A week before the Bash, The Point them one question "Are we going to started to promote it to the entire town of · throw a ~ack to School Bash next year?" Lincoln over the radio, These promotions
ShetoldthemthatDECA, an association by The Point. reached an estimated of marketing students, had limited funds, · · 13,400 listeners, - While The Point was at ·and really could benefit from not throw- · the Bash, they had a ·drawing for the ing a Back to School Bash. · chance to win Goo Goo Dolls tickets, as The limited funds did not arise from an added bonus. · what you would expect; club failure, The
' l of her classes to start a new one. · Point, broadcast a live ·remote at the Hines sat down with a few select stu- Bash, · dents at the end of last year and asked
· Another appealing factor about the · limited funds actually arose from the sue- · Back to School Bash was that it was held r cess of the l999 DECA Club. Last year outside instead of inside this year. The ) four students from DECA qualified to students took the Bash out of the hot, compete in the national competitions · crowded, Johnson Gym Hallway, and that were held in Louisville, Kentucky, placed it on the outside of the school. Hinesfound herself digging into ,the DECA
Theytagged the Basho "Block Party.'' This funds to pay for the students' trip to na- - Stu~ents mingle at the Back to School Bash on August 28, changed everyone's previous perspec-
tionals. After doing so, DECA'sfunds were 2000, where students used tickets and money to buy food,' tive on the Bash, anq gave it qo entirelv cut in half, and they-Mly--had $4 ;000 to sing karaoke, and participate i11games .
throw the Back to School Bash which usu-
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Many kids knew that the Bash was al~
ally cost them $6,000, limited funds as a major problem. They · had to happen, and they knew that if they ways hot and crowded, but placing it Hines·select students didn't see the · knew that the third Bacik to School Bash organized it right, it would be successful. outside made it more appealing, Sim-
· Taking this into consideration, l 5 students ply put by senior Jared Kerns, "The party set out on a 3-month project to plan to · ·wasn't as hot, or as crowded as the years raise more money, and throw a party for before, Having the Back to School Bash · the entire school. Everything started to fall outside meant having more fun:" into place. Computer Lab Dlrector Mary · · To put the final touch on the night; Southworth was able to create a Back to the students were able to get $650 worth School Bash lo~, yvhich the students put of fireworks ?onated from ·Poppers Fireon T-shirtsand sold to promote the Bash, works, The fireworks went off at the end The students were also able to ar- of the party, and were set off by a prorange for the Hip Hop Culture Club to have ·fessional pyrotech named Bill Looye, a o Rap~Off, to open up for a local band former LHSgraduate, Organizing all of "Mand the One Night Bandstand." In addition to the_music, thest~dents also 9ot continued on Page 21 Bash sumo wrestling, pedestal Joust, a skating
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sixteen months in prison. Later she The rallies began in Lincol.n on Au-.· was aquitted of all charges. gust 28 with a one hour rally on th~.
· She currently teaches at Univer- north steps of the capital from• no.9J\ · · • · sity of California- Santa Cruz. Still ac- to 1 and a fund-raiser wd§.held at the
"Hu mah rights activist," Angela •.·tive in many issues, she headlined Unitarian Church that night. Students Davis, headlined several rallies in Lin- · the "Thirty Years Bearing Witness" ral- and teachers from Lincoln High were coin and Omaha on AuguSf 28 ·a nd lies to free Mondo and Poindexter· part of.the rally to help free Mondo.
29 advocating for the release of from prison. we Lango is serving c: 1 · Davis feels strongly about prison
Mondo we Lango 0nd ,Ed Poi nd exter· life sentence at the Nebraska· State · reform and has spent many years proBoth are now. s~rving sentenc~s for Penitentiary, whtle Poindexter is incar- testing for the release of political pristhe death of Officer _Larry Minard cerated in Minnesota. oners like Mondo and Poindexter. They were both convicted 1n 1970 of setting a bomb to kill the officer. A call was made to 91 l,. and when the· officers arrived, a bomb exploded J ··from a suitcase. The evidence against the two men consists of statements made, from then 15 year old Duane Peak, linking the men to the crime and bomb supplies found in their apartments
·Thirty years have passed since the death of Officer Minard. For 30 years rallies have been held. to free We Lango and Poindexter from _prison. The most recent rallies, held in Lincoln and in Omaha, included Angela Davis as the headlining speaker.
During the 70s, Davis played an active role in the Black Panthers, fighting for equal rights. In 1968, she became a member of the Communist Party and the Black Panthers. In 1970, she was the third woman ever to appear on the FBl's Most Wanted list. She was thought to have arranged a bloody demonstration outside of a · California Courthouse.
Arrested two weeks after the charge
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By Meghan Connett
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Rulesare important. In a school the sizeof Lincoln High, trying to educate the. students without some system of rules and due process would be chaos. Although some students would say that rules are overbearing, they are needed just the same. What happens, though, when preferential treatment towards some students discredit a fair and just disciplinary plan?
The Lincoln High Student Handbook states on page 52 that "Lincoln High will continue to review and distribute a set of reasonable and fair rules and policies," which adhere to all students at Lincoln High. Skincolor, gender,. or religion does not determine discipline, but the inappropriate action that deserves a just consequence does. Last year alone, there were 1,446 referrals to the office by teachers and administrators. With so many, is each student receiving the same punishment?
Of course, there are some behaviors that elicit an automatic punishment. Flagrant offenses such as: physical assault of a staff member, willful destruction of ·school property immediately receive a suspension, but smaller offenses like insubordinatibn fonow a system._of due· proqess which usually includes a conference ·with an administrator. In deciding the punishment, some students feel who 'you are seems to play into the~¢isciplinary _action. ·
Students at Lincoln High have seemed to notice that discipline is not always fair, especially-in the hallways. Knowing teachers and campus supervisors comes in handy when dealing with
· .· · like certain people .and treat you differ- Campus supervisors·and teachers .ently if they know who you are," said jun- have a difficult job dealing with who ior Leida Moody. · · · should be disciplined. It is hard to .view
A small punishment is necessary for discipline with an objective eye. Taking in to account of who a person is and what they have done .inthe past usually can come to mind. "It's almost impossible," soidphotography teacher George Sedlacek, "to be totally objective. You almost have to separate yourself. That is an unfriendly way to be, but you don't want to give exceptions to some."
However, campus supervisors are doing their best to not be too subjective when dealing with disciplinary issues. Keeping
With over 2,200 st1udents, Lincoln High campus supervisor enforce many rules.·.
The above statistics show how.many referrals were written during the 1999students safe while at school is important. With over l,447 referrals written up and 46% occurring because of lack of cooperation, this broad category leaves a lot of the decisions up to whoever sees the actual problem.
"I treat all students equally," said campus supervisor Bob Mersed. "In this job you can not show preferences. If things like that happen, I wish someone
2000 school year and what kind of offense each referral was written for. would tell us so we could cor-
offenses such as being in the hall at the wrong time without a pass,· but when some students can get away with it, a fair syst~m is not in place. "If you're friends · with them, they'll treat you differently," said Junior Megan Einemann. "Peoole rect it."
· · · Objectivity in discipline is bf course a fair way to go, but is extremely .·diffieult to carry through with.
Living·in a system with human contact and friendships make going· to school so much better, even if it causes some injustice.
Greg Keller -
Former Black Panther and human rights activist Angela Davis speaks at the Unitarian Church on August·28. Davis headlined rallies to free Poindexter and we
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By. Grar.tl Pearson ''TitanA.E.''
Entertainment Editor.
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(Fox) June 16
A very long movie (clocking in around 2 • hours and 45 minutes), it doesn't match
The summer of 2000 wasn't anything Opening with about $9 million, and all of itspredecessors,but it stilltells a good to cheer about. There were plenty of finishing with about $22 million, this was · story and keeps your attention the whole good ·movies, but only three stand-out quickly forgotten by most audiences. "Ti- · time. If you aren't able to catch it in thehits. Thismade a list difficult·to do, but I tan A.E."isthe storyof a boy named Cale aters,you should chock it out immediately his same stubborn old guy role, but ifs fun to watch, and Tommy Lee Jones is enough reason to see it. Ifs not a movie for everybody, but if you were at all interested, go see a matinee. Ifs worth it.
managed to do so. so here it,goes, a list · (voiced by Matt Damon), who becomes when it comes out on video. of what ,·thinkthe top ten movies of the the key to saving the human race, at ''X-Men" (PG-l3)
summer were
least the remainder of it, as most of the (Fox) · ·July 14
Top Ten: (In order of release)· human race died when earth was blown. "Gladiator'' (R} up. Now_it is up to hiim to try and find a
·The fan-boy event of the summer, "XMen" opened with $54 million and broke (Dreamworks) May5
Thiswas the movie that kicked off the
''The Replacements'' (PG-13) (Warner Brothers)August l l
The summer comedy that you can · laugh at and it doesn't star Jim Correy! Keanu Reeves stars as a quarter back · who is called upon· to lead. a "replace-
home for the remaining people, and many records in doing so. Ifs based on fight off the alien race that blew up the the popular Marvel Comic about people menf' NFLteam, since all the players are on strike. It may not seem special, but it summer. It opened with almost s35 mil- earth. It was a fun movie to watch, with who are "mutants," in that they have su- was the funniest movie of the summer. Take a couple hours out of your day and lion in box office receipts, and is currently cool fight sequences, and some of the per~powers.Now those who use their powat $182 million. It tells the storyof Roman best space animation to date. Ifs not a · ers for. good must stop the evil mutants general, played by RussellCrowe, who is movie for everybody,. but deserves a before they destroy New York.A fun movie,check it out, You won't be disappointed. ''The Cell'' (R) · betrayed by the new emperor of Rome, and is soon sold into slavery as a Gladiachance when it comes out on video. .·· "Chicken Run'' 1(G)· (Dreamworks) June 23
tor. He now must stay alive in these fightsto-the-death,. and. make· his way to ·try
this was my favorite of the summer. It told (New Line) August l 8 a good story, had good acting from leg- Jennifer Lopez stars ·in this visually ends Patrick Stewart and Ian. Mc Kellan, ··stunning serial killerthrillerthat puts a twist
Who would think that a movie about· and was just overall a great movie. on the same things we always see. She's a child psychologist experimenting with and seek his revenge on the emperor · chickens trying to escape from a farm ~HollowMan'' (R) who betrayed him. Thisis an amazing pie- could make more than $100 mfffion? (Sony) August 4 a new device that allows her to go inside .·· ture, with many Oscar nominations in its Pretty much nobody' did, but it still hap-
Thiswas the·first movie to be # l for the mind of another person. When a brufuture. If you missed this one in theat~rs, ·· pe·ned. This claymation film from the · ·two weeks in a row in nine weeks. That has· tal serial killeris caught after he goes into you should rent it when it comes out on ·· people who brought you "Wallace And to say something, right? "Hollow Man" is a coma, she is asked to go inside his video. It is O movie you can't miss · · Gromif'was one of the funniest movies··· another invisible man story, this time with mind in order to find his last victim before ''Shtaft''(R) of the summer, and could be enjoyed great special effects. Kevin Bacon goes · ifs too late. (Paramount). • June 16 · by all audiences. It opened back on· insane this time ·around, and seems to Thismovie isa wonder to look at, with · Shaft, the word just makes you think June 23 but sti.11hasn't finished itstheatri- have fun doing it. Thisdidn't fare to well · many ·stunning visual effects, but it also ·something is going to be cool. Samuel L. cal run: Ifs tentatively going to be re- · with critics, but I thought it was one of the tellsa very interestingstory.Ifs not a movie Jackson took on the legendary role (well, leased on video November 28, and if ' more enjoyable films this summer, and for QYO,ybod·,· c1 - +..,a., 9><9-Qool. 9 _;_,...,nephew of the legendary role ).·1tcen- · ·you can't catch it in theatres before that, has an explosion sequence that should violence, but if you can handle that, I ters around ,a racially motivated murder go and rerit it then. !Because this is one · go down in the record books. · highly recommend this one: .committed by Walter Wade Jr (Christian of the must~seemov,ies of the year. ''Space CoWboys''(PG-13)··. Therearemanymoremoviesthatde·Bale), who ends up getting off on ball.·. ''The Patriot'' (R)I (Warner Brothers) August 4 · serve some mention, but this is a top ten, Shaft must prove that he's' guilty, and (Sony) June 28 Who would have thought a movie · so I have to end it with that. beat up as many people· 05 possible in• Another war·movie, this one· focus-· about 4 old men getting a chance to.go In recap, this summer ·brought some the process. It won't be winning any 05 ing on the Revolutionary war, is about a into space could be really funny? Well, I good movies,some bad movies,and very cars for best picture; but hey, ifs Shatt, father (Mel Gibson) who is forced into · sure didn't, and thafs why .1was so sur- few great movies. Hopefully next year will what did you expect? battle alohg with his son (Heath Ledger). prised at this movie. Clint Eastwood plays be better.
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Meghan ConnettEditor in Chief
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Placeslived: Lincoln,Nebraska,lived in the same househer whole life
Pastschools:RandolphElementaryand LeflerMiddle School
Interests:Volleyball,writing,wantsto go · to Africa
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·Interests:writesports;·watch sports,talk· sports,.listento peopletalk about sports,and women·
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The 2000/2001 Lincoln High Advocate staff.
Back Row-(left to right) Micah Intermill, Robin Washut, Grant Pearson, Greg Keller, Amy Nichols. Front Row- Josh Mohr, Sally Harlow, Meghan Connett, Nicole Linke;
FuturePlans:K-StateUniversity,become a high powered marketingexecutive for a largecorporationwithaspirationsof engineering a hostiletakeover (the taking over and not the being taken over) while having 2.5 children.
Quote: ·"I can't tell you the key to success,but the keyto failureis tryingto please everybody."- BillCosby
Placeslived: same housein Lincolnfor ·interests:CrossCountry, reading, findhiswhole life
· ing new and unique ways of using Silly Pastschools:BeattieElementary,Irving; Putty, Scooby~Doo, animals-ferrets·and and Scott geckos, storm spotting for the.EOC Interests:Watchingmovies
Work:Curvesfor Women(fitness)and the Work: SouthpointeMovie Theatre ArmyNationalGuard FuturePlans:None as of yet
Quote: "And in the end the Quote:· "Thisis your life and ifs ending love ·you take is equal to the love one minuteata time." you make:'' - The Beatles
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By Sally Harlow Photo Editor ·
Firsttime Olympic runner Jimmy Pino, of Colombia, came to Lincoln High on September 5, 2000 to share his story of what its like to be an Olympian.
At only 21 years old, Pino has lived avery full life. Freshto Lincoln, he has been here for just six months. Although he says Lincoln has the nicest people, it is not one of the most interesting. Originating in Colombia,· he has been to many foreign places because of his talent in track. In 1994, Pino racecfin Argentina where he_ placed third. Then_he was off to another _ race in South America where he won first place, which got him the ticket to the United States. Having the privilege of being able to leave the country due to a sport is a big accomplishment in Colombia, especially if it is for a sport other than soccer. As football is the most popular in Nebraska, soccer is almost the only sport that is acknowledged in Colombia. Rarely does anyone get out of the country for any sport other than soccer.
Pinio began. training for the _2000 Olympics in 1992. He was eligible for the 1996 Olympics but was unable to make the team because he was only seventeen years old, which is too young to be able to compete. Pinorunsthe 200 meter event in 20.85 seconds, which places him at sixth fastest in the world.
In Colombia life is very different than in the United States, Pino tells his Linocln High audience. They wear uniforms in
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By Josh Mohr News Editor
"I want to make it to the third round of state,' 1 Jared Wells replies as his goal for this tennis season. If you do not know much about the state tennis tournament, you would probably assume that the third round is. the final round of the tournament. There are actually five rounds in the state tournament, and the mere fact that Wells sets his goal at making the third round, and not the fifth, tells you a lot about his character. Of course he would love to win at state, but just to be content with making the third round, that's maturity. · During Wells' sophomore season, he found
himself playing the # l and #2 spots on Varsity. Thiswas a step up for him from his freshman year, where he played the # l and #2 spots on Junior Varsity. The complete jump to Varsity his sophomore season looked as if it were a good move by
all of the schools and have class form seven in· the morning til six in the evening. But the hard work didn't end there for Pino. After school he went straight to training. Now, in the United
himself close to being ranked in the top ten of state. -
Late last year, Wells beat the · eighth ranked player in the state at #2 singles. Wells was on the verge of being the eighth best player in the state at #2 singles.
With a solid performance at the final meet of. the season against East, ·
States, he has training every day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and th'en he goes to class at UNLafter that. Also in Colombia, at age eighteen1 you have to join the army, you have no choice. But Pino didn't like it so he quit. They rarely had competitions. for track in Colombia,· but here they h9ve them almost every • weekend.
Olympic runner
Jimmy Pino,
_ from Colombia,
visited Lincoln High School to talk to students · about his Olympic aspirations and the hard ·_work that it takes to tra.inin a sport.- Currently he is traiiningat UNL where he also tak1esclasses. He is competing in Australia and runsthe ·200 meter event in only _ 20. 85 seconds.
fractured his collarb,one playing soccer, his other love. As you would expect, it was imposs;ible to play tennis with a fractured collarbone, and Wells found himself cheering for the · tennis team on something he rarely sees: the bench.
He also found it impossible to reaeh his season goal of making the·.•. third round at state, as a junior. It is a new year, but Wells has the same goal: make it to the third. round of state. He has a great chance of reaching his goal, but he also has a new challenge. As the only senior on this year's team, he gets the # l spot. This year will mark the first time Wells has played the # l spot for the entire year,
the coach. Wells made state, and advanced to the second round playing #2 singles. He made shot during a recent practice. Wells is a third year Varsity tennis player and he plays .the #1 spot this year. He hopes to make it to the third round of state this year. As the only senior on the team, he is learning to lead the team through example~ ··
the second round as a sophomore, and set his goal to make the third round as a junior.
Playing the #2 spot on Varsity last year, Wells was having a great year. He had a winning record, and found
.and he finds himself with a new resp,onsibility, being · the leader of the team. He is the # l player on the team, the one everyone looks up to, and being the modest p,erson that he is, Wells will not lead verbally, he will lead by example.
Hopefully, Wells wHIget to set an example _during the third round of the state tournament. The state tennis meet begins October 12 and· ends the 13. There is still
time to catch the Boys' he could have easily gone into the Tennis team in action with the state tournament as the number eight Hearland Confere.nce in Fremont on player. Then, the unexpected hap- October 30 and a meet October 2 pened. against East at Woods Park. Don't
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Arny Nichols ·Opinion Editor
Despite a rough start, the LHSsoftball team remains optimistic that they will rebound from their 8-22 season last year to be a strong program.
This year's team is young with only three returning seniors. However, those three seniors, Kassie Fanning, Desiree Lohmeier, and Missy Robertson have plenty of experience. All three have been on varsity since they were freshmen.
· The ·younger players on the team look up to the seniors. "I consider Desiree to be our team leader," said sophomore shortstop Erin Johnson, "She's always giving 110% and is always on top of things. She stays positive."
"The seniors are positive role models and they alwdys try their hardest,"· said junior outfielder Amber Hass.
The younger players aren't exactly lacking in experience themselves. There are five juniors returning to varsity and one returning sophomore. Since the team will only lose three players at the end of ,the season, next. year's team will be able to provide tougher competition.
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Head coach Michelle Gaines may be in· only her second year as varsity· coach, but she's been a part of the program as the junior varsity coach since the program began eight years · ago.
· The players have a lot of confidence in their coaches. "I think they're. doing a great job. They push us and keep us going during the season," said Hass who has played for Gaines since she was a freshman, first on junior varsity, then on varsity. 1
Gaines wasted no time in getting
the team in shape for the season. Winter conditioning started in December with weightlifting, running, and batting· practice. The players also attended · clinics, played in summer leagues, and continued to lift weights throughout the summer.
The season has· been rough for the team so far, they've been struggling through a batting slump which the team feels has cost them more than a few games. The team was especially upset when they lost both games of their double header against Southeast. "We should've won. Clearly we wanted it more, .and we· were the better team," said Fanning, the team's centerfielder. The team took sixth place at the Fremont Invitational on September 2 after losing to Westside 7-0, then beating Columbus 6- l , and finally losing to Grand Island 4~0 in the game for fifth place.
·Even though the season hasn't been easy, the team has found ways to keep it fun by having team dinners and_a kidnapping of the new girls. Theyare becoming closer and are very supportive of each other. "No matter how down we are Kassie brings us all up," said senior catcher Lohmeier. They also manage to keep a ·positive attitude despite their losses.·."Even though we are young we play hard and thats what matters," said Fanning.
By Sally Harlow Photo Editor
Students, remember those times you · were late to class because the hall clocks didn't match.the clocks in the classroom? Or teachers, have you ever lost track of time and forgotten to let your class out? · Well now your troubles are over! ·After· nearly five years of silence, Lin.coin. High has gone back to using the bells in. an attempt to lower the ·number of tardies. But now the question is," Is itworking7
Although many of the students d_on't approve of the bells, if. they mak~ 1tto class on time, then they have nothing to worry about. If anything, they should be glad to have them. Now they don't have to worry if onthe clocks are the same,
· They just know that they have six minutes from the time the bell rings to get to · their next class. And teachers don't have to worry about writing late passes for students because they have an 'alarm'· to tell them when to dismiss their classes.
Another plus isthat there will no longer be disagreements between staff and.stu- · dents about who is late and who isn't,
Once the bell rings, anyone coming in after that is late, unless previous arrangements have been made.·
By Josh .Mohr News Editor
I remember a. time at Lincoln High when the. administration respected the students. I remember o time at Lincoln.·· High when the administration felt that the ·students were responsible enough to · make it to class by themselves. ' ·· I. remember a time at Lincoln ·High when we did not have bells.. ·
School bells are petty little instruments that have a weak purpose. Bells ring at the beginning and ending of every class. They are supposed to tell the teachers when class begins, and when students have to le.ave class.
They are also supposed to make 1
teachers' lives easier by confirming when class starts, therefore, making it easier to count people tardy
However, when a teacher suspects · that a student is late to class, can't he/ she just look up at the clock on the wall to find out? Does the teacher really need a bell to know if someone .istardy? Is it
really that.much of a hassle to tell time 1
· Many times there is a lack of respect · on the students' part on. getting to class on time. Maybe they don't care if they ·· ·by yourself, and not have a bell do it for you? The bells will not help students as much as they will hurt them They will also · are late, but others do find It distracting when class is trying to start. · · not help teachers. as much as they will· '· · hurtthem. · It also takes away from their class time, which is very frustrating. Its under-
With the addition of bells, more stu- ·standable if one is coming from far ends L. _____
dents will be counted tardy. With the new of the school or gets caught in the con- this year. The. bells ·ca.n also· be
gested hallways, but at least make an ef- viewed as slightly annoying, though.
fort to get th ere on time ·
· · Seniorsthis year have_n'thad the b.ell sys- · Have you noticed how students, and ·
staff for that matter, rush to get to class tern for two years and its not on easy ·
,.th th. b 11 d ? "It · st thing to get used to. l••,en e e soun s encourages u- · Sure, it had its problems the first
dents to get to class on time," says Anne
tardy policy, teachers will be to.reed to act once a student is tardy three times. T-herefore, teachers will have to spend · more time filling out contracts with stu- · ·dents and calling parents, rather than · spending time on class work ·-···Do you even kn·owthe origin df bells? ·she7s right; fhe-bells are'Tntimid~ti~g. A - sgHet:'IA!OOlt<:of school h1 ,t it will aet_
· Without the bells, you didn't. feel. Once everyone settles back into the rushed to get to class. But now there is a school habit, the bells will seem like an frantic feeling to get to class immediately ordinary thing, and everything will run as • following the bell.·. · · well as before, if not better.. Patience is · · No one wants to be caught in the the ~ey.Who knows how long they will last halls after·the bell·for fear of being ac- or if tardies will stay at their lowernum-
Results of
LHS Staff
Survey
Back in the child labor days of America, · the factories had bells that would regu- costed by a teacher or campus supervi~ .• bers, but for now alf there is to do is adsor, who seem to be especiallyferocious just to the new sounds, and wait it out.
On the first day of school of this 2000- .· tional process." Each school isthen able
au of the_ little girls what to do in. the ,,, factory.The students of Lincoln High are
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approached and from the Lincoln High Counseling Cen20001 school year, a lot of changes were to interpret this statement as to how they questioned as to if she is wearing under- ter) "Sexual harassment is a kind of disthrown at us students. 'There were new feel it is appropriate. As we heard on wear. Who does that!? Apparently our · crimination. It means that someone is · bells. The pop machine prices were the announcements for t~e first three administration does, because I have a list treated differently because of his or her raised. If we weren't to class on time, we - weeks of school, a new item had been of three firsthand accounts plus a couple sex. it is behavior or words that: · were not only counted tardy in that class, added to the list of clothes that aren't second ·hand stories of girls being ap- -Are directed at a person because · but there was a good chance of receiv-. allowec:t at Lincoln High• Spaghetti-strap proached in the halls and asked, "Are you of his or her sex Ing a referral for being in the hal_l. And tank tops. Whether or not wearing these wearing a bra?" -Are uninvited, unwanted, and unweithe biggest change of all, the dress code. tank tops is "right' or "wrong" should not Do you know what my rights are? Do come
Though the LHSdress code is appar- · overshadow the fact that everyone you know what every single girl in this -Cause a person to feel uncomfort- • ently the same as it was last year, I know wears them By telling us that it is inap- school's rights are? To,be treated with re- able or offended quite a large number of people (includ- ·propriate to wear them, they are telling spect. And these kind of questions treat -Create an environment that makes ing myselfj who do not remember such us that something completely accept- · us with everything but respect. They im- learning difficult' (pg. 3) strict rules regarding it. The Lincoln High able for all girls of all ages is inappropri- ply that we ~hould feel ashamed of hav- Just because supposed rules are bestudent body is.a fairly large one, but I ate.·· It gives the message that a girl's ing breasts, that we are "sluts" if we show Ing enforced does not mean that any stucan guess that almost every person read 0 body is something that she should be · skin, that our bodies ore disgusting and dent at this school deserves to be treated ing this either was approached by or ashamed of and try to hide, and is tum- · awkward, .· •·• in an inhumane way. And according to knows a girl Who was approached by ad- ·· Ing OA every day thing (a girl-wearing a ·.···And a lot of girls think this of them- .·-the pamphlet Relp Stop Sexual HQfassministration regarding What she was wear, • spaghetti• strap tank top) lnto an object selves even without the 'encouragement rnent at .School (Which I also got··in the · · ing. · · of disgust ·If·these tank tops were 'ifle- · of the school. It se,ems that Lincoln High· Counseling Center} "-its probably se~ua.1 In our 2000-2001 P.arent/Student gal'lastyear, I never once heard of this sh01.Jldbe promoting a positive self im- harassment if the person feels uncomHandbook is the copy of the lPS "Policies,. rule being enforced. · So·I _ was nof ex- age rather than one of shame and em,. fortable or threatened. •It doesn~t matter Rules, and Regulations". On page 51, pectingwhc:Jtwds to come thl[year. • ··.· barrassment. what the harasser intended;"·. · · letter 'O' explains what type of dress is There .isapparently another new rule · These kind of questions make us feel ·. !truly do not believe that the adminregarded as ioappropriate. "Dressing in· regarding appropriate dress as well as uncomfortable, ashamed,. embar- · istration at this school set out to sexually a manner wherein such dress.is danger- · · this new spaghetti-strap restriction• All rassed the list can go on and on. And · ··harassthe students,· but I do believe that ous to the students health and safety or girls have to be wearing a bra. I can these kind of feelings are equal to what a the way they are handling this dress cooe
to the health and safety of others or is · guarantee that this rule cannot be found person feels after they have be.en sexu- , situation could be interpreted as sexual distractive or indecent to the extent that in any handbook or written ·document ally harassed. Accordi1ng to the pamphlet · harassment,. And as the saying goes ·.·it Interferes with the learning and· educa 0 of any kind. It is absolutely too absurd• Teensand SexualHarassment(which I got we don'.t have to take· it.
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By Meghan Connett Editor-in-Chief
"Life's a beach, but not at Lincoln High." Last year this friendly reminder from the ad- · ministrqtion was used to combat the issue of "inappropriate" clothing by students. The · · main concerns were backless shirts and tube tops. As the swing of this year got under way, however, female students learned that Lincoln·Highisindeed not a beach, but · a prison.·
T,he·administration, wanting to keep bare skin .to a minimum, is enforcing. a new · dress code to extreme measures, often calling girls into the office, causing them to miss class. ·. ·
The dress code does not allow spa- · ghetti strap shirts,halter tops,· shirtsthat show - bra straps, or clothing that reveals too much , skin. This code singles out female students· by regulating their ,clothing, but not the clothing of males. ·
Today, females are, taught to love tt'leir bodies, no matter what shape or size We are taught to stand up against sexual harassment and tQ speak against mistreatment of ourselves. •At Lincoln• High, a girl wearing a· shirt showing part of her back is to blame for. disrupting the learning environment. ,
·. No matter how good a student may be, · she is still considered to be the one who begins the disruption, instead of disciplining the one who actually causes the problem. At Lincoln High, the message is to hide our bodies, so asto not solicit unwanted sexual comments. Wearing a shirt that shows the upper part of the back does not make a · glrt·a slut. There is nothing wrong with showing. a little skin( and. an article of clothing should not judge the girl.
· Impressions of appearance on the out-
side are not what a person is truly about. The character lies on the inside, not in the clothes that a person wears.
Blame is being put on the wrong shoulders. The learning environment needs to be safe for everyone, but inhibiting the dress of female students is an effort to stop sexual harassment in the wrong place. It is not the victim's fault, but it is being portrayed that way. The solution is to stop the problem from where it stems, not deal with the byproducts. Teaching students about sexual harassment and its effects · could help stop the problem.·
Instead of the disapproval that girls re- ·· · ·ceive for their attire, boys should get dis.••approval for their actions towards girls. ·This is the point where respect of the opposite .· sex should be instilled.
Ifs all right to think someone is pretty, but commenting in sexual ways is imma~ ture.
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If a boy can not stand to see a girl wear• ·.· ·· ing a spaghetti strap shirt and can not concentrate, that is hi$ own problem.
In high school we should be grown up
· · enough to act appropriately among each other. However, girls are asked to compromise so that there are no distractions.
The enforcement of a dress code that , singles out girls is not only unfair, but is teaching girls to question how their bodies look.
At this·fragile time in high school, girls , need to gain self-respect, not apologize for the wqy they look.
Administrators'wo.rst.nightmare: Seniors ErinStokke and Yohance ,.\,;llrlSJleaemOn5TrUTtJ VQr1UU;t -ru1111;,' · of innapropriate dress and ·possession of prohibited nuisance items.
Micah Intermill BusinessManager
Yeah baby!!! Mike Meyers may ,not have been at Lincoln High'sHomecoming · · 2000, but Austin Powersand his arch nemesis Dr. Evil sure were. The event was successfullyplanned and run by thisyear's Pomalinks.Comparing thisyear's dance · · to those in previousyears, senior Amy Staley replied, '.'thisyear's dance was better ·than the past two years."After ballots were cast, and votes,talUed,royaltywas finally announced. SeniorsChrisPetersonand Katie Kuzmawere named Kingand Queen. JuniorsAndy Lomax and Becky Ericksonwere the happy Prince and Princess,and ··sophomores Chase Marshand Jean Clark were dubbed Duke and Duchess.A fun time was had by all, Juniors0111dSeniorswill remember that in years past the football game has been played 0 n the same night as the dance. Thisyear, that was · · not the case. The Linksfaced l off against the Fremont Tigers,in a knock-down, drag-out fight to the end. The i Tigersedged the Linksl5-1-4. Thiswas definitely a Homecoming dance to remember.
Above:· Students- got into the spirit of the Austin· · Powerstheme by - " - sporting their 60s -
Top: Homecoming royalty lines up to hear the:winners arinounced. Above: SeniorsChris Peterson and Katie Kuzma are style clothing.
crowned king and queen of Homecoming. Right: Tyson
, • Franzen (12), Joe Yosten (12), _AlyssaHart (~ 1), and Sara Pancharoen (12) show off their cage dancing skills.
By Amy Nichols Opinion Editor
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George. · once again in this year's all school play, George really likes Miss Dove, but thinks Upon making this realization, Miss · "Gooq Morning rvlissDove," written by Wil~ liam McCleery. that she doesn '. t like him. George's mother finds out about the treatment he receives Dove is reJJnited with Lucerna, the nice young girl she once was.
··· •.· · Drqma t~ac:;11er John Heineman even though George tries to hide it. When the trial starts again, MissDove
· chose the play b~9.q~ <J:\ewonted to · Mrs Bradley (Carisso Ells} takes Miss tell s her storyto the school board and the .·· ·honor teachers, especially his old teach- ·. Dove to court. This forces Miss Dove to case is settled. ers. · He read the book back in college, rethink her decision to be a teacher. · "Ifs really a story of the importance and when he found out it w9s a play he knew that this was what he wanted to
• While in court, Miss Dove is asked if she was at all prejudiced against George. ··
of good teachers," said Heineman. · · · Everyone ·involved with the play did do. After spending sorr:ie-time alone to think a ·very good job. Once again the the~ · lhe play is about Lucerne Dovi~, ab9ut the question, MissDove recognizes playe9 by Emily Harris,who is the da~ i the connection between Ralph and atre department delivered a crowd-· pleasing performonce
·. · ter of a bariker. In order to repay -a debt· RandyBaker, playedbyBrian ·• · herfatherleftwhenhedied,sh;d~~
to become a teach1er. Along Wfth :her · Williams (10), reads a letter · aloud to Miss Dove's class. decision to become 10 teacher, LUdema deci~s to give up .her old fife. This in-
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,By Megha11··Con.nett to discipline students for what they did The questions deai with ways to stop the breaks are t0ken at 9:30 and l :15. "This ·.Editor IrrChief wrong and then keep them on track with behavior and plots out a plan for the stu- is the most boring room in the school," -\/ -..••, - - their school work. · dent to modify their behavior. The packet said Dormer "If you want to come back
·,, If you get in trout>!~ at Lincoln High, This year, Lincoln High has imple- must be completed before leaving ISS.· to ISS,I have not done my job.'' / ·. ·there are several possibilities of disciplir)- mented the ·in school suspension ·pro- .·· Schoolwork is provided to the students ·.• The time and lack of interaction isthe ary action that could result from the of-· gram into this yea(s system of discipline. to complete and 80% credit is given to issue for most students and makes ISS
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Jense committed: conference , deten" It is to be used for certain offenses; such ·· the work completed; opposed to no effective. Detention is after school; sustion, in school suspension, suspension, as insubordination, fighting; harassment, credit received when suspended. "In pension is at home, whereas students in and expulsion. The offense and the ad- · tardiness, ·truancy, profanity, smoking, ··school suspension is a consequence, but · ISSstill have to come to school, but with'· ministrator dealing wi1t}the problem de- dishonesty, or skip detention, and also it ~eeps them caught up on classroom out the interaction of friends "Students termine the range of 6Ction. Thisyear in· · cis a median between detention and · work," said Wilson. ISSsupervisor Jennifer don't like ISS,but I have seen for most stuschool suspension was added to possible suspension. "The sch ool needed an al- Dromer agreed, noting ·that, "I've seen dents that they c;lon't do what they did ma£Jnsof discipUne · · - ternative t6 suspending ~ids out of some kids get caught up in classes that · because they don't want to be in ISS," · · A few years ago, middle s,chools school," said ISScoordinator AntwqnyYU- • they previously been behind Jo." , ·· · ·· said Wilson. add~d in school sasp~nsion tq 6ombat · son. "Ifs an opportunity to correct their I spent OO~ p~f.lpd.i[llSS'tor research While most students do not see ISS problems arising within;tt'le sc~, ,but not b~h9viors.''
, ,, :c i , .• RU.rpQSes,anq it .is dE3flntt~ly:JAQ,..6&eakfast as a second chance, it does ' allow stu~ severe enough to su~~nd C1~ent. It·. _ .·•·•· ••i•. This Olternatiy~ ,to su~p~nsfo.tjCc iS run : <q!Ub;The room mu# stayvel'y:qqtet.There dents a place to change behavior be- .· kept students in sct,odfond not 'out on a ·· dally JQ •ro6i:n l42 by -Jenn ifer tj6rmer.. Is 'no commuhicatidn, sfuden:l'smust stay fore facing more serious consequences, · free day from~~. Student wqrk could · Each day, .·students who ore given ISS; • in assigned desks, and there is no sleep- · such as suspension. "I'm o fan of not giv- y,.",'i , ·also be provid& cf:~g¼ith a pdckef of · must complete a pocket of reading and ·· ing. From 8 to 3 students have to sit, com- ··ing up on kids," said Wilson. · ''The discii( questions to be con,pleted by the stu- questions which relates to the topic of plete the packet, and do homework. · plineplan must improve, and this is one ; · · .··dent. The attempts of the program was ··.·the reason they are serving time in ISS ··Lunch is eaten in the room and restroom way to do that." ····
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By Amy Nichols Opinion Editor
Hooray for Club Day! Club day is extremely important to LHSstudents. Club ·Day makes it possible for all students to get involved in the clubs they want. In some schools, clubs only meet outside of the school day. That puts some students, who for one reason or another. · can't make it to meetings, at a disadvantage. By having clubs during the day, students don't need to worry about transportation to and from meetings. That also makes for less of a hassle for parents.
Having club meetings during school makes it easier on the teachers who sponsor clubs, too. They don't h.ave to try to find time in their busy schedules to set up meetings.
Being involved in .clubs gives students a sense of belonging. It provides them · with a chance to make new friends and meet people who have similar interests
Having friends boosts students' self-esteem. It makes them happy to come to sct:;ioolbecause they get to see all of their friends on a daily basis confident students will do better in school because they believe in themselves and don't give up the first time they struggle with school-
work.
Many· students are involved in other activities besides clubs. If meetings were held after school, they would conflict with sports, drama, and other activities. It would be unfair to make students have to choose between being in clubs and playing sports. They should be free to participate in all the activities they want
By having clubs during the day, club meetings are divided up between peri-
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• Then there's the issue of how much work and teaching time is lost due to Club Hooray for Club Day! A day for stu- Day. Those students who do not have dents to legally skip class! Yes, Club Day clubs have to stay back in class and usuis very important to students. If it weren't ally waste the class time away. Other • for Club Day, stude,nts would not have · times teachers Willproceed with their day' the chance to have their 'Slack off' Day ·.work. In that case, those students who once a month. Actually, what has Club have left for clubs will miss all of that day's
.·ods which makes it easier for students to
Clubs· often get students. involved in be involved in all the clubs they want. their communities. · Clubs like Young They don't hdve to worry about as many Democrats, Teenage Republicans, and clubs meeting at the same time. The • Close Up encourage students to get in- more clubs students are involved· in, the volved in politics. Red Cross club does a more iriterests they can pursue. lot of comrnunity service activities. Clubs · We need to have Club Day in school. · .,.T"'"" ,vvv· ;,,..,,..., ,o · ,.,...i-,s.::,,<>liilOttl 11:,iH lfO · 'il'V'e I 10ed 'fu ·givc!'sfudents·ari 'eqool'oP-
' model citizens; Having students who are · portunity to join any and all clubs they involved in the community helps the want. Club Day is a wonderful thing which school's image as well as giving people is why we ahould all say "Hooray for Club a better impression of today's youth. Day."
Day done for students besides letting them out of their classes?
One idea to fix the problem of losing · class time is to have the clubs meet after school or on the weekends, rather than not during school hours. Thisgives back the lost class time during the day, but some teachers still lose part of their class planning time to pion for the clubs they sponsor Club Day takes away even more time from those teachers. Just · think, without Club Days there would be · over a week of extra class time. So much more could be accomplished with that · one week.·.
· In other cases, the students may octually go to the clubs, but all they do is socialize. Sometimes the members do not address the reasons for the club. The purpose of clubs are to inform students or let them get involved in certain issue or things they enjoy, but sometimes they don't even touch on those subjects at all.
The club becomes a sanctuary from classwork for students, but then there are some clubs that actually do do work. A lot of the time the real club work gets done.in the 'afterschool' meetings anyway.
So why have the clubs during class when more work is done outside school hours?
Many students join clubs to get out of class. They couldn't care less about. what club they are going to, and manytimes students skip th1eclubs themselves. They ~''¢18bs -for•1the,1rftle ·reel ,sli~ of paper'with their nann.e on itjust so they can leave the classroom to go do Whatever they please. Is:it right for a school to support students leaving class to goof work, therefore, falling behind and holding the rest of the class back.
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By Nicole Linke Graphics Ee#or
Recently the Lincoln Journal Starpublished a feature on the topic of book banning.
The feature included an opinion of a fellow high school student who objected to a book on a required reading list, advice for parents to help children use "good" judgment in choosing reading material, and a list of the most frequently challenged books today
Why don't we welcome another very old debate into the 21st Century? Since the advent of the spoken and written word, there have always been those who have objected.
Usually, those who_object hide be- • hind the position of what is morally correct for society. In fact, those who object to a book usually have run across something that dffends them personally, and therefore believe it is of no value to anyone else.
When our ancestors founded and created this great· country, some very thoughtful documents were created to
provide a framework for the society we live in.
The Bill of Rights included their positions on expression and speech. Why? Because our founders wanted to create a free society, which would limit censorship, and celebrate the fact that we are all individuals; individuals with ideas and thoughts that are important, even if not universally pleasing to everyone else.
We live in a very, sophisticated time, _ and in the most so1phisticated country, · Ideas, thoughts, se!x and nonsense fly across the .internet and into our homes at ever increasing speed.
Should we crawl into a shell whenever we encounter something that we consider trash?
Should we shelte,rour young and then turn them loose as· adults naive td the world around them?
My opinion, (and I'm proud to live in a country where I'm FREEto have my own ·opinion) is no.
I have read a good number of the books published by the Lincoln Journal Star as the most fre!quently challenged books today. •.
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Many of them are quite good. Do I agree with everything I read?
No, I don't. More importantly, have I
and commentary existed during the time written about. Its history. Its important for that reason.
As I continue to grow and learn, my parents have never tried to shield me from the world, good-and bad, around me
Instead, I've had many long talks about what I've learned with my father We sort out what is right and wrong in our minds, and we don't discount completely an idea until we've tried le consider the other persons perspective and v1herethe idea was coming from. · 1 understand more of his world, he understands more of mine. We both learn, and it kee~~ 11s close.
benefited by reading some material I may not agree with?
Yes, I have. TheAdventures of Huckleberry Finn con_tainsracial commentary and. slang which 1·consider unacceptable and incompatible with my own thoughts and feelings. I consider it a historical, fictional portrait. The language
Speaker Inspires Students to Take Action and Become Positive Leaders
By Meghan Connett Editor in Chief
lives, it is easy to stay comfortable. As high school students, it becomes easy to ride with the good times, content with- thinking that life_is great just the way it is. Perhaps it is that we have never witnessed the harsh realities of what· people can do to each other, but more than that, perhaps there has never been someone to ignite a need · for change or challenged the way we think.
On October 5, 2000; I had the op-· portunity to listen to NAACP President Kweisi-Mfume speak at the Universityof Nebraska Lincoln; I came home bursting with excitement and energy. Never before had ·1·_felt so· ready to force_·change that would bring equality and friendship to people across our nation;-_. • .·Mfume dl.scussed race and rac- · ism; acknowledgif')g that change has been_ made since the days of segregation and Jim Crowe laws, but it is still presenttoday. "Race and racism continues to dominate all aspects of life," he told the crowd.
Today, racial profiling and hate crimes in our nation are shameful. The color of a person's skin does not determine whether a person is going to commit a crime. Killing someone because of their color or their lifestyle is wrong and has gone on for far too long. "Thisis not a black problem," said Mfume. "It is an American problem." •
As citizens and human beings, it is time to stop the prejudices that controls us. Mfume noted that the NAACP believes that "colored people come in all
Sociologists say we live in communities where behavior is g@verned Dy ;,o cial norms. Social norms are behaviors that are widely held, within your community, to be right. These norms change with time, thankfully.
Banning books takes away our freedom as individuals to effect change in social ri6rrns. It takes away our ability to express and st,ace our own thoughts.
We distance ourselves further fromthe ideqls our country was founded on. We distance ourselves from our Bill of · · Rights.
