time and energy to cook the chili before the event began.
The chili feed raised an outstanding $4,000. "Some people who could not make it to the feed just bought tick• ets to show their support," said Secretary Anita Wood.
Lincoln High's DECA also showed support for coach Schnabel by selling their famous cookies to 4th period classes and donating_ the money raised to the Al Schnabel Fund "We baked 1,800 cookies!" said DECA sponsor Trudy Hines This project raised $1,100 with 95°/o of the 4th period classes participating.
As of January 20, 1999 Lincoln Public Schools is no longer paying for his sick leave. The Social Studies Department of Lincoln High came up with a plan to help Schnabel.
Many of the teachers in the Social Studies Department were willing to give up abo,ut 10 of their individual
sick days. The total number of days that they were willing to give, was more than enough to cover Schnabel's absence for the rest year.
However, due to medical reasons, on February 9th Coach .Schanbel resigned from his position as Social Studiesteacher and Varsity Basketball Coach here at Lincoln High. Going along with the trend · that so many other Lincoln High groups have set, the Ad- vocate decided to find yet another way to support Coach Schnabel. In this edition, you will find a coupon in honor of Coach Schnabel. lbe Advocate staff would like to encourage students to bring this coupon to Room 310
·along with a dollar. We will match every dollar that we receive up to 1OOo/oof our advertising budget for this issue.
When it was announced that Coach Schnabel needed all the support he could get, aprayer circle was organized around the Links in front of the school on February 11.
Over 20 students showed up at 6:45 a.m. to stand out in the cold and pray for the well-being of Coach Schnabel. Simple things like a sign on the marquee outside of the school that says "Get Well Mr. Schnabel" show that both the hearts and minds of Lincoln High students and faculty arewith Coach Al Schnabel. We miss you, coach.
_Students_ Learn New LanguageUsing -,,H,ailds On'' Experience
By Meghan Connett Feature Editor
We use our hands to move, pick up, clutch, and help. I like -to u.se my hands to set a volleyball.. Others use their hands to play, an instrument, paint intricate paintings, or to write deguage. "It's a worldly skill. You can use it in your everyday life," said Blassl.
The class_ will meet every_ Wednesday after school in the Media Center and also during first period on Club Day. The • class will concentrate on teach-
actions." Blassl and McGee plah on having Rick Smith, a deaf mime, come to the club and perform for them, along with having Sid Ihrig come back to speak and help with the club.
In addition to learning the scriiptive stories.
Some people actually use their hands to hold conversatiorus and communicate with others by 11.lSingsign language.
Most of these peoplehave a hearing impairment, but. here at Lincoln High many hearing students have joined the Sign Language Club to learn how to speak with their own hands.
signs, there will also be opportunities for students to practice the signs they learn in the class with people in the community.
Volunteering at local nursing homes to talk to resi-
dents who cannot hear is one way that students can use their signing skills.'There are also many deaf people, and you're going to come across at least a few in your lifetime. It's always nice· for them to have someone to talk to in their own language," Blassl also said.
Last year a sign language club was organized and taught by Sid Ihrig, The AmericanStandardSign Language Alphabet. GraphicCouresyof AlleenBlassl.
ing the students signs that can be used in conversational speech, while the club will focus on ways to take what they learn into different aspects of their lives. "Sign language is a little easier to learn that a foreign language," said-Blassl. "The signs are actually taken from everyday. be nice for them to have people to communicate with.
Currently there are no deaf students· who attend Lincoln High. but there is the possibility that there may be some students next year. Blassl said it will who was an interpreter, for then senior, -Andrew Kirst. Kirst graduated last year, so Ihrig left, - too. -During first semester there was not a sign class offered. This semester however, juniors -Alleen Blassl and Jyll McGee have set up a sign class to teach LHS students sign Ian-
There's one more motion that a hand can make: the action of holding a hand. Leaming sign language is about building that bridge_to understanding and "of.course, sign is just cool,"Blassl said. -
.Students Gain Experience in
by Jamie Clark Opinion Editor
Lincoln High offers a variety of classes that enable students to explore their interests, but not many people know of a class that is offered where you earn credit and experience in the field in which you are interested.
This class is called Educational Participation In the Community (EPIC).
Students in the class explore their career options by interning at the job site of their choice.
This is similar to work study except that this is done during school and is unpaid. Dick Patterson, EPIC sponsor, helps each student determine what careers interest them and then makes the connections necessary to get them placed.
"After you are an. intern," Patterson said, "you ~now if the career is right for you. You do not buy shoes without trying them on."
Senior Leann Hyatt interacts with students at Elliot Elementary
High students are participating in EPIC. They are interning at sites such as Elliott Elementary School, Lincoln Building and Safety Department, and· Lancaster Manor.
Senior Seyward Schacher is interning at Lincoln General Hospital in the p.ediatrics depart-
ment. "I love it," she said. "It's so much fllln to work with the ba- · bies. I want to go into Pre-med next year, so EPIC is a really good way of galining experience in a hospital setting and making sure it's what I want to do."
The EP'IC program began 20 years ago when Aldie Johnson, Lincoln High basketball coach and social studies teacher, started the program for volunteerism.
Until this year, when Southeast started an internship program, Linc:oln High was the only Lincoln school to offer this opportunity
Junior. Shannon Paul enjoys making a difference at her internship site, Project Youth of Lincoln. "I've learned a lot," she
said. · "I've gained knowledge I couldn't have gotten in school."
Most students intern during 6th and 7th periods, but it is possible to set up internships during any two consecutive periods or after school.
It is offered for a quarter, semester or full year. The credit received for the class is the same as any other class, 2.5 per period per quarter.
EPIC is an elective. class, which means it doesn't fill a graduation requirement.
The class is available to any 11th or 12th grader who has taken Careers, has transportation to and from work sites, and can represent Lincoln High well.
For more information see Dick Patterson in room 203.
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by Heather Rich,ey Advocate Staff writer
the tree days of Shrovetide. It is the time in which preparation for Ash Wednesday and the fast. of ' Lincoln High School students have celebrated Mardi Gras.
· Only, they did not going down to ' Louisiana. Mademoiselle Weiner, the French Club sponsor, had a traditional Cajun dinner at her home February 16th for her students. The dinner consisted of
Gumbo, Jambalaya, and a special dessert. Participants in the club were asked to bring a Cajun dish if possible.
The members made traditional masks and beaded necklaces at the get together. During the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans there are many parades. Masks are worn by the people in the parades on floats. Beaded necklaces are thrown to people in the street. Additionally, the members of the French Club talk~·d about the French influence on Louisiana and France's use of Louisiana as a penal colony.
Mardi Gras is the pre-Lenten festival celebrated in Roman Catholic countries and communities. However, not only Catholic people celebr·ate on Shrove or "Fat" Tuesday and/or Mardi Gras as it is commonly called. There are people from all over the world who go to the famous celebrations for Fat Tuesday.. The most famous festivals are in New Orleans, Loui- · siana; Sidney, Austria; Cologne, Germany; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Nice, France.
The French are said to have traditionally started the celebration. The celebration is the last of
Lent, a very strict religious period, take place. Catholic;~ m_ay not eat · -
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any meat or other animal proteins · on Fridays during Lent. They may eat fish and cheese, though.
Lent is the period of fasting and penitence commonly observed by Christians prior to Easter. The length of the Lenten fast, in which partakers eat sparingly, was established in the 4th century as 40 days
There is a story that· in 1827 students from France might have started the tradition in New Orleans when coming home from Paris. The students donned masks and costumes and threw flowers at spectators in the streets. This story is popular for those who live in New Orleans
In present times people take the opportunity to share in the festivities and merry making by indulging in food and beverages, typically alcoholic, For a full week people partake by dancing in. the streets, observing parades, seeing pageants, looking at marvelous floats, going to masked balls, and seeing ornate costumes.
If you missed th·e celebration this year by not wearing beads to • school, there is. always next year to show your spirit and pride. It could be fun!
If beads 'are not your fancy maybe a feather boa would spice up your wardrobe. Mardi Gras comes but once a year so why not have a little fun?
·Professional restling No .Longer ust A Cult Classic?
By Kevin Howell Graphics Editor ·
With · names like "Raw is War" and "Monday Night Nitro," it's no wonder why people like professional wrestling. People like "Ric Flair," "Macho Man," .·and "'Hulk' Hogan" have dominated the pro wres- · tling ring for the past decade or so. The tradition of wrestling has been · around ·for ·a long time, and it seems it ·will be around for a while longer.
One of the ·most prominent people in the wrestling circuit several years ago was "Andre the Giant." Standing over
"soap opera for the man." · -. Two · main wrestling groups monopolize most of the business. One, World Championship Wrestling · (WCW) is well known for characters ·like "Hollywood ·· Hogan," "The Giant" (Andre the giant's son), "Kevin Nash." and "Scott Hall."
The WCW is split into · two supposed factions ; the main body of the WCW and the New World Order (NWO). These two groups are con ~ stantly at war with ·each other. adding spice and confusion to the whole shebang.
How long will this trend last? ·Though professional wrestling is obviously fake, a · seven feet tall and weighing in at about a quarter of a
· Photo courtesy ofwww.wwf.com · The World Wrestling Federation (WWF), on the other hand, still sticks with the one-on-one routine, where the groups remain fairly small. Some of the
main players in this association are Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWF, "Stone Cold Steve Austin," who ·s face you see on a good number oft-shirts, and the ''Un° dertaker," the undead character who has been around since the early '90s. Yet all is not simple in the WWF. "Degeneration X," among other small groups. reek havoc on each other. There is betrayal and backstabbing, which -has been go- · ing on when pro wrestling started quite a number of years ago.
· tort, he was considered by some to be the eighth wonder of the world. cally changed gears since that innocent, straight-forward time. Wrestling now lot of us still watch it with · · all the fervor of little kids and their Saturday morning cartoons. ·· But wrestling has drasti ~ could be best described as a ·
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Austin Lounge Lizards ow Down Bluegrass Hoedown
By Lovena Platte Entertainment Editor
· hats in Texas when nO)t on tour.
"We heard the call when we were small. not content. nor meant for
Popular music· hitting the air- diggin' ditches. Too firivowaves in Lincoln does not always lous for the mines and combine the richest of musical in- mills. we hit the road for struments into its repertoire of thrills. with. a banjo, a sound. Bands from the Ozarks, and cheap suit, and a shtarpother, deeper southern states, unite dressed chicken, seekin' fiddles, banjos. mandolins. dulci- riches." This first verse of mers. and the occasional pedal steel "Rocky Byways," a song ·guitar with the consistency of string found on Employee of the bass and guitar for the innovation Month, is a piece from the of their music. most recent recording by
Country music is a large hat the Austin Lounge LiZards. resting upon styles of Folk, Western A satirical bunch of Swing, Honky-Tonk, and Bluegrass, rowdy old men, this Blue-: among others. Although some of the grass band has cut several more urban folk music fans look albums expressing andl emdown their noses at country music, bodying backcountry music they seem to have an appreciation and mayhem. Having been for the particular style of Bluegrass. ·exposed to limi_ted.airplay Son:ie popular bands of eras past on Lincoln's community rasuch as Poco and the Eagles have dio station.· KZUM 89.3 on derived their own sounds from Blue- the FM dial, I expectedi firegrass. works of hilarity from their
As for the tradition of Bluegrass "new" album. (Although remusic, with its Yankee nasal vocal- leased a year ago, I suppose ists in two- or threecpart harmony,_ the recording can be considthe illustrious three-fingered banjo· ered new.) picking. and mandolin sounds influ- My anticipation was met enced by southern Black fiddle play- with a lucky-thirteen track ers, there is a new trend among the disk of silliness calledi Employee of younger generation of players to go the Month (Sugar Hill Records, Febelectric. One Bluegrass band in par- ruary 1998). Most of the newest ticular that shies away from the country singers put me to sleep with cords' a11clplugs; yet maintains the their songs of woe and wanton decurrent of cadence through explo- struction. so the opening track "Stusive lyrics of laudable wit is the Aus- pid Texas Song" evoked a bit.of cynitin Lounge Lizards. who.hang their cal laughter. My enjoyment in-
creased exponentially from "Flatnose, the Tree-Climbing Dog" to "Leonard Cohen's Day Job" until
ground nuclear testing 'round here. Momma don't· allow no aboveground nuclear testing 'round here. We don't care what Momma don't allow BOOM."
Just the ' idea that such a song exists is · enough to. make a person want to go out and buy it. With that in mind. boogy on down to the record store and pick your-
Graphic Courtesy of Sugar Hill Records self up a copy of Employee of the Month by the Austin Lounge Lizards. Should you not find yourself impressed with the critique on atomic warfare, there are reaching song twelve. "Momma other songs on this newer album as Don't Allow," which is most wildly well as five other CDs marketed for combustable. The LiZards take an purchase old country favorite and put a When finding yourself hooked on smashing good spin on it. The eh- ·.·thJ'Lizard sound. there are some tire song lasts about 45 seconds and other venues and musicians worth goes a little somethin' like this: volumes of black gold (that's Texan "Momma don't allow no above- for oil if you didn't know). "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," written by the Foggy Mountain Boys. is a song that most people recognize from that old TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies." Although they were likely the most popular Bluegrass band while together. they were not pioneers of the sound. Bill Monroe. the father of Bluegrass music, played with his brother on the "Grand Ole Opry" for awhile before their band split. The Monroe Brothers ·evolved with Earl Scruggs (banjo). Lester Flatt (guitar). Chubby Wise (fiddle), Cedric Rainwater (bass), and Bill Monroe's mandolin as The Blue Grass Boys. named after Monroe's home state of Kentucky
Ut.ah Phillips. who also has a perspective of social criticism. talks politics to the tune of Folk music, and has some inspiringly anarchistic things to say. Ani Difranco recently mixed ·a CD with tidbits of Phillips· performances over the years called The Past Didn't Go Anywhere.
Much like Joan Baez, another Folk singer of times past, the political messages Phillips' work is wrought with are what he is known for. Although new to me, l have already developed a loyal-listener attitude towards th<~wit and integrity of Utah Phillips' narrative expression.
These are just a few names to keep in mind next time you're tuning the dial or walking the aisle at the music store.
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by Evan Littrell Editor-In-Chief
may choose from a variety of daily bagel selections as well as Kid sized mini bagels for the smaller appetite. They also offer 15 flavors of cream cheese and several other toppings fo_rbagels. Bagels and Joe also offers over ten choices of san,dwich com- gredients are also appealing The relaxing and conversing over a cup bos and even a lunch meal serve.ct coffee selection available makes of java. with chips, salad and large drink Brueggers a true hallmark of cof- · All-in-all, if you want to As tantalizing as · that · fee shops. have more than just a cup of cofsounds, bagel sandwiches are Somewhat new to the Linnothing new to the crew coln bagel and coffee shop scene "··at Brueggers Bagels, • is Big Apple Bagels and Brewsters located at 13th and ·g· Coffee, located across the street streets and also on from Gateway Mall at Lyncrest and 70th and 'A' streets. ·o·streets. This gallery of bagels At Brueggers, explor- comes to Lincoln with a big weling the ever-expanding pos- come. Big Apple Bagels offers a sibilities of a bagel sandwich are delicious variety of bagels, and a daily experiments. Their exploration has paid off. I would recommend the club due to its wholesome goodness, and healthy, good taste. The fresh and quality inlarge sele.ction of coffee's from around the world. Along with the wonderful food, Big Apple and Brewsters offer a very non-New York environment for sitting down, fee in a dark, smoky coffee shop, you'll appreciate the emergence of Bagels and Joe, Brueggers Bagels and Big Apple Bagels and Brewsters Coffee. If I had to pick one to be the best, I would pick Bagels and Joe because of their speed and efficient service, along with the courtesy of their employees and the cleanliness of the environment (not that the other places were dirty or anything). Bagels and Joe just had that overwhelming sparkle.
104 NO. 6
By Joel Green · Sports Editor
Fabulous Faculty, who have won ·the tournament for the last 12
Chris Wright and Eli Brown and · ceived from Science teacher Barb Specail Ed. teacher Bob Merced. Saathoff. years. Donna Straight, and Schawn Marr, The other intramural sports for the
·What do you think of when you The rules for intramural bas- who also work in the Secail Ed. de- springinctudevolleyball. softballand sochere the names Newts in Combat, ·ketball are as follows. There are partmen t · as well as Work ·Study cer. There is a slight problem with havToo Good, Foul Play, and the two twenty minute halves dur- Specail Ed. teacher Dan Champoux ingenough people for intramural soccer Fabulous Faculty? They sound like ing a 40 minute game, with two are also involved in keeping score, because IRS soccer runs at the same ·the name of bands, but ·they are · minute intermissions between etc "With everybody we've got, it · time. Bowling continues on into the not. These names could only mean the halves, no time outs. and a helps out a lot," said Brestel, • spring, and volleyball normally gets · · that it.ts time for Lincoln High In- clock that runs continuously. The season started January 27, · enoughpeopletosignupandplay. Soft- · · trarnural Basketball. The Varsity, This leads to fast-paced games and the last game was on February 1·1. · ball has had a hard time finding people JV, and Reserve teams are picked, that many people who are hang- Atoumamentiscurrentlybeingheld.and tosignupoverthelastcoupleofyears, and the people who are left. as well ·.ing around after school like to the season ends the first of March. The but that is hopefully going to change.
as many .-0ther Lincoln High stu- watch and enjoy. This year, games are held in the West Gym after Intramural sports are excellent af- · •· dents that just want to play bas- players must check in and show school. The Faculty automatically ad- · ter school activities that also provide ketball, get teams together and get · student ID's before games. This .· vanced to the finals. · a chance for students to earn P.E. r the games going. · has been added to the rules be- Another in,tramuralsport t :hat credit.YoucanreceiveoneP.E.credit • /· Players may only play on one cause according to Jac k Brestel, has been incteasingly popular is per intramural activity, but you must team, and must follow all Intrarnu- head of all LHS Intramurals, bowling. About 25-30 students, who show up to 70°10of the games. If you / ral Sports rules. Ten teams signed people who didn't attend Lincoln ;are intramural bowlers, show up at ever have extra time after school, up this year; They included the High in the past have tried to Sun Valley Lanes on any given night. come and watch football players, Newts in Combat, Outlaws, come in and play. "Bowling is probably one of the fast- baseball players; old Lincoln High Burner, Too Good, Foul Play, Down · The officials are Specail Ed. est growing things we're doing right basketball players and teachers talk South, Bomb Squad, the Hustlers, teacher Fred Simpson, ·History now," said Brestel. Information trash to each other, all while enjoyThem Doggs, and of course the teacher Jack Brestel, seniors · about Intramural Bowling can be re- ing the fun of sports.
By Chris Lathen Staff Writer
lessyouwereaLadyHuskerfan. wasnodifferen1t. The Huskers went found it hard to keep "home Sanderford started his career at 16-0 at home, and 21-1 O overall. grown" ·talent here in Nebraska , Year after year the Nebraska UNL with alarge promotional Also, Sanderfor1dbrought new hope ··Some great talent that is now · Cornhuskers women's basketball campaign to el~ate the :·atten- and fans to the p>rogram wJth 17 con~ within Nebraska's grasp is from
· programs have fallen short ~f ' dance at games ' Television, ra- ·· secutive weeks : in · the Assoc i ated the Seuth Stov~ Ctty cardinals, their motto, "Dedicated to Excel~ dlo and newspaper advertise- Press Top 25 · · USA 'tqday's 10th ranked high lence." Knov1ing this, Director of ···tnents paid off for Sanderford. Now Sanderford must avoid the school teams in America. curAthletics Bill Byrne found that it The. effects on the team of more · "sophomore jinx" for 1999, and he rently Nebraska enjoys great play was time for a new head coach for fans at the Bob Devaney Sports has been succe :ssful so far; Going from former South Sioux City playthe Lady Huskers. Since that Center,· provide Nebraska play- 5-6 in the Big XII, and 16-8 overall, · ers Charlie Rogers and Candace change 19 months ago, Nebraska ers with the knowledge that Ne- the Huskers will be in the ·Big XII • Blackbird. has created a nationally known braska is behind them. tournament and hope to make the With success a reality, and · womeQ's basketball team. In 16 seasons Sanderford .· "Big Dance" this March · · · great opportunitiestocome, the Lady .·Paul Sanderford's arrival from has never had a losing season Before Coach Sanderford caine to Huskers are a team to watch. With atWestern Kentucky was almost as head coach. ·His first year as Nebraska, and the program's new tendance up 750; 0 rnany Nebraskans unnoticed by Nebraska fans un~ the head coach of the Huskers · found success, Nebraska recruiters seem to agree.
AMEX Offers Learning Alternative
By Nicole Linke Journalism I Reporter
· A class that is fun is every student's wish. A class with lots of homework is every student's n®:itmare. How · about a class where fun and hornework is combined? Sounds like a class that has a love, hate relationship with its students.
That very class is The American Experience,· also known as AMEX. It consists · The three teachers teach some of the stress we put the of two periods coveringAmeri- the American Experience dif- kids under." can History and English 10. ferently than other classes - She also said, "Many kids Ti1.e American Experience it's backwards! Traditionally, tell us that it's the first time also counts as a literature history classes are taught they really had friends in and composition course. from earliest in history to school." AMEX is a class that is present and the classes look Students. in AMEX get a more than a class. Mr. Ross at causes then effects. sense of acceptance and comTegeler, Mrs. Nancy Grant- AMEX goes from the fort in the class. ,Also, beColson, and Mrs. Judy present. this year they started cause AMEX is two periods Strand's goals are not only to with affirmative action. and long, the class gets to take increase knowledge but to moves backwards to the lots of field trips by bus and also teach thinking skills, in- 1800s. walking. crease vocabulary, teach the Instead of cause and ef-
under a lot of stress. Their watching the students. What · reason is that they believe the other teacher misses every student can get and A might be picked up by the or B even if it means redoing other teacher. Both Strand an assignment. and Tegeler s~id that they · Tegeler put it into per- have helped many kids with spective when he said, "Our issues and special needs. experience has been that if Now, lets hear about fun. you establish high expecta- The teachers try to have fun tions for students the over with their students. Strand whelming majority of them said, " We believe that if we like it and respond very post- can teach kids to have fun tively." with each other that reduces
Other fun activities inimportance of being kind to feet the class focuses on the elude poetry days where a each other. make future lead· effects and then has students· week is devoted to poems the ers. and. create a sense of speculate on the causes. The students share.. During that community in the classroom. teachers so far have not got- time the students can bring Strand commented that ten very many complaints snacks for the class to share. another goal was that the stu- , about their method. ·· •'•J The teachers thinkAMEX uenLs 1earn tnat t11e1r ·pt:1 - · · · ni1 ·auvar1tage·arm·a• u11c · · '"' nn • 1nte1c::,rcrrrg »c1ass. spective is not the only per- ference in the AMEX class is Tegeler says, "It's still a great spective on any issue in the that it is team taught. The fun for me. I really enjoy the discussion." teachers feel that it allows class. I think it is safe to say
Strand and Tegeler admit · them to be more effective be- I've learned as much or more that they put their students· cause two teachers are from my students in that
New
Start Time Considered
Students, staff to get extra minutes of sleep
By James Baldus Journalism I Reporter
start time back a little bit to help, hopefully make it better so students learn a little Attention all sopho- better, we will probably do mores, juniors and return- that."
ing seniors. Next year you The main problem with can come to school at 8 a.m. the new schedule, according and not be counted as tardy to Wortman, wastransporto your first period class. · tation.
The administration is "Transportation is a con-. considering a plan that ·•cern" because city busses · would move the start of pick up students before and school to 8 a.m. after school, and the stu- · The administration de- dents transfer to other bus-· veloped the plan last year. ses. "But I think those are The faculty then took a vote. things we can work out."
The staff members voted to · If the starting time is try starting at 8 a.m. moved back 20 minutes, the "I don't want to say it is end of th~.day would need a hundred percent," said ·to be. moved back twenty Principal Mike Wortman. "It minutes, too. looks like we are probably If that is the case, ·"We going to do it." would get out at 3:05 p.m.,"
Randy Ernst's Psychol- Wortman said. "But I would ogy class did a study last like to just round it off and year showing the effects the say we would be done at time of, day had on a three, so that is what I am student's learning. Ernst trying to do."
said, "Almost everybody · Lincoln High senior and doe!:3better when it is later Student Council President in the day." Ingrid Naumann said, "All "We should not lose track the research done shows it of our primary mission, would be very beneficial." which is to educate." Said Lincoln High junior and Ernst, · "We should F>tart at Student Council Treasurer, nine, I would vote for ten, Emily Chen said, "I would though."· like starting at eight." Chen Wortman said, "If there added, "I could use the exis a way we can ·move the tra time to sleep."
class over the last seven years than they. probably learned from me."
Attack survivor worked to save father's killer
By Nie Fogerty Journalism I Reporter
as her father answered the door. · Bosler heard the strangest sound come from her father's mouth.
Suzanne Bosler is a world renowned activist against the death penalty. Bosler came to Lincoln Nebraska to help stop the execution of Randy Bosler came to investiga.te and saw her father being stabbed~sler tired to
Reeves, who is sentenced to sa.ve her father and was beexecµtedonJanuaryl4th. stabbed in the head. Bosler
Bosler was asked to come played dead while her assailto Nebraska by Paula· ant James Bernard Campbell Hutchinson who is Reeves rummaged ·through the defense attorney. Bosler's house looking for money. story. starts on December Ca111pbellfinally left and 22nd 1986 in Miami Florida, Bosler was able to call for Bosler and her father Rev. · help. Bosler was taken to the Billie Bosler came home in hospital and was not told of the afternoon from Christ" her fathers death until the mas shopping. doctors where sure she would
The Bosler's lived in a make it, because the doctors bad neighborhood, Rev _where afraid if she knew of Bosler was there to help, to her fathers death she would · make the community a bet- give up and die. ter place.
Bosler survived and after
The .Bosler's ,gave food a week she was notified of her arid clothing to people in need father's death she was yellin the community. That af- ing and crying and felt like ternoon Suzanne listened she wanted to die. from the back of the house Campbell went on trial
three times, and Bos!er was under the District attorney of Florida.
Bosler got in touch with a victims rights attorney who explained to Bosler her rights: When Bosler was cal-ledto the,· stand as a witness in the third trail, when the prosecutor asked Bosler her occupation she said "I'm a h.airdresser and activist of the death penalty."
James Bernard Campbell got sentenced to four consecutive life terms instead~f death. "I do not want him out of prison, he belongs in there · and that is a fact," said Bosler
Bosler has been traveling the world speaking out against the death penalty, and asking people to sign a bible that she plans to give to Campbell, Bosler has also started a Bible for Reeves and plans to give it to him.
A'l)VOC fl<l2
FEBRUARY25, 1999
By Heather Richey Dunn
I
Joumalism
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come out in the alte1r-
native song "Stanley." Sean
Most people assume bar- Dunn is the guitarist. and he gains to be bad things. They does vocals. Dan Horowitz is assume this because they on the bass, and he, too. dores wonder why the items are at vocals. Patrick such a low price. Some bar- " T i g g e. r " gains can be bad, but other Ferguson is on ones are great deals. Have you the drums and ever wondered what was on Mike Mantione is some of those cps in the bar- a vocalist and · gain racks at various music. guitar player. All stores? The bargains can be the guys rock out found by rummaging though· in the song "Shut the racks and looking for in- · Me Off.". The teresting things to enjoy. Lots song is meant to of different types of music can be played loud: be found of the racks from The lyrics start country, hip-hop, classical. off "Turn it up. / rap, and alternative. etc. I love this part. / The soundtrack to "Naked It's been so long in New York" is great. It has since we sang such artists as The Ramones along. /It gives ·and Seal, whom you probably me goosebumps know, but it also has some to hear that cry. / wonderful artists you might Here's the part not have heard of like Acid where we say Test. Their song "Shake" can good-bye to all the also be found on their album rules that have me down." "Drop." "Plesent Tense" by There is also a "lighter" Tripmaster Monkey is great song called "Connect Thte too. It has a smooth rock Dots" that is not so rock-like. sound and its lyrics are. "I re-. It's a good one, though. member something. / I would Mantione goes solo on iit. teUyoubutlcan't. I Somehow "Connect the dots upon rny I've been here. I This all face. I Number by number a seems toofamiliar now. / Old pattern emerged. / Whto friends with new words say to wears it well under disgrace? ·. me you've changed and yet I And who I can tell is takim.' 1 JJ84'r:e5c.fW.tfy! ~arne." It ca.n. ffi.1:Jplace. In your handhelld
Marley doing "LivelyUp Yourself." After you listen to this you'll want to go to Jamaica, man.
