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Bryan High School Bryan, Texas 77802

February 7, 1992

NEWS DIGEST DRYAN has been assigned to District

13-SA for tbe coming school yearin athletic and academic competition.Other schools in the district w ininclnde Temple, Killeen, Killeen-

< Ellison, Copperas Cove and Waco.j'. ....,~,;,. TIm LAST CHANCE to order a 1992yearbook isMar. 24. No more saleswill be made after this date. The costis 528. Books m y be purchased anytimebefore tbis date by coming toRm. 331or mailing payment to: 1992 SAGA,3401 E. 19th, Bryan, TX 77802.

THE ATHLETIC' department , . c -qu'red new atb1etic dlrettnr/head (oot-ball eoacb, Marty Criswell, January27. Criswell, formally Denison athleticdirector, comes to Bryan with a 89-43record for the past eleven years.

WELCOME TQBRYAN!Is th ere a ny th in g to d o, in t h is tpK ln?3IN CASE OF EMERGENCYEMT d ed ic ate s life to

serv ing o ther s .

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and raise network rat ings . The Na-tional Enquirer, for example, sellsapproximately 4. 4 miII ioncopies eachweek, compared to the Wall StreetJournal's 1.9 million copies sold."The American public isgenerally curious about the privatelives of politicians, Wood said."Those that work in the media knowthat sex and scandals raise publicinterest.

Some believe that it is actu-aU y the American public that de-mands the intimate details providedby the media.

"What intrigues me is howmuch we've learned about poli ti -cians since their death. How muchwould history have changed if weknew about John F. Kennedy andMarilyn Monroe at the time hewas inoffice? journalism teacher SandyFarris said.

Farris a gre es t ha t t he publicshows high interest in the privateI ives of elected officials, an d others,but says the media provides the sen-sational ism, omehow making theinformation more attractive and in-

teresting.'Look at

thepopularityof shows like'Hard Copy',' Inside Edition' and oth-ers. The me-dia obviouslyhas found a

keep inmind that one's past behaviordoes not always predict future behav-ior.

According 10 Press publisherBubba Moore, a politician's privateli fe outside their job hould have nobearing on their campaign.

"The media has DO r ight tobring private detail about one's lifebefore thepub-lic, Mooresaid.

lustwheredoes thepublic's rightto know andinvasionof pri-vacy begin?Accord-

A politician's persona/lifeis a reflection of how he orshe would run the country

ing to the ac-cepted guidelines of the legal code, ap ers on c an su e for invasion of privacywhen one publishes i n fo rma tion tbatplaces the individual in 11 "false light'in the public mind. Also, one can besued when private an d embarrassinginformation that isnet part of publicrecord is published.

With these trict guidelines,many wouldthink that themediawouJdstay awayfrom suchpersonal is-sues. Oth-ers, how-

Public figures' private lives exposed by mediaBY JESSICA PIETERS

As Election Day drawsnearer, the media even more closelyscrutinizes the private lives of eachcandidate. Many are asking them-selves how much media involvementis too much?Recently. Arkansas gover-nor andpresiden-tial hope-ful BillClintonhas beenthemedia'slatest topicfor scandalafter alle-gat ions ofan extramarital affair were voicedagainst him.

AJlegedly. cabaret singerGennifer Flowers engaged in a 12-year affair with Clinlo.n. In a paidtabloid interview. Flowers confirmedthe al1egations and played a tape shealleges areconversations proving thetwo had an affair. An audio experthas said the tapes appear 10 have beenaltered in some way.

Clinton has denied the alle-gations, but refu.sedto say whetherhe had been unfaithful to his wifewithin their 16 years of marriage.Instead, he asked thai the Americanpeople judge his campaign on itsmerits instead of rumors of infidel-ity.

Now, Americans are beingasked to decide if a politician's pri-vate lifehasanybearing onhisor herability to hold public office.

Senior Jason Wood believesthe allegations against Clinton aresomewhat relevant to his politicalcampaign and chances of becomingpresident.

'AJthough the press doesinvade the privacy of some polit i-cians, their personal lives are a re-flection of how they would run thecountry," Wood said. "One must

Those that work in themedia know that sexand scandals raise pub-lie interest.

ever, arguethat the inti-mate details ofa public official's pri-vate life are public domain becausesuch a person will be active in thepublic eye.

"Technically, a politician'spersonal life is not relevant 10 theircampaign; however, the public mustbe able to trust the official that isrunning for off ice," sociology andpsychology teacher Rob Westphalsaid.

Despite the ethicalquestion of privacy, the coverage ofscandals seem to increase circulation

kind ofjournalism, Farris said.

Sen ationalism ef'thenewsis what sell new papers," Mooresaid.

Aceordi.ng to KBTX execu-liveproducer MikeGeorge. all mem-bers of the media do not sensational-ize the news. However, hedoesagreethat some Americans demand thistype of reporting.

"If the American public didnet want to hear about i t, tabloidswould not ell ," George said.

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Freedom of expression ~:COUNTERPOINT,OINT

Ice Cube's 'social statements'just racial hate ramblings Ice Cube, Public Enemy arejust presenting the issuesBY CARLOS SAMUDIOY JB.SSICA PIETERS

A! journalist Mike Royko recently wrote "Ice Cube is racist; a bad innuence; ain hi. syndicated column distr ibuted nationwide, negative role model; enccurages vio lent behaviorrapper Ice Cube is very much the next David Duke. and he curses tooThatis,hejsjustasracistandbigotedastheformer much," say the Ice Cube and PublicKlansman. Along with brutes that cal l themselves rapper 's crit ics .Publ ic Enemy, Cube is creating a whirlwind of May b eracial turmoil. so, but Ice CubeAs society is encouraging a DODiolent and never claim cd tonon-racist environment, Ice Cube incites violence be a positive role

and rac ism model. He jus t claims to "kick the facta, n (be directagainst Ko- and honest) whether they are offensive or not. "Werean mer- died last year o/gallg-re .lated crimes. t l ,at ' swJ.yIgotc han t s gang r el at ed .rhymes" is one ot his lyrics.throughout Ice Cube and Public Enemy rap aboutwhat hecalls i ssues which directly affect the black community,music. especially in the inner city.In one violenl lyr ic, Cube says to the Their songs let the rest of America know

Koreaos, ".....Pay some respect to the black rut or what it i s like 10 l ive ina ghetto. The listeners gettowe'" burn your store right down to IIcrisp." Cube see the viewpoint and mentaHty of youn!: blacksaid that the Korean m crchan.s io L.A. do no t teenagers living there and the challenges they face.respect the blacks in that neighborhood. Perhaps Television reports and'newspaper idiclesthe lyric that threateus, IIour little chop suey give an outsider 's slanted viewpOint of inner cityass'll be a target of a national boycott" has some- problems.tb ing to do with it For example, a TV reporter might say,

Of course, Ice Cube isn't the only self- " ..five blackproclaimed "artist" to promote violence and rac- tee nag e r sism. Recently. rap group P.blic Enemy relCQed Critics overestimate how were fatallywhat they call a "fantasy video" depicting their much influence music has shot, when j, views on Arizona politicians. twP riv.:I'on a teenager 's values.Tbevideo consists ofclJps from civil rights g a n g 5marches and the assassination of Martin Luther clashed'".".King. The video also depicts Ariz4na politicians or "two t een-be,ing murdered, a ll , ironically, by supporters of agers were arrested for sell ing 1:rack cocaine andthe peaceful Martin Luther King. arc currently being held without bond ..."