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colors. Without triviallizing that we are dif- given to some, while ~thers are assumed I strongly abo~t? Write I ferent, wetendtomakemoreoutofrace tq already have failed. Children don't I Letterto the Editorand· give I .
so it will take a coaliition of everybody to · fore they are
break away what keeps us apart. to
have d family with money and prominence are lifted up_,and there is no level playing field to begin with:
The responsibility of forcing change, however, comes from us, the children and young adults of this country. Students can demand change. The '60s and '70s were a time of activism, change, free thought, and revolt, all led by a student movement.
Since then, the youth movement has fallen to the wayside. "How did we get · from vibrant and vital, to the return of the - clan,.skinheads, and suspicion?" Mfume
.· _.questioned. Ifs time for the revitalization of the leadership that. students and the · youth held
t9thirty year olds have the -. ·. lowest voter participation. of an_groups, but Mfume catled for.action., "cast aside t nonse~se and recognize that your role/ ·_ makes a difference," he exclaimed. -
Kweisi Mfume
The leadership lies on us as students to be the ones to begin the change from a country based on color to one based upon true justice and equality. The power
One of the largest problems plagu- lies in our hands and through action it can ing us is that the children who eventually become reality "We must be the ones grow up to lead are not given equal to close the gap between what we say chances at success. Schools in poor sec- and what we do," Mfume said. ·1twill be · tions of a town rece:iye less money than easy to talk of what needs to happen, ' schools that reside in more prominent or- but true change is through action. eas. - "You can't put a child on a pedes- "Leadership does not come from the tal for twelve years, and a child in a hole top down, but from the bottom up," he for twelve years and think they'll be said. It is time to rise from our own comequal," Mfume added.. fortable lives and take action against Education is one free right that ev- •hate, racism, and injustice and take on eryone is entitled to, yet preference is the role of leaders.
Quick Notes
November 1 Yearbook Pictures DueNovmeber 3 Deadline to Register for December ACT
November 8,9, 1O SeniorsOrder caps/ gowns/ graduation Announcements
November 13. Deadline to Submit Pass/ Fail Formsfor FirstSemester
HelpHul information for studentsand parents on the web at http://lhs.lps.org/instruct/guidance
Social Security,· Healthcare Top Cam.poi
By Kat Shiffler Staff Writer
Thisyear Nebraskanswill be asked to make a decision, as they do every six years, about. who shouJd represent our state in the United States Senate:. This campaign looks similar to many other races for office today. The candidates seem virtuallythe same, but continue to bash each other publically about various issues. The Nebraska Senate race this year Js between Attorney General Don · srenberg, running on the Republican ticket and former Governor Ber, Nelson, a newlv prnnouncGd Democrat.
An example of Don Stenberg'slegislative priorities are "Less government, lower taxes, rebuilding our agriculturdl- · economy, rebuilding our national de-
Stenberg has served Nebraska as the State'sAttorneyGeneral for 8 years.
·.Nelson served as governor of the state of Nebraska for 2 terms starting in 1992 .
fense and allowing Americans to invest a portion of their social security contributions themselves:1
Ben Nelsonliststhe following as a few · of his agenda items: "I.want to improve agriculture to preservefamily farms, and .,., protect our rural way of life. I will fight formore resourcesfor education. I support a PatientsBillof Rightsand a prescription drug benefit as part of our Medicare program."
Thesecandidates' televisionendorsements are common occurances thistime of year. In an ad used by the Stenberg · campaign, U.S.Senator Chuck Hagel is featured talking to Stenberg and giving hissupport of this Republican candidate.
As the November 7th election draws riear both candidates are doing last· minute public appearances.
schools that increase student perfonnance with increasen funding and withdrawing federal funding from schools where acrnevement declines.
INCOME TAX: Cut taxes by $1.3 trillion over 10 years. ESTATE TAX: Phase out estate tax over eight years. MARRJAGE TAX: Repeal marriagetax penalty.
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Supports the right to an abortion, con-tending• they should be safe. legal, and · race.Would not block the sale of RU. 486, the abortion pill.
Supports the death penalty and the use of DNA: "We must take every possible precaution to ensure the integrity and faime11sof the syste111when we apply this \l)timate penalty."
Eliminate the current ''don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow gays to serve openly in the military.
Wants to raise the minimum age for handgun ownership from 18 to 21. Limit handgun purchases to one-a-mon1h and · require a three-day wa;ting period for band gun purchase-ci.Wants to require child-safety locks for all new handgims.
Promote the passage of the Hate Crimes · Prevention Act, which elll'ands hate crimes to iru:lude gender, sexual orientation .and disability.
Increase the minimnm wage by $1 over the next two years.
Criticizes the entertainmen~ industry, calling for an immediate stop to the marketing of violent video games and movies to children. Proposes cracking · down on the industry if it does not stop pushing _such movies, recordings and video games to underage youth within six months of bis taking office.
Advocates institutional rigorous rngh school exit tests for all the students in addition to the ones already in plac"l. Favors rewarding schools who meet national standards on tests, and closing down schools that don't
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By Kat Shiffler ·. Staff Writer
One issue that is being hotly debated right now is Initiative 416, the pro• posed amendment to the Nebraska. State Constitution in which "Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Ne-
·Initiative 416 is crossed out ·on this sign as B.A.D.,which stands for Bigotry and Discrimination.
braska." · Over the summer the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) organization collected overJ,Q~Jl,OQ.§iQPQt!J.t~~t.lhis issueon the ballot in November. .Many groups have been working hard to undo the misconceptions promoted by DOMA. Among these groups are Ne0 braska Advocates for Justice and Equality (NAJE),Nebraska American Civil Liberties Union, Parentsand Friendsof Lesbians And Gays, Nebraska National Organization of Women (NOW), Jimmy Creech, Cantor Michael Weisser,many religious institutionsincluding the Unitarian Church of Lincoln, the South Street Temple, and school Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered Straight Alliance organizations.
One huge misconception is that married couple's rights 9re infringed upon when a same. sex couple is allowed to join in a civil union. Theamendment reads, "The uniting of two persons
of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship, shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska." If this Amendment were passed every citizen in Nebraska, including all married couples, would be negatively affected. The fact is that this proposed amendment is nothing but tremendous overkill. lhe marriage· of a · same sex couple is already prohibited in Nebraska. By adding this terribly written amendment to our state's constitution it would be virtually impossible to reverse to make civil unions possible. This· amendment would permanently deny gays hundreds of b,asic rights, such as medical decision rights, hospital visitas · tion rights, estate inheritance, power of attorney and wills, tax rights and housing decisions to name a few.
Thisamendment was so badly written that its broad language, more specifically the line,"~ orany similar samesex relationship " would threaten to in- ·terfere with other Nebraskan's rights. It has the potential to interfere with Nebraska business partnerships between two people of the same sex; This includes a father and son who want to own land together or two women who want · to open a businesstogether.
If this amendment were voted into the constitution, Neb1raskawould be the only state in the country to put exclusionary lqnguag~.;JQ!orts~~iug{Bights. l~Js _ the kind of Nebraska we want to portray · ourselves as? As a result of this legalized bigotry and discrimination, Nebraska would discourage businessesfrom moving here which would in turn negatively effect our economy.
· One question that hasn't been addressed is: Who's next? This summer a group of young people from Lincoln held a rally in support of tlhe gay community here in Lincoln and publicly spoke out against this potentiallly harmful amendment, Initiative 416.
In a speech to a crowd of people on the capital steps, Lincoln High student ··Sara Doran stated, "When you infringe upon the civil rights of a small group of · people, you threaten the rights of. everyone."
Students against Initiative 416' marched from the UNL union to the capital on National Coming Out Day, October 12, 2000.
Josh Mohr
By Josh Mohr News Editor
A 300+ pound white lineman who thinks he's Sinatra. A legendary white coach who's about to enter the High School Football Hall of Fame. A black coach who is forced to take over the team of the white coach and in turn jeopardizes the white coach's chance at the Hall of Fame. A black quarterback who is nicknamed 'Rev' because he preaches the righteous word of the Lord all the time. A stubborn white linebacker, who is the captain of the football team, and just happens to hate change. And a white hippie quarterback nicknamed "Sunshine" who lays a big sloppy kisson the lips of the captain his first day on the squad.
So, a big fat white lineman who sings a lot, a black vs. white coaching controversy, a preacher, a bigot of a captain, and a gay quarterback all on the same football team.
Do I have your attention yet?
Remember the Titansis the true story· of two football teams, one black, one white, forced to integrate into one football team, the T.C. Williams Titans, in the •
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By Grant Pearson Entertainment Editor
Barenaked Ladies- ''Maroon"
Following the breakthrough success of their multi-platinum 1998 album "Stunt," Canadian rockers Barenaked La-•· dies hope to relive some of that success with their new album, "Maroon." The al-
Southern city of Alex9ndria, Virginia in 1971. Herman Boone (Academy Award winner Denzel Washington), comes into town and is given the task of coaching the. newly. integrated football ·team. Boone takes the job from legendary Bill Yoast (Will Patton), the white coach with the seniority and support from the alumni who are about to vote him into the Hall of Fame.
they figure out the color of skin
doesn_'t matter. So, they sing one
Naturally, the different squads have a hard time unifying into one. The leader song together, and forget everything that they were hating each other for. Get it? Yeah, neither did I. • So, the team unifies, the black leader becomes friends with the white leader, and the Titans start the season. The firstgame ends with, you guessed it, a Titan victory. The second game ends withl,·you guessed it, another Titan victorry. As a matter of fact, you don't thave to be en-
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Bad writing. The trrue story of Re-. member the Titans:is a great story. However, when yo1uput that story, into a PG rating, the real story fades into the background. Substituting 'hoof for 'so/o#t,' and say-
The only reason I gave this movie three out of four toilets, was because it was a. football movie. If it had been · about two different colored feather ball teams combining into one, it would've received four out of four toilets.
Bathroom Breaks
•0-Hold it until the end, this movie's great.
1-Sneak out quickly, one time.
2-Decent. You can miss a couple of parts, and still get the jist of the movie.
3-Don't risk developing kidney stones trying to hold it through this flick. 4-Go home. ing 'coon,' instead of the word Southerners usually say, hurt the movie. Don'tget me wrong, I don't
like to hear those kiindsof words, but a movies climax is only as good as the plot leading up to it. Saving Private Ryan wouldn't hawe been the great movie that it was without the twenty of the black football players hates the · minutes of gore in th1e beginning letting leader of the. white players, and vice you know exactly how bad it was in the versa. After a week of beating on and war. TheGladiator, wouldn't have been fighting with each other, they do get · as good as it was if 1Cla.udious wouldn't some sort of unity. Ifs not until. the two have murdered Maximus' family. The squads start to sing the famous Marvin best example I coin come up with; Gaye song, "Ain't No Mountain High · Malcom X wouldn't have been the great Enough," in the locker room together, that · movie that it was if it was a PG ratingd
e -that, but it still has a ways to go before it gest the album to any person who likes fells like it did to me. *** out of anyhardrock. lfssomethingyouhateto ***** have to stop listening 'too.**** 1/2 out
The Union Underground- "An Edu- of***** cation In Rebellion"
Green Day- ''Warning'' ·
When your band releases your debut
Ifs been three years since Green Day album, you just hope that you get some released their multi~platinum album radio play, or maybe sell a couple cop- "Nimrod," and now t1 hey have released ies at least. But when your album is as their eagerly anticipa1ted fourth studio al-
Disney movie.
A movie is only as good as the climax. The climax is only as good as the .plot. Remember the Titanshas a plot that is cheesier than an episode of "Full House," as predictable as a pie eating contest between Chris Farley and Calista Flockhart, and completely weighed down by its·PG rating
So when the climax does finally come in the end, you don't know whether to clap, or laugh.
I laughed
With Oscar season upon us, here are some of the movies to hit the theatres this holiday season.
good as "An Education In Rebellion," our bum, "Warning." The first single, "Minor-· November 3 first look at The Union Underground, you ity," went to the number one spot on the "Charlie's Angels" - Drew Barrymore, deserve to get some major attention. The Modern Rock charts after only 4 weeks. Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu album starts of with " An Education In "Minority," like most of the songs on the .··•"The Legend Of Bagger Vance"- Matt · · Rebellion/' which is a mix of some cryp- · album, follows their normal three chord .··.··.Damon, Will Smith · · · ·tic sounds, a drum beat and some ech-· · guitar rhythm.· The one· main ·exception·.··.· ··•·· oed talking, which then leads into "Drivel," on the album is "Misery'' which resembles November 1o ·· · ·· ·.•.... •· the first song on the alburn; It sets up the The boors ''Alabama S.ong," and is over "Little Niclfy":.Adam So.ndler ·.···· f~lfqr the rest of the albur:nwith its loud five minutes long, a recordforGre.en Day. · "Men Ot.Honoi4- Robert DeNiro, Cuba ·••····guitars 9nd ttie screaming vocals; The · "Jackass" isn't anything to SJ)ectat,except •··.~oding·Jr.. .··.·• · ·· · sound of their.music is similar·to that of ··· "Red Planef'-Val Kilmer ·.·.• ~~i:tna~~~~'si~:fe7~~~e
:Novembet 17 " Deadman." On songs like "Natural High,"
·•· "Bounce" 0 B~ Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow · bum starts off with "Too Little Too Late," · a slightly Nine Inch Nails feet is present, · "How The Grinch Stole Chirstmas" - Jim where Steven Page shares his vocal tal- especially on the chorus. The album just · Correy ent in front of their familiar style of slightly · blends together though for your hard rock "Rugrats In Paris: The Movie" laid back guitar and percussion, along listening. pleasure. There is no low point "The 6th Day" -Arnold Schwarzenegger, with some hand clapping. It isn't anything on the album, ifs just one high point the
new for Barenaked Ladies, but it sets the whole time, from the beginning, through mood well for the rest of the album. The first single, "Pinch Me," fits in with the rest of the album so well you barely notice that you've heard it on the radio already "Falling For The First Time" and "The Humour Of The Situation" standout as two of the more upbeat and catchier songs · of the album. Towards the end, some of the songs begin to get a little to "real," such as the song, "Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel," which is about being in a car crash. That song just didn't feel right to end the album with. Overall the album still has the same lighthearted feel of their many previous albums, but not to the same extent. "Stunt' went far~ ther away from that feel than this does, so "Maroon" gets a few more points than
when about two minutes into the song a saxophone solo breaks out for no real reason. At the end of the album I felt a little disappointed though. I'm not sure what I was hoping for, but I know I wonted it to be better than it was. It seemed like they were trying to be the same, but their music has matured since the beginning, so it didn't really work as well.
November 22
"l 02 Dalmations"- Glenn Close "Unbreakable" - Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
December6
"Finding Forrester"- Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Anna Paquin
December a "Dungeons And Dragons" "Finding Forrester"- ·Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Anna Paquin
the hard "South Texas Deathride," then to the slightly creepy and really coor"Revolution Man," later on, and until "The Friend Song" which ends the album. I highly sug-
I'm not saying ifs a bad album, I'm ··just saying that after 3 years I would have ·thought they could have done better. **l/2 out of.*****.
"Proof Of Life"- Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe "Vertical Limit' - Chris O'Donnel, Bill Paxton
Robert Duvall
By Robi1n Washut ·· SportsEditor ·
ward to his senior year and playing on soon as possible. "I've pretty much just varsity for the first time • Nowall he can been going to therapy and lifting · do is watch his teammates from the weights."
One play · - sideline. • · · · Life for · Tramp will never be the · One step too many. Even though · he cannot help his same. Even with all of the therapy ses-
One single instance of being in the · team on the field, Tramp is still an ac- sions, he will have to wear a brace wrong place dt the wrong time left every time he plays sports. The injury
· ' Scott Tramp spending his senior year could not only affect his football caof football on the sideline. reer, but his baseball career as well-
It was during a scrimmage when · Tramp is also a pitcher for the Links. • Tramp '.s season came to an end be- "[The injury] possibly could affect my fore it even started. "I was playing free baseball skills," Tramp said. "When I ·safety and I was running to make the pitch, thats the leg I drive off, on and tackle,,, Tramp · said. · · ."Adam l wiH have to wear a brace." · Hassebroek got tackled 'trom behind, The injury has been hard for Tramp. ·
· and they dll fell on my knee and it
Such easy things like getting in and out popped straight in. That was thati" of a car are a daily struggle. Just ask Tramp tore his Medial Corateral Liga-
·· his girlfriend, senior Sara Pancharoen: ment and Posterior Cruciote Ligament
· first couple of weeks, 1spent nearly 20
"It was hell," said Pancharoen. "For the in his left knee and the injury left hirri
· on crutches, unable to walk on it, For0 •. hours a day at his house," "After what · · ~. tunately the injury was not seriou s
· · the bathroom, and 3,000 times adjust-
· seemed like 350 ice packs, 800 trips to enough to require immediate surgery. - ·
· "All they did was puta brace on if, and · ·ing end readjusting his leg, he began I have been going to therapy;' ' Tramp , physicaltherapy he started fending for · said. "Hopefully it heals right so I.don't himself." · ' have to have surgery." ·.
· "What I missrnost about playing foot-
De$pite there being no need for ball is the feeling you get when you're surgery, the pain of sitting out his se- Afteraseasonendinginjury,Tramp out there, the adrenaline you get before
· nior season has more than made up wasforcedtowatchfromthesidelinesthe game." Said Tramp. He will never get for the physical pain. "I feel pretty (bad), tive member off the field ; "I talk with the that feeling again. He will never get to but my senior year, thats your best year coaches a lot," he said. "I've been to experience , playing on Friday night, in · of football, and ·11 have to sit out." · all of the ·games so far, sometimes I · front of all of the Lincoln High faithfuL For · Tramp, who was tlhe starting running stand on the sideline with the team." Tramp, all of the hard work and time he back at every level of football he Outside of football, Tramp has taken it put into football was all for nothing, all played at Lincolr:iHiigh, was looking for- easy trying to let his knee recover as because of one unforeseen twist of fate.
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By Micah Intermill the court,Michaelaand Meghanprettymuch BusinessManager have taken over1hat.AttackingMichaelaand. ·Makylahave combined to take over1hat.Ball Volleyballand LincolnHigh:forthe past1wo handling,welleverybodyis1Jyingto step up to years,1hetermshave been ~onymous. The take care of 1hat.Change incoaching staffisa '98-99.and'99-00squadshad an overallrecord big difference.Ourfreshmancoach iscoachof 44-18,a 71% winmargin.Wrlhstatslike1hose ing college now. There'sa new J.V. coach. inmind,ifsno surprise1hatthesquadhasposted · AngieSimpsonhastakenan administrativepoa (l a~sirecord1hisyear.TheLinkshave been a sttionin Norfolk. force to reckonwi1h.TheLinksplaced 1hirdat Q: Toughestopponentas of yer? 1heBellevueInvite,which is a very impressive A: Papillion.I1hinktheLNEand LSEgame accomplishmentconsideringsevenout of 1he we think we could've won, but 1he Papillion top tenteamscompeted in1hetourney. A tough game they were so on 1hatnobody wouldve blow came at the LPSClassicwhere1helinks stoppedthem wereonlyable to reach 51h,losingto Sou1heast Q: Whatare 1heteam'sstreng1hs? and Northeastin the final rounds.TheLinksbst A: Everybodyon the team isa good lis1wogames followingthe tournament,but r& tener, which makes them very coachable. I bounded wi1ha vengance to claim victoryat 1hinktheyaccept leadershipfromanyonewho · 1he Columbus tournament. The Linksman- · decidesto give it. Skillwisewe'rea prettygood handled 1heir·opponenfsin the LincolnHigh- ball handlingteam. MillardSou1htournament,and are nowon 1heir
WCJytostate.
A: Speciflcally1hereare playerswho will ·· seemed likeshewas kindof alreadya sopho- neverbe leaders.Sowhen our h01uralleaders more. A litttebit of change isnot havingShelly · likeMichaelaand Meghanforsomereasonare Chileswhowasquitealeaderon1hecourt,bo1h a bit quiet,we'rekindof up a crick in personalityand inskills.Differentpeople have ·Q: Lastyear you onlylostsixgames, 1his dissectedwhat shedid k::Jstyear,Leadershipon yearyou'realready up to five,any reasonw'rr{> ···east.
A: Havingtwo freshmen1hat are pretty · I want. new members to 1hegroup. TiffanyDavidson
Q: Are1hereproblemsfindingleaders for was a freshmanlastyear but she had played the team? so much club with1hat sophomoreclass,she
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A: Thefact 1hatSoutheasthascome on, ingwi1hthe sizablylargercrowdat stateascom'causeyou alwaysplay each Lincolnschoolat pared to regularseasongames? least1hreetimes.Lastyearweonlyhadtoworry · A: I think it would certainly help if our about Northeast.And one factor is1hatall four crowdswerebiggerat regularseasongames. Lincolnpublic schoolsare tougher,so 1here's ButI honestlydon't 1hink1hecrowdsbothered more competitionin Linc,oln. 1hemlastyear.Theonly1hingabout1hatis,and Q: Could you speak some on 1hetradi- not 1hatI don't appreciate1hosepeople comtion of LHSvolleyball? ing,but some people come to statewho have
A: Especiallythepast1hreeyears,1hepro- neverseena volleyballgame, and they don't gramingeneralwhe1heritsvarsilyornin1hgrade,even knowwhat 1herulesare, and they'rejusthas had a prettygood idea of volleyballand an uneducatedfan. ·· what ifs supposedto be. Exceptfor one pretty Q: · Predictionson State?
• · down year fouryearsago, it has alwaysbeen A: Its going to be tougher thar'),we prettygood, but in1hepast 1hreeyears,1hegirls 1hink. , .gettingthere.Once we're1herewe can who haveplayedhave broughtit up to another deal wi1hit.Butwe have Northeastinourdismct, level,which isa top five or sixteam. and thereare gonna be a couple of o1herdisQ: DoesLHSgive volleyball1herecogni- 11icfsreallybQttlingit outfor the two wildcards. 1ionit deserves? We'vegot to reallydig innowjustto get to State.
A: I1hink1hereare slilla lotof peoplewho Q: · Once you ·hit Pershing,do you 1hink have still never seen a high-levelvolleyball · you11roll? · match. And1heyshouldgive it a fly because I A: · Once we hit pershing,teams seven 1hinkthey'd get hooked, ifs a pretty·exctting andeightarereallygoingtobedogs,because game. I 1hinkifsa game tihafsplayedwi1ha lot there are a couple of reallyweak dismcls.But of passionand thafs what makesit so exctting, ·. wi1hthe top sixteams, it is honestlywhoeveris Youcan'treallyeversay1hatifsasowgame a ·on1hose1wodays.They'reallveryequal.There's basketballgame can slowdown, but a volley- · no dominantteam. baUgame doesn'treallyslowdown.Sometimes Q: In 1heunlikelyevent 1hat1heLinksget I hear1hegirlscomplain1hatfootballgefsmore knockedoutearly,who'syourfavorite? attention because itsfootball, and we're the · A: LincolnHighgefsknockedout itsfoones 1hatare winning.ButI don't want to do tallyup for grabs,and it would be a complete 1hat,becauseIwantto supportthenewcoachc guess,and 1hafswhywe playthegame, cause ing staff. we neverknowwho'sgoing to win.
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By Amy Nichols ·Opinion Editor·.
F.orThe program was created in ·. levels or maintain their same
a graduation require- up and make sure the kids wash · March of 1996 with a gr'ant from level. Duringthis fall sessionthere ment. "I love it, because you their hands. Then each tutor be- · the Connecting Neighborhood are cur- can really see gins working with their assigned Partnership (C.N.Pl to serve 25 rently 38 the impact you child one-on-one, helping them
all the people ·who children from two elementary students make, ahd the with reading, writing, and math have said that today's teen- schools and two middle schools. who have kids are · so • skills. Thencomes playtime. The
• i agers are not positive role mod- Today the program's funding is been re- much fuh to be kids have the chance to draw, els ahd that they never think of· provided mainly by United Way, ferred to around," said paint, play house, or other ' · anyone other than themselves, the• Joint Budget Committee, the pro- senior - Edie games. we've got the students to prove Grace United MethodistChurch, - g r a m Cruise. Senior The student tutors really enthem wrong. Heather Richey joy working with the kids. "It is fun
This year there are several said that she to see them play and learn. I Lincoln High students tutoring would still be in really like helping out the kids beyounger kidsthrough a program the program cause I know they need ~t,"said· sponsored by the HispahicCom- even if she Cruise. "Kids are blind to bias. munity Center. The students didn't have C.I. They are pretty open-minded. I meet every Wedne~day for one hours to fill. miss that in some of my peers," · and a half to two hours after " H e I p i n g said Richey. school at Grace United Method- people is not a The students involved feel ist Church, 2640 R street. The I C.I. thing, it's a · that tutoring would be a worth-
tutoring program, known as the human thing," whi_le experience for anyone, Latino Club, offers one-on-one said,J1iche¥,·,,,., , .•~s .~, .,\'You-feel like '.,,---,--lrferaCytutOring,r'nenforing, dhd · · - 0 t h e r s you're really making a differ\\· skill building activities such as I t El h started just be- ence, and it is a lot of fun, too. cultural affirmation, social skills, IS en as senior IS a Novack year old Elizabeth Ruiz-Vargas cause they The kids renll\l Joo-I, up IV ir1e TU~ sports, and recreation. ·reads to them. \tlith her reading skills. thought · it tors," said Cruise. " The Latino
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The Latino Club runs during ·: sounded like club is very worthwhile and they· the spring and fall with each and private donors. During 1999 Twenty-foul of those students fun, and it was an activity that need help with more students.
term lasting sixteenweeks. It also - ·\he program served 65 students have alreojy been matched up interested them. "I like to work All of the kids are in ESLand are includes in-school tutoring and from six elementary scnools.. with tutors but more are stillwait- ,· with kids and I want to go into struggling in schoOI. It helps an afterschool program. · "This During 2ooo>the Latino Club has ing. Ma,nyof th.ehigh school stu- teaching ESL, so I thought it them out to work one on one," program targets children with a served 70 students. Thestudents dents ir,volvedstarted tutoring to would be a good opportunity," said Nqvack lot of needs any little progress - stay in the program as Jong as fulfill fieir, community service said senior ElishaNovack. Anyone interested in finding that they make is huge," said they need to. The program has hoursfor Citizenship Issuesclass, Each week's meeting out more information about the program director Lorena seen 92°/o of its participants in- but /lOWthey really enjoy it and starts with a snack for the kids. program can call the Hispanic Pulgarin. crease their reading and writing would do it even if they weren't Thetutors help get everything set Community Center at 4 74-3950.
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By Meghan Connett
Editor In Chief
G etting a parking spot at Lin coin High usually means arriving at school earlier enough to find one. Parking may become easier for. students in the future. · Plans. are in progress to .add parking around · the campus in upcoming years. With about 400 parking slots and over 2,000 students, "there isn'tenough park-ing for students and stcff." says associate Principle · Arlyn
property," said Urmacher. On done when we (seniors) were November 20, the apartment 1l1ere"says senior Stef Tomkins. was razed and clean up began. ./ Not only will more stalls be The ultimate plan in the fu- ·· added, but it could allow Lincoln ture isto close J street and 22nd High to host more events. Right street and make the whole ared now, "we can't host state events a parking lot nest to senior let. because we don't have enough Approval for the closing of tfie parking,,, said Urmacher. streets is still being proposeo·to The total cost of purchasing the land & apartment was ,Urmacher. Stu- · dents agree. "We Appartments at 22nd and J were tqrn down for more parking. should make se- nior lot O parking garage," says.. the city. If the streets do close, · the. parking lot will be added to
Nate Morris. "You have more senior lot. ThisWilladd about 25 : cars in an area and it takes up to 3.0stalls and will not be com; .· ahd would be more plet~until this summer or next
The district, which. allots fall. •· · · · money aside for acquiring land Al~g with more stalls, a turntaijle drop off area could be and building, purchased the - -added. With the streets close to apartment on the corner of 22nd and J street. "We've used capitaLparkway, a circle would ··up our campus space, so the ·be fqrrned to make dropping district is acquiring •additional kids o_ffia lot easier. "I think ifs bogus th.at they didn't have it
around $200,000- when the owner sold the building to Lincoln Public Schools, he helped · his tenants find other housing.
· Once the tendnts··tound other·
places to live and could move · out, the apartmeot }#OS .torn · down. In coming y~ars,as the two new high schools are built, Lincoln High still. may have trouble with parking. Lincoln High
· anticipates its populotlon to be around l 700 once<the new
schools are bµilt. The goal is to acquire land around the school to have enough parking. Howe ever, there is the option to park on the street, even though it
might entail lcongwalks. "I park on the street," says senior Brock Young "because I'm better than everyone else." ·
By Josh Swartzlander
_ 2 counselors according to coin High - such as varsity foot- •,,,Employee Assistance prog 'am; Journalism
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_ Schoo's memo. · · ball, basketbaU, volleyball, or the Police Resource Offic~ Pro·· · According to Lincoln High baseball - would be cut, gym- · gram, and summer sch90 may
On Election Day, Lincoln vot- - principal Mike Wortman about 7- ·_·nasties may be cut, ticket prices · have to face reductions. : ers said "No" to the levy override, for sports events ·· Also, new textboe>ksn;idy be This means that the current - may go ' up, · and · · adopted every 12 years instead - amount of money that Lincoln _ there may be only of -e • very 9 years, and ot'1er ac~ - -- Public Schools can take from - one freshman tivities programs throughout property taxes will go from $1 , 1O •- · ·• _ football team next the school may be cut per $100 of assessed property, · year instead of · The Mentor program may which it has been for three years, two according to be cut as well as th e special to $1 ,00 per $100 of assessed · · Wortman. • edu ,cation staff, property The override would · Lincoln High · Lincoln High might be have let ~incoln Public Schools · ·--English teacher cleaned only every other day · · repeal this expense limit for five c:i r, d speech in- · and the purchase of new com- ·.-· years, structor Tammy _· puter equipmen1 would be re- • Current projections for the Schaaf believes duced, 2001-2002 school year show a - · the override failed In addition to the $8 million deficit of as much as $14 mil- due to the lack of •. that principals need _ to cut, lion in funds, -- · _ · - information pro- about $6 million would be cut · The levy override might be ·. vided to the pub- from central services where pro 0 on the ballot again next April; but lie about the con° --grams and , emplOyees - of the if It still does not pass there will sequences the central adn1lnistration of Lincoln -be seriousconsequences for Lin- Senior Stacy Springer,junior Kalie • override •-could - Public SchOolsare located ac 0 - coin Public Schools and Lincoln ·
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have on Lincoln cording to Schoo. High School according to a - - Sands, a nd.-senior Josh Lechner - Public Schools. -''1 -_.- Bothprograrnsandernploy- _memo that - Lincoln Public demonstrated on the north steps · feel the public'.s ees In the administration build· Schools superintendent Phil of the capital in supp0rl 91 the _ ·.·- not very informed · ing would be cut. Employees in Schoo sent out on potential bud- ·.levy override. , as to why it should the communications,· purchasget reductions for the 2001-2002 pass," said ing f accounting, data process- _· school year · -1Ostaff members would have to Schaaf. ing, ,lhuman resourc<:ls,and in-
Schoo has asked principals be cut from Lincoln High. - Teachers !v'hd hpve been sfruction departments may be to examine how they might rec- - "It will probably be that we - teachingforthe.hortestamount / cut. _ _ ommend reducing their re- • will have fewer teachers here, of time will be cuifirst. "It makes / · According to Wortman the · · sources bya total -of $8 million fewer -staff members," said me extremely scared," said overrride still has a chance of us\ngthepointformula,asystem Wortman. Schaaf who has qnly beeh passiinginAprillfweeducatefhe that allocates point values to In addition to staff positions teaching for two yecr,s, "I am com1muni1y better. _ staff, and other resources in the that may be cut, classes that starting to polish my re~me." "fl think as a principal, but building. · don't have _very ·many students ·· In Lincoln High many other - · also casstudents and staff mem-
Right now, about 258 Lin° .- in them, dnd are only offered cur~ent programs that students bers, we just neectto do a bet 0 coin Public Schools positions will_ once, also have a chance to be and staff are used to could be , ter job of helping people undernov& 1= 1c,.,, 0 1irninated, includ- cut according to Wortman, · · eliminated, The bang program, · stand what really goes on -in the ing 180 teachers, 54 paras, 10 Though none of the sports the drama program, the Ven- school and how important differsecretaries, 5 technicians, and that dre considered major at Lirt- iures in Partnershippogrom, the ent things are,'.' said Wortman.
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·pearance. _ The exact amount · dered in her Lincoln apartment - with the proceeds also going _ of the reward is yet to be deter- in 1995, have given portioni of into the fund. ____ ····• mined but Crimestoppers also their fund to the Gina Bos Ft.nd. Advanced Auto on Northoffers $1,000 In reward. - McMenamin's friends felt cineed 48th lhas also helped out, Sat, A Lincoln woman has been Many people have come to put some of the money ill a urday, November l lth , they missing since October 17, otter out to support Bos and her chil- place where il was need~d hosted car bashing. One dollar performing in open mic night at , ' most. HuskerVision also gave each person 2 whacks with Duggah's Pub, and authorities •· · ' · · · · showed its support by a sledge hammer on a car. Car still have no leads as to her , · ·· showing her picture to bashing raised $155 for the fund, · whereabouts. Forty-one year · Regina (Gina)Bos · · the 78,000 people that Over 7,000 flyers have been old mother of three Gina Bos, JO/l{i/00from Lincoln,Nebraska • attended the Nebraska/ distributed throughout Lincoln~nleft the bar at approximately · · ·· 11· · ·· · Baylor football game. thB hopes that som.eone has lpm when she apparently went " · Lamar Outdoor Adver- seen Gina. Bos' three childrento car and put her guitar in the tislng t1as donated 12 · seern to be holding up pretty trunk. Her children, Philip 15, · b ,illboards to the family weUaccording to theirgrandfd- ·. Carlos 13, and Leanne l i, to put up pictures and ther Corl Rap , Philip ·attends woke up the morning of the facts. All 12 are in Lefler,Carlosaparochialschool, _ 17th to find that their mother · place around Lincoln. andLeah neattends Hawthorne. · had not come home, Since Three-local bands, All three are getting lots of supthen her family members have · · MADCAP, · The · port from their school and Ht: 5'6 Wt: 105lbs Age: 40 flown in from all over the United McNeelees, , and friends. , ,, States to search for her. !~~:;r,:.,o,conta c! 1enses - ProjectWighum played The whole fartl 'lly wants to · Bos, the 5'6" 1051b guitar fitted black and red fo , - J free at a be nefit convey their thanks _ t , o ev__erybody · checkeredpants and 2-inch heeled, ankle le?fh boots. pla yerandsinger, ha _ sshoulder · an<1Ks1ree1. co n _ certheldFr idayNo- for t heir support and pra yers, _ Gina's maiden name was RAP and her previous married length auburn hair w,ith brown namewasWILLIAMS ,' vember 3rd at FirstAve ,· Carl Rap, Bos's father, recently eyes, She was last seen wear_ lf youha veanyinfoI)ll ationpleasecalllhePoliceat enue Social Hall on spoke for the whole family, , 4 .7 40 475-3600 ing a black Short sleeved top North lst Street, The "We've still got hope that somewith fitted black pants and ankle ·· concert raised dround how, some way she's still out length boots according to au- dren. Her frl~nds and family say · $4,200 with all the proceeds go- there," he said. He attributes thorities, that she has always put her chil- ing to the fund, More benefit hope and faith in God to what Her famiiy has setup a fund · dren first and has made many concerts are planned, Support~ keeps the family going strong in at Wells Fargo to use as reward sacrifices for them so it is very fit- - ers can buy T-shirtsor sweatshirts their efforts to find Gina Bos and money and college money for ting that so many people are from Quick-T on 48th and put the family back together. her children, • Her family hopes showing their support. Friendsof Leighton Ave. The shirt showsthe _.Bos'family urges anyone with in;the money will coax someone · Tina McMenamin, the 18 year flyer that has been posted forma1tion, big or small, to call to speak up about Bos'sdisap- old UNL student who was mur- throughout Lincoln and are $1o · Crimestoppers at 475-3600.
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to help. Tragedy strikes though when formances were bad, in fact, they were action has been done with "Cliffhanger" weather turns bad, and! they end up get- very believable in their roles, ifs just that I way back in 199 3. But then you have to ting trapped in a cave. In an effort to think it wouldn't take much effort. Bfll keep in mind how often movies based
"Vertical Limit' is set to be a blo~k- save them, Peter gathers a team of six on mountain .buster. It has ,a preview that is filled with people to go up the mountain before c I i m b i n g people almost falling off of cliffs, explo- they die from a lack of oxygen. come out.
· · sions, avalanches, and it ends with a shot· · · Once they start up the mountain is They d.on't. So
· of the main charac,ter running off of a when the real action starts. With a mix of even if it has cliff with pick axes in his hands hoping to ·.avalanches, their own lack of oxygen, been done, it is cling on to the other side. and the fact that they are carrying nitro- still new to a lot
The movie itself starts out on a giant glycerine on them to help free the of people. vertical ledge where Peter Garrett (Chris · trapped people, ifs a race to. get to the
The visual ,-0' Donne II, "Batman Foreve('), his sister · top while not getting themselves killed.·. effects in the
·Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney "End Of Days, For the most part, the entire film is film were supeThe Croff'), and his father Royce Garrett packed with enough action to more than· rior, thanks to · (Stuart Wilson) are all rock climbing. They satisfy the average moviegoer. The only a c a d e m y are doing fine until tragedy strikes and real drawback to that is that all the dare- award nomiPeter ·is forced to make a devil climbing takes away from any char- noted visual efd e c is ion r.:=====================:::;i acter de-
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Director: Martin Campbell- (Goldeneye, · appointing have much to do with their success. Robin you still fear a little for them because it Peter is The Mask Of Zorro) ·· because Tunney, who in last years "End Of Days" just looks so real. now a Na- MPAARating: PG-13 (for intense life/death there are sat and cried a lot, stretching her acting So, in the end, we have an action tional Geo- situations and brief strong language). about. 1O abilities by this time sitting in a cave while pac.J<.edmovie that is fresh to people and gr a Phi c Release Date: December 8 people to- crying a lot. Chris O'Donnell is the real sur- is visually wonderful on one side, but it photogra- · tal in the prise though. He's not who I normallyt,hink lacks character development and origipherwho is Distributor:Columbia Pictures film that ofwhenlheartheterm"actionhero,"but nality. on the other. The action pretty in the My Rating: 7 OL.Jtof l O have ac- he pulls it off very well for someone who ,much makes you forget about the origimountains L'.::::===================::::'..J tual parts, helped destroy the "Batman" movies. nality aspect, and the visuals make you taking pictures of mountain lions. He is go- and with a two hour nunning time, you Aside from that, the story quality is forget about the character developing back for supplies .and finds out his sis- would think they could cover some part about what you would expect. There isn't ment. I gave this movie a 7 out of 10, ter is helping lead a climb to the top of of their lives outside of the mou.ntain. much that you can do to be different because while being another action pic~.~?.J'.Qf10)ill2P,9~?(i.M!?t1~q~~hfl(~illPa,<tqn, " .11J~,.lqckQf :9~veJ9>prn~r:1thelps th~ trorn any other .rno4ntain movie The ture, and. having no real depth, I.still
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Sate the stressput on the downtown site.Thiswas proven last\1earwhen a new BurgerKingwas built.
· In addition, a decrea~ of people
unken Gardens. Sure, ifs downtown would increase safeiy. · a beautifulplace for those We all know how unsafe driving two weeksduringthe summer,but what about the restof the yea(?It isjusta big hole in the ground. It is a large pit full of dirt. Ah marv~I at the beauty of it all. Membersof · theanti-Amigosfacfionsaythatthe·· Amigos would stink up The Gardens, and would make them trashy.But come on, the alternativeto the Amigosisthe big dirtand gravel parkinglot that isalready in existence.Howattractiveisthaf?
The addition of an Amigos/ A&W chain would only enhance fhe neighborhood,notdetractfrom the SunkenGardens.Theadvent of an Amigos would persuade more passers-byto stopand admire The Gardens.
A closerAmigos willalso bring more jobs into the area. Thisis important for a numoor of reasons. One, there are many studentsat LHSwho need jobs for one reason or another, but they can't drive or get a ride to a distantworkplace.
Two, if more students have money, then more students will spend money. Theymight choose
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abbut. Thefishpondswithfastfood wrappersand cups floatingon top. Of course·these don't have the happy touchesof fishbecause the fishhave all died from the polluted water. And don't forget about the
enough to justthrowtheirtrashanywhere and everywhere. Our initial responseis'not me!' but we all know we do it, small $Crapsor large. ·It's inevitablethat SunkenGardenswill tum into a community dump. Do we reallywantthat to happen? But ifs not onlythe gardensthat willbe affected. Withthe major companiesthat have over 50 tankersand · sand and graveltruckspassingon 27111 ·daily, plus the thousands of cars using27111too much traffic is · alwaysa problem. Obviously,if a restaurantis added in the middle of it, ifs not going to get better. It ·may alleviate some of fhe lunch. traffic around the Amigos located downtown, but now it will be moved to rightaround our school. Can we SOYcar accidents? And · many of them?
IfthisAmigosisbuilt,it may not even last. !twillget a lot of business duringtheschbolyear,butwhatwill happen during.thesummerwhen there are no studentsaround? The location isin a veryodd place. It's crammed intoa smallarea thatwill. · make it hard for cars to get in and out of the parking16tandback onto · a busystreet.
If an Amigos is added to the corner of 27th and Normal Blvd., this may be what the corner would look like. Across the street is the Sunken Gardens · •to do so.in the cafeteria,. in the _ vending machines,or even at the · d<)wntOwncan be. Many people · flowersall around, of the peakof·.·.flov,vers."Wa~,ffiere'are nomore Cookie Link.Any of these venues· choose to bypass downtown, blooming. ·The fishpondswith the flowers, just patches of dirt and would be beneficialto LincolnHigh. sometimesadding milesto their1rip, lilypads slightlymovingto the touch weeds. A perfect place fora spring·
The biggest factor is lunch yettheydoitbecauseitislessstress- · ofbrightlycolored,heatlhygoldfish. wedding! ThisiswhatLincolnwould_ crowds. Juniorsand seniors,and ful and more importantly,it issafer.·· Thewaterfallsoverflowingwithclear, see WtheAmigosisbuilton the northquite a few sophomores(don't tell Allofthesefactorsdefinitelyout- freshwater, Now imagine Sunken west comer of 27th and Capitol the administration),have to deal weigh a littietrashhere or there. Gardenswith trashblowing across Parkway. with huge linesat fast food restau- Go forthe food, Go forthe fun, the now trampled, brown, dying Weall knowthattherearethose rants.A new Amigos would allevi- Go for-Amigos. grasswithmofdytacopiecesstrewn people out there inconsiderate
·Thenthere'sthe atr nosphere. Lets go back to our image of the springwedding in SunkenGardens 9f!e!_,~iQ~h9s_been)[!.bl.l~ilJ8SS for a few months. Not only do youget the numerouspieces of trash and rotted food morsels in your wedding pictures,you also get the. wonderful smell Of Mexican fast food to put the finaltoucheson the perfect ceremony. Go for the smell, go for the trash, go for Amigos?
\ ·. ..,magine SunkenGardens in the spring. Bright,beautiful
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in awe .with our hands in our pockets, and show our support with our stone-faced expressions
MY fellow Links, · Why? Why do we stand ,out Every week, students· · there, and get out-cheered, by spend up to ten dollars, plus gas not only the opposing team's money, on a game. We pay this ·students, but our own parents as fee to go and stand out in the well? It sickens me. cold at Seacrest Field, or in the We, the students of Lincoln ,sweltering heat of· Ed Johnson High, are terrible athletic supGymnasium. We do this in si- porters. When I look across the lence. court and hear opposing teams
The question is: Why? ask the ever-popular questi,on, Lets take a look at it. Well... "Why so· quiet?" I have no rewe are teenagers, we spend sponse. In fact, I find myselfaskmoney like it grows on trees, and ing the same question, over and we have no respect for anyone, over again. What can I do to get letaloneourseives. Thafswhywe those around me to;cheer? · shell out cash like ifs no tomor- What can I do to help raise the · row, right? · roof?