"Redux '92: Live In Japan"
was an interesting buy to say the least, but it was not really for me. It might be something a person in their late 30s or early 40s might appreciate better. Redux is rock music with some different kinds of sounds mixed in to it. The members of the band are Roger Powell on the key- ·. board. Kastm Sulton on the · guitar, Willie Wtlcox un the drums, and Todd Rundgren on vocals.
•··•Be·round 6n'tfie·a16uin"Faster •1:n.e'powe'r•·;roo:"·1t 1s gooo'oeThan Dwight'' by Tripmaster cause the listener can hear Monkey. These are just some Mentione's slow expressive of the great· artists on the voice when they listen to soundtrack. "Connect The Dots."
The album "Gasolina!" is If you're into reggae another good buy. It's by Five- you're going to love 'The Best Eight. The sweet sounds of of Reggae Volume One." It has Mike Mantione and Sean ·reggae greats such as Bo,b
The ''Freejack Soundtrack" is a good one to ·turn up the volume. The song "Hit Between The Eyes" by the Scorpions is a good one to rock to although its opening
orth It?
line is kind of cneesy. "Late has a mix of songs on it off at night when you're all alone, other albums that are pretty take a ride to the danger good One is "No Mermaid" ··zone." "Emotional. Earth- by Sinead Lohan off the alquake" has good lyrics to bum "No Mermaid." It inback its sound. eludes the lyrics "We went It's by 2 die 4. down to the edge of the water. You '11 be / You were afraid .to go in. / headbanging in You say there might be sharks no time. even out there in the ocean. /And I though these saic;l I'm only going for a sounds are not swim / And I was swimming your traditional around in a circle. / I wasn't head banging always in view./ You said we songs. The might get into redjlag danger. song "Interna- /And I'm alone when I'm not tional Bright with you " This song was reYoungThing" by cently on an episode of "FeJesus Jones will licity" on the WB Television make you Channel. On Sinead's U.S. groove. It starts · Tour, in the fall of 1998, she off "Please intro- had Maurice Culligan on keyduce yourself. I boards, Danny Byrt on Shock the world .· drums, Karl Breen on guitars, with what we and Noel Barrett on bass. must." The song "Acid House Who ever Killed Rock and Roll" by heard of getting Space Monkeys from the ala· CD with every bum "The Daddy of Them All" issue of a magazine? With is a great altera/rock song. "CMJ New Music" that isjust The group Black Eyed Peas what you'll get. Twelve maga- sings it out on the song zines and twelve CDs for "Fallin' Up." It can also found $39.95. On "Volume 64 - on the album "Behind The December 1998" there are Front." It's the "softer" of rap two songs I can notlive with- songs on the CD. Black Eyed out. "Sweetest Thing" by U2 Peas draw on the music of and "My Favourite Game" by hip-hop. Latin. and jazz funk Cardigans. Asian Dub for most of their songs. Foundation's song "Buzzin" is You can find bargains in ·a great one. too. '"Candyman" many places. Bargain racks, by Kahimi Karie reminds me used CD stores. and garage of a female Elmo. "Dressed sales can be good places to Up Llke Nebraska" is a sweet look. Places give out promoone for all us Nebraskans. tional CDs also sometimes. It's by Josh Rouse. Most of the CDs that were "Reaction" is a promo- talked about earlier run anytional CD put together by where from free to about Kenneth Cole clothing line. It $7.50.
Young Varsity restler Has Future
By Steve Logan Journalism I Reporter
You might know Kevin
Myles as one of the Lincoln High Soccer Players. Now he is also a Lincoln High Varsity Wrestler.
Myles stands 5'6 and weighs 135lbs which is the weight class he wrestles in.
He is a junior at Lincoln High who has just started to ·wrestle this year.
His sophomore year he was on JV for Lincoln High Soccer.
Myles got into the sport of wrestling because he was asked by His Spanish teacher. Bob Orta. He said, "Wrestling is a tough sport to be in. It takes a lot of conditioning and training to last."
For a newcomer Myles has won just about all of his matches by pinfall.
Pinfall is where you pin your opponent's shoulders on the mat until the referee counts him out and blows
the whistle.
At Southeast Tuesday the 15th he won by techfall. Techfall is where you beat
Kevin Myles (11)
your opponent by 15 points and the ref calls the match. Myles' record so far in this season is 6-2 which is good for a beginner in the sport.
I talked to Coach Bob Orta about what he thinks about Kevin's quick learning skills and what he thinks will become of him in the rest of the season.
He said, "Kevin has an 1thletic ability and he is using it to his advantage. Kevin is a very fast learner and he has overcome most beginners." said Coach Orta.
People might see him dif- · ferently and underestimate him. but according to Coach Orta "He is strong, quick, and intelligent."
Myles has improved his · technique. "He improved quickly with half the season left," said Coach Orta. · "If Kevin l5-eepsworking hard he will improve more."
In his spare time Myles listens to music, watches TV, and works· at Holiday Skate World.
"I plan to finish out a good season and maybe go to state." He added, "After this ·season is over. and after soc• cer season, I plan to be back."
• Coach Orta is one of the wres;:ling coaches and a Spanish teacher.
Lincoln High Students Rally for Human ·ghts
By Amanda Carman lived on the scene, they found a Journalism I Reporter suitcase hallway inside the door.
The United Nations Dec- They assumed the suitcase may laration of Human Rights havebelongedtothewomanthat states, "Whereas disregard had been screaming. Officer and contempt for human Minard bumped the suitcase rights have resulted in bar- and it exploded. He died inbarous acts which have out- stantly. raged the conscience of man- An arrest warrant was iskind and the advent of a sued for Duane Peak, a fifteen world in which human beings year old Omaha boy accused of shall enjoy freedom of speech placing the bomb at the house. and belief and freedom froin fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people".
On December 4, organizers held a rally at the Nebraska State Penitentiary to begin the Human Rights Day wee·kend event. On December 5 Human Rights Day Events took place at the University of Nebraska Lincoln East Campus Union.
The goal of the day was to educate people about the injustices and abuses in other countries and in the United States. Workshops were conducted and speakers discussed topics ranging from gay and lesbian lights to racism.
There were 105 people at the prtson rally,. several of them were students from LincolnHigh. The · rally focused on two of Nebraska's political ptisoners, Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen weLanga (for111erlyknown as David Rice) and Ed Poindexter.
Poindexter and Mondowere leaders of an Omaha branch of the Black Panther Party that was formed in 1969 after an Omaha police officer shot and killed a 14 year old African Amertcan girl. The girl was playing with her friends when the police arrtved. she got scared and ran. An officer shot her in the back of the head and killed her. The officer was fined $500 and was allowed to return to work the next day. ·Poindexter and
When he was arrested he admitted to setting the bomb. After being interrogated for several · days and threatened with the electric chair. he then claimed Ed Poindexter and Mondo put ·him up to doing this.
When the trial first began, Peak denied their involvement. After a recess he returned and appeared to have been beaten. He then said Mondo and ·Poindexter were involved. The jury found Poindexter and Mondo guilty of first degree murder and sentenced them to life in prtson without parole.
Many people believe Poindexter and Mondo were framed because of their involvement in the Black Panther Party. Although they were found guilty, they have always maintained their innocence.
Lincoln High School English teacher Mary Dickinson helped organize the rally and the Human Rights Day events.
Dicltjnson who was a junior in an Omaha high school when the bombing took place, has been involved in the case for 12 years. She believes in Mondo ·and Poindexter's innocence and feels strongly that more people need to get involved.
• "For some reason people get Silcomplacent. If something d~sn't involve them directly, theJ don't do things, which irrt" tatesme but what they don't understan.d is this injustice does affect them," she said. "It affects
Smokers Speak About Stereotypes
By Amanda Werner Journalsim I Reporter
How would you feel if the police and school officials always harassed you? How would you feel if people labeled you a "troublemaker" because of where you hang out? You'd probably feel like some of the students who hang around at "smokers car-. ner" located at 22nd and J Street.
· "I think that it is totally
from the police officers who dents. who hang around are often at .Lincoln High. there. There are some people, Dreith says that the police however, who would disagree sho,uld treat everyone equally. with that statement. They say "Th,ey should lay off of us and that by. standing out on the treat us like they do everyone corner smoking, we are givelse," she said. ing Lincoln High a bad repu-
What is the fascination witlh the corner? Why do so many students flock there everyday and stand there in the freezing cold? Most studeruts stand there to smoke, bec:ause smoking isn't altation.
stupid how people stereotype low1ed on campus, but there smokers," Sophomore Sharie are also some students who LaTurno said. Senior Sunny are there to talk with their Dreith also agrees that the friends.
However, if we are giving Lincoln High a bad reputation by showing students stand-
Mondo helped for111the Omaha an.of us. nut just because they · stereotypes about smokers ing around, how are we supposed to give Lincoln High a good reputation? Everyone already knows that no matter what we do, no matter how · many students are standing out there, Lincoln High will
As to why so many stu- always have a bad reputation. Black Panther Party as an act of hide their l,eads and don't pay ·self-defense.
On August 17, 1970 Officer Lany Minard, an Omaha police officer,was killed by a bomb hid-. den in a suitcase. The Omaha police department was investigating a call to 911 they received. The caller claimed they heard a woman screaming in a vacant house. The surroundingneighbors say they never heard any screaming. When the policear-
attention to it doesn't mean it's notaffectingthem. It'sourcountry, our race relations. It affects eveiything," Dickinson said.
For more information about this case talk to Ms. Dickinson or visit http:// www.geocities.com/Atheris/Forum/27 l 7 /911.htm where there is a Sl.lIIlIIlaIYof the c;ase. transcripts of the trial, and the 911 call.
are ,vrong. ''Just because there are fights on the corner, doesn't mean it's the smokers' fault," she said.
Of course, not everyone who stands on the corner smokes, but all the students who hang there feel they are treated with nothing but disrespect and hostility from the people in the community. The majority of that disrespect and hostility, they say, comes
deruts stand there, we may nev1erknow. Until there is anoth1er place for students to ·hang out, they will continue to go there, and nothing will stoJP them, especially not the ·polj[ce, .who have tried many of times to get students to go somewhere else and find something better to do. What's so bad about hanging out on the comer?
·Nothing, according to the stu-
It was here before we came to Lincoln High and it will continue to be here after we leave. Sophomore Melissa Halte, who has been smoking since she was 11 years old, sumed it up by saying, " I don't think it is anybody's business if we smoke or not. Why should · they care? Anyways, it's our lives we're ruining." Now there are some words to live by.
By Meghan Carr Journalism I Reporter
• FEBRUARY 25, 1999
"be" anymore. Who you are ago may ·riot be 'in' today and · around not really standing · are the better. I just don't see and who you choose to be as shoes that you blew $150 on out from anything. · any of this nonsense. Call me ' a person is no longer ·a state (that you probably don't even · · It is hard to be different · old fashioned. call me square,
Today it seems like every- of mind. There always has to like) are suddenly and with- when everyone else is trying · call me unhip. call me what- , where you look someone is · be that clear definition for out warning last week's to be different in exactly the ever you want, I just think telling you to do this, buy others to identify you: If you shoes. My $25 · Converse same way. it's crazy. that. listen to this, dori't eat · wear this, then you must be brand Chucks have lasted me
Today's ideals of utter The importance of clothes that. Just about every food on that, if you wear that then you two years, and I'm not broke, and absolute beauty, in my and accessories of the '90s themarkettodayboastsLow arethis.Noneofitmakesany either ··· · opinion. are incredibly · hasgottenwayoutofcontrol. Fat, Low Cholesterol, Fat · · Now don't get me wrong, · warped. We can thank our It wouldn't be so bad if the · Free. and 'Lite· labels. I'm not bashing fads and media and hours upon hours fads weren't so down right · America wants a good style completely. · of Miss America Pageants, · ugly! In my opinion, 80% of time. _ but we don't really want · ·I do like some things pointless MTV videos. and the apparel that's out there to pay for it. \Ve want the new- that are so called 'fash~ page after page of fashion today is just terrible. est technology at the cheap- ionable' and ·groovy' (or ·magazines. If you want to conform to · estprtce,andwewantitnow. should that be cool?). l Skinny, and altogether fashion'scrazyrules,thendo Amertcans don't want to wait just can't see spending goofy-looking, done-up it. lf you choose to be an in-
,i a whole two minutes to cone $80 on pants, $45 on a women strut around in dividual or imitate 'The Beaunect to someone on-line half- shirt and $90 on shoes. I things that could probably tiful People. ·.then go right 1 way across · the world. we · will _pay for quality. but get you arrested and that's ahead, but do it only because want it as fast ?S humanly sense! Why do we crave such rarely, if ever for a fad. My fashion? To squeeze into de- you want to. possible.
· · '· ·. labels ·for people? Whoever money does go someplace grading monstrosities called Ifa size 4 sounds tempt~ Even the messages we said "Clothes don't make the other than my clothes. designer apparel is a thing of ing, then fitinto it, but please, · give our children and teens man'' should really try _living The 'new; thing for the · beauty? ·. don't feel like any of these biare a little off key. Music video a day in the '90s · youth of today is standing out, Yet we let these people set · zarre rttuals are expected of stars and super models sport The ·.outrageous, and being an individual, rebelling the standards for us. not just you. the latest styles and super somewhat silly fads of today and so on. What better way in the clothes we wear but in For now. I'll. continue to skinny waistlines. Celebrities come and go, more quickly to do this than with the how we feel we must present wage the battle of society and put such a strong emphasis than ever, and the cost of clothes we wear? It seemed ourselves. Somehow. bony, · all her evils, telling people to _·on populartty, beauty, · and keeping up with the times ts like a good idea at the time, waif looking girls are all the · let go and live their lives, and style. · incredibly high. For example, · but now there are hordes of · rage. America is obsessed ·above all I'll try to keep it from Today you ca,n't simply jeans that were 'in' a month labeled !individuals' running with thin, the skinnier you rotting my n1fnd. ·
sophomores that sneak off have the luxury of both
By Kevin Howell the campus) have to put up · lunches in which to enjoy
Journali~m I Reporter with the attendants and ser- walking through •the chill vice in order to get a semi-de~ weather just to go downtown
It 1s; a source for lunch. It cent lunch, Plus no one to a franchise of some sort iif'a.'pta:ce to ttaftg-Out : ·Peop1 waritsfo Stan d In'lihef oi' 'ftf.'.:'··· ·,· ··.,.·.•• ·- Sure ,the ,priccs are aston ~· · meet there and eat there. teen minutes just for a slice ishing and you must buy What is ·it, you ask? · something to stay anywhere It's Super Cl · · ·. near the store, yet it's a fairly
At this moment, decent place for food. you're ·. proba,bly · · · "Rib°Flavored Guilt" as groaning. Hardly well as hot-dogs are a favor~ anyone thinks highly · ite among ·the students. of the place ·on the Those choices don't include corner of 22nd and the Lemon Heads. Pop Rocks, "J"'. Iii fact, Jesse and other side item "junk" Elsener (11) said, "It food that students tend to ravages its countless enjoy. ·. · victims with high · I ponder over the reasons prices and terribly •·why McDonald's or some uncooked · meals." other giant fast-food franchise
Eric Ilisko (11) commented, "'I of luke warm pizza. hasn't staked the area around think we'd be better off with Without any mode of LHS as their own. I'm posia Burger King." He added transportation, it's a good tive that whatever place built that the service is bad and the walking distance to the clos- a store around the school gas prtces a.re high. est restaurant or fast food would ·make a large profit. Yet a good number of jun- place. · Marty people don't Maybe then Super C would iors and seniors (and the lower some of their prtces.
''Stepmom'' . Shows Real Life As Is
By Amy Nichols Journalism l Reporter
less than enthusiastic about those who are like me and having a stepmom. and enjoy watcl1ing dramas, you Isabel is nowhere near ready · will like it, b 'ut for those of Julia Roberts Learns to be one. Anna and Ben · you who don't you may not What it Takes to be a make life a n!ghtmare for like it as much. · "Stepmom" Isabel by refusing to cooper- It deals with some pretty ··Right away "Stepmom" ·ate with her. To make thirigs serious issues like the diffi- · sounds like its sure to be a worse. Jackie, the ex-wife, culties of fighting cancer and hit; · With great talents like played by Sarandon, resents the hostilities between the Julia Roberts. Susan Isabel for coming into the ex-wife and the new wife ·Sarandon. ·and Ed Harris it · ·family. Everyone i11 the movie screams success. This is one When Jackie becomes ha,s to learn to accept the movie that is no disappoint- terminally ill, Isabel has to major life changes that they ment. spend even more time with are going through. and the Isabel Kelly, played by the kids So her battle for · movie shows the ·different Julia Roberts, .is a fashion bonding with the kids and ways that each character photographer who recently Jackie continues and goes handles it. This movie is now moved in with her boyfriend, about as smoothly as a roller playing at the Lincoln and · Luke Harrison (Harris), ·a coaster ride. East Park. successful businessman who The ·film is very well- A great story and great · is divorced with two kids. acted. It is at times funny actors make "Step mom" The kids; 12-year-old and at other times sad, but worth seeing, but sensitive Anna, played by Jena it is always entertaining. viewers beware:-it is a ·Malone, and 7-yea,r -old Ben. · Chrts Columbus did a brtl- tearjerker So don't forget the · played by Liam Aiken, are _ liant job directing it. F or · Kleenex.
FEBRUARY25, 1999
· By JonathanWerner · · Photo Editor ·
If you haven't been to a girls basketball ·game this season you should definitely go. The fifth.ranked Links have been annihilating opponents all year and are hoping for a birth ·in the state tournament.
·"There's a lot of teams coming back with a lot of players and I think we're probably as strong as anyone" says coach Meyers, although he does see some room for improvement especially when it comes to communication.
"I don't know so much about communication. When you don't get any points in basketball, it tends to, if you're not careful, frustrate you because then your defense may not play as well. As the game goes on we get frustrated and make some fouls, which we no1111allydon't do and communication does break down when you get frustrated." The team h,as mounted an 11-5 record this year with about a third of the season to go. The future looks bright for one of the best teams in recent years. It hasn't been perfect but the team remains optimistic about the rest of the
ByBrad Mills Web Editor ·
LYS ·musicians play during a Tuesday practice. L'\'S leaves for China on April 1 and will not be back until late April 8. The trip costs almost $3,000 and students and conductors spend many hours preparing for the trip. ·
· But for all the long hours · of practice and the hard work most of the students agree that it was time well spent "It's been so hard preparing for our concert," said LHS · cello player, Sara Doran. "The music is really difficult, and I've been practicing a lot, but I'm really excited to go to China."
fu11ction
• · Uhrmacher also stated that no- are not allowed to go to their pletely empty in under tl1ree · b9(ly has been able to determine • lockers before exiting the build-:- minutes of the alar1n ,sounding. why the detectors keep going ingtogettheircoats. Junior Kyle ·Thatmeansthatifstudei;µ:sstop
Does0ctober29ringabell? bad, but they will replace them Golden said "It really frustrates attheirlockerstogetj:heircoats,
: How aboutJanuruy 6th. 8th, or every time there is a faulty de- me ·that we connot go to our it will take longer. Du.ring the , , 25th? Februruy 1st, 12th, or tector. Llncoln Fire Chief John lockers to get our coats even last several false alarms it has
· · March 2nd? Well they should, Huff (a Llncoln High Alumnus) though they know that there taken upwards of five minutes and did. Since October. Llncoln · stated, "Lincoln High has a so~ isn't a fire. What is so bad about to clear the building. "If the Fire - ·
/ · High has had seven false fire phisticated system, The more us going to our lockers?" Once · Marshal saw that, we could be alarrns due to faulty detectors. fined. We have been threatened ·. A common misconception is that _ · in the past." said Uhrmacher, He ·there is just one faulty detector also said that if LHS were ever · that keeps being put back, but • · fined it would be taken ·out of actually in only one case has the the school's budget which in · · same detector malfunctioned ·. tum would take money away · twice. from classroom supplies and
The ala11r1s,except for the from students. ·· · ·one on October 29, were all due What does it cost the public
· ·. to detectors on first floor main · or the school for the fire depart- · building, and all occurred dur- ment to come here? 'We don't
· ·· mgbelow normal temperatures. assess the costs of a call in terms The outdoor temperature dur~ ._ of money," Huff said 'There is a ing ·five of these faulty alar1ns lot of risk involved to the public ·. was approximately 37'F accord- and to our men when we are run~ ·ing to the Lincoln Cliniate Infor- ning red lights to get to a fire that -._ mationCenteratUNL. Theother isn't really there, It also delays two times the temperature was sophisticated the equipment. the outside students are also not al- · any service to other calls in that
·• · ·48"F on October 29th, ancl 1O"F ·more roomthere is for malfunc- -· lowed to go to their cars to shield area, which is the biggest cost of onJanuary8th. Whetherornot tions." them from the cold. false alarnlS," said Huff. there is any correlation with the ·.· Toe one detector that was According to Uhrmacher Junior Brian Bonin wonders temperatures and the faulty de- · responsible for two false alar1ns · students are not allowed to go ·why the a)arnlS are really going tectors, several ·students and · had not originally been replaced to their cars because they can't off,"the alarms ,going off really · staff members have voiced that · becuase the fire department be- hear to know when to ·go back show how much the school cares it is too cold for them to stand Jieved that the detector head was in, which takes more time away about its electronical equip- · outside. dirty. The detector was cleaned · from class. 'We (administrators ment that doesn't really make Associate Principal Arlyn and then placed back only to and teachers) try to be under- me feel safe!" Others like junior Uhnnacher said that adminis- IIlalfunction one day later. Since standing. We hope that in the · Michael Elstun don't really mind trators wish the alarms didn't go then, all detectors that malfunc- case of faulty detectors that it · the ala11ns at all; "It doesn't reoff. 'When they do, though, we tion have been replaced. · ·won't be ·too long outside." said ally bother me that we have these · need to get out of the building Toe students of LHS are Uhrmacher. · - ala1 ,ns.It gives us a nice break as quickly as possible," he said. ·. rather frustrated because ·they LHS is supposed tobe com- from class to relax."
Listen ._Up! Ne·braska Unicameral Bills - ay Hit ,iome
By Beverly Hames Staff Writer
however.it prevents faculty Ear piercing is the only pierc-
very likely that it will) _ it mosexual and bisexual indi- • -
sponsors of school papers · ing that is exempted in this would allow gun owners over victuals are not discriminated
The State Legislature is -from being reprimanded, los- bill. · the : age of 18 to carry con- against i n the workplace. swamped with an astroiiomi- ing their Jobs, or being de- - This is already a policy for cealed weapons if they meet There are a few exemptions in cal number of bills each year mated for allowing material most Lincoln piercing and tat- certain requirements such the bill; regarding residential and this year was no excep- that is protected under the too parlours, but it is not as a backgrollnd check and _ -care facilities (ex: Boy's Town) · · tion. Almost 900 bills were · act to be printed. This gives _ regulated by law. Violation of licensing objectives. - and religious institutions. This · introduced in the first legis- • both the staff and sponsors , this law by the tattoo artist - Whether you are under bill in no way implies that there -lative session. Some of these of high school papers a sense or piercer constitutes a mis- 18 and don't believe in car- would be any forn1 of homo- ,bills have absolutely nothing of security in reporting con- demeanor and _ can result in ryi111gconcealed weapons, or _ sexual affirmative _action, in to do with -our daily lives as troversial issues that are rel-_ their being prosecuted. There · _ if you_ are 18 and plan on_ fact _ that misconception is _ cli_ students, such as bills re- evant to their school. -- is an exception for the tattoo taking advantage of the bill _ rectly addressed in the bill it- garding whether or not live- Any Writings that are li- artist or piercer, though. If
if it becomes law by carry- - self. All LB 69 does is gives _ stock can be used as a prizein certain competitions, or _ - -
tractor regulations, but a few
belous, obscene, harmful to minors or are "dedeemed the prosecuted individual can __ing a concealed weapon ; this everyone an equal shot in thebill will workplace. _ The spotlighted bills are of these have a profound mo n st r ab ly bearing on · our lives or the - likely to incite y o u ·only a-few of a vast majority of Because bills that have been introducedlives of the people we associate with every day. violence, law~ _breaking, or of · the implica-
substantial and material dis- prove that the minor they tio,ns of what carrying a nJ.ption of the normal func- gave the tattoo or piercing to · loaded gun on your person _ tions of the school," are not either provided false identifi- or someone else doing the protected under the act. cation as a person over the same can possibly end -up
One bill that effects the Advocate immensely is the _ Student Freedom of ExPression Act (LB 182) which protects students' rights to ex~ Another bill, LB 255 - age of 18 or if they are led to resulting in, this bill repress their freedoms of both would make it illegal for arty- _ believe that the person they -- quires great attention from
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this session in the unicameral.·It is easy to become more in~ ' valved with the process of etther keeping a billfrom becom- ·· ing a law or helping to pass it. -
consent of the parent or
as their defense.
speech and press. The act one under the age of 18 to get sl,re piercing _ or tattooing is all the citizen~ of the state. states that all stories which a tattoo or a body piercing over the age of 18 by appear- There is another bi:t-1contain the opinion of the in- without Written and notarized ance, then they can use that - whicll has !Je:!n introduced · dividual or corttain factual information, no matter how -controversial, are protected under the act. -
guardian of the minor, or the written consent and presence - of the parent or guardian
LB 476 is another piece of legislation that effects all Ne-in the legislature almost ev ~ ery session for the past deca<dethat affects all students braskans whether they are · intterested in getting a job.
Anyone with something to say , even high school students, can ·speak up at a hearing and give -··their opinion as testimony et- · ther for or against a bill. Even if speaking in front ofyour state senators isn't preferable, you can still do your part by educating yourself onthe bills that may soon become
The act also offers protec- while the tattoo or piercing _ gun advocates or hot. ' 'Pftlifs ' ' L:8369~ would provide legis- - the laws that effect your lfe ev- · - tion within other limits, procedure is being completed. bill passes (aI?,_<J. it appears
Students Remelllber r. Schnabel
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
As a teacher, Schnabel · Varsity Ba~ketl::>allplayer Ty was held at First-Plymouth - was said to be patient and · Grahm ; "'He was a great mo- Congregational Church. · ·_c~rtng. "'He gave _ students a tivato:r, a.nd the best coach l Players, students , a11d co__ _ lot of tim,e ~o do ' their best have ever had."' t , _ - -, -· - --•·-- workers, both , p 'ast ai\cJWfrk, - said Junior Shannon , , · Schnabel's loveand sup -,.: ,preserit, , gather~d to mou 'i·n ' Paul. - -Pa.ul --.-alsac said. ,that ,. port of Llnco~ ,.High ,.did -no.t , the -loss..of,SUGh'ag:reatrh~~: --_' ;lattion to make sure that ho- · · ery day,
Schnabel wasn't discouraged · stop when. he left the buildby the length of time that was - ing - He was there _ for you
Many students and fac- spent on a lesson, he just both inside and outside the ulty of Lincoln High knew him wanted everyone to under- school environment," said as a great teacher and coach. stand everything. junior Jenn Beckman. Those lucky enough, krtew As coach, Schnabel re- Diagnosed with diabetes him as a great friend. The mained positive through at age 19 Schnabel battled name Al Schnabel continues -· times of despair, and sllowed with the disease for 30 years. _ to echo down the halls of Lin- his players his overwhelming Difficulties with his condition · coln High, and his example amount of pride and belief in developed three years prior to will leave a lasting impres ~ them. "He always had a posi -: his death. - · sion. tive attitude," said 3rd year - Though coping with a lifethreatening illness, Schnabel's love for Lincoln High showed when ·he made _ every -attempt to coach his varsity basketball team. - • And even through some--_thing that must have been a trying experience, bothSchnabel -and his family remained completely ope~ with students and faculty closest · to them about his condition.
On February 21 coach, teacher, and friend, Al Schnabel, passed away with family at his side. As new spread ·to · his basketball _teams, a prayer session was held by those who knew him best.
The support of staff and -students prompted -an early ,--dismissal on Fehru,uy 25, the day of Schnabel's funeral, so that all who wanted to were ·· __ _, able to attend. ·-_Tlle funeral
LPS Arts and Humanities Focus Program Nearing Start
By Heather Richey Staff Writer
The Arts & Humanities Focus Program has found a location after all. Well, ·. maybe.. The problem is that the location is in a 150 feet rad.ius of restaurants and bar~ in which alcohol is served. The Lincoln Board of Education delayed approval of the site on Tuesday Feb. 23 for this exact reason. This is due to a Nebraska State Law prohibiting liquor licenses within 150 feet of a school The location happens to be above The Mill on the second floor of the $tacy Bros. Fruit Co. building at 8th and P streets.