The reason behind the brutal video is a ThisisusuaUywhereanoutSider'.viewon 'result of a democratic process cilled voting. It is the situation ends. Ice Cube willteU wby iI>Cr'f)iii ..

, tbe idea of democracy that a llows the inhabi tants sell scocahie or why a person would shoot someone'of a state to decide for itself which holidays to for wearing the wrong color.honor. Arizona voters have rejected a statewide These topics and others are portrayed inMartin Luther King holiday. explicit detail In doing 10, Cube swears 1IInduses

On a reccn IARC-TV Niglrlline,journalist some racial slurs which offend .some people. HeClarence Page (who bappens tobe black)sai,d that uses language from the streets 10 add to the aulhen- .he dis.creed with Chuck D's video. ticity of what he raps.

"As an The racist name-calling ever his sObi!African-Ameri- "Black Korea" is blown opt of proportion. Icc,' 'CIn I feel oot- By no means is he Cube is guilty of a rleist attitude toward Koreaosirsged," be laid. promoti n g racial more importantly, however, be expresses the rage"Chuck D's ae- equality by making Blacks and others of color feel when foUowed bytions are a dis- radal slurs. salesmen in stores because of their (salesmen) feargrace to black of shoplifting.lociety." Critics claim that insiteado(trying tor'l~'>l tmi.y dOtbe fai r that Martin Luther King awareness aboul certa in issues;l te Cu be . nd putJ.; 'i l notbonol'oo with an official holi.day in Arizona, lic Enemy just encourageviolenc:e, Wrbne! Theyyet violence, which King was firmly against, will rap about things the media sweeps under the rugDot solve aoy problems. Instead, itwill create more and docs notgive much at tention tobecause itdoesrKiaI teaJiOD. The same goes for Cube. By no not directly 'affect ,r concero middle America.tau II be promoting r.clal equality by.m~kibg ~izona; nyt observing Martin L. King's

11111'1cainst those of other races. "": i .. bY'1h~~rj -:eeeived littl~ .tteotioo, .Publlc .E~emyInaead of flodine a solution to today's made a video about it and critidlabeled it II.lOti.1 prOblem, men like Chuck D!Ice Cube, a~~ violent. Now tbe video is receiving atlentlon and .0David Duke are ooly adiUoe to the ' c o n n r ~ l ' . - . i sArizona for not having a M.L.K. boliday

Enemy rap about Issueswhich directly affect theblack community.

A s society is encouraging anon violent .. . environ men t,lee Cube incites violence andracism.

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No-tolerance policy is designedto protect students, faculty

The no-tolerance zone weapons policy is aconstructive way to discourage students frombringing weapons to school. As a result of thispolicy, fewer students will endanger other studentsand faculty members with deadly or potentiallydeadly weapons. The strict consequences promisedin the written resolution provided by the SchoolBoard should reduce the number of policy viola-tors.

Education is an essential privilegeB17A .4 ( RA GABBARD

"Yourassignment isonp ag e1 44 ,1 -33 odd .Be s u re y ouhav e ir donef o r t om o rr ow .""M an , I ain't d o i n ' it! Whyshould Iav et o do t h at s tu ff fo r '? Iat eschool!" Does this sound just a bitf am il ia r? I know it does . You hear iteach day a nd m ore than l ik el y e ve ryperiod.

S t u den t s c omp la i ncons t an t l yabout d o i n g s ch o o lw o r k. . Itm ay n ot bet he mo s t e xc it in g thing intheworldtodoorto s tudy .buttherearereasons toapp re c ia t e e du c at i o n .

Being able to go to schoolan d learn all these different t hi ng s i s ap ri vi le ge . I k n o w. Ia n hea r yo u say ,"Y ca hR ig ht !" I t is Ihough! Many COWl-t rie s c an 't a ffo rd t o educatcbutjust afew of t he ir ch il dr en a nd s om e co un -t ri es a r c not able t o e du ca te a ny .

As U.S. c it iz en s, w e h av e somany th ings p ro v id e d fo ro u ru se . W e

p ro ba bly ha vem o re co m pu te rs, t ex t-b oo ks a nd t ea ch er s in B ry an H ig hS cho o l a lo n e th an so m e Third Wor ldc o u n tr ie s h a ve at t he ir d is po s al .

Ar e yo u convinced yet? WeU,ifn o t b e re i s s ome t hi n g else to thinka b o u t Just a bo ut cv cr yo n ew an ts t ofindajobwhen thcygc tolde rinwhicbt hey ca n m ake a l o ad o f m o n ey. T ho sej ob s r eq uit e b ra in s. E d u c at io n is e ss en -t ial forany high-payi'lg occupano.n .

S ome families c an n o t a ff or dto se nd t he ir c hil d t o sc ho o l ,a nd t he ygrowup n o t k n ow in g bow to rea d,d o asnq,le malh problem,orexpress them-selves inan intellectualmanne r . Imag-in e not being able todo an y of thosethings. It's hard isn't it?

You,as aUS. citizen, havethe opportunity to anend sc ho o l a ndlearn. Work ing h ar d m ay be part ofd o i n g s ch o o lw o rk , butjustthink ho wmuch more you wiUknow about ourwor id.

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Nv=S4 1 The Norseman, February 7,1992Academic Decathlon team wins regionals, prepares for State competition

g ua ge li te ra tu re a nd c um u la ti ve t o ta l,a n d t hir d in e ss ay . s cie nc e a nd in te r-

c ia l s ci en c e, la n gu ag e a nd li te ra tu re ,a n d i n t er v iew .