At least thats what our par- Of course.there is an excepents say. We stand in support of tion to ev~rule. There are a few our team, rain or shine, because others around me who cheer, ifs tradition. From the beginning and thankfuMyifs the loud ornes, · of high school sports, there has · but in any event,· it's just 1not always been the standing-room- • enough. In this case, ifs not only only student section. We stand quality that we need, it's also
e sma s udent turn ou a ootball games s lack of school spirit. quantity. We want opposing just that. The crowd noise grew, squads to fear our fans. the parents stood in support,
At LHSour cheering is directly and the Links prevailed. proportional to our winning, and During the first round of the vice-versa. In thinking back to all state volleyball tourney last year, of the games I've seen during the Links.were tied at a game my LHStenure, the games we've · apiece with our opponents. The won are the go.mes we've score was very tight, around 12 cheered at. points.
At the football game against After much convincing, on PiusX last year, there were about the part of a very small group of .30 students supporting the team students, the red and black faithin chilling sub-zero wind-chills ful got loud. The Linkswon, by a
•·The team was do~ much ofthe slini margin. · · game, and it was. not until the Football. games against East students instructed· the cheer- and Northeast high schools this leaders to cheer, that they dtl year were tight games. Both
Letterto the -Editor
13VCoach KristiNelson-Hitz
·I like Robin Washut. He's o .,,nart, • tmny kid who just happencu to make a' bad decision when he wrote "WIN ME STATE!"in the last issue of the Advocate. The word advocate means "to speak · or write in support of; be in favor of'. Whoops. I guess you weren't aware of. that when you chose to bad-mouth and attempted to humiliate ihe Lincoln High athletic department, as well as pµt a. dim tight on the winter and spring sports yet to come.
· .· Maybe I should have b¢en flattered because the volleyball p:ogram WQS ' voted most likely t9 succeed. ·.Uh thanks? Actually I WJSvery much · insulted. Why would awone want to ~ake such a positive, successful program and chant the phrase "U-G-L-yj you ain't got no alibi!?
The Lincoln High a'hletic progratn is bVfar the best athleticprogram in {,'~coin and has been anong the top 1n Neb1aska for a long, long time. I ,am •.· very proud and happyto be co9c.11!ng at a school who has extreme~ high · academic,· attendarce, and ~ocial expectations for their ahletes. I arr, very proud to be coachingat a schootyvho follows the guidelines of no recruiti~g. I am very proud of our~udent/athletes.
Asking yourself th<atdeep quesfpn, "How do you measur.9success?" K~p · these things in mina: The student/athlete population ras a significantly higher g.p.a./gradlation rate than t113 · non-student/athl~e population. Students involved ir athletics are far less likely to skip class, use alcohol or other drugs, smoke,.abuse their partner, commit suicide, and on, and on, and on.
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· Do you honestly believe a team has to be a state champion to be a winner? Are tt>reathletes and athletic tedms · at Lincoln High winners? Absolutely Next time, do a little better research.
times the crowd cheered, both times we won.
Now, I'm not saying that we won those games only because we cheered. Of course the · games were won because our teams found the strength to out-. perform their opponent. But a team must have support, they · must be loved, they must be wanted, before the can begih · to win.
So the next time you blow your cash, and take up your time, don't make it for naught.· Let your voice be heard. Support. the Links, and make us proud!
Be Proud That YoLfre a Lincoln Hi h Link -
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NewsEditor
to be doing anything, especially to be That als~ m':lkes us ~ette1rt~an every other ·
playing oasketball James Naismith in° school 1n Lincoln, 1nclUJd1n.gSoutheast. vented basketball up in Massachusetts When I was checking th1ehistory books, I ·
Pride Sta_teor quality of being in 1891 Nine years later, Lincoln High rarely ever saw Southeasts n?me any- · proud; gloryordefl.ght; to value {~neself). held tryouts for our school's first ever bas- · where around the top of the lists. Actu-
Everyone likes to have pnde. Ev- ketball team. Fourteen years after those ally,.! never once, saw Southeasts name eryone likes to b~ proud Everyo~e loves tryouts, we won our first state basketball ._in the top 25 of anything I saw Northeas:s the glory and delight they indulge 1r:iwhen championship, Since then, we've built name up there .as n~mber two on the list they're proud. Everyone, whether they up one of the most noteworthy resumes of state champ1onsh1psand that was the know it or not, is proud. ·Everyone rea~- , of any basketball program in the state of only time I sow their name. As for East, ing this article either is, should be, or will Nebraska. well, I had forgotten all about them by · be, proud that they are a Lincoln High Yeah so what if we aren't the the time that I finished my research. ' Link. best now? It isn't that great of O feeling, We have :he best bas~etball his-
Why should you be proud that but I'll tell you what, at least we've been tory of any school 1nNeb1raskahistory. We, you're. a Link? I mean, we all read· in there. Actually,· we've been there more by far, have the best hist·oryof any school Robin's Round last month how our sports than any other basketball program in Ne- in the city of Lincoln. Are you proud to be · · programs arer#-winning a lot these days. braska. Lincoln High has more state ap- a Lincoln High Link yet? Are you proud We all want the best, and aren't getting pearances (50) than ever other school that we can truthfully say, Lincoln High is it. ·So why shoulq we be proud? I'll tell in Nebraska, with ,the exception of the best basketball program the state of you why, Hastings. We've won more state cham~ Nebraska has ever seen?
Why just focus on the present? pionships (14) than every school in Ne-
Thisyear,ourba1sketballteamwill Why not bask in the light of the past? · braska. We've also made it to the·state run onto the court as the one hundredth
When you have a historythat is as remark- finals ( 19) more than any other school in Lincoln High squad. Our past one hun~ able as Lincoln High's is, you need to be Nebraska. we just, flat out, have the best dred years have been excellent. proud of it. I'm telling you now, there's a history of any other school in Nebraska. Hopefully, they'll continue the heck of a lot of light to bask in. So be so, we're better than every excellence, and mak~ us even more proud• school in Nebraska. Guess what that also proud·
A hundred years is 0 long time makes us?
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·- Above: The.many trials and tribulations of
were apparent in a 1964 game with ·· ··.Mortheast. Down by 1O at the end of -the fir$tquarter (upper left), Johnson almost ·._sank from sight when the gap wid•ned in. the second quarter. But the Linksbegan ·.· to rally after intermission(tower left), and · finally pulled out the victory in the fourth •.quarter with.only a short amount of time ./ ·remaining on the clock (lower right). ·
State championships LHShas won, best in Nebraska
· Number of times LHS has made itto state, second best in Nebraska.
Number of state
finals appearances by LHS,best ever in Nebraska
former Lincoln High coach Alden Johnson·.·
Above: The first ever official Lincoln High girls basketball team in 1975. ···
Left: The firstever
By Robin Washut SportsEditor
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They are the same age, have same haircut, and both share a deep love for basketball.
· Who am I talking about? Vince Carter and Tracey McGrady? Close, but not quite.
I om talking about Lincoln High senior basketball players Seth Miller and Trovocie Jackson. Like the former dynamite duo of Toronto, Miller and Jackson are planning on taking Nebraska high school basketball by storm.
Like Carter and McGrady, .Miller and Jackson had not known each other very well be-·.,;._ fore basketball came around. "I Just saw him maybe in eighth grade," Miller said.
· "It was funny though,we ' ·-w"e?-:lr.g··h·et1 t h e sarne,had glasses, we were skinny, some height, and our feet were the same size." "We Vfete identical to each other," Jack.·.son said.
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· ··· MIiier grew u,p in Lincoln with his
son had already begun, so this will be his first season in a Lincoln High uniform.
· This season will be a new experience for both Miller and Jackson. For Jackson, the obvious reason is that this is his first year of Lincoln High basketball. Miller, however, will have to play a new role on the · team:. leader.
Last year, it was Richard Ross who carried the team on his shoulders and took over the role of
· a true point guard.· With speedy feet and quick han.ds, Jackson has been known to cause havoc for opposing teams. "I like to create my points off somebody else's mistakes," Jackson said. "I can also !' get my buckets off of my teamrriates. I let them do their thing, as soon as the other team leaves me alone, that's when I take it to them."
Jackson has been able to bond with his teammates during the off season and has made · many new friends. "I love every last one of them," Jackson said. "Aaron G-zie [Aaron Grenfeld], · the Kid Wonder · [Tyron Canby], and my man Seth Millie, Yohance Christie. I love everybody on this team."
· The future may hold different paths for Miller and Jackson. Miller has received many letters and phone calls from schools around the midwest including - SC [l DOLS fl Ke -i,an° sas State and Colorado. Jackson is hoping to let his game talk · for himself, and is not· as ·serious about playing at · the next level as Seth "I would love to play col-· lege basketball,"
· morn and dad, Junior Miller, who played football for ·. Nebraska. With his·· Seth Miller (left) and TrovocieJackson are the LincolnHigh Jackson said. "If it just so happens ft happens, but if it doesn't than its no big deal." dad's support, boy's basketball team~snew Dynamic Duo. The two are cousins Seth took an inter- that have not seen each other for years, until last year when est in sports irnrne- d 6·
Neither Miller nor Jackson is fodiately. "I've been Jackson moved to Lincoln.Togetherthey are a dea ly com •playing sports nation of size and speed and are two to watch this season. cusing more on the future th.en on this season. "I'd since the third g.rade;" he· said. "I played basketball, tee ball, baseball, softball, soccer. He [my father] put me in every sport I wanted to ploy." As time passed, Milller's true love proved to be bask,etball.
As for ·Jackson, he grew up down south in Midland, Texas with his morn and little sister. "I went to a big·school." Jackson said. "Big in sports and people." Big in sports is an understatement. Midland High is nationally known for its· athletic success. "We were state champions in basketball and football in 1998, and our football team. was ranked number one in the country. I loved it." Jackson made the move from Texas to Nebraska by himself, but with the fan:,ily he had in Lincoln, it was not as difficult as it could have been. "It was a lot easier t;>ecause of my family being here, but it was hard leaving my morn and little sister behind," Jockson said. The move did not happen until after the basketball sea-
leader on and off the court. This · year, it's Miller Time. Miller is entering the season confident, and he · has high expectations for himself and the team. "We are going to miss them [Ross, Ty Graham, and · Jeremy Parks] a lot, but th.en again we're not, because this year we're actually going to play detense," Miller said. "Richie would score 30, but his man would score 40 This year it's not going to be like that. If I drop 20, then my man is only going to have like six points."
"I have more confidence in this year's team than last year's team because this ·year, I feel like this is my team," Miller said. "Last year was their team. They decided when I got the ball. This year, I'm going to get the ball." "Everybody always asks me if I am going to fill Richie's shoes. I say no, I am going to be in Seth Miller's shoes, and I am going to do what Seth Miller does."
Jackson's game reflects that of
T<Jther just go out and have a · bomb season and then. worry about college," Miller said. "Right now it's high school."
· With a tight family bond and a st1ared love for basketball, M.iller and J.ackson are determined to rr1ake this season special. "We want to be the 2000-200 l Nebraska State champions," Jackson said. "Losing is not an option for us. Either we win, or we win."
"For the people that are saying we are going to be wack and horrible, when we win, don't come up tc> me and shake my hand." Miller said. "Don't tell me good game. Stay out of my face. I don't like people like that, they're two faced people."
Young, confident, and ready to play: the Miller and Jackson tandem is one that people across the state should be warned about. Tl1ey will continue to get even better as the season progresses. A scary thought for their opponents.
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Thisyear's play production was, "The Radiance of a Thousand Suns: The · Hiroshima Project."The play was performed for the school in an optional assembly on Thursday, November 30, and also for the general public the same night. The acting troupe competed with ·three other schools in district competition on Saturday, December 2.
The show is a reflection of the times, · feelings and thoughts during th? bombing of Hiroshima. The play consists of three main characters, along with a chorus of about 15 members.
Two of the main characters are Maggie; sophomore Ruth Kohtz and Yumi; senior Anna DeGraff. The two girls were freinds in Japan, until Maggie's family had to move whe_nthe war got started.
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home ownership rates and col- versaries." The fifth and final principal ·.lege-going rates in history · · · The third principle had to do was ·to encourage more open · But he temihded usthat good ·· with localized conflicts, otherwise · free trade; things are happening away from known as "hot spots." Clinton Clinton remtnded us once .· homeaswell. "lnthelastfewyoors · pointed out what happened in · again that although the U.S. is in · for the first time in ·all human his- · the · Balkans when world powers · · a time of prosperity, many coun- · tory, more than half the people did nothing to stop conflict. He tries around the world _ are not. He · on ·the f ce of ·the •earth live un- · talked al:)out furthering the peace ·asked the people to support the ·
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· · Clint n's speech focused on up this point by reminding us that their money on. ·. · ' five mai principles. · · ·· · , cooperation is more likely to oc- · Clinton's near-hour long · · ·The irst principle spoke of .··cur when vye aren't fixing prob~ speech ended with him once ···coopera ·on. He remind$d us that ·lems as they explode. again asking the people's support .·almost verytt,ing we ·want · in The fourth principle dealt with of the new government. He also · America depends on the status ·. changing national securtfy priori~ reminded the attendees that the of ·other countries. ·And that we ties. Wrt:hcomputers being so eas~ success of the state relies on the need to engthen alliances and · ily accessed and with more s~ccess of the country, which in treaties, nd if we do that, then people knowing how to use them ·. turn relies on the success of the .• · will be able to gain what • as weapons, Clinton marked this worlq -
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fluids, and is contracted came back positive. The doc- There are many ways to get ·,·.through sexual intercourse, in- · tors preclictedthathewould live · involved. To help raise money · travenous needles, and from a l -3 years. ''I walked home from · for HIV/ AIDS research, the Na- · ·.· mother to her fetus in the the county Health Department tionaiAIDs Walk is held in June. : woryi-b. ,J,ouCt:\iQQ · som~c,11e , pk.lrnnin~ r:ny,f.tJnerql.,. , •. Sign up ·to walk ,or ,help at a •··withthe i diseose, using the ii··· . · ·•·After 3 v&ars;-he had not booth. Foriiiformafion on the same toilet seat, dnd kissing · ·· died, so he came up with a spread of the disease, there are not ways to spread HIV/ : new pion. He wanted to use are volunteers at the Nebraska
· AIDS · · · · his unfortunate experience to AIDSProject to help answer your Part of TECA'splan to edu- save the lives of others through question. Give them a call at cote the students at Linc oln .·· education. "Today, education 484-8100.
High School -was to give a , first ·.·. is th 1e only thing we have [to pro; " Follow McCarty's advice to · · hand account of HIV. They tect] against fHV." He travels, keep yourself from being a vie·.brought Darren McCarty to Lin- · talking about how he con- - tim of HIV/AIDs. It is our life and coin High to discuss how he got tracted HIV and what students · it is time to toke responsibility of ·. HIV,what he does to stay oUve, need to do to not get ·HIV. · stopping a disease thatJs beat ·and most importantly how to When deciding whether to be able.
tt)em to become actively involved in met with members of the White House days before the program actually started
• Opinion Editor ·•their government, strengthen their kriowl- ·.· staff, members of ·congress, policy ex- ···· and had some free time. · .· eoge of the ·political process, and · in-, ··• • perts, and government spokespersons to ··. They took a special tour of the White. ·· On January 12, after completing crease their awareness of national and ask questions and hear updates on im- House -with a secret service agent and ' ·.their finals, .·11 LHSstudents, ·accompa- international issues. · · · portent national issues ··i ···· ···.··saw parts of the house most people don't · nled by sponsor Jack Brestel,left ori their · Since the program began, more .·. The students pqrticipqted 1n public ··.·.normally get to •see i · rhey a1so went to · · wayt9WashingtOn,D.C fortheClqseUp than 500,000 students and educators · poiicyseminars,eachfeaturingadiffer- the Holocaust - Muse um, Mount Vernon, · trip. Three seniors; Sara thelen, Amy have participated. During the 1999/ ent Washington expert. Students Were and Annapolis. ' · · · Nichols , and Katie Bower, sixjuniors; Sylvia • ·.2000 schoolyear, nearly 20,000 students briefed by the ,Close Up staff with back- ·.•.,· · While in D.C. the students stayed at ·Jons, ·Heather Springer, Janna MiHer, ·. and teachers representing almost 2,000 ground information on the speaker and ···•. · the ·newly remodeled Quality Inn Arfing 0 · Kristen Wilkinson, BillyGalusha, and Philip high schools from around the country, ·· the topic before each seminar. The , ton. Fourpeople were put In a room, two Chen, and two sophomores; Joel Sievert, and even some foreign countries, par- seminars began with short introductory from LHSand two from another state. , and Joshua Bivins went on ·the 1O day ·· ficipateo in the Close Up program ·· remarks, follo'vVed by question~and-an- · The, trip was expensive Some stutrip sponsored by the Close Up Founda- · · Funding for the Close Up Founda- swer sessions Seminar topics included · dents raised money through fundraisers tion. tion comes from 'privateandpubllc sec- domestic issues, foreign policy, thejudl- such as selling steal<. There is also a tel· The Close Up Foundation, foundeo tor support and participant program tu- ciary; the media, and current events ·1owship fund available for students from In ·1970, ·is the nation's largest nonprofit ··· ition. · ·
Students also attended toplca~ semi- · ·.·low to •moderate-income households. e. nonpartisan citizenship education orgaa This year the trip took place during nars lead by Close 'Up instructors. Each · The cost Included ro\Jnd trip transporta- · · · nlzation. Since it was founded, the foun- inauguration week. Students went to see ·· seminar focused on a current social, po- · tion; hotel rooms, au·meals and gratµdation has created a variety of educa- the swearing sin ceremony at the u .s. · litical, international, or economic issue: • • ities during the program week, program tional programs to promote responsible · CapitoL the Inauguration Day parade
Students also went on diplomatic ·•instruction, all planned sightseeing, en- ·· and informed participation in the demo- .· qown Pennsylvania Avenue, and an in- .· study visits in which they had the oppor- · tertainmen,t, and excursions, including erotic process. Close up believes that · augural ball. On top of that the students · · tunlty to see various foreign embassies. ··• · entrance fees, all academic materials, · textbooks and lectures alone are not participated in the traditional a~tivities · The paiticipants went on an evening · an evening at the theater, emergency enough to help students 'understand the · of the Close Up program including a visit tour of the Lincoln, Jefferson, lwo Jima, ·· nursing consultation, and on in-town trans- · democratic process and make it work, · to Capitol Hill, th~ Smithsonian, the Na- and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memori~ .·.portation. · · they need a more hands on experience. tional Archives, Library of Congress, Ar- · alswheretheysawall of the monuments · All the students who went on the trip .·· The interactive activities students partici- · lington •···.National Cemetery, the lit up · had a really great time and felt the expated in during the program motivated Newseum, and Georgetown. They also The group from Lincoln High left two .·.perience was well worth the cost. j,
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'Imagine what it would be like if Lincoln High had a sacred monument. Imagine that this monument · was so sacred that no Lincoln High student was to touch it. Imagine what it would be like if students from other Lin.coin schools plotted out an attack· on Lincoln High's. sacred · monument, and wh.at the LincolnHigh students guarding the monument did to these students when they caught them. Now hold that thought, look on the West wall of the cafeteria, and realize that Lincoln High ac• tually does have a sacred monu- ·. · ment.
Lincoln High'sSacred 'L' hangs onthe West wall of the cafeteria. There · is quite an interesting tradition behind .· · the plaque, which dates back to 1956.
During the early years of Lincoln High School, what is now the media center,. was the gym. Where the che9k out desk is now, was where the diving board to Lincoln High's swimming pool was. The swimming pool used to cover what is now the middle of the. media center, and on each
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side of the pool, were a boy's gym and a girl's gym. The,pool and gyms were removed in the mid-fifties. Lin- · coin High used one :side of the media center as a classroom, and the other side was · turned into a student union.
The · student union, "The HiSpot," was a place for students to go and hang out after school. ·Students coul.d buy hamburgers and malts,. and could dance to the music that p.layed · in the lounge. The Sa-
The Lincoln High students of 1956 · started to cherish the sacred 'L', and tradition began that no Lincoln High student could even touch it. When asked if other schools tried ·to hassle withthe 'L,' Bill Fife suddenly be-· came ex- · cited. "During various athletic events, when teams would be in the building and.· they'd · come upi to. · the student lounge and see our so-
cred 'L' fir st op-· Lincoln High's Sacred 'L' hangs· peared in Lincoln on the West wall of the High when the stu-
on the 'L' that shouldn't have, and a Lincoln High boy popped him a good one."
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In 1977, the student union was renovated into what is now the media center. "That's when the 'L' disappeared," says Fife. For many years, nobody could account for where the Sacred Lincoln High 'L' was located. Many people forgot about it, and underclassmen couldn't carry on the tradition of The Sacred 'L'.
It turned out that the 'L' was in the hands of a building ~uperintendent, and was indeed, ok. The student council of 19.86 hung the sacred 'L' up where it is today, on the West wall · ·of the cafeteria.
but, we always had a pile of people around there that ·was ready to do some battle for the 'ol 'L."' Former basket-
ball coach Alden Johnson remem-bers when Lincoln High hosted. a wrestling tournament, "A guy stepped
cred 'L 1 They'd think,. 'that doesn't mean · any- dent lounge cafeteria. Tradition Is that no opened. ''The Sa- · LHSstudent touches it. thing to us,' cred 'L' was put · .·right in the center of the lounge on the floor, they had a chain type thing around it, and the tradition then deve_loped that you stay off of that. You don't dare tread on The Sacred 'L,' remarks former social principal Bill Fife.
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"Say the word California and a · · sion · was to band member lights up," says senior Drew Inbody, and for good reason. The LHSmarching band traveled to San Diego where they participated in this year's Holiday Bowl and won the whole. competition.
The marching band and varsity Jazz bands left for San Diego December 26. While in California, they participated in the December 29, Culligan Holiday
· Bowl. The marching band placed first in the field- competition, allowing them to perform their half time show for the pregame show. "It was a really big honor to win because we had worked
SeniorsNicole Wallen-Thompsonand Anne-Marie · so hard on our show," said senior Sarah Naumann met MiickeyMouse while on this year's Thelan. "We deserved it.'' · band trip to San Diego. The band spent New Along with the pre-game show, they Year's Eveat Disneyland, but they also enjoyed performed at half time with eight other the sightsOf SouthernCalifornia like Sea World high schools and the University of Texas and UniversalStudios. and University of University of Oregon •.
London En-·· gland. "It was an awesome trip,'' sophomore· Kelsey · · Koenigsman said. "You really became closer friends· with people.'' · However, the trip to San Diego almost did not happen. It originally cost $875 to travel to San Diego With hotel accommodations. Three days befqre
marching bands They were seen on · many advantages of being part of the the b.and was scheduleµ to leqve, they ESPN,performing both shows. The Var- marching band. were still short $15,000. The band sity Jazz Band received first place in the Every three years, the group travels members grouped together and paid , overall competition; to compete against other marching an extra $50 each to go
Sostop. imagining what it woUld be like if Lincoln High actually had an exciting tradition. Start to realjze that we do have an exciting tradition. Some time before you graduate, go look at our sacred 'L; in the cafeteria. While you're looking at it, think of all the Lincoln High students that took ·.pride in protecting that 'L.' Think of ·· how angry they would have got If someone touched that 'L.' Think of how they fought for Lincoln High when. someone did touch it.
Oh,, and remember, don't you dare touch The Sacred 'L'.
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morning of December 26 from Omaha.1ne.;:5uooanomer11.uers-,parents; ona directors left on eight different plqnes. They either had stopovers in Denver, Minneapolis, or Dallas. Arrival in Cali- · fornia meant not only fun, but also hard work.
·The band· practiced almost all day on December 27 in preparation for the · bowl appearance. ·However, the stude.nts had some time to explore San Diego and even put on their suits for a day at the beach. One of the highlights of the trip was witnessing an authentic mediev.al joust at Medieval Times.
The students ate the food from the time period and were only allowed to · eat the food with their fingers. Other excursions included Sea World Dnd Universal Studios; I After the bowl competition ended, the band left to go to Disneyland wherethey marched in the New Year's Eve parode. New Year's Eve was spent in ·•Disneyland where students watched·a fireworks display and rode the rides. "I had fun· because. we won our contest
which made it alt worthwhile," said sophomore Andrea Kerns. "Plus,we got to go to a
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game. First, you've got the stu- love their alma mater. Eitherway, Afthough the location, the play- calls. The. sweat shines off the BusinessManager dents, who are usually led by the these people keep the sport alive ers, the fans, and the school ad- crown of a balding head, or off Baseball, cold lemonade, loudest and most obnoxious ones with their support. ·•. ministration might change, the a wrinkled brow. He is the one and warm.apple pie: all of these of the bunch. (Hey, if they didn't Next, you've got the Ameri- coach is always the same. He who puts in the 15 hour days, and are pieces of Americana. But do it, who would?) The students··· can flag and the star spangled wears either a blazer/no tie isn't in it for the money (If he was, what about basketball? What are there because their· friends ··banner both of which are more combo, or a button down shirt he would be coaching college about Friday nights spent in the are, butthafs okay, tt'lafs half of for show than anything else. · with a tie (sw~ater optional). He.is · or pro.) high school gymnasium·, rooting what the game is all about.·· Of course you've also got the constantly red in the face from. High school basketball is a your classmates on to victory? Is And you've got the players' playe!! who can· be divided up yelling ,afthe playE:lrs,the refs,and common ground for tl)e genera~ this another icon of American families. You know, the people·. intotwocategories. Therearethe possiblytheothermembersofhls tions. Little Bobby can run home heritage? There is no question in who come to everything you do, guys who are on the team be- coaching staff: after he saw his big brother score my mind that it is. ·. and who will love you rE:)Qardless cause they have been told they. Hecarriesaclipboard and a the wi.nning basket, and tell
1 recently attended the Lin- of your performance. The parents are good enough, or they've· pE:)nor·marker. He can't stay std- grandma and grandpa all about coin High~Columbus boys bas- are in attendance in hopes of been told they should be on the tionary for longer than 30 .sec- it over the telephone. As he tells ketball game. It was O cold De- seeing their children succeed, yet team, so they join. Some of them onds. He will sit on the bench, them, grandma remembers cember night, yet it was swelter- also to comfort a loss. Little broth- play the whole game, some of stand lUP,pace in the given box, watching grandpa play in the ing in the gym. Friends and en- · ers and sisters are there to see them sit on ,the bench. crouch, and· every once in a state finals during their careers. emies alike joined forces to their older siblings do well. They Then there are the guys who while averthis eyes from the hor-- Meanwhile mom and dad work cheer the Linksto victory. look up to the players and one are on the team because they rible goings on of the court. He is on their "good job" speech, in It was then, as I was stand- dayhoPE:}thattheytoo can make love their sport,andthey cannot usuaUy balding, and if he's not which they tell their son that he ing and yelling for the black and the team. get enough of it. They practice balding, he's at least 20 pounds "did a good job" and that his red, that it hit me. Generation · The next group of people is lay-ups and shoot free throws for over weight. The real hard-core · team was "better prepared and · after generation have experi- one that many say is out of place; · hours at a time. They even throw coaches are some combination more focused" than their oppoenced what I am. The game of the alumni. They'rethe older folks. a basketball in their bed white of the 1wo. nent, when all they really want to basketball has been around for who sit with the players' families, they're sleeping, because some Personally, 1.think the coach say is "way to stick it too 'em kid!" nearly 1ooyears. It is a well-es- only because they'd feel silly guy at a basketball camp alqng is whatt makes the game interest• · So you ask, is high school tablished institutiOnon television, standing up in the student sec- the way told them it would im- Ing. The roving and ranting when basketball, really as American as overseas, and especially in our tiOn, (no matter how much they prove their ball handling skills. hesho,utsthatthedoubledribble apple pie? I don't know, I guess own back yard. · really want to.J These are the Again some of them play, and call should be reversed, when he you have to figure that out for .·
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By Nicole Linke Graphics Editor
oelieve Lincoln High has an out- · standing collection of instructors. I will remember them all, and HOPPYNew Year!· A time for want to thank them for putting up new beginnings, but also time to with me. Yes,Mr. Keller,you were say some good~byes. my experiment. I was trying to Thiswill be. my final writing for drive you crazy. But I think you're the Advocate,.a.s.1have op,teq_to •,ij,~£~!ft.fJ'l!~~,!]e a· little: Next graduate mid2term. ·. ··· ····' · semes\ter1ustwon't seem nght for Thisis harder than I thought it you. You won't be able to put would be. I like to write. I have your finger on it right away, but enjoyed my time with.the news- then it will come to you.· You will paper. I won't have much time no longer have to beg me for.a to think about it though. At the · little silence end of January, I leave for
There are many others. Has San Antonio Texas to com-· anyone noticed what kind of outplete advanced training as a standing marching band Lincoln medic for the Army National · High hod this year? Guard. Thisfall, I am fortunate to When you listen to some be able to travel to Egypt,where I other lhigh school bands, ond will participate in Operation Bright ··then hear ours,·the excellence is Star, a training exercise. Finally, hard to miss. when I return it will be off to col-
Congratulations to the Linlege to begin my studies in nurs- coin Hi,ghSchool marching band Ing. My goal is to earn a Masters .for their recent trip to San Diego, degree and specialize in emer- and for simply being the best. gency medicine, or perhaps an- How about our athletic teams? esthesia. ·· They have all hGJdvaried levels of
At some point, there will be win-loss success, but you know time to think. From the moment · what? · we begir, High School, we all The memories will be of the dream about the day we will fin- team, and what was shared more ish. than anything else.
From the day we finish,we will Finally, the friends.· It would often day-dream about the time be impossible to go through your we spE:)ntat Lincoln High. Trustme, · entire high school career without good or bad, we aUwill. Everseen them, .or without making new your parents run into an old friend ones. from school? It only takes a few Studying together, partying, · seconds before the "Do you re- hanging out together. Pulling member when " stories start fly- each other through difficult · ing. 1 classes, cheering each other on
So what will l remember? The ·. the sporting fields of battle. firstday I set foot ori the campus, The common threads we all for one. · · · / will develop, that in the future -lt was before the beginning of when we see each other will my sophomore year I was trying cause us to say, "Do you rememto find the athletic offices to sign ber when?". up for cross-country. The school · Lincoln High. doesn't seem was empty, and I didn't have a · the same as when I first entered clue where I was going. Theecho as a sophomore. The halls are of my footsteps in the halls as I now fa,miliar,it doesn't seem quite passed row upon row of lockers. as big.
Lincoln High seemed very big, Most important of all, instead .and I felt kind of small. of not having a clue,.after attendI will remember earning my. Ing Lincoln High -I now know exacademic letter. The feeling that actly where I am going. A time "' hard work. was paying off; the for new beginnings. Happy New· teachers that were involved. I Year!
By Robin Washut -
SportsEditor
By Sally Harlow . --•
Photo Editor
upoh myselfto review every boys bath~ that, ifs
· room in Lincoln High to see which one _
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- is the best dnd which is the worst. Each p I ace
i - restroom was giyen q ,ratingfrom 1. to fO'.StQP;
- 5, with l being [he worst and 5 being - -- -
- the best. Take this information ancf put
it lo use the next time you have an
I emergency.
BeMeve it or not this bathro6m, fn
one df the busiest hallways Jn the :_
, · First floor, East hall: · sc hool, is one of the olcest. Appear-
Rating: 2 once wise, ifs the best bathroom byfar.
bathroom was bad before I Very cJean, good fauc ets a nd urinals, _ High girls'.restroom, and taking
even walked through the door. A very -_and nifty black walls. It also has <three
and paper towels were scattered stead of three. · · .- · · - - · -··- ing may be an understatement; nasty · Something indescribable. - · across the floor and stuffed in the uri~ -_- - seems to des cribe the situation a little - · nals. I had to step over a strange looks First floor, South Bullding: better. Each restroom -has beenrated - Athletic -Hall: ing puddle of some kind of liquid on an Rating: 4 _ · · _ - on a scale of l-5, 5 being the highest Roting: 1 · _ __ _ already dirty floor just to make my way --Being in a lowe r traffic area helped - or best. The sinks and toilets dre stlll usable, to the toilets. Neither of the two stalls · make this bathroom a lot better than · but the atmosphere Is awful. _ _
• _ had doors and there was a low supply the ones in North building. It was clean, _ Third Floor, East Hall: - -Five out of six stalls hod no locks in of toilet paper. Being in such a high traf- both the faucets ,and urinals worked Rating: 2 .5 this restroom, plus, these doors are short · ! - fie a red leaves you with little privacy --well, and it had a tolerable smell. some There was a strange, indescribable and small, making the old wedging the i while taking care of business. On the ·-- · · · · aroma here, trash on - - door trick impossible. There was one
· plus side, it did have nice mirrors. -
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· First floor, West hall:
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, Somewhat cleaner than West hall, i. buf not quite. It only had one toHet in
-: - · a two~stall area, but it did have a ·! _ - door. The floor was dirty and there _
·: was some vandalism, such as writing
; - and scratching 9n the walls and other
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- things. The mirrors were not in top
• the floor, (obviously empfy paper towel dispenser, overflow- · · people have forgotten ·_ingtrashcans, a ,n old metal grate~thinghow to use trashcans · Crammed in a corner that has no aphereJ, d hole in the ceil~ par ent ;use, and, best of all, one -stall ing above the sinks, had a sanitary napkin stuck on the side
bathrooms I reviewed. Although there-wosa whole lot of vandalism, itsappli-ances worked fairly well. Other than a filthy floor, bad mirrors arid s6i-ne not-. so-good faucets , this was an o.k. bath,- room. · ' and -a yellowy sub- of it. - There was Just an all around feelstance in the light cov- - - ing of filth in this restroorn.ering. Most of the locks - - - · don't work on the stalls • First Floor, South:so you ·have to wedge _- · Rating: 2.5 - - -· '.the door in the frame to This seems to be the newest of all keep it shut. Some of · the restrooms in the school, yef it has q- the toilets were left small amount of graffiti, large sections unflushed. Some graf- · of paint scratched off the stall doors, fiti on the stall doors, rusfy sanitary napkin trashcans, rust inand, my favorite, an in- ·. the bottom of -one toilet, _ and a -_shelf_teresting Pink stain or missing so that one of the holders is jut- · substance along the -ting out of the wall for anyone to walk _ floor by wall behind the by and get snagged on. There is,,how~toilets. ·_ _ ever, a strategically placed trashcan -.- under it to prevent this from happenThird Floor, West ing. How comforting. - · -Hall: -- -
very ' pleasant to look at. Like East hall,
you won't get too much ,time to yourself while you're taking care of
business
' I I i ' i i I condition and the urinals were not
-_.Sec~nd floor, West hall:Roting: 3
This was one of the more decent
Rating: 3 · - · · .-·_--Second Floor, South: \ Here the lights Rating: 2. 75 , -·-·_ · were out above toilets, - In this restroom there was an over• - ' making it hard to see, · powerfng stench of urine, the sanitary -·•··Second Floor, East hall: _--• vandalism · and orjiy having onE3tbUet dnd -there were some cracks in sinks, napkin trashcans were rusty, and secs· Roting: 4 , , were this pathroom's only faults : , -and a can of disinfectant spray sitting ·_· tio , ns of p~lnt were , scratched off the -- one of the best in the Mdin build-
.,._ out In the open ; · Again.most of the stall doors , making the restroom look -- \• --._.ing. It was far cleaner thcintbe others •-- ·.·second flO:or,South Building: , - locks on ,,the stans-,don't v-.:orkso we re~ very rundown. - -: _ were. No vandalism, no trash, and a ----,Rating: 3 112 · verttowedgingthedo9rclosedtokeep•·
•·· clean floor made this (?ne of the more .- A ·falriy : decent bathroom: Clean, •__ from exposing ourselves to others. There -•_ ·_Third Floor, South: __
· - pleasant re~trooms in the school. Be, tolerab le srnell, and working utilities. are holes in the tile by the toilets with : -· -- · Rating: 3 - ··_- ·sides there being only one stall with a What else can you ask for from erbath- - toilet paper jammed in them, but sur- -·· The first time around I was unable 1 dobr and the urinals not flushing as well -_-room? _- - _-_ prisingly the smen is acceptable. to check this restroom due to janitors · _ , - as they should, this bathroom gets a · - cleaning it at the time. Knowing this: · thumbs up in my book. _ - - Third floor, south Building: ·· · ·
_-._Second Floor, East Hall: _ gave me a bit of comfort. Rating: 4 l ; 2
Roting: 2.5 -· -.--, , ' !
Third fl · w t h II - - This restroom is much larger than - · Kind of makes you think twice bes ,_ oor, es a : This was by far the cleanest bath- a ·- ny bthe r ··b - athroo m, bec o'use •,t•,s-used - f · · · - · - · · R · t· · - 1 ore going to the restroom at LHS; -._ a ,ng: - - room In the school (mainly due to the by-- more ·_than 1·us t stude · nts·_ ' s1·n c· e -,·fs on d - 't 't? --__ A nasty odor, cilrty mirrors, vandal- fact that is way out in the boonies). Very ·- oesn 1 _ But I'm not putting the blame ism, broken pa~ftowel dispenser, and clean all-around, no litter or vandalism, - the main floor At first glance you see on the custodians alone, much of the only one stall with a door made this and all utilities work correctly. The only cracked mirrors, missing tiles on the · · disgusting trash and de facing is be- -bathrooms one of the worst yet. Oh down side to this one is its location. · walls, the doors smudged with dirty fin- cause of irresponsible students and · yeah, there was a used condom ori the ger and hand prints. Jn the stalls.there -staff. - · -floor. A usEDcoNDO -M.' ON THE·-FLOOR.l. --
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· -- - Is little, if any, toilet paper in each stall. The restrooms could be so much Thisis a complete list of every bath-
· - · A _light fixture is missing the covering, · more clean and usable if peop _ le _ would -_ - room in the school. I hope this will help Third floor, East hall: you in making your decision on which thus leaving exposed bolts hanging clean up after themselves and moke it -·_ - R t· · - 3 l/2 · - · from the ceiling, and a very strong --easier on the custodians. Come on -_-a ,ng: ·
- - - - - ba th room (if any) you wilt use th e next stench of urine. Visitors of LHSwouid be -- people, 1etswork to·g · ethe : r•to m•·_ a · k --_ e L · HS';,---•.--_A good bathroom overall. A big time nature calls. " · -- - impressed. -_· - ··_thrones fit fbr the kings, and queens! _J
..· :AmyNichols Opinion Editor
• The LHS·swimming and diving, team is off to a'good start. The boys' team blew their opponents out of the , water with big wins in their first four meets and has continued to have solid performances. The girls' team· isn't far behind. · TheVve had some big wins already.
The swimmers credit their success to their coaches. "We have rea Ily awesome coaches who've helped us to improve a lot and encouraged us when we've needed it," · said senior Effie Epke
The team has 14 returning letter winners, five of which are seniors, · The senior returning letter winners are Effie Epke, Autumn Smith, Kristen Killman, Clayton Terry, and Robert Krynsky. This year the seniors on the team have taken on the role of be- • · ing team leaders. ·
Before each meet they decorate the lo.ckers of everyone on the · team to wish them luck They also give advice to the ·younger members on the team. The team· members are very supportive of each other. When they aren't competing in an event, they are up cheering on their teammates.
The team kept in shape during the off season by competing on club teams, and working out. Many of
restlin· ·
By Meghan Connett·. Editor In Chief.
A sport exists at Lincoln High that is often overlooked. It is cast in the shadow of others that are often seen as the big money sports. Thissport re"'lieson pure strength and finesse, planning and deliberate moves, sheer determination with physical battles to the end. The end comes when the loser can not move because the winner has caused · them to be pinned to the mat.
Wrestling is not like. other sports and as students on this year's Wrestling team will tell you, it takes hard work and lots of practice to fare up to a·. · competitor on the
them also worked· as lifeguards· in various pools around Lincoln. ·
· The returning team members have really improved due: in.·large part totheir dedication to their sport "Swimming and diving take a •IOtof. self-motivation because you have to · be wilting to work hcird·to improve. No one can physically l")elp you during competition the way they some" times can in a team sport," said Epke
The team has a good chance of making it to state in the 200-meter individual medley and in the 200- · meter free relay for both boys and girls. They also have many perspective individual qualifiers. •Perspective qualifiers include Scott Rutz, Sean Brozek,. Ryan Moseman,· Scott· Bredehoft, Sornantha Staley, Kristen "Killman, Rachel Wells, and Cla'ire. High. · Rutz, Moseman, High, Wells, ···· and· Killman all went to state last year. The team had three big. meets ·· this year, the Knight Invite, the Cot-. ter lrivite, and Conference. These ·· meets last all day whereas a normal meet lasts around three· hours.
The LincolnHigh swimming team b•gins a meet earlier this year. ·
The team's ma:in weakness this
· year is lack of experience. "We have a lot of really goo,d swimmers this· · year," said Epke, "some just aren't as experienced in high school competition yet as they need to be to win certain events."
-"These meets are harder because you have more time in between· events which leaves you with more time to get neNous," said Epke. Of course any meet against another
city school is always important for earning bragging rights.
The team has a positive outlook for the rest of the season and is confident that their success will continue.·
m Builds on. Past Success
Lincoln High graduate TrevorHill placed points for different moves and the time · second in his weight class. This year,· that the competitor remains on the the team is not doing quite as well, but · mat, The only advantage that a wresthere is more to a wrestling team than tier has is his training. There are no
-· their record. Senio,r.Ct)eston Coiffin teammates on the mat to help. "Ifs.an hopes that they all "learn something individual sport," Coiffin said. "If you new and become just a little bit better."· mess up, you can't blame anyone The team also hopes to build from last else." year and to improve the overall tech-
While wrestling, does take a lot of hard work and dedication, it does have its payoffs. · Practices and meets give the wrestlers the chance· to - prove their ability. "I ·don't want to spend • my whole life doing nothing," said Merrill. ·And victory brings some good feellngs too, but perhaps the greatest joy of wrestling is "the.challenge and skillthat is involved," said Coiffin. While basketball may seem to be the highlight of the win-·ter season, don't forget t.he wrestling team There are still many upcoming mat. ·Practices are long and· hard, which consist of lots of running and situps Along with heavy conditioning, the wrestlers
During practice, the wrestling team takes some technique meets and they deseNe some encour-. agement. practice' moves · such as reversals, pointersfrom the coaching staff. take downs, and escapes. "Wrestling nlque of the team. · Upcoming contests include: · · is more physical, more aggressive, and requires more exertion than any other. sport," said junior Mark,Merril. "No other sport requires a 45 minute rest after only · a six minute wrestle.';
2/10/01 District Tournament
Coach Bob Orta left the Links last year for a job in New Jersey and Special Education Coordinator Jim Bakerreplaced him. · ' The rounds in wrestling are timed, so· · even if someone is not pinned, there is - .· 1/23/01 East@ LHS 7:00 2/3/01. Heartland Conference @ · East High School
Last year, the wrestling team sent three squad members to state, where still a winner. The wrestler receives
2/15- 2/1 7 State Tournament @ Devaney Sports Center
BvMariella Resendiz ' Journalism 1 Student
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! ! l printers that print in blue, ma- signs for the cheapest price fun, and that if you to fake; A few have gone genta, gold or silver, and help around and orders can be use them in other through the cracks, but they for printing holographic im- made by credit card, check or - PE & Health teacher Joe Shandera ways, they are not re- · were found; she said. · ages is just O mouse click -money order to their offices in. stops Ro.,_rt Donne~ (11) to check -spansibleforyourac- - Whatever your source may away. the United Kingd?m. _ his.ID duri~ lunch tame. Donner's tions. Theyalsomake be, fake IDs are a risk; They
The internet is home for it Many of the sites come from ID was authentic. it clear" that if you use might work for a while, but in the all. "If you want to know how the UKor other places in Europe, _ any of-.the informa- long run, your permanent record to make O fake_ ID, it's your _ becaus.e foreign countries are • I decided to see what the tion against them, you wou,v ·- -· ·: ,.____ __ ..:, ,___ ,__ l. right,",says junidrQOnTRbgers, --_ less 's-trtcfwlth wl'ldt--is.on the - -_makers'ofthese111teshddtoSOV:, ·- ·not be able to enter the site.·----having to admit on a Job appli1 ' · ·- M · ··1· t ··n· ·t ·tho·· n the· u s·.,--s so·11·0·,n· ed- an online discussion. -Po1·1ceoff'1cers,sec·re· t-agents, or cation that YO/.Jhave committed , ' an employee of Office OX;
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·By
Kat Shiffle.r
-The 1ower level of Lincoln - story. In ·addition to·being .a Journalism 7 Student - · _ High contains not just the com- huge store~dll, the basement -Most students this time -of. plicated innards of a huge build- · served as classroom space for year are··busy worrying about jng with a total area of 1/2 mil- several subjects .,n .years past. · · 1· · ·t t it I h For a time the basement housed semester grades; competing in - 10n square ee a so ouses 0 winter sport or completing col- the system that heats, air-con~ Drivers Ed classescomplete with lege applications. With all of' ditions, structurally supports and bulky simulators. "I remember these heavy thoughts on our overall runs our antique school. going down a narrow staircase minds, sometimes we become In addition, the huge space to my class," s:::iidMarilyn Harris, """' safe ha·ven LHS class of '&8 alumnus. This somewhat oblivious to our sur- serves as a ;:,ivragef ryth h I was all before.the addition of the roundings. When walking briskly or eve 1ng our sc oo uses;·
A complicated system of pipes weaves its way through the basement passages of Lincoln High to pre-calculus class, trotting to· auto tech, or sprinting to chemistry, how many times have you stopped to appreciate the majestic machinery that we casually call "the basement'?
from post-prom decorations, textbooks,· old canned food, and cockroaches to dozens of out of use urinals, What the basement was used for in the past is a different. South Building. Not until 1996 was, the Soµth Building· con~ verted from th'e PSAbuilding to Math, Science; and Drivers Ed classrooms. To put this into perspective, au the science labs were previously on the 41h floor, - and there was a big_.student lounge where the present day Media Center is. Horrisrecalled there· being a big pit where all the guys would hang out around the "L" in the center.