Lincoln Public Schools administrators discussed the contract at the board's meeting which was on March. 9. A solution would be to write the ·lease so that the school ·. is not considered a school for ·.liquor-law purposes. The school board ·has talked about declaring the program not to be a school at all.
· According to the Journal · Star in the Friday March 12 issue the "150 feet law" only pertains to new liquor establishments being built. The school can be near an already existing place however, a place can not be built by the school.
The .Liquor Commission's next meeting is set for April 8 and 9. The attorney general could take more than a month and this frightens school officials. They feel as though they are running out·
of time. Lincoln Public Schools wol\ld like to move in by August 1.
Also the Journal Star has stated that LPS has talked about using the new Lincoln Children's Museum as a location for the Arts and Humanities Focus Program.
The staff of the program is made up of Matt Kutscher, Torn Sheppard, Arny. Vanderslice, Bill Steinke, and Ross Tegeler. Steinke, Kutscher, and Tegeler are currently teachers at LHS.
· Steinke has said that he wants to work with the program. He has said, "I love the arts and humanities and find myself inspired and learning from them time and time, again."
He also has said, "I am quite serious and exited about designing a program which would enhance the study of the arts and humanities."
When asked about the location problems he said, "I'm sorry about the slowing down of our progress, but hope and believe things will work out."
Steinke feels, "Above The Mill is almost an ideal location. It is a safe, vibrant and perfectly situated home for our program." He feels other locations are, "Down the line a bit in terms of feasibility."
Steinke has said, "I would hope all of us would find the environment and work to be stimulating and challenging, that we would all experience significant growth through our enthusiastic and serious efforts."
They will be exploring the
· human experience as represented through the arts and humanities with around 80100 high school Juniors and Seniors. The enrollment is limited to 125 students.
Community resources
· such as the University of Nebraska, The Lied Center, scholars and practicing artists, state and lo.cal govern~ent, public and private galleries, cultural centers, and many other resources will be utilized by the students and staff.·
Th~ program extends beyond the walls and into the community. Hopefully, a strong bond between classroom and community will be created through the program utilizing these community resources.
The program is• designed to meet L',ncoln Public School's course learning and graduation req•1irernents. The course offerings are Hurnanities, Art (2D Media, 3D Media, and Cornrner;::ial Art), Math (Advanced Algebra, Pre calculus, and Calculus), Technology (Computer Applications, Web Page Design, and Graphics), World Language (Spanish 1 &. 2, Spanish 3 & 4, and Spa11ish5), Literature/ Composition (American Literature, Wlrld Literature, and Composition), Social Sciences (Anierican History, World History, and Citizenship Issues), Philosophy, and Independent Study.
The· program encourages students to be independent · and motivated
VOD Sings Different Tune ·
B A d Wi group sings a variety of mu- it," said Looye. Y man a emer sic from folk songs to Mozart S o p h o rn o re
Business Manager and from nontraditional Melissa Halte, Which choir group at Lin- songs to Gospel Mrs. Schulz who has been coin High gets so much rec-· said that the choir recognizes in VOD for a ognttion and appreciation and celebrates that music is semester, says from the community and for everyone and that every- that her favor;ichool ·that they are always one has music in their lives ite part of begetting requests to sing at dif- in some way or another. They ing in VOD is ferent everits? Which group also recognize that music ls has been asked to sing at a a discipline. It is connected to all th e people. weoditlginJuly? The answer: your heart but it takes prac- "It has been a Voices of Destiny. · tice to do your best. real good expe; ··•\TOD sang · at many irn- It's easy to see that Voices rience for rn.e wrtant, events in the cornrnu- of Destiny has made a huge ·.because I love nity this:.pastyeai- such as irn~ac~ on the community. singing and the Joe Ballard banquet, the Being in VOD for only a se- the people are UNL ·Humanitarian Award mester, I know that having so great,.. says presentation,. Reverend Dr. many kids lool<up t? rouand Halte.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally, see you as a positive r~le While it's and tonight at 7:00 pm they model that they otherwise pro.bably too will·· be singing at the might not have is an incred- late to join Cornhusker Hotel. ible th ing. VOD this se-
Upcoming events for VOD Having watched s~me of rnester, you include Joyn.ite, concerts at their performances and see- can still sign Humann, CiirnP bell and ing how·~l the people react~d up for VOD Ellio.tt elementary schools, was amazing. The community and· the Lincoln Police De- has really grown fond of next year. "I · f D tin d th would advise partrnent Tribute to Crime Voice~ o es.· y an ey are ·Victims. VOD has also just held m the highest regard. anyone who fmished recording a CD to be Senior Sara Looye, who likes to sing released and sold to the pub- has been in VOD for a year and wa-nts a lie later in the year. The CD and a half, says her favorite different kind will probably be available in part of being in VOD is the of singing exlate May. ·. people and the opportunities.. perience to try
VOD is a non-auditioned "It's kind of daunting. know- to get into it.
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Schulz that began tn the to me when all Im doing is , gret it, Looye sprtng semester of'l997. The singing and having fun.doing said.
learners. The program re- These sessions focus on· quest that the students are the American perspective and interested ·arts, world Ian- will be considered an irnporguage, music, philosophy, tant part of each course. history, literature, and writ- Discovery is a related seing The program encourages ries of morning sessions cornstudents that might wish to prised of experiences similar study together with an em- to the Quest activities. Howphasis on the study of Art and ever, these sessions will have Humanities. a world focus and perspec-
A typical week of the pro- tive. These, too, will be congram would consist of two sidered critical pieces of team plan times on Tuesdays course curriculum. and Thursday from 7:45- During studio time stu8:45. Math and Spanish all dents can work, discuss. week long from 8:45-9:45. study. research, make arOn Monday American Quest rangernents, draw, sculpt, lisfrom 9:45- 11 :50. On Tues- ten, read, write, paint, plan, day from 9:45-11 :50 there and work on location at other will be World Discovery time. sites.
On Wednesday American The program encourages Quest and World Discovery students to develop higher again from 9:45-11:50. levelthinkingskills.Students Thursday from 9:45-11 :50 will be evaluated in other Sectionals will be done. Fri- · ways then the test and quiz day students will partake in process. The program is lookapplications, demonstrations, ing for ways in which stuand synthesis from 9:45- dents can display their 11:50. Friday is a\so guest knowledge that best suits day. Lurich will be at 11 :50- them. l2:30.
The program's four On Monday a nd Wednes- themes are freedom, justice, day Sectional will done from ethics, and work. Students 12:30-3:00. On Tuesday and who attend the Arts & HuThursday from 12:30-3:00 it will be Studio time On Fri- rnanities Focus program will day Round Table wiRgo until maintain affiliation with their 1.:00. The rest of Friday will home high school and will consist of student driven graduate and can participate · events. in athletics and other student Quest is a related series activities at their home high of morning sessions corn- school. prised of a variety of Fine Arts Some information used in and Humanities experiences this article came from the including readings, sharing, world wide web internet site trips, demonstrations, lee- h t t p : / / t c u n 1 e d
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26, 1999
Associate Principal Carmichael Finds New Challenges, Rewards at Lincoln High School
By Brad Mills Web Editor
Lincoln High welcomed a Carmichael's philosophy is ·new member to its adminis- · that students should treat trative team this year. Asso- teachers with as much re-
office)just after they told their teacher off. They think that my office is different from the class room." She said. · · Pamela Carmichael, associate principal who began working at LHS last fall, sits at her desk in her office.
ciate Principle Pam spect as they would treat an Carmichael is well-known by administrator. her colleagues for her strict ·· Carmichael likes the following of the "due process" power that she has as an adrules and regulations of LPS. · ministrator, but said the sad It has gained her respect from thing about being an admin-
By Jamie Clark
· her fellow administrators and istrator ls tha.t it took her out Opinion
Editor
staff. "Being an administra- of the classroom.· "It was tor, we have the misfortune of · tough because I loved what I Few clubs atLiricoln High dealing with discipline," · was doing." She started her address contrO\Tersial topics Carmichael said. According career as a teacher. , Ask her ot challenge students to open to Charmicbael, administra- what she taught and she'll their minds. 1:o.new ideas. d 11 Usually the topics that people tors often adopt the hat of laugh an te you, "I was a are hesitant .totalk about are being mean. but she always jack of· all trades." She the teal life issues that need follow due process. "Because started off as a 1st grade to be talked about the most. I am so consistent, when stu- teacher, and one year later GLBSA pr Gay /Lesbian/Bidents come into my office they · moved up to 5th grade. After sexual Straight Alliance, is a can tell you what is going to changirig positions several club thataims the controverhappen. " said Carmichael. times more, her last non-col- sial lssues of sexual ortentaCarmichael enjoys legiate teaching experience tion and to provide education being here at Lincoln High, was teaching math in a for all people on issues of hoshe said, "One. of the things I middle school. The reason mophobiai reduction, AIDS prevention and fighting dislike about Lincoln High is that · that Carmichael became an criminattoit based on sexual
its huge, but it still hasithat administrat<>r. is l)~caµ§e, orientation.. Sp<ma6mdc,by small town feeling:,· •Ont the "Teacherscartmakeehar1ges, · Lincoln ·. High's ·.•"J-0hn other hand she would like to. but I didn't think I could Heineman and Ruth Kupfer change one thing. She be- make the big changes, be- GLBSA meets every club day lieves that teachers are not cause I didn't have the voice, to discuss these issues and
cussed how she reacts when she hears a hateful comment. "Just by letting the person know that ·what they said offended me they become more aware of the things they say. At least they realized that
Sophomore GLBSAmemrespected enough by the stu- · as a teacher, that I now have plan ac!:!~es. d hers Sant Doran, Maggie · dents and the administration. as administrator," she said. ·vv .u.en I entere into th GLBSA I b etlng· 1 Da.yton, and Stef Tomkins "Sometimes teachers get a "l want to teach so bad e · .· c u me noticed several people wear- and sponsor Ruth Kupfer raw deal, I think that they [yo~nget studentsJ; miss tngt-shirtsthatsaid, "Silence. ~eed t~ be. co,?lpensated··.a having all •that·.a~tention on no more" which is seemingly •·.haveparticipated.inevents little bit more. Carmichael me, lwas the starmmyclass • the motto of the club-giving such as theAIDS walk and thinks that one way to com-· .·room." Carmichael does want ·students a voice; .·· A panel National Day of Silence. pensate the teachers would ·to be a high school Principal · was set up to discuss.the is,,- · ·· be give them more time to sOilleday, but said, if I .·.sue ·or the day which wa.s. • plan to make the best .situa- thought I was not as effective ·."How straight people can be tion for the students. "It is (as I am now),· 1 would leave good al~ies to. gay/lesbian disenchanting when a stu- · adll'inistration in a minute · people. Sophomore, dent is respectful in here [her and go back to teaching." ' ·st epnanie Tompkins ·diswhat they. said was offending someone. If you're not gay or lesbian that doesn't mean that your voice isn't important." Senior, Jason Fry,
April
talked about how to be supportive when someone tells you they they are gay or lesbian. "Don't make jokes," he said. "Don't tell anyone else." UNL student, Mandy Bergeron gave advice on how to get the support of parents. "Time and patience is a big thing. You have to listen to their thoughts too. If I'm not listening to them why should they listen to me?"
Some of you may have noticed that the clubs name has changed a lot through the course of time. John Heineman began the club because he recognized the need to support gay· teens who strugglewith feelings of isolation, rejection, arid fear of being different. Some LHS $ttldents had tried to get such a support group golngyearsbefore had bee11denied per·rnission ·by• the. ad111i~tration. The club first startet;J out being called GLOBE,•· or GaYY Lesbian Organization for the Betterment of Everyone. Later, the name c~ed···to Gay /Straight NliM¢e, 1119rder to include sttaig,btall~s. and because.· of the multiple GSA's in. schools. all over the country: Finally, the name changed to Gay/ Lesbian/ Bi--sel<'ua-1/ Straight Alliance. to be it.iclusive of everyone's orientation and to recognize people's differences. Throughout the club's lifetime GLBSAhas accomplished many things. They have brought panels from the NAMES AIDS Quilt to ·LHS; hosted lie first ever Prtde Prom, helped put on a conference for gay /lesbian/bisexual/ questioning youth and their supporters, observed the National · Day of Silence, made banners in response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, the list seems to go on and en,. ··GLBSA has made. an · important impact on Lincoln High and' beyond. This years Prtde Prom will ·take place on April I 7. If you are. interested in more information please see Ms. Kupfer in room 306. Friday
By Kevin Howell Graphics Editor
With a orie and a half horsepower engine as the powerhouse guiding them, Industrial. Technology teacher Ron Suing's. electric cars can fly up to speeds of 35 mph. That may not seem too much by the lead-foot standards of your average high school driver, but a student car built from scratch ·.and.witha total weight of less · tJ:ian 300 pounds (including ;_'
The vehicles will run ·on a pair of batteries, totaling 64 pounds or lighter. These will be located in the· rear of the vehicle, whereas other participating schools usually place the batteries beneath · the legs of the driver.
"My first concern is safety," Suing explained; hence the heavier frame and protective body. To Suing, speed really wasn't the largest factor. His second priority is endurance. The races each last an hour, with the car going for that full amount
·Technologyteacher,Ron Suing and Brian Pulec (12) workon the race car that will be used in an upcoming·· competition. It has taken more than six.months to build. the driver.), it is going to be of time. If the car's batteries like riding a cloud. · die, there's no. chance for a
The cars, a pair made recharge.
and seven class, is supposed each of his clas.ses about the •·t-oruntn a race sponsored by electric car he .wanted to OPPD-0n May 17. Two other build for the races. The enrace sites are a possibility if thusiasm was immediate; ·the ,nearly completed car people wanted to be a part of ·C?ttld be finished by then. In the project. April a race in southeast Ne- As first semester wound braska will be held and an- to a close, the electric car idea ·.othetune'Willbe held iri May. · seemed less. likely. The maJhe cars are a work of art. terials were all coming in late, '"fu~ ·cnassiEitis:rrl.;;j_de up of the and the enthusiasm had less~sal'nekirtd of•steel alloy used ened. Now, as the races near, '. '_' -'_ _- ~tti'th~ chassises. of prof es- the work is picking back up, ·s1onal race cars. The body is and it looks like the car might · going to be made up· of a make it by the deadline. lightweight· plastic. Suing's The cars themselves are 'goal'iS to ha.Vethe cars weigh set up like a go-kart. They ,J...11.t1pqei:- J:iµpqr~d poµnds will have two pedals - the Ea,pie~e·., · · · · well-used accelerator and the '"". ~t>:,,:·,._-:
neglected brake. The brake, .if used, will be a drain on the batteries, so the driver will use it only when necessary. The cars will have large 20 inch wheels, and are about five feet long· by 44 feet high. The front wheel base is 36 inches and the back one is 24 inches.. The batteries will accompany the engine in the rear end, along with the drive shaft. The steering column will be in the front; and the brakes will go to the rear wheels. Each car will have small differences between them. For example, the rear wheel · bearings are on the inside of the wheel on one and on the outside of the wheel on the other.
In the races, each driver of the electric car will have to either weigh a minimum of l 75 pounds, or add weights, so that the total is 175. The batteries will be weighed before and after the race, to see if the participants are cheating or not. The lighter the car is, the less of a drain it be · on the battery Also, the driver has to be able to get out of the car in twenty seconds or less. With this in mind, Suing intelligently · equipped the vehicles with a. detachable steering wheel.
As a last demonstra-. · tion, Suing sat his 175 ,poun:dihul~ down;imtQ,the.· .·seat of one of the cars,. · which at the time consisted of nothing but the frame, the steering wheel, the seat, and the tires.
The seat itself is quite arguably a nice touch; a pair of seat belts hold an old school chair (minus the legs) onto the two main horizontal support beams. The straps of the seatbelts can be adjusted to accommodate the height of the driver.
We wish. Mr. Suing the best of luck with his races, and hope to have a story in the next issue telling of how µe brought home the gold.
,By Jennifer Blazek Staff Writer
V Sure we'.ve all played .cards, and poker, a.nd maybe some of your parents have gone to a casino, .but did you know tbat gambling can become a problem Tor some people? :It oould maybe even fie a problem for you.
:; Here are a few things · ::to look for if you think you or someone you may know ·maybe a problem gambler, ·.·. According to the ·Nebraska Council on Compulsive Gambling there are three phases that a gambler will mostly likefy go through:
Gambling may start out as fun, but can turn into a problem
Phase two is the Losing Phase: This begins with the person thinking more and more about gambling and winning, his/her personality changes. The person starts to lie, borrow money, and cover ups are common,
· .· Phase one is the Winning Phase: This is when it is just beginning. It · starts with a big win which results in more frequentgambling. The amounts of money fieing spent goes up. This has a tendency to raise self-image, and he/ she begins to fantisize about winning more and more.
he/she can no longer con• trol the gambling, and re-_ lationships and work start,.,. to deteriorate. gambler's personal life
Phase three is the Des- with friends and family, perate Phase:. He/she can and can cause more intenno longer pay debts, he/ sifted gambling behavior. she looK for bailouts legal Gamblers are driven to or illegal, time spent gam- gamble in the same way bling is increasea, the per- that alcoholics are driven son becomes obsessed with to drink. But unlike an algetting even, afterwards coholic or a drug addict a fhere are feelings of re- gambler will not show morse and hopelessness, signs of his/her addiction. there could also be a loss Tlie average gambler is no of reputation or business different than the average due to gambling, and responsible citizen. This is thoughts of suicide may oc- conisdered an illnes.s, it is cur along with this. likely not to be discovered
Compulsive gamblers until its advanced stages, are called problem gam- · because it is hidden so biers. This is a progressive well~ dissordet in which an in- The costs of gambling dividual has a can be worse tfian you phychologically un~ontrol- wou~d thir_ik. It c~n cause Iatile preoccuapation and family disrupt.ion, nean urge to gamole. Unless glected or abused children, this is stopped the prob- aivorce, and mental breaklem can destroy the downs. Gambling not only
causes probelems for the gambler it causes problems for all of the peopfe around then too. It can also cause BILLIONS of dollars worth of productivity lost. People will commit criminal acts to get money to gamble. The fonger the gambling continues the greater tlie probability 01 arrest or imprisonment
Like drug addicts ·and alcoholic a gambler will do anything to gamble, and it is just as serious as having a drug or alcohol _probelm. In many cases after it ruins the family it can lead to suicide.
If you or someone you know has a problem or you just want some information ·you can call: 1-800-5602126 or get on the internet at www. reccg:..org/phases
Evan Littrell Wrn1
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" 2 0 0 Cigarettes" was released, I thought the title sounded a little fun. When I saw the previews for it on television, I thought it looked a little humorous. But now, I am sad to say, I feel like an. idiot and, according to Molly Geiger, I feel this way because I am one.
As you may know by now from reading other reviews first theAdvocate staff took a trip to the movies While I may have preferred dinner at the Cornhusker (we'll keep that in mind for next time), I'll try anything once. I enjoyed our group activity (with the exception of a few underexcited copy editors) because I feel like we grew as a staff. Now we are all friends, both in the classroom, and out. However, the group thing was the best part. As for "700 Cigarettes," I am sad to say that was the biggest waste of $3. 75 I've spent since the time a sophomore sold me a Rolex in south lot.
tries all night to sleep with his best friend, Lucy (Courtney Love).
The only shining star in a movie that ls a sky of clouds and pouring rain is the punk~ rock, scary looking Tom (Casey Affleck) who hits on Val the whole time. Until he speaks, you have this feeling he and his punk-rock friend are going to kill Val. But he turns out to be this incredibly cordial, nice. guy from New Jersey. That's funny.
Throughout the entire movie, shots of all the characters at different destinations that they don't want to be at on New Year's Eve in ·1981 are flashed across the screen. It was difficult to follow and really care about this movie because there was no · plot and no meaning. In the end, they all come together by some cosmic force. but I won't tell you where. But I will say it's rather predictable.
If you're interested in watching a poorly·· done movie, with good actors but mediocre acting, see "200 Cigarettes." However, be advised if you don't like '80s pop-rock highlights with lots of big hair and neon everything, don't go see it. F'ash-
Despite starring Ben .ion is maybe the only thing
Affleck as the Bartender, who · this movie has going for it, but has maybe two and haiflines, only if you liked the '80s. and Christina Ricci (Val) as a I guess in retrospect, you teenager who wants so badly get your money's worth. You to be an adult, this film has pay for a chair in which to sit, no high points. Affleck was but you get. a swell chair i undoubtedly cast to sell the which to sleep.
movie, as• he had such a minimal part.
I found the movie"200 Cigarettes" to be quite enjoyable. The humor was a little dry, l:l'ut rather refreshing in that great '80s way. It was nice to see all the "boss" (boss means the coolest of the cool) kids in their "boss" clothes listening to their "boss" music. Did I say "boss?" Only, not everyone in the movie was "boss."
The plot line was a bit weak in that It did not flow too well. But that didn't matter, because the movie was not some big long meaningful intellectual thing. It was about people just trying to make it to a party in New York City. It was good for a laugh and it also brought back the "aqua-net" music which I love so much.
Some rea.lly righteous actors had parts such as Janeane Garofalo, Courtney Love, Ben Affleck, Cassie Affleck, Christina Ricci and Gabby Hoffman. ·
It was good to see Christina and Gabby in a cheesy movie together. They were in "Now and Then," a coming of age flick, a while back. I sometimes feel that Courtney is a better actress than singer, In this movie it is hard to tell. The movie sure is a far cry from Ben's "Voyage of the Mimi" days.
If you like the cheesy humor of the "big hair" decade you might enjoy seeing "200 Cigarettes." The movie reminds you about the times when you used to think "Hey, do I like Bon JoVi or Twisted Sister?" If you would like to rekindle those times, a great way to do so would be to see "200 Cigarettes." was anxious to go to a movie with the Advocate staff, because it has it has never been done before. Busyschedules caused half of us to go on one day,.and the other half on another. I drove to the Plaza4TheThepartythehostess(Martha Plimpton)missed ater on February 27, 1999 at about5:00pm. Bythetimethat I found a place to park it was 5:25pm. I walked• born.
Janeane Garofalo (Ellie) seems to fit this scenario as well, as her only scenes came as being the exgirlfriend to Kevin (Paul Rudd). Rudd, the lead actor (if there is one) plays · a depressed, midtwenties, hyperactive, bona fide New Yorkian who's personal life is falling apart. so he into the movie, " 2 0 0 Cigarettes," five minutes late; themovie
The cast in '200 Cigarettes' is the only good aspect of the whole ~vie.
"200 Cigarettes" is one of those movies that you sit down to watch when you have nothing to do on a Saturday night. You end up laughing at the dumb jokes, and after it's over, you forget about it.
There's no reason to think about it afterwards because.
it's a stupid movie. No thumbs up here.
The plot consists of about five different groups of people on New Year's Eve, 1981. The first plot is about two best friends, one · whose girlfriend just left him and the other has slept with several men who she never really loved.
Then there are two teenage girls who leave their safe, suburban home for the
"200 Cigarettes" was a bomb, as I thought it would be. The good actors in it didn't.act up to their ability, but that could be blamed on the script and the directing. Names like Ben Affleck,
Ricci
grow "Addams Family" and up. ''Addams Family Values." The movie is quite confusBen Affleck is best known for ing in places; though not. his roles in "Good Will Hunt- quite a.s perplexing as "Lost Ing" and "Armageddon."· Love Highway," and the story line had a saucy role in "The runs In the same rut as People Vs. Larry Flint." "Clueless."
Now with top-line names This movie isn't worth like this, the movie they star seeing for the amount o,f in should be quite good. money spent in a Douglas If only that were the case. theater. My suggestion: if you If you want a throw back · really want to watch it, rent to the '80s, then it on video when it comes out.
Iatey, it seems that everyone who is making a movie has to make an attempt at the cla~_s'fc feel of BO's party films•.·· The movie 200 Cigarettes ·· is just another weak so·s. rip-off. Despite a cast. of fairly talented a.ctors the movie fails to do what it· was obviously intended to do. After the first ten minutes you can see where the movie is going. It takes place on New Year's Eve 1981 in New York City. The entire plot is a bunch of people wandering around Manhattan trying to figure out a way to find a temporary companion •. befQre 1982 While the plot is boring and predict• able, the movie had a few high points. The cab driver is pretty funny, and some of the music playing in the background is great. Overall 200 cigarettes really falls short despite the few good things about it
The movie "200 Cigarrettes" is well, let's just sa.y its not a movie that I would recommend to anyone. It was one of those movies that looks good on the previews but it's really horrible when you actually go to see it. This is the worst movie ·I have seen Ben Affleck play in. It starts out with about five different groups of people all trying to find a New Year's Eve party.
All of the people in the groups are trying to hook up with someone they meet because it is a New Years tradition, but no one can find the party Courtney L o v e a n d Christ n a R CC i should g r a b your attention, acting was all that great,
Everyone is getting frustrated, and at this point they will get with anyone. This is where the cab driver comes.in.
He has taken each one of these people looking for this party and didn't find it, but at the end they all
Some more actors in the movie are Courtney Love, Christina Ricci, Catherine Kellner, and Brian McCardie.
Th,enight never seems to end when you want it. Especially wh1enyou end up with two punk rockers, like Val (Christina Ricci) and Steph (Gaby Hoffman).
Live performances t a k e place in t h e ·at res. F ii ms a r e. · shown in theaters. The Douglas Theatre Company obviously missed this fact. What they unfortunately didn't miss was a chance at purchasing the right to show possibly the worst movie released this year. That film, with its cast of titans, would be "200 Cigarettes."
Rating:*
I don't think that I missed much. I didn't know what the movie was about. I had seen · some things onMIV about it, but still I was curious. After seeing the movie, I now know what a New Year's night would have been like in th.e year that I was
The whole movie takes place in one night, New Year's Eve fo 1982. Basically there are fili1 groups who are all having problems fmding their destinatib that night. Some of the group include a taxi driver. played by co,median Dave Chappelle,· along with his lucky customers. There are also two minors witll faire ID's, one played by Christina Ricci, a depressed teen trying to throw a party along with her boyfriend, (who had a hilarious Irish accent) Courtney Love and her fiiend, and two womenwho fight over each other's men.
This movie would have been really bad if it wasn't for the ending. It was pretty funny for how pointless it was, but I am glad that saw It.
The last group ls. two women who must find "someone to go home with on New Year's Eve," or else they will have bad luck in love for the upcoming year. As the audience follows the "adventures of each group," we realize that they are all trying to make it to the same party. This party Is being thrown by· a self-conscious woman who is afraid that no one is coming to, her party. She becomes drunk and passes out. The ending is very predictable. I just spent two hours· wondering if they· were ever going to make it to the party. This whole time., each person is smoking cigarettes
There is not a scene that goes by without at least one person lighting up a couple of cigarettes. The whole gist is.
someone sleep· with. to
Ciga,-ettes'Review
Director: Risa Bramon Garcia
The theater I find the party even the cab driver. went to was the Plaza Four, I went on Somehow these AdThe. only parts .I really liked ;were .ii .1\1.<>nd~pJgl:it, Their~ ,vt~Y, the parts with the cab driver. He seven other people in the theater. seemed to liven it up a little, just when After I got tickets for the movie I I was about to fall asleep about half went to the consession stand to get way into the movie. something to snack on. The service In my opinion it looked like they was not too good. They :asked what I· just made it UP:·as they went along. wanted, got it, took my money, and This movie was not original, it .re- gave me my snack without saying but minded me of something you would maybe four words to me, which were, see on HBO. I didn't really think the. 'What would you like?"
Rated: R had al- • ready started.
Stars: Courtney Love, Patti R• dd, BenAffleck, Casey Affleck, Christina Ricci, Jeneane Garnfalo .•···
Now Showing: Plaza 4
In Short: A mediocre attempt at,a .1980sflashback on New Year's Eve does little to emertaii?itire audience. Great casting helps a little, but poor directioaand lack of plot puts this cinema out before it's even lit.. Eight out of Ten~--~ writers suggest you go see something else.