G re g G o rd en ( Sc ho la st ic )placed f i rst in fin e arts, interview.s ci en c e a n d c um u la ti ve t o ta l, a n d s ec -o nd in m ath, third in eco no mics an dla n gu ag e a n d l it er at ur e. G o rd e n wa snamed f i rst p l ace a ll -a r o un d ,

A ar on S ew ar d ( Sc ho la st ic )p la ce d f ir st in essay.D av id D ee n ( Ho n o rs ) p la ce d

s ec on d in f in e a rt s a nd third in science

a n d s o cia l s ci en c e.B r en t S t o ll e ( H o no r s) p la ce d

s ec on d in la ng ua ge a nd lit era nn e a ndthird overall

M auria F in ley (H on ors)placed first in math an d fine arts,s ec on d in e co n o mic s an d cumulativet o t al , a n d third i n la n gu ag e a n d li te ra -ture. T he t ea m w ill n o w c om pe tein the S tate M eet ho sted by BryanF e br ua ry 2 8 -Ma re b I . A p pr o xim at el y

4 0 scho ols will be o n th e campusd u rin g t he w ee ke n d.

On Friday, Fe br ua ry 2 8 , BHSs tu de nt s o n ly w ilJ be r el ea se d f ro msch oo l at I I am . B uses w ill be o n siteto tran spo rt stud en ts to the Lam arc am pu s, u nle ss p rio r a rra ng em en tsh av e b een m ad e by th e stu den t lo ge. ta r id e h o me .There wiIJ be n o lun chesserved that da y d ue to the early re -l e as e s chedu le .

Bf ERICA CASTROT he BH S A ca d em ic Decath-

l on t ea m t ra ve le d 10 T em p le t his pastweekend 10 compete in t h e r eg io n a lco mpet it io n an d ca me b orn e a win-

view.Tame Guon (Va rs it y ) p l aced

second in e ssay an d scie nce. S han eS t ib o ra (Va rs it y ) p la ce d first in e co -n om ics an d third in lan guag e an dli terature.

Mark Ca rdwe l l ( S cho l as t ic )p la c ed s ec o n d In fin e a rt s a nd c um u-la tiv e t ot al, a nd t hird in science. so-

neroT be t eam p laced first o ver-

a ll w it h 5 2 m ed als a nd 4 4 ,2 78 p oin ts .Jaso n M orris (Varsity)p la ce d s ec on d in s oc ia l sc ie nc e, lan-

In the news ...Alternative school for at-risk students given tentative approval Media Tech launches talk show,provides students with forum

from BISD pllbfialJlolt. Iltsldl!BISDwell as t wo o p ti on s f or i mp le m en t a-tion eitherat t h e b eg in n in g Oftheseco nd sem ester o f th is sch oo l y ear(January 21 ) o r at th e be gin nin g o ft he 1 99 2-9 3 sc ho o l y ea r.TIle s ch o ol' s m aj or e mp ha -sis will be a c ombi n at io n o f b e ha v io rco un selin g an d acad em ic

c ou rs ew ork . T he c am pu s w ill s erv es tw;Jen ts i n g Ta !i es 912, W~o , haveb e en r em o v ed fro m t he boilie c a m -p us fo r disciplinary reasons,

Studen ts will spend aminl-mu m o f s ix .week s a t t h e A l fe rn a t iv eHigh Schoo l . T h e B o ar d a pp to v edthe co ncept fo r im plem en ta tio n inthe fall o f 1 99 2.

In t he D ecem be r m eet in go f th e B ry an S ch oo l B oard , d iscu s-s io n t oo k p la ce c on ce rn in g t he fe asi-b il it y o f i mp l em en li ng an alternativeh ig h sc ho o l fo r a t-ris k a nd t ro ub le dy ou th . D is tric t a dm in ist ra to rs p re -sen ted a p ro g ram d e sc ri pt io n and at en t at iv e b ud g et for th e program, as

c la ss es n o w , M e dia T ec h I n st ru ct o rD a rr el l T a yl o r said , It w ill b e to-tally unlike anything that we havee ve r d o n e. "

Th e pwpose o f t he sho w ist o p ro v id e s tu d en t s w it h t he o p po rt u-nity t o r es ea rc h a n d e va lu at e c ur re n tis su es a n d v o ic e t he ir o p in io n s.

" Me d ja T ec h s tu d en t s gainvaluable experience i n pr o d uc iu g t h istype o f sho w. T he pro gram sho uldp re se n t a p o s it iv e i ma ge o f o u r bright,a r ti cui .a t e ,h l gi ls cho o ISl ud en t s . " Tay -l o r s ai d .

BYlCA.RLEICHBOLTZ. HANSIUTUFFStud en ts piled in to Ro omI04 last Friday, p er ha ps e xp ec ti ng t ose e the taping of a popular daytime

talk sho w. In stead , they w ere to bet h e f ir st a ud i en c e in th e Medi a Tech-n o l og y c la ss 's n ew e st p ro g ram , nkingS p ea k O ur .

T he first show aired o nChan nel 31 recen tly. T he m ost re-c en t s ho w t ap ed w ill b e sh ow n s o on .T he fo rm ar fo r the show is apanel-forum type d iscu ssio n in t heo p r a hWinfreylDonahuestyle, withthree panelmembers(pro /co n ), amodera to r ,an d an audi -e nc e o f 4 0-6 0 s tu de nt s.

The t op ic fo r the f ir st s howd ea lt w it h s ex a nd v io le nc e in t ele vi-sio n an d m ovies, an d its effe ct o nsociety. The p an el g ue st s w ere Dr.We nd y S to c k, T ex as A&Mps yc ho l-o gy p ro fe ss or a nd N OW re pre se nt a-t ive; E agle O pin io ns E dit or R obertB o rd en ; a nd F lip F lip pe n, lo ca l p sy -c bo lo gis ta nd T ee n L ea de rsh ip c oo r-d in ato r. T he m od erat or w as sen io rJ aso n W oo d.F o r e ac h s ho w , p an e l m em-b er sp re se nt i nf or ma ti on c o nc er ni nga p a rt ic u la r i ss ue a ft e r t h e m o d e ra t orin tr od uc es t he t op ic t o t he a ud ie nc e.Aud ien ce m em bers jo in in the d is-c u ss io n w it h th e ir q u es ti o n s and com-ments .

"I t hin k t he n ea t t hin g a bo utit is that it is go in g t o in vo lv e o ther

Bryan students to be members of Junior Leadership charterc/ass/ro", ChlllHbt!r oICtJltlnfl~rr:.1!tlrWS ri!lI!IIS1!