Directly underneat~ what is now the Media Center remains what was known as one of the - outstanding features of the new LHSin 1915: the state of the art swimming pool. · Still intact, the original pool walls and tiles_remain beneath the Media Center.
Custodian Jim Riggins, als_o an LHS alum, recalled at one time there being a machine shop and office in the Southwest -· (Basement story contin~ed on· page 3) '
ByRachel Herm~n Journalism7 Stt.109nt
As I sit in•my class 11ook around and sec at least 40·~of my classmates with their hc(ds down, several of them with liic puddles of drool surroundirg -them. Maybe ifs because the, ' Worked late or because. the\ -have a baby sibling. Maybe they were up too late last night, or\ because there's something !\ about the lightsin thisschool that ·make their eyes heavy. In any case they probably didn't get enough sleep. _ 1 ·How many hours of sleep is enough? Six?Eight? Four? Mostpeople would answer eight Thars right, but not when you're in high school. According to KidsHealth at WcbMD, an on-line
p6rtant. So what docs it total up to? Teensshould get 12 to 14 hoursof sleep in one night _ while in their final stage of growth. In a small random survey, students here at Lincoln High get five and a half-hours. _ of sleep on average on a
rcvicwe:.Bob Rappaport, MD. says thdi lack of sleep brings · about a severedeterioration of consciousress. It also causes memory and mood problems, and it may a~cct the immune functions. This.makes it more ' likelyfor you to catch colds, vi-
medical source full of information from doctors, adolescents arc going throu.gh the most · physically draining stage in their lives. Ifs the final stage of growing before their bones reach their adult size and they reach ·, Ashley Barbour (10) takes a quick
" their final height and shoe size. i. Therefore they need a lot of _ sc~ool night, and about 10 sleep. ho,rs of sleep a night. Some Even though 8 1/2 hours is stu~cnts say they would get the estimated amount of sleep mdre sleep on weekends if it --.+fulfillsthe physical need-,you weren't for work. Senior Scott · ave''"> consider the rest that Stovallworksfrom 4 p.m. to 2 your_brai. needs as well. For a:m. three days a week. growing PCOl'.J"'who spend 7 1/ "Most of the time I have to 2. hours learning 1r -'1 day,' and come home that late and still with all the other prcssures'that do my homework," he said. t~c ~Vcragc adolescent put up Maybe you need to with in 24 hours,sleep is vcryim-_ make money, but FDA drug
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ruses,other sicknesses,and in-factions. In studies performed. on rats, prolonged sleep deprivation resulted in death. · Millions of Americans under-sleep -by choice. Patsy Koch-Johns, an English and Drama instructor here at LHS, said, " I like to be-alive. I don't want to sleep my life away. If I sleep 8 hours a night I will have wasted l/3 of my life." The En-
cyclopedia Britannica saysthat·
· the average American slccps·7 hours a night. According to WebMD, in 1910 Americans slept approximately 9 hours a · night. When there was no clcctricify people fell asleep when the sun went down. Not a bad idea
But sleeping -during class · isn't just unproductive; it really isn't healthy either. Your internal clock, or circadian rhythms, takes it seriously.Sleep research has found that we as humans arc creatures of habit; So if you're used to sleeping in class, your brain is too. We do much better if we. sleep in routine. Staying up late on weekends and sleeping in, then trying to get up 6. hours earlier on Monday, isn't good. · According to· Daniel O'Hearn, a sleep clisordersspecialist at JohnsHopkins."People don't respect sleep enough, They foci they can do more-by allowing themselves less time for sleep. Butthey do sleep at work, or driving to work."And he wasn't kidding. The 1989 Exxon · Valdez Alaskan oil spill was re- portedly caused in part to the severe fatigue and constant nodding off of the tanker's sleepy third mate. And likedrunk· _driving, drowsy driving is fatal to9. The Nationalf-lighwayTraffic Safety Administration (3Stimatcs that more than 200,000 accidents each year involve
drivers falling asleep at the wheel, and thousands of Americans die in such accidents annually.
But actually beyond the noticeable consequences of not sleeping, why humans need sleep remains a mystery. "What happens to -the brain while we're sleeping is what we're tryingto untangle," James Rileysaid. Rileyisthe director of the National Center for Sleep DisordersResearch of the National Institutesof Health. "We're just beginning to understand why a third ·of our life is spent slccp1ng. What we· do know is that sleep is an important biological need, like ·food· anddrink, and that the brain is very_ active while we're sleeping." During sleep, the brain may rcchorgc its energy stores and _ shift the day's information that has been stored in temporary memory to the regions of thebrain where long-term memories are.·So if your parents think -that your being unproductive in-form them that you need to sleep a lot. Because itsjust part of the process of growing up or finishing growing up.
Personally,I find it easier to_ fall asleep to my teacher's lectures, but it is much healthier _ and more comfortable to sleep at night. And a little lessembarrassing. You never know when students arc writing stories about your drool.
hap during class.
By Nicole Kilgore · ·.
Journalism 1 student
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•. It's ~earing the end of Jan~ory. seNe itabou , t 4,000 years ago. What is branch(9sfrom sacred trees, along with · namese used to believe that God travChristmas has long passed, you Ott9 ~ow Ma r ch 23'd v,.,asthe doy tt'ley be-
coins imprinted with pictures of Janus · eted on the back of a fish called a carp,
• still sfuffeci frqrn turkey and eggnog, i1evedwas the start of the new yea~, last- (the god of gates, dqors, and begin ~ and to this day some stilt buy a live carp ' •'and you've seen your new gifts a hUn• · • ·.1ng ~tey~ndays, eachday_h av1ng a .· nings), whose name was the basis for · and set.it free in a river or pond. Some · ored times already. irs cold outside, · particular mode ·of celebration. They · the word January. -Persians gave gifts · ··Vietnamese people also ·believe that · ··dnd you ore wishing there was some- > thought ~arc~ was the ';lost Joglcdl ·.of egQs, which symbolized productive- the first person to enter their ·house at · thing actually lnteresting to 'do. Noth- .···choice s,nce it wa rs •.the t1r:1e of yeqr ness, ~hHe Celtic priests in EnQland New Year will bring bad orgood ,uck ing ts, better than attending a huge ·· •crops were planted and.spring b~ga~ , gave branches of sacred rnistr~toe ; Sounds like a lotrides on that one lucky · ·•party wittl all your friends ; and y()u •···. · ·.·January hQd no a_gnc~ttural s1gnif1~•· which were believe d te>ric! bf •ghosts person! So when you are constantly recan't quite remember a nything bet- cance. It was not UJnt11153 BC that t~e who appeared at this time. · ·.··· · minded of those good times you spent ter than one that occuried only weeks R?mans declared J,anµ?ry 1 the begin- · · ··New England American coloni , sts · on New Year's Eve, think of how other ago. · · · · · ~1ngof the new yeaJ. 1:11sday was 9on- fired guns into the air and shouted cultures take it as q way of eliminating
Resolutions, parties, and : tinually t~mpered with and argued through th~ towns, visiting taverns and · their horrible past and starting off fresh · champagne .: New Year's Eve is about un~il 4{> BC. •· · horriesasking for drinks and attending Maybe you even want to forget an emprobably the biggest time for party- ·.. What 1skn?wn as the ~ulian Colen- ·church servic~s. on New Year's Eve · · bcirrassing New Year's incident like jun-
ing all night long. Almost every couri- da_rv-:osestat:>llshed, making Jan~ary l ·.. Th~ e9r1y Chr1st~ans,.·howe,ver, wer~ ior Ashley Kimmen. •. try across the world celebrates th~ officially the n~w year, However,_1nor- said to use the Bible, choosing a p~s- - · One year she went to one of those · coming ,of the new year, but of course · · •der to synchr9n1zefhe calendar with the sage at rar:idorn and applying it to pr.e- - an night skates on New Year's Eve. While in differerit ways. How did this excit• sun, the prev1ous year dragged on for diet what would happen in the new she was skating, her pa nts got caught ing cerebration come about? Nowd- ·_·44 5 days :. · .· · · · year. So where is the tradition? Ameri ~ · in her skates arid ripped At the end of days some .·people gather around : : • ·.· s9how was this day ~elebra~ed? ·In -•· cans ·have adopted gathering with the night everyone could take off their close friends and family, wearing the present year we are 1n,mark1~g t~e cl ose ones in the present dge ; but skates arid dance, and if that wasn't · · cheap party hats ohd blowing obnox- · ·.start >of a ~ew centu_ry,many do~ t think · many cultures still g9 by the past. , bad e.r:iough, a girl stepped on her torn ious noisemakers until the clock strikes of th is holiday as being such a big dea1. .·· The Jewish new year, called Rosh pants and they ripped to the knee. "I midnight. "They (people) g<Jout, celebrate, and .· Hashanah, is stiUcelebrated by itstra- was so mad!" Ashley said. · .· Thanks to different calendars and have fun;" junior -.lvana Rabago said. · ditional way. It ·is o holy time when All we want to do is sere.am and beliefs,·people aUover tne world have "No one reallv. cares." Is there a differ~ peoplethi_nk of their wrongs ln the past · jump •around like idiots for a few sec- · their own special way of bringing in the · · ent perspective on ;how people eel· · and promise to do bette r:in the future. onds. Then it all ends,justlike that, qnd new year. Long ago, over 4 000 years _ ebra:,e, N~w Ye<;1rs?J1HDavis, grade l 1, · In Vietnam the new year. is called Tet we go on with everyday life, ago, people around the world divided · says Its Justa time to have fun and go · > their time into days, moriths, and · o1Jf." •·
years, while others were based on the -· · A lot of t~1ngs_have change~ from .· movement of the moon or position of now t?.ancient times A?cord1ng_ to the sun.
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By Eric McKeeman
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By now, , mostof you have at least •1ered 1hecourt withau that support it had heard of the "Chai() Gang," the new to mo1ivc:lfethemto playtheirvery bait nome of the student cheering section :. .. Businessteacher and DECAsponsor 1he Chain wasstarted, and isbeing$POl1 ~ ,,Trudy Hines hos put a lot of effort into :this · -sored, by DECA(an OSSOCiafiOn of mar- actMty, and ·sohaveherClasses. "The ·· ketingstudenls). lhey started at the boys' ·plan isto have every student that attends ·baske1ball games and hope that it can the sportseven1s1hisyear wear our Chqinhit every sPQrt. · · · · ··. .· · Gang' T-shirtsand situnder a sign that dis··' ~rnost of you know,LHShasn't had plays who we are," saysHines the best · · school spiritin the , •Beca1Jse of the big turnout, D~CA · c i t y · ended · up selling l 7 dozen Chain S o m e · · ··. Gang Two u Id shirts. SCJythat · sohool((_..----.J · spirit r-...; helps win the .· games, and that means we will have to 1Ty1wice as hard to do · anything ·..•lnefitStbas~
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· · excit 0 i-------"". , I n ··g part for · me as a teacher · is · that I have · never seen so much enthusiasm · for the first · k e t b a 11 · game · of game this the season season ·
· Members of the Chain Gang model their r~shirts in my life. drew in ·. which read, ·. We domi1 , 5 0 0 · "Warning! Playing Lincoln High in JohnsonGym noted the P e o P I e will be ha2ardous to your record! You might want ·crowd!" · compared to pull up a chair and take some notes, 'cause ·. kly Lin- · · to ·· 800 · · • you're about to get schooled. G.O LINKS!'' , · · coin High brought in by other Lincoln schools. Of studentcanbeapartoftheChainGang those 1;500 people, 943 were from Lin· bypurchasingaT-shirtfor$10inroom 112 coin High. (while supplies last}. Then,one must go to Thatcomparesto an overage of 510 • a LHSVarsityboySbaske1ballhome game · Lincoln High Fansthat showedupto each and lookforthe Chain Gang sign thatdesgame in the past. Atthatgamethelinks ignateswhereyousit. lhafsallthereisto beot 6th ranked Columbus by l Opoints. it! See you at the games, and don't for- · Did the Chain Gang have something to get to wearyour T-shirt!·.
ByNarin Tep Journalism 1 Student.
and threw flowersand notes up· to his window. They showed
Valentine's Day: a day to him that they, too, believed in showthatspecialsomeoneyour love. While in jail, the prison love and appreciation by show- •guard allowed his daughter to ering him or her with flowers,gifts, visit Valentine in jail ond she candy, stuffed animals and helped keep his spjritsup. They cards. would sit and talk for hours and Why exactly does that hap- she believed that what he did pen?. Some people believe that was right. Valentine's Day was invented by On the day of his death he Hallmark to sell cards, but there left her a note to thank her for are a lot of differing opinions as her friendship and loyalty and .· to the origin of Valentine's Day. signed it, "Love from your Val~
too." She says that she .has great friends, but they all have · boyfriends, and she often feels left out and hates tagging along · with them. "Valentine's day will · suck if I can't find a nice guy by then," she added. Do people really need· a significant other to enjoy this holiday? "Not really," saysjunior Ashley Walters. "I have a boyfriend to be with,.but if I didn't, it · wouldn't really bother me." She'd just spend time with her .friends. "I have a lot of single friends." Ashley's advice? "Go
A major percentage of the entine." That was believed to sites on the net believe that it r.ave started the custom of excame from St.Valentine, a priest changing love messages on · out and· have a good time.· who was jailed for refusing to ·. Valentine's Day. Thats why ev- Look for someone cute." give up Christianity. Emperor ery year,· on this day, people
Senior Andrew Dale said, Claudius II was the ruler at. this think about love and friendship;
"Why do you need a special time. He was having problems · at leqst the people who have holiday to show how much you with getting young men to join a sweetheart, great friends, a love someone? I tell my girl that his military leagues, and he · .·loving family or who just don't I love her every chance I get, blamed it all on the women, say- care. · · and I don't just say it; I show it, ing that the men didn't want to There is a downside, too." How? By being with her · leave their loves. Hey,would you · though. Sure, Valentine's Day and giving her attention and ofrather go die in a war or be with seems like a good idea for a \/alentine's Day used to be ache. Then came high school, fection. the girl you love? I thought so. holiday-'- a..special day to tell fun for everyone. In grade and we got into the seriousstuff: Is Valentine's Day reaily a Obviously so did the Emperor, lovers,· family members and school we all made valentines, long term relationships,firstloves, ·love(s hoHday or is it just an exand he decided to put a stop. · friends just how much you love handing them out to all our jealousy, intimacy, and definitely cuse someone thought of to to marriag~s and engagements and care for them. Wordsused classmates, and no one was left a lot 1of heartache. · make money? in Rome. Valentine and a to be enough, until Hallmark out. Therewas hardly any stress What about the people Either way, don't be de 0 buddy, Marius, performed se- and Russell Stover took over over the opposite sex, and don't have aspecialsomeone? pressed. Get into it, give cute cret marriages. and made Valentine's Day a· spending over five bucks on a Do they enjoy Valentine's Day? cards to frie-nds, hand ·out
For being the sweetheart day to spend obsc.ene gift was unheard of. The truth is, Valentine's Day de- can'dy, and give hugs all day. that he· was, he was. dragged amounts of money on flowers, Then we reached middle · presses• many people. They You might feel a little sick about before Claudius ·ahd was sen- · gifts and. candy just to· prove school and. discovered attrac- hate seeing couples exchange.· it at first, but after a while, you'll· · tenced death, which happened you really love someone. Sure, · tion. Oh, the good old days, · gifts; then hugs and kisses. " I forget it, you hate it and that,,,, on February 14, 269 A.D. Before you feel special and loved when relationships (if you could always feel depressed when I ·• you're single. Instead you'll rethen he waited in jail and stayed when receiving those gifts, but call them that) lasted less than see couples kissing," said one member all your sweet friends cheerful because of all the what about the people who two weeks with no strings at- junior who. asked to remain and how much you love chocoyoung people that visited him· don't receive any? tached and hardly any heart 0 anonymous, "I want a boyfriend. · late.
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By James Brugh Journalism 7 Student
truancy violations and other rule ness, possession of illicit sub- · infringements, then the classes ·.stances, vandalism, lack of of the future will come. to be fa- proper materials, fighting, dis- · · As of August 24, .2000 Lin- · rniliar with the fact that there is ·honesty, skippingdetention, and· coin High'sadministrative team· an everapresentalternative to a ·•··others.Of course whether or not has implemented a form of dis- day with friends, a regular class you get to spend timeJn 142 decipline that only middle pends on a number of school students have things. If you have viohad to face: In-School lated a specific rule on Suspension(I.S.S.).The numerous occasions, or idea of bringing this show a clear disrespect middle school-tested for the rules, it is fair to say disciplinary conse- you will not be in class for • quence was intro- sometime. thereafter. duced to Lincoln High's Also it is up to the odminstudent population bya ·istrator reviewing' your team of twelve admin- · case to decide whether istrative faculty. The or not the consequences team decided last year of your actions will result that it was time for a in a warning, time spent change in disciplinary ft h I d. f · .01·sc·,·.p1·1narysu·pe·rv,·sorJe·nn"1fer O er sc 00 ' or O · ay 0 structure. all work and no play with
The key factor that Dormer hellpsstudentswith their work a teacher who has zero made I.S.Sa part of the during In-School Suspe_nsion. · tolerance for talk. Wilson school's plan for elimi- · said, "The·most effective · · noting disruptive activities, was· environment,· and an otherwise way to discjpline students lies in the fact that ninth graders will interactive day at school if they a good teaching plan." After become a part of the regular decide to skip school or act a hearing that he had only written student body in the 2003-2004 • fool in class. ·A·day of I.S.S;be-. one referral in sixyears of teach-. school year, according to ad- gins promptly at 8 a. m. and ing, one must agree that he has ministrotivecoordinator Antwan •. continues through until 3 p.m. a good plan. Now that I.S.Sis · Wilson. That also goes for the students · an option to discipline·unrulystulf you plan on breaking any · who do not hove an eighth pe- · dents, some students wonder if of the rules that call for I.S.S., riod. Your teachers will receive· teachers will be quicker to write .plan on spending a ·tong quite · assignment request forms noti- a referral for 011action that may day in. room 142 with Jennifer tying all of them· of where you · have otherwisegone unnoticed,· Dormer, theschool'snewestdis- · areandwhyyouaretbere. !foll because it was not severe ciplinary supervisor. She is one goes well you will hove the daily enough to constitute an out-ofof the teachers responsible for work for each class sent down school suspension. .· seeing that this disciplina,y pilot · to you via office or class assfs- · for now att one can do is · program makes a place for it- · tant iif one is available. ·.· wonder, and wait to see if this self in future school years. If it · Disciplinaryinfractions lead- school year will bring a· pile of proves to be an effective alter- ing to a day(s)in 142 range from paperwork for Lincoln High's adnative to sending kids home for insubordination, excessive tardi- · ministrative team.
By Corey Birkmann
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;:; !!i:;:~~I~and the situation was · bottles. · · pecially the drug known -as ec- · ' ·rqnge from l , 000-3;000 p ;bj i~ ''i ~t,t·I:! ''mfiijt 'l;;iiJ;;;;;;::::.i:.:i'.it.:'r i flfi:J; l ;}j;~~~~ ally -cleared up. · For many teenagers raves stasy, is common at raves, many ! .· depending on its _ location •drtd ••··•. ~nt 88 tto C}:irlb~§' lod !\jtion ~~i i#l !:!! < ::•ijhis October th e Lincoln are a .way to stay out all nigtit. people go just to dance, be with ·
I - the D.J: s featured. some local a phone number to call tne doy ·.- Journal Star pathetically tried to Many parents are OK with chil- friends, and listen to the music. i ravers I tolke,d to Who wished to of the rave. 'Websites, including '.·describe raver paraphernalia. I ·· dren being out at a secure Live D.J.sand incredibly loud ste-remain anonymous attended a http://www ravedata com, or amnotsureifthlswas :soyoucan place, and others Justtell their reosystemslurepeopletoraves rave in Texas in May of 1999 at http:ljwww.raves.com hove on · spot a locdfraverandstayaway, · parents that they are "staying the as well. the Astrodome that featt.lrep •online datqpasethati r:\clud~S in" or what kind of reasoning was - night at a friends house" as The scene will continue to ··· · .: over 20 ;000 people _ · formation on current raves behind it. i quoted by nurperous ravers. grow, as they becorne more
- 1 Smaller raves are usually set. ·throughoutthe world · ·-They described glow sticks All raves feature a security and more popular but, wiHeven-
: · up without the proper permits. · The location will be given out as raver paraphernalia because staff to search everyone who tually get to the paint were all the ( Getting sound permits and hav- that day only, butevel'.ltuallythe .-the people who are dancing like Cotnes In · and t9 control the · people who have been doing it ! ing a fire marshal check the police find outwhere the party is the lights and colorful beads party inside. Security varies at for years will no longer enjoy go1 buildings can bEl costly and · and shut it qown. Usuallythe ex- and clothlng. They also men- venues, depending on location ing. .· ·i -.time-consuirnihg -· · cuse of improper noise permits tioned pacifiers and water and size. People Who frequent · • - Then it will become a trend
The proper permits usually isgiven,andifnodrugparapher- bottles. WaterBottles? Justbe 0 ravesmentionofhowthelrback- that will be dropped once · are not att9ined because that .· nalia is found, thElYjustsenq ev- cause ravers have water bottles · ,packs were searched at one something new is fi:)und.
byAmanda Payne
have to go out of town to get what
· · Journalism 7 Student they want. Most of the students here
turtle necks, dark baggy jeans, and asphalt jeans, boots and name brand shirts Beyond
These. days fashion · at Lincoln High have wardroqes that these basic fashions there are · so many more other fashions seems to be everything to some people. Going to·. public places ifs obvious that everyone seems to core about how they look, no · matter what their style is. Ev- · eryone wants to be dressed
· to impress, People .these. days are spending more and more money to keep up with · all the latest fashions. Even for an average casual outfit for a male or female ·one might spend somewhere .between $20 to $40 dollars for a shirt, $40 to $60 for a pair of jeans and $50 to $1 QO •dollars for a pair shoes. These · expenses start to add up, because most people want at least an outfit for every day of the week.
Living· in Lincoln, you sometimes realize that we are missing many new fashions such as the Nike Shock Shanna Eckman (11) demon,, shoes. They can't be found , strafes one of many LHSfashions. in Lincoln, but they ore avoil 0 able. at select malls in Omaha, Lincoln isn't missing as much as those little towns such as Crete, whose stuqents were ·excited about getting a K-Mart.
Here in Lincoln the latest · fashions are not always in the malls. Many times shoppers
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by Jerrod Watson Journalism 1 Student.
Ifs pretty much a fact by now that an students in middle school and high school have ·homework in at least one class each day. An Online · web-.Site called MTTP- Language arts said that the average is around 134 minutes as opposed to an average amount. of 81 minutes back · in 1981.
The amount of homework differs each day but you can bet that there are a lot of students each day that have up to 4-5 hours of homework a _ day. Ifs starting to get out of
·.hand. Most high school students, at least half. of them, have a job and one of those students· might have to work at a job one day while being
· change with the latest fashions. Lincoln High's most common clothes are, turtle necks, dark blue jeans, colorful sweaters, dressypants and asphalt jeans. There are so many more to describe since there is so many different fashions, butthose articles are typically worn by the LHSgirls.Guys papular fashion isthe · jeans that go with the jean jacket, .
·. · that people wear. For Instance, .· some other fashions are dark · clothes, dying of the hair, Jew-
elry, and baggy wide leg Jeans .and piercing. These are not the ·· • only two kinds of fashions, there ·. are so rnon')',more that have not · been mentioned in this article. · Different·peOple have their fa- · vorite storesat the mall depend·ing · upon want their taste is. Looking at the prices people. spend o.n their clothing some people sometime ask themselves·is lt worth it to spend so much on clothes. Tryingto keep ·· , up with fashion gets costly but wearing all the different styles can be fun when going out with .friends. , · · All in all wearing all the latest fashions is fun. yet it very · costly. In most cases in order to be able to get the latest fashions a job really can be helpful, but who would want to· spend all their hard earned money on clothes that will be in one day and out the next. So keeping up with fashion is not the first thing that most people think about whe.n they get o paycheck for instance when KorissaJohnson ·· gets a paycheck sl'le pays for her tar· and other accessories that she needs.
in the Media Center
get
assigned homework in 5 ·. People should be getting at least 8 · classes. hours of sleep a day. I thought in-
Ifs hard to do homework ·• formation backing that up on a and work at the same time. If · website on the internet called students hove a day off then · 011heolth. Ifs hard to get that kind they might have to do other of rest with so much work in a errands or take core of family studenfs life. commitments. Then after Lefs look at this from a differ" their hard day they finally get ent approach. Lefs say a student home at l 2 midnight and .··was just given homework in Geomend up doing work for 6 of etry, History, Chemistry, Spanish 3 · their 7 classesand end up go~ and Englishclass She has to work ing to bed at 2 or 3 in the from 4- 11, gets home and does her morning. Ifs a lot of stressbe- homework. Lefs say her geometry cause they end up getting homework is a 3 page review for the deprived of sleep or they. test the next day, her historyassign°· might just end up failing their r:nentisbookWorkthat requiresreadclasses. Some classes· use ing l O pages and writing a sumhomework grades for most of mary. For Chemistry she needed the person's overall grade. to study notes for the test which is 4
days from then Spanish 3 and her English class are all bookwork. By the time she gets done it is 4 a.m. She finally gets to bed and wakes up 2 ·hours later to go to school only to find · out she has more homework in ·6 classes and has to work 4- l l again that day. Ifs so much pressure that he ends up falling asleep in class. Sometimes she falls asleep doing homework, and because of all the stress, she now has a D in one class and bad grades in the others.
Another big problem with students and homework is whether they remember to do it · or not. Sometimes you might end up in a class where the
teachers put the daily homework assignment on the blackb1oard. Some people might forget all about that one day and failing homework. Students might also get some homework in a class and at night while doing it reaNzethey don't understand the homework for s.ome reason. That is another big problem for kids. ·They get home 0 work from a class and can't do it because the teacher forgot to explain the homework or 'dlidn'texplain it very well for the stuoent. That makes it a lot h,arder for students while working on hom.ework. If they don't know how to do the homework then they might just not do it
and end up getting a ·bad grade which wif1make it worse for the student.
· Also, some teachers might assign homework without much thought. They assign a· homework assignment without much thought whether or not another student has a lot of homework in other classes. That could · probably change by h.aving teachers work their homework into the class period. Teachers sl1ouldjust hold back on homework as often as possible. Tryt0 · work the homework into the· period because homework is really stressfulfor a lot of students and · will get them to start failing class because they have too much homework to do at night.
·Prashant Bajij (12), and Elias Lopez (12) put in extra study time
to
all of their homework done. The Media Center was a busy place during Flnals Week.
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By Deva Conneff · · · Journalism l Student ·
natiotl revels at the idea of forbidden tun-
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nel passages. There are many different hove, like plumbing.
- Imagine squattir;ig down and crawl- , rum<;>rsof where they go and why they
T~e tunnel that leads outside_of ing through a dirty sweat smelling tun~ are here. One popul,ar rumor is that Lin- Llncoln High School -goes to the boiler · nel. You have no idea where this tunn~I coin High has a tunnel that goes to the ,- room across C?P,itol Parkwa~ in the ,old ,may lead you, but you hove two trus1y capitol. Unfortunately this is nottrue. Coca Cola bu1ld1ngaccording to Ruth flashlights thaf help guide the way · · .·. Lincoln High School has one tun- Gartner in The L1ncolnHigh Story, ,Thistun'- ··
through the Lincoln ·
nels entrance is loHigh basement. Th.is coted in th@.base1s what Deborah · ment, but to get to McGinn'sstudents rec ·· thetunnel you must · member from teh · go through l9c ked · ,. doors. ' As one en° years ago. •.
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found out about the · can see that stu
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after eavesdropping ·.· upon themselves to on two custodians · vandalize the pipes talking • After investi- ·.above with their · gating the ' situation names : · · farther, McGinn · There pulled some strings are several theories and acquired a tour as to why rumors · of the tunnels for her started ·about Lincreative writing class. coin High having While exploring the · · tunnel~ to the capi- · · unknown, students toL One very com-
···were encouraged to mon mistake is getshare past pieces of tfng · •·buildings their writing and to mixed up in Lincoln. ·:write a new piece, The Universi1yof Ne-
: · ·· McGinh fou nd th at ·• Pipes and beams lead to the e11trance of the tunnels connect- braska has a heatthe writing that was
ing tunnel hat goes · f taken out of the ex- Ing LHSto the maintenQnc:e building across Capit~I Parkway. frohl UNL to
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1 1 ent than the pieces written before. She nel that leads ' outside of ttie builpfng, rium. Another common rur:1ori~that this · · explains, "it was like having •a campfire ·,.· however the rest of them are passages tunnel goes on to the pen1tent1ary. The ·.
t in a forbidden area.'' ·.··.·· -.• · •·•-.to other places within the building. '~The p~nitentiary hos their own heating systems ltiH"'' "'"""'"''" ' .Na~ :~ t~ets.1;lfed8fested i ,,,,:digiool:~qifilg \tnere, thqts all ·tunt1eJp, so this ruQJor·is n9t Jn,1~..•No rno1ter tiow , < i'withasbestos, but if the tunnels were safe - underneath it," soys past building Super- these rumors started, they have been ·' 'c.,_,McGinnwould take her current students, .· intendent George Steer. The tunnels start around for a log time, anc:l still fascinate · ''in g heartbeat.,- Toooystud~nfsimogi- at the east steps, a1nd are used to ser- students of toc:lay. and tomorrow.
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··· school, fatigue, whining about new as- example, are both taking either their fisignments, readiness to branch out, test- nal required classe s for ·graduation or · senioritls, a .•fatal disease that has Ing limits and the overuse of the phrase · tough classes to prepare for college life. · been known to kill chanc:es of going to "I already got into college anywoy." Both have to stay focused on their studcollege, goals for the future, and the will · Many students, of all grades, suffer from .·· ies: they have no choice. But others be- · to finish high school, is rampaging some of the same symptoms, · but 1ievethat It is their year for slacking, and through Lincoln High and is one of the seniorttistakes them 1foa greater degree. · · they take it to the extreme. Some no ·· most contagious diseases. It is a disease Julie friberg, 0 senior at LHS, re- -· longer are able to graduate, and they .· where teac.hers and parents alike com- · marked that students suffer from senioritis .·have destroyed their chances to go to a · bine forces ,to keep their student or child because, "They are uneasy about the · good ~ollege, ·· from losing his or her ambitions. It hos a change that is going to take place when
Counselors at Cerritos High School in · wide varie1y of symptoms. Heidi Folsey, they are out of high school." Friberg California give a few suggestions on their a journalist-forthe OysterRiverHighSchool seems to be one of those who has not web site to help 'cure' senioritis. The first in New Hampshire, identifies seven symp- yet been caught by the contagious dis- way is to make wise ·decisions 1 Think toms: , ease. •Thisyear she is taking her required al:;>outwhat your options are and which ·• -~Angerwhen asked to do any · classes, but rarely has ahy ho'fnework, so · · one of those · you will benefit from the thing at home ·· her Gf"A has basicany stayed the same. most.
·· --lnabili1yto sit or stand stjll for any · She did comment that having a job does
Second, make a daily schedule. This · period of time ·make a big difference ·in her school per- · will help you organize your time better so ·.·· ·--F,ights with long-time friends formance , Most of her homew ork gets ·you don't feel so overwhelmed with work. · --Fights with parents • done in class the day it is due because · It will also help to motivate you to get
--Being scared, but not able to say she does not have time due to her job. things done. · , · so .· Nate Morris, another senior at LHS,· · Third, work ahead of time · Do not
· -~Going from tedrs to smiles in,min said that seniorsexperience senioritisbes · wait until the last minute to crank out a utes · cause "We are tired of dealing with ·all term paper or to finish a project. Know --Sayirig they don't wont help, but this 'stuff' and we suddenly have a mil- when assignmentsared ue an , dtrytostay getting angry when you don't lion things counting oh us all at once. It's · ahead pf each deadline so you won't help them. too much to think about at once so it's feel so rushed to get them done. Thiswlll
·Folsey also says in her article that our way of not dealing with everything. qlso help you achieve better grades be- .·.
· · senioritis doesn't hit everyone the same so we put it off and [don't] think about couse there is,now time to put some real way.. It may hit some students harder it." Morrisalso seems to be one of those effort into the assignments.
· · than others, or there may be different who has fully experienced senioritis, but · And fourth, manage time wisely. Try symptoms. It just depends on the stu- his first response to being questioned to stay on task when working and not · · dent themselves, and how they are able was, "Oh my god, you want me to do daydreaming or goofing off, Thiswill set to handle stress. something else?!" ·. · your newly made daily schedule off and · _Erica_Olse~_, a college st~dent, ·.··Many believe that your senior year , then you will be back to where you signsare.1de~t1f1edfor detec!1ng sen1ont1s: is to be a year of easy classes and par- started, overwhelmed and feeling chac · proc~~st1nat1on,s~ort attention sr:'~n, no · tying, but for md[1Yof us it's not true Your otic. Of course the only sure way of cur_, ambition, attempting_to do the mini~um senior year is your last year to get ready ·.·Ing senioritisis graduating, ·but to do that amount of work possibl~, ~oydreamrng, for college and prepare yourself for the you have to stick it out and try to keep an lower grades, not wanting to go to · coming changes. Friberg and Morris,for open mind until that day comes. ·
By Robin Washut Journalism 1 Student
The life story of Lincoln High senior Eric Wadell can be summed up in one word: soccer. · Ever since he was six years old, Wadell has been involved · in soccer. From YMCA leagues to the varsity boy's team at Lincoln High, Wadell has had a passion for the most popular game in th.e world for most of his life.
Wadell's first year of Kindergarten was also his first year of organized soccer. "I really wouldn't call it organized, n Wadell said. "All we did was run around and kick the ball down the field, But it was still fun."
Soccer was all about fun for the first · couple of years· for Wadell. Then, at tbe. age of eight· he made the jump from YMCA to the Spirit soccer league, a youth sports league for Lincoln kids. "The. competition· and the tempo of the game changed a lot," Wadell said. "When I began playing for Spirit ·was when I started to take soccer more seriously." In fact, he took it a lot more seriously.·
For the next eight years, Wadell · played Spirit soccer. He played in numerous games and tournaments and
played for many different teams over the years. None of his Spirit accom~ plishments, however, could compare to what he · and his 3 on 3 teammates did in 1994 and 1995. They entered a national --3 on 3-soccer
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champions in 1995; and retain: their more than ready. With all of the soccer crown as national champions. , he has played outside of school this· When his Spirit year, such as indoor soccer leagues career came ta an and his club team, his game will have end, Wadell. mode improved immensely an even bigger juoip Wadell has succeeded not only on
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A strong drive and dedication have led Wadell to ·where he is now. Even with all of his athletic and aca- · demic accomplishments, Wadell still · wants to be more. "I· alwcry:,.want to get better, to be the man," ho said. "To be the ma.n, you. have to beat the man,"·
up to the high school · the soccer field, but in the classroom level when he tried as well. He has earned many different out f,or the Lincoln academic achievements while at LinHigh soccer team. coin High, including being an Honor Roll Not only did Wadell student since his freshman year, an tournament in <tit make the team: he academic letter winner his sophomore Denver, Colo- earned a spot on the · and junior years, and maintaining a rado in the spring junlorr varsity squad 4.18 GPA. He was also just recently of 1994. Wadell his fr,eshman year. named to the National Honor Society and Lincoln High Wadell then went on earlier this year. seniors Scott to be starter on JV for Wadell's soccer future is still ' Tramp, Joel two years until he undetermined. He has been looked at Crandell, and · mad1e the varsity by many state colleges for his acaChase Dilley team1 his junior year. · demic and athletic excellence, but he went to Denver to It is now Wadell's remains undecided. "I have looked at see how they senior year, and a lot of different schools, but I still have · compared · to more, than likely he no clue where I want to go," Wadell players their age will be a starter on · said. ·from across the ·. varsity at Lincoln High country. To their From soccer to school, senior for th1e first time · "I surprise, the tour EricWadell has been success- have been waiting a kids from Lincoln long time for this and won the annual ful in everything.he does. I plani on making the Nike 3 on 3 Triple Crown National ·.most of the opportunity," Wadell said. Shootout Championship, The same · The Nebraska high school soccer seagroup would go back, repeat as son begins this spring and Wadell be
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not being {anked,_ Coach Myers; •• P h~tst!D,~,;,!>¥!:)R;JllQf~ijf,1,·:•M~IJ s.~g~--·Cr,µ,,,':-¾ltt!.,tb~Al@)A{1~J;;1gjJJ.rt~"'gQ,Q,Q!f,.,~ replied, "There are a lot of good Robertson, and· Sarah Matzke. its· 1eash this year the fans and • teams in Class A, and the team· They have players are will have to earn the respect of all played even more
With the great success that .·.·their opponents and the media in· ·.·· big· ·. ready · for · the LHS Varsity Girl's Basketball. this year." ·. ·· • g a m e s some bas- · team had last year, the 20,00~01' · ··.· ~his ·year the team hos .a · during the ·.· k:etbdll. The · team hopes to improve on their· ··very· diffic(llt schedule, playing re g u I a r student-led strong performance in the regu- .four ranked teams in Class A, and post .cheer in_g lar season and also at state. Al- ·.and Pius X, who is ranked 2 nd in season. · section wlll though this year's team was not Class 8. Coach Myers said, "The Some ;f!!l!IIi! be ready to ranked in the top 1 O for girls bas- ·· schedule is set two years ahead ·. of the · > cheer for ketball by the media, the · of time. Usually we play all the p I ayers the girls, coaches and players are ex- .· teams ranked in Class A, so this · h' a v e •·and Coach cited and ready to play.. is not a particl'..llarly tough year, agreed.• M y e r s
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One reason this team is not but it will be very competitive for that the i knows this. ranked is due to the losses of us." strength ! "The ·tans players on the team. Four start~ · Don't be fooled by the of this ;',;iialways mo~ ers and. · ' team is w:i tiv.ate the seven seniors were lost from I a s t ye a r Coach
B i I I Myers knows this is one of t h e i r .weaknesses. "We are very inexperienced at the guard position. We ·also· do not h a v e
The LicolnHigh Varsity Girls Basketball teams has six returning letter winners, including three-year letter winner senior Michaela Franklin, who led the Linksin scoring and rebounding last year.
experience in the offensive play~ seven missing starters from last ers who know how to be success- year, the girls still can pull it tofu I,"· said coach Myers He · gether. The team still has six readded, "This team is not as quick · turning letter winners who know as last year." the system: seniors Tiffany
In response to the issue of Davison, Michaela Franklin,
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ness they f e I I "We're all g o o d friends and get a I o n g gre.at on and• off t h e court," said Alexis v: and · play harder · when they •·••cheer and ···support the· team," he said; Gren f e 11 · The LincolnHigh.girls basketball team The team · · T h e · players also agree that the Chain Gang was a great idea. "It will bring all the LHS students and
01 s O h O s shootsfree thr~wsdruing a recent praci ts best tice. The Linksare looking to earn respect · p I a y e r .·and suprisea lot of people this year back from last year: Michaela Franklin. "Michaela has lettered for three • .years now and is in her fourth year of starting. She was the team· leader in points and also rebounding last year," said Myers. The players also agree with the coach, saying that s·he has a lot of experience, which helps. them to be motivoted and to also get ready for the games. · fans together more," said sophomore center Alexis Grenfell. "It is hard to tell how far this team can go if they work to improve, Myers said. · "They could have a very good season and surprise a lot of people." So watch out for this team! Oh, and PS to Robin, your words might come back to · haunt you with this team.
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By Meghan Connett -_ -Edif<Jr1nChief
is .administered with no credit towards graduation. Last year after five truancies ·in_a class, the student was
A new policy will always face· dropped from the course. "t scrutiny and this year's new at· personally had a problem withtendance policy is no excep- dropping kids, because I feet we tion. After first semester, the ef- - have other interventions," said fectiveness c)f the policy is be- Associate Principal Pam Cox. ing -examined by students, ·_ - "The purpose of the new policy
teachers, and administrators. · throws out an incentive to st:ua parents and make personal and family trips," said Jurgens. Many dre asking the question, · dents. The message is not th,at - contact with the students to de-. "Thosewho could not document - "Does the policy benefit students we're going to drop you be- termine why they missed class so their absences were less likely toandareweactuallykeepingstu- • cause we don't want you he,re - often, Aftercontactwiththestu- have their grade appealed." dents in school?" · - in our classes, but we're going - dents, some asked to ·.be 1 1o appeals were granted,
The policy allows a student - to do whatever we can to keep dropped from school while oth- while 1oowere denied. to miss 15 class periods,-whether you here."_ f against a students attendance.For now, the policy will be continued next year,_ but it will· include some changes in how it is run. The time that it takes to review an appeal will be shorters were re erred to Student Ser- The appeal process pro-', · thev are_excused or unexcused The incentive to attend - vices · ·
· learning environment involves some students who have acc1u- than 15 days could appeal the tors, committee members, and class discussion and personal mulated over 70 absences in - lowered grade/no credit to a · students. 99 students tried to - interaction with teachers and the 90 day semester. These st·u_ seven memberappeal commit- appeal, -because they thought peers, A lower or failing grade dents were kept on the roster ,at - tee, A total of 383 appeals in- that they had accumulated due to absences is not a pun- _ Lincoln High. volving l 09 students were re- - more than 15 absences in a - ishment but a natural result of · Dr. DeAnna Jurgens;ihe LIi-iS_ · viewed. class. what the student has missed by Attendance Coordinator asked, ·- Students were only granted
However, due to a comnot being in class."' After the "Did· we -really keep more in on appeal in "only the extreme puter glitch, the students did not · missing the allotted amount of school, or just on the roster?" To <flnd catastrophic situations", - actually have more than the 15 days, the student is expected to -dea I with students who are ~aysthe attendance handbook. absences. The system counted. continue attending class, but a · chronically absent from class, !'Many of the appeal cases this - student activities in the total ab~ failing grade or a lowered grade administratorsworked to contact 1year included cases of mono - -_sences, -which· do not count
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- ened, so that process does not ·t~fr&~!917,c;i,,,Qr;i010;1:fjgl;l,i~ol~
- would subtract student activities out of a students total absences. However, the basic motive be-hind the policy will stay the same.
''Hopefully 0we are raising a level of awareness that atten- dance is important," said Cox. "We shouldn't need [an attendance policy] ideally because, it is hard to learn when you're not_ in class."