The best part of the moVie was being able to listen to '80's music and seeing funky '80's clothing. The best was when you see a girl all decked out in a pink dress with lace and bows. She looked so funny compared to the other characters. The acting was not that bad. Taking in the fact that the characters were supposed to be shallow and only concerned with themselves, the actors did quite well.
vocate outings never seem to intrigue me. This one was no exception. As a staff we chose to review a <:'.heapmovie, and without my consent we saw "200 Cigarettes." Cheap being the operative word, we attended the matinee
When I found out that the movie we were reviewing was "200 Cigarettes" I was anything but excited. The Trying not to be jud~ental I entered the theater with an open mind: "It might be funny," I told myself.·. But this statement turned out to be anything but true.
headline was, "it's New Year's Eve do you know where your date is?" for he.aven's sake. However, I embarrassingly admit that
I loved it. After all, Ben Affleck was in it. It was hilarious in a "that is so true!" kind of way, a.nd it took place in the '80s which is always an added bonus.
• "200 Cigarettes" takes place in New York City just hours before 1982 The movie takes us through the night of several people (including Ben Affleck) who are all on their way to the same New Year's Eve party but are either killing time, lost, or are out drinking beforehand
The girl throwing the party thinks no one is coming and spends the pre-party hours drinking and whining about how miserable New Year's Eve is and how the pressure to have a good time always ruins the night. Being someone who has yet to have a New Year's Eve that exceeds my expectations, I could totally telate. · • There were a few famiiiar faces: Ben Affleck as the sexy bartender, Courtney Love who keeps trying to get her recently dumped best friend to sleep with her, and Christina Ricci as the teenage "lookin' for excitement in the big city" rebel.
Sure, it had its moments, I'd say about three of them. The plot was about a New Year's Eve celebration for 1982. The outfits alone were enough to keep my attention for the hour and half we were there. Nothing beats big hair, leggings, and florescent colors. In the movie there are five different subplots, each ending up at the enor111ous New Year's Eve Party later that same night. After· a lot of swearing, sex and cigarettes (more than 200 of · them) the movie ended in the morning after the festivities. Hangovers and sex were the theme, and the point of the story is what I'm still trying to figure out. My suggestion: If you 're thinking about seeing "200 Cigarettes" Wait until · it comes out on home video.
Some other facts missed · by Douglas are· that bathrooms should really be more pleasant than what they have to offer, floors ought not be sticky, and staff members need to smile. What I missed when visiting Douglas Theatre Co. was the old movie introduction with the lazers, the fun music, and those close-ups on their delicious popcorn and Coca Cola With so many big names, so many familiar faces, so thin a plot, and such a horrid attempt at a New York accent by Christina Ricci (Val), the only redeeming quality "200 Cigarettes" has to offer is the soundtrack. A flashback fan myself, I enjoyed the revival of Blondie, Elvis Costello, The Cars, The Ramones, and many morel More than being
and Kevin (Paul Rudd), were unde:rfeatured in favor of the two fifteen year old girls, Va.I· (Ricci) and Stephie (Gaby Hoffman), who snuck into the Big Apple for what they expected to be the New Year's Eve party of the century. With the end of the movie came one big sigh of relief from me, and some very unexpected hook-ups amongst the characters.
Nebraska Concealed
By Lovena Platte Entertainment Editor
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If there ever was a greater amount of contention than that surrounding gun ownership. the newest ballistic developments in the unicameral will change all that. When a person discovers they have a "moral objection" to the populous possessing firearms, their problems usually center around the fact that they themselves are unable to properly use them. This incompetency tends to breed the belief that nobody is capable, and therefore guns should be banned. Of course these people would grimace even more at the idea of people being able to conceal their weaporny. Should the concealed weapons bill, LB 4 76, be passed into law, there will no longer be such reason to fear.
There are two key parts to the proposed legislative measure. One being the concealment issue, which is of great controversy. The other lies in training, which is seemingly of less import. Although both points appear to be worthy of debate, the crux of concealment should become pale when considered simultaneously with properly training would-be gun owners.
Let us parallel the realm of automobiles with that of armament for a moment, as· an illustration of what control over rights and freedoms can be had while still allowing for people to make their own choices.
When a person reaches the age of sixteen, they are legally eligibleto obtain a motor vehicle operator's license. However, there are some hoops to jump through. In order to get a license to drive you have to be able to answer a few questions concerning etiquette's place in the driving task. Licensed drliv~ ers have to demonstrate an ability to function qn the road before being allowed to do so. The drivitlg test is essentially designed to separate the responsible and capable drivers from those less apt.
A similar system of checks and balances can exist around all potentially hazardous machines as a safety net. The bleeding-heart activists of our society see guns as being of a caliber of dangerous-
· ness warranting a scheme of feudal fascism to take from citizens their right to make choices and live, or die, with them. But do we not consider it an American right let alone rite of passage, to jump behind the wheel? Becau,se.w.edo,,W('!.shouldalso corwc:Jer
··•·•.·.!·, 1----,,j _,··-:'·. - ii-•-···.', it. Constitutional for Amertcans to own guns aiicl
By Christopher Lathen News Editor
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Shots ring out, a 17 year old dies, and citizens ask, "Could this. have been avoided? Why did this happen?" Could parent knowledge of where their child was have changed things? Could different friends have changed the outcome of this tragedy? Or could better gun control. laws have. been a variable in this formula for death? So many questions are asked, and all officials and citizens can do is wonder why.
In March of 19,99 a new Concealed Weapons Bill will enter committee for legislation. In committee the pros and cons of legalizing concealed weapons in Nebraska will be presented to see if the bill will advance tq unicameral legislation. When the Nebraska UnicaITiera.l dismissed last session, Nebraska prohibited concealed weapons. .····· '
Many concealed weapons laws require law officials to allow citlzens to carry loaded weapons into mosi bµsInesses. Florida, Oregon, and Missj.ssippl have adopted such concealed weapons lflW§. In each of those three states, firearm-related ·homicides have increased 260/o.· Even after ·creating better concealed weapons laws, the homicide rates for these· states did not decrease.
Concealed weapons laws are supposed to deter criminals from committing felonies, however only increases in the crime rate have· .been recorded in states that have adopted· · concealed weapons laws. That statistic shows that these laws are not doing what they were intended to do, but are only inhibiting the law's goal; to stop the crime
All these laws have done is allow the average citizen with a. gun to walk into the mall, restaura__nt, or grocery store that you maybe in. Now what will happen to yqu. a.nc:i~yeryoqe. Jp
that business it stimebcr'dy}reo\rottame:.per~n keep them wherever they want.
·In big or small pieces, when steel ricochets off human bones, it's painful. Cars and guns are equal \n "the wrong hands." Each machine can be detrimental, however, in some cases this is the idea. Some people use their guns to hunt animale, some use them to protect their safety, and some enjoy the sport of shooting. Some people drive cars for a li'ting. some people drive cars because they can't walk ve:ry far, and still others chive cars just because they like to. Meanwhile, gun wielding maniacs and drunk drivers can be properly handled witho,1t complete removal of the entire count:ry's privileges. /
Obviously, there is m emergency reset button if you make a mistake on a Nebraska highway when 1p.eroads are icy, you're too tired, or you've been drinking. Obviously. when you shoot someone there is a possibility you won't miss and that they might die. A trained person, however, is less likely to find themselves in situa- · tions such as these.
Day to day. automobfus impede the process of living for more people than do handguns. There are regulations and standards for drivers in Nebraska, all of which have to be met in order for \}eopleto take their places on the road. Creating similar rules about gun. use would.alleviate the problems we seem to have in deciding whether or not to allow fireanns on the streets, visible or not.
in possession of the concealed weapon? ·Shots will ring out, pepple will stampede out of th.e business and someone will be injured or kill~d• ,,. '
Right now Nebraska is one of seven states that will not;fssue concealed weapons licenses to civilians. Why does this have to change? Why must we the citizens be forced to wonder, "Does tijat ge.r$.Qn have a gun. ·. under his coat? And if I say the wrong thing, will he shoot me?"
All legalized concealed weapons will do is instill fear into Nebraskand. With fear, Nebraskans will not be able to enjoy "The Good Life~i•tH6w>2ati · one have a good li:Cewhile living in fear?
Tougher mandates on firearm sales .may change the llp::!pll.ut.p.fjg'ij.nrelated de.aths in America, but Nebraska, legalizing concealed w.<tapons will only help increase our death rate. When we all know how fragile life is, how can we think of making it legal for any "John Doe" to walk into a bar on Friday night, pick a fight, and end the life of someone over~. st'?pid argument. What Nebraska really cries for is. not the legalization df c6ncealed weapons, but tougher gun control laws. '
Graphic Courtesy of Leora Platte
MARCH 26, 1999
Evan Littrell Editor-in Chief
The weekend. Time to sit back, relax, take in some fresh a.ir and not worry .about the •pains and troubles of school- at least, for two days anyway. For · rriany high school students, this means a time to go out with friends and partake in social adventures that will be your teenage memories. For too many students though, the weekend is a time to drink alcohol and·
· use drugs. It's not like these students are addicts, and if it's on the weekend, it won't interfere with their studies, right? ··.
learned this lesson all too falsities. late. The 17 year old Lincoln Brandon Pickinpaugh
There are still those Southeast junior was mur- was probably operating un- .teenagers who feel like they dered last month over an der the same thoughts. have control. Wolfe says "ounce of pot," according to So how does occasional that's completely riormal, · police who speculate that he drug use affect performance and dangerous. "I've never not only used marijuana, but at school? According to LHS talked to .anyone who said sold it as well. According to SCIP coordinator Nancy 'when I started using occamany of his teachers at Wolfe, alcohol and drug use sionally, I planned on beSoutheast, he was a good stu- among teens, even on the coming dependent.' Everydent who did his work, came weekends, affects everything one says 'I can control it. I to class sober, was kincll of · about them. "{When) can stop at anytime." quiet but none the less, a · younger people start using a Some people are going to • fairly good kid. chemical, whether it's. to- be able to stop, but some
stop, either. But we can all learn a valuable lesson from this. Laws, as cliche as this may sound to teenagers, exist for a reason. Sometimes, they aren·t a big deal, like parking restric• tions. Other ti}lles, like
when it comes to age restrictions on alcohol and cigarettes, and even total restrictions on other drugs, laws exist for. a pretty good reason. They exist to keep teenagers not only healthy, but · alive.· ·
This weekend, and every other weekend (especially· prom), when you're living the best times of your life, remember Brandon
This is a common myth, yet an all too dangerous one, among teenagers. Brandon Pickinpaugh · Pickinpaugh. Save a memory for yourself to share with your children.
How could occasional,· bacco or alcohol or other people, because of their maybe even weekend or "r·ec- drugs, it's going to effect physical and psychological reational" drug use result in their body differently than if makeup, are not going to be the death of a good student? they had waited until they able to, Wolfe explained. At Many youth around South- were older," she said. When that point, "It's pretty mlseast and probably around the there's a family history of ad- erable," she said. other high schools in Lincoln, diction or dependency, Brandon Pickinpaugh's ·are responding to this by say- things can get even worse · murder is not going to make eving "that would never happen "Put those two things to- ei:yteenager in Lincoln stop usto me. I'm careful." or "I don't gether and that use can be ing drugs and drinking alcohol. use it that much, just once· out of control real fast," It probably won't even make in a while." or other similar Wolfe added. those who knew him best
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don't print exc~ssively, to summa- privileged students (students in the librai:y. Students are allowed to ride
Entertainment Editor rize the list If students violate any gifted program, and those taking the wave of the web on these comof these rules they are subject to independent study classes) have puters, of course all the rules of ac-
• There are six tenets of Internet punishment riot only through th e · trou~le get~ng o~-line. What is it the cess still apply, but they have to stand access for schools in the public school · school but also through the st ate of administration thinks we would do on · up the whole time. We have not only system of Lincoln. All the usual sus- Nebraska. But nowhere in the liSt the Internet that would be so damag- been seized by our expected inability pects show up in this verbose list of does dis1rict policy stipulate that ing? The truth is, they have no idea. · to behave on our own, but we are not rules. Computers are tools of educa- studentscannot The minute Lin- allowed to be comfortable either. I tion, not toys; be a hacker in the pri- be alloved to coln High got spend a lot of time in the library, and vacy of your own home; don't steal chec_k _their connected, the have seen more than enough students software; don't look at porn sites, email, sign a limits were in getting lectured and demeaned for dru~ ~ites,· or 1?!tespropagatin hate; figes~1:ioo~~ 0 ~
~lasacet:i J!~dfi~t pullingt· a fl1air or st~l over to the ,,..,,.;~in ,-,, cffafro6in. .,u iq · ' ·• access to the Internet, soeno aalilt ht!: CPP1~~(\1/~~~i:;.~~fh:01 ~lassic A person h~s to w?nder ~hy really had to d~al with 2,500 people thread that strings through any bunearly each wall in the Lincoln H1gn being naughty m cyberspace. · reaucracy. Everyone has to be punMedia Center has its own sign for- · There are about ten terminals ished for the action, or theoretical bidding students to do any oI these in the Media Center endowed with action in this case, of one. Some things. Our hi~ school is not re- Netscape; .and a card catalog system people might look at all this.and wonquired to limit student access in this · for LPS, the public library, and Love· der why we're connected in the first
way. why then do we proactively di'-
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Evan Littrell out the enormous beast that is the Internet? This istl}e age of the inMollyOeiger formation s'up~highway. Rather··· · than closing the,road we should be Meghan Connett
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Joel Green encouraging travel. ··
· · Students, by the. time they are in high school, should be allowed to make decisions other than whether or not to go to clas,s. The biased and arbitrary restrictions placed over our heads must be abolished, or too many students will get used to beJamie Clark ing spoon-fed,· and our society will
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crumble. The differentiation between humans and animals comes from our cor.sciousness and our ability to reason, yet schoolchildren are fenced · in and tended like :so many farm animals. For this reason it makes no sense to place embargoes on our developing minds. The Internet is new and uncontrollable at times, but it is not the enemy. Let us not treat it · as such.
In keeping wiith the barnyard standards of Lincoln High, another punishable Internet activity is simply using it without express perrnission. In order to get past the Media Center computer fab supervisor, you have to have a pass.· If you want to surf the web your pass has to say you have permission to do so, and the pass al.so has ~o have written.on it the topic you will be researching on the Internet. That is all well and good for class time, but what of fun ch time?
· te is publishedmonthlyby the Lin- Maybe a student wants to gather coin High Journalism ciep.rrtment.Read- more resources than what they can ers are encouragedto submit story ideas find in the way of books, but they and comments.AllletterstotheEditormust don't have access to the Internet at be signedand may be editedforthe sake of home. How are they supposed to get space and clarity. Lettersand corrections anything done in an institution such may be deliveredto room 310 Unsigned as this? editortalsare the opinionof the Advocate · This situation would be less staff. The viewsexpressedhere do not nee- ht;ated if the _guideli?es were more essarilyrepresentthoseofthe lliSadmin- flexible, and if the library supervi-
istration. Advertisingrates are available sors were a little more lenient with upoµ r~quest
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By Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief
Lincoln High has a reputation to uphold. A reputation of excellence. In the Lincoln High Music and Theatre departments, one can find countless· awards and acco1 ad es from over the years.
L a s t weeke n d , March 18, 19 and 20, the annu a 1 Lincoln· High spring musical took place and exemplif i e d that excellence in music and theatre at LHS.
Peterson, the handsome agent of Conrad Birdie, a smooth talkin' Elvis styled singer, played by junior Tremaine Combs.
DeGraf starred in last years musical, Babes 1nArms, and sees himself as a veteran to the extra duties of a musi-
Lincoln High
a flashdance of.
Bye Birdie, a book by Michael Stewart, with lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. Stage and technical director, Lincoln High English department chair John Heinemen, said the musical was decided upon because it is very popular across the nation. "It's one of the most popular musicals done all the time," he said. · Bye Bye Birdie stars senior Aaron DeGraf as Albert
By Jennifer Blazek · · Advocate Staff Writer
You might have heard of Eminem (Marshall Mathers), from the song, "Slim Shady." His new CD entitled My Name Is, on Dr. Dre's label (Aftermath Entertainment/ In terscope Records) came out February 23rd, and it's great.
Born in Kansas City, he was first discovered by Dr. Dre on a Los Angeles radio station. Eminem has had three previous records · released independently called Slim Shady,. Infinite, and 5 Star Generals.
pleased I got the chance to do this production."
One of the more stressful parts of the musical. in any year, is the size of the production. This show is huge. "It has the biggest set we do," said Heinemen. "You have to prepare music. You have the
alize that these musicals were written for seasoned veterans who get paid for this," he added. Finally, to make the musical a musical, you must have the actors sing. Lincoln High vocal music director Elizabeth Brockhoff, makes this all possible Brockhoff, a first year Lincoln H i g h teacher, says the performance was challenging, but she enjoyed the experience. "It was chal1 en gin g working with a different kind of theatre and acoustics, but it was still good," she said.
Overall, the musical was like the building of a
cal. "All the pressure is still h o u s e there, but I am able to char- orchestra pit. We had over 60 · ·First:the foundation must be ' acter better and help others kids on stage and another built, and as you build up, attain excellence while achiev- thirty in the orchestra." you must coordinate with all ing excellence myself," he said. The orchestra plays an sides and directions to make Junior Betsy·· Garbacz important role in a musical, all the pieces fit together. played Rosie, Albert's love in- providing live music through- Congratulations to Linterest in the story. Although out the entire show. Directed coin High's students and it was her first year in the mu- by Lincoln High instrumental staff members who have put sical, she feels good about her music teacher· Terry Rush, in countless hours to make contribution. "It's very excit- · the orchestra works hard to Bye Bye Birdie a success and · ing!" she said. "It takes a lot play their part to perfection. a fantastic production. of energy and time,. but it was "These kids are performers," a great experience. I am very he said. "Not many people re-
ith Dr. Dre
· posed to be his baby's mom in the trunk of a car.
Eminem isn't east coast and he's not west coast. He's somewhere in the middle. Dr.
twenty songs including, the · album "Brain Damage, "If I Had," was too im"My Fault," "Cum on Every- mature and body," and "As the World that Eminem Turns." Also there are six in- needed to
terludes, "Public Service grow up. But Announcement," "Paul." that's the way "B*tch," "Lounge," "Ken he writes, and Kaniff," and "Soap." that's his
This was a great CD style. for me to review because This CO I have a good sense of has profanity humor, and apparently and o,ther lanso does Eminem. guage that Eminem is the funniest some people rapper I've ever heard. might find of-
My favorite songs are, "97 Bonnie and Clyde," which was. ortgi:pallygoing to be named "Just the Two Dre is the producer of the alof Us," and "I'm Shady." bum and he also raps in it a
There is a picture that little. goes along with the song "97 If you like the song "My Bonnie and Clyde" on the· Name Is" Eminem's first single cover of the album, which is off of the newly released ·alEmtnem and his daughter on · ·.bum. then I guarantee you will a dock lookinginto the wa- like the other SGngS on it. · tPr s.ntf s. umman whom Attn- On the album there· are
It's kind of hard to fensive, so if explain, but he· puts you're · not jokes in the songs. If you into that kind listen really clo~ely you of music it's can hear him saying probably not stuff in the background for you. But if after he gets done sing- you don't ing something. · mind it, then There are a lot of jokes · this is the CD about famous people. like the for you.
· President and · Monica If I were to Lewinsky. rank it from
· · Some of the critics say it's one to ten, I immature and childish. In · would gtve it a one review a critic said that nine.
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Conrad Birdie ( junior Tremaine Combs) turns the
stage into
Rosie (junior Betsy Garbacz) looks on angrily as Albert Peterson (senior Aaron Degraf) sings about his career.
By Joel Green Sports Editor
son," Healey said.,
After the devastating loss at the district finals in a shoot out
·The snow melts and the sun · against Norfolk la.st season, the comes out, and the sports move back LHS Girls Soccer Team is looking outdoors. Fresh off of state swimming forward to getting to the state and wrestling, sort of mixed in with tournament this year. Only 42 the tension that the girls basketball girls tried out for this season, tournaments bring, runners, tennis which is way down from last year. players, baseball players, as well as Five seniors gradu.ated but there boys golfers and soccer players are are four returning from last year. getting hyped up for their season of Junior Louisa Oldls, who played spring sports. Tryouts for boy's golf, on the varsity team when she was · paseball, boy's and girl's soccer, a freshmen and sophomore, is track and girl's tennis started on currently studying in France. "We March 1, 1999. should have some very skilled and
· The boys soccer team's main goal very fast players this year," said this season is, of course to make coach Leann Hamby. According state this year. "To be the best, you to Hamby, this yea.r's team needs· have· to beat the best," said sopho- to work more towards scoring more Eric Wadell, who played striker goals. They also have. a small for the junior varsity team last year. freshmen class thi:s year. Only 9 Wadell hopes to play on varsity this or 1o freshmen are participating. year. "So we will have to work hard," instead of 22 compared to last he said. Sophomore Galen Lechner year. ' played on the Southeast reserve soc- Boys Varsity Golf had a great cer team last year. He worked his year last year. Juniors Sam way up to the varsity and is now giv- Sharpe, Chad Brown, and Travis ing LHS ·soccer a try. "You can be Minzel led the way, along with segreat as long as you give it every- nior Kyle Dahl. Most of them have thing you have. that way you have played on varsity since they were , · no regrets," said Lechner. One of freshmen. Brown has been golfLincoln High's seniors to watch this ing for six years, so experience is year is Nate Healey. "This year will , definitely his strength. "We are a be a challenge with the new coach- lot better than we have showed," ing staff, but we have a good core said Brown. coming back," said Healey, who has There is only one senior on · three years of varsity experience. varsity but there are a lot of jun"With the new players coming in, we iors. This year, more experience are pretty optimistic about the sea- and practice will help these golf-
ers to achieve their season goals. Junior Josh Harris, who plays oh thejunior varsity team and has played for Lincoln High since he was a freshmen, says that his individual goal is to win two tournaments this year. Last year the junior varsity team had young players and struggled. "Everybody just needs to take it one hole at a time," Harris said.
The junior varsity team is striving to be more competitive. In order to do this they need to stay mentally focused. "My strengths are my irons," said Harris. Harris plays golf to follow in his father's footsteps. Dan Harris won a state golf tournament for Lincoln High in 1970.
Lincoln High's Track and Field Team has high hopes for a city championship, and the athletes are working hard to make it to state. Because of the improving weather conditions, a lot of that work can be done outside. "It's nice to know when track comes, the weather gets better," said senior Dee Amen, who's events will include .high jump and lorig jump this year. The first events begin March 27. According to Sophomore Katie Stit, the Links girls' track team should be one of the top three in the city this year. Becasue of the number of girls that went out for track, there should be some improvement from last year. Stit runs the 400m and 800m. You may have noticed the athletes running in the hall ways after school etc. Hopefully the hard work that all of these athletes have put in will pay off with
some victories this season.
Baseball, a well known LHS sport, is also on the rise and looks to get even better this year. "I think the team has high expectations this year," said senior Chris Wright, who has played pitcher and first base for three years on varsity. "We have a lot of starters back from last year, and if others step up, we could have a great season," Wright said.
Senior Grant Carter is also optimistic. "Because of (returning starers) we will have an experienced team," said Carter, ,who has played short stop and has been on varsity for three years as well. "We hope to return to the state tournaments, and if we work hard, its a good possibility," he added.
"We are going to have a good team with a lot of leaders," said senior and two year varsity pitcher Jim Reimers. "We should be one of the top teams in the city, I know most of the team thinks that we are going to go to state this year." Reimers said.
The junior varsity and reserve teams are looking forward to ·this · year's season as well. "My cousin played but wasn't that good" said sophomore Bryan Berlowitzjokingly, who played CF last year for the freshmen team. "So I'm here to regain the family name in high school sports." Berlowitz said.
Let's all show our support as this year's spring sports team give it their all to give Lincoln High the reputation we deserve.
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to attend school while knowing that their child is ~e and close by. Since
most high school stludents go to school full time and don't make enough
For some people the Student Child· Leaming Center in the· south money at their jobs to pay for daycare, it is exte11nely difficult for young building of IJncoln High is a symbol of what they see....,asa lack of morals pare 1ts to. stay in school. The Student Child Leaming Center can't comin young people. For others the center is see • 1 as a great part of Lincoln pletely get rid of these proble •11s. but it does gtve stude11t parents an High's educational No matli:c wl1;1tthe genual population alternative to droppiing out of school. This is not to say that the parents thinks. the parents and childret. that make use of the facility are ex- don't have to str ••,mlP..They are all reqw1i1ooto take a double perios class b o•aely grateful. in child developlDUllt while still maintaining their grades in the rest of Lincoln High wa..c;.aDnJiig tlM::fust in the countly of a growing 011m:. their dasses. Despite wl1c1tthe critics of the Student Child J.e;1rning her of schools with a daycare for the cbfldren of students. Since its Center say. the pa;e11ts and dliklren are all gtad to have it. opening. many JJnmln High mv1PJ1ts ha-we bad the
Students Take Center Stage to Show Off Talents
Ry Jamie Clark Opinion Editor
On Aprtl 15th and 16th the 83rd annual Lincoln High Joynite once again exceeded all expectations. The Lincoln High auditortum was packed with an anxious audience who were ready to be blown away by the talented performances of Lincoln High students.
Such performance.s ineluded a solo by Demetria Hassel who's breathtaking voice continues to give me goose bumps no matter how many times I hear her sing, a martial arts demonstration by Jeremy Jewell, and a performance by the group Wilderness who surprtsed everyone when they brought a rotweiler on the stage with them. Joynite also included a skit by the ever-criticized student council who summed up their
response to the negativity with their closing remark, "We don't give a skit!"
This year's theme was, "Joynite Goes Political," and if a theme was ever evident at a Joynite before, it was this one.
The emcees, seniors, Aaron DeGraff, Stephanie Ells, Karen Haffey, Caitlin Mccleery and Eric Wright juniors, Chris Kingsley, and Debbie Peters and Sophomore, Antwan Haggan, delivered crack after crack not only at national figures such as Jessie Ventura and Mike Tyson, but they also addressed political issues at Lincoln High.
The students in the audience found them hilartous and people from outside the school chuckled along, nervously looking around and whisper-
about Lincoln High political issues throughout the year addressed the Pomalinks not being able to perform at Joynite because they wore crop tops to a basketball game (Chris Kingsley shaved his mid-riff in
order to sport a crop top during an emcee skit), the SADD club members not practicing what they preach, student council trying to auction away the senior lot, and of course the fire alarm scandal.
Among many of the school organizations that perfor1nt¥1including, Concert Choir, Soundsation, Competition Squad Cheerleaders, Varsity Swing Choir, Madrigals, Mummers, and Voices ofDestiny. Lincoln High's own IIG closed the evening with a bang and left the audience breathing a sigh ofjealousy that it wasn't them up there performing. Senior, James Koperski who perfor111edin Concert Choir said, "Joynight is a different crowd then the audiences we perfo11nfor at the rest of our concerts throughout the year. It's nice to see a positive response."
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The performances were wide in variety and all of them came together to make Joynite 1999 unique to Lincoln High and the best I've seen in three years of being here. Throughout the years Joynite has truly lived up to its name; a nite of joy.
Yearn to Learn Takes LHS Students Abroad Students experience
By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
Some students choose to expand their education by taking night classes or even extra classes at the university. But some students take continuing their education, even further. Several LHS students taking French. and Spanish classes had the opportunity to travel to France and Spain during Spring Break this April. While the rest of us were sleeping in late, these students were living with Spanish and Frenchspeaking falnilies.
The ten-day trip was spon.•-···•sored through Intercultural Student Experiences (ISE). Lincoln High Students joined with other high school students on their trtp. Although the ortginal cost for the trip was $1,oOO most students were able, to receive large scholarships.
·SeniorsJyl McGee and Jen Erion, juniors Anna Finkelson, Melissa Cummings, and Elizabeth Dietrich traveled to Spain. The flight was an overwhelming 11 hours, and there was no resting pertod. Because the first two days were spent together site seeing, the group was off and running as soon as they got off the plane. "We went to so many places!" said Cummings. Together they visited El Prado, Aleizar, and some even had the chance tCD witness a bull fight.
After the two days together, the group was split, and eaclh person was assigned to a family that they would be staying with for the following week. Some students received letters from ·their host families prtor to thetr -arrivalwhich made the transl-
world languages and culture through travels
tion a little easier. The general consensus of most students visiting Spain was that it was a lot easier to understand the language than it was to speak it.
Cultural differences became evident all around them during their ten day visit. Cummings witnessed a lot of crazy drivers and missed the seatbelts in the back seat that people in Spain do without Cummings said that the people in Spain were veiy diverse, "you couldn't tell who spoke English and who didn't," she said.