E ighteen B ryan H igh stu-d en t s will be members o f the firstclass o f J un io r L ea de rs hip B ra zo s t ob e gi n F e br ua ry I. T he s tu d en t s willparticipate in sessio ns o ver a tw o-m on th pe rio d. T op ic s co vered in th esessions will in clud e: the L ocalE co n o my M ed ia , Law Enforcemen t ,Arts and Culture, Local Governmen t ,M ed ical Services an d So cial Ser-

vices. a new program sponsored by th eChamlx l t Q fCommera ! i an d the lead-ership Brazcsalumnl, Th e p ro g rama ims to e du ca te y ou ng le ad ers a bo uttheir commun ity an d to in st ill inthem a s e n se o f ?wpe r~h i p.~~ t. willf o st e rf u tur e I nvo l vement in th e c o m -muni ty . Eleven s tu d en t s f rom A&MConso l ida ted w iU " " ' S < > p art ic ip at e in the pro gram . .

Pa rt i cipat ingf rom BHS,w i ll'b e C ele st e A rd en , L eslie A tk in so n ,MayelaCanaJes,EricaCastil lo, SarahHall, Brendan King, AmyK uy ke nd all, E rin K uy ke nd all. N ea lL a ud e rm i lk , K r is te n L ee , T e re sa L e e,R o ss L eis y, P at ric k O li ve r, ShawnaSco f ie l d , G r e sham Smi tb, ia nS o a re s ,A im ee W im an an d J ero me B on ner.J un io r Lead ershi p B ~$ is

Accord-in g t o T a ylo r, t hereason b eh in d t hep ro gram is to al-lo w s tu de nt s toth ink on t h ei r f ee tand v oic e t he iro pin io ns an d at-ti tudes." It s h ou ld b e p re tt y i n te re st -

i ngtohearwba tpeoplehave 10 say,"T ay lo r s ai d.

T he M e di a T ec h c la ss es willpro vid e the techn ical expertise toproduce this s ho w . S tu de nt s a re w el-co me to prepare fur the sho ws byr es ea rc hi ng a n d p re pa rin g q ue st io n sr el ev an t t o t he d is cu ss io n t o pic s. T h eshows will feat ure g uest s w ho a ree xp ert s in t he p art ic ula r fie ld t ha t isb e in g d i sc u ss ed .

T he 30 m in ute sbo ws w iUbe taped o n ce a mo n th an d ai r onw eekn igh ts aro un d 8 p .m .

P oss ib le t op ic s fo r u pc om -in g sb ow s w ill in clu de g un c on tro l,teen sex /p regn an cy/A ID S, g an gs,d ropouts , c en s o rs hi p, c ap it a I p u n is h-m en t, c urfew s, civil rig hts, w orldp ea ce , t he lo tt ery a nd m an y o th ers.

'The program sl.ouldpresent a pOSi t ive image ofOU1' bright, articulate, highschool students. ' D.rnl T.y-'''r, _/till_ ;lIsrruciDr

Majority ofrespondents believe student responses neededResults of teen sexuality survey in, students may be included next

g oo d rep resen tatio n o f th e p eo ple inthe d i st ri ct ," P h el ps s ai d .

Armed with Ihe resul t s o f t h es ur ve y, a c ur ri cu lum c omm it ee wiUdevelop a program t ha t d ea ls w it h t het o p ic s b ro u g ht up in t he s urv ey . T hecurriculumcouldconsistoftopicsrang-i n gf tom b io l o gy , se xua l ly t r an smit t edd ise as es , a bs tin en ce , p re gn an cy ,p a re n t ing , ab o rt i o n , a dop t io n an d sexuala b u s e . T hen ex tm ov efo rth e co m-m it te em ig bt b e a st ud en t s ur ve y,a s 8 8percent OfSUIVey responden ts believeda st u d en t su rv ey w o u ld p ro v id e us ef ulin fo rm at io n. T he sam e n um ber saidt he y w o ul d a gr ee t o al l o w t h ei r c h il d ing ra de s 9 -1 2 t o participate.

p re ss ur e, " d i re ct o r o f c ommun it y r el a -r ions a nd in te rim s up erin te nd en tSumnnePhelps said.R es po n de nt s w ere a sk ed ifteen pregnancy is a r is in g problem, ifsexual i tyeducat ionshouldbeprovidedin Bryan , if sc ho o l h ea lt h o ffic ia ls ho u ld p ro v id e i n fo n n a ti o n about com-muni tyresources, ifparentsshouldbeo f fe re d se x ua li ty e d uc at io n a n d w o u ldit b eu se fu l t o have a s tu d en t s ur ve y.To makethesurveymoreac-c u r at e , t h e c omm it t ee r an d om ly c h o sefam ilies to receiv e th e surv ey . T hec om m it te e t rie d t o su rv ey a ll t yp es o fr a ee s a n d peop le f romd i f t' e re n t n e igb -bo rhoods and backgrounds ."I t hin k w it h t he c om pu te rr an d om ly c ho o sm gp eo ple it g av eu s a

BYFRANXIEGABRJELTeen age s exua li t y is of ten in

t he n ew s, e sp ec ia lly c on ce rn in g t her is i n g t e en p re gn a nc y r at e. T h e s ch o oldistrict is taking s te p s t o h e lp s tu d en t sw it h t h es e p ro b lem s. Th et c: en s ex u al -i ty c omm it te ej us t c om p le te d a p a re n tsurvey c o n cem in g se x ua li ty i ss ue s.

O n J an ua ry 2 1, t he c om mit -t eer eleased t be r esul t s o f t he s ur ve y a ta scho ol bo ard m eetin g. O f t he 987s ur ve ys m ai le d, 3 5 0 ( 35 p er ce n t) w er ereturned.

"W it h t hi s s u rv ey w ec an s eethai p a re n ts d o f ee l that t h e re shou ld bea course teaching s tu de nt sa bo ut d at -i n g, r el at io n s hi ps , s ex u al ly t ra n sm it -ted d isease s, b irt h co nt ro l an d p eer

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t hem selv es an d also w ith t he t each - ft J lik e B HS an d I l ike all t heh e s tu d en t s t ak e r eg ula r f ie ld t rip s t olo ca l g ro ce ry st ore s t o p ra ct ic e t he seskills.

"I bo ught pan ts with themoney I o t f or w o rk in g ," Jo e Cruzsaid.

Domestic act ivit ies aret au gh t t o e nric h t he st ud en ts' a bilit yt o beco me in depen den t C oo kin g an dc le an in g t ak e p la ce i n t h e h o me I iv in ga re a,l oc at ed i n t he s pe ci al e d uc at io nclassroom.

Fo r recreatio n , the classplays spor ts, s uc h a s b ask et ba ll. a ndv is it s t he B o ys a nd G irls c lu bs o n ce am on th where a stud en t fro m T A MUjo in s them an d spen ds quality t im ew it h t h e g ro u p. Th e c la ss p a rt ic ip a te sin the Special O lym pics held each

o nly fo r leam .in g, but also fo r theo ppo rtu nity t o presen t p ro gram s lo -c al ly . A t te n ti ve n es s, r es po n s iv en e ss ,an d eye- h an d c o or din a ti on a re t au gh tt hr ou gh t hi s s pe cif ic i ns tr uc ti on .