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Her presence in the crow<;Ian- ! torcade: a few even threw glass had signs that read "Supreme Sharpton t at works for ecogered others whose vieV( she i bottles>; 1 which cause~ delays in hypocrisy topples democracy." nomic justic , political empow- Opinion Editor blocked with her sign. i - ', the parpde. The actions of the This large protest was orga- ·_-erment of isenfranchised citi-
As the new president was The majority of the p~ple i protesttrs along with the cold - nized by Rev. Al Sharpton, who · zens, and a fair criminal justice being sworn in on January 20,. attheopeningceremonie$were i weathe, kept Bushfrom walking leads the National Action Net- system. thousands of people raUied in Bushsupportersalong with,tlbout / in the pCJradeuntil he was within work (NAN). The NAN is a civil There the streets in what is said to have_ 4,000 Close Up participants who i a blocki from the White House in -_rights ·organization founded by -March" -lea been the biggest protest sinqe · were .exqited to be witnessing; a heavirt secured area. Nixon's inauguration during the the event no matter wt)o th~ -Buspwasn't the only one the height of the Vietnam War. president-elect was. , protest~rs were mad at. There · Throughout the week prior to the The big protests were d were twice as many protesters ina.uguration signs were posted course at the Inauguration. Du~ · lining th~ sidewalk in front of the around Washington, D.C. calling · ing the entire two~hour wait b Suprerrie Court waiting for Chief -for people to fill the streetsin pro-_ get in~ide the got~, the protef- Justice [Williarn.Rehnquist. On _ test of the election results._ ers held theirsignsiin the air aid the steps in front-ofthe Supreme on Thursday,at the opening switc.hiQ between chantsof ·_Court stood a long -line of poceremoniesto the inauguration "Hail td the thief, ,Bushstole he licemern in riof gear Waiting to (that would be the event with electi~," and ·selected ,~ot- -f<:lke Oftion if necessary. The .-·· Ricky Martin), protester~ walked_ electeJ'i,'' and Various otier protest,rs atfhe Supreme Court through the crowds holding-signs Charif$. At one point they eten -_.felt-if srould have been the that said "Bush not my presi- -began-to change the lyricsof -peoplewho selectect,the president." One protester when in- gospel songs to fit their vievs of -dent, not the court. Sorne pro-· terviewed bya reporter, said she the election. testers hep signs that said noticed that there weren't very During t~ parade thdt fol- - "Crime sce~e" indicating their many people there, claiming _ lowedthe Inauguration, t~ pro- - belief that thlil court had com- that it showed the lack of sup-_- testers got wc>rse Somethrew mittedacrime·nsettlingthedeport Bush had from the people. fruit and vegetables at tt:e mo- bate over the e~tion. Others
as also a "Voter's • by Bob Rogers.-
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dents aware of the opportunities avail- matter what its about, he con answer It,"
able ~provide :them with the opportunity he said; ·. _ _
to develop ITskills,and provide them with Curre,:itly55 people are enrolled at _ • By Paul Ri-,s _··-- theopportunifytoapplythoseskillsinop- the ITFP,eight female students and 47
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· Attention! The·rumor that Lincoln -
· The Information Technology Focus - prenticeship exPeriences," Carrsoid i moles. However,:nextyeormorestudents Program (ITFP)opened in the -linco ln Pub- The Technology School has a laid will be able to attend t~e f~us -progra~
b a c k, - because another full-time instructor will· Hlgh's missed · down- be found to teach at the program, al_-__· school days will -- t O w n 16wing1woclassestoslmultaneouslytake · bemaq~up by - tecnno~ •- place aU,of the time. -In each class ofadding addi- · ; i · logical i fered at the ITFP,a maximum of 20 stus· · · tional minutes - feel toit. < dents can be enrolled because there are • · to each <class/ · l ... ./ _._:,We're _- only 20 computers in each classroom. _ day is·-for now -
--· Students in grades 9 "l 2 who have ·- Just tl:1at: a ru 0
s e successfullycompleted Computer PppHmor. - Superintendent Phil Schoo has
ere , " -cations can ~o to the Focus-Program, - not yet decided how the the time will _
c a r r which currently offers these courses: Ad- be made up. "I
d _ vanced Web Page Development, taught expect to make w h e n by Carr, Advanced Interactive Media, - _the decisioo later · y o u taught by Dan Senstock,and Cisco Net-this week or early step off ·-_ -- workingAcademy, taught by St§)veCarr. next week about - -- · the et~ _--Next fall, however, Advanced Program-how we will _- e vator ·-_ming Languages and possiblyBroadcast make up the you are Journalismwillbe offered ; · _ _ - -_ time missed because of bad - greeteq -Each course meets for 100 minutes weather." So we can all relax for a by _- a every dciy for the semester,_ - Ten crec;:Jitwhile, and, -later this week, see what · _-e hee ry points are awarded for successfullycom-happens. :
_ Steve Carr instructorat the lnformatipnTechnology d e s k pleting any of the courses. Studentswho -KFRXHonorsLHS
· FocusProgram (ITFP),·.1oc,kson as ITFPstudents prc,cflce w h O s e classesthrough one of the other Lincoln
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.i concepts demonstrC1ted·in the class lesson. ·lbe new counter High Schools. - Thismeans students who _ .foe· us Prog - ram.opened _ this Semesterfor Lincolnhigh_·-_ 1 ·s 11·ne· d a-ttend_-the ITFPa re only atth e F6c;us Pro' < ByJosh Mohr , · · · school studentsinterestedin technilogical feilds. - with el- gram port of the day. __ -
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S e n i o r · lie Schoolsthis semester. Located down- · flowers, and plastic M&M f\gurlries. The · awarded by the Excellence in Education S t e P h a n i e town in the Federal TrustBuilding at 134 ·two classroomsat thie ITFPare completely · _ Council and the Nebraska Lottery proNeruda was rec~ South 13th street, the new focus program _ filled with computetrs and students talk- vides ·funding for the Focus Program, ognized t,..fO(, her
· , - v 'nture on the · whose basic goql is to prepare_stude ts ~_ , _ , · _ _ _ ge ya ow1ngthem_ ·a nd st udent ac- active media, web page development, atmosphere. Everythingfrom the carpet _ to process and manipulate information. -·
Stephanie Neruda tivity as the KFRX/ networking, and -programming Jan- tothecomputerstothepaintonthewalls In the new technological age of com- -KFORstudent of · guages. TheITFPwilluses"interactive,col- is nice and new. _ -puters and the web, these,technological th e week. She Is -· _laborative, student-centered, and on-line -_Lincoln High senior Spencer Horris_skillsmay be vital to live, learn, and work
PhotoBy Sally Harlow--_· -- ·involved in gym- methods Of learning for its students" ac- enjoys attending the ITFP."Its really infor- -. _ in the information age._._ · _ naSfics, volun- cording to the ITFPweb site posted 'by mal,'' -Harris said. Harris,who iS taking Thisyear the ITFPis parf of the same teers at BryanLGH Steve Carr, webmaster and instructor at· Advanced Web Page Development be~ _ registration process fqr ,all other LincolnEast, and has a 4.0 GPA. She could - the ITFP.The iTFPweb site is part of the cause he plans on majoring In computer High classes Studentswho wishto enrollJbuenee.ligible for a $600 scholarship in - LPSweb.
-- science in ,c<Jllege,alsoJikes>corr as an at the ITFPnextCyeor can contoot the
, "Our goal at ITFPis to make our stu- instructor: "If you hav~ a question, ho · counselorsoffice to obtain a form. :
The Lincoln High Science Olym0 piad Team's practice hds paid off.
__ - In two out of state meets the team has placed high amongsttheteams participating. In Kansas, they _placed 3rd out of 22 teams and in Missouri,4th out of 24 teams; In both _ meets, they were the highest plac ~ ing Nebraska team.
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-Along with their high tearn fin~ _-ishes,several individual teams have- placed, SeniorsIan Christensenand Matt Densberger placed first in the · MissionImpossible experiment. _ Se_ niorsEricAsboe and Ian Christensen· placed firstin the Science Clue cat- egory, --while Senior Stephanie-- Neruda and Junior Mindy -Hubka _· placed firstin the Science of Fitness· category. - -
•State Science Olympiad is held
• at UNL March 3 l and if the team does well they could quality for Na- tiohals In Colorado Springs, Colo-rado. · ·-_. - ·
February 22, 2001
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By Kat Shiffler Staff Writer
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The events that occur in far off lands are often taken for granted by students here in the U.S. Rarely brought to light are the situations that occur outside·of our textbooks. Typically students would expect to learn about these sorts of events.in a history or geography class of some sort. However, a number of international events have caught the attention of several · science·
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ary and began leaking 24,000 gallons of oil into the national park and protected area of the famed Galapagos Islands. Home to some of the rarest and most en-
Gustavo Noboa. The islands were made The same horrible situation repeated famous by the visit of British naturalist itself days later, with an enormous 7.9 Charles Darwin in the 19th century, in quake in the metropolis of Bhuj, India. ·which the theory of Evolution was devised. Thousands died at the epicenter and surWith the occurrence of the recent oil rounding areas, as buildings and roads spill, several issues have been touched collapsed. upon in Barbara Saathoff s Animal Behav- · Steve Ferris's Earth Systems ,classes ior class, The exploitation of natural re- · are examining these disasters from both. sources is a hotly debated subject, and a political and a scientific point of view. one that has been brought to light with Ferristalked about the mess that is erethe inauguration of our new president. "I ated when an event of that magnitude, think that going into our natural resource · occurs. "P,ople with the least means are · areas is not the way we need to be go- the most effected when a disaster like ing," Saathoff said. "Somehow we've got that happens. They might oe in the most. to figure out how to get the oil across the marginal areas, like on a ·slope that's ·.
· ocean without using tankers. We'.rego- · be.en logged." The horrific combination ing to end up killing off all that we have." of poverty and a natural disaster is ap-
The cluster. of islands •is·home to parent in the aftermath of both of these many exotic species including iguanas, earthquakes.
· sea· lions, flightl,ess cormorants and the •·.·. ·.·."The class is examining what kind·of famous Galapagos giant tortoises. There plate'4nteractions would allow the earthhas been an international effort .to clean ··quake to killthe people fn ElSalvador and
more than a few pelicans. ·
up the oif that has so. far killed nothing ·. how that ls.different from the one in InPac11ic · Ocean (/int~ An olli sp"IIoff the
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dia," Ferrissaid. Class activities include
Fortunately this time, ecologists see making models of tectonic plates as well coast of the
th.ls spill ,as having minimal damage, .· qs ~ping aware of new developments Galapagos·
E uator tt:,San ·Salvador enecl several
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oceao currents have taken .·· ln.botl)of:these situati0f1S.·
• Islands threat~
• most of the diesel and. bunker fuel, away
'from the islands:
A lot con be said for connecting a ··
school subject to the important events
In El.Salvador, roughly 726 QEK>ple ,that occur across the globe. Students · unlq~e specl•s
·were killed in connection with the earth- gqin a worldly perspective, one that will of wlldltf••
· Crist6bal Salvador in mid-January. The quake had and learning cea_sesto be flt into neat Santa
quake that rocked the capital city of San · be valuable later on. When school ends
Cruz · Ba,auerizo Moreno · a magnitude of 7 .6, causing. massive · 49 minute blocks.of time. Teachers who landslides and· the destruction of both make these kinds .of connections should
roads and houses. be applauded.
· classes here at Lincoln High. As you may know, the Ecuadorian tanker Jessica ran aground in mid-Janu-
dangered birds and sea animals, the oilstricken waters were declared a state of emergency by Ecu1adorian President
Rhysics Lesson Goes,.
• Editor in Chief had to be measured. Putnam weighed
in at 135 kg, while !Heibel pushed the
Students ·who believe that ·Physics · scale to 1 13 kg. The actual test of horse-
does not· relate to their own lives were power came from running up the three proven wrong on February 8, 2001 when flights of stairs in South Building and tim-
two teachers tested physics in a real life ing the trial. Putnam and Heibel ran the
situation. Students gathered informatlon flights of stairs separately.
that allowed them to calculate the horse- Heibel started the race off strong
up for a race that would prove who had teacher's horsepower, the Physics' ~tu-
dents used the collected data by using
• Science teacher Jim ·. Rynearsontests his horsepower during a physics lab. the formula
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Having the fast,er time and more
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· won the race and Heibel claims that he
· lost "because of my shoes." However
Putnam said,"lt's typical of running backs
to have inflated egos and it takes a lineman to put him in his place."
·While the two former football players vied for bragging rights over the other, Rynearson's class saw first hand ,the effect that Physicshas on us everyday. For the students it gave Physics a more per-
·sonal and fun way,to learn the properties
of the subject that control us all. "It put ·into practice what we learned · about horsepower in a friendly competition be-
tween teachers who admire each other," said Rynearson.
February22, 200 l Volume 106 Issue. 5
Lincoln High Schoo
Lincoln, Nebraska
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By Meghan Connet
school that the reader begins to realize pure in the world from becoming con- : the RYe by Robert Burns · · · .·that we are inside young Holden's head. taminated. As an idlealistic adolescent, Salinger uses the poem to create an .· ·
· ··we learn -·about Holden ·through· flash- he finds it disturbing that the world is de- .· allusion, but in the book,•Holden mistakes
In 1945, a book was published that backs and the way that he associates teriorating around him.· · · what the poem actually says. · He becaused quite a controversy. The Ian- ·.with the people around him. The reader The book is interesting, but one has · lievesthat is says, 'If a body catch a oody guage used in the book seemed inap- · becomes part of who Holden is. If is lm 0 to stay sharp to really draw out the mean •. comin' through the rye,' instead of 'If a propriate, and people questioned the ·.portant to recognize that this, book is a · ing out of the book. It is not a fast read. · body meet a body '.·· He tells his little · concepts that the boOk explored.· There · psychological · · · · · Symb,ols are-interspersed ·.·sister Phoebe, were also strong advocates for the novel, ··.perspective of r • i.,iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiii. · iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJthroughout the story in- · ·"I keep •picturing all these little. kids · who called it a contemporary classic. To-·. life through one·. · · Comin Thro' the Rye·. eluding the hat that playing some game in this big field of .· ·-·day, The Catcher in the.Rye byJ.D. person's eyes. · byRobertBurns Holdenwears,hisschool ryeandaU. Thousandsoflittlekids,and Salinger, still interests people· and often ·.. From the begin- Pency Prep, Central Park, nobody's around-nobody big, except strikes up the same arguments of 1945: • ning, it isevident 0, Jenny's a weet, poor body. museums, movies, un- ··rne. · And I'm standing on the edge of ls it a piece of literature worthy of being· that Holden is Jenny's seldom dry: ·· · ·. made phone calls, his some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I · called a classic? lonely and de- She draigl't a her petticoatie, ·. brother's baseball glove, · have to catch everybody If they start to ·1 have always heard people talk ·.·pressed. How- Comin thro' the rye!· erasing profanity, ducks in go over the cliff- I mean if they're runaoout The Catcher in the Rye, but l knew · ever, as · the the pond, a record, and ning and they don't look where they're nothing about the plot, characters,· or b. o · o •·.k ·. Comin thro' the rye,·poor body, ·the corrousel. Each one going I have to· com.e ·out from some. even who wrote it. It interested p r o g res s es Comin thro' the rye. repre:sents an idea that where and catch them. Thafs all l'd do me before I began Holden · be- She draigl't a' her petticoatie, the author establishes all day. I'd Justbe the.catcher in the rye ··.to read.it, because. ·comes· de- Comln thro' the rye! · · throughout the book.. · · and all. I know it's crazy, but thafs the there was a myste- tachedfrom re- .• · Holden's hat for in- ·· only thing I'd really like to be.". rious aura that sur- ality because of Gin a body meet a body stance, is a red hunting · · Holden's basic need in life is to find rounded it. The his inability to · Comin thro' the rye. · hat thlat is pointed in the meaning in the hectic world around him. cover of the oook is connect to the. Gin a body kissa body. front and back. It is a bi- For him, saving the innocent ones (chilplainwhite, withno world around Need a body cry? zarrelhatanditrepresents. dren) from the pain of the struggles of · •. picture, but a title him. ·· Holden's individuality.· adulthood is his Ideal job. centered in the Holden is Gin a oody meet a body Holden also views movies If The Catcher in the Rye does nothmiddle. The back kicked out of Comin thro' the glen. as being very phony. He ing else for you, it will keep you thinking of the book gave. the school, but Gin a body .kissa body, says ''the actors are too· 1· kept· asking myself if I liked the book,. no. exPlanation. of · he decides· to Need the world ken? good and it makes it un- and I do not ~now the answer. ·1thought what to expect. · leave a. few real." He wonders about it for three days after l finished it, · The story ex- days •early to ·O Jenny's a' weet, poor body. throughout the qook · wondering what Salinger was trying· to tends over a pe- clear his head in Jenny's seldom dry: where the ducks on the say. What I realize now is that there is a riod of four days New York City... She draigl't a' her petticoatie, pond in Central Park go little bit of Holden in us all. We all have and involves the Forfour days we Comin thro' the rye! forthe winter. Without rec- idealistic beliefs of what the world is. life of a 16 year witness how he 1•
ogniziing the symbols that · However, when Holden found out that it old boy named interacts with Salin~ger uses. to help isnotwhathethoughtitwas,hereacted .I I ,.....hlaleen Caulfield,··. F,;;;:,;;c:.le'"a-C._md,,,,.· · team _<'.n:)C)U'twhat I)~, ress Hold ·~:.ss ,t~ .tl"'l\t do~~o ~ep-~(# illn~rn, _ T ay I •,, a ' > ·.·•·.·.•.•. · ·tuollydepresslon. Salinger'snovel causes. rich prep school, Pency Prep in Pennsvlvbnia. It is here · at the
• with the world and sees it as a "phony" random guVs four days in New York. some of that deep thought that Holden place, and he struggles with the idea of Perhaps the greatest allusion pro-. encountered, but it can be used toquesgrowing up He is a true pacifist who vided from the book is the title itself. The tion what ideals we, personally, are purwishes to Keep all that is innocent and title comes from the poem Comin Thro' suing.
By Paul Reis Staff Writer
• one knowsthis. But how can it be solved? Their goal is to "make it," so one day to, and becomes hooked on, a dangerThis movie was so· utterly shocking, so they will no longer· have to be in· the ous series of speed pills. · These at first unbelievcible to watch at times, that any· present position of having to squander · give her the high of her life, only to even-
One of the very best movies of last curiosity l'\e personally had about ''what · time and 1 • tually backfire and year happens to be one you probably · ifs like" to Co drugs has now caused me m o n e y instead. give her a have not seen, or even possibly heard to place serii>usreseNations on it. I doubt away · on · steady supply of of. "Requiem for a Dream" is a movie so it'd be worth it. You seethe extreme des- something
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.. gradually loses her ' · to shout at the screen, "Stop!" But stiUyou "Requiem," Cdapted from the criti- satisfy them. S mind. watch, and your eyes become fixated cally acclaimed flovel by Hubert Selby Maybe, just tars: Ellen Burs1yn, Jared Leto, Jennifer The final halfon the. compelling story maybe, in- · ·Con,nelly, Marlon Wayans hour of this film is althat is unwrapping in front .·stead they Director: Darren Aronofsky most indescribof you. will have Rating: Unrated able, as the char- · · Darren Aronofsky's · e n o u g h Distributor: Artisan Entertainment acters' lives be"Requiem for a Dream" is · heroin to ful- · · come so enessentially an anti-drug .· fill them for a · Rat' t · tangled in the· · trap 1ng 1sou of a 4 star possibility film, but very unlike the long while. they have set recent "Traffic," which Along for 11 • themselves up in · · told of a drug war taking· the trip is Harry's loving girlfriend Marion, that the end. result is.nothing less than place between Mexico · a beautiful young woman who has the devastating. As their lives spiral ever and the U.S.and its exter-. · potential to be a fashion designer, but ·more out of control, the action builds to nal effects. Thisfilm takes instead she remains l 00% loyal to Harry, · a crescendo and the finale comes a· look ·at the internal·. following him on whichever path he crashing down in a stbrm .of emotion,· struggle provoking every chooses.,· ·.. On the ·flip ·side. -If you're looking for a movie that will user, every junkie. Ifs told · of things, in a separate but connected · give you a happy ending, search. elsewith such alarming visual Harry, played by Jared Leto, plays a drug ·.story line, Harry'smother Sara is seemingly where. This one takes the atternotlve .· flair and paced by such · addict, seen hallucinating here, in the ·. content lounging dround at home· and· route, and wbile it is very palnful to watch ·astonishing,.·emotio nany · · powerful ''R,quiem For A Dream'' indulging in her passions for T.V. and at times, it's also absolutely necessary. · raw performances, ·· s1,1gar.But inside she is lonely and des- The moral to this story is that there are no · chances are you won't know quite what ·.Jr , follows four main characters into the perately seeking so,mething to care · happy endings and that drug use is a to think after it ends. · barren, harrowing landscape that is drug aoout, something to take her away for a dead end, to which there is no hope of This·is above all an important film addiction. It traces the story, or shall I say while. Thissomething comes in the form renewal.. You can preach the message unfortunately rated so as to prevent .Is tragedy, of Harry,cjunkie who, along with· of a curious phone ca'II inviting her to op- · "Don't Do Drugs" all you want, but most target audience from actually seeinrit. his best friend Tyrone,plans to start a busi- pear on her favorite game show, which people respond to something only if it Make no mistake about it: druguse ness specializing in S)mething they both propels her into a frenzied obsession of .·reaches them on a pers6nal level. What is rampant among teenagers. Too riany •have an avid interes-.in: drugs. Day to _losing enough weight to fit into an old red better way is there to do. that than drugs are circulating around too .nany day the two hang out, "lave fun, and do dress once worn at Harry's high school through film?· ···
· young people, and ifs an urgen 1 prob- whatever is necessary t<iget their hands graduation. After the regular dieting fails "Requiem for a Dream;, will be out lem that needs to be addressed Every- on a quick fix. ·· to provide the desired results, Sara turns on video & DVD March 20
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, Imagine this .._ifs just hit noon, and _-you are hungry. What do you want? There
stay out late, and many f they think ifs not costars what they have studto be true. But if a place, ing, extended their howrs s, they would get a new appeal to, and would n the leading competi- -
ray for Amigos, for saving ght hunger, and maybe_ -pe that one day there will be agical 24 hour fast food place, so can all -live In a peaceful, happy, hungerless world.
-open that late? I thinl<they would makes tons· You can only have so ou go insane. are so many choices out there, you ca ~eneral · always ith Kathy Van t the Amigos .t .Amigos has-_ n the com-aces, such as and you are hungry. What do you wa re used often Well, what you want isn'tnecessarily wh_ · study. _ you can get. Y -- an have .tacos, or, sand Burger King well, tacos. F I e-night fast food, · egarding the topic - Amigos is pre · · ch it. Taco Bell also at ds just said that they has later hour - t they don't match "cannot give out that information." · those of Amigo___ · laces. like Village Inn - There is no real solution to this. It and Perkinsallo u to sit down and be troll by the companies. There - served __ who really ····_-re options available on wants ood, and I · don't have to be open want but weekends are the chises, King, • fore, Wend stays and th Amigo late ni onthe uch as McDon e their doors at • - otter what d · .who claims to -n until midn' at the late , lose at 11 · .m.on weekdays. ho I am lling the real king of ._stayso - d3a.m. lines 1O · lo Amigostha _ · Now, · is if just · · or if Amigo can get that much busines , --•· a more popular fast food place s ay
•--·ElisabethReinkordt apparent that th_esame racist material · that was popluar in the early part of the ·-Staff Writer century Is more popular today The Most people have heard director public loves the minstrel show, and the Spike lee called controversial. With the crit1cs hail it as "groundbreaking." release of Lee's. new film, "Barn- In "Montan," lee makes his sotlre boozled", Lee has again sparked criti- most biting. He casts a young black cism for his satire. Indeed, after see- - tap dancer and. s,treet performer, ing ·2 hours and l 2 minutes of Lee's _Monroy (Savion Glover), as the lead exploration of the Black position in con- - minstrel. He puts the actor in blackface,temporary America, it is clear that he a makeup style that was used by white wants the attention. Spike Lee wants actors in the original minstrel shows. people to feel. Manray, renamed Montan, is joined by - "Bamboozled" follows the story of a a handful of other black actors In successful black television writer and blackface, including the Alabama executive - Harvard-educated man Porch Monkey Band and Aunt Jemima,by the name of Pierre Delacroix -who tap dance in a watermelon patch. · (Damon Wayans) who speaks with b Though the jokes in th,e show have been 1 adapted,· a c c e n t • they are and lives in not - disa spacious guised. _ __ New York
The ''New speak out against the show and Its ac_ sliver of hope: if people realize and ad- a P a r t - ~!N Millenium tors. Rapper Mos Def plays Big Blok Af- mit that they have not progressed tom e n t Minstrel rican, the-group's leader and an ac- ward racial equality, they can in turn Delacroix - Show" is tivememberoftherevolutionaryyoung - move forward. Until then, "Bamwants out exactly black community. Though more lightly, boozled" kicks its 'viewers in the face, · of his con- like the lee satirizes their reactions as well. forcing them to pay attention and deal tract, and _originals In fact, no one escapes Spike Lee's with reality. · the only which it biting commentary. Everyone is made way to. do satirizes. fun of - be it seriously or mildly - from so is to be - A s · Delacroix to the TVdirector to the white fired. ·_So the show scholars and critics who call the show De I a c r o Ix Thursday,Febrmry1 ~offfl@JRl:Ys! 1f=ilmTheatre g a·-i n s · a "revolutionary sensation." At the end decides to L-~------.....----------- popular- of the film, the viewer is forced to ask: write a ity, it also who has been bamboozled? show so of- · Bamboozled has clrawncritical praise and s t i r s Lee leaves viewers with 15 minutes f e n s i v e Is a must see Wher,it comes out on video. b -I a c k of pure archive footage - cartoons, that - ·_his activists - movies, and television shows - a silent boss a white man who feels he is to protest. The. Reverend Al Sharpton · blow after a powerful climax. He forces"more black" than Delacroix because · and Johnnie Cochran (who play them- his auduience to feel, to think, and to • he has biracial children - will have nq - selves) march outside of the television question. Has our society progressedchoice but to fire him. As Delacroix pP company's headquarters. More inipor-. since the Civil RightsAct of 1964? .Since lots his "Montan: The New Millenium tantly, though, an underground hip hop the Emancipation Proclamation? Minstrel Show," it becomes shockingly group, The Mau-Maus, decides to Though Lee's view is clear, he leaves a_
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cans celebrate Black History. The origin of Bleck History Month days of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
· we honor an.d. recognize the .· African American named Carter G. progress. depth, and diversity of·, Woodson created Negro History Black achievement. For it is the one Week. He chose this week in Febmonth out of the year when Ameri- ruary because it included the birth-
February is the month in which dates back to the twenties, when an In 1976, the week-long ceVebration was expanded to the entire month of Februa ry. The month is a time to reflect and acknowledge the history of the Black culture that has
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In 1937, Harry T. Moore earned national attention when he filed a · lawsuit in the Deep South to equalize the salaries of white and black teachers. Thecase was eventually tossed out, · but did set the precedent for. a dozen other federal lawsuitsin Florida that eventually led to equalized salaries.
The summer of 1943, Moore moved on to a much more dangerous playing field: lynchings and police brutality: Moore made
it his goal to investigate every lynching in thE;! state of Florida. He took sworn affidavits from · victims' families, wrote to government officials, and eve!" sa~riticed,riisc • teaching career to seek Justice. He became a
hearing this accusation, a white mob
Lake County was outraged, and inrampaged through Groveland's stantly prepared trying them again. On black neighborhood. This situation · November 6, 1951 while SheriffMcCall quickly became national news, as ··was driving two of the defendants, Irvin the National ·and Shepherd. to a pre-trial hearing, he Guard had to shot them. killingShepherd and crltlcally restore order wounding Irvin. McCall claimed that ·· th r o u g h o u t the handcuffed prllsonershad attacked Groveland, him while trying to escape. Irvin M o o r e claimed that McCall had directly pulled began to study them out.of the car and began firing. the case, and The shooting became an instant naq u i c k I y tiohal scandal, and Harry T. Moore discovered began calling for McCall's suspension th.at the and indictment for murder. Groveland de- · Six weeks later, on Christmas Day ·fendants ·were 195 l , Moore was killed when a bomb
Influenced America In so many ways .• · The following are examples of the history and teachings of Blacks whose contributions we have too often been deprived of
b r u t a I I y was placed beneat~ his house, directly Juneteenth is the oldest known
b e a t e n underneath his bed. Moore died on the celebration of the ending of slavery. For Moore tt,en way to the hospital, and his wife. it was on June nineteenth, 1865, that filed charg.e.5 Harriette, died nine days. later. · This·· Texas received news that the civil war against· the assasination became known as "the wasover,andtheslaveswerenowfree. most notorious bomb heared rournd the world." Thiswas two and a half years after lawman in the Protests over .tthe Moores' deaths Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation
·.• couAtrt: Sheriff.~,-,,ro.ttl~ n iQQI,.Ptesident .Irumgn.,., a,,P,Eoctorootion , •' WillisMcCallof, ' diluf ·m n· anuary , 00, The Lake county. blitzed with letters, 1anddozens of rallies Emancipation Proclam.ation had little After the and memorial meetings were held · · effect on Texas, due to the minimal ·.very well recognized black leader in the state of Florida, and built the Florida .NAACPinto a very strong organiza-
Harry T. Moore stands· in a Florida Orchard · .·.
Groveland cte- around the country. number of Uniontroops stationed there f e n d a n t s ExtensiveFBIinvestigations,and two to enforce the Executive order, Walter Irvin, later investigations, have not solved · However, Major General Gordon tion. ·
· In July of 1949, four_young black· men were accused of raping a white woman in Groveland, Florida. Upon
'Where dreams are mode, and l~gends are born." ···
The Apollo Theatre,. located in central Harlem, has been center stage · for some of the greatest names in black music. The building where the Apollo stands was erected in 1 91 3. Six years later, it · became home to a burle,sque theatre run by Hurtig & Seamon. No blacks were allowed in the audience.
Sidney Cohen then purchased the
Sammy Shep- these murders. HarryMoore was the first Granger led his forces, which were herd, and Charles Greenlee were ·. NAACP official killed in the civil rights .· finally strong enough, Into Texason June convicted in 1949, and sentenced to struggle, and he and Harriette are the 19th to set the slaves free death, the convictions were over- only husband and wife to give their lives There have also been many stories turned by the u.s. supreme court. to.the movement. passed down through the years explaining this two and a half year
for rising black artists to perform. The Apollo became famous for its Wednesday night amateur contests,
sweep them off the stage, much to the delight of the audience. The Sandman has been an icon of the Apollo, lheatre for more than 40 years.·
Past winners of the amateur night contest include Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Pearl Bailey. Virtuqlly every top black artist has ' perforr ned at the Apollo. ! ·.•·The list includes the iikes of ; · Duke Ellington, touie •·. · Armstrong, The Jackson 5, · Stevie Wonder, Dizzy GiHespie,,Thelonius Monk, ·and Aretha Franklin.·
Recent artists include Sisqo, Brian McKnight, 112, Eve, K-Ci and JOJO, ,and even Little Bow Wow.
delay. There's the. one about the messenger who was murdered on his way to Texaswith the news of freedom Another is that the slave masters purposely .withheld the ·news,· to maintain their labor forces. Stillonothef is that the federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to receive one more cotton harvest b~fore going into Texaswith the news. All brnone of these storiescould be true, but they certainly · make you wonder.
The news of freedom shocked the blacks of Texas. They tagged the day of June 19th 'Juneteenth', and planned festivities in celebration of their new found freedom. Throughout the years. certain activities and foods became synonymous with the celebration of Juneteenth; fishing, baseball, strawberry pop. and most important. the. qarbecuing. · The barbecue is the center ,of attention at every Juneteenth celebration. Lamb pork. and beef are cued up and bring the spirit and theatre in 1934. He turned it into the · Apollo Theatre, and launched a "colored revue"
which he ccilled
An old picture of The Apollo Theatre, which is located· on the famous 125th street in Harlem.
Jazz a la Carte. When Cohen died, partners Bracher and Schiffman bought the theatre. They installed a variety show format that featured top black performers. Over the next few decades, the Apollo became known as a place
a contest that still runs today. Performers face a tough Apollo crowd. · and riskgetting booed off the stage. When the Apollo audience boos an act, Howard "Sandman" Simms appears on stage dancing wildly and dressed in an outrageous outfit to
stage at the Apollo goes on and on, and is constantly being updated. The Aj:!)ollo Theatre has become the place for aspiring black ,· artists to reach fame. That is, of course. if they do not get swept Off· the stage by the Sandman.
The· list of famous black performers to perform on the historic r ) aromas that their · ancestors experienced during their celebrations. On January l 1980. Juneteenth · became an official Texasstat~ holiday. The successful passage of this bill marked Juneteenth as the first emancipation celebration granted. official state recognition. Juneteenth Is a day for African Americans to celebrate freedom, while encouraging self-development and respect for culture.
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By Meghan.Connett
Editor-in-Chief
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Recently, I saw the movie,Save the last-Dance, in which a cial dating, teenagewhitegirlbeginsattend- AIDS, preging a predominately black nancy, suiciqe, school. Shebegins to date a boy - and drugs have from fhe school who is black. become moreThroughout the movie strangers of a teenager's on the bus, close friends, and life, if not di· even their families question the rectly by somerelationship as being 'right.' They one who has do not question their love for experlen'?ed · each other but the fact that the - t~em · Along girl is white and the boy is black. '."'1th confront-
Many national criticswho saw the ing th e probmovie thought it was a just an_ ·lems of today, other teenage flick. What these we, th e teen40 year old critics forgot is that agers are th e the issues that teenagers are <:>neswho will ul_ - dealing with today -are greater timate!Y-be re--than ever before._ As part of the s_po_nsible for generation that has to deal with f~nd1ng ? soluAIDS, teen pregnancy, suicide, tion _ It is gen- and drugs what we need most e~at1on X that are supporting adults that do not will Sfa~d up .to _ dispel the true issues that we t~e racial preJ~face. - - dices that still
Thefact isthat teenagers are exiS t in our soci-
By Amy Nichols_
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Opinion Editor
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tween states. If there's no consistency, -how_ do weknow
President Bush recently an- states ore evaluating their - noun1ced -his new education schools truthf1.Jlly?Education is proposal which includes on- too important to take that kind - nual .state assessments in - of risk.
reading and math for every. - Successful schools that - Child in grades 3-8 to measure make progress in improving the _their performance as well as achievement of disadvanthe performance -of the ·taged students will be re- schools. - warded with "No Child Left Be-
This means more of the - - hind" bonuses.
· standardized testing we all Schools that do not meet - ·1ove. _ The _-proposal _also re- ·the performance goals ·may _quires all students to be taught lose funding in addition to the
in only English after three years possibilities of losing students- in school. once those _ students are of-
It would also give states_ fered vouchers.more flexibility in spending bi- So let me see if I underlingual ~ducation money if stand this. We're going to give - they show progress in Eogllsh - - increased funding to schools to - proficiency each year. get them to improve and then
The plan would give a tax if they don't improve enough-deduction for teachers who -in the allotted time we're gospen,d their own money on ing to take their funding away.
efy. And It - -. supplies and training, and That makes sense.will be.the dealwif h isjustanoverexagger• - - more_ money for charter ., These vouchers will only Yd<:>1sutchotvhea_tr-atedsoapopera, Theproblems - schools. help a small portion of the are real. It is time that they the -cure should guide, direct, or even just The most controversial part -people who need it. There is nofor AIDS -listen. of his proposals is school way we can give vouchers to and a solu- The movie tackles the issue vouchers_. - Vouchers would students in every failing school. tion for of a white girl dating a black boy give on average of $1,500 to _ If the criteria for students who some of and the pressures from friends students from- low~income are eligible tor vouchers stays -._,-~99i~t'l:~ _-,8!1d.fam_i!Y:•.t9P!~'SQ!ftooiff~~f)V!:~t<tlm!tY@SvM(tiq,,qtt~r;l;<;t;fai"1Q9,-j,9t,~p9t,.ItJ;lA,li ,r,"!QQ!?~d-. - •··--problerns. -_ lationship Duringon~ SGene,an - schocolsto be used to help pay - to be, anyone who receJves - To do this, older woman stares at the two the c,ost of attending a better free or reduced lunches, there we need characters holding hands. She school. will not be enough money to guidance. shakes her head in ~isagree- - Foiling schools would be pay for all of them. -:.:~~ - =~·th!rfrl~!~t~f~~u~ ~etermine~ by the standard_ • Bu5t:'_splan is not meant to it is not a. _ tion their feelings towards one _ _ (Zed tests given each year. _ be the final cure,, but what hap- _ time - for· another, it becomes more diffi- Tlhe standards for -the pens to those kids who are left cult to ignore the stares.and .dis- sc-hools would be determined in the failing school, which beapproving looks. In an ideal so- by each - individual_ state so - cause it did not improve is los- ciety, one would believe that -- -standards would vary from - -ing funding?loving someone is the only issue state to state_. Will there be options for when wanting to be with another The proposal consists of· - them too? -_person. Today that is ~ot true._ seven goals: improving the - Bush's plan is that if the As a people we are still segre· academic performance of _ schools are given three years gated from_ 0 .ne _ano!her b,y disadvantaged students, to improve that very few race,_-class level, !ntelhgence, - -boosting teacher quality, mov- --•vouchers will have to be given and ideas. Crossing over the ___ -- -_ •_ _ --lines that sill dom_inate our way _ 1ng U1m1tedEnghs_h_prof1c1ent out, bu! th~re are -a lot - of of living will often bring disap- - students to English fluency, schools 1nthis country. proving looks. The movie is just promoting informed parental - - If schools are really goinga movie, but it mirrors some of choice and innovative pros to improve, there will be failing the exact issuesthat teens deal grams, enco1.Jraging safe schools and not all of them will with. · schools for the 21 st century, in- be meeting the standardsWhen a .critic brushes it off - - · creasing funding for Impact - even after-three years. _ as·a teen flick, they obviously do Aid, ,and encouraging fr~e_ Where's all thi$ money go- not realize how real the rssueof - dom and accountability. - ing to come from? As of right - interracial dating can be for Why do so many people now no one, not even Bush has some people. We have been labeled as a lazy generation - believe that· a private school an a.nswer for that. How much - that does something the easiest is so m1.Jchbetter than a pub- money are families goingto reway possible,yetthereareteens -_lie school? ceive? who are tackling racism and Does an education magi- No where in Bush's plan tearing the walls of misunder_ - cally improve just because ifs does it specify if the $1, 500 standing -down. We_are ques- being paid for? Failing schools families will receive is per year, tioning old ways of thought and will be determined by stan" month, or whatever. Depend-expanding upon new ideas. - dardized testing. Why do ing on how much is actually - We are not a lazy genera- people think we need_ more -given to the families, they may tion and we face real issuesev- - standardized tests? We al- still not be able to send their eryday. Adults are often toobusy to realize that these issues ready take so many and many children to a good school. affect them too. If anything people question whether they_ -If this plan is going to pass else, this movie is recognizing a -give any information about in~ -_it is going to need a lot of reproblem and prqviding a solu- - telligence. form first. tion. Brushing it off as another If we're going to go ahead Bush's heart is in the right · teenflickisabsurd. Forthose40 and have more standardized place as far as seeing the -year old critics who did not take tests, especially when it deter- need to improve the educathe time to hear the· message mines the quality of the school, tion system in -this country; his of the movie, I suggest seeing it there needs tb be national plan is Just not the solution that again.. standards for consistency be- - we need to fix the problems.
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·.·.. preme Courfs decision to legalize abor. S off Writer these, aborting that baby is the only sane tion there were many antt -choiCE:)protest- George w' Bush vowed to "make means to: SUNival, and should therefore
· · · sexual activity ha s become very • ors outside the Wqite House. Bush was ·.some changes" if he w.as elected Presi~ be excused. .· · popular among many people today an.·.quoted by the Lincoln ·Journal star, 'We •·•dent. ·He promised that he would start I am also aware that this is not the only around the world. Not because they know · share a great goal, to work toward a day ·.··.making a · difference right away, and purpose these corporations seNe, as they that they could just simply get an Qbor ~ when every c~ild is welcomed In life -gnd madegoodonthat promise ·.·•··· · · .·.also a im to educate young women and tioniftheygotpreg11ant, butb ecausenow protected in law to build a culture of • On Jcrnucny22,hts firstdayln office, teach then, immensely valuable things they have ·plqcesto go for informotion ; life affirming that everyperson at - every •·•'W" irnmediately addressed an iri)portont that they may not •··alwoys hear from a · about sex ang its dangers. People can get stage, and season dt life, is created equal ··\and cont roversial toptc: oborti011. Bock parent or guardian. •• .·•
mor e knowledge. That is why tQday's clin -'-- in God's image " _ of ttle beginning othis term In i 993, However, "reasons'. ' such as "But I don't icsare so importantto us, and othercoun- · ·Women hove fought very hard to re • Clinton put in motion a grant that would · have the time and money'' to raise ·a · tries · _.·
· _.. ceive the freedom of making their own assist overseas · countries in giving their baby, or "I'm too young to raise a child!" · Without tt1ese clinics womeri would ·decisions , notto let someone efse rnake planned parepting organizatiops extra are not reasons cit all ·•They ore excuses, have no way of getting any form of. birtt;) .·the qecision for thern. " .•·funds to help themtultill e>hefacet of their · and woystocop-out on d · responsibilify ·· control, the rnorning after pill, ·medicines • · ·.A woman's body is hers ond no ()ne ·.··.·purpose, which is to abort, or killoff, •the the person wdlkeq into, and should have · to treatSTD's, information on STD's,abor" else's. Whdteyer happens to it should be living fetus. ,
to suffer-the consequences for ·.···
tions, or medical exams for pregnant he(decision. · Well done, BIii'. Way to promote mur- Because ultimately, you are killing a women
..• · If B9sh does not fund cli11i<::5where der 11otonly1n our own co ,untry ; but also Uving thing, someone who has no sov111·
·.·George · BtJSh believes taxpayers abo 'rtions are Performed, OHthe hard work au overthe world. Mednwhile, Bush, while what is going on and didn't ask for any- · money should not go tor abortion, or to women have done Is gone. Once again ··.·trying to follow through with his promise, ·• thing. ··.··Evert the ldeo C>fabortion ·itself · · ·promote abortions here or over seas. Well · men will be making women's decisions for · ·began his _ term qy irnmapiately filing a i would be completely unnecessary if more taxpayers dO not pay for abortions, or the · them even in a different cour1tries • •·· · memorandum to the Age r 1cy for lnterriac .·.,peop.le practiced abstinence before •promotion of abortions overseas. He also IfBush'swishes come true not only are tlonar Development, w Ri ch completely ..•.marriage. Since this wiU nkely never hopfeels that his ''goal'' Is to make abortions .··· won1en's rights going to be threatened, · · banr1ed all aid to overseas organizations pen, J believe Bush m ade the right decimore rare. The last time his ~goal''was at- ·.· · but many women are going to risk·their · that either perform 6r prornote abortion siOn·.·in making this probl~m ·overseas tempted abortion rates actually went up. lives, or <:lven end them. If won1en c an~ • · ....•"Government wn19e,ver be replaced by •· •·countries are alsodeallng with, t~eir prob.· Thoseareacoupleof Bush ' s thoughts · not go to a doctortogetdnabortlon they · cha r ities,'' and government agencies · lem. This is probably as it should be I that have not been mentioned. Bush has may try to do it themselves, pr have a "must not fear faith cbased programs. · think that in an affair as personal as this, orderedthatwecontinuet6give $425 mil- ···•·friend try.