Although it was sad to leave her host family. McGee enjoyed
conversational abilities," she said. Seniors Terra Heh11,Laura Uridil and Kristy Howell,juniors Debbie Peters, Diana Phillips, Abby Shrader, and Lindsey Spencer traveled to France. The trip started off the same as the trip to Spain. The first two days were spent together doing the 'tourtst thing.' The group visited the Eiffle Tower, Llare de Trioriphe, the Louvre, Notre Dame, and took a boat ride down the Cenne River. Also included in their agenda was a day at school with their French correspondent.
worst was all the smoking in France," she said. Shrader said most of all she disliked the rooa· · but there was a positive side. "It was all helpful to broaden my experiences of the world and society as a whole." Both Phillips and Hehn obseived, "You could never figure out where the toilets flushed and it was hard to understand the language!"
Anyone who is interested in going on next year's trip should contact a World Language teacher. Also, talk with those who went this year for more about the expertence. The infut 111ationfor next year's trip will
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Moore (12) step to the beat with IIG at Joynite.
Amistad who had lived through the revolt. In a Supreme Court ruling, presided over by the Roger Tawny court, the judges handed down the verdict that. the slaves were not the property · of anyone and ·ordered that · they all be freed to return. to Africa or stay in the United States. "The story of the Amistad is one that has to
Amistad did not end at the a movie about the Amistad. book, but many more people Steven Spielberg, who diwould hear of the Amistad in rected the critically ac'" a bigger and more public way. claimed, "Schindler'sList", deWhile Jones was writing his cided to make a movie about book, dancer Debbie Allen the incident. Jones' book was also heard of the Amis tad used for the screenplay in the ·· while attending Howard Uni- movie. "(Spielberg] depicts the versity. She was trying to- story fairly accurately, but not gain interest from movie com- totally," said Jones. "Hopepanies in Hollywood to make fully, you will now go out and read about it
be told,"' said Jones while and learn a talking to the students little bit about April 9. Most students do it. Spielberg not know about this slave
,,> got the story revolt that occurred almost out there, and 20 years before the Civil that hadn't been done be- War.
Jories, however, heard fore." about it while writing his
W h e n dissertation at the Univer- Spielberg first sity of Indiana and thought met Jones he it would be an interesting turned to topic to research. Several Jones and years later he looked into said, "I am so the revolt by researching in glad to meet Spain, Portugal, England, the historian Cuba and the United who courage States. "I hope that people to write about get the deeper meaning of the Amistad." the heritage of the Ameri- He had the can struggle for freedom. If courage to you are going to get rid of write down something like segregation, what hapwhich we haven't gotten rid pened when freedom is of yet, it takes a long period of time and you have taken away to do it over and over again. from a person,
The Amistad was one but do you more blow against slavery Howard Jones, author of Mutiny on the have the courthat, combined with other ..Amistad: The,,Sagapf a Slq,v(!ResvQltand It's , age to read
The story of the pened?
by Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief
Although the Lincoln High speech and debate season ended just under two weeks ago, the accomplishments of the team have allowed them to continue to compete through June.
Coached by Lincoln High Social Studies teacher Ross Tegeler, the Speech Team exemplified the LHS adage "a tradition of excellence."
Throughout the six months of competition, ranging from November to April, the team traveled to over a dozen schools across southeast Nebraska.
The team, consisting of seniors Corinne McChesney, Jack Dickinson, Evan Littrell, Ryan Wiegert, juniors Janet Eckerson, Alicen Blassl, John Beecham, and sophomores Elisabeth Reinkordt and Samira Azzam, won several events.
Although considered a small team on the speech circuit (Lincoln East has a trav-
eling team of 40), LHS has the best of the best, so to speak. Mcchesney, Dickinson and Eckerson all qualified for the
' national competition in St. Louis, Missouri last year in Student Congress. McChesney said 'the expert- ··
ence was not one of her favorites "That was the absolute worst experience in my life!" she said.
The tradition lived on this year, as Mcchesney qualified to national competition this
school at nationals," she said. Azzam fmished in third place at the qualifying tournament and is the first alternate. In district competition, Reinkordt, Eckerson, Mcchesney and Littrell all
pla.ce in Persuasive, and Foral, the debating society Reinkordt fmished third in In- consists of senior President formative. All showed well at Will Bernstein, seniors Nick state, with Littrell achieving Munn, Mcchesney, juniors the highest mark of sixth in Chris Kingsley, Eckerson and the state, sophomores Azzam and Earlier this month, Lin- Reinkordt. coin High trav- Mcchesney headlined dee led to Omaha bate as well, qualifying .secMercy for the na- ond at nationals. Bernstein, tional qualifying Mcchesney and Eckerson all tournament at qualified to the Nebraska Student Con- Tournament of Champions, gress. While the one of the more prestigious team did not do tournaments of the top sixas well as last teen debaters in the state. year (no one Kingsley and Azzam qualified this dominated the novice circuit, year to nationals) winning several tournaments Reinkordt and throughout the season. Eckerson each Kingsley said he feels he received speak- started off slow, but he acing awards, while complished a lot. "I like what Dickinson and I've learned as a skill in deLittrell were final- bate. The discipline and the ists in their re- academic intensity required spective houses. to do well really teaches you
Junior Janet Eckerson debates a Resolution in Student Congress.
summer in Phoenix, Arizona. This year, however, she qualified in her main event, Extemporaneous Speaking. "I'm really excited to have the opportunity to represent my ·
qualified for state, with McChesney and Littrell closing out finals in extemporaneous speaking, finishing first and second respectively: Eckerson rec.etyed first.
Dickinson a lot about life," he said. saysheconsiders At state competition, himself a good Eckerson, ·Bernstein, presiding officer Kingsley and Mcchesney all because, "It's not did well, arguing their way to the size of the dog the top ranks, but they fell in the fight, it's short of receiving any medals.
the size of the fight in the In all, the speech and dedog," he said. bate teams at Lincoln High
The Lincoln High Debat- can be summed up by their ing Society was equally as slogans for the year: Linguissuccessful this year. Coached tically Superior, Disgustingly · by LH~ English te~ch½~Steve Charming, .Objectively ~ght. ',, ·.
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Cigarette Tax Increase Aims to Save Lives Postponed,
by Evan Littrell .·•
Editor-in-Chief
.···•·.·•· In a decision that dis·appointed many, and was applauded by others, LB 505, the state cigarette tax increase of 66 cents per pack, was debated and postponed indefinitely April 13. The bill was sponsored by several Ne-
For ··Now
tion, Nebraska Dental As- less of the opposition.
sociation, Nebraska Asso- Opponents of the bill
ciation of Hospitals and · said Nebraska smokers Health Systems, American would neither stop smokLung Association of Ne- · ing, nor pay the increased braska and the Nebraska price. Rather, they would Nurses Association. simply drive to bordering
These groups formed a states such as Wyoming, coalition to promote LB Colorado, Kansas and 505, called the Citizens for South Dakota. where state a Healthy Nebraska. Their cigarette taxes are currently lower than
braska senators including Lincoln Senator David Landis.
The primary reason for the increase in state excise taxes on cigarettes, and in turn on other forms of tobacco, is due to the alarming increases recent studies have shown of underage · smoking. ··"An increase in the price (of cigarettes} for · any reason, whether ·itcomes from industry or state ·or federal governm ent drives down con- '? .c:,__ '?i?. ._, -::-:·:",',
> ' :_) ' i :. ',, ,'. sumption overall," Landis' legislative aid Laurel Marsh said "Especially use by teenagers ages 12-15," she added.
Urging support for the legislation were some of the most prominent health organizations ·in Nebraska: American Cancer SocietyHeartland Division, American Heart AssociationHeartland Chapter, Nebraska Medical Associa-
tax of 36 cents. and would incentives for support ·are be appealing to Nebraska based on studies per- smokers after the tax hike. formed over the last year in One amendment that Nebraska. They have did pass was a three year found that in Nebraska provision on the tax. makalone, 39°/o of high school ing it effective from Janustudents admittedly ary 1, 2000 to January 1, smoke, or 39,200 students 2003. After that date, the in grades 9 through 12; · tax would go back down to 30o/o of Nebraska teenagers the current rate of only 34 admit to using chewing to · cents per pack, unless the bacco. · legislature finds it worth-
"This act [and its) in- while to continue the tax. ·. crease will decrease teen Though the focus Landis smoking by 30o/o," the Citi- had · hoped for, protecting zens for a Healthy N~- our youth, was lost through-braska said in an informa- out the debate at times, the tional press packet. "This eventual ·impression felt by act saves kids' lives- plain and simple," they said.
An amendment proposed by Senator Landis that would have changed the tax increase from 66 cents to just 30 cents was defeated in the legislature by a vote of 24 for to 23 against. 25 votes in favor of an amendment are needed to ass it, re ard-
Landis is that senators have other priorities. "Through this whole debate, I have not heard once that increased taxation does not result in decreased consumption," senator Landis argued. "Did I miss something?"
LB 505 is on general file now, and will stay there indefinitely, perhaps until the next session.
A teacher, a friend, a listener, and a "secondmom" is how several students described Fredrina Pappas, who passed early Sunday ;
morning, April
18. Pappas worked in the
was the wife of English teacher Tom Pappas. For many of the students and faculty who knew Pappas her "smile could brighten a day." The way in
Special Educa- Fredrina Pappas tion Department · LHS Teacher · here at Lincoln · which she taught, Pappas befriended her students. She always made each individual student feel important and needed.
ashington D.C.; Close-Up Style A View of
By Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief
One of the most enjoyable expert~ ences of high school is the extracurricular activities in which students may partake. Among these opportular aspect of government.
Close Up does hold fund-raisers throughout the year to promote the week-long escapade called Close Up Washington. D.C., but it also goes much further than that. The student voter registration that took place this month was organized and carried out
hotel accommodations, meals and transportation while we stayed in Washington.
Brestel is working to make the trip more affordable for Lincoln High students because he feels it's an experience everyone should have at least once. "You can't learn it all in the classroom you're in. We've got some great teachers here at Lincoln High who teach concepts of government, but when you experience it first hand. it becomes meaningful."
Mullendore agreed and said she enjoyed the experience because of it's academic intensity. "It's a place I always wanted to go. and it was one of my favorites." she said. "You learn a lot about concepts all your life, but being in Washington D.C., you really understand the significance of it all and gain a greater appreciation for those concepts."
Two students, Evan Littrell (12) and Natalie Chappell (12) had the opportunity to visit Washington D.C. and see one of the many sites, the Capitol.
The highlight of the week came when every student in the program had the opportunity to meet their senators and nities are clubs. For the last six issues. Advocate has put a spotlight on many of these. For this issue. we chose to look close up at a club called Close Up.
Close Up is sponsored by Lincoln High social studies department chair and teacher Jack Brestel. It is a nonpartisan. national fo-i1ndation that encourages high school students to become more involved in government. It is unique at Lincolri High because it doesn't just deal with one particu-
by members of the club. The student vote last fall at Lincoln High was planned and offered by Close Up. as well.
•· .The ultimate highlight of the year · for Close Up came last March. when senior Natalie Chappell, Lincoln High social studies teacher Kelly Mullendore, and I attended the Close Up Washington D.C. program. The week consisted of site seeing. academic seminars and a lot of fun.
For $1,202, we received airfare,
representatives. We met with U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and U.S. Rep,resentative Doug Bereuter and were s,cheduled to meet with U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, but he was participating in the debate on the senate floor over whether or not to send air strikes t10Kosovo.
For an opportunity to learn more about government, both within Nebraska, and on a national level, go to Close Up next month. It's an experience that beats any classroom.
armer eather, w1msu1ts Bring Fr itness
By Jamie Clark Opinion Editor
As the schoolyear is ending, and swimsuit season is creeping upon us, many LHS students are shaking their stuff in an effort to get in shape. But with the so many options, choosing a way in which to lose those winter month pounds is not an easy task. It seems as though everyone keeps coming out with some miracle "get in shape" program or drug that is guaranteed to work. So how do we know what methods to buy and which methods to pass by when looking for ways to better our health?
Lincoln High students explore a variety of methods
along at your own pace, take breaks when needed, and it can be benefical despite your fitness level.
Fitness Centers - Fitness centers are probably the most popular getting- in-shape option for Lincoln High students,
else is doing, too. (That is, unless you're me and you spend 25 minutes laying in the steam room). Fitness centers are a great option if you are motivated to go regularly and can afford the e?CPense.
Some of the options in
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that are available that may _ give you a basis for judge- · other than participating in ment. - sports. The reason for this is Work-out videos - Work that there are a lot of choices out videos are good in that involved. You can go swimthey are fairly cheap, and you ming, play basketball, take an _ can use them over and over aerobics. class, lift weights, again in the privacy of your ride bikes, or even just run own home. But sticking to a around the track all in one program based on the moti- convienent location. You can vation of someone on the 1V go by yourself or with friends, screen who's not going to and working out becomes know how often or how hard easier to do because it can be you're working out may eas- fun. Junior Lindsi Fulmer, ily lead to a flip of the switch. who takes Jazzercise classe:s One to try: The Tae-bo three times a week says, "It's _ workout in.structed by Billie better than traditional aero,Blanks is the las test craze in bics because you feel more workout videos all across the like you're dancing than workni\t~g.n,,: •/x-iet:lr\J()~J?C!;!~>,.ing Ot.1,\."J\lS(),•.,QTI,Cfyqt.tget taekwondo ·and boxing exer- to one of these facilities there's cises (hence the name tae-bo} not a lot of temptation to do and is special because of its other things besides work ou.t flexiblility. You can move because that's what everyone
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has the extra benefit of get-_ ting you in shape. "We have to run three miles a day," said Senior Scott Boltz of his participation in the Lincoln High Varsity Baseball team. "It really prepares you for college athletics." However, many people who aren't talented at the most popular and readily available sports tend to give up on the idea of sports all together. The key is to e?CPlore different activities until you find the one that works best for you. Senior Amy Kohues who takes regular classes in Judo at the The Sho-ReiShobu-Kan School of Judo and Karate said, "It builds up my muscles, and they focus in on confidence building. I've learned that no matter how small you -are, you can still defend yourself." However, if you a.) are truly athletically challenged b.) aren't willing to put in the time to commit to practices, games, etc. c.) don't like the idea of sweating in public or d.) don't like competition, being involved in sports may not be for you.
Non-traditional sports to try:
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Calorie counting (fatfree foods, slim fast shakes)
Many students who have busy schedules and are looking for a quick fix to their end of the winter blah's are drawn to the counting calories method. Growing up in a household of skim milk and Iron kids bread, I'm all for watching what you eat and opting for yogurt instead of ice cream. However, this is one method I'm hesitant to advocatt:) because it can quickly become unhealthy if your main goal is to lose weight instead of doing what is healthy for your body and it doesn't really work if you don't exercise regularly. I hate to say it but the slogan "you have to change your lifestyle" is right.
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Whatever you decide to do make sure that your getting in shape efforts are healthy and not an effort to fit some ideal stereotype you think you're suppose to fit into.· Many people think they need to lose weight when the reality is that they already are ideal for their bod¥ type, _ Sometimes the healthiest choice can be to choose to sit back and enjoy being exactly the way you are.
Heather Richey Staff Writer
In San Francisco, California on Friday, November 27, 1998 National Gap Protest Day was observed by protesters rallying at • Union Square and in front of the Gap flagship store on Powell and Market streets.
The protesters were accusing the owner and founder of the Gap Inc Banana Republic, and Old Navy, Donald Fisher, of cutting down trees in the Redwood forest. The parade included a giant Fisher puppet wearing a poster reading "Fishers: G-reed. A-nd. P-rofit," marionettes on 15 feet bamboo poles, and giant redwoods on stilts.
Some people feel that the Gap ·is partially responsible for the deforestation of the Redwood Forest. That is why they are protesting. Because the Gap is owned by the Fisher family, the fingers are being pointed at the entire family.
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old and construct steep and unstable areas. as well.
The Fisher's have bought out Pacific Lumber and 235,000 acres of already overcu t Redwood forest. The name of the new company is MRC. The Fisher family is the primary investor in the MRC. They own and control the company through investment groups called
who is involved wt.th the MRC. The Gap has also said that · a Mendocino, California environmental group is falsely using the Gap's good name to increase the knowledge of the public on the tree cutting situation.
Well-know for living in a tree for over six months is Julia "Butterfly" Hill. She climbed a 1000-
that the Gap is presumably affiliated with what is happening to the forest. I would encourage you to find out more about the tree cutting being done by the Gap company.
If you feel that what they are doing is wrong, there are ways that consumers can put an end to the deforestation. Boycotting until changes are made is one solution. Also, after doing a little of their own research, consumers can educate others about the problem through word of mouth.
The general consensus of students and teachers at LHS is that the Gap should put a stop to the cutting down of the Redwood forest. Senior Brenda Straka said, "I like the ·stores, but I disagree with killing trees to wear clothes."
Unlike Straka, sophmore Nicki Miller is not sure about it all. Miller said, "I'm undecided about it
They are thought by many to be responsible for the cutting down of the Redwood Forest located in Mendocino and Sonoma Countries in California. However, the family is argulng that son of Donald Fisher, John Fisher, is ··· solely responsible for the loss of trees.
The boycotting lines were made up of hundreds of people. The ironic thing about the protest was the fact that the Lindy-Hop dancers performed in the parade. The Lindy-Hop dancers are the same dancers that Gap recently used in its Khaki Jeans commercial.
John Fisher, partner in the Mendocino Redwood Company, and presumably the rest of the Fisher family, are currently clearcutting the last remaining oldgrowth trees and are harming the ground with herbicide similar
to that of agent orange.
The company plans to deforest in the winter months. This will cause harm to the endangered Coho salmon. The company also plans to log trees over 150 years
District Policy
By Lovena Platte Entertainment Editor
Contrary to the article printed on the Opinion page of the last Advocate, the district does prohibit the use of hotmail, n2mail, Eudoramail. visiomail, yahoo mail, etc.
The iss ue is that students are accessing a private account using our computers. Students with individual accounts who need to use email for class assignments or other educational purposes can
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Gap responded to the protesting by announcing they had nothing to do with the deforestation of the Redwood Forest. Their standpoint is that John Fisher is the only member of the Fisher ·family
year-old redwoo ,d she calls "Luna" last December in hopes to protect it from Pacific Lumber's Scotia sawmill now owned by MRC. She has become a human representation of the fight in which people are trying to save these great trees. Consumers should be aware
Sophomore Maria Martinez expressed that she is concerned for other reasons. She said, "I think it's wrong because it kills the animals' homes." Some people have expressed that they do not care for the Gap's clothing all together.
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Ferris, thinks it is a bogus protest. Ferris does not think there is a connection between the name brand clothing and the trees. Ferris in some ways agrees with the Gap spokespeople ·who insist that there is no link between the Gap and MRC. He too believes that John Fisher is the only Fisher involved in the MRC.
Various internet sites were used in the production of this article. They include www.elksoft.com, www.geocities.com, www.vom.com, www.gapsucks.com,and www .monitor.net.
The Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance can be reached at P.O. Box 90 Elk, CA 95432. Donations to the organization are tax deductible.
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always make arrangements with Ms. Pasco or Ms. Kenney.
They are willing to make special arrangements for students and teachers needing to access email for their classroom instruction.
The reason for this baseline prohibition is that accessing private accounts on the Internet is no different than using cellular telephones or pagers in school, which are also prohibited.
As for comfort at the keyboard, three additional sit-down workstations will be added to the ·media center for the next year of students.
This will alleviate some pressure on students using the computer lab for Internet search or composition. Computers are to be used for approved educational purposes, and chat is not a part of any curriculum within the Lincoln Public Schools. Chatting puts our students at significant risk
which leads us to bear the brunt of liability.
Fewer special exceptions exist about chatting on school computers, but the rules can always be bent.
The key is to just ask. The library media specialists will always find a way to help students get the information they need.
Information courtesy of Library Media Specialists
Sweat Shop Scandals Discourage Teens From Popular Brands
Jennifer Blazek Staff Writer
Sure, we've got our stylin' clothes including our Nike leather shoes, Gap t-shirts and jeans, and Old Navy Cargos. However, have you ever thought about the people in third world countries who work for almost nothing to produce them? Or how this is effecting their lives by making these clothes for us so we can look good while they have nothing for themselves or their families?
When there are so many people working for under minimum wage and in very bad conditions to produce these things that we end up paying upwards of $75 for, it makes you wonder if it's worth it. Why do we pay all this money for products that are costing the retailer only a few dollars to make and when on top of that the people who put in the actual effort to make the products are being treated this way?
The U.S. Department of Labor has discovered that almost half of the nation's garment contractors are violating the minimum wage law or the overtime law. These are the companies that we are paying all this money to to make these clothes, so they can· turn around and pay their workers less than pennies a day.
Should this be allowed to go on?
I say, no. People still buy the clothing and shoes, while the
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workers are getting next to nothing for their hard work, and the companies and all of the big wigs are getting all of the profits. These workers are probably barely feeding their families with the money that they are receiving for doing this. l say if they don't make
enough money to buy what they are making than it isn't enough.
The people runnilng these slave companies should 'l:>eput in jail, and the companies should be shut down. People who have companies in other countries are running them in the U.S. That should be illegal because a citizen of the United States is ruillning it, therefore he or she is violating the law. Because technically they aren't re-
ally operating in other countries if th.e owner is living in the U.S. and it is being run from here. Why are we buying these clothes anyway? These companies should be boycotted and everybody should just stop buying the clothes that are being made by them. That is another way to get justice from these companies and for the people that are working there.
J u s t think about it. The people working in these factories are making less than we as
over one billions dollars in damage. The federal government said that last year alone retailers avoided over $200 million in duties which would have amounted to over one billion dollars.
Although if it weren't for these companies some of these people working in the sweat shops would have nothing, not every place is like Lincoln always looking for workers. In most other places in the world there are not a lot of job openings and there are a lot more people than there are jobs.
One way or another people need these jobs, and the companies are taking advantage of them. These companies should be forced to pay back what they haven't paid their workers, and they should have to pay them at least minimum wage or be shut down.
Some of the owners of the comteenagers panies are among the richest
are even though we are just becoming old
enough to get jobs.
Last January, the first ever lawsuit was filed, charging sweatshop conspiracy between some of the biggest U.S. clothing designers and retailers. Including Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, The Limited, JC Penney, May Company, Sears, and Wal-Mart. They were accused of violating the federal law by engaging in a "racketeering conspiracy." This involved three lawsuits, all together seeking
people in the world. What is wrong with society today that all we think about is money, and all of those material things that we think we need? And do we think that it is okay for this to go on? Sweatshops have been around forever, and they are still here. Why? Because society is allowing it to go on. There are places you can call, and people you can talk to if you are interested in doing something about this, because this is a serious problem. These people are being deprived of good working environments and good pay.
oratoriu01 ()ffers New Chance for Reeves
By Joel Green Sports Editor
If the name Randy Reeves sounds familiar to you, but you can not exactly remember who he is, let me refresh your memory. Reeves, a member of the Omaha Nation, stabbed Janet Mes,ner and Vicki Lamm 18 years ago. He was convicted of murder in 1981 and has spent the last 17 years on death row.
There was a bill, LB 76, that discussed the deatlh penalty in a major way, and would have tremendously effected the Randy Reeves case. The bill wou.ld have gotten rid of the death penalty and re-. placed it with life in prison, without possibility of parole. The bill was introduced by Senator Ernie Chambers. Recently, LB 76 was changed in a way that the whole concept of life in prison would be deleted and replaced with The Moratorium. The Moratorium, introduced by Senator Kermit Brashear, would put a hold on executions until the process is investigated.
The Moratorium is trying to give equity to the racially and economically lopsided ratio of executions. People in this country have been put to death who were wrongly convicted, and this should allow time for the case to be deeply looked at, and maybe the wrongly accused will receive justice.
Consider the case of Randy Reeves. He was born to a 16 year old mother who was never married and who dropped out of school in the 6th grade. His father went to the army and was excluded from Randy's life. Randy called his grandmother mom, because his
real mother was sent away because of Tuberculosis. At the age of three, he was taken from his family and put into a white home, due to troubles with is his mother's health and her inability to raise him. Randy's mother was then arrested on an assault charge and will not see him for. another 22 years, even though she did not surrender her parental rights. Randy then rejected ·living with a white family, and ran away at the age of 14. He was then put up for adoption. Years later on March 28, 1980, Randy Blackbird, (Blackbird is his original name) had been drinking and ingested "Peyote" as well. He murdered Janet Mesner and Victoria Lamm, and was then arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to death.
Reeves is scheduled to be executed even though in 20 years of investigation, every court that has examined his case has found "constitutional errors" in it. This is where the Moratorim would heavily favor Reeves.
Questions of racism are also lurking around this case, because of the lopsided rate of people of color executed in Nebraska. If Reeves is executed, he would be the third out of four executed in the state of Nebraska. The prosecutor that ended Reeves' case did so by telling the jurors that if they did not convict him, then he would walk free. The judge of the case never even told the jurors that they coulc;l convict Reeves of a lesser charge.
It is not that anybody is trying to get Reeves out of jail, they just want him to serve his fair sentence and not be executed. In 1996, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a re-sentence for Reeves, or that he be given another trial based on
lesser offenses. In June of last year, the Supreme Court reversed that ruling with a decision that allowed Reeves to be executed. Janet Mesner's father Ken, was fighting for the abolition of the death penalty and even for Reeves' life.
The things that happened to Randy Blackbird when he was young still happen today. He was taken from the Omaha reservation when he was three years old! As he grew up, even though the white family tried to keep him connected in some ways with his Native American culture, he was robbed of his identity. The following quote by Janet Mesner's father says it all. Randy Reeves should not be executed.
I am a member of the Religious Society of Friends. I was born and raised in the belief that violence is not an acceptable method of solving the problems that arise in our daily lives... The fact that my daughter Janet was a victim of murder has not changed that belief. From the very beginning we have felt that taking Randy's life for revenge is not an option. To take Randy's life will only cause more pain and suffering, and not bring Janet back."
Ken Mesner
In my opinion, Randy Reeves should be held in prison for life without parole. He should not be executed. After all, it would be cheaper, if you are one who thinks that keeping someone in prison for life is more expensive than giving them the chair.
Why not execute him? Because of all of the errors found in his case, and all of the things that happened to him in his childhood. Put yourself in his position.
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By Amanda Werner Business Manager
What attracted me to review the movie "Cruel Intentions" was its sick and twisted plot.
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unpure and give her to Court Reynolds spoiled. In exchange. Sebastian makes a wager with Kathryn: If he can seduce virgin Annette
with her violin teacher Ronald Clifford (Sean · Patrick Thomas). This is one of those movies that kept me on the
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an1d something different is making me go see it over went on. While I won't and over again is Ryan spoil the ending for you, I Phillippe! So if you have wil ll say that it was very some sort of crazy obsesshcocking, and it didn't sion with Ryan Phillippe (or end the · Sarah Michelle Gellar and way · I Reese ·Witherspoon), then thought this movie is just for you. ( o r · Plus, it'll be the first time hoped) that Phillippe and ·Gellar · that it have been reunited since "I · would. Know What You Did Last Summer". This is one movie The movie does start out •· a little slow at the beginthat I'm ning and I was a bit congoing to fused as to what was haps e · e ·pening, however it picked a g a i n ·up the pace as the story a n d Since the '
Delivers ShiV'Vers-Readers
By Kevin Howell Graphics Editor
prolific author churns out novel after novel, each one grabbing you and shaking you until you can no longer sleep at night.
He broke this mold early in his career with the five surrealistic short stories that made up the novel 'Toe Gunslinger," the first novel in the "Dark Tower" sertes. He took you on an adventure through a fictional world, combining the best elements of sci-fl. fantasy, horror, and western iil a soup belonging in a whole other genre.
Nearly twenty years later, he writes the fourth book in the "Dark Tower" sertes called 'Toe Wizard and Glass." This is the best story in the series yet. Roland, the original character, tells the story of how he came to manhood; and the true love he lost to fate, includ-
best thing is that King · doesn't include that much hor- ·
rorinthese books. Afterreading these, no one can ever again typecast him as a "horror" writer. I would reci : ommend this series to anyone ; 1 who has ! ' ever enjoyed read- ·, ing a good masters piece. The books have everything in them from trag-
courtesy Penguin Putnam Pub. edy to love; · death to friendship; and all · that's in between. This take place in the books that are next in the sertes. Obviously, King isn't even close to being done with the series. He plans to come out with three other books by 2002. Out of all the Stephen King hooks T'veread. this series has series is a must-read. It gets better book by book. Other books in the series: 'The Gunslinger" 'TheDrawingoftheThree" · l "The Waste Lands" j "The Wizard and Glass"
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on the Capitol Record label this year. The album combines the trendy new style of techno electronica with the sweet lyrics of. popular music.