M o st i ns tr uc tio n o c cu rs o u t-sid e o f sch oo l in th e

BY TAMARA GABBARD t ea ch ers," D erw in J oh ns on s aid .rs.M elo dio us n ot es rin g o ut as

th e h alls o f B ry an H i g J , lie stiU an dsile nt . T he harmonic mu si c b ri ng sforth a so un d o f j oy an d t alen t. W itheach su cceed in g t on e,h ap pin e ss a nd a ch ie ve -men t fill the hearts o ft he mus ic i an s ,This is part o fthe curriculum o f theLIFE pro gram , a spe-c ia l e du ca tio n c la ss m ea nin g L ea rn -in g I n F un ct io n al E n viro n me nt s. T hep ro g ra m t ea ch es t he s pe cia l s er vi ce ss tu d en t s t he s ki ll s n e ce ss ar y f or in d e-p en d en t l iv in g .

"The purpo se o f the pro -gram is t o try t o t each th e st ud en ts tobe as in depen den t as p ossible,"t ea ch er N an cy F uc hs sa id .

M u si c p la ys a n e x cit in g r ol ein t he e du ca tio n o f t he st ud en ts. T he yp ar tic ip at e in p la yin g t he c hi me s, n o t

work ell v ir on m en t , en -a bli ng t he s tu d en t s 10i nt er ac t in v o ca tio n ala ct iv it ie s. P iz za H ut ,the At tomeyOenera l 'so f fi ce , a n d t h e L ib ra ry

Pro cessin g Cen ter are lo cat io ns o fem plo ym en t. A ll w ork is v olun tarye xc ep t fo r t he jo bs a t P i zz a H ut w h l chare paid by P eace W ork.

"1 c op y c om pu te r s oft wa reat t he L ibrary P ro cessin g C en ter,"C hr is P ala so t a s ai d.

The LIFE pro gram is in-vo lved in the co mm un ity set tin g o fBryan . The class is taught how top urch ase item s, such as fo od , clo th-in g, an d o ther ho useho ld p ro duct s.

The LIFE pTO-gram Is teacbingstudents to beindependent.

spring.E ach pupil m ain tain s d is-

t in ct charact eristics t hat h elp th emb et te r c o mm un ic at e w it h o t he rs . E a chp o ss es si n g i n di v id u al it y . t h e s tu d en t sshare a bo nd o f frien dsh ip b etw een

RINGING THE CHIMES . ..LIFE program students lis ten u Instructor Ms.Petrh:ourt preparcs them for their performance pre cnted Tucsday tit Walden.plloto by Sand), Farris

Emergency personnel live life by the sound of the sirene ra l a re as o f c er ti fi ca ti o n , i n cl ud i n g:E CA (E mergen cy C are A tt en dan t)w hich is the first certification thatp eo ple c an o bt ain . T he n, a n 8 Q-,h ou rco urse is taught w hich q ualifies aperso n as an E MT . T he third level isa n EMT -I ( Em er ge n cy M e dic al T ec h-n ician -I nt en ned iat e) w hich is a re-q ui re d 1 20 -b o ur co u rs e. T he n ex t l ev elis o fan E MT - D (E mergen cy M ed i-ca l T ec hn ic ia n - D efib rilla to r). T hel as t l ev el , w h ic h is c ur re n tl yt be m o sta d va n ce d c er ti fic at io n t he T ex as De-p ar tm en t o fH ea Jt h o ff er s i s t he EM f-P (E merg en cy M ed ical T echn ician -Paramedic).

G illu m a dv is es a ny on e w hois in terested in t his field t o p ay p ar-t ic ula r a tt en tio n t o b io lo gy , c he mis -try, an d Bn glish in o rd er to bet terp re pa re f or s uc b a n o cc up at io n .

hid efro mthe mtheyw iI Ieven-t ually tear y ou u p o n th e in sid e."

The skills o f an EMT aren ee de d e ve ry wh ere : in v olu nt ee r a ndp riv at e a mb ula nc e se rv ic es, o r e ve na s a n o ff sh o re p ar am ed ic .

B as ic al ly , a ny o ne c an e n te rt he p ro fe ssio n . C om mo n t ra it s a p er-so n sh ou ld po ssess to b eco me a pro -fe ss io n al E M T a re a mic ab le p ers on -alit y, a d esire t o help o thers in n eeda nd a w illin gn es s t o le am .T he T ex asD e pa rtm en t o f H e al th c er ti t ie s p e op lein s ev er al a re as o fp re -h o sp it al m ed i-c in e . C er ti fic at io n is o p en 10 a nyo n eo ver 18 regard less o f sex o r race.

A sm e n ti on e d, t he re a re BeV-

must be pre-pared fo ranything .Hi s miSSiORSc on si st o f b e-

BY KIM RODGeRS "Ifyou are too scared to confront your emotions, then youshouldn't be in this business... " EMT Paramedic Lee Gillum"T hest resso ft hejo b can bed ifficult at t im es. U sually I try toleave m y w ork at wo rk an d try n ot tobring it home w ith me," EM f LeeG il lu m s aid .

L ee G illu m lives h is t ife b yt he so un d o fa siren . w het her it be o fan am bulan ce o r o fa fire truck. F orthe twen ty-fo ur year-o ld EM T-P(E m erg en cy M ed ic al T ec hn ic ia n-Param ed ic), the d esire to help thesick an d at ten d to the in jured basen velo ped h im sin ce ch ild ho od ..

"I always w atched 'E mer-gen cy' an d then in high scho ol an dc olle ge , I w as a n a th le tic t ra in er. I 'v ea lw ay s b ee n in vo lv ed in it ( aid in g t hesick an d in ju red ). "

B ecause G illum 's d ut iesch an ge d ue 10 th e d iverse calls, h e

in g a para-m ed ic while w orkin g o n the am bu-lan ce as w en as fire preven tio n an dsu pp ressio n w hen rid in g o n t he fireapparatus.

"1 a tt en d t o p at ie nt c are a nd10 t he safety o f m y co -w orkers w henat a fire s ce ne , o r I m us t u nd ers ta ndt he p rin c ip le s o f e xt ri ca ti ng a p at ie ntt rapp ed in a v ehicle.

C ert ain ly . fo r G illu m, th ej ob m u st be t ak en s er io u sly . H e t ak esh isj ob ev en fu rt he r, a nd w it h t he h elpo f fe ll o w c o -w o rk er s, t ea ch e s e lem en -tary s tu d en t s h o w. an d w he n tou se t he9 11 e me rg en cy p ho n e n um be r. T he yteach the impo rtan ce o f usin g 911

only in an emergen cy an d how toex plain th e p ro blem t o t he o perat oro n the o ther en d.