· We must wetcorne · faith-based pro- ·· each country should deal with it oh their lion to our foreign aid budget 1 · J\t!ostlikely if this were to happen the grams," Bush said. This marked his first own terms. -· ·. Bush -is willing to give this money to ·· babies, and the women could die. ·. · · ·· major act in office, an action that may •· You could argue that the U.S.Is being · foreign countries, but ·he will not let the · · With abortions yotJ will lose one life. · · have been smart, for it addressed a seri- · hypocritical in denying fu11ds to other money go to any organization that is re~ Without abortipns yo ur may lose two. Which · ous issue that directly affects the public: · ·.·countries for performing a procedure that ldted to abortion services. loss is greater? · · It also made people look. · is legal here, buf thats simply not so. If That is to give an abortion, ·or to Just ·· ···If these ·clinics do not get any funds ···.·•.· · I know I can get a little too sarcastic they want if legal ; thars fine. ·We are riot •· give ·information on abortion. ·He •won't • ·there wiu·be a very lhigh birthrate, espe- · at times, ··but I really do try to respect ev- interfering with that. They will justhave to even let the money go to these organiza- - cially among teens. · · eryone, inc1uding people who are pro- deal with it without funding from us, be- · tions if these abortions are funded by the · As many people , know it is dangerous ·•.·choice. Something as deeply personal cause it is something only they are respOnagencieS' •own money. -·· ·.·.for a young teen to ·give birth, and ·once ·as deciding whether to have an abortion · ·Sible for, just as we are responsible for our · 0 -"lf's(.;(.)lf'lsthafBustl ' is notwil!lrigtohelp ( : • again you - mc,y -leae •two lives·i ) There are .·· prob ably should be something .•:f:l'i\(;]T,• wn., ; ,s~~~ f:l.J;'Q'l¼GJ~ \/~AJ.Qn, · ·· foreigr-i eountries ()5 rnuch as many be- rnany different reasons why ;someone •.•·.women, not the government ; shol;Jlcibqv e \ : ifs a ,fragi~ (lsst.re ' thot¾willa 1Ways':: ; de lieve he should. NOt only will it be incred- would get an abortlcon. So how is some- · the power to choose. Needing tomake bated, and has no remedy or satisfying ibly hard to get an abortion we will ·also .··one going to make tlhat decision for you? that decision in the first place must be an · solution for both parties. · ·._ · .--.·
··· be limiting their freedom of speech. If a · ·. With so many d lifferent situations to extremely difficult and painful experience. · Ifs always important to -respect both clinic knows that all funding will be gone if consider how is someone going to make ··In one respect, I'm very thankful that sides, because you never know exactly abortion is mentioned they're not going such an important decision for a person • corporations such as "Planned Parent- what circumstances are determining to mention itto anyone. ··. · • they have never even seen before?Itis a ·· hood" exist, because where else would a · whafstaking place. One thing's for sure,
Sure this Is a good idea to Bush, but ··woman's choice about her body. With- · young wo man turn to if, let's say, she were though. When it comes to funding agenwhat is going to happen in poor countries · out funding, many women will not have a raped and became pregnant, or if a cies in other countries, we should best butt ·.that can't afford abortions? ·· · choice.
• mother would die of complications if she - out.
year colleges demand? By the its and still have tim~ to take other the next two years at Lincoln High, more credit hours in required · By Josh Swartzlander ·
I may never graduate from ture
· Lincoln High. There is a possibility, based on what classes interest more
"If they don't, I may ·.· government eventually make stu- ·· even though I get gobd grades,
dents take only required classes that I will be eondemn_ed to
to graduate? Should the school main in my local 'high school for
board come lJP with the "perfect eternity. Why? Because high
schedule" that all high school stuschool ·students interested in ·gos
dents have to take? Absolutely ing to a fotJT~yearcollege, espe" not. Oneof •thebestthingsabout ··· cially this year's sophomores and / high school is that if is supposed juniors; have too many required
to allow students opportunities to · classes ·· · · take classes dealing with subjects ·· I have two major interests'that
that they are interested in I would like to pursue while I arn in
•Finaity,four-year colleges are · · high school: · Journalism and :Mu-
not only looking at grades and test sic : ls _ It too much to ask to pe
· scores to determine whether a stuable to :toke rj)usic and Newspa-
dent will be accepted, they are .·•··. · per in high schoot arid stiltbe Obie
•also looking at a student's overall to graduate with the hope at go"
involvement in high school. _ ingtoafour..y~rcollege?
· Howcaristudentsbeinvolved · · ·.·Appdrentlyit is. 1t1plan to go if they are to busy taking required ·to ·a four~year college, taking ·. courses? Students become in·•· ·band and newspaper every year
valved in high school by choosin Lincoln High; I will barely gradu"
them. That way they go at their · I would also like to take cho-
studies wholeheartedly. If this so- · · rus in high school, but that Would : The future of elective classes cie1y wants well-rounded students · mean cramming summer school
who have focused interests, there into an already packed summer,
must be fewer requ irements. · getting up very early to get to O
them. •.Afterthe core classes, stu- ning will not help. Marsh is taking not graduate," said Marsh. · High school students through- · first period class, or trying to take · · dents should be able to decide 1 Sophomore Select Choir, Sym~
To make matters worse, re~··• Out Lincoln should have fewer · · night school. ···· · what classes to take. Counselors phonic and Marching band, and quirements are getting more and credit hours in required courses, Why should th e Lincoln School Marti Oakeson and Arin Brestel ·· Student Council. He had to take more strict. Compared to this and they should have more con- Boa rd make so many more re- partly disagree "With careful a first period class last semester, year's seniors, sophomores and trol over what is going to make quirements beyo nd what fours planning, you can get your cred- · he hds to take summer school for ·juniors have to take about 15 · their education most worthwhile. "
ing to take classes tt')at interest : ate.
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Pop Quiz: · What extracurricular activi1y involves a lot of intense preparation, practice, and long hours traveling on a bus to tournaments. minus the screaming crowds and cheerleader$? Give up? This much overlooked group is the Linc o I n H i g h Speech Team. Competitive 'forensics seems to be · ·making· a come-
• Team Captain Elisabeth Reinkordt said Maitland. "I got into it because of its con- There hav been many changes during practice. "We're much more or- ·. nection to acting, but its been a great since· Schaaf's days of competing in ganized this year." · · challenge standing still and competing High School Speech. "Judges are more
Credited with this season's success in my event. There's definitely a differ- •reloxed now in the clothes and pieces is new coach and oral communications · · ence between acting and speaking." that· they'll accept. They're ·generally teacher Tammi Schaaf With the assis- · This year junior Morgan Kilpatrick is more open to new ideas," Schaaf said. tance of severdl UNL student assistant competing with a Dramatic lnterpreta- "When I was in high school you had to coaches, Schaaf has led the @ightsper- tion of a man who comes to terms with · be very cautious about what you his homosexuali1y. Maitfand's piece is the picked," · monologue of a suicid,al prostitute. Other The biggest surprise for Schaaf this events include a Persuasive speech on · year has been the size of the team, resex education, and ,a piece about a ferring to this year's considerably smaller rape victim. group of competing members. "I think Contrary to popular belief, competi- towards the end.of the season when we tive forensics is not the bland, monotone, start bringing in ·medals and trophies public-service-announcement kind of ·.thatll help a lot with recognition," she speaking it might have been at one time. said
backthis year, re.-· gardless .· · of· the lack of Sento.rElisabethRelnkorcltand JuniorMorgan
tion.;
thank$to.new.leadership.and the scrapping of tradition. This isn't your daddy's speechteam.·
"This year we've had a core team · that's worked really well together and. has been successful," senior Speech
There are dozens Of events to compete There seems to be a sense of confic · in. Students from· all across the state dence, despite the tiny group, that sevcompete to see who's the best in every- eral members will get a chance to comthing from Informative speaking to Hu- pete at the Nebraska State Speech Tourmorous Interpretation. · Many talented nament at the Universi1yof Nebraska at speakers enjoy Extem1poraneous speak- Kearney this March. Last year Lincoln ing, in which one. has a short amount of• High sponsored four contenders at the time to prepare a speech commenting · ··state level, but was far from winning the · on a current issue in the new. Most e,t!:"ilts title as a team. Things look bright for the · require the piece to be memorized, but future of forensics even without the sup-·.· · · there's a huge amount of diversify be 0 port of the Chain Gang or dance squad. ·. ·.tween events and pieces There's really Ttie ·Lincoln High Speech·.Team stands··...
something for anyone who likes totry and alone as a powerful team of articulate
individuals.·
son team through a transitional season Which hos included tournaments In places such as Kearney, Norfqlk,Omaha, Fremont, and Lincoln schools.
"Speech is not something that gets · a lot of pUblici1y," said senior Chelsea us1c
On December, English Language Learners (ELL)students in Levels l , 2, and 3 were given the opportuni1y to listen to · music and to talk about life with two Lincoln musicians. Hilde Dole, the ELLteam leader, and her Level 2 students were studying music from around the world, so the event fit right into her curriculum.
Dale invited LPS Liaison Oscar RiosPohirieth dnd Lincoln psychologist and Lincoln High volunteer Jim Pipher to share their love of music with the ELLstudents.•. ·
· ''Oscar told the students about how
tina, and Ecuador. Students also had a · ' · chance to hear a KusiTakiCD, the group that Pohirieth plays in. Kusi Taki is a folk ensemble that plays traditional Andean Folk Music from South America.·
The group has performed at elementary schools, middle schools,. high schools, universities, and colleges, for cultural festivals, weddings, and other events. Kusi Taki hopes; that, from their performance, people wilt gain more dppreciation for South American music and culture.
· Pipher, a local guitar player and · singer, also had a chance to share his
Jim Pipher teaching Victor Castillo (10) how to play the quitar all of us have talents, some in music, some in sports, etc.," Dale said. "He stressed how important it is to feel proud of our culture, our own petsonal talents, and how nice it is to share those talents with others," she said.
Pohirieth showed the ELLstudents different instruments and taught the students about. Latin music, specifically
music. He spoke to the students about folk music and sang folk songs for the ELL students. He also let them participate by teaching them some of the folk songs.
"Music is dear to all cultures, and students enjoyed the opportunities to learn more about both Latin music and American folk music," Dale said.
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of tryouts the students bowled three · and spares. After everything was taken regular games. Then on the following into· consideration the top seven were Wednesday the students bowled three · · picked to. form the Lincoln High Bowlmore regular games and scores were ·· ing Team. Senior Nicole Forman is one
Few Lincoln High students know gathered to determine the top seven. of the Lincoln High bowlers. She has about the Lincoln High.bowling team, · Good scores are not the only things ··.been.bowling for Lincoln High for three·. ·· and although. they don't ·, you need to make the team. The years. "I enjoy it, and it keeps me busy," get the same publicity as •·shesaid Foreman has althe basketball team or ways been interested in other teams,. maybe they bowling. She use to plqy on should. The Lincoln High a Saturday moming league, Girls Bowling Team made but quit for her job. She it to state this year. The found out about the Lincoln boys are still trying but, High Bowling team through they have been struggling her Saturday morning a little. The state tourna- league.· After leaving her ment will be February 24, · Saturday morning league and 25. Hopefully they will she only competes for Linbring us home a state title. coin High ··
The team, which .According· to Forman only has six members and · the team struggled a little is coached by Patty last year, but they are makMeyer, competes every .·Ing lJP for- it th.is year. This
Monday and Wed1nesday. · Year they only have two reThey are allowed tb have turnees, Herself, and Tami ·up to seven bowlers on a · Stewart. Theonlyteamsthey team, but due to not be- have to worry about is · ing well known am,ong stu0 ·TheLincolnHigh Bowlingtepm:·Tc:>p{L to'R).Nqte. ·.··•·southeast,anqNortheast. · dents, it was hard to find Mcthenla (11 ), Brian Crawford (11 ), SCottForeman Though· Lincoln High has new players. (11 ), Mike Glantz (9), TravisGove (9), Chris Armory beaten them a few times As tryouts rolled (l l). B H (L t R) N" I f .(l 2) .An. · • Foreman feels that there is ·· around the coaclh made · 0 om 0 · ICO e . oreman · .· ' gie a good chance of them flyers. Then the students Hoggatt (9), Cathe West (12), Tammy Stewart (1.2), · ·.beating us · hung them up at school, Macallla Gillies (10), Stephanie Brown(12). Our talented bowler's an9 put some on student · · season ends March 5, so if ···•··cars in the parking lots in hopes of find- .··coaches.also look at your attitude, and you .are going to cheer. them on you ing talented bowl1ers.The first Monday. · wheth~r or not you got all your ·strikes,.· · better hurry. ·· · ·· ·
Meghan Connett Editor in Chief
· on five scrimmaging. "Ifs fun, it's energiz- •viduals. "This is better than coaching ing, and you sweat a lot," said participant · regular kidsbasketball,"said Swpho. "Plus, Fred Perry. Along with the dribbling, pass- ·· they are better. · There is no one who
To become a good basketball ing, and shooting, the team offers more- outdoes.·anyone else. and we are a player, it takes m1ore than· natural tat-• .·than just competition. Friendshipshave team." ' .·ent. It involves pro1ctice, determination, · formed throughout tl'le team, allowing the ·TheSpecial Olympics program ot Lin.· practice, hard wolrk, and practice. The players to learn what teamwork involves. coin High is open to any student who is ,in ··.LincolnHigh's Speicial Olympics Basket-· "I have lots of friends on.the team," said · .•the special ~ducation program. : Jim ball Team is prep,aring to compete in Ethan Be~ck,.who has been playing bas~ · LaFolletteand Diane Ketchmark organize <<the regional basket- the activities which in··ball tournament Feb- elude bowling, swimruary 24, 2001 at Ea${ ·ming, basketball, and ·.· High School. If sue- track teams. Lincoln cessful, they witl com- ·.High does. not sponsor ··,. · pete in April at the the teams.. All of the State Tournament. support comes from the
"Let me win. • But if I parents and teachers at cannot 'Nin, let me be Lincoln High. ''.Ifs a lot brave in the attempf' is of work.," · said ·the officiql Special Ketchmqrk, "but I have Olympics oath, that ev- never worked with a ery participant must greater group of kids. take. Through the Spe- They represent LHS in cial Olympics' program · their dedication andJe-athletes.with disabilities spectful manner." · are given the opportu 0
To catch the basnity to participate in a ketball team in action· variety of sportssuch as .· during their regional bo.wling, basketball, Special Olympics Basketball team Back.Row L play, head to East softball, swir:r,ming,a~d to R: Josh Reinwald, Thomas Bowie, Sara Ryan, High School on Saturtrack. Special Olympics Ch . t h C . TRSt rt F tR. L t R. . R" h .•· day February 24 beis a year round program FIS orp er ain, ua • ron · OW O • I.Ci ··tween 9.:00 AM and with.over 1,000,000par- ard Lutz,Brad Wenzl, Tisha Minchow, Fred Perry, 2:00 PM. ticipants worl~wide. It Ethan Beeck
In other Special was founded 1n1968 by · · Olympics news, the Eunice Kennedy StiNier to allow not only ketball since he was very young. His fa- LHS bowling team participated in athletic competition for handicapped chil- ther, Darrell Beeck, added, "He's met · regionals on January 14, 2001 at Sun dren, ·but also the opportunity to form life· more friends and more people.· It makes Valley Lanes. 16 athletes participated, · long friendships, team skills,and a sense him feel good about himself because he either individually or on teams of two. of accomplishment. The t~uegoal of the is competing."
The team recorded five first place vieprogram is not the winning, but the feel- · The LHSbasketball team is coached tories and one second place finish. ·. ingthattheparticipantsgetfromperform- · by Larry Swpho and Tracy Minchow say- The team will be going to the State ing to their very best ability. ing that "it's all for the kids." The two · Bowling Tournament in May.
During a routine Friday night practice, coaches encol,Jrage the athletes, but After basketball, track and field the ten players honed their skills,beginning · challenge them at the same time.. Em• practice begins with. the big regional with free throwsand ending with some five phasis is placed on the team, not on indi- during May.
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Robin Washut. · SportsEditor_
It is the 1963 Lincoln city championship game, The Lincoln High_Boys Basketball team is trailing the Northeast Rockets by l 7 · points late in the game. In the beginning: of the fourth quarter, the Links' top scorer, Bobby · Vasatka, has just fouled out and head coach Alden Johnson looks · down his bench for a sub. Johnson
"He'nry seemed to have a noticeable lack of energy. In his first two · years, he was best described as perpetual motion. He was always going," Johnson said. "Hisjunior year he il!Stdidn't have the same spark." Johnson asked Jackson if something was wrong, but Jackson said · he was fine and continued to play. · As the weeks passed, however, Jackson became more and more_ lethargic on the court and in his daily routine. Lincoln High ·:!!i!!Iiil. Iii llll,!@tis!:ilii;ljiijililii!l:ll:1 calls, ~pon A s s i s,t a n t· -1,wi,,;•nw 1w+w--·•· ·· ·· 1txt, 1wrn;;wthe highly Building SullililliI!/11/i\li~!rr i( 'W!!~l11lt O u t e d, perintendent , , w · s o p h o -. Jim Riggins,. · who was Henry's team, ,, h - a I f - - mate and
illli{{ii]d![Jt'··· JlliMlilMJJ111:;ww· t?i~lll!;[ilbrother of ·good- friend,· "!!;;former Lin-· was one of coin High the first to nostar athlete :tice. "We all Bobby Will- knew - what
Henry Jackson
Class of 1966 iams. The. young and· confident Jackson stands up, jogs to the scorers table to check in, and steps on to the floor to begin :the greatest defensive fourth quarter in Lincoln High basketball history.
In the eight minutes Jackson was in, he tallied -six steals and forced a total of l l turnovers. Jackson's amazing defensive effort in the fourth quarterheld Northeast to two points in the fourth quarter and rallied the Links to a 4 7 -44 come back win.
_ Henry was capa b Ie of as an athlete. When·he was not performing at· that level, I knew there. was something wrong."
During a typical prac• tice in February 1965, the first sign of Jackson's
There are many other-stories of_ problem op-_ ·. Jackson's athletic success and- __peared. achievements. As well as being a · '1Coach, I stellar basketball player, Jackson · need to go to was the starting running back on · the bathroom."
"What's wrong?°
"I think I
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quiet.· Henry didn't want people· to know that he was sick," Riggins said, "Henry wasn't a guy that made ex- cuses." Jackson eventuany began to tell the people closest to him about his illness
As time passed, Jackson's condition became worse by the day. He · was moved from his home to a hos-pita! bed, where he spent the last days of his life.
"When Henry was in the hospital
irig '" In a time when even speaking to someone of another rac.e was taboo, for Jackson to have students · of every· race morn for him was a tribute to the kind of .person he was "Henry made us forget about race," -Riggins said. "He made us look .at_ people for who they are, not what ·they look like."
On December 5, 1965, Jackson died in his sleep in a hospital bed
A private funeral service was held a few weeks later, led by Rev. McWilliams. Henry Jackson. March 24, 1947Decefmber 5, 1965. Looking back at the life of Henry Jackson, what stands out the most ·••is the question of • what could have been. "There is not a doubt in my mind · that if Henry had not · • become ill,· you _.would have never ••heard of ·Johnny •.Rogers. He was that-good." Riggins said. - He would have. be 0 - come one_·of th.e ·_ i few Lin Coln• High · athletes to win nine letters. It was looking as if he was going to go on to be a · better athlete than Bobby Will, iams, who went on to play professional• football. Jackson never had a chance to show what · ·he was capapble of, and left his peers and coaches wonder-
the football team, and a Junior Olympic champJon in Track and Field. He was on pace to become only the fourth member of the very select nine-letter winner club. Jackson's potential was limitless. have - diar.- ing - what could
In the beginning of his junior year,· Jackson was back as his starting running back position on the football team and having .a · very successful year. Everything was going as planned until the· Links traveled to Omaha for a game against Omaha North_ in which Jackson broke his arm in the first half of the game. The injury came. as a major blow to Jackson and the team, but what he and his teammates did not know was that that was the end of Jackson's football career.
By the time basketball came around, Jackson's arm had healed enough for him to play. He made_ the varsity squad again and the expectations of him were enormous.·
This was Jackson's year. He had shown glimpses of what he was capable of the past two years, and it was now his time to shine.
Jackson was. seeing great playing time throughout the first four games of the season, but head coach Alden Johnson sensed something was wrong.
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• Former LincolnHigh star athlete Henry Jackson goes for a steal in have been. · · "How long the 1963 LincolnCity championship game against Northeast. Jackson· was you had Jackson was involved in an unprecidented 11 turnovers,including - ~: 0 :a~n a 0 ::: "About six six steals, and almost single handedly c.arried the Linksto a come· markable person. months." from behind victory. The promisjng young star's life was cut short He touched many Jackson after a long battle with colon c+•ncer. lives and installedwas taken to · an everlasting -the hospital to see what was wrong. during the late stages· of his illness, memory of himself in those he was After further tests, Jackson's problem the corridors were filled with Lincoln close to had been discovered. At the tender High students," said the late· Rev. Even though his death left ques- · age of 17, Henry Jackson had been McWilliams in an article in the tions of what his future held, what diagnosed with colon cancer. A few Omaha World-Herald. "The students he did during his life may be the days lgter, doctors determined that - were of all races an;d were all weep• - better story. it was terminal. The life ·that was destined for fu• ture greatness would now only last a few more months.
During the ea.riv stages of the cancer, Jackson wanted to keep his illness a secret. At that time, the only people who knew about his condition were his coacb, Alden Johnson, his pastor, Rev. Trago _ McWilliams, his doctors and himself.
"It was kept really
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Dernonstra- ' dents can pass the Math Gradu-
exams are now in full swing ation Demonstration by getting throughout Lincoln Public a c+ or higher in Algebra, stu-
Schools. Lincoln High, along with dents can pass the Writing Dernthe rest of the school district, is onstration by getting a c + or
adapting and feeling out the better in a composition course, new tests 1 Though there was .· • andstudentswhodidn'tpdssthe some ·protest at first, Lincoln Pub- ·····Readlng Demonstration require.·.lie Sc.hools students must pass rnent can pass by getting a C+ · the exams to graduate high · or higher in Reading Advance·. school. This ' years' Juniors only have to · pass the math dnd reading
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Will have TO · pass .the ,Leading, rnath t and writing exams to grad4ate from Lincoln Public Schools. "l think it's important that · all students ·. can read and
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1 ,. Editq In Chief - wily that Bayer ' enticed his stu- grarns, .,rnatrices, using pictures school di ~ .• .· , .· qents to learn,py "loving to learn ,and lots of c:olor~. "By consider- plorna. These · i Studentsand teachers goth- ,~irnself." ·
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, , · berteacher Jeffrey l. Bayer, who ·•for 1,8years in the Socidl Studies could go through Mr , Bayer's
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'; died February 26, 2001. The Department; HetaughtPsychol- classes without learning," says that," said Lin~
' rnernorial~ervice, held in the Lin- ogy and Economics. Bayer in" senior Kelsey Coday; "It maybe coin High ·· , coin High ~uditoriurn, gave thf tegrated the multi-intelligence hard along the way, but in the teacher and English choir, John ment. These classes will be of\ ,. people who knew hirn a chance · learning system into his class- · end it was always worth it He Heinemann. tered next year at Lincoln High. Ji! to honor hif't1one Jost time. , room by r~quiring students to didn't just teach a subject, he · Randy Ernst, who led if! the Also, sophomores who didn't ·· Student Drew Phillipi rernern- have ·a e:s X l l notebook; · taught a new way of learning it." development o f the Writing ···pass the reading test this year i bered the ' i i · •· Through his tecching, Bayer · Demonstrations, thinks the ; tests · ore required to take a reading .often rnis- ·· · walked ,into many students lives are important to ensure that stu- course next year. •. ; !· matched ·. · and often left a Jasting irnpres- dents get a good educ ,ation. · At the Lincoln Public Schools \ ): shoes that · sion. With his unique style of "The test helps us identify stu- District Offices; the exams are
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d class, it was difficult to forget dents who need help in '#fiting, being perfected. "We are con-
· hirn. "Mr. Bayer really mode rne reading, and math," Erns i said. tinuing to develop new exams ·
want to learn because he hod Mike Wortrndn, the prhcipd r ' ·· and practice exams for students
On one a lot of passion for what he did of Lincoln High, wants to assure to use each year," said Alinda
., and his students," says senior students thdt the tests are not Stelk, who helped develop the
Carissa Ells: "He mode class fun designed to stop students ;frorn Redding Advancement course•
and cared a lot about his stu- graduating. Accordin~ to According to Stelk, the assess-
dents." Wortman, the Demonstration Ex- rnent of the exams can be a
Missing Mr. Bayer is an un- arns are simply used to ehsure - very involved process. The ex-
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·., black He · ''not forget hirn, but instead carry and do O certain level of math · examined to make sure they are , did
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The Jeff Bayer Youth Schol- Wortman calls it "quality control." high school level and to make
guessing." • Jeffc-Bayerhelps his studentsDeva Cc.,nnettarship ts b~ir:ig formed in honor · Currently Lincoln High is work- sure that the exams ere not bi "
Pastor Terry (11 ), Laurie Scharpe (12), CarisSd Ells(12), of Bayer. D'onotions can be sent ing to inform parents and stu- ased. Bockcorn
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IP:Y~•sabeth emn.O Though the City council seats help from the Li~,coln_ High elections," Holbet said. - Staff Wnter are supposedly non-partisan, it Young Democrats. The Lincoln Of further inte~st to youth is is clear that candidates have High YOllng Democrats_are the the entrance into l:he race of Mark your calendars: aligned themselves with ~~eir r.nostactive, ~est organized po- James Koch, a 20,'fe_ar-oldin• Pol .,t,·calpart·,es for rec.og·n1tion htical group 1n the stat_e_.They dependent. Koch ~as stated
L·,nc.olnites wilf go to the polls to f th t h t to es,. t IIthe ·and support. · · co.uld II b_e. th_edec1s1v_eac- a e wan s repr ".n a ''ote in a .city primary election. on • c I ats I f Llncoln yo•\ng and v · On the Democratic side, tor in who wins City ounc, se peop e o ".' Apfil 3, 2001.. Though sqh~ol four ma1·or candidates have in 2001," Hoppe so_id. old. · board elections and O special ft th o the Republican side the The primaries on April3'd will tax-levy override are qn the bal- ·~,nmcuemrgbeedn t, Ji~~o~~:~o abo~ leadin~ contender seems t~ be_·• .· narrow down the field for the lo t, the main focus of cam- te d M. 1st · 1elect·1on· om 13 retaining his seat, but is still on Ken Svoboda, a ve ran can· _,_ oy genera r •. :::~c~~c~;~~=~ the campaign trail himself. "I'm date who barely _lostto Counctl- ca1ndidates ·to 5, mea~ing a going to go door-to-door, ask- man Jon Camp ,n the 1998 dis-· tough road ahead for thecounat-large city council seats. The ing for support while putting up trictelection. Other Republicans cil !hopefuls in,the race. Th~yw111 ·. three seats are currently held by ya··rd·s·,gns,"stated Shoecraft. include the Reverend Don have to spend lots of time. enChairman Jerry Shoecraft, · · · d Mak d ·n the W"""'ks
Other Dem oc rats include Ne.or Coleman, Fred Briggs,an r ergy an money 1· · y,;, ··councilwoman Cindy Johnson, · H' hY, h d M t ·m orta""I South nel.ghborhood. activist Jon · Allensworth. Lincoln 1g oung a ea os I P , 1 y, · and ··Councilman Jeff · M H -,..__rt th h th ·11 dd y<i · Carlson, travel ag.e.nt Terry RepublicansSponsor r. o~ ·. oug , ey w, .ne · ur Fortenberry, and Shoecraft is th e · R bli · t s di s of y"· · Werner, and Bill Langdon. The said-that the Young epu cans vo es. o regar es · '-l,Jr only at-large member seeking Democrats have coordinated are not very involved in the cam- IY:lrty affiliation, remember 10 re-election. th·e,·refforts, accordi.ng to potiti- paign as of yet. "They've volun- · reg~er with the election com
At the March 2 filing dead- · · b. t · ht · · · th t A ·13,df Cal Consultant Richard Hopp.e, teered for the party, u ng m1ss10n.er,en voe on pn line, 13 individuals had an-
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• 111 subtest of the tenth grade PLAN sitioh course · March 7 and the last Math Dem- Public School District,64% of l O Th M th G d. D 4 0, f 11111grad test, by scoring at a satisfactory e a ra bqtion em- onstrat ·,on E.xam was g1·ven.on graders and 7 ,o o - t t· E d' d M th D level on the Reading Graduation· · ons ra 10n xom 1s ~~1gn~ 10 Marc h 14 The next Writing.p em- ers have met the. a emon- tud t , kn ,~,..,, I · t Demonstration Exam, or by get- tests en s ow=~ 1nage- · Onstratl'on Exam w1IIbe given in stration requiremen d t I t · · At Lincoln High, 41 % of l 0111 ting a C + or higher in 1he. Read- bra, a a, ano ys1s,geyme ry, April. The resultshave not come d th w •t· g · ing Advancement course. probability, and. measu~ment back for the most recent exams, graders have posse I eth n The .Writing Demonstration according to a brochure PrJtout but last fall's test results are in. Demon st ration Exam. t ~· t Exam is designed to verify stu- by the Lincoln Public Schotj Dis-
At Lincoln High, 70% of 1 ~h · ~f;n 0:~~!~~h:i~~~~~~d. · 0 dents' writing skillsin word usage, trict Office. You can pass the· graders have met t_heRea~~ -·-.c~.Ih.a.RPodinaDempnsrrotiv,, ,,µ,uper use of.,punctuatipry, and ·• Math· Qernonstration by geJ;ting 74°/.;ofTTfh graders have met Exam is designed to test stu- correct sentence structure ac- a C+ or higher in a two semesthe Reading Demonstration re- dents' vocabulary anp reading cording to a brochure put out by ter math course, t:y scoring at · quirement. Districtwide, 78% of comprehension skillsaccording the Lincoln Public Schools District or mbove the 70th percentile rank 1Qth graders and 83% of ·11111 to·a brochure putout by Lincoln Offices. There are three main · on 1themath subteS"of tie ninth graders hove met the· Reading •·Public Sc.hoots District Offices. parts of the exam: editing para- or eleventh grade l\'Jetropolitan 0qduation Demonstration re- You can pass the Reading graphs, writing a stqry, and writ- Achievement Test,bVscoring at qul~ment. , Graduation Demonstration by ing to explain, Students con or above the 70111percen~e rank
1-t.Lincoln High, 56% of l 0111 scoring in the 70111percentile on pass the Writing Graduation · on 1themath subtest of the tenth gradei; and 65% of 11111grad- the subtest of the ninth grade Demonstration by scoring at a grade PLANtest, or by scoing at ers hav~ met the Math Grddua- Metropolitan Achievement Test, satisfactory level on. the Writing a satisfactory level on the Math tion Demllnstration requirement.. by scoring at or above the 70111 · Demonstration Exam or by earn- Graduation Demonstr<1tion Throughou- the entire Lincoln percentile on the reading ing a C+ or better in a compo- Exam.
were both sitting Cr.\the floor, IIG were in uniform, and the don't think they fought hard members bee a he aggra- Pomalinks did not need brace- enough for a group that does voted. lets because they were in uni- so much for Lincoln High," Alabi
The Pomalinks ser~ed thot form," Lincoln High Athletic Di- stated.
ulty, LHS apministratio~, Pomalinks parents) would have· '. definitely stepped into the situa~. tion to make sure tt:iat they were something was wrong, Oild sig- rector Larry Porker stated. The According to Alabi, "they" naled for Associate Principal cheerleaders not having to have are the Lincoln High faculty and Arlyn Urmacher to help them. yellow bracelets makes sense,. administrators who saw IIG walkUrmacher and Pomalinks spon- bec.ause they do perform dur- ing up and down the stairsin dissor Leann Galusha then created ing the game in front of the gust. Everymember of the event
sitting on the floor during the to improve communication with game, Alabi said. UGfeels that ~ponsors." they were discriminated against Go back to the quote by because of their race. · Senior Alqbi that stated, ' what if IIG Mike Jones said, "It makes me we1e on the inside, and the more than enough room on the ·croWd. staff that knew there was a probfloor level for IIG to come down lhe Pomalinks performed .···lem: these are the people to and sit by the other performers, durir1g halftime, as did IIG. blame. It reminds me of the However,• when IIG arrived Therefore, logic states that both quote, ''All it takes for evil to suedownstairs to, take their seats groups should have been ceed, is for good people to do Urmacher .met them at the en- treatep the same way and given nothing." All it could have taken trance and told them that they the same opportunities. When for IIG to sit down with the other would have to go back upstairs asked why the Pomalinks were performers was for one person • to sit. allowed on the floor without to voice their opinion to the au-
"On my way back I ex- bra~elets because they were in thority at the Devaney Center. plained the situation to a person unifbrm, while IIG. was not al- However, nobody did anything wearing an NSAAthing, and he lowed on floor without bracelets IIG was mistreated, and evil sucsaid that they couldn't come in," even though they were also in ceeded. Urmacher said. IIG then went uniform, Parkersaid, "Now thafs Was it evil? Was it racism? back upstairs, only to find their between the University, Many IIG members feel that it second floor seats were now Goodwin, and whoever they was. Alabi stated, "What if the occupied. They then sat up dealt with." roles were reversed? What if UG even higher, and watched the The fact is, no matter what was on the floor and the first half of the basketball game the prearranged seating plan Poma links were. outside? What in anger. was, there was still room for IIG would have hoppened then?" If
"The cheerleoders did ·not to sit by the Pomalinks and the the Pomalinks weren't ollowed need bracelets because they band during the game "I just on the floor, somebody(LHS foe-
wonder what they would have Polllalinks were on th.e outdone ·if we were o bunch of ·side: " The foct is that the white kids." · Pomalinks were on the inside,
IHow could this ·situation and IIG.was on the outside. IIG have been handled differently? will continue to be on the outWere there any actions that side of Lincoln High until they recoulld have been taken during ceive the same respect that this ordeal that would have pres other performing groups revented the way IIG fe.els now? ceive. Discrimination will conAlab1istated his thoughts on the tinue. until those good people fisituation, "It stortsat the top, and nally do step in front of evil. if the top is not changing, nothing will."
"It's an unfortunate situation some other decisions· could have been made," Principal Mike Wortman sold. "I want onstudents to feel like they're a part ,of Lincoln High, and right now, IIG doesn't feel like that J have definitely learned some things from this, and my goal is
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by Josh Swartzlander News Editor
Kupfer also thinks it is imporrtant to celebrate Women's· History. "Even today, if you look around in fhe curriculum, women's
ThisMarch, the nation is eel- achievements are · ebratingWomen'sHistoryMonfh. underappreciatea," The theme for Women's H.istory Kupfer said. Kupfer Month 200 l is "Celebrating stressed the imporWomen of Courage and Vision." ta nee of studying According to the .National women's role in history · Women's HistoryProject, an or-· all of the time, not just ganization that provides infor~ · for one month motion about Women's History On March 6, a perto schools around the- country, formance honoring Women's HistoryMonth is es~- Bessie Coleman, the tial for emphasizing the joy in first African American recognizing women's· accom- woman who was acerplishments and for inspiring fu- ' tified pilot in theUnited ture generations of women. States, took place at Across Lincoln, schools and the National Armory ,
organizations are celebrating Guard. The Arts & HuWomen's HistoryMonth. "It is im- manities Program atportant because it emphasizes tended the perfora part of historythat has. always · ma nee. celebrating been subdued," said Lincoln Women's History
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·Staff Writer ·
tation was given one day earlier at ·Lincoln High in a fifth period optional assembly · Sandra Campbell, who has won awards for her impersonation of
Colemon and has ·performed her show for more than 200 audiences acrossthe UnitedStates, performed on Monday, March 5 for Lincoln High Sc.hool students. Campbell appeared in on aviator's uniform, complete with boots and goggles. The main theme of her presentation was that you can be anything you wont to be as long as· your are willing to work for it. "Followyour dreams," stressed Campbell.
The Lincoln High media center is also helping to celebrate Women's HistoryMonth. Themedia center has a. time-line of. Women's History Month posters from 1987 to 1998 posted on a wall.
people also planned events to celebrate Women's History Month.·TheWomen's StudiesAssociation sponsored the No Limits Conference, their annual event for Women'sHistoryMonth. The conference was •.planned to focus on women's issues and to celebrate women's achievements in leadership according to Judith Kriss,director of the Universityof Nebraska-.Lincoln Women's Center.
'UNL also hod numerous speakers come talk to students about women's history. The uni- ~. versityhad a reception to honor women's historyas well.
If you are interested in learning about Women's History,the Women's Commission has books and videos available for · people to get a little perspective about the role women played in history.
Women's historyis an important part of .ourculture and past.
Mission, husband and father FBI sources alleges the Rob- Neighbors and col- mainder was place in an ac-
of six; his specialty with the FBI ert Hanssen case is among leagues described Hanssen count i.n Russia. Several. letwas counter-intelligence. theworstbreachesoftrustby as reserved, quiet man, who tersaddressedtotheRussians During more than 15 years, an agent in its history. The FBI· was devote.d to his family. give us a glimpse into why the FBI charges, Hanssen sources state that Hanssen Hanssen usually dressed in such a man would commit a
"Soon, I will send a box of gave the Soviets, and later. was leaving more classified block, and his colleagues crime of this caliber. They ex-· documents to Mr. Degtyar. the Russians, 6,000 page,s of material for his Russian hon- nicknamed him "Dr. Death."· plained Hanssen's interests lie They are from a certain of the documents and 27 comp,uter dlers when he was appre-. One former FBIcolleague de- in. spy games· and stories, most. sens.rtive and highly· diskettes cataloguing secret · hended lh d N'•ienna,Vitginla, scribed him as extremely low- · rather than money. Hanssen compartmented projects of and top-secret programs. park on February 18, 2001. key, "If you put a grenade un- also had a less than patriotic the U.S. intelligence commu- The 116-page government · Federal.agents began in- derthis guy, he wouldn't have view of the United States, "the nity. All are originals to aid in affidavit also charges that vestig9ting Hanssen near the been excitable." U.S.con be errantly likened to verifying their authenticity. · Hanssen blew the cover on end of 2000 Fellow· FBI One may ask, if a man· a powerfully built but retarded. Please recognize for our long- dozens of se.cret and top-se 0 agents monitored. his activi- hos brought himself to such a · child, potentially dangerous, term interests that there are a cret intelligence programs · ties and conducted clandes- successful position, and jassix but young, immature and limited numb.er of persons ·and.operations, including: tine searches of his car and children and wife to support, easily manipulated." with this array of clearances. The National Measurement · office. Ever Since the Aldreich · why journey into such a risky Russia has given only a As a collection they point to and Signature Intelligence Ames breech in the 1980s the situation like espionage? muted reaction to the arrest. · me.· I trust that an officer of. Program, involving acoustic· FBI.has been taking a closer.· David. Major, one ·.of of the U.S.agent charged with your experience will ha.ndle •intelligence, radar intelli- · look at its staff Sources do Hanssen's former supervisors, .·supplying secrets to Moscow, them appropriately. I believe · gence and nuclear radiation not indicate how and why when asked by Newsweek, according to CNN. A spokesthey are sufficient to justify a .detection; the FBI Dou1ble Robert Hanssen was a sus- said he did not believe · man for Russia's Foreign lntel$.100,000.payment to .me."· Agent Program;. the lntelli- pect: Hanssen was charged · money was the.prime motivq- Ugence Service, BorisLabusov · Perhaps this type of gence Community's Compre- in a criminal complaint filed · tion. said on Russian .state televistatement is. one you. might hensive Compendium of Fu• in Federal court in Alexandria, "Maybe he was intrigued sion that the agency, as a see on the X-Files or in a ture Intelligence Require- Virginia, with espionage an,g with the game and not the · matter of policy, never comJames Bond movie. A Soviet ments; a study on recruitment conspiracy to commit espio- gain," suggested Major. ments on whether any spespy selling out our nation's se- operations of the KGBagainst .nage, violations that carry a Federal p.rosecutor cific person has or does not crets, only to. be caught by the CIA; an assessment of the · possible punishment of life in sources allege that .Hanssen have relations to Russian speMulder as he investigates UFO KGB'seffort to gather informa- prison, and under certain cir- · acquired $1 .4 · millio'n, cial services.· Responding to sightings. Somethtngthatonly tiononU.S. nuclear programs;. cumstances, capitol punish- $600,000. of which was ;in owidelyheldviewthatU.S.ofhappens in the movies, right? a CIA analysis of the KGB's First ment. cash and diamo.nds The re- ·. ficials have lavished publicity
This was the first of 27 let- Chief Directorate (FCD), its in- on the case as a political ters sent to the Russiansoy al-· .· ternati.onal intell.igence divi- ploy, Labusov added, "If a spy leged spy Robert. Philip sion; ,and FBI counterintelli-
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figures might be standing behind? Who's going to win from getting the public attention?" When CNN asked for a statement on the arrest of FBI Special Agent Robert Philip Hanssen, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh commented that "the full extent of the damage done is yet unknown because no accurate ctamage assessment could be conducted without jeopardizing the investigation. We believe it was exceptionally grave. He was, · after all, a trained .counterintelligence specialist. In short, , the trusted insider betrayed his trust without detection."
Sandra Campbell impersonates Bessie
Coleman, the first Arfican American woman to get a license to fly a plane, High sophomore Dimi Hua. Month.
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By Paul Reis Staff Writer.
The fourth studio album from · the unique D.ave Matthews Band,."Everyday," starts.with a· bong, ends with one, and juggles several great tunes in. between. It may not contain the best work they've done so.cfar,
but may very well become the most popular · · What sets. the newest CD apart from. their. previous works is, above all, the inclusion ·of a new producer, Glen Ballard. He. is replacing their long-time studio collaborator Steve Lillywhite. Ballard is the strategist that is responsible for producing monster
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hits in the post for, among others, Alanis Morrisette, Aerosmith, and No Doubt. What he does here is take an old formula proven to work by the band and adds a new spin on if. The innovative jams that have become the band's trademark are now replaced by structu.red, more focused productions that stilldis-
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play the unique sound of the group, but also downsize and constrict that sound into 3 and a half minute sound bytes that are straight-to-the~point, fiery, and catchy. · The record's firstsingle, "I Did It," also the first song on the CD, jump-starts this gem and tells its listenerswhats in store. From the ·moment you hear its opening electric guitar riff, you know this is going to be something different. The song is a proud clarification from a narrator who has · done, right and has no regrets for_ it. Lyrics like "I for one don't turn my cheek from anyone ~ Unturn your· cheek to give your love left to grow'' suggest that when you do something in the name of love, ifs not a crime but you'll take the punishment anyway. The song is the type that is hard to get out of your head, and ifs catchy enough to give it majoir hit-potential.
"Fool to Think,"are so simple, direct, and catchy that they have the right ingredients to capture mass appeal. The most ,noticeable addition sound-wise here is the electric guitar, an instrument that largely replaces the acoustic, an instrument that has been improvised so well·by front man Dave Matthews in the past. And while this addition to the 0MB sound does make it gel, that along with the absence of sax and drum solos is what distinguishes their latest album from their 1994 breakthrough "Under the Table and Dreaming," and, especially, 1996's follow-up smash "Crash." To be sure, ifs a differentsounding ·album from a band whose trademark has been making innovative, euphoric music with a blend of acoustic and bass guitar, violin, and various saxophones. · But if you let it stand on• its own and drop the
Dave Matthews Band is back with theirfourth · studio album, ''Everyday,'' and has been enojoying ·it's success everyday since it's r.elease on February 27th. It went platinum · after 2 weeks of release ·'
Thisis followed by ''When the · comparisons to their previous World Ends," a potent, immedi- efforts, you'll find that ifs actuately catchy tune that happily ally a fine piece of work. addresses the narrator's desires While "Everyday'' is a deparas the world literally deteriorates.. ture for the Dave Matthews It ends on an abrupt, appropri- Band, it is also the finished prodate note and flows right into the uct of five immensely talented song planned to be the album's musicians who have already seco1nd single, "The Space Be- built a legacy, and now want to tween." This ballad features experimenttoseewhatelsethey · enough memorable lyrics, ("The. can do. That they have space between, the tears we cry sounded more polished and is the laughter that keeps us professional with each. new alcomling back for more ".) as bum·is no fluke This is a band well as a simple yet addicting · whose talent and creativity.is at· keyboarded melody that can't a peak, and now, like any artist, be ignored. It shquld be em- they're ready to stretch their braced by the very same wings. Thisis best viewed as an · people. who· m.ade "Crash Into exercise in experimentation, ·and Me" one of the biggest hits of I wouldn't be surprisedto see the · 1997. old-style DMB surface again in That is only the beginning. the near future.
Newandoldfansalikeshouldn't · Note: Some spring & · be.disappointed with what DMB summer tour dates have - & Balllard have collaborated on been announced, but the here. Legendary Latin guitarist closest the band will be to Carlos Santana (who seems to Nebraska is Boulder, CO, on · be everywhere lately) guest July 11th • plays on the pleading "Mother Overall, I really liked this CD, Father." Several more of the and give it ****out of songs, including "So Right," "Dreams of Our Fathers," and * * * * * ·
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married and cannot be married since the prince is not yet ma1r1 ried. Lady Larken can not,have a baby without being married or.