A group of four guys started this musical adventure five years ago in 1994, replaced the bassist a year later and signed with Capitol Records following that.
The song ''12.23.95'' uses a · drum machine, but all other songs appearing on this album use ''real'' music created and mixed by excellent musicians teamed up with producer Mark Trom.bino.
Flick, a dreamy new pop band from Stockton, Missouri released their album The Perfect Kellulight on the Columbia record label in 1998. The four members, Oran and Trevor Thornton, Adam McGrath, and Eve Hill, play traditional instruments for a band. The brothers Oran and Trevor share the spotlight as lead vocalists, Eve plays bass, and Adam does drums and the percu.ssion section. For some of the song1son this album, however, they invite guest musicians to play anything from sax and trombone to the tambourine. The sound is something like a combination of Nirvana and Blur.
Pop Music Expose by Lovena Platte Entertainment Editor
Four brothers, three of whom are triplets, comprise the family-named band The MotTats. Their style is fresh-faced cherubic pop music, and they are rumored to be the budding replacements for The Beatles.
Drifting out of Canada on the airwaves, The Moffats debut on Capitol Records with Chapter I: A New Beginning. The album has already sold over 1 million copies and the band is preparing for a wave of MotTatsmania.
The Living End comes from down under to take America by storm with their eponymous 1998 album, The Living End. The members are fabulous at selfpromotion and have gained a vast fan-base in Australia with a barnstorming tour in support of Green Day. Their style is poppypunk/ ska-core bordering on psychobilly, and their songs are said to be ''hook-laden'' in that they draw listeners into the music. Last year, The Living End played Warped Tour, the skateboarding festival of festivals, and signed •••· ith Reprise RetiJnfs. Their'
It mixer Jerry Finn helped to polish i!liF off the tracks that appear on their new release.
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Jimmy Eat World's new lbum Clarity featuring the single ''Luck Denver Mint'' was released
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By Joel Green Sports Editor
Having to wait in order to begin the season against Northeast on March 23, because of a rain cancellation, caused the LHS girls soccer team to begin the season strong. In the game against North Platte, the Links dominated. Senior Judy Gelber had 13 saves and sopliomore Josie Simeck, as well as senior Tiffany Hu~hes each scored a goal. The Lin'"ks won 2-0, even though North Platte had 14 shots on goal com2ared to 12 to LHS On March 29, Lincoln High took on Omaha Duschesne.
The fact that Omaha Duschesne has played five games and won four of them, compared to only two i:1:amesplayed oy Lincoln High, affected the outcome. Unfortunately the Links fell short in a 4-1 loss. The only goal scored came from freshman Sally Shaffert. "Omaha Duschesne was a good team," said varsity girls coach Leann Hamby. "If we would have played the whole R:ame like we play:ed the first 25 minutes, it would have been a totally differ-. ent outcome," Hamby said.
The loss could be due to the lack of shots taken by LHS. "We need to shoot more often and sooner," said junior Brooke Brestel. "A lot of that is confidence. Once we start doini that, we will be tough to beat! said
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Brestel. The next game was on April 1 a,gainst Grand Island, a game in which the Links took over.
Trina Blankenship and Jenee Kucera also scored. In the April 9 game against Southeast, the
By Joel Green Sports Editor
The LHS varsity boys soccer team anxiously awaited their first game of the year. Having such a promising team, players couldn't wait to get the season started. Unfortunately, the varsity's first game on March 23, 1999 against Northeast was canceled, due to wet conditions.
The first game played was a 5-1 victory over Elkhorn Mt. Michael on March 25. The five goals for the Links came from senior Nate Healy, junior
Senior Judy Gelber didn't allow Grand Island to score at all, as Lincoln Hi_gh,got two goals from senior Jennifer 1J nrein, and one each · from senior Tiffany Hughes and junior Annie Funcke. Sophomores
Links fell short as they lost 3-2. Lincoln High won their next ,game against Kearney 2-1 on April 13.
Junior Mollie Bruhn and riffany Hu~hes each scored. rhe junior varsity girls won their first game of the year 2-1
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Kevin Myles, who had two, sophomore Jason Nettleton and junior Jerry Dillon. The next game was a surprising loss to North Platte on March 27. The only Links goal came from Dillon, 15 minutes into the second half. North Platte then scored two goals to get the win over the Links 2-1. "I think our loss to North Platte showed us that a team that plays without intensity, regardless of what team your playing against , is a dead team," said Junior Yinka Akinyemi. On March 29, LHS got a 4-1 victory over Millard North. Dillon scored two goals and Myles and Healy scored one apiece for Lincoln High. On April 1, Lincoln High faced Grand Island. The game went into two
overtimes and the Links finally won 32. Myles scored two goals and Dillon had one. The game against Southeast on April 9 was a disappointment for IJncoln High. Nate Healy scored the only goal as LHS lost 5-1. They did redeem themselves on April 13 as the Links got out to a 2-1 lead early against Kearney. Theflnalscorewas3-2, with two goals coming from senior Trevor Svoboda,. and one from Kevin Myles. It was an important victory for Lincoln High.
Junior varsity has had a great start to this season. Their great record can be attributed to the experienced players, who know how to win games. The Junior varsity won 4-1 over Elkhorn on March 23. They also won in a shoot-
against Elkhorn on March 23, with freshman Ellen Bernstein scorin_g two ,goals. The JV _girls then playea Northeast on March 24. "The team shows a lot of character in that they broke the tie against Elkhorn in the last three minutes," said junior varsity coach_ Tom Kolbe. Lincoln High won 2-0 with both goals coming from Bernstein. The ~ame was scoreless for 70 minutes, out then in the last five, Bernstein scored two. Her last ,goal was on a header from a corner Kick by freshman Alicia Dougherty. The Links then took on Southeast on March 31. This low scoring affair went into a double sudden death shoot-out and Southeast won, 2-1. That was the closest score in many years versus Southeast. The April 3 · ,game against East ended with LHS rosins;! 1n another shoot out, 3-2. Two fou,gh losses for the Lincoln High _girls JV team. A tornado caused' the April 8 ,game a,gainst Fremont to be canceled, ana rescheduled to April 16.
The Reserves played a great game a,gainst East on March 19. They got tfie victory 4-1. The second game on March 26 was a little tougher. The ,game went into a shoot-out but the Links came out on top winnin_g 4-3 in a thriller! Unfortunately the Links were shut out in their next ,game on April 1 a,gainst Southeast, r-o.
The Cincoln High Girl's soccer teams have had a ,good start to the year. They will con1inue to improve as the year goes on, and most likely meet tlieir expectations of a successful season. out against Millard North on March 29. The Links then went on a 11-0 scoring spree! On April 8 the Links won big against Fremont. Goals from sopho~ mores Travis Mann, Ty McGee, who had two, Jared Wells, Junior Zachary James and freshmen Jake Colberg helped the Links win 6-0. Sophomore Eric Wadell contributed with two assists. Then on April 12 against Bellevue West. Lincoln High won 50. Freshmen goal keeper Tyler Crisp didn't allow one goal in the two games. Jake Colberg had another goal, Jared Wells had a goal and an · assist, Eric Wadell had a great game with 2 goals and 2 assists, and Junior Jeremy Memming got his first goal of the year. ,-
By Meghan Connett · Features Editor ·
During the first ·.weeks · of March. as spring seems to be · springing, the Girls Tennis Team began to take its place on the tennis courts outside of Lincoln High School. This year the team consists of 24 girls: eight on · Varsity, eight on Junior Varsity, and eight on Reserves. Tryouts took place at the beginning of March.
During the week of tryouts, the players had to play inside because of the weather. This makes it difficult to form the teams, though. because it is expensive to get inside courts, and is hard to evaluate a player's skill in a gym without the actual tennis
eludes our mental game, · along with the game con the court," sophomore · Sarah Dicke said. Pra c-
were held · inside an:d · meets were rescheduled.
- The scoring of a tennis ts a best out of three Last year, one meet was matches to six In the · rescheduled three differ- · actual game, the scoring
court; The · tryouts tice is held each day to ent times. The weather begins at zero which is were · a combination of improve the competition is. looking better this called ·1ove- · 1ove. The the player's tennis level of tennis play and year, and most of the first person to score is skills and physical con- to build the tennis skills practices have been held ahead 15- love. It then dition. "For varsity, we needed to succeed. "We outside. goes 30, 40, and the next look for someone who hope to be more competi- The tennis team has point would result in a has basic skills, has tive than last year,"' encountered six different win. If the opponents are had experience in com- · Hershberger said. "We teams this year. Their tied at 40-40 it is called p~tition , is ~ot a _be- also want to establish a opening meet held on a deuce and one player · ginner, and is fairly sen .se, of te~m unity Qn March 31 : at Wo9ds Park must earn two consecua t hl 'ect-i c ; :"&·S'ai'O €lo ~c ' h': ' • " 7-ci11d ""'6t'fffie~cotirt.ii""-•'""'''"~ 'cig'a'ifist- s O iif 11east ....re:. - ti Ve pO int s t 'o '' win the Denni~ Hershberger. so · far, the tennis sulted in a loss of 1-8. match. There are six
Th_is year_' s ten?is team has experienced Senior Tricia Heidemann games of singles and team is focusing on im- better weather than last was · the only Lincoln three double matches. A proving ~at all a_spects year. In previous sea- High player to win her point is earned for the ' of the game, which in- sons many practices match against Southeast team for each match that
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·Against Grand Island on April 1, the Links lost 1-8, but on April 7, the tennis team beat Northeast 6-3.
During a close meet against Pius X, Lincoln High succeeded by win~ ning 5-4. Heidemann. Asboe, and Beeck all defeated their opponents and doubles teams Asboe-Dicke and Heidemann-Ross also won their doubles matches.
Tennis is an individual sport and a team sport. This season the improvement of one player can effect how the whole team does at the end of the season. Senior Megan Beeck said, "Even though you're out there on the court playing by yourself, you still have the team behind you
As the tennis season progresses, each player on the team works on their individual skills, which includes their mental game.
In the game of tennis, "you have to be able to stay positive and know how to bring yourself up when you are down," · said jtinior Jessica Ross. "You need self-confidence · because tennis is totally a mental game," she said. -
By Jonathan Werner Photo Editor
In a society that often treats people who are different from the nor1n as second class citizens, it is hard to be yourself. Finding a place or a group of peers that are welcoming and comforting is hard enough, and can be even more difficult if you are gay or lesbian. In this country it has almost become acceptable to hate someone because of their sexual orientation. That is why events like Pride Prom are so important.
Pride Prom gives people who might not feel comfortable atProm an event to look forward to and a small amount of time in which they can be themselves without fear of abuse. In Lincoln we are extremely lucky to be able to hold events like Pride Prom. Many schools have no place for gay · and lesbian students to be themselves, and they are sometimes forced to mold themselves into steroetypical expectations of who they should be not only as high school students but as people.
In addition to being a safe event for everyone, Pride Prom was also really fun and actually a lot like the prom that most of us are familiar with. Lots of great music and dancing made for a really enjoyable night. If you are gay, lesbian, bisexual or a heterosexual ally, Find out more about how you can be involved in next year's festivities.
Clockwise From Top Right: Molly Beecham, Nick Klosterboer, Becky Potter and Karen Baddeley dance the night away; Stephanie Tompkins (11) gets in the spirit of Pride Prom; Pride Prom goers dance under the warm glow of the strobe light; Students dance the ever popular YMCA, Phil Patton (12) does the cabbage-patch, Mira Myatt (12), Nick Woodard (11) and Champaigne Wimes (11) sit on the ·sidelines.
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By MeghanConnet News Editor
· Dating back to ancient times, the Albanians and Serbs have often fought over who occupied the area of the · Balkans first. Historically,
Serbs gained control of that they had fought before Kosovo by defeating the Ot- and the would fight again. toman Empire. · Albanian Ethnic Albanians began ·. leaders organized an inde- .· demonstrating and wanting pendent state for an Albanian the Kosovo to become its own state. Kosovo became part of · republic. In 1997, ·the eth~ the Serbian nation. During nic Albanians formed a small
osovo
have been found, since the · ethnic cleansing has started. Full scale war between the ·
· the immediate ending of vio- · lence and ·repression
KLA and the Serbs began in • Ensures the withdrawal · 1998. · from Kosovo of the military, ·
On March 24, NATO be- · police, and paramilitary ·· '... gan an air strike campaign, forces
the ethnic Albanians have said that they occupied Kosovo dating back to Circa the time of 1946called Op· eration Allied Force, to stop the
1200 B.C. when the Illyrians, who were Albanian Ancestors, arrived in the region known as Kosovo.
Over the course of thousands of years, tensions have been high between the Alba1966 Albani ans made of 70°1o · of · the population in
· • Agrees to unconditional ,
and safe returnofallrefugee~ .· and displaced persons and · e t h n i c unhindered access to them ·· cleansing by humanitarian aid organiof ethnic zations Albanians. ·r ·. Kosovo, Secretary • Provides credible assur- · due to mt~ · of Defense _·ances of his willingness to nians and the Serbs, gration of William S. work on the basis of the · Serbs have ·struggled for the Serbs · Cohen re- Rambuillet Accords in the independence throughout to other leased this establishment of a political the ages, looking for a place are as statement, framework · agreenlent for in which they could live to- S 1ow 1y, "Our mili- Kosovo in conformity with ingether. • Albanians tary objec- · temational law and the char-
As the Ottoman Empire began to form groups to gain ·group, the Kosovo Liberation tive is to degrade and darn-· ter of the United Nations. expanded, the Serbs fought control in Kosovo. ·Army (KLA), that used some age the military and security to keep the land that they Followingacoupin 1989, · violencetornakeKosovoare- structure that President As air strikes continue, 1;)loughtwas theirs. In 1389, Slobodan ·Milosevic became public of its own. Ethnic Milosevic has used to de- refugees are fleeing from the
· / 70.000 S~rbs JQ~t their lives _ president of the Rep~blic of cleansing of the Albanians populate and destroy the Al- war-torn state of l{osovo. · and the battle against the Ot- Serbia : Milosevic had anidea had been g<)ing on for some ' bantari majority ll'l Kbsovo." Around20,000Kosovar refu - - ,;! toman Empire. of having Serbs together time Ethnic cleansing is The air strikes against gees have been brought to the
Several Serbian monas- again in one country. On the where one group of people is · Milosevic will continue until United States. When this is'"
t· teries and battleflelds that lie 600th anniversary of the killed in great numbers due an agreement is made that: · sue comes out, conditions in
within Kosovo were and are Battle of Kosovo, Milosevic to what ethnic background Kosovo will have changed, so
considered hallowed ground delivered a speech on Serbian they are from.
• Ensures a verifiable check the local newspapers by the Serbs. In 1912, the ri hts. He told the eople Mass graves of Albanians stop to all military action and and magazines for updates •
Many seniors tried to beat the rush during on May 18 and ·t9 to get their cap and gown, but most endedup waiting in the long line anyway. Above: Senior Erin · Frerichs watches as Anders Peterson goofs around . with his new graduation attire This years graduation will be held at Pershing Auditorium on Sunday, June 6 at 4:30 p.m. Be there to support your LHS seniors! See the senior issue inside for more information about those wacky LHS seniors!
Prom adition
By Jennifer Blazek
Advocate Staff Writer
dressed up and go out and also giving away picture
have a good time. It's also frames. All that, plus the , ····Prom is a time for seniors time to fork out all kinds of price to even get into. the ahdjuniors. and maybe even money for dresses, tuxes, Prom which was $8 per some sophomores, to get flowers, dinner, and activi- ticket, adds up to a lot of ties afterwards.
Lincoln High's 1999 Prom was held May 1st at East Campus Union. The party started at 9 p.m. and ended at 12 a.m. The theme was "It's So Hard to Say Good Bye."
Senior Audra Bates was elected Prom Queen, accom.: panied by her date, senior Scott Worster as Prom King. Junior Sarah Herrick was chosen as Prom Princess, and junior Greg Lawson was Prom Prince.
There were also some opportunities to spend money at the dance. Picture packages were on sale for $10 and up if you wanted a fancy
Senior Royce Fowle rotldly sports his evening at e as he gets ready to hit th ance floor at this year's prom pictures at home. The photographers were
money spent for one evening.
For many it wasn't about having a date, it was about going to have a good time. There were a lot of people who just went with groups of friends.
Before Prom many couples went to dinner, mostly to fancy restuarants like Misty's, or Red Lobster. Some chose less expensive places like Valentino's.
Girls wore anything from long dresses down to their ankles to short dressed above their knees, and in
and
iors Scott
and Audra Bates smile for pictures one or two who wore jeans Afterward was Post and t-shirts. Royce Fowler Prom. which consisted of wore a white tux with a top games and prizes. There hat and tails. Talk about was also a hypnotist who fancy.
The D .J. played fast and slow music, like Vanilla Ice, YMCA, Celine Dion, Puff
just about every color that you could imagine. Many ·also had their hair and·nails Daddy, and. Smash Mouth. made volunteers do a variety of humorous things, such as dancing, and talking to their shoes as if they were cell phones.
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Most people just picture. Most people took done. changed or left their dressy
Guys wore mostly tuxes, with the exception of maybe
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Not a lot of people were out on the dance l1oor at first, but as th«: night went on more and more were out getting their groove on.
Other people just sat and dirank punch and talked.
clothes on to go. It wasn't fancy like Prom was
Overall the evening was a success for all who attended.
By Evan Littrell Editor-in-Chief
With the recent events occurr,lng in Littleton, Colorado. politicians are looking publicly how to prevent such tragedies from occurring ever again.
While their motives are questionable at best (it is coming close to election time. again), their hearts are in the right place, and the public seems to agree.
The Nebraska State Legislature proposed concealed weapons legislation long before this tragic set of events. The new law. if it had passed, would have allowed citizens to carry concealed weapons in the state of Nebraska after obtaining a licsence.
However •. it remains a mystery what will happen with it next. after being placed on · general file in mid-March. Nationally •. politicians and Amertcans in general are looking for the best legal move to prevent another Columbine.
The question before America is whether tougher · enforcement of current gun ' l~\Vsis necessary, or new gun control legislation ts more appropriate.
,·' · According to a nationwide poll by the Associated Press the week following the murderous rampage, Americans support new. tougher legislation on juvenile crime and gun control in general.
Fifty-one percent of Americans feel tougher gun· laws are the most effectiveway
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Compared to a poll done tional level. just before the shootings in The proposals included which only 42 percent felt ·changing the age requiretougher gun laws are neces- ment to own a handgun from sary to stem violence. 18 to 21 and holding parents
The 9 percentage point I'esponsible when their chilincrease is directly related to· dren commit crimes with the events that occurred in guns.
Colorado, an Associated Press The success of this legisarticle printed in the May 6 lation will largely depend on Lincoln Journal Star reported.· the public support remaining
The report also said 40 per- high, although skeptics becent of adults think parents lieve advocacy will fall ·after should face charges if a child the incident is less publiyounger than 18 commits a cized. crime with a gun.
Before the·
school shootings, 4 7 percent of adults said tougher enforcement of existing gun laws is the best way to limit gun violence.
· In an AP poll following. the shootings, that fig- · ure dropped to 39 percent. The AP concluded, as many Americans have, the Columbine High School shootings are forcing Americans and politicians to look at society to find better ways to limit another school shooting. Following the shootings, President Clinton immediately pro~ posed new gun
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By Molly Geiger Copy Editor
Whether you're looking over your shoulder to copy an answer during a test or copying someone else's homework
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that you forgot to do the night before, ·it's called cheating. As finals week approaches, the question arises, "How honest are the students at Lincoln High?" In a recent suzvey, conducted by Randy
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Ernst's Advanced Psychology · students, 69% of the students polled reported to have cheated 'once in a while.' This statistic definitely matches what students at
assignments and talking during tests are evident as well.
Forty-eight percent of those polled said that cheating included getting help from a friend on homework or a test, talking during a test, and direct copying. What happened that has encouraged students •to cheat? A possible· answer is that not many students are being caught. Seventy-five percent of students recently suzveyed said they had previously cheated but had never been caught. The fault, how~ ever, is not that of the teachers. "I think cheating is the easy way out," said junior Leslie Rouse.
Forty-one percent of those • polled· responded that they think people cheat because they want to take the easy
Lincoln High see on a daily way out. If this is true, then basis. As senior Scott Boltz the students at Lincoln High said, "I only cheat when I have to."
Not only has the direct copying during a test increased, but cheating on daily
are on a moral decline. "I think that if you are not prepared for a test it is better to be honest and get a bad grade, than to get caught
Over Science
t Teacher will do anything to apply··lessons
By Chris Lathen News Editor
Explosions are a weekly occurrence in Lincoln High's south building. Science teacher Mark Shearer has been causing the explosions for 18 years now. If it isn't hydrogen filled balloons Shearer is teaching kids how to make hydrogen.
Shearer graduated from the University. of Iowa and was a gymnast ·also. When Shearer came to Lincoln High in 1981 as a science teacher he also assumed the role as coach for the men's gymnastics team. As coach for the men's gymnastics team, Lincoln High school won· three state championship in 1984 to 1986. In his 18 years of teaching he has kept his sense of humor.
Throughout the year Shearer conducted several different experiments including the explosion of hydrogen and blowing up Pringles cans. Throughout the mayhem that is his· class, Shearer has no plans to stop teaching. "It's really been a lot of fun (teaching). Eighteen years has seemed like eighteen months.· It's gone by really fast," said Shearer. "The best part of teaching is the relationships with students and the. faculty. "Besides teaching Shearer is sponsor for the Science Olympiad and other science competition teams. Also being able to explain classroommaterial to his students· makes him. into a great
HowOften Do You Cheat?
cheating and receive a zero," said junior Caitlin Correll, "Once you get caught cheating by a teacher you are immediately given a label. I do not want that kind of label."
down to one thing: honesty. Whether or not you chose to · cheat is your own decision .· but being dishonest is a title.,.:; ·<. that others, not just your~] teachers, will attribute to you
All in all, cheating comes as well.
New ovies, Concerts Bring Fun for Suntmer.
By Chris Lathen News Editor
ries. The nation's top eight college baseball teams will bid for the spot of National ChamSummer is a time of free- pion. The College World Sedom from school, most rules, ries is held June 11th to June and ·al together, work. The 19th. Tickets are $5 to $11. · 'only nact pa.rt of stlmmer iw · on July 10th. Ihroagh- the that this is Lincoln, Nebraska, ·· 11th, "Hoop It Up" will take and there isn't a lot to do. place at the Aksarben Event
Most teens hang out with Centre in Omaha. This amafriends, cruise 'O' Street, and teur 3 on 3 basketball tourswim all day when they are nament is sponsored by Nanot at work. tion Basketball Association
This upcoming summer and NBC Television Network. doesn't have to be boring sea- Lincoln High School will son. Concerts, activities. be holding summer sports sports and movies can make clinics this summer. Basket- · summer much more enjoy- ball, football, soccer and tenable. Many concerts will be nis clinics are just a few to coming to the Lincoln area mention. Most of the sports this summer. On June 12, clinics are held during June "Rockfest" will open with Eve and July. For more informa6, Mazvelous Three, and fuel. tion go to the Athletic Office "Rockfest" will take place in · For movies this summer Western Iowa, Iowa. On July the second edition of Austin 8th, Godsmack will play an Powers will be released. "Ausall ages show at the Royal tin Powers: The Spy That GroveinLincoln. OnJuly9th Shagged Me" will open up Ozzy Osbourne's "OzzFest June 11th starring Mike '99" will invade the Sandstone Myers. Opening June 30, Amphitheater In Bonner Cartman, Kenny, and Chef Springs, Kansas. "OzzFest will star in "South Park: Big'99" will showcase Rob Zorn- ger, Longer and Uncut". 'Toe bie, Fear Factory and many Wild Wild West" starring Will other notable acts. On July Smith and Kevin Kline will 10th at the Sandstone Am- open on June 30. Will Smith phitheater, Brandy will be in will play the 1880's Secrete concert. Another concert that· SeIVice agent James West and will making its annual ap- Kevin ·Kline will play as pearance in Lincoln will be Smith's partner, Artemus the Updowntowner's "July Gordon. ,Jam '99" taking place July 23 The main goal is to have to July 25 in downtown Lin- fun this summer. Every teen c-0ln. hopes to, and many do. Have Sports also··are a· way to a safe, smart and fun sumspend some of your summer mer Lincoln High. Enjoy it time. Each and every year because before you know it. Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium the 1999-2000 school year·
·.·hosts the College World Se- will be upon us
Above and left: Mr. Shearer conducts his famous 'Bed o' Nails' experiment with Social Studies teacher Jeff Bayer as his special .assistant.'Bed o' Nails' is just one of the many experiments Shearer conducted throughout theyyear.
·· teacher at Lincoln High School.
By Heather Richey Advocate Staff Writer
ing class have at times earned a bigger load then the rich when it comes to war.
InJuly, 1980Congressreinstated "TIJ.eworking class - in the army
The Selective Service Act This act of the past and in the army of the r.equires all males by law to register present - has always born a greater for the draft within ·thirty days be- burden than the rich, and this should fore or twenty-nine days after their be a concer11 to all citizens, whatever 18th birthday. their views on the military draft," he
The law, at present, only covers said. men. However, Congress could ex- In the latter part of the Vietnam tend it to ,women. A proposed draft conflict draftfor health care workers, such as doc.,. ees where tors and nurses, could include chosen by the women. "birthday"
In order to register, men go to the system and/ Post Office to get a registration form. or "lottery."
The forms asks them their name, Birthdays date of birth, temporary and perma- were drawn. nent address, phone number, Social Each birthSecurity number, sex, date· signed, day was and signature. numbered as
There is no space to claim an ex- it was drawn. emption or deferment which will hold The alphabet. ,Pffbeing inducted. These things play was also · a part in the legal standards that "re- numbered as place" an induction order. each }etter
Exemptions are permanent was drawn. whereas, deferments are postpone- This is how ments. If the· men wish to make a Hargesheimer claim, they must write on the blank · was chosen. part of the card. In previ.,.
Selective Service will not process ous wars their claim, but if they copy the form men avoided before they tum it in, they will have being ina record that they tried to make a ducted into claim. the military
Men can get out of the draft by by having an exempt medical condihardship to dependents due to being tion or high priority jobs and needed drafted (i.e. the man's -family v,ould .skills. ·.. · suffer financially, emotionally, or In the Civil War a draftee could ·physically); being a minister or divi.n- pay his way out of the draft. Toroughity student; being physically, men- out World War I men could, and did, · tally, or morally unacceptable; being· ·go to prison if they refused to serve. homosexual; and/ or being a sole sur- In World War II conscientious obviving son. Jectors had alternative service. In the
people against their will.
Melissa Mosier, a •17 year old LHS Junior,. said, "I don't agree with the draft because it is an unnecessary part of our government. Our country is too war- orliented. I believe that if our own country was in danger we would have no problem finding citizens to defend us. Americans should not have a respo,nsibility to fight and die for something that they do not agree with."
Ann a Walter, a 16 year old LHS sophomore, said "I. dislike it, people should have the freedom to choose if they want to endanger their lives in war.··
Bryan Gordan, a 16 year old LHS Junior, said, "Having lived in Europe,.· where the draft or military service is a form of compulsory "national service" in many countries, I see it as one of the biggest threats to our in-dividua.l ri«hts '117benit's. 11niustified, especially since America's biggest socalled "progressives" always look to Europe for example."
May 27, 1999
Therefore, I believe it was unjustified in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam, and would pe in Kosovo.
Rachel Shear, a 16 year .old LHS Junior, said, "I understand that at times we need troops. but I think the draft should be saved for very extreme situations and they should not have to go if they don't want to."
When asked what they would do if they, a friend, or family member were drafted 36°/o of LHS students· said they would continue life in as normal a fashion as possible, 28o/o said they would fight for their country, 12o/o.saidthey would become conscientious .objectors, 12°/o said they would go to Canada, 4°/o said they would lie to get out of it, 4% said they would go to college, and 4°/4said they would burn their draft card.
Chris Klaus, a 16 year old LHS sophomore, said that ifhe or a friend were drafted he would, "Continue my life as normal until I had to go."