Death is n o t a stran ger toG il lu m , b ut it is so m et hin g in w hic hh e is " tr yi ng t o t ea se ," o r c be at .1 n a n ys tre ssfu l in cid en t, s uc h a s d ea th , hean d his p artn ers try to t al k a bo u t it,especially in the d eath o f a child .C op in g w it h a c hild 's d ea th is b a rd fo rG il lu m b ec au se h e b eli ev es t he c hi ldw as n o t g iv en a c ha nc e 10 experiencel if e a t iS fullest.

. . . . .I f yo u are to o scared toco n fro nt yo ur emo tio ns, then yoush ould n't be in t his b usin ess. I f y ouTeens find job scene fills material needs, but also a cause of stress

t eria l t hin gs t ha t t he y c an h av e n o w,"t ea ch er J ul ie P ax to n s aid . "In t he lo n grun , w hat w ould help the m ost is an

ed ucat io n an d t hen th ematerial thin gs w illc o me la te r. "I nt erferen ce is anim po rtan t facto r thatt een ag ers hav e t o faceto get w hat th ey strivefor.

jo bs as a way to g et m o ne y. t he y alsofin d t he m s tre ss fu l a t t im es .

" Th e o n l y t hin g t ha t is stress-ful is d ealin g w it h th e custo mers,"ju nio r J ere my B ec km an sa id .

So me teen agers seem tot hin k s tr es s is a s ma ll p ri ce to p ay fo rhavin g a jo b, w hile o thers really d on o t t hi nk a bo u t it u n t il s om eo n e b ri n gs

O n e c as ua lt yo fa to u gh w o rks ch ed ule is g oo d g ra de s. S in ce t ee n-a ge rs w ork lo n g, h ard h ou rs fo r t he ir

" In t o da y' s s oc ie ty , t ee ns a rem ore in depen den t," jun io r A man daM usto n said . "They n eed their o wn

BY LUCAS CASTROS in ce t be days o f the turn-

blew eed s, jo bs w ere given t o teachresp on sibilities to teen agers. N owthat th e years have go n e by, there as on s h av e c ha ng ed so m ew ha t.

M at eria l t hin gs a re t he re a-so n mo st teen agers get a jo b . O fco urse, t here are so me except ions ,Mo st a d ul ts w o ul d a gr ee t ha t r es po n -sib ilit y is w ort h m o re t ha n a ny th in gm at erial. T een ag ers, ho wev er, d e-fe nd t he ir re as on s fo r t he ir jo bs .

money."Al though

t he id ea . o f t ee ns w ork in gt o bu y t hin gs is accep tedby almo st everyo ne, then ee d fo r a jo b is n o t a lw ay smaterial .

"So me paren tsd e pe n d o n t he ir c hi ld re n' si ncome 10 survive," jun io r B ren tS p ri n ge r s ai d .

One casualty of a tough work scheduleis good grades. Since teenagers work long,hard hours.their grades usually tend todrop. it up .

U n t il t ee n ag er s c om e upwitha b ett er w ay to m ake m on ey, th ey areg cl ng to d o mln a re th ej ob sc en e, w h ic hm ean s t hey w ill h ave to fin d ways todea l with t h e s tr es s i n vo l ve d .

"W he n I w ork la te ,I d o n 't have lime to d o my home-w ork ," j un io r S ara B urro ws s aid .

A lt ho u gh s tu d en t s f in d t he irassets, their grad es usually ten d todrop

"M ost p eo ple w ork fo r rn a-

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" A s w e bea d in to t he sprin gseaso n, o ur team is full o f a n t ic ip a -t io n b ec au se t he y ha d a taste of sue-cess this fall a nd I 'm s ure t h e y re a li z ethat iftbey w ork bard n ow that theyh av e t he o pp or tu nit y o f e ve n greaterrew ard s w ben w e get to district thisA p ri l, " F ul le r s ai d .

As t he t en n is t ea rn p re pa re sfo r th e u pc om in g t ou rn am en ts c oa chF uller en co urages peo ple to co meo ut a nd w at ch t he p la yers in act io n.

A s t he c oa ch o f t he V ik in gt en n i s t eam I ou ld like to encourages tu d en t s, f ri en d s a n d t ea ch er s t o c omew a tc bs om e o fo u r m a tc he s tbis spring.lust as in o ther sports, o u r p la ye rsapp tec ia te imowing tbatsomeonee lseis pullin g fo r t hem . E ven if yo u d on 'tkn o w m uch a bo ut ten nis, co me t o thec ou rt s a nd d isp la y so m e o ft ba t g re atVik ing spirit," F u ll er s ai d .

Ten n is team lo o kin g fo rw ard to sprin g playBY KARL EICHHOLTZ

The ten nis team bas beenp ra ct ic in g i n te n tl y f or t he u pc omi ngd is tr ic t s ea so n . T he Vikings w il l u sea d i ff er en t t ea m f orm at ina n e ffo rt t osp re ad t he e xp er ien ce o ve r t he e nt ir eteam . Co acb D on F uller bo pes thatth is w ill belp the team to be mo reco mpetit ive o ver a lo nger perio d o ft ime .

" Th e f or m at o f d is tr ic t teamt en n is is to play six singles an d threed o ub le s fo r boys an d girls. W e n or-m ally play m ore players than sixbo ys an d six. g irls in o rd er to ga ine xp er ien ce fo r t be y ou ng er p la ye rs.H ow ever, tb is year w e played justseven bo ys an d six to seven g irlsbeca use the d istrict ra ce wa s moreco mpetit ive w ith fo ur ten n is t ea msb ein g v er y cl ose at t he t op," F ullersaid .

"W e ha ve ba d qui te a few

p la y er s b ec ome I t t er p la y er s b ec a us eo f t he n um be ro fm at ch es th ey p la yedthis fall. Ma tc h e xp er ie n ce b ri n gs o u t.the best in a c omp et it iv e p la ye r, "F uU e r s ai d.Du e t o t h ei r success last No-v em be r t he t en n is team i s c oR fi d en ttha t they w ill play w ell in their up -c om in g t o u rn amen t s."Our co nfid en ce is u p co n -s id e ra bl y b ec au se we did well byw in nin g the ro un d ro bin a od fin ish -in g a clo se seco n d in the d istricttownament .1 t wa s i mp ort an t t ba t w ed id w ell b ec au se we ba d fo ur n ew -comers to the team w itho ut h ighsc ho o l e xp er ien ce , e ve n t ho ug h t he yw er e q ua li ty p la ye rs," F ul le r sa id .