On March 15, 16, and l 7, she will be kicked out of the king the LHSdrama and music stu, dam. dents came together to perform They ask the queen for perthis yedr's musical "Once Upon mission to find a princess an 1d A Mattress." The story, written by are granted permission. So Sir Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, Harry and Lady Larken g.o out in and Dean Fuller with music by search of a princess Mary Rodgers and ·lyrics by They find Winnifred (Kaitlyn · Marshall Barer, is basically a mu- Koenigsman). ThetestWinnifred sical version of the Princessand isgiven to pass is a sensitMtytest the Pea. · Twenty mattresses are stacke,d · The queen (Anne Ghormley) up on a bed, and a pea is · doesn't want her son, Prince placed on the bottom of the Dauntless (Justin Klemz), to mattresses. The test is to see if marry,. so she decrees that he she can feel that pea. Winnifred must marry a true princess. Until is unable. to sleep because of · he marries, no one in the king- the pea and is declared a prindom is allowed to be married cess She is then able to marry either. In order to prove a girl is· the prince. a.true princess, there are various The cast members were tests she must pqss. The prob- ·happy with this year's choice for lem is that no one can pass the musical. "It is a comedy and them. · Twelve·princesses have · it is a great fairy tale. Everybody already.tried and failed. knows the story, but now it has a SirHarry(Micah Intermill) is in new twist,"said junior PhilipChen love with Lady Larken (Anna As usual this year's musical DeGraff). The couple gets into didn't disappoint. It was loaded trouble when they find they are ·· Witha very talented cast who put expecting a baby. They are not on a superb performance;
Top Left:Micah lntermil (12) and Anna DeGraff (12) fret over what to do about ·their ''problem'' and whether she needs to leave the kingdom. Top Right:The cast of ''Once Upon a Mattress'' learns to dance the Spanish Panic, as to tire PrincessWinnifred. Bottom:Kaitlyn Koeningsman(12) who plays Princess Winnifred startles the court and. her Prince,.played by Justin Klemz (12) with her inc~fl)le si11ging,~~l.itleJ.
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'. By Grant Pe·arson · nal, and has a couple twistsyou
· wouldn't expect. A few parts got Entertainment Editor ·.0 bit long when there was just In this day and age, when · dialogue that didn't help muclh, the media.is the most powerfUI 1butthat didn't happen enough tool, how far would you go for to get boring.· fame, and how far would that As a warning though, this fame get you? When two crimi- movie Js rated R for· violence, nals start video-taping their mur-· nudity, and some profanity~der spree, we see on example "15 Minutes" delivers a mesin the new thriller, "15 Minutes," ·. sage, while telling a good story · from writer/director • John and keeping you interested,, I Herzfeld ("2 Days In The Valley"). recommend this movie, but ····Robert De Niro ("Meet The some people might want think Parents," "Raging Bull") plays twice because of the graphiic Eddie Flemming, a famous ho- ·nature of this film before· the · micide detective who starts · throw their money ,down. I give looking at a case involving an this movie * * * out of * * * * apartment building that was set on fire.
Edward Burns ("Sa,1ing .P.,rivote Ryan") is Jordy Warsaw, the Fire Marsha·u who deems that the two victims of the fire were indeed murdered, and eventually they join forces to try and catch the killers.
Anything else might give
away too much of the plot, so
I'm just going to leave you with
the .basics. De Ni.re gives another great perf9rmance, and.
Burnsis proving that he is on the
way up in the acting
Kelsey Gramm.er (TV's"Frasier")
plays Robert Hawkins, a tabloid
journalist, but he doesn't do
whole lot past what we would
expect. Other than that, every-
body gives an average
mance. They do what they
need to do, but it isn't anything. memorable. The story is somewhat origi-
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By Grgnt Pearson EntertainmentEditor
• Every year, the Oscar nomina-· ·.tions areannounced around the end of February. Suddenly, everybody ·starts making guesses as to who they think will win. Some places actually take bets on it. People start to see all these movies that they normally wouldn't see, Just so people might think they are more "cultured."
Dragon" all were sure bets, and "Erin
rou.
Best Actress: Brockovich" was also up there on many Joan Allen: The Contender lists, but Miramax's "Chocolat' surprised Juliette Binoche: Chocolat many by getting as many nominations Ellen Burstyn: Requiem For A
as it did. So don't count on "Chocolat". · Dream. to win, and the same witli "Brockovich," Laura Linney: You Can Count On' but ifs difficult to choose-out of the · Me other three. Personally, I liked "Crouch- Jul.ia Robeirts: Erin. ing Tiger," but I didn't find it the best of Brockovich the year, although with the nominat1ons, It has found an even bigger·.
But tt;ien there are those of us who actually care about the Oscars. We pride ourselves on making the right predictions, we look in depth at the choice and figure out which one will win, even if w,e disagree with it. And if we audience, and has move< can't figure it out, we point randomly into the top l O of all time• and hope, "Gladiator· and "Traffic
Now L once again, will look at the were probably in the top 5 choices and explain whom I think will of the year for me, along with many ·· win, and what flaws the category · other people. Personally, I want "Gladlmight have. The rest of the Advocate ator" to win, and l think it might pull staff has made their choices for who through in.the end. If not, ·crouching they wont to win, and those are in the Tiger· has it. markers scattered about the page.
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Javier Bard em: Before ,.Night Falls
· Russell Crowe: Gladiator Tom Hanks: Cast Away Ed Harris: Pollock
Geoffrey Rush: Quills
This is no offense to Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, or Geoffrey Rush, but the race seems to be between Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe. Crowe was nominated lost year for · "The Insider," but lost. Tom Hanks has been nominated 4 previous times, and has won 2 of them. Ed Harris has.
has been
eel each other out. Ang Lee is responsible for a film that has everybody talking, but I don't think there is as much of a chance for it receiving a best di- · rector statue. So that leaves us with Ridley Scott. He has a very.good chance. for the statue, but it's almost equaled
· movies, it would be hard to choose · the five best. "Gladiator,· "Traffic,· and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden
been nominated twice for best supporting actor, but never won, and Geoffrey Rush has been nominated once for supporting actor, and won one for Best Actor in· "Shine.· So there is a lot of experience up there, but I think Tom Hanks will walk h.ome with the statue. If he doesn't, I hope that Russell. Crowe does, because he is my personal choice.
end up going to
for
Best Supporting Actor: Jeff Bridges: The Contender
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Albert
nominated twice before for best supporting actress, is whom I would want to win. She did an amazing job in "The Contender.» This is Ellen Burstyn's fi~h nomination as Best Actress, although her second one in 1975 for "Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreH is the only timEf!she has won. JLtllette Binoche has· •·· ·. Thisfs thecategory1 am having the one win under herr belt for Best Sup- most difficulty with. Every person .up porting Actress, 01nd Laura Linney is there did an amazing job. I don't susenjoying her first no1mination. Even with pect that Albert Finney will get it, and all of that, Julia Roberts is· still far Jeff Bridges probably won't either, alahead of everybody in terms of hype. · though he's my personal choice. But, if for some odd' reason she doesn't Benicia Del Toro is the favorite right win, Ellen Burstyn will enjoy her first now,· so I wouldn't be surprised if he statue in 26 years. won, but, either Willem Dafoe or Joaquin Phoenix could easily upset it. If only there was a way that all five of them could somehow share the award.,, Best Supporting Actress:
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Chocolat
Marcia
Gay Harden:
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the most nominations, 12, includ-
best picture, best director, best supporting actor, and best actor tor Russell Crowe (pictured above)
Best· Director
Stephen Daldry: Billy Elliot
Ang Lee: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Steven Soderbergh: Erin Brockovich
McDormand: Almost Famous Julie Walters: Billy Elliot
· said. Judi Dench aiready won in this category, Frances McDormand. has won for best actress, and
This is another tough category to call. I don't think it will go to Stephen Daldry, so let's count. him out of the running. Steven · Soderbergh has his. best chance with "Traffic," but Julie Walters has
"Erin Brockovich" might make his nominations canreceived a best actress nomina-
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Hu.dson: Almost Famous Frances
Best Supporting Actress:
Joan Allen, who by "Troffic.» So, I personally can't make · an accurate guess here, but I think that it might
with their child. The public de- one in a crowd. It is easy to walk
By ElisabethReinkordt
tice, Fill us out!" I couldn't help Editor in.Chief ·mands answers to _avery oom- into a class, ~itin the corner, and. ·Copy Editor ··.myself - .the little··pages.of fill-
I remember being a · plicated problem. fqde away. My room is. full of paper. in-the-blankS,beckoned me unsophomore on the Advocate
However, in a few months; .· President Clinton and Presi- Shiny paper, fancy paper, pa- til I gave in. ··.··. staff and writing an article this shooting will be forgotten dent Bushhove always talked of per~cut inducing paper - you All of this is just fine, you say. ·· about Columbine. I rernem- just like the rest. After Colum- .··.not"leaving:a child behind", yet name it, ifs there. 1think, actu- Ignore the paper: it doesn't ber the discussions in my bine,LPSirnplementedaplan, we do. Students become la- ally,thatseveralancientforests matterwhowantsyou,ifswhere classes, in the hallways, and ·· much like a tornado drlll; in beled as a loner, or q~,,shy,but are in my room. And the piles you want, right? Now it was · amongst my frlends asking our- case of an intruder within the does anyone. really try to find keep getting bigger: And big- flipped· around, ·and •I was the selves what was wrong with the school. what lies behind the solitude. ger. I used to save them all, · one begging for paper in the children of today. Safety issues Some schools began lock- Anyone who feels desperate imagining that I'd display them mail. 1wanted _theapplications in the school systems were ing their doors during the day, enough to take a gun and· kill at my graduation party. to come so that I could procrasevaluated and people began whileothersrequirestudentsto their classmates has some I'm talking about college: · tinateandstressoverfilHngthem to wonder, "Could this happen wear their student. identifica- problems Maybe aH1t would. the brochures, the applications, out. ·Honestly, how can a col• at my school?" As tim0"healed tions. These solutions do not take is someone who takes the and the endless lettersfrom "im- lege learn all about me from my the memories, we forgot about stop a student from wanting to initiative to discover what is portanf' people from the multi- social security number, my class the 13 people killed at Colum- · kill their classmates and it wrong. tudes of campuses telling me rank, and my parents' names?
about how great college would · Theforms go on and on and on. be if IIjust went to their school. Ifs not as if you fill out just one Little did I know that there. are set, either. Ohhhh no All of the fifty schools in Iowa (and just as colleges, I think, got together to many in Kansas)where I'd "fit in · make sure that you would have perfectly'' and enjoy an ''active, to fill out loads of forms EACH fun campus environment." TIME
OK, so all of this is a bit mis- Maybe they're just prepping leading. Afterall, I am the one .· us for college. They figure, if we who checked the little box on Can't hahdle filling out little the PSATallowing the College boxes, we certainly wouldn't be Board to release my scores to able to handle term papers or. interested colleges. 1Wasinter- · lectures. · ested in the brochures when I Besides, who would want a was a sophomore and had no .· kid who can manage to order idea where I wanted to go to enough SATand ACT scores to college. And when the firstfew get sent to the right places on· letters came in the mail, 1 anx- time? (I'll spare you of getting iousiy sent back the reply card into the tests themselves.) It's for m,ore information - hey, it their way of sorting us out: eiimi- · could· be the school for me, note the slackers before they couldn'.t it?. , · ·.... even apply, They're sneaky llke .·Myjunior year.was the 'that. .~•····~•"·· C worst. I was stressed. about Meanwhile, the process· is ·· ·. choo1sing schools toapply to, · over for me. i got in to college, and the brochures all looked · and now I can look forward to , ·· · the same to me by now. · The ·freshman orientation; where I'll · strangest part here (and the · · doubtless get more forms to fill biggest tree-killer) was that · out. schools were sending me op- Oh yeah, and I stillget a letplications --:- for that year. So 1 ter from Central CoUege in Pella, couldn't fill them out yet, but ·.·Iowa, every Qther day.· Even. 1they could sit in my room, · though I missed the application · bine. Lives moved on, but doesn't even stop them from The tragic part of every haunting me and chanting deadline, apparently, I'd be a nothing changed. The root of bringing a weapon to school. school shooting is the fact that "We're here so you can prac- .·perfect match theproblemwasneveroffered At Santana, none of these it.takes students to die for a·
a solution. ·· solutions saved the two students · problem to be acknowledged.'"•·
u Now, in Santana High from dying. Yet,withtheproblemstaringus
By Kat Shiffler
orevenshowupatall. Thetruthis, School, California, two people The.answer lies in prevent- · straight in.the face, we Willtalk Staff Writer students are either.lazy or sleepare dead because a student ing the shootings, not creating and scream and demand so- · Lincoln Public Schools made deprived-or both. , opened fire in his school. Once a Plan A in case it does hap• lutions from everyone but our- the decision to lengthen school I knowdozensof studentswho again, lives are turned upside pen. students should not have selves. In three months, it will be days-from Tuesday March 6, to find it impossibleto arriveat school d 'th · f · · Thursdlay,Aprtl 12 - in an attempt by 8 a.m. everyday, let alone 7:45 ow~. w1 anguish,· ear, and· to come to school wondering an issue from the past until it tomalk.eupforlostschooltimedue a.m ques ions. if this will be the day that shots rears its ugly head again. to a sertesof snow days. In addi- What the 15. minutes at the· News stations flash the pie- will ring out in their hallways. Of- · I suspect that we will once tion to extending our school days beginning of the day-and the 20 tures of tormented teens trying ficials says that there is no pro- again ask what went wrong and by 35 minutes, studentswillattend.· minutes at the end of the dayto come to a conclusion of why.· file of a student who brings a listen to the news sensationalizs school on Monday, March 26, the amounttoarefivemeaslyminutes it happened at their school. TV •gun to school, however paying ing the stories. weath1ermake-up day, ratherthan • added on to all classes. I suppose programs address the problem attention to what students say Maybe by that time, we will ·. spending t~e first day of Spring I can handle this,but what annoys of why it happened as viewers would be a good start. be able to look at the facts and · Breaklounging around or.traveling me isthe idea that our education 11• t · th · f · somewhere. Actually, this sched- system is so insanely linear and ca 111.ogive e1rown pro es- Friends of the shooter in .· realize how desper~te our uled day of school will most likely concrete, that every minute adds sional advice. California did not take him seri- school system and society has not affect anyone's plans, consid- up to compose our education People say, put metal de- ously that he would· kill his fel- become. ering most people won't even ·This·is totally flawed in itS reasonteeters in the schools'. Others low classmates. · Two students are dead, shof botheir coming to school. · Ing; the whole situationisa simple claim that the parents should In a school the size of 2000 by their classmate and all we itisimp6rtantthatinstructional matter of bur district meeting. lohave known. what was wrong people, it is easy to lose some• can do is blame. time lost due to weather be made cal, state and national standards ·· · , up," :supertntendantof Schools, So, why so paranoid, Lincoln
A.REvou SURE YOU lfAVETIIB.INFORMATIO N YOU NEED TO MAKE
Phil Schoo was recorded as say- · PublicSchools?Are we afraid that ing in a special report on the LPS not meeting strict attendance
web site. "Lincoln, like many standardswillincapacitate our stuschool districts in the state, is re- dents' learning ability? ·. '
quired to make up missed time ·Five minutes added on to due to snowdays in order to meet each period willaccomplish noth- · · .local and state attendance re- ing but wide-spreadtardies,truanquirements." cies, and a general lacidaisicalat· I'm relieved that LPSdidn't titude. · decide to use up our entire spring Thispolicy does nothing to imbreak in an attempt to make up prove upon our learning environthis "losttime." I think ifs ludicrous, ment, but more likelywillm~ke stuhowever, to thinkthat studentswill dents and teachers disgrunteld · use this added time productively, and unproductive. ·
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By Elisabeth Reinkordt
so I see no reason to pay $15 to $18 dol-
They,along with bands like MetaUica, Copy Editor· · lars for something l'H only enjoy at best decid,ed thdt the music industry wasn't Everyone loves free stuff. I have to 75% of. (You wouldn't, for example, pay about the music anymore. Napster admit I'll pick up_a free sample.o.f some- for an entire loaf of bread if you knew that made concessions with the Bertelsmann · thing at a store-even if I don't really want only 1Oslices wouldn't be moldy.) I'm not label to establish a pay-per-month serit -'- just because ifs free. There's just making money by selling the downloads vice, but that wasn't enough to satisfythe something so appealing about that: it. I make, and I can find music by inde- other companies. Instead, the site is now combines instant gratification with greed pendent artists from all across the coun- being forced to filter out individual songs to equal happiness.At first, I saw the mp3- try. that the· labels don't want to be down-· swapping site Napster in much the same Most independent musicians love it. loaded. way It seemed too good to be true - Local rock star Tom Cabela said"Napster Angry Napster users unite! Change kind of like putting name-brand clothes. lets artists like myself gain exposure with- the name of the song title slightly, and · in the free sample. bin - that you could out all the hassle of ,corporate labels. · It the record labels won't even notice. Seget music of near•CD quality Online with~ provides a forum for my band, so that riously, though, this hos turned into a out having to pay a cent. · we can get our music directly to the battle between the young and the old. · I didn't have Internet access when · masses." Ifs a classic case of the youth of .the • Napster. first becam~ popular, and so I Cabela, who drummed for ecorche country developing technology that wasn't as tempted to download files. But and is currently the drummer for Drive By scares the pants off.of old people. · as its popularity and controversy soared, · Honky,said that the only lossto musicians Napster is frighteningly difficult to I became more interested. themselveswasthat"Metallica lost $1 mil• regulate, but it doesn't even begin to Now, several months and many lion dollars. Boo freakin' hoo."And then compare to the file-sharing seNices that more downloads later, I'm hooked. For the UScourt system had to get involved. will soon take its place. New seNices such the first time, I can afford to satisfy my Apparently the already money-bloated as Gnutella and Aimster offer the same eclectic music tasres-without having to major record labels are disgruntled at the free music, but without a central seNer, pay for all of the CD's. For one thing, I prospect of youth technology that is fur- making it virtually impossible to track file never like all of the tracks on a CD, and ther advanced than their own. transfers. There is hope.
Cartoon By Jerrod Watson
By Sally Harlow Photo Editor
On March 22, 2001, Lincoln High students from French, Spanish,and German language classes will t:;>egoing to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to participate in the 25th annual Language Fair. The fair gives language students from ninth grade and up a chance to not only show off their personal talents, but also a chance to show off their knowledge of foreign languages.
Starting second semester of this year, fourth-and fifth-year world language students at Lincoln High began preparing for. the Language Fair's
many competitions. Dance, poetry reading, singing, drama, poster making, and karaoke are a few of the competitions offered. last year many Lincoln· High students competed. Now Juniors,Rachel Beddes, Abby Fleming, and Danielle Parde competed in the French music division and won the first place trophy, and a group of Spanish language students won a trophy in the Spanish music division. B9th·trophies are now located in the world language office. This year, fourth year JLJnior French students· Kylie Hill dnd Alyssa Hart, both Pomalinks, are joining together to perform in the French dance
although the fair has basically stayed the "I'm always struck by ~he enthusiasm, talsame throughout its 25 years of existence,. ent and creativity of the participants. It is they have "added and changed some a truly awesome experience to see all of the. competitive events over the years that interest in an.d enthusiasm for foreign and ·expanded the competition to in~ language in one place at a time," Lezotte elude Russian and Japanese.'' The fair said of the fair. also includes some non-competitive The Language Fair runs from 8:30 events such as mini-lessonsfor languages La.m. to 2:45 p.m. on March 22, so.those· · students participating in the fair will miss one full · day of school, unless they decide to return to · school after their competition is over.
If. they choose to stay at the fair they have the opportunity to watch and experience the many different languages and competitions.
"The World Lan-·. guage Fair is a '
wonderful opportuntty for students at all levelsto use their language skills creatively. Winning ribbons competition. .not commonly taught at high schools, and trophies are ce1rtainlyexciting, but conversation booths, and information simply participating in the Fair is what· is
Eileen Farrell (11 ), Andrew Walters (12), and Stefanie Tomkins(12) practice their.song routine for the Ian guage fair at UNLon March 22, 2001.
The Language Fair, held in UNL'sStude11tUnion a_ncisome sLJJroundiRgbUllci~_.··ir,~.,,1:s::.punsorecroymEn.Jepa menf or 0 t? 0 ~ti~~~';~ffl8~r~t~~~g~:~~ir
Modern Language. Current Director of the Language Fair, Pam Lezotte said that has had increas.ed participation. Nearly coin High. 1,000 students attend the fair each year. Bonne chance tout le monde! !
ofC inion Pardons
· ··ByKat.Shiffler
ties. Supportersof Peltier'srelease include cially important because of his declining
· ·Staff Writer prominent figures and organizations such · health. Peltier now suffers from diabe- · as Amnesty International, Desmond Tutu, ·tes, a heart condition and. high blood and The Pope. Thismovement has been pressure. If his .clemency proposal con~
Recently former President BillClinton · thus far unsuccessful in its attempts to ob- ·tinues to be ignored by presidents he will has been subjected to defending his tain a presidential pardon for this politi- likely die in jail. · 11th hour pardon of 140 people. Par- cal prisoner.
In a letter to his friends and supportdons included Whitewater figure Susan Leonard Peltier was accused of kill~ erson January 29, 2001, Peltierexpressed ; McDougal, former Housing Secretary ·ing two FBIagents on the Pine Ridge In- his disappointment· and frustration. in. · Henry Cisneros, ex-CIA ··Chief John dian Resewation in 1975. ··There were · Clinton's lack of cooperation. 'What Bill Deutch, publishing heiress Patty Hearst, originally four defendants Clinton did to us was cruel. Foreight years and international fugitive, Marc David charged with the •. he ignored my clemency petition deRich. · agents' deaths by a
-:• spite the major campaign that was ·ments were shooed away like an irrltat-
According to CNN and numerous grand jury. · Two of · waged. Then, just months before ing fly ey a president who did not want to other news agencies, Clinton made what these men · were · leaving office-he publicly prom- face the consequences of his own mis- · he thought were "appropriate decisions"· found 'not guilty' by ised to make a decision on my· takes, I believe we put up a serious chalregarding these· cases. The pardon of reason of self de- case, one way or the other. ··.lenge. · We can see who was granted· · 66-year-old Rich was especially contro- fense and charges.. He said he was aware clemency and why. The big donors to versial. He was being held for allegedly · were dropped or-i '
conspiring with the Iranian government the third. Only_ ·:;=
of its importance. The the Presidenfs campaign were able to
WhiteHousegavemyattor- buy justice, something we just couldn't in 1980 to fraudulently purchase six mil- Peltierremained to::·
:.=r- neys indications that there · afford." lion barrels of oil, in direct contradiction take the blame for : ·
was a good chance for my The criteria for freeing prisoners, ac- · . to a trade embargo against the country. \ this alleged crime. · ,;· clemency to be granted. I. cording to former President Clinton is not. Clinton issued these pardons just ~eonard Peltier:· · had to prepare myself for be- necessarily that they are innocent, but ·· hours before leaving office, as is tradi- never. received a -~ ing released because there that they have "paid in full" for their oftional for departing presidents. Among free trial because the ··· ktt1'tlfli'lrt.wasno sign that my petition fense. Maybe Clinton would rather that · the long list of pardons included his FBI coerced witnesses and concealed would be denied." prisoners, "paid in cash,"brother, Roger Clinton, clearing him of a evidence revealing his innocence. Be- Peltier goes on to talk about .his Not only has Peltier.Paid dearly for a cocaine charge. "You're not saying cause of Peltier'srole as this governmenfs family's preparations for his long awaited crime he did not commit, he has spread these people didn't commit the offense. scapegoat, he has remained behind homecoming, only to be deeply disap- · the spirit of generosity from behind bars You're saying they paid, they paid in full," bars for more than 25 years. · pointed. The White House never even to help other unfortunate people around Clinton said to the press. As a result of a Peltierespecially desewes clemency bothered to notify Peltier of their decision ·the world. The fact that this Native Ameripresidentlal pardon, these ex-cons are because of his incredible record of good either way. He learned of. his denial for can man lacks the high-profile or perawarded full citizenship rights, including deeds behind bars. Although held pris- clemency only through the press. Peltier · sonal relationship to the president should · the right to vote. oner, he has adopted children in Central discussed his immense gratitude for all · not be imperative to his struggle for free-
Unfortunately, one clemency candi- · America, sponsored a Native scholarship · of the grassroots supporters of his cause dom. In the spirit of Crazy Horse and in date was grossly overlooked by Clinton. program, supported .battered women's and made it clear that he was not reaqy the words of Leonard Peltier, " many po-. The movement to free Leonard Peltierhas centers and substance abuse programs, to give up all hope. litical prisoners continue to languish unbeen top a priority for the Native Ameri- and sponsored food rives among other "People from every denomination justly, proof that this nation's talk about can people of this country as well as other things. and belief prayed from· every corner of reconciliation is nothing but empty rhetoconcerned citizens since the mid-seven- Clemency for Leonard Peltieris espe- the Earth. ·Although it feels like our senti- ric."
March 22, 2001 "
• . ByPaul !Jies Staff Writer
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' The death of NASCARdriver Dale ··Earnhardthas, and no d6ubt Wiffcontinue, · ',·to leave a sourtaste on Mdorsporfsfans. .·.Practically a legend, E:anhardt was to race car drMng what Mibhael Jordan's legacy is to basketball. 'Both were ath- · · letes who, while either loved or loathed,
· · were universallyrespect ed for what they
accomplished
: · , - ••Occurrences uke t~i~, a ·superstar tragicallydving whilein hi$/herprime, also · ·. reach people on a deeper level,· be~cause they remind usthat what'sspecial ·· tq us can be taken aw,w abruptly and unexpectedly. Peopletendt6ViewsPorts superstarsOS larger-than1ife figures·•thdt ··are, somehow, infallible,"4,en.roollythey can ·fall to ·life'scircumstd~cesaseasily as any one of us. - · _ ', · ·. !
dead. Probably/ though, p$ople Just ·. · Eagle EntertainmentLLC,said in a state · · didri'twantto believe. .· / , · merit, "A5inanysportthegreatoneshad .· • Complicationsand head injurieswere •.. · an intensitythat separatedthem from the c~ed as the cause of his death, which ·.· rest, and Dale was no different." Ifs also sprung in the first place to the tact that · · oifficutt for the sport of racecar driving,Earnhardfslap belt failed to support the ·· · as its popularityand awarenessof it was · on the riseand'may nowencountersome · minor setbacks. ·."Thesport did lose an · icon on a day it was going to the next · .·.levelwiththe new nefworf<tetevisionpackage," Cormack said. ·
Hisdeath a lso brings an increased
•· When the "lntimidator,• as Earnhardt wdsapproprjatelyand resPEttivelycalied · throughoutthe years, crashedinto a wall crash. _ on the final turn of his las\ tap ·.·in the ·
Thisisa tragedy that will remain vivid · ·Daytona 500 on February, 18th fans in peopl~'smindsfor sometime, and Dale watching everywhe,re • were, while Earnhardthimself ; andthe legOGYhe left stunned, pretty suretheir herd would pull · · us,wilLsurelyberemembered1orever. In , •··· out of it. A few hoursafter the incident, · a career that spawned an amazing 76
when his death was announced to the Win1onCup victoriesand an impressive· world, a feeUngof disbeHefsw~ptacross $42millionin prize money, ifs stillalways · many unsuspectingpeople. · s rely this goiig to be sad to see a man die while · man, the person they had held in such
· dong the one thing in life,he had a pashigh regard for decades, could hot be · · sio1for. As Craig Cormac~ Presidentof
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By Kasandra Smith Staff Writer
··awarenessfor new, or at least improved, safetymeasuresthat might be necessary · rightnow torracing. ·As in most tragedies; ·the reasonsfor thisone might have been • ·avoided had more recent safetydevices been installedIn the cars.· Ifs difficult to · · · thinkthat Earnhardfslifemight have been · saved had his seatbelt been strong enough to cushion the crash. "The · · Earnhardtincident again only raisesthe levelof concern for us,"Cormack stated. "The safety of the sport has improved greatly over the years and I assureyou _. will continue to Improve."
In the meantime, we can aUtake a · stepback, pause,and remember a man who brought so much joy and enthusiasmtoso many people'slives Thatalone is priceless,and none of his fans or the , 'people that knew him will ever forget it. He has left hismarl<not only on the sport ·of racing, but also on everyone·every- · wherethat aspiresto do somett;iinggreat •··. in hisor her life. ·. i
are:Joing.Tiieyar,notlikeothersportswhere · the 1lyout routines.P~ Jryfrigout could yoJmay practiceand play. Cheerleaders allend the practicesrot werefrom 6:00prdtice duringthesummer,during8th pe- · 7:15 a.m. eveiyda'/ of that week, or they rioc:tand many tmesafterschool.They not could attend theafternoonclass.lhe oner-
' onNspend a rrtljortlyof theirtime practic- noonclasswa~r'nainlyforfhenewfreshmen
As1Tyoulsforthe new Cheerleaders,~nd ing,theyalsorroke good lucksignsforallof · that would t;QVea hard time 1ryingto get
.··• Pomalinksgetunderwoy,manypeopleare ·. LinolnHigh'staentedafhletes,fheydofund hereear1ifr1hatmorning.Thesecla&'leswere decidingWhetherornottheywanttopartici- · ra~r, and theyslillcheer up to threetimes to teaci1everyone a flag routine,and a · pate in such an exhaus:ling,and time-con- o veek · ·, dance routine.ThisSaturdaythey will all · sumingsport. _ _ Inaddiliontoall thiswork,they have to .·c;(Yileback to LincolnHighfor the final1rySenk;)rKatieTaylor has been cheering kee:,goodgra2es.ThePomalinkstoo,prac- ot.rt.lheywillbeputingroupsofthreetofour · for LincolnHighfor three years.Shestarted tice during the summernormallystarting - and perform the routinethey have been · outon 1hereservesquad,then movedupto arOJnd6 a.m., ,and ending around 7:30 taught in frontof judges.lhe flag routineis ·varsityVvtiereshe has stayed for 1woyears. a.f'1)lh ,e Pomalhksalsohave 8th period to· · judged by girlsfromthe Universitythat have • Taylorbelievesthatcheeringanddancing is ··· prcttice during~hoot, and they oftenroe a lot of flag experience,and are not from o sport,and ti'shardwoo. 'Youhave to be a pr(+tice after~hoot, as the Cheerleacers · Nebraska.Thedance isjudged by qualified good athlete,and you go to competttions," do!The Pom9linksnot only keep p:,od -·•UDA(UniversalDance Association)judges.shesaid.SeniorSaraPancharoenhasbeen gr$, doturpraisersand everylhil"\9else, GulUshatriesnotto get anyoneto judgethat · ·· a Pomalinkfor threeyears Pancharoenbe- they also lean\flag routinesfor the football ·is from Nebraskaa has anythingto do with· lieveSthat cheeringand dancing shouldbe · · garhes,and pompetilions,and 1/iey learn LincolnHighor LPS.Inader to make 1ryouls considered a sport,too."Pornalinks,take a nev dances/toentertaineveryoneduring - fairfor eveiyone , _ IOtof time, and commitment. Thereisa lot .·heme bask~II games and tor dance · Cheerleading tryoutswere held the · of focus on learningll8'IN things,but evenru , competition$ : same week of Pornalink1ryouls,March 19° allyitallpaySoff," · ··· , · · CheerleadersandPomalinl<sdocom- 23.Thec hadthreedaystolearn Fewrealizehow hard our Cheerleaders··· pete, Ifpr(?forethey shouldbe considered .·. · a dance and a cheer.lhen on the lastfwo ·andPomalinkswak.lnlheendtheirhardwork • •.•~ sp0ltt (hecompe1ffionsare qnothereye- ··dayswere~nyouts. lheywillbe judged by pays offandsornethingabsolutelyJabulous • catcherthdtmavmakepeoplewahttojoin. four judges.i/Vhowill look at how well they ·• · isready to be shown off to theirpeers.What Thecheerleadersand Pornalinksworkvery leadthe crowd,skill,jumps,dance, and spirit is shO'Mloff can be arnajor eve-9ct.cherto ·, hard thbughoutthe yearto be invltedtoa · We can ,expect the cheerleadingsquads incoming freshmenor other sludentsthat NationdlCompetitionsor otherevents.,lhe · to have pefween12-14people on each. "It · may make them want to jointhe squad. ··Cheer1ooderswere invitedto Chicago last · depends on the natural break in scores"··· · To bea C · or a Pomalinkit Marchtpcompeteandbroughthomesec- - stated C~eerleading sponsor Giovar " doesn'tonlytake talent.A studenttryingout ond place,ThePomaiinkshavebeen irnvlted Jones.lhe new cheerleaderscan lov' ror· also has to have good grades. Pomalink to pertqmduringthe opening shov l at a ward lo interestingstuffthis year. Li~,,tt:9re sponSOrLeannGalushasaid that to make· LincolnUghtingfootballgame inthe begin- being a chance of going to ·tyam1 hersquadyoumusthave been enrolledin a ningof Apnl.Thoughthe Cheerleadffi5were ·camp, or at leastout of state,ar,i"thereWI total of 30credithourslastsemester,and you _ notable to make it up to Californiathisyear, · be a neN coach. · ·· ·· · · its had to pass 25: CandidateShaveto haVe the Pomalinksdid. lhey went up Mfhthe_ · Therearemanyreasonsi\lhystud~ theirteachersfillout evaluationsabout their band to helpsparkup the performancewffh wouldwant to be on one ~ihese squa attendance,atfifudeinclass , andpersonal- theirwondelfulflagtechniques.lheybrought Taylorwould recommencthrn,anyone ·tty.Gatushdfeel&that these formsare VeJY-back fiJStplace for the FieldCompe1i\k)n. out forcheerleadif19~use You rneett~ important.Judgesahd sponsorsalsolookat _ Pornalinktryoutswereh~ from March lot of new peo~le, it 15 a good :1e-·.. . allllude during1ryouls, and whetheror not 19-23.lhey offered fwo basic ~lassesto ~ons~~ yourW:00· ·Pancharoen° links candidatesare willingto work. anyone who wanted to learn a litttemore lievesit ,s a good id$):~ 1rvoutforPoma · ·· Thoughmany do not seethe hard work about dance or flag techniquebeforenv~ ·. " · .~you like:o dar,Ce, Tryoutsbring ~~~ · ·.·fhat isdone, it isthere.A Cheel1eaderor a ing out, lh~ wanted ev~ to be able year, new friencJs, and new fans. · Pomalinkmust be dedicated to what they to tryout so they offeredfwo timesto learn. the members,;ne SJX)l1SOl'S,and ·· ·· I
By Robin Washut. SportsEditor
· As this year's winter sports season comes to an end, it is · time to acknowledge the athletes/teams that represented Lincoln High in the state tournaments. Although there were not many, the few that qualified · were able to compete against the best athletes· in their sport from around Nebraska.
Out of the four winter sports, three qualified for the state tournament: boy's basketball, swimming and diving, and wrestling. The boy's basketball team finished the regular. season with a 14-6 record and advanced to state on a wild card. Robert Krynsky ( 1 2), the lone representative for the Link's swimming and diving team, qualified to compete.in the state diving tournament. Seniors Ty McGee, T.J. Coil and · junior Steve Logan all qualified
Three of LincolnHlgh'sfour ·winter sportsqualified for the state tournament: Boy'sBasketball, Wrestling, and Swimming and Diving. All three were eliminted in the firstround of their tournaments. ·
Picturesfrom top to bottom:
' Top: SeniorwrestlerT.J. Coil ·· escapes from a bold during a home meet earlier this year.· Coil, along.with semorTy McGee and junior Stete Lo-. gan, were defeated in tne first round of the state wrestli~ tournament.
,, Middle: senior Robert Krynkskyperforms the pyke during the state swimmin~ tournament. Krynskyplac~ fifth in the tournament with_a_ score of 319.20 for the state-wrestling tourna-. Bottom_:Third·teamAI_I-Statt ment. Logan competed in the o7. _3,--.~·pooouunn.d~cc_Talossss,'·acn_aoil~~".ic11Gteh·ee._ · •·-···$eni91Seth Miller puts up a. ~VI shotbetween twoLincolnrast l,,. ":hA 215-pound class. ····plc:ayersduring ea_.rly in the_r
The uov's basketball tearn had by far the best season of first-roundgame of the stde all the winter s~orts. They broke basketball tournament.Th! into the top 10 f\10 games into Linkslost to the Spartans•t,he season and held their posi- 54.
tion all year. The LinKs climbed as high as number t\l<o in the : state, but dropped to s3venth win it all, defeating CollJTilbUs after some disappointin~ late 36:35 in the fourth-lowest sc•ring season losses. In the -dis'irict championship in stpte histo:y. tournament, Lincoln High w~n Senior Robert Krynsky wai the their first game in drama.tic.. only member of fi-)e swimrtiing fashion, with a last second and diving competition \hat buzzer-beater by third team All- qualified .for the ~tote tournaState member and team co- rnent. Krynsky enteled the dwing captain Seth Miller to beat Lin- competition and finished i~ an coin Northeast, 41-39, and ad- irr,pressive fifth-place, wirh a ' vancetothedistrictchampion- sccre of 319.20. '.That fihish ship. There Lincoln High ran into earned l O points for ~incoln High city rival Lincoln East, who had which, seeing how Krvnsky's beaten the Link's in Johnson points were the only points for.Lin-
Gym by two nearly a week be~. coin High, gave them a teom fore. They fought until the end, total Of l 0. · but were unable to withstand a The wrestling team stay in 111e near perfect shooting perfor- state tourney was just as short bs mance by the Spartans and the bdsketball team's. AHthree.· lost 54-4 7. members were defeated in the
Not only did the lost cost Lin- first· ro.und of the tournament. coin High the district champi- McGee was pinned by Dustin onship, but it also cost them the Davis of Ralston, Coil was de~ · number two seed in the state teated by Rob Swllivan o1 Pius X, tournament. The Links\ were.··. and Logan lost to Norfolk's Josh 1ble to qualify for state with a Wiemann w,dcard, but were pitted
Although their success was OQiinst those p.esky Spartans minimal at state, what these athfor 1~ethird time. · letes accomplished during the old saying, "third time's season is something Lincoln High a chorn" was, unfortunately, sports fans should be proud. A not true:.for the Links. Lincoln top 1O basketball team that lost East det-:iated them for the to the state champions, a diver third time in as many weeks, who took fifth-place in one of the 56-44. The s~ason that showed more difficult events in his sport, so much Premise came to -a and three representatfves of our · screeching hc:ift, and Lincoln school in the wrestling state tourHigh's top cor\tE:.nder for a state nament. This winter sports season championship CCJme crashing was definitely a Lincoln High job down. The Spartan,. went on the · well done. · ·
By Josh Swartzlander .NewsEditor
Warning: Freshmen Coming to Lincoln High
By Meghan Connett Editor In Chief
With the addition of two new high schools in southwest and northwest Lincoln, Lincoln High will change in size, not only in -
population, but in height. No _
longer will sophomores be the lowest grade level because in 2003, Lincoln High will be opening its doors to freshmen. For all _·Lincoln High students this will be quite a change.
As the population at most of the Lincoln high schools booms ·to. around 2,000 students, the addition of two schools will make .,s each school's student body to 1,500 to 1,700 students 'When it is all said and done, we should · have about 450 in each grade", said Principal Mike Wortman, By 2005, the Lincoln High population will level out tq about l , 700 students.
With freshmen in the school · building, more than.the just the size will change. Almost half of the school will not be driving, so parking could become lessof a ·hassle for upperclassmen, -but that also "means that more students will have to be picked up · and dropped of.f,1' said -Wortman
Having freshmen in the velopment of Lincoln High;s classrooms and stay calm. with their students. However, in same ·building makes sense for Ccxrte-Red Policy when former *Designated staff members some incidents, members of the keeping track of each Sfudenrs As~iate Principal BarryStarkleft check for students in public CrisisTeam will report to a desig- progress. It will be easier to meet 'Linco_'in·High in 199_6. "It is im- school areas such as restrooms, t d a ea high school graduation require- .na e · r · ments, and "freshmen will have
If a student comes to school portant to remember that the library media centers, cafete- * All school employees - in- more options than they did in with a gun, Lincoln High now has pla~also includes other emer- rias, or playgrounds. eluding teachers, administrators, middle school," Wortman said. a plan of action thanks to the ge~ situationssuch as fire and *Schools have identified cri- paraeducators, and other· sup-· While in middle school, many new District Code Red policy. to f n a d o , '' _ port staff, nurses, suqstitute students had only the option of The policy is designed foremer- u ht m 9 c h er Uncoln Public Scl1.:>0lsCode Red · teachers - will be provided with taking Spanish. A high school gency situations that create po- added. information about the emer- - setting will give freshmen more tential danger for students and Emergency Each r, students In the gency plans. of a variety of classes to take. faculty. situations begin Lincoln High students can While in the high school building,
Last year was the first year with the an- - Uncoln Public Schools are sup- · see our complete school Code the opportunities to become inthat an emergency plan with /,n.ouncement of i i0$ed lo run through a Code Red Red po.licy in the counseling volved in· sports, clubs,. or per• specific guidelines set by the diS'-· "~ Code Red by drill. Uke tornadoand fire drills, .- e_enteror can see parts of the · forming groups will also be trictwas required for Lincoln Pub- a school admin- the C<I lei Red drill prepares stu- _.· Code Red policy that teachers · much greater than at middle lie Schools. The policy allows - istrator. · Then, · de,,ts tn c-,se of an, emergency or_ have. school. · school administrators to declare the school Erner- Intruder In the building. Uncoln The Lincoln Public School However, the smaller school a Code Red when it is unsafe for gency Manage- • DistrictOffices provided Lincoln size may extinguish some of the students and staff to be out of ment Crisis High held Its on April 12 · Public Scho.otswith a tef"T'lplate more specialized classes. tf not. the classroom for a variety of -Team reacts to ·- thafcould be used to create an · enough students are interested reasons. the problem by _ ·individual school emergency in taking a class such as French "We need to have a plan in following the guidelines spelled sis rooms to meet inside the plan.- "Since we already had a 5 or Advanced Chemistry, the place so if there is ever an inci-. out in the Code Red policy for school,aswell as neighborhood · plan in place, we used parts of class will not be offered A varident here we will know how to specific situations. _. siteswhere staff and students will the template to supplement our ety of classes will still be offered, react and what we will do," said The district Code Red policy convene if they need to evac.u- plan," said Uhrmacher. but th ey will be moSfly core Associate · Principal Arlyn basically says: · ate the building. Lincoln High's last Code Red· -classes in th e sciences a nd huUhrmacher, who led In the de-. *Students remain in their· · ·· *Teachers generally remain drill was on April 12th. · manities. (Continueden Pg. 3 )' \ '
·April27, 2001
, f!C2e~n~;t'i1c~me l 06 Issue7 i,)i; !UtOU.U:J{tOUCt.iJ•.&.
Staff Writer
· Oglala men Is among the low- was banned ten years ago; ___ .....,. est in the United States, 20o/o.of The issue now is: does the
• ByKai Shiffler poverty, life expectancy for prove living on the Rez, alcohol doing nothing to respect the prohibition imposed upon the land to discourage alcoholism.