Nick Gewecke, a 15 year old LHS sophomore, said, "If this were to happen, I would obey the laws as to the proper behavior in such circumstances."
Sarah Sterns, a 16 year old LHS sophomore, said, "It would be hard if a friend was drafted, but I suppose I would have to live with it."
Jordan Milliken, a 16 year old LHS sophomore, said, she "would be a conscientious objector and continue work or school," if she were to become drafted. For her to become prafted the laws woulg bave to 1 bhan~"tt>=:fi15W'wohlfn:tob'e•a;;~~d'.
Andrew Walters, a 15 year old LHS sophomore, said, "The thought of losing a friend to the draft scares me."
Some men choose to be consci- Vietnam conflict men escaped the entlous objectors. These are men draft by being enrolled in college or who get drafted but, they do not carry leaving the country. Many went to guns and/ or bear arms on moral or Canada. religious grounds.
Emilia Boeshen, a 16 year old LHS Junior,· said. ~I think it's wrong that war would get so bad that forcing civilians to be in the military would become an option."
Out of students surveyed 24o/o had other ideas or compromises to the draft.
Amanda Marr, a 17 year old LHS Junior, said, "I've got an uncle and a cousin that live in Fremont who Just got out of the army. they're hoping to stay that way."
Currently the military is com-
Most conscientious objectors go posed of volunteers who typically are into the medical departments of mili- unemployed high school graduates. tary during war time.
·Toe exception is that small group
Richard Hargesheimer, a teacher of people who receive their college in the Social Studies department of education at the expense of the ·I,Jncoln High, was a conscientious ob- United States through the ROTC. Jector throughout the Vietnam con-
This group, who owes the nation flict. Hargesheimer has several opin- 6 years of service, become the officions on the draft. ers in the 4 branches of the military.·
As a man who was drafted into, Some people feel as if the rich are and did not serve in, the army, he is the only people who truly benefit from of two (or more) minds on the draft. war. Hargesheimer said, ".The rich Hargesheimer said, "On one benefit disproportionately from our hand, I am not a pacifist; sometimes society, yet they bear for less of the force is necessary, and people are· burden in lives lost in defending the needed to fight. On the other hand, country." the draft never has succeeded in dis- Out of the LHS students. surtributing the burden of protecting veyed 76o/oare opposed to the draft.. America's national interests fairly." Some feel it is unnecessary and othHargesheimer feels that the work- ·ers feel it is morally wrong to draft
Elisabeth Reinkordt; a· 16 year old LHS sophomore. feels that military service is a not a must. · She said, "Instead, people should universally do Civil service (i.e. the German Law) rather than be drafted."
· Heath Gewecke, a 15 year old LHS sophomore, said, "TIJ.edraft is a ·good idea, but th.e draft could force a non- violent [per:son)who. is opposed to war to become a part of the war in someway."
Gordan said,. "I believe the draft is only justified when our country itself is invaded or in immediate threat of invasion.
If Congress passes legislation enacting the draft anyone could be drafted if the law applied.
Failure to register for the draft is a violation of federal law. If convicted, ·men can be punished with up to five years' imprisonment and a $250,000 · fine. Men cannot receive federal financial aid for college unless they have registered for the draft.
Men can not get job training under the Job Training Partnership Act or hold most Jobs with· the Federal government if they do not register.
So, all you 18 year old males at LHS do not forget to register unless you have an extra $250,000 to spend.
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- Megan Connett process a thin line has been gether. _ But, there were several an impact on us. Even when just Feature Editor crossed. There is news and there things that the media should not the facts are stated, emotion and -
One month ago, people all · is gossip. In the April 26 issue of have done. The night of the shoot- · the journalist's own opinions ca~ across the U.S. and around the the· Lincoln Journal-Star a wire ing, stations brought on the first- be read between the lines or heardworld, watched in shock as the •account from Littleton reported on hand accounts of those who had in the voice. eighth school shooting in the last whether the parents of Eric Har- · been inside the school. These kids >With this much power. -,tfte two years had just taken place in ris and Dylan Klebold had missed ha<;ljust seen the scariest thought _ media needs to learn responsibtt~ Littleton, Colorado. _ Twelve stu- --the warning signs, that as we look -_becorne reality. The students of ity. In an online discussion with
· - dents, one teacher. and two gun- - back on. seem to have been send- Columbine High were still in a three senior editors of Newsweek, men lay dead, many students in- - ing. The whole story comes from - state of shock, and there were Barbara Kantrowitz. Sharon jured, and the question rang in our a hair dresser who 1does the hair these pesky reporters waving mi- _Begley, and John Leland. When ears: What happened to cause of Susan Klebold. In the last para- crop hones in their faces asking asked what the role of the media such a massacre? The heroic sto- graph, the journali:st ends it by why they thought Harris and was today, they resp ond ed by sayries of survival, the haunting tales writing: · - Klebold had done this. How were - ing, "We cover the whole world and of terror as students ran for their - ffBut she also remembered they supposed to know at that write about ma11y cultures that lives, and the horror of realizing - something about the mother. moment? They had just escaped we're not part of. · that this school shooting was not The day of Susa .n Klebold 's d~ath and were facing the reality That's the role of a journalist. an isolated event, began to surface __original appointment, Grant - that some of their friends could in -to try and understand and explain as -the town of Littleton was be- ·said, -was Tuesda :y. -But when fact be dead. The reporters should the world to our readers." To exsieged with -the media. · · · - the news broke that her son was -have gathered the facts from ·the - plain the world to the readers, Over the past several years, the · dead, and that he''d taken part police and school authorities and journalists have the freedom of media has advanced into the f~st- -in a bloody rampage at the high - give the students time to think by writing what they want. but there paced world of the information su- · school, · the __ mother calmly themselves. After the basic facts are some ethical decisions that perhighway. Up;.to-date news is - called the salon to cancel." - are reported, then the first hand have to be made in the process. brought to us from around -the_ If that is not judlgment -I don't _ accounts could be told. When -a Journalist writes a story · · world, directly into our living -know what ls. Did I really need to -_A week after the ~hooting I they should consider what the ·--room. We see the carnage, we see know _ about · the hair opened up Newsweek to read facts are and whether the report~ the victims, we see the agony, and can cellation proba.bly not, but it about the victims of Columbine. ing ls being done fairly to all parwe see the death as each reporter · mad~ the , story interesting and it On a double page are the pictures ties involved.
recites the stories -of those in- · gave people something to talk - of each victim and a shortdescrip- · Journalism is a useful tool volved. Is their a point where the _ about. _ - It's funny that the story tion of them. -Turning the page, I that we can use to keep connected - rnedia can go tQo far? · - - never goes into the grieying pro- sa'V :a full page, full color picture with the world and open our _ In the wake of Littleton, each cess that this mother is ·going of Eric Har'ris, one of the gunmen. minds to all sorts of cultures. station fought to bring us the sto~ through or how she might react in · It seems as though the ones who Journalist should take responsiries from those inside the school, situations. So where is that line really make the news are those bility with the freedom they are the stories from those who had that journalists should not be able -_who kill. - given in their freedom of the press. witnessed the terror first hand. We to cross? _ _ The medla is a powerful But the responsibility does not have becorne a nation that has to I admit that I was watching the - weapon. -It has the opportunity to just lie with the journalists, it lies know all the little facts. l;>ut in the - news stations wondering what had -reach so many people and _ use with the people too When read_ happe 'ned, and I read the articles words to influence us. lt may not tng, it is our responsibility to .L L._,!-
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After establishing that society is responsible, ways to prevent situ'ations like that at Columbine
As details from the recent High are sought out. -It seems as school shooting in Colorado were though people are searching for - exposed, high schoolers. not only a -solution that is material, somefrom Columbine High, but from thing you can touch. Butt~ prehigh schools around the nation, vent such tragedies as this, so- expressed their concern for _ · lutions other than 'band-aids' are -safety. · .As society searches for needed. · To start, we, as a socithe solutions, the question re- -_ety, - need to establish a plan to mains who is resp,onsible?" - answer those cries for help. This
away from making bombs? More mentoring programs, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, will give stu,dents who are having difficulty intheir lives someone to talk toother than their parents. These solutions take nothing -but time •from every individual. - Yes, they might cost a lot of money, but price shouldn't matter if the money is saving lives. If society really wants to prevenf this type of tragedy they need to dedicate themselves and their resources to _a solution.
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The fact is that no one held plan needs to start at an early the hands of Eric Harris and - level, Kindergarten, but it needs Dylan Klebold when they went on · to go even further. S c h ·o o _ 1 their killing rampage. No one teachers cannot be the only onesforced them to take -the lives of -responsible for helping the you th _ 13 innocent people. As for who _ of today, but they need to start -is to blame, the answer is Eric accepting a larger role inHarris and Dylan Klebold. But it children's lives. After all, they has become obvious that these are with the child for more hours · two teenagers were experiencing than the parent is. If a parent _ severe mental and/or emotional does not attend the parent/ problems. - This takes the respon- teacher conference, this should sibility out of their hands. So ·be a clue to the teacher that why didn't anyone help these maybe the student's parents are troubled teens? Why didn't some- -not -actively involved' in their one offer them a better solution? · child's life. When a student is fail-- Because no one offered to ing; their class, teachers should help these two indlividuals. soci- not encourage thP. student to drop _ety as a whole is responsible for the class. Instead, the student the actions of these two boys. It should be required to come in afis their peers, their teachers, and _ -ter school and make up the work. their parents who are respon- · While they are there the teacher sible. If just one person had should establish a safe environ-taken the time to help these dis- ment in which the student will turbed. - individuals, lives _-could feel comfortable expressing their have been saved. problems. Teaching should in~ _ How often do -we find our- elude teaching text and teaching selves pushing off the needs of the whole person as well. _ · _ others in order to fulfill our own? In addition to teachers, there Littleton, Colorado was not an are a lot of things that others can isolated incident. Ignoring cries do to help out. How about estab-for help has become a daily oc__ lishing an a.fter.-school _progra~ _ currence in cities nationwide. _ - to keep th,ese, troubled-teens
As an idea for cutting the budget, school board members are considering the idea of cutting support for physical education. athletics, and fine arts programs This plan. however. also cuts programs that could have kept students like Klebold and Harris away from their garages making _ bombs. The solution is not easy. and it may not even be cheap, but if we really want to prevent in~ stance::, like Littleton _ we need to ·add more after school programs instead of cutting them. _ __ __ -•_ It -is easy to judge others ~!14 put the blame on someone el·se: , but if something happens at Lin , ' coin High like it did at Columbine; there will be no one else to blame but ourselves. Maybe establish: ing an after school program seem~ like too much for you to do, but something as simple as acceptance of those around you is not _ a bad place to start. Whatever it is that we choose to do it needs to happen now. We cannot afford to sit back and wait for Littleton to repeat itself.
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· checks, plaids, stripes, and polka-dots, EntertainmentEditor all of which are sought after qualities
School uniforms actually have in a school uniform. more external benefits than short- Some uniform companies offer sighted liberals are willing to admit. added incentives to buy for both fam-
The challenges faced daily by au- ily and school because a portion of their thority figures on any given campus re- profit is reinvested into the school sysgarding drugs and violence are unac- tern to pay for things like computers ceptably frequent. There are rules· in and soccer balls. place concerning what student activi- With mandato:ry uniforms, authorties are to be tolerated, and of course ity figures would be aided in the somewhich actions are not tolerable. times difficult task of determining who
When rules are broken often should or should not enter or exit camenough, measures have to be taken, pus. even to the point of being excessive, to
Of course it is not logical to exget the message across that such bla- pect uniforms alone to work wonders tant disregard of authority will bring over adolescent disobedience. about nothing but trouble.
Mandatory uniforms, though,
Students in the public school sys- would be a step in the right direction. tern, believe it or not. have ve:ryfew civil There is no one-size-fits-all solution to liberties. Nearly all student-owned school problems. Ultimately, the school property, including the students them- improvement process rests with par-· selves, are legally open for unwarranted ents who provide children with values search and seizure. that are conducive to learning.
Administrative figureheads hire .· It has become far too easy to shirk people with mental and physical prow- off all parental responsibilities to the ess to patrol the hallways in an effort babysitting public school system,· and to prevent problems, and few campuses as surrogate parents the decision makare open to students leaving whimsi- ers working for the bureaucratic end cally, or even just for lunch. of things are not out of line in wanting
That does not imply, however, that students to dress similarly if not for the goal of socialized education is to esprit de corp then at least for identifibrowbeat students who will not sub- cation. mit to plaid polyester outfits on a daily · The advantage of safer hallways 1;°'"'.<1. 1 itc1.:~~o.llCl:iug::::s {,_'1t:11g~c1.,:;c:: ~-~rflfmfgr~el}~£oc:fi ~ai;~d~i;!~
£uuy coexist, there would be no reason some of the do11i:irq th<it go t:o'-paying for use of oppressive preventative ac- for extras like campus security and distion. ciplina:ry administrators can be put to
The best way to keep young minds work on elevating the educational tools .· in· check is. to literally keep them in of our school instead.
·Should orry About School Safety in Lincoln High?
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here or anywhere else for that mat- like fighting, and all of the little watching the kids in Littleton,ColostaffWriter ter. problem that lead into big problems. rado then they could never have
School safety has been a big issue since before the Colorado incident. But it did get some people looking at how safe our schools really are, now that all of this school violence has gone on.
Are we getting enough protection? Are there enough rules? Why should we have to be protected so much from each other? Could it actually happen to us? '
Some say that we are gettins enough protection, some say we have too many rules to follow, and well if it could happen in Colorado then it definatelycould happen here. Schools are meant to be safe places for kids to learn, and if it's go11t: chis far, then how are we supposed to feel safe? Are our parents supposed to feel OK about sending us to school with this kind of tradegy going on at other schools around the country? Well we certainly can't all stay home and be home schooled to we have to learn somewhere. If it could go on there in Colorado, then it could most likely happen
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Are the teachersand the principals letting kids get away with too much? Teachers and parents sometimes just assume that their students and children have never done anything like that before so it couldn't be him/her. It' must be someone else.
Teachers and the parents are sometimesgetting the wrong signals from the kids. Most of the time a parent doesn't know whether their child is happy or sad. Are the kids really happy or are they just hiding their anger? Will they take it out on others all at once, by taking peers
The kids do something wrong once ·snuck in guns or the bombs. If we and they don't get in big trouble.,so can't feel safe at school and around that leads to other bigger and big- our peers then where are we supger conflicts, with the kids assum- posed to feel safe? ing that they aren't going to get in Should some~ng more be to· trouble so they· do it more and done to protect us while we are in more. Soon the kids don't care what · school or should we feel safe with their punishment is because either they have been p1unishedtoo much or they just don't care anymore.
Then a~ain there are student who have good grades, do well in school, they don't get in trouble a lot and yet they are holding everything inside. Much like the two students involved in the Littleton
the way things are right now? Here is what one student had to say about our school and it's safety:
''I think our school's safety is pretty good. Yah we may have the red coats to help, but sometimes we have fights that go on and well the teachers are there right on the spot to clear it_up."Mary hart and teachers hostage in a school and shooting.
taking their lives? In the case of the Schools are talking about Littleton shooting there were ma- getting metal detectors and other terials used to build bomb in the safety equipment but it's just going kids' basements. If the parents make the kids feel less safe. That· didn't know what was going on in their own basement then there was likely a communication problem between the parent and the child.
It's going on everywhere. Schools are having more and more trouble keeping kids from doing these kinds of common conflicts
will also be more and more money that could be spent on ow:_actual ·education.
,, If in some of these schools that this has gone on in the kids were watched better, then they would probably have been caught before any of it happened. If they were
My solution to this is for parents to talk to the kids, teachers to watch the kids and talk to them if there seems to be a problem. More security around and in the school would help, too. Also if your just a student and think you have no influence in what your friends do, you do, if you see your friend doing something wrong tell them it's wrong don't just let them do it. Also if you know something is going on that shouldn't be tell someone.
· the Iraqi vaccination laboratory in of Saddam, and even America: I~aqi peopl~ think of the United Naby Tareq ~:d 1r Al-Tiae 1993. Once again, the Americans I say "even America", because tions, and it would not be an underGuest Editonal claimed that 1;his building was used America is the driving force behind statement to say the I~aqi peopl~ feel for "weapons of mass destruction." the sanctions on Iraq. All members betrayed by the United _Nations: · The people of Iraq have been suf- The American government did not tell of the Security Council, save Britain, whose policies have been directed by fering since the economic sanctions their people that the laboratory held want sanctions to be lifted. Many the United States. were imposed after the Persian Gulf several vaccines, including the one countries around the world feel the ~n the end, the ruling power of~ War. Since then, more than 1.7 mil- that prevents Hoof-and-Mouth. painoftheiraqisandarealsoopposed Iraqi government, Sadcfam Hussem, lion people have died of disease from The laboratory was responsible for to sanctions. Italy and Ger1nany have takes advantage of the chance to the lack of medical supplies and from vaccinating all of Iraq's farm animals; already voted in their parliament to make h~mself ~tronger by showing malnutrition. An even greater num- as a matter of fact,. this laboratory · resume trade with Iraq when sane- who the enemy is. In the end, many ber of children will permanently be exported to other Middle Eastern tions are lifted. The United Nations people will love their presid~nt, and damaged because of the continued countries. The vac:cination was so have simply been puppets for the hate the enemy. So the United Nashortages of food, which stunts their plentiful, that farmers were able to United States. tions must stop all economic sancgrowth. As citizens of the free world, have their animals vaccinated three Historically, sanctions that are tions except for those on weapons, we have the responsibility to ensure times a year. Thus, Hoof-and-Mouth imposed on a country have not because the w~apons would give that the people of the world are free was nonexistent in. Iraq. Had the worked. The sanctions were imposed Saddam Hussein s ~overnment acfded from ailments that are so easily cured. laboratory not been destroyed, Hoof- on Iran in hope that the government power and capability. I wish to address the problem that and-Mouth would have never been a· would collapse; However, the Iranian Even though the purpose of the plagues the Iraqi nation, and in turn, threat in the Middle East. government survived these sanctions. sanctions is to expedite the removal communicate my solution to the prob- As already mentioned, 22 million In Libya, we can see that the ruling of Saddam Hussein, that does not lem that has devastated some 22 mil- people are starving in Iraq. This out- · government, .resisted· the sanctions, make any means ~o do so acceptable. lion people. break of Hoof-and-Mouth has and will and Qaddafi is still in power. In Cuba, If Saddam Hussein was taken out of
I am an Iraqi-'American, whose continue to have a catastrophic im- which really hits home, because of its pow~r. as a result of the embargo, father came to the United States to pact on the protein intake of the Iraqi close proximity to the U.S., we have who s to say that his removal would go to school. I am now in 12th grade, people. We know that protein is a vi- seen that economic sanctions do not guarantee peace? T~ an_r Iraqi citiand have always yearned to see the tal dietary item in !human develop- work. The intent of imposed sane- zen there W<?uldbe 1;10Justice, be~ause family that my father left behind. War ment, and the implications of this tions by the United States was to rid part of their families woµld still be has come between my family and me, protein-shortage can potentially make Cuba of communism and to get Fidel gone. The only memory Iraqis would first the Iran-Iraq War, and then the an impact several years after sane- Castro out of power. However, Fidel liave to hold onto, ~ould be kneeling Persian Gulf War. Both wars kept me tions are lifted. Castro and his communist govern- · at their loved ones grave_ sit_es. So away, and now the silent war of sane- · Are these atrocities worth the ef- ment has been in power since 1959; the only solution to punishing the tio11shas crippled the nation, where forts to bring down Saddam Hussein? he has outlasted John F. Kennedy, government, is to attack the governwe can only hear the cries of burials. · Of course not! However, in a "60 Min- Richard Nixon, James Carter, Ronald ment at the very pit of their power, These sanctions serve now as the utes" interview (May of 1996) with Reagan, George Bush, and even Bill whic~ is weapons. I would create a glass wall that keeps me at great dis- Madeleine Albright, (then US Ambas- Clinton's first term. Clearly the eco- special force to make sure that no tance. sador to the United! Nations) Lesley nomic sanctions that have been in weapons would enter the ~ountry.
I have thought long and hard · Stahl asked, "Wehave heard that half effect since 1962 are not working. There is an old Arabic saying that about what I could do to change the a million children have died [as a re- The people of Cuba are still very poor, goes, a camel !Ilay go for days withcourse of events which have already sult of sanctions against. Iraq.) I and are leaving the country, which out w~ter, but if_sheneeds water, and occurred and that have stripped from mean, that is more children than dieq often causes their death while cross- w~ter is not ~vailable, then the camel me the chance to hold my in Hiroshima is th.e price worth it?" ing the sea;. and in the end, Fidel will surely di~. C~tting the flow of all grandmother's hand. I have always Madeleine Albright .answered, " Castro is still in power after 40 years. weap?ns, ~hie~ is one huge step in felt that I was voiceless, with nobody we think the price is worth it." We must take what history has dem- the right direction, can o!11~hell? to to listen to me, because I feel the pain Saddam Hussein is a horrible person onstrated about sanctions, and real- suppress the government s·intoxicaand suffering of my Iraqi brothers and who seek~ only to serve himself and ize that the effectiveness of sanctions tion ~th pohwer.h. th 1 · sisters, yet r am unable to extend a his family. My family is much too are at a bare minimum.
History as s own at peop. e are helping hand. I know that my voice precious, and too much Qf a decent The solution to end the suffering able _to do more when their basic escan be heard now in order to mend and upright family to be destroyed of the Iraqi people is to set up the sentials of life are ta~en care of. In the ties between the rich heritages because of Saddam Hussein. stage for the removal of Saddam the dawn of civilization, men were. from which I have come. The United Nations has sealed oil Hussein from power. This will pro- hunters, a~d women were gatherers. :.,..,...•.S •·*,_.,.
the pcopl_c lived to ldll ai-id g~-ic-,,f"ood need for a change in Iraq is selfish, products coming in1to or out of Iraq, their lives in peace. Lifting the eco- to sustain themselves for the day. but I feel that wanting to end 18 years with the expectation that the Iraqi nomic embargo will improve the eco- When people were able to create tools, of separation from a family that I people will revolt against the regime nomic situation of the Iraqi people, fabrics, and pottery that 8;llowedthem. dearly love, is not selfish, but reflects of Saddam Hussein and start a new so they do not have to be running all to settle down, and establish the land, a deep compassion for the loved ones government. ·After seven years of day long looking for a loaf of bread to this was because fewer and fewer that I have never been able to touch. these sanctions, whilch are strangling feed their children. Securing the ba- people were neede~ to hunt and · When discussing the issue of Iraq the country,. Saddam Hussein is sic necessities of daily living will gather. The same pnnciple must be and American relations, one must be stronger, and his feet are deeply en- prompt the Iraqi people _to focus at- apJ?lied to the Iraqi people. When the objective and· see both sides of the trenched in power. In fact, these tention and channel their energy on United Nations disposes ~f the sancstory. America firmly believes that · sanctions have done nothing to hurt their future, under which removal of tions, God-willin_g,that will allow for Iraq ls creating weapons of mass de- his stronghold. In reality, ne is still Saddam Hussein will be their ultimate !,he resilie1;1tIraqi people to stop lookstruction. Those were created by the being escorted in a new Mercedes- target. · ing for the~r next me~l and start lookruling party in Iraq, which is ulti- Benz, because over the years, he has The economic sanctions against ing for their econormc prosperity and mately Saddam Hussein. But in re- come into great wealth. Iraq caused the middle class and the stability. Then th~ people can focus ality, the people of Iraq want nothing Actually, the results of the crip- educated to disappear. This only has on the issues of their government and more than to be able to pump oil and piing sanctions have not affected the · helped the regime of Saddam politics. For a coupl_ewho has chilregain economic stability. · people's thoughts on Saddam Hussein. Thesesanctionshaveelimi- dren, the lives of their children ?lat-
The Americans have used ura- Hussein but rather have made him nated the middle class thus created ter more and become the parents first nium-shelled bombs extensively dur- stronger'. The Iraqi people do not re- the helpless poor who cannot oppose priority, and their government comes ing the Persian Gulf War, and as a sent Saddam Hussein, rather they. the government.' on the other hand, second. _This is not an Arab b_elief, result, many people primarily chil- resent the United Nations, and even the rich are Saddam's supporters, but a universal be!ief of humanity. dren have been diagnosed with can- more, they resent the United States. because he is the very reason why the Over 10..,000 s~tes have bee!1 incer. Uranium-filled bombs have re- The Iraqi people believe that the rich are still rich. They will continue spected for biological weapons, and portedly been the major cause of United states has a personal vendetta to be followers so as long as Saddam none has been found. _As a matter of people contracting cancer. The de- to cripple the whole country because Hussein's regime supports the ere- fact, the United S~tes is so interested pleted uranium is still a threat even Saddam Hussein i:s still in power. ation of two segments of society, the !n finding ~mething, that they have after eight long years. The uranium They will not revolt against a govern- very poor and very rich. In most all mspected sites that have already been settles in the soil causing trouble in ment that stands up against Amert- societies, both the present, and past, inspect~d. What is this nonsense? food. Kids who play on the soccer can aggi-ession, so a brew of hatred the middle class served as the van- Something must be done to end the fields get the uranium in thelr feet. toward the United States thickens. guards to start building elements of suffering of the Iraqi people. There are Iraqi refugees in Lincoln, Saddam Hussein has skillfully culti- change which lead to revolutions. In We, as a world, must solve this Nebraska who have buried their loved vated the suffering of the people for Iraq, the middle class people were the problem.. I may be the one who proones in Iraq due to the cancer caused his own benefits, and he put the driving force behind any changes in poses tp1s change, but to impleme_nt by uranium. The Americans have blame of Iraqi suffering on the United society-socially, politically, and eco- it requ~res the voters of the Secunty denied these facts, but what can ex- States. nomically-and were in the front line Council to demonstrate strong leadplain the toxic amounts of uranium Saddam Hussein has u1timate of uprisings, which led to revolutions. ership in the sup:port of the Iraqi found in the bodies of those who have control over the media. Nothing can The relations between the Iraqis p~ople. The solution still remains died? be said over the airways or in print a)ld the United Nations is crucial, simple, we mus~ abrogate the sane-
Most Americans never hear about about the government, Saddam because _an entire region can be tions, a~d by doing so we would gt~e the bombs that swallowed whole com- · Hussein, his family, or anything that swayed as a result of the events that the Iraqi people tlie mean~ to gain munities in Iraq. Americans have not Saddam Hussein appreciates. To air occur. The United Nations must re- wealth and look toward their future. heard that people were incinerated in "bad" news about Saddam Hussein is alize that economic sanctions do not · In turn, the United Nation's goal, the fires that occurred as a result of to sign a death warrant. Therefore, work, and the only result is that in- which is to get Saddam Hussein out the bombing. So many people were the best interest of the journalists and nocent wople that die everyday, who of. power, can be supported by the killed, and no attention was given to · reporters is to do as Saddam Hussein the Iraqi people have to count. The Iraqi people, because they will have them I do understand that war is says. This means that many of the United Nations needs the support of food, clothing B?d ~ther necessities. war, but innocent lives should never Iraqis are not getting information that the other countries around the world, The only solution is t? enable the be sacrificed, and the American gov- is factual. most importantly the Middle Eastern people to seek a better life, n~t to enernment was responsible for these ·. · I have heard story after story countries, and the members of the able the government to destroy them. atrocities. about Iraqi people who have been Security Council, but ultimately the
That means no more sanctions on the MostAmericansdonotknowthat killed by Saddam Hussein. Young support of the United Nations must people, butratheronthegovernment, · in only seven weeks over 1 million and old and even Saddam's generals come from the Iraqi people who will allowing the people to look into their sheep and cattle have been killed by are not immune to his wrath. People make the changes in the go~ernment future. The Iraqi people will ultia disease known as Hoof.:.and-Mouth. may be taken at any time and killed of Iraq. So we must evaluate what mately make the changes in the govThis disease widely cripples and kills for any activity that. Saddam feels is the support of the people is to the ernment, and together, we must enlivestock which are vital food sources against the regime. There are not. United Nations, and what the United courage in any way, so we may emfor Iraqis. The cause may shock you, many Iraqis wno have not felt the Nations can do to make the trust power the Iraqi people! as it shocked me. America bombed impact of losing a loved one because stronger. We can evaluate what the May Allah bless us all
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· Tom Waits' new album Mule Variations landmarks his rst trip to the studio in over six years and it is well worth the ,~ait. Waits sings with a sinister, gravelly voice about stuff more ,_.· •sturbing than Nick Cave. Waits' style ranges from feisty party marches to ballads ·professing love, leaving his lyrical madness floating through your head for days at a time. His first album, ·• -•·released in 1973, marked him as a country folk and blues star. SHe progressed from there immediately to jazz. During the 1980s · he lost interest in being a stylized musician and moved towards the weird and unexplainable. His trademark porkpie hat represents the air of callous disregard he has for typified existence. As ·
player graphic courtesy of the days unfold, Tom Waits remains uncorrupted as a musician who does what he feels, plays piano, smokes Old Gold cigarettes,http://users.iafrica.com/d/dj/djjack/ clubs.htm · and entertains.