F o r tho se o f yo u who d on 'tkn o w w ha t ro un d ro bin is, it i s w h enevery team co mpetes again st eachothe r . Performance bas b ee n g re a tl yimpro ved in the last fe w m o nt hs,both in a tt it ud es a n d in the actual

BASELINE BACKHAND ...Scnlor Matt Hamilton prepares for atwo-handed backhand durlDg IIleisurely game on tbe Viking courts. StudentsDol OD 'he 'en nIl' toam ell"" le,un the sport lit an opllon InP.E. The courts IUC

- o pen to the public eve ry weekday Il fter 5 p.m, snd a ll day on the weekends.plloto by David Hdm

Girls' swimming takes firstThe girls sw im team wo n first place in t he K i ll ee n I n vi ta ti on a lrecen tly, w hile t he bo ys t oo k t hird .A cco rd in g to C oa ch B on n ie B rya nt , the "rela ys w ere o ust an din g"

w hich co mplem en ted the in divid ual perfo rm an ces in bo th o f the team s'f inishes.

T he fo llo win g sw im mers placed in their even ts: E llen B ow en(second in t he 1 00 & 2 00 F re es ty le ), M i ch el e C la yt o n ( fo u rt h in t he 5 0 & 10 0f re es ty le ), K r is te e K e ll ey ( se co n d i n t he b ac ks tr o ke ), S a ra h B ur ro w s ( th ir d in1 00 b ut te rf ly ), T ra vi s D o n ah o ( th lr d i n t he 2 00 f re es ty le ), M i ch ae l F uh rm a n n(first in 100 & 500 b rea s ts t rok e ) , John Morgan (first in the 5 0 freest yle a ndseco nd in th e 1 00 freest yle), M atth ew M an n (t hird in I he 2 00 fre est yle ) a ndB il ly R o se (first in t he 1 00 B ac ks tr ok e a nd 1 00 F re est yle ).

Vikings hold off Cy-CreekThe basketball tearn im pro ved their reco rd to 14 -7 w ith a 53-52

heart-sto ppin g victo ry o ver C y-Creek.The V ick in gs m an aged to ho ld o utafter a fo urth perio d d rive by the C ougars. The V ikin gs have lo st o nly o ned ist rict ga me so fax.

" Th ey 'r e m at ur in g a nd d o in g a g oo d jo b o f k eep in g t he ir c om po su reto fin ish o ff ba sketba ll g am es," A ssist an t C oa ch E ric E ike sa id .

Girl's gymnastics places at DCIT he g ir l's g ym n ast ic s t ea m p la ce d t hi rd at t he D u ll es C om pu ls o ryInv ila l ional On J an ua ry 10.J en n y L app placed t hird o n va ult,t hird o n bars a n d s ix ,t h a l l -a r o un d .Diana S ifuen tez placed t en th o n bars an d C arn ie H om burg placed sixth o n

ba D aD d ninth o n flo o r.

On pour mark. tet set. rotViking trackstersprepare for competitive season ,

Soccer team hungry for district championship

BY RANDY DOTSON. A s the n e w s ea so n g et s u n-

d e rw a y, t ra ck p ar ti ci pa n ts a re begin-ningprepara t ionf ' or apromis ing year.

The n umber o f track par-ticiparitilbaS i l lc t ea . s ed ov e t th e years,w hic h m ea ns t he ~v era U t ale nt s w il lbe o n a higher l ev el , . ac co r d: in g t obead co acb D avid G reen o. A U teammemlX)rs rece ivc 'in te l1S(l , af te r; . . s cboolt r a ii il i lg e ac h d a y .

T he t ea m m ak eu p i nc lu desan estim ated 30 varsity, 30 jun io rv ar sit y a nd . 2 0 frl }s bm an t ea m m em -bers.

"I 'm glad to see that therea re a b ig he r n u mb er o f p ar ti ci pa n ts ,"G re en o s ai d . " Tw el v e y e ar s Qf coach-in gthe track team bas led m e to the

BYCUNT WATTSD es pi te l es s t ha n d e si ra bl e

w ea th er c on d it io n s, t he B ry an so cc erteam cam e o ut to an aggressi ve startt o begin the '9 2 seaso n.

A fter a third pla ce fin ish in199 0 an d a t ie fo r seco nd place lastyear, the Vikin gs are hun gry fo r ad i st ri ct c ham pi o ns hi p t hi s s ea so n .

T he team to ok a d ecisivestep t ow ar ds p re pa rin g fo r d ist ri ct inJ anuary by w in n in g lh eir first tworoad g am es . F irs t, t he y sh ut ou t W a coHigh 4 -0 an d fo llo wed up by defeat -ing Lufkin 2-1.

A key to the Viki n g s tr en g t h

conc lus ion tha t the h ig he r t he num-b er o f t ea mm at es , t he h ig be e t he tal-en t o f the t ea m," G reen o sa id .

S om e o f the m ore pro mis-in g Dew m em bers in clud e Pb ilU pMatkins. Jo e S31'316, B ob by T at es,B ty li n D a vi s; Jason M i l I $ . i l .p , Pet;ryWelcb , William White, MatbronN ixo n, D an ny O 'B rien , an d Tyro neHanley .

R et ur n in g v ar si ty m em b er sin clud e D io n C arter, Doug Cob os .T im D avis, D avid M o rriel, S held onSm ith , To rran ce Smith, Gero meBo n n er, J eremy Go o ch, Pat ri ckO liver, E dward Reyes, M ichaelP at te rso n . a nd R o ber t S im pso n .

T he c omp et it iv e e ve n ts thatthe tra ck t ea m co mpetes in a re H igh.J um p, L on g lu mp . T riple J um p, 4 00

isthe l ar ge n u mb er o fv ar si ty s ta rt er sretu rn in g fro m la st yea r. T he sevenretu rn ers ad d an im po rtan t d im en -sio n o f e xp er ien ce t o t he t ea m w hic hm igh t give them an im po rtan t ed geo n t he fie ld .

Acco rd in g to Co achT om mie A llm on , t he V ikes w ill relyo n their blisterin g o ffen se to sco req uick an d stay o n to p.

"W e're very stro ng at fo r-w ard . W e've g ot a lo t o f ex perien cet he re ," A llm o n sa id .