The Pine Ridge ·Indian Reservation is located in the Oglala houses lack basic plumb- · border town of. Whiteclay, Neing, and unemployment in. the ·braska have· the right to sell al-··
Lakota people in the last 5 years, · · and the link between the illegal alcohol trade and the deaths of
·The Arts and Humanities Focus Program has had his people. Among these casualties included both Poor Bear's brother and cousin, Wally Black Elkand Ronald Hard Heart. southwest corner of South Dakota. The reservation is a little under 2 million acres of wide the unique opportunity to hear first hand accounts of the situation from both tribal leaders · As a result of these killings, and the lack of action on the open plains with a popu- arid members of the part of state law enforcement, -lotion of approximately Nebraska LiquorCom- Poor Bear and others organized J 5,000 people. The · mission during a.panel "Comp Justice" on June 8, 1999. •[§Indin9lud~s-part of the · ·•·discussion ·.on Friday, The camp servesas a wQrldwide Badlands., and .is filled •·· AprUo•.The panelists in- vigil being helq in dedic.ation to with·rolling hills and pie-. j ·. ;clUded. Frank L<:1Mere the struggle of Native Americans turesque scenery. , The ··..•. · of the Winnebago ir.t•the fight for human .and civil people_ whu :Jiveon· the': >r tribe; Tom Poor Bear of rights; Several highly publicized r~rid 'Ore 'the Oglala · · · the Ldka'ta; · ~rosty "Justice Walks" between Pine Lakota, who were the · Chapman, Director of Ridge and Whiteclay have oclast tribeto be forced by •Liquor Control with the 9urred within the last couple the United states govern- ·Nebraska State Liquor years, making people aware of ment to live on reserva-··· Commission: Sgt. Mar- the injusticesand racism that still tions. In the past the tin Costello, Nebraska exist against the Native AmeriLakota were known for ··. State Patrol Liquor En- can people. being strong and proud·.·. forcement Unit; and "Camp Justice would like to warriors and hunters, Byron Peterson, of Ne- · have a relationshipwith the State and their land extended braskans for Peace. of Nebraska, Tom Poor Bear told ·-~---·--, over the Dakotas, Mon- · Also present at the dis- the audience, "But they must tana and part of Ne-;: $fudentsat the Arisand HumanitiesSchoollistenedto speakers ·. cussion was .Lincoln understand us first. They must broska.• :: ., · about theissueof alcohol being sold in Whiteclay, NE.to· · · High'sNative American · understand our ways, they must ·•:}Jtt~·r~sE,!rvation is·' :·peopifllving on the Pine Ridege Indian ReservationIn South Scholars class as well understand our prayers." nowinfcimous for·being ·Dalcofa.·trlbal.leadersandmembersof the Nebraskaliquor asa·largeaudienceof · The main principles·.ofthis the poorest area in the ·.Commissionspoke about both sides of the issue~· · · · community figures. statement and the entire forum entire U.S. It also is home ··. · ·
The panel of four touch on the need for commuto one of the highest · people follqwed a nication and. the awareness of rates of alcohe>lismna;lionwide community is as high as 7:io/~.AH coho! to people frvi.1gp1~ti1e res- : .l/\le~kUoqg:,11~\f}'C¥J~~tP~citi~~issliis:~At~1lltdid'.ailll- • at approximately70%. ··In addl- ··· of these factorsare continuous ervotionwhen it Isclear that fhii' morciil,legal,·economic aridso- tiesprogramrecently,the school tion, nearly 60% of the young causes for concern for tribal .•and other state regulated oleo- clal elements at work concern- successfully paid tribute to this people on the reservation live in leaders, and in an effort to im- hol related laws, are being vio- Ing th1isconflict. Students had a need for world attentiOn by holdlated? The four chance to read a variety of ar- ing the first public forum to take liquor stores in ticles and view the documentary place between these particular
Whiteclaycon- entitled "Homeland", which individuals. Oneachsldeofthe tinue to sell 4 gave an in depth look at life on panel, the Principlesof Dialogue million cans of the reservation, inpreparation for were seen framed on easels for beer annually the speakers. The prevalence of. · both the audience and the to residents of· alcoholism on the reservation Pine Ridge, or and Itsconnection to various soroughly 2,800 cioeconomic realities, along cans of beer with alcohol use as It relates to every day, thequarterthemesof ''faith and panel to be aware of. Love, Hope, Humility! Faith, Trust,and Critical Thinking served. as the · basis for such a unique forum. Individuals at the school bringing in a place," were among the daily found that there was an Imhuge profit for discussion topics. mense amount of Information to the unincorpo- Panelist Tom Poor Bear, process in relation to this subject. rated town of stressed the problems with law Sorting through t~e contempo20 people. enforcement on the reservation. · rOJYIssuesand history of the op~--' Mean w hi I e · He· discussed the 8 pressionoftheNatlveAmerlcans vendors · are uninvestigated murders. of in this country is a messy and
· complicated ordeal. Even though no obvious solutions for the current societal problems arose durlng the discussion, each panelist shared their insight into the problem and as a result promoted a new standard for • dialogue.
mer ives:
By Meghan Connett Editor In Chief
of emergency contraceptives, (EC) through prescription in 1997. EC's are four do,ses of
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ovary, the pill prevents it from [EC], is not to be used as an on- demnation, mostly from prot:>eingreleased. If the ovum has going method of birth control, choice and pro-life groups re• been released, thepill prevents but rather it is to be used when spectively. Thepointthatthetwo i regular birth control taken at one it from being fertilized. If the other methods have failed soch groups disagree upon, isWhether Thedebate over contracep- time. If taken within 36-72 hours ovum 110sbeen fertilized, it pre- as a br0ken condom, a dis- the pill is acting as an actual tives is an age-old tale. Dating after the unprotected inter- vents the egg from implanting lodged or forgotten diaphragm, · contraceptive or an abortJficant, back to the days of the Egyp- course, it may prevent pregnan- itself along the uterus walls. If a series of forgotten birth con- •·. Planned Parenthood offeres tians, women have searched for cies up to 75%. Thedrug is more · impl_antationhas occurred, the trol pills, or episodes· of forced the drug because, ''ifs an option a way to prevent unwanted effective the sooner it is taken. pill will do nothing to inhibit the sex such as rape." that a woman should have," pregnancies. In the past, By taking an EC, it wor!<sin pregnancy from continuing in a Likeany new form of contra- saysdirector John Kell$, StHI,pro women have resorted to un- · life groups are protesting its use healthy means of terminating a
because of the belief that life· · pregnancy, by drinking poison · Among this group of teens, 74 to 85% of these pr~gnanciesare unintended and starts at conception. Ernerand using hangers to rid them- · gency contraceptives can stop .· selves of unwanted child In the resultJnapproximately 500,000 live birthsand 400;000 miscarriagesor induced the Implantation ot the egg into 60's a revolutionary little plll. · ·abortions ~ch year.·(FamilyPlanningPerspective$,July 199.8) · the utuerus.after its conception. ·. changed the sexual revolution In France, ·.·ECs .·•.were forever. This.plU, consisting ·of.·.. · App·.roxim. at. ely on.emillion teens in .the USbecom~. preg•nant each yeor. .·<lvallabe to girls through· their· · high doses of female hormones; .·
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· school nurse, until the Catholic ·prevented pregnancv before It
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By Niki Oberheu Staff Writer
*Every $200 pledge will provide ef-
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· Some of you may wonder.how you the t-shirt, the Frisb.ee,and an AIDSWalk can make a difference. Those of you mug, and for every $100 after that your ought not to be ashamed of yourselves, name ·will be p!laced in a drawing for making it even more important that you · prizes such as a nighfs stay at a hotel in read the following information. Kansas City, a one-year gym member-
Thetenth annual AIDSWalk Nebraska ship, and morel) is taking place
*A $500 on April 29, " pledge will pro200 l • at the vide HIV informaAuld Pavilion in tion and referrals Antelope Park.. to over · l 000
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pledges with you to the. Walk registration or mail them with your registration On April 29 th grab your walking shoes and join the fight against AIDS. The course is stroller and disabled-ac- · cessible. Bring anyone and everyone (including your family pooch) and walk together to support the Nebraska AIDS Project!
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*The partici- four years, instead of having to spend braska. is ex- pant who turns in one year at a middle school and the actly. This the most money last three in a high school building. And fundraiser is for by April 29th will • it will be a whole different experience. the Nebraska AIDSProject (NAP). NAPof- receive roundtrip travel for two on Midfers services throughout Nebraska to in- west ExpressAirlines! dlvlduals with this seriousdisease. To help · How.do you sign up? There are three , NAPyou must acquire pledges from fam- registration options for people in the Linily, friends, and neighbors. · coin area: mail the official form to 2123 ·
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·By Paul Reis Staff Writer
"Sometimes you're flush. Sometimes yot.(re bust. And when you're up, its never as good as it seems. And when you're down, you never think you'll be up again.· · But life goes on."
These words, spoker, early on .Jnthe movie by Fred Jung (RayLiottafrorn · •"Goodfellas") as a credo to his son, will later come to summarize his son's life and the ups and downs that it entails. Its this story .· in a nutshell. · Ted Demme's "Blow" tells the true story of one :American, George Jung · (flawlessly ployed by ·Johnny Depp) who,- over the span of five decacles, ultimately evolved from ·being a typical dU-American kid from small town Massachusetts to laying · claim as the man respon- ·
The movie's firstact begins by · showing Jung as a young kid not sure what he wants to do with his life, but positive he doesn't want it to be served by working a bluecollar construction job like his father. After graduating from high
.By Jerrod Watson Entertainment Editor
Aerosmith has been around · since 1970 when they formed, and has had over 20 different albu ms released, including a couple of greatest hits albums,
seems to have feelings for. How- ,,vorite song off the album it would since their debut album in l 9 73. ever, he calls the girl Jaded, be "Jaded" and "Fly Away From which means to be worn out. Here." "Jaded" is a good song She is dull or boring all of a sud- to sing to. Is also good to just sit den. But, even though.he think,s · oown and listen to. I think 'Fly this and even calls the girl jaded, · Away From Here" is better for that he stil!Iseems to have a thing for though. Its a more mellow type her and even talks about them of ·song then "Jaded". If you being with e.och other and be- were to compare it to anything ing jaded together. The other else from Aerosmith I think that I songs on the CD are Beyond • "Don't Wont To Miss a Thing" Beautiful, Just Push Play, Jaded, · would be a good song to put the FlyAway From Here, TripHoppin', 2 songs together. ·Both songs
But, their populari1y just doesn't seem to die. The 5 person rock band includes Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, · Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, · and .Joey Kramer, who play a wide range of instruments ineluding the harmonica, the squeezebox, the piano, percussion, the guitar, the pedal steel, the · slide guitar, the bass, the fretless bass and the drums.
Now, many years after their first album, they have come out with a
The new CD ''Just PushPlay'', by Aerosmith,is available now.
brand new CD called "Just Push · Play" which contaill6 l 2 tracks. Their first single off the album is called "Jaded." "Jaded" is a song about a girl. A girl that he
Sunshine, Under My Skin,Luv Lies, butta Your Head, brop Dead Gorgeous, Ligh.t Inside, and Avant Garden.
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pretty much have the some tempo. The other songs·on Jhe. album ore really good too and don't need to be left out. I felt that Beyond Beautiful was a rea Ily good song. ~t has the Aerosmith style in it, which is a lot of screaming lyrics and guitars, a pretty good thing. Luv Lies and Drop Dead Gorgeous.were really good songs too. t basically · liked them all because of the ~tyle and enthusiasm Stephen Tyler puts into his singing ·So, in all. Just Push Play was really good and I really liked it. It showed the Aerosmith style just like when they were musicians in the 1980s and its good that they ore still able to make music after all these years. I give the Just Push Play 4 out of 5 stars simply because it was .not the best CD · I have ever heard. However, it is · one of my favorite ones.
Flash forward a few years and conscience, for he knows, he Jung is in high times, with 600 would never listen,but more as an pounds of pot and more money advisor He cares for George but than he can count. It is this that disapproves of his lifes1yle and leads him to the inevitable bust can see where it is sending him. that sends him to jail. Because of this, he feels its his Once there, he gets to know du1yto speak his mind about how · his cell mate Diego, (Jordi his son is living, if only as a word · Molla, in hisAmerican film of warning. Its an honest, believdebut) a Spaniard who's in able, and heartfelt performance, for grand theft auto.· andafterDepp's,itstickswithyol.J George and Diego the most. match wits and, once Tlherestoftheensemblecost back on the outsid.e, is equally as good. Thisincludes head down to Mexico Max Perlich,("DrugstoreCowboV') and hook up with Colom- who plays George's friend Kevln: · bian cartel leader Pablo the· man who first gives him the Escobar, where they con- idea of seriouslyselling marijuana spire to change America's for a profit. Also effective. is the • · then-current· drug · of a mu.sing Paul Reubens (best · choice, marijuana, toco- knowrnas Peewee Herman) who colr1e. · l"hey succeed, portrays Derek Foreal, th_e pot and this marks the begin- · dealer who initiallygets Jung's sellning of the end for Jung. ing 01ffthe ground. · Impeccable
In the meantime, Di- actin1g are the legs on which a ego introduces him to movie stands,.· and in an enMirtha (Penelope Cruz 9f deavor such as this, it is com"AII the Pretty Horses") a pletely necessary. The players wild, beautiful Spanish · here fulfill. this requirement to a woman, and they fall in tee. love and marry: However Since this movie is based on
· sible for introducing the ''Blow',.stars Johnny Depp a.s U.S.to cocaine, or "blow."
The film's entire first· George Jung; the mah who intro-
·.'. carefree, .·crazy, oriel fun a true story, you can't always ex- · tirnes may seem for a pect happy endings, and such is while, what goes up must · the case here.. Most Hollywood come down. ·After bear- moviies prefer to take the easy ing a child, (the "sunshine" way out, ending their films with a
George go through bust after make for commercial profits, no • bust, as he is frequently put in jail. matter how grim the subject matHis life begins to disintegrate into ter ·is. Thankfully, Demme denothing, and the notorious life he cided ·that presenting reali1y is leads eventually lands him in a rriore important than leaving state correctional facility for life. viewers with a false sense of what Along the way, Jung is shad- is. S,o, even though the ending owed by his parents, Fred and Er- mighlt make you feel a little down, mine. It is here where the film's its a small price to pay for two second best performance lies. hours of engaging, insightful enLiotta plays Jung's father not as his tertainment. ·
half is a feast to the eyes · duced cocaine to the U.S. In the .· ·and ears, as it charts late 1970s. of Jung's life) Mirtha and· feettng of unrealistic happiness to Jung's rise at a briskpace ·with quick, sharp cinematogra- school in 1968, .he heads out to phy and a great use of oldies mu- .·the west coast with a friend, Tuna sic to accentuate whichever de- (Ethan Suplee, the big guy from ·code Jung's story is unfolding in. "American · History X") and. Theseingreclientsare largely remi- stumbles upon an idea that could ·niscent of Martin Scorsese's 1990 earn them some quick cash. masterpiece "Goodfellas," right They begin selling marijuana on down to the reflecting, dead-pan. the beaches. It is here that he narration of Depp, which replaces · meets the woman who could be Liotta's superb narration in theloveofhislife,Barbara(Franka · "Goodfellas." · Potente of "Run Lola Run" fame.)
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_By Jerrod Walson Entertainment Editor
For the last few issuesof the Advocate yo~ might have seen this brand new column called "Gamin' Newz." If you read them then· you found that on the first· month there was a preview of a game called "Conker's ijad Fur · Day"_ and a review ·
Playstation 2 is the second NextGen. system out right now. The other one being the Sego DreamCast. The Dream Cast also pushes 128 bits of power. It is a really good system to own and isa real dime saver now that Sega lowered the price to $99. The only real bad thing is Sega is no longer going to be a 1st party developer like Sony an,d called "Paper Mario", · · both games being on_ the Nintendo 64. · Now, it's time to · get down to why I choose to·- do Nintendo 64 games · when we now have a new system such as the Playstation 2 by Sony and future systerns from Nintendo
a11d Microsoft. · It's quite simple. People believe in hype too often which results in people becoming bi- · ased towards a video game system.·Thishas been happening since - the N64-
• April 27, 2001
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Microsoft. TheX-Boxisalso a 128 -other systems. It happens on all letter from someone who puts bit system that plays DVD mov- · sites on ANT. On the Nintendo up a fight saying how the X-Box ies, which is pretty much just like · site, the Playstation site, the PC wont be any good and how the the Playstation 2, but has the gaming site and the DreamCast _Playstation 2 or the GameCube support of Bill Gates and his site. People have been getting will be better because it's all company. There aren't really on there and being biased to- .about the games and not the any differences between any of wards a different system. On the hardware. But he just pushes it the new systems forgetting mailbag people writing in giving aside saying how the other sysabout the new Gameboy. The such e-mails talking about argu- terns suck and X-Boxwill be betgames are pretty much different ments going on between ter in more ways than one so, in the friends. And they write in telling Now, most of you people.
about how a certain Nintendo · might be thinking that its just all - fan is cursing out an XBox fan. in fun But in many ways it is becuose its not as good as pretty unhealthy and might even Nintendo. And vicesversa. Ar1d -·.end up with the fall of the video the web masters aren't much games industry. You never know help either. They go out of their ·_·what might happen. · It came way to write essaysthat contain _·close to that in the 1980's. · I just ,· the l 00 top reasons why PC think that we should all should · - gaming will forever be better the stop the bickering and get the consol gaming. You might system you want.·- Leave It at have also heard of a site called that. xl:x>x.ign.ccrn.
The new system lineup include1sthe Nintendo GameCube, Playstation·2, XBox, and the GameBoy Advance. Which one will be the people's top choice for the next five years? That site has a very bia s e d webmaster named Vincent. Sometimes Vincent might get a
No one knows.
Ptaystation era began, and I Nintendo. That means they a1re end, the system with the opthink ifs time· for all that to end only going to be making games pealing game will get one · because, lefs face-it, the bias is on other systems. Nintendo's person's love and the rest will , unhealthy. And by showing GameCube isgoing to be a 128 get that same person's hasome N64 games, it might help bit system which plays a speciial tred. ·all the people biased toward 1ype of diskthat will be produced What do other people Playstation -and Playstation 2 only by· them to decrease pi- think about all this though? know_·that the-re ·•GHe··-geoo racy. The disk, whichJs hQlf the.,. 1her.e .l~ ·.thi_~k~ord,on _ :
games on other systems too. size of a regular CD, has DVD · America Onlinecalled ANT.
··As many people might quality content and would have But that only works on know, the Playstation2 isout now the full length space a DVD hos America Online. For the and in full force despite a little if they chose not to use miini-. peopJe using a different· P,roblem that happened ·with disks; internet service you will have hardware with the systems The Gameboy Advance to go to a different website launch in October. Many oth- , only has 32 bits, but that is a m1a- called ant.com. ANTis short · ers might know that Nintendo is Jor improvement to the earliier for the word antagonist. ANT releasing not one,. but two new - Gameboy systemsNintendo h1as is a game site that gives resystems called the - brought out, which had 8 bits. vie~s on video games, but, "GameCube" and "Gameboy And finally, the X-Box by the site promotes bashing on Advance" along with Microsoft
releasing their firstsystem, the XBox. GBAwill release in the summer and the "XBox" and GameCube will release in the fall of this year. Sego released a·system in l 999 called the DreamCast. That .is 5 systems currently to choose from. Five video game systemswould cost someone well over $1,000 if
they wanted games with all 5 systems. Not many people want to spend that kind of money for three different systemswhen one · system will do them just fine, so,· because of this many people will buy one system and get overly attached to it. Once that happens bias starts and wars begin where people call ·each other names like little children.
The Playstation 2 is Sony's second system they ever made out of three systems. The Playstation, the Playstation one ·and, the brand new Playstation · 2. It is a-black colored system that can either sit vertically or horizontally,and plays DVDmovies, and pushes l 28 bits. That is compared to the· Playstation, having 32 bits, and the N64, having 64 bits. It currently has around 40 games out since its.· release on October 23rd • The
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aose a slate of candidates to ! gener.lection, in a recQrdturnoutof TheAdvocate.~resentsto you a voter's guide U.ColnPublic Schools Board of ,:<
BY-ElisabethReinkordt
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School Board: ·1neach of the odd-numbered school board districts, two candidates advanced to the general election. The School Board votes were crucial this year, due to a lot of discontent with the way that the Board spent its money regarding the building of two new high schools. Only one Incumbent won his district in the p~imary.
Peter Katt
Incumbent Peter Katt has been on the school board for several years and stands for change, fiscal responsibility, and greater public involvement In the schools
Districtl
Bob Grundman
Bob Grundman wants to change the school board policies because " the · status quo is not enough."
Kathy Danek A graduate of Lincoln .·Northeast, Kathy Donek. wants to bring a "dollars and sense· approach to. the school board, by not sacric ficing education, but being efficient. District 5
Keith Prettyman
Keith Prettyman is a local businessman in the insurance industry. He hopes to pay particular attention to "regular students," and attract and retain high quality teachers.
Kevin Lybarger Newcomber, · Kevin Lybarger is a resident of Arnold Heights and is the President of Arnold Elementary PTO. He hopes to bring ·a new face to the school board with new visions.
Don Movhew is an entrepreneur, starting his own business in 2000. He hopes to bring more state money to the district, so property taxes will not have to be re" lied on so heavily, District·3
Don Mayhew
Jim Garver
Jim Garver has spent 16 years on the school board. He wants to establish a ba• sic ·reading curriculum, Increase test scores, and receive more federal money for special educotion.
Michael Nolan Incumbent Michael Nolan has been on the board for two years. He wants to trim the budget through efficiency and pay teachers a higher salary to keep them in Nebraska •
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By.ElisabethReinkorclt
Copy Editor
• fosthe end of the year draws nearer and nearer for Lincoln High students,our minds fill with the typical springtimethoughts:
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mester (oreven year), while otherssimply administera test covering the last unit of material in the course. Here,the distinction is evaluative: the teacher chooseswhateverexam best fits the needs of the course and the warmer weather, summertime curriculum. For sophomores plans, and closure of the aca- and juniors who will continue demic year. The last·thing on · · their courseworkhere next year, our minds is preparing for finals. · a final isappropriate. Forseniors; Forthe sophomores and juniors ·it is not. at Lincoln High,the prospect of However,. we must look next yea(s tougher high school deeper in order to find the inclassesis in sight. Butfor seniors tent of final exams. If the tests - from those entering the work are ALWAYSadministered in orforce to those college-bound - ·der to test for comprehensive. the story is somewhat different. understanding, and if teachers , We are leaving the LHScommu~ believe that the materials covnity,and we must askourselves: ered in·the exam will be essenwhat will we make of our last tial for the students' continuing weeks at LHS?Furthermore,do education, then the finalsare le: we need to take finalsthis May? gitimately given. This,however, Beforeansweringthis ques~ is not generally the case. lntion, we mustexamine in greater stead, finalsare more often than detail the purpose of finals in not simplycatch-allsthat teachgeneral. ersthrow together for reasonsof
Finalexams are justthat: the accountability rather than to final test we willtake in a course. meet the ends of learning. In a Some teachers choose to culture where the · newest make them· comprehensive - buzzwordisstandard!Zedtesting, an overview of the whole se- teachers succumb to the pres-
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suresof politicianswho tell them and keep their jobs. Furtherto test their students.We admin- more, the vast majority of these ister a finals week schedule testsoreeithernon-comprehenwhere some teachers utilizethe sive or cover -non-essentialcurtime with a rigorous exam, but riculo. For instance, it is a fat- · most.create a te5! that is easily • lacy 1tosay that seniorsin a Citipassable. Some call it movie/ zenship Issuesclassmust take a yearbook signing day. ·· final 1regardingcommuni1y ser-
Two arguments stand in fa- vice :simplybecause they were vor of continuing finals for high taking the class. If the true inschool seniors. Firstly,if the ma- tent iisto extend learning, then , terial covered isessentialin con- the grade should reflect the actinuing coursework- and if the tual community service- not a exam adequately teststhis ma- ·test listingthe places where one terial - then the tests can serve can •volunteer.orthe hoursone as a learning and grading tool. needs to. complete. The logic ·Secondly,if teachers are aiming agailn applies that these tests to prepare their studentsfor col- make sense in junior- and lege - a place where they will sophomore-level classes, but inevitably face final exams - not for seniors.· then it is arguable that senior fi- lihe argument that seniors, nals are a good idea. need finals to prepare for col-
These1woargumentsarestri-·. lege is dually flawed. First,not dent examples of the recent rush all seniorswillbe enrollingin postin accountabilitythroughtesttak- secondary education upon ing that is sweeping our public leavl!ng Lincoln High. And of secohdaryschools. Ratherthan those who are, manywill attend basing grades on what is vocational or trade schools not learned in the class,teachersare· · partaking in the testing system; taught and told that test taking thus, a much smaller percentisthe only option avallable if they age of seniors than generally want to both gain reputability belleved will actually be taking
finalsin a college situation. Second, and more imp0rtant1y,the · finals we are given at Lincoln High are nothing like finals we would get in college (with 1wo prominent exceptions: Differentiated/Advanced Chemistryahd Differentiated Calculus both have college-level finals).A col· lege final would NOTbe a multiple-choice. or fill-in-the-blank ·.exam. To pass off the finals we take In high sch6ol as collegepreparatory iswrong. The reason seniors do not want to take finals is not due to sheer laziness. It is clear that finals - as they stand currently,...· · do not serveto meet the needs of seniors at Lincoln High. Instead of forcing a burden.upon seniorsat the end of their term in public education, the Lincoln Public Schools should step forward to make the end. of the yearrewarding for seniors,and not a punishment. Seniors should not be required to take final exams until It isproven that they are appropriate· and essentlal to the benefit of stu- · · dents. snowdays would be the fir$tday
By Paul
~eis ofourspringbreak, whenmany Staff Wnter · studentslil<eto make plansto go So the school make-up days out of town. And even for those due to snow are now com- who stay, well, I doubt many of pleted. That.firstday of our spring them have nothing better to do break we· had to miss?, Long than be ifl school. On top of all gone. Now, most people have this,what are most classesactutheir .extra 15 minutes back to ally going to get done in one sleep in the morning.· And no day? When ifs been preceded more eyeing the clock, waiting by the weekend, and followed for ltto hit 3:20. We're now back by sixmore days off? Whatever to the regular schedule, and all you study will certai_nlynot be that extranonsenseisnow forgot- fresh in your mind when you re· ten. tum the following week.
ButI stillhave a few problems Thisbringsup a whole differwith it that I need to get out. How· entpeint. Who says that quality long has Dr. PhilSchoo been su- education is reached by acerperintendent of Lincoln Public tain amount of minutesanyway? · Schools?16 years. Thatsa pretty And we are talking actual minlong time, long enough anyways ·--Liteshere; I knowthere is a time ·to recognizethe patternsof snow requirementthat has to be met conflicting with school time. And each semester, and you can't if he has been paying attention, change those rules. But think he would have noticed that our , about it. What iSadding five, ten schools usually have to miss at minutesto each classperiod releast two school days because ally going to accomplish? Prob-
of snow each year. Count 'em, ably nothing at all, especially
urvey.naeAdvocate Is trying to nect b_,llerwith our readers In rder to find out what they want nd don't want to see In future Is1would like to comment 017 • · two., Presently,he and the LPS .when the classes are already , · SIOn.l·feel bad··that the sltuat·ion school board are generous plen1ylong. Ifs likethey're mak-
l. What do you like and/or dislike · bout the Advocate?
·an article in the March 22, 2001 issueof the Advocate. It is very was not positive for IIG. In the enough tof givde· o~rbepubedlic· ing it harder than it needt • st0 be 1 • • • ' future I will work hard to commu- schoolsone ree ay, ,o us Starting fifteen minu es ear 1er unfortunatethatthemembersof in case of snow emergencies;,, .andendingtwen1yminuteslater,· · IIG do notfeel·appreciated by ·nicate better to help all groups · · · feel they ha.vean important role · What might be a possible sotu"' ,, for well over a month? Thatjust Lincoln High School. Theyhave ·tion to keep this from interfering, looksand feelstoo disorganized When.youloqk through the.Actvo- · been an -important part of our .at Lincoln High School. with hoot f' ? w II it t k d eedl ate, What types_ofstorlesd01/0 , school tradition for many years · I want to thank IIG for the I t fscb • ime: ~e'· 00 a an Bnutwheatss.d. d 1,, · · · m_any ways they·have positive.ly · o o rain .,,orm1ng,o come up s ,one 1s· one. m suallyread? Why? dhd I want to be sure that they withthis, but here it is. Maybe not one to dwell on whats al" have an important role in the fu- · represented Lincoln High School give our public schoolstwo free ready happened, because you What would you like to see more f in the newspaper?Lessof?
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The members of 11Gdid ev- watching their contributions In go! Problem solved! thiswhole deal could have been erythirig they could have done the future. Seriouslythough,how difficult solved much faster, and been · at Devaney on the day of the could that be? Youknowitwould less.complicated. I hope that State Basketball Tournament. Mike Wortman be helpful,andthatweprobably nexttimearound, Dr.Schooand There had been changes· in Principal could use It. Instead,the LPSof- hisassociateswillthinkup better, ·seating procedures from· previ- fice decided that the best day more efficient ways to solve inous years and it caused confu- to make up one of this years evitableproblemssuchasthese.
It Saves Lives
By Meghan Connett /
Editor In Chief·
· will only kill more people.
There should not be a debate on
whether this is right or wrong, there should be a debate on why we have
For years, people have tried to· not changed it sooner. come up with a way to stop people During the energy crisis of the late from driving while intoxicated. Yet, ?O's, the interstate speed limit was · each year, hundreds of people die due changed from 75 to· 55 to conserve · to drunk drivers. gas. Studies found that cars eat less -
The simplest solution would be that gas driving at 55. people toke responsibility if they choose While the reason1ing behind this de-
intoxicated to drive a vehicle. money, it
00 It's Bribery
By Josh Swartzlander News Editor
ernment to bribe us to do it," questioned Roth.
Where do you draw the line between incentive and extortion? The fedBribery is a crime. Right now, two eral government cannot continue to' proposals, LBl 66 and LBl 6 7, have withhold funds to further its purposes. been adopted in Nebraska that are the That is unconstitutional because it interproduct of just that: bribery. feres with state's rights to govern them···· The laws, proposed by State Sena- selves By bribing Nebraska, the fedtors Carol Hudkins of Malcolm and Jim eral government is forcing the state to Jones of Eddyville, lowered Nebraska's change a law that does not violate the standard for measuring a person's United State's Constitution. The federal to drink like toking a cab if one is too cision was ...1,- ,.l blood alcohol level. government does not have the right to from O. l O to. O.08. If· dO that. ·Could the federal government Nebraska had not de- · get away with withholding alt of cided to adopt the pro- · Nebraska's federal highway funds? I sin-
This would be too simple. So, the a I ·~ o Nebraska legislature, along with pres- s a v e d · sure from the national government, has lives. Less taken the matter into their own hands. accidents The bill, LB 166 and 16 7, introduced this w e r e year would change the blood alcohol avoided level from .1 to .08. As the legislature · a n d debates the issue of whether or not to p e o p I e posals, ·it would have·. cerely doubt it lost $33 million through Many people do not have prob-· · 2007 and 8 percent of lems with the laws themselves, but they · its federal highway · dothinktheywerepassedforthewrong funds each year after reasons. "I'm more disgusted by the tnat.. Because Ne~· way it was passed," said Roth. brask.a passed. the law However, the lawsthe,mselves have lower the level of intoxication, there is were not • ·· this year, it will receive many problems as well. The American one matter to consider. Will it save injured as a $3.5 million bonus. Beverage Institute, an association of lives?· Yes· ··severely
Basically, the fed- · restaurant operators, calls the lower Nebraska is one of the last states -while driv- era I government black- standard "an attack on social drinkers." to change the blood alcohol level from ·tng at 55 mailed· Nebraska to It said that a ,120-pound woman who .1 to .08. Part of the reason that we mph. pass the laws changing drank two 6-ounce glasses of wine in ·are choosing to changeit now, comes_ · I· n · the legal ·intoxi_c:ation. · two hours .co.uld be arrested.forbeing from pressure by the national gov~rn- l 9 9 9 , · · limit; ·.· , .fegdUydrunk;_;Tbatkind of drin!(et'snqi.Jla ment. If we do not change it, federal drunk driv-
According to Brad be considered a social drinker, nbt a funds\will be taken away from our <e' r s
· Roth, the President of binge drinker. · ·.·
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The fact is that lives will be saved. accidents
Defense Attorneys"' 'As• even be effective. The Nebraska Of-
sociation ~n_d an _T~-.·.·:ice of H_ig~waySafefy said ~hat jowerStates who have lowered the intoxica- reported · c!P1!!:fl"""'~!-i;:. year pract1c1ng cnm1- 1ng the limits would do nothing to stop tion level have seen alcohol related - in Lincoln.. nal defense attorney,· chronic drunken drivers.· It said that deaths have decrease by 500. we stopping people from driving intoxi- the alcohol limit laws are part ·of a grow- more than 55 percent of alcohol:re- · · · ing trend of Government incented pro- ·lated fatal car crashes in Nebraska inhave the choice of saving some lives, coted is almost impossible, but per- posals. According to Roth, the merits volveq drivers whose blood-alcohol or being too prideful to change.it be- · haps by lowering the alcohol limit to• of such laws are not even considered level was o.14 or above. cause the federal government 1stell- .08, people may think before taking because of the monetary benefits. According to Roth, the laws do not ing us to change th e limit. th at laSt drink. Not only are there problems· with hit the right people. "There's a dramatic ·
The reasoning behind this bill is not Or maybe it will cause a friend to the.se laws, but they were passed for difference between o.08 and 0.1 O," truly to save 500 lives from drunk driv- take the keys from someone who has · the wrong purposes. said Roth. "Are we trying to get the right ers, but to keep the federal funds for had too much to drink and then call a _ Nebraska should have passed the people by doing this?" our Nebraska roads. · cab. laws in question because the state truly Nebraska cannot afford to continue · It is sad that it takes money to per-· And maybe it will save that 18 year · thought the laws were essential for the · ·passing laws that will grease a treochsuade us to change the alcohol blood old girl, driving home late-at night from well~being of Nebraska citizens, not be- erous path down the slippery slope of level, but by being too prideful to take becoming another 1number ih a list of cause the federal government mode • federal government blackmail. Nea suggestion from an outside authorify · drunk driver fatalities. the state do it."lf we're going to poss brasko should not have passed LBl 66 the laws, do we need the federal gov- and LB16 7.
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By Elisabeth Reinkordt
Editor
sUence
all day long by them The musicjndustry · selves for· fear they might witness some · We cannot allow the uncouth language · ipewings of so-called "rap artists" like or promisculfy. &ninem and Dr. Dre to continue. Their The governmenrs plot of v-chip inrnusic forces non-violent, peaceful stallation played off as a wonderful filycuths to embrace tering device - was not meant to serve c~arly fallen into the hands of these lecha er0us beings to determine the direction of : they have been given no other choice. Parents any valuable purpose for families other thanIt helps the already corrupt media · produce even more·g1uttony and sin; it·
should have long been overturned Not that the prinonly do they make_these students read ciples set forth in the Declaration of In~ this matter, butthen they shove dependence. They are wrong. coerce them into "discuss ion" of these issues. .Parents of America, we have lost control.
Censorship in simply justified for one
My friends, outright censorship - in.. censored. This is a · the good old-fashioned American tradi- fair way to determine what we can elimition - is what our culture is note from our schools, televisions; and The time has come radios. It does· not ."violate" anyone's · for positive, values-based. moral leaders · "rights." My friends, let's and authorities to step forward in theface of controversy. No longer shall the liberal left-sympathizers allow to dominate our system. My fellow Americans, so not be fooled by their rhetoric.
[Theopinions expressed in this text are NOT the opinion of the writer, nor of this · newspaper, but seNe a purely satirical purpose.]
·By Kat Shiffler Staff Writer
· As I first walked into a gym filled with approximately 30 ·upbeat .potential Pomalinks, I was initially a little bit intimidated. When I originally came up with the idea to tryout, I thought it would be a good idea to get an insider's perspective of what I originally thought of as a very exclusive tryout process. After alt what did I have to lose? I could spare a shred of dignity in ex-·.
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• The first day we ran the flag routine, making the squad was a little devastatwhich vvasunfamiliar to everyone except ing. the former Pomalinks.. Everyone seemed · Galusha felt thiisintense competition to catch on relatively quickly. With no experience but the optional one day flag workshop, everyone· else basically started from scratch. I don't know where ;-<
th at;~~~dl !~::~nal~te, everyone ap-
peared to be in perfect sync to the · sounds of Frank Sinatra. The twirly swirly movements of our homemade flags made out of broomsticks and pillowcoses reminded me of a mass produc-·.tion of "Newsies"or something I stood to the side and tried to mimic the · · , more coordinated girls, but I quickly •· ~st hripe. I mentally made a note in , rnyPomalink Logbook saying, "Good · ' effort Kat, but better luck with the .·· ·.dance routine tomorrow;" ··
· ··.. · The next few days featured early
· morning dance and kick line sessions ··•. ·in addition to.continuing to fine tune
me that she had gained among other things, a clearer picture of the spirit of Lincoln High through this nonthreatening and
Prospective Pomalinks give It their all during tryouts for the 2001/ 2002 squad .
· the flag routine. I was semi-disap·pointed in my dance abili1y,but nonetheless tried to keep up with everyone else. My variation of the kick line was also disgraceful, but nobody was any- too, and expressed her wish that she friendly experience. thing but positive throughout the whole could take everyone. Butwhen it comes I can now see the appeal of being a week. I was really impressed with the to Saturday tryouts, only a select few are · part of such a close group of motivated professional way that .the tryouts were ct)osen based on the raw scores in the performers. ·.Even if I didn't learn a niftyrun by both tt:ie sponsors and these- · following areas: knowledge, precision, dance that I could show off, I experiniors. I now feel a new appreciation technique, showmanship, and of course,· enced a part of high school I had previfor the talent and poise required to put smile. · · ously been unexposed to. If the tryouts in all of the long hours as a. Pomalink..
· I had the unique opportunHy of try. are any measure of the actual Pomalink There seemed to be an excess of abil- Ing out with my friend who recently trans- experience, I now understand a small ity among the girls and boy trying out ferred from Southeast. It was especially fraction of the intense competition,. the ,,. Jbis year, whicq was al&Qnoticeq t;,y., io~e.rf;)st.il')g, tp heCllft)er,r.ea,c.t!oqstQ~tl;le,.,.•.~irltond the.glo1Y,-embodied,in1fb&slifllw
' team captain Anna Degraff. ''We had atmosphere-of trycouts.She expressed fa'· red and black spandex suits. ·· a really good turnout this year of people who know the dance, who In all of her excitement, Kat know the flag routine; they have it whips out a cooJ leap that she memorized really well. They're doing learned during Pomalink tryouts. a great job. They've got great smiles." She went on to say that this week change for learning some easy little has been interesting being on the other dance routine, right? When walking out side of tryouts for once. "I've been · of Johnson Gym at about 7:15 a.m. that through it, and l'vebeentheonewhowas first morning, I realized just how wrong I · learning the dances really fast and this was. time I got to see how everybody was pick-
The week of March 19th through the ing it up," she said. 23rd was a week of early mornings and I got the impression that Galusha's tired feet. I learned quickly that a dance · rather relaxed and informal tryout sched- · background would definitely be useful ule was nonthreatening, while at the when trying out for the school's dance same time effective in testing the persquad, and also that the flag and dance · formers to their full potential in a profesworkshopsoffered the week before would sional style. When Galusha tried out for have been worth investigating. cheerleading at Lincoln High, the selec-
Regardless of the wide spectrum of tion method was vastly different Girlshad talent, I noticed that everyone was to tryout in front of the whole school in treated fairly, and even the former the gym. It seems to be this awkward · Pomalinks were granted no special privi- and stressfulsituation that motivated the loges. current Pomalink sponsor to conduct her
The seniors from this year's squad, tryouts in the way they were successfully Anna DeGraff and Sara Pancharoen were demonstrated this year. responsible for running the tryouts as a "Ifs stressful after you have gone part of their letter requirement. This in- through something like that yourself, you · eluded creating and teaching both the can understand what they're going dance and kick routines. The flags were .· through. I did it in high school too, so I taught by KellyGalusha, from the UNLflag know that with everything else going on line. in your life and studying and an.y other
Sponsor Leann Galusha explained activities you're in, that ifs a lot to learn in the importance of an objective tryout ex- one short week," Galusha said. perience for all the participants She Throughout the week, I found that no showed pride in the fact that the tryout one seemed to care that I had no process for Pomalinks was extremely un- chance of picking up the dance or flag biased. It was made clear that ifs not routine or the kick line. Heck, I am offiup to her or her assistant Becky Sawyer to cially the least coordinated person ever. select the most talented girls Instead Previously, I had avoided putting myself Galusha contacts. the Universal Dance· in potentially embarrassing situations asAssociation for dance judges, and the sociated with tryouts of any sort. Some University for students from out of state might even call· me The Anti-Pomalink who are on the flag line. In this way, the personality. judges have never seen the competitors · Regardless, witnessing the emotions before, and even the returning Pomalin~ experienced by girls who. were com, are subject to being cut. pletely dedicated performers, and set on
By Kasandra Smith ·staff Writer
• the mad cow disease). The gottheiricecream, an intoxi- "It makes me realize how family also drank warm mHk, coted man began to foHow much I appreciate the U.S, which Bickertpreferred not to them and tried to bite of one and how much people take. · drink. Following lunch was of their ice cream cones. advantage of what they Lincoln students made a trip plane; she had to get her · the time for them to. take a They tried to ignore him and · have." Bickertand High recto Spain. They flew for two passport made and find four-hour nap to prepare the man got frustrated and ommendthatifyouhavethe hours from Omaha to St, · something that would se- them for later that night. Af- ended up hitting her friend re- · chance to visit a different
On March 23, 2001, 26
of people called home to get money wired to them. Junior Alynn High said she bought · a tot of food to take on the
Louis,then 45 minutes to Cin- curely hold her money. Alynn ter their nap they would do ally hard in her· back. They country, you should take it. To cinnati, another eight hoursto started to get ,all of her stuff homework or go out and had·to hide in a McDonald's make the trip better, Bickart. London, and finally two hours ready two days before they have a ''typical" teenager until they could find a differ- recommends that you ·'1ry to Madfid. Once inSpqintl"ley . left. B~des the mQney, the actventure of going to dis- ent way to their hotel. · not to be homesick, don't exgot tQ see._the sights of .only other thing nekcied is to cos, dancing, hanging out · High feels she learned a . .pect it to be like home; the Madriq, ,gq,-,to sotioql, go be at least a junior ·in high with friends, and;n1eeting .··•·. lot. "llearneq,to have pa- pt3ople are so much nicer
-sq9~Pll:)~fj~d.even1Jye'rith school and be in or have tons of new peoµle. That tience with alliour l~ve~~ 1 ,,- ther!, and r'n05!~<;llfhavftl :q,$pQ~,s~king fqr,ni!y. passed third year Spanish. ended wf)en they finally · and delayS.ralso l~t<:> fun.", High says that it woul~ , t~i'trip sounds very tun · ·While in Spain Bickertsaid. -·..went. to •:~d drotrnd · 1·:30 •• try everything deiali~~;-Wifh be helpni!J,to know ~l"lQl:lgft•;, anaexcitiqg,'vutitto61<c1lot, ,· her 1ypicalschooldaystarfed· am · i;:~-, .···· ''.• •,·,, food, and to under~{t:Jnd about tttie culture sutR'"ds''! of <prepardtion for. Two at7:30a.m. Sheandherhost > ~gh h(Jci a experience ,··.Spanish better," Highstdted. · ,:rndnhers, and make sure to ·rtlonths pt"iorto the trip the 26 sisterwould wake up and get·._• ·that stuck:in·her mind from Bickartand High enjoyed. ''. startipreparing early so you' students had> ·meetings to readyforschool. Oncere¢J(:iy, her1l'iJ;}to$pain. High and a their trip and would love to ·· ·re not running around at the work on 'their Spahish, and, '' they would leave for sct1001•·,•.··.·'cdupl~()f herfriendswanted ' ' go back., ".If was a great ex- -last minute," .·. learn new forms of speaking ·.• · which started at 8:30 a.m. "l1n · to ·go ·exchange · some .· perience and I learned a lot · A trip to Spain or .9ny- · it, often.used in Spain.Thestu-. Spain the students don't · money at· a nearby bank. ·· about my self"· High said, where else could be .overy dents had to make sureto get move from room to room; 1he One of the leaders they were Bickert enjoyed it so much ··... goqd educational ~xperi.: passports -·and travelers ·. teachers do. It is really differ~.· withwas a little strict and did that she plans to return next ·· · ~- Thereare tripsto~g9in, checks. The cost for the trip ent." School got out around not want them walking .• year to see her host family · · ·Pra~)~nd Germany every alone was around $2,000. It · 2:30 p.m., and Bikertandher · around alone. So as soon as one more time; Bickart feels yeQr 1 If it s6undsJike-somewas· recommend to bring·. host sisterwould be on.their· their leader fell asleep, they shelearnedaldtfromhertrip.··. ·\thingthat you would enjoy ar1vwhere from $300-$500 ._· way home. At home her host convinced one of the other She got a chance to learn a get a hold of Mrs. Stark.She ,justto spend in Spain. Junior father would make them 10 leaders let them go. On their lot more about a different cul- can give the information you KatherineBlckertsaid she only wonderful lunch that usuallly way back they stopped to ture than a textbook could need to get signed up anq ~·orotmd--$-80ffiobutei-lbt - --consist$Q.e>fchicken (due fo ·-•·getsome ice cream. -k; they · ever teach her; Bickel4'"8Glid-,· ready to 1euve:-;,i~•!,+·:
Above: Senior Emily Riggle observes the underwater activity in. the tunnel that passes · through I.he Henry Dorley Zoo's aquarium. The· zoo's aquarium has the longest underwater · tunnel in Nebraska. Above:
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Right: Angel Swartzi(l 2), Malissa Coad (12), and a tour guide from the zoo watch baby black bears in the