·. ''Seven is a group of high school and college guys from _ Lincoln Nebraska. Beyond · that, we are a number, a band, and a tool of God,'' says the intro to the eight man _ band's ,Webspace at http://members :.aol.com/sevenish. On their new album, Audience of One, each song has a completely different flair, except that they all have exaltation of _the Christian God in common. After a short stint as a ska band, Seven has branched out - to cover a wider s~trum of sounds. They are a funky band to swing to, a bluesy band _ to rock out to, or a reverent gayup of accomplished musicians to sit and worship with. Much of the time when a band is recording in a smaller studio the soUlld is off balance, and they don't play well with each other as partners. Audience of One doesn't seem to have that problem. The horn section, guitars, bass, and drums all meld together quite nicely with lead guitar and vocalist Paul LeFeber's chorus. Besides Paul, Seven is made
• up of Andrew Neukirch on dr1•ms~Matt LeFeber on bass, Andy Pedley on trumpet, _ · Photo courtesy of Seven Brian Weber on trumpet, Seth Schoen on sax, and Nathan LeFeber on trombQne.
19Naughty9: Nature's Fury is just as infectious as
every other hit-single bearing album put out by the fa_ mously infam0,us hip hop group Naughty by Nature. Com-
posed of two quick witted rappers and a mastermind mixer, ._ the trio gained respect from fellow performers and the · · public at large since the release of their eponymous first · album. Since then, the group has been involved in creating soundtracks, for example the music for the movie Juice, in addition to releasing a few more albums. The songs featured on this newest recording fade in and out from fast-paced house party mixes to rasping R&B.Already on the airwaves 1 is the song about doing one's own dirty work called ''Dirt · > All By My Lonely.''Graphic courtesy of www.naughtybynature.com
The Chieftains are a classical Irish folk sextet, and since their first recording, Chieftains J
in 1964, they have come quite a distance musically. Their process has included several soundtracks and 29 albums in the span of thirty-some years. The newest album Tears of Stone was recorded on the BMG/RCA Victor label. Their song ''The Magdalene Laundries,'' as sung by Joni Mitchell, is about a place where women in trouble go for help. Paddy _
--.Bongo drums graphic Maloney, Chieftain and producer, has written dozens of scores including those of several theatrical productions and the soundtrack to a National Geographic special on the Irish horse. · courtesy of the Chicago ·
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·The Chieftains went to China iii 1983 and recorded performances with several musicians there. They were the first musicians ever to play on the Great Wall.
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper, newly released on Rhino, is a 4 disk CD set of greatest hits. Alice Cooper was one of the most noted influences on the :shock:-rock scene since Elvis Presley. He put on terrific -displays of fire, smoke, and sound for his live shows, and never failed to catch the ear of the at-home listener.
· Debuting in1969, Alice Cooper's antics took little time in turning the music world upside down with his outrageous costumes and make-up, the caustic lyrics he is most famous for, and ·the enormous stage performances he put on. Metal pioneer, AliceCooper, did nothing to hide his rebell~ous personality, in fact he outlined it with black eye-makeup.
· Longtime fans have likely been lying in wait for the unearthing of their favorite _· 81 songs from the 30 albums released between -the dates of 1966 and 1994. Fans mightalso be pleased with the tons of rarities including early, imports, demos, non-LP Bsides, live versions, unreleased album outtakes, and various movie soundtrack contributions. Cooper's duet with Rob Zombie from Songs In The Key Of X, a tribute album · for Fox television's The X-Files also a ears on this im ressive com ilation.
Star ·ars: The Phantom enace Takes.Lincoln By Storm ...
by Kevin Howell · Graphics Editor
The biggest movie of the season just opened recently. Twenty or more years in the making, "Star Wars: Toe ·Phantom Menace" is expected to gross· a whopping 2 billion in first week ticket sales alone. It is being showed on over 2,500 screens nationwide, including three in Lincoln and four in Omaha.
Toe three episodes of two decades ago, A New Hope," " The · Empire Strikes Back," and Return of the Jedi" were the middle ones for Lucas. "The Phantom Menace," although the fourth movie made, is the very first in the saga, and it seems the most promising one so far. Toe turnout for this movie is ru- · mored to be more than that of the monstrous hit "Titanic
While episodes three, ·• · four, and five centered on Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) •.this movie focuses on a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, and an even younger Anakin Skywalket. Those fans of the original trilogy would know thatAnakin is the dark Lord of the. Sith, Darth 'Vader.
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mendous.· People camping m front of erated images). eorge Lucas, the ge- Sou Cmema7 ,·. · the Lincoln theaters waited for two days · nius behind all four movies, wrote and 20 Grand ·.·· · in front of the theaters. directed this And in Lincoln: Gossip is · buzzing one as well as East Park 6 · · · around all of the BBS's · the other three. SouthPointe. ·' on the Internet, telling · · This is the first Cinemas who is who and what ·.·. time in nearly Stuart the whole story is going ·•·. 20 years that Students at to be about. · he has directed Lincoln High are
Though there are a· any movie. getting into the few people who want to Most of his time hype of it all. "I wait and be surprised by · is spent keep- think it'll be really the story, others are go- i ing up with his good," sophomore ing out to stores, buy- • business, In- Jessie Sebek commented. "And it'll be ing the merchandise, dustrial Light something for everyone to see." Junand reading the comic book of the same and Magic, his special effects business ior Suzzette Tolliver said, "I want to go name. Toe soundtrack is even out now, · that has done work on numerous mov- · see it. I think it's crazy to wait in line with what is rumored to be some of John ies over the years. for tickets, but it'd be worth my time WIiliams' best works. A
Though he used little-known seeing it."
· ·1 i single off of the CD is also actors in the original trilogy; this time Even the teachers had something
···••···available, called "Duel of the Lucas used people that to say. Business teacher/ Fates " For those of you the general public chairperson Laurie Logsdon who haven't seen it yet, here should recognize. Liam had better things to do than is a quick synopsis of what Neeson ("Nell") plays wait in line and go to contthe story's about: Obi-Wan Qui-Gon Jinn, while ventions, though she df Kenobi is a young, deter- Ewan McGregor ("Train comment, "I think it's int<!I mined Jedi Knight. Qui-. Spotting") plays the estingthatpeoplearereviit Gon Jinn is a venerable youngObi-Wan. Natalie iting their youth." She master, whom Obi-Wan is Portman ('Toe Profes- never was one for dress~ apprenticing under. Some sional"} is the young up as Princess Leia. i familiar characters included ·queen, while Jake Lloyd Psychology /Englista "' in Episode I are R2-D2, · ("Jingle All the Way") teacher Randy Ernstfind$ Yoda, C-3PO, and Jabba the plays a good Anakin. the ·whole phenonemnon Hut. Ian McDiarmid, who fascinating. As a young Anakin knows nothing played the original Em- man, he had a friend who of his eventual fate as Darth Vader. This· peror, returns as Sena- was a theater owner's son. story follows him as he pursues his tor Palpatine. When the original movie dreams and confronts his fears. in the "Star ·Wars: The came out, he drove through midst of a galaxy iin crisis. Phantom Menace" is playing at the fol- snow at 2 a.m. to watch it at the the-
John Williams has been titled one of the best composers of his time.
In addition to all four of the Star Wars movies, he has composedworks for the following films:
Lost In Space (TV theme)
The Poseidon Adventure
The Towering Inferno Jaws.
Close Encounters
Empire of the Sun
_ Indiana Jones Trilogy
Jurassic Park ·
JFK
HomeAlone · Superman
Midway
Schindler's List
Stepmom
NBC News theme
E.T.
Models and miniature figures are lowing theaters in Omaha: ater. "It was great," he said Though still used, yet the daddy of them all is· CinemaCenter he was dead tired by 4:30 a.m., he and digipll imaging, orCGI ~r -,
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has a profound theological theme that runs throughout the show that most people don't get."
Toe maximum number of tickets sold to one person is twelve, and no passes will be accepted the first eight weeks of the show's run.
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By Joel Green SP?!!s Editor
When I think of the Lincoln High Varsity Boys Golf Team, I think of the NBA's Houston Rockets. The Rockets have three players who are on the 50 Greatest Players list. Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, and Scottie Pippen, who win game~ from experience. The Links Varsity Golf team has a similar situation. ·No, they don't have golfers who are ranked in the top 50 in · the world, but they do have four experienced golfers who have played on the Varsity team since they were freshmen.
Senior KyleDahl. and Juniors Travis Minzel, Sarn Sharpe and Chad Brown,. all have the experience it takes to make a successful golf team. They are used · to the competition and know what the tournaments are like, and they cancertainly help With the younger golfers this year. '"Thisteam has the potential to be one of the best teams in the state," said Minzel. "We have the same team, except we are bigger and stronger than last year." The team has a goal of giving it 1OOOA>every time. ·
"Individually we may be playing a little soft, but as a team. we are a couple strokes better than last year," said junior Chad Brown. 'We could win Districts if we all play to our capabilities." Lincoln High finnished in second place by one stroke, 320-319, at the A-2 Dis.trict tournament at Benson
Golf Course in Omaha. Freshmen Travis Davis finished third and Brown sixth
Island Invitational, LHS shot a 321 · which tied them for fifth and sixth out of 16 teams. Next. up was West side/
Lincoln High kicked off the season on March 25, shooting a 328 at the LHS Quad. Minzel placed third. Sharpe fourth, Travis Davis seventh, and Brown eighth. On April 1, at the Grand
Ralston on April 8, shooting a 334 was good for seventh place out of 16 teams. Sharpe tied for tenth that day. On April 23, LHS shot a 337 and tied for fifth and sixth place out of 1:3 teams at the
Fremont, Norfolk, Columbus Invite. And on May 7, Brown placed sixth as IRS shot a 339 and placed fourth out of six teams at the Heartland Tourney in Fremont
The arrival of promising young freshmen Travis Davis has helped out in the team's success this year. Davis' consistency has had a tremendous impact on the team. "We are playing much better than last year," junior Sarn Sharpe said. "Expertence is definitely· · this team's strength, but we can still play better. I'm I really looking forward to State," Sharpe added. Minzel thinks the team should have no problems finishing in the top three at State. Finishing 2nd at Districts is great but the competition at State will still be good. Let's wait and see what happens.
Junior Byron Lefler and sophomore Broch Young are two up and coming · young golfers to watch on the JV team this year. Lefler transferred from Lincoln East to be a part of Lincoln High's golf program.
The Junior Varsity group has been competing well With other teams. The team. had a great Win over Southeast on May 5, 182-188. Anytime you can get a victory over a tough team like LSE, it is a big boost of confidence for the golfers. The team is 4 and 3 in duals. "They had the best LPS Tourney showing I have seen in years," said IRS Varsity Golf coach Sam Sharpe, Sr. The team shot a 347.
Re-ceives 1st Place in the State Tournament.·
By Evan Littrell Editor in Chief
frazzled,"· he said.
The basketball team taking first place was not the
Which LHS sports team is only state appearance for Lintb,e most successful of the eoln High. The track and I 990's? Here's a hint: it's not field, swimming and bowling the football team. Give up? teams were also represented The most successful sports at state. On May 22, the team at Lincoln High is the Links traveled to Creighton one which doesn't get any· University in Omaha for the press- the Special Olympics state competition, where they Team, specifically, the basket- once· again represented Linball team. Coached. by LH.S coln High as one of the best alum Larry Sypho, team mem- teams there. Lafollette bebers Brian Toy, Ethan Beeck, lieves all it takes is a little Tisha Minchow, John Admire, hard work and some determiTom Bo.wie, Josh Reinwald, nation. "I'm pleased with how Greg Otto and Brad Wenzel the kids finish. I tell them it won the state championship makes no difference to. me for yet another year on May 8. whether they win or lose, but.
The team has finished in if th ey th ink th at th ey are do-
Here they are! The Li·ncoln High School Special the top three in the state ing better. That's the imporsince 1984 In those fifteen tant thing. They have to have Olympic State Basketball Champions. First years, the Links have won 13 fun too," he said. Row, Left to Right: Brian Toy, · Ethan Beeck, championships in several di- At Lincoln High we don't of-·. T" h M" h J h Ad • B k R L ft te. n pay attention to teams or · · IS a inc ow, O n mire, ac ow, ·e visions. LHS Special Educa- , tion teacher and Special· activities other than the "big" to Right: Tom Bowie,. Josh Reinwald,· Greg Olympics Coordinator Jim sports like football, basketball, Otto, Brad Wenzel and Lincoln High Alumni Lafollette said the team has. baseball, volleyball and soccer. come a long way ·since the. This is true throughout the Coach Larry Sypho. The team not only finished 1980s. ..It's a lot of hard community as well. LaFollette · first in the state this year, and has finished in work. I took what I learned to' believes if. more people knew h h h I f"f Th be successful and tried to fine· about the Special Olympics, it· t e top t ree over t e ast. I teen years. e tune tt to be (more} success- would make the~ event as a team has also won thirteen championships in .· ful. I've been doing it for 21 · whole more fun. 1 wtsh th ere those fifteen years in several divisions. Conyears and it may look easy. would be a little more commubut when it. comes to game · ntty support foi:_ Special Olym-
gratulations and great job! day, I··. still get a Ii ttle .pies in Ltncol.n,. he said .•
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By Joel Green Sports Editor
The Lincoln ·High Varsity Baseball season hasn't gone as well as the team has hoped, but the team's 5- 12 record is tough to judge them by. The team showed signs of their toughness later in the season. A huge win over a · dominating Southeast team lifted their confidence tremendously, for Districts. "The win over Southeast makes up for a lot of the things that have happened. this season," said junior· Josh Ziemba, who has two years varsity experience. The team also showed signs of what they are capable of with wins over East, Northeast, Omaha Central, Elkhorn, Columbus, and of course the Southeast win. You can tell that team has what ·it takes, they just need to put it all together. And having seven · games rained out didn't help either. Lincoln High's varsity season ended with a loss against Omaha Skutt on May 8.
The Junior Varsity team has had a little better luck with getting the wins this season.
"I'm hoping to win a city title on JV," said junior
By Lovena Platte Entertainment Editor
dedication you ask? With1out the will, there is no way tlhat track stars like senior Lmke
Over the course of the Harrington and sophom1ore last few weeks, hundreds of Ericka Kepler can make it people have come to I:.incoln And without being mentally High's Beechner Field and prepared win or lose, it's 1difScott Track to set up color- ficult to keep your chin up. ful tents and make big piles in the face of criticism,, or of swishy pants, Adidas even the reality that some shoes, and water bottles. If people don't. get really good this behavior doesn't make until the season is over. "I a lot of sense to you, my feel that this year for me guess is that you're not run- could have been a little·b.etning, jumping, or throwing ter because my times were heavy stuff in track and so slow. It seems I start to field. pull together at the end of
Colleen Lecher coaches the each. season," said senior fortysornethirtg girls involved Victor Olguin of his particiin track. and field, and Bob pation in thP. 4 X 1 relay. White co~ches the On Thursday, May 13, fiftysomething boys. Sports is 1999 another one of th.ose not unlike theatrical perfor- · days where parking is scarce · mances in that having an au- and the piles of warmup dience, or in this case some gear are impressively huge, competition, improves both Lincoln High hosted the disspirit and perfor111ancetenfold. trtct track and field compeThat is not to say that flubbing ·titi<>ns. The afternoon was up some technical aspects of eventful, and. our campus running a relay won't be po- was crawling with people. As tential pitfalls, but coaches, as- far as boys making their way sistants, and trainers have to the state championships, been there to know that on for pole vault it's Luke some days the sun just doesn't Harrington, high jumper shine on shotput. extraordinare is senior Chris The most important part of Payne, 3200 relay's repredoing anything, whether it be sentative is junior Ben giving a speech or jumping six Johnson, the 110 high feet in the air, is being pre- hurdles and 300 intermedipared. "To be prepared for ate .hurdles winner is Luke track we run· 4-6 miles, six · Harrington. Girls winners days a week, before the season are freshman Megan starts," said junior middle dis- Harrington for pole vault,. setance runner Matt Neukirch of nior Lisa Hassebroek for himself and the five guys he· shotput, ·and sophomore trains with. So what of this ·.Kirn •·McCray · for 100 · ·. hard work, this remarkable hurdles.. •
outfielder Jeremie Larkins, who also has seen some action with varsity this year. "But our team needs to improve on defensive skills. Somer
Kevin French, sophomores Wally Mason and Grant_ Belzer have been the mos.I consistent hitters for the,:c.·,.,, .• Links, and juniors Joe Koch and J. R. Novak haye been pitching great this season. The junior varsity. LPS Tourney that was scheduled May 6 through May 8 was canceled due to wet conditions. · Unfortu- · nately, the tournament will not be made up. "We played competitive and are happy to be over .500," said French. The team ended up with a 6-5 record. There is still baseball to.·. be played for these athletes, varsity and JV. The. T.O. Haas League, for 16 and under,. and th~, · Sampson League for 1~; and under's tryouts begiq: the week of May 10. The" Sampson League begins on• May 25 and the T.O. Haas League begins the same,; ·week. The two teams have· times during the games we · always had numerous Linget a little careless," · coin High School baseball Larkins said. The team has ·players participate. ·The had some success the bats though. According to Junior Varsity coach new seasons are· a little light .at the end of the tunnel for the players.
- Events
By Jonathan Werner Photo Editor
As the school year comes to an end, and seniors prepare to leave · the shelter of free public education, juniors are excited to be seniors, and sophomores are just glad to not be sophomores anymore.
There are a few things every year that mark these transformations.Prom, the senior awards ceremony, the last play of the year are all things that remind us that another year has passed. -
For the last page of the last _ issue of the last Advocate before the last year of the millennium, we leave you with a few events of the end of the year.
ClockwiseFromtop Ri&ht;Nate Palmer (12) checks Franz Kroeten (12) for vital signs in "Fools"; Abbie Dunn (I I) and Beverly Hames (I I) notice the nice weather in a scene from "Fools"; Derek Sonder (11) and friend and make a grand entrance at Prom; Scott Worster (1.2),Audra Bates (12) and her mother enjoy the spotlight after being crowned king and queen; Tamara Jones (11) and Janon Khedir Al-Tiae (11) cheese for the camera.
asby Evan Littrell Editor in Chief
tragedy and has filled this writer with bitterness and disgust for the journalism · business.
·Moving on to the international scene, nothing outbidsthe Kosovosituation for internationalskirmishof• the year. The United States
As a member of the military involvement in Lincoln High Paparazzi, I airstrikes against Serbian am to remain objective in president Slobodan every story I write. This ··Milosevichas carriedon for being the last issue of Advo- almosttwo monthsnow,and cate I will ever write in shows no signs of stopping (weep), I feel it is time to anytime soon. This is berelease myself from the cause the war in the former chains of ethical obligation Yugoslaviahas been occurto only report the news. I ring for the last thousand am going to do something years, and will continue for that almost every teacher the next thousand years andstudentinLHSandhigh whether the U.S. gets inschools abroad fears I am ·volved or not. A prediction going to think for myself for the future? US involveand write about it! Okay,so ment in this conflictwill end · all I'm really going to do is up like Vietnam; the U.S. criticizecertainnews stories will lose, and nobody will over the last year and maybe gain. But hey, at least we even how they've been re- shot up Milosevic's palace! ported,butlcancallitthink-
Finally, the most ing for myself if I want to. over-reported story of the I feel it intrinsicto be- year... the MonicaLewinsky gin with the most wrongly scandal. Oh, and that imreported story, and oddly peachment thing. This enough the most recent, of hopefully, will go down in the year: the Littleton,Colo- history as the biggest piece rado high school shooting. of Republican propaganda Not only was the headline to ever hit Washington. blazed across the front page Moreover, President Willof the worldfamousLincoln· · iam Jefferson Clinton will Journal Star "25 Dead" go down in history as one wrong (authoritiesdid a re~ of the most publicized count and found 13), but the events ever. Although he is storiesprinted subsequently not the first president ever were inaccurateas well. The to be impeachedin office,he hearsay involved, like "it is the first to ever be acquitwas said that Klebold's ted while still in office. mother felt," and "the com- That's something to be remunityfeels the parentsare" memberedfor.
dents, I have just now realized the difficulty I've had over the last three years in being myself. Conformity to either the wild side or the soft side, the popular side or the unpop11larside, of teen- · age years is almost inevitable for every student, with littleroom for acceptancein the middle. High school,no matterwhereit's at, is a cesspool of inconsistency and being cool. The two manage to go hand in hand like the sucking face sophomores in band hall.
I don't mean to dwell on the times I've had at LHS. Most of them have been favorable (like the • counseling). However, there are still those people, those offices,those teachers that have made the high school experience something close to worth a warm pitcher of spit.
The most under-reportedLHS story of the year· is the most scandalous. l'ni talkingabout the fire alarms that can't seem to stop going off. I am in agreement with my counterpartsat the DevilsAdvocateon this one. I believe this could be onebig huge administrativeconspiracy to give every single LHS studentthe flu. Notice how since the weather has gotten warmer, there has been less of a threatfrom the "faulty detector" and only one alarm has gone off because of it. Coincidence? You be the judge. · Perhaps the most under-appreciated people in is a downright horrible As a senior in a high misreporting of this huge school of over 2,000 stu• this school are the ones who do the most. I'm not
talking about teachers (although I do believe teachers are under-appreciated). I'm referring to the feared andloathed,campussecurity, or to most of us, The Red Coats. Two years ago, I felt the LHS campus security was simply an extension of the administration's ability to harass students. But one could say I've been shown the light, and now I can see the truth. I have come to respect the hard serving. men. and women on the campus security team (insert "sellout" here). With all the difficultiesI had last year with the protection and safety of my automated combustion machine·(I was relieved of a wheel last year), I am happy to report at time of · print, there has been a nice refreshing sense· of security when I watch as thesecurity patrols the parking lots for five minutes. Dur• ing that five minutes that they are there, less smok~ ing and vandalism occurs. That, and I thought their Joynite skit was awesome, too.
The attendance office. Just the phrase makes me shudder in fear. The most frustratingpieceof my high school experience (aside from dating, or lack thereof) is the attendance office. I wasn't going to write this AGAINthis year, but on Monday,May 3; I received a mean nasty letter addressed to my parents (I interceptedit as usual). The . gist of it ,was your son is a
big loser who can't iet to class on time (even though he has a pass), :sowe're going to kick him out. I thought I was through with this, but now I can see,after . having been. ousted from · five classesin six semesters, that the employ:eesin theattendance office just aren't very precise. They are using technology from fifty years ago because LPS won't let them use scanboas · for the attendance sheets They also seem to "misplace" several attendance corrections and!notes from my father. As I said last year,ifLPS is worriedabout the budget, with all the cutsthat.will be ~g place in the next few years, I know the department that should be abolished.first. I probablywon't look back on my high school · years (at least, not while attendingmy high school)and call them the gn:atest years of my life. The friendships I have made will probably not last forever, and the · people that I never want to see again will keeppopping up from time to time. As a person who acts more like driftwood tryin1 ·to decide whatrivertofloatdown, the indecision that has plagued · me during my LHS stay will inevitably not be the most . memorable tinie of my life. But trust me on the· sun screen. The previous has been the productof my own meandering experiences,withno scientific(llOr logical)evidence to support it. Sun screen however,has all of these.
Seniors Ponder the Big After High School Decisions
by Jamie Clark··· OpinionEditor
have changed from kindergardeners clinging to ourmother's hand to
men and women ready·to go out·and face the adult world. We have grown up together leam•ng, playing, crying, laughing, andstruggling to
. _.. The question has been hovering over the heads of senior~all year. figure out who we are and what_otir_placeis in this world~ As we all . The.words "What are your plans f~·next yeaf.' seem to be echoing in ·_ scatter throughout the state, country; and-worldto.do our own things we our ears and the pressure is on. Some of us ha.veour futures mapped out will always re~emberthe special bond that we ~hare as the children of and someof us are still waiting for some sign of where to go from here · Lincoln, Nebraska and thel 999 graduatingclass of Lincoln ~igh. (lood ·but we all have one thing in cQmmon-fear.In the past thirte~n years we, _ Luck Seniors! _
: "My plans· for next year are to go to ·S~utheast CommunityCollege to get an Associatesdegr~ein nursing. Then I am transfering to UNL so I can get -my masters in nursing/' _
I'm go''Prior- to a suspension due ing into Job. to an unfounded accusation (I have Corps next year since been found innocent), I had to go into complanned to recieve a basketball or puters. I'm not track scholarship to a small : sure what. I Nebraska-schooJ.\Sincebeing sus-· · want to. do but pended I now aill'attending UNL · M Shinallit's with comBrandon Hill without scholarships~" · aunce puters." ·
. _ Annie B1aggio
_·•"My falllily (mother · · "I am going to be a model.-· ·and two aunts) are writing a ·1'm going to Kansas City this ·_book so they need myhelp· _ weekend to·find out where I'm .
"I~m go-·· ing _ to · and support~ · This ·means_. ··goingto model and what.college coll~ge is going.to be post... I'll go to depends on where they ; · ·poned·for a few·:years. I· send me. I've been accepted to Wesleyan·next · year. I.hope to move to California next after my first ., _._;,:.want.to s~dy subj~cts inde".'
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by Jamie Clark and Jonathan Werner Opinionand Photo Editors ·
For the final issue we thought it would be interesting to see what seniors have experienced thus far and find out what their opinions were on
several issues. We handed out surveys to fourth period teachers to give to the seniors in their class. Approximately 250 surveys were tallied to put together these graphs. Thank you to everyone who participated!
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by Jamie Clark Opinion Editor ·
Ah! School days. Wakinc up at .6:30 in the morning, finals week, trying to find a date to prom, huge 75 pound backpacks, chemistry, computers freezing up on the ten page paper that's du e in three hours ..... okay so not all high school
''The only good memories I have of · Lincoln High are the good teachers. Ms. Geisert, who I had as a $Ophomore,was a very understandingperson. Mrs. Luedke, who I had as a senior was like . another mom to me. Mr•. and Mrs. Comeer put up with-me for all three Amanda years. TheY,all helped me stay on the Chubbuck right track and I thank them for that."
''Some of my favorite high school · memorieswould be my senior prom, being part of the student/childlearning center, being with my boyfriendfor 3 years, and parenting our son." .
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memories are sugar and spice. In fact many seniors are count- · ing down 'the days until their last day of free education. You have to admit that we've all had some pretty good times these past three years at Lincoln High. And as for those ·• · · times that we'd rather .forget, ''That which does not kill us -makes us stronger,'' right?
''My favorite memory is when Voices of -. Destiny sang, 'Melodies from Heaven' at · our first concert." · · ·
''My best memory is when' my baby girl was born and I became a father."
Demetria
''I will never forget al] the precious memories I've had the past three years with.my squad. Somememories are ' funny, like when I fell doing a toetouch and 59mear~s;td,like when someonelost a specialperson in their life. Each one holdsa special place in myheart."
''I have to say that the switch rallies are . · my favorite memories. Something about . me likes to put on a skirt and dance · around saying cheers in ·front of the · whole school; In ten years when. I throw on a red sweat.erand curl up on the love seat with a flavored cup of coffee and my _ high school yearbook,I hope to see pictures of me and my friends in cheerleadinggarb showingoff o,ur school . spirit. Then mabye I'll check out some old football photos. Go Big Red!''
''I can't really pick a best memory but _ two that I never will forget ariehomecoming junior year ·and when the pomalinksperformedto the Men in Black song at the pep rally."
''My senior memory is joining Voicesof Destiny and I'm sad that I hav'e to leave.''
Well seniors,you did it. All of your hard work and·studyingwill pay off as you walk across.the stage . while your friends and familieswatch.throughproud eyes, and.you graduateinto a world of .adults.Asyou _ reflect on your times ~t LincohlHigh,hold on to the memoriesof good friends, no bills, and late nights, '1'or· · these will be the times we look backon and call, the good ol' days.'' .
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