N ot un like th e t ea rn s o f thepast tw o years, the team ha s a hipco n fid en ce level w hich is vital 10their auressive style ofp&a) ' . flow..

r el ay , S OOm et er , 2 00 m et er , 1 10 li ig hh urd le , 3 00 in te nn ed iA te b ur dle , 1 60 0 .meter, and.tlie 100m~tef., ~ ..,

Greeno a d M i t S : t ha t t be re isa majo r pro blem facin g the trackteam this year. The freshman will. h a ve 10 run wek at : B q ' a " , mgb;:~:;,:. cause there is n o t a I rBCl fc o ac h a t t l; ieLamar campus to recruit th e ninthpers. Still a no ther setba ck is t he

.la ck o f. retU min g let ten nen , T hese: .hurdles m l i S t b e o v er com e. h Qwe ve r;because acco rd in g to G reen o, h iSco mpet ito rs seem to b e gettin g bet-ter. "this yea r, J ersey V iU a@ha s g re a t t a le n t int he ir s en i or c la ss o ft ra ck a th le te s," G re en o sa id .

The first ho me t rack m eet," Th e V ik in g R ela ys, ';wiU b e heldF eb rua ry 2 2 at V ikin g S ta dium .

e ve r, t hi s is th e first. season in threeyears that t he t ea m ha s b ea ten th ealum ni in their a nn ual sh ow do wn .

I f the V ikin gs d o have aw ea kn es s, it is t he ir in ex pe ri en ce o ndefense .

"On d efen se we will bet e. st ed . .. b ec au se e ve ry o n e o n d e fe n seis n ew to va rsity ," A llm on sa id .As w ith an y spo rt , cro wds up po rt ca n be an impor tan t factor.F or t he upco min g sea so n , th e so ccerteam i s e nc ou ra gin g a s m an y V ik in gf an s a s p o ss ib le 10 aItcnd t he g ames .

"C om e o ut aD d make it ad ale .. . briD I )'o ur a irlfrlcD d, -sa idA l lmon .

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EntertainmenT'The Hand That Rocks The Cradle'Movie portrays life of tragedy, terror

Tbe Norsemant February 7, 1 9 9 2 1 7 1Ice Cube holds nothing backin 'Death Certificate'BY CARLOS SAMUDIO The heavyweight fromSo uth-Cen tral L.A . is back o n the

s ce ne . I ce C ub e is te arin g u p th e rapc ha rt s w it h his l at es t a n d c o nt ro v er -s ia l r el ea se , D ea th C er tif ic at e.

..S te ad y M ob bin '" an d "N oV as elin e" a re C ub e's t wo b ig ge st ra-d io h it s so far. B oth m ad e #1 o nM agic 102's, 97 The Bo x's, an d K94 's m ost req uested so ng o f the d ayf o r w e ek s .

S teadyMobbin" 'hasano lds ch oo l b ea t a nd c ha ra ct eriz es a da y inthe life o f Ice Cube. H e d oes every-thing from " slangin' bean pie torollin' o n r im s "

C ub e t ak es care o f bus in e s so n "N o V aselin e" as b e t h ro ws d ow nw it h t he V illa in an d 'cre w (E az y-Ea n d N .W .A .) . Until t his so n g, C ub eha d n ol m en tio ned a w ord abo ut hisfo nn er gro up in his lyrics. H is truefeelin gs c om e o ut an d he h old s n ot h-in g back as in t h es e l yr ic s: . . . now I se e yo u (N .W .A .)o n a vid eo w ith M ichelle. Lo okin '

like straight bo zo s. I saw it co m i n't ha t' s w hy Iwen t so lo an d kept o ns tomp in ' . Wh i le y a ll@#S%& mo v edstIaight o ut o f C om pto n . .. Th e album is a fo llo w -u p t oC u be 's t wo p re vio u s r el ea se s, Am er -iKKK' a 'sM ost W an ted an d K ill A tWill.

C ube has n ot "so ld o ut" orchanged his st yle o n e b it . In " Tr ue t oT he G am e" I ce C ub e say s b e re fusesto "switch to t he m ain st rea m" (p opmusic). His o th er so n gs o n t he a lb umare n ot lik ely t o rece iv e m uch rad iot im e d ue to t h ei r c o n t en t .

H e st ill h as th e sa rn e h ard -co re lyrics his fan s have come toexpect . And if y ou 're w on d erin g, y est he b ea ts are all fast an d boomin ' .

Dea th C ert ifica te d o es co n -tain explic it lyrics an d m ay no t bes uit ab le f or t he s en s it iv e l is te n er . T h elan gu ag e is a lso n ot st an dard e ve ry-d ay E n glis h. T he a ve ra ge p ers on willn ot u nd erst an d o r m a y n ot rec og niz eI ce C ub e's s tr ee t s la ng .

I Faces in the crowdWooten is dedicated gymnast, helps disabled children

F or J en ny W oo ten . t ime isw ell spe nt . T he sen io r sp en ds m uc ho f h e r d ay c on trib ut in g t o t be o ve ra llb ea lt h o f h er body. H er d ay b egin sw ith a wo rkout an d fin ishes w ithw o rk in g o u t f or g ym n as ti cs .

Besid es m ain tain in g bergrades a nd g ym n as tic s, W o o te n v ol-u nt ee rs t o h elp d is ab le d c hild re n.

"I lo ve to wo rk w ith d is-a bl ed p eo p le . I t' s amazing to s ee t h em

a cc ompl is h s om et h in g that I o an dta ke fo r gran ted ," W o ote n said .In the spare t im e W oo tenhas l ef t, s he s pe nd s it w it h he r b oy -frie.nd of three y ea rs , R o b C ah il l.

A ft er g ra du at io n. W oo tenp la ns t o a tt en d T ex as A& M an d m a-jo r in ph ysic al t herap y. H er ad vicef or f ut ur e s en io rs : " Do n 't g et a n atti-tude when you ' re a sen io r . It's n o b igdeal.

Millsap divides time successfully between school, sports

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S p o rt s s u ch a s f o o tb a ll . b a se -b all a nd t rac k can o ccupy m ost o fan yo ne 's tim e an d m ay affect theirgrad es. A s fo r so phomo re laso nMillsap, he s ep ar at es b o th s po rt s a n dschoo l . In d oin g this he achievess uc ce ss a t b ot h.

"W hen I a m in at hle tics o r a tpractice Iu t eve ry th in g Ia ve in toit a nd it is t he m o st im po rt an t thing atth .e t im e, b ut w hen Igel hom e myhomework is what 1 have to d o ,"M i ll sa p s ai d .

B esid es bein g in vo lved ins po rt s a nd sc ho o l, J ason lik es t o lif tw eig ht s a nd collect b as eb al l c ar ds .E ven after p lay in g spo rt s a t school ,t h e a ct i v it y s t il l c o ns ume s mosto fhi sf re e r im e . H e l ik es p la yin g allsports,w atchin g spo rts o n T V an d read in gSpo r t s I l lu s t ra t e d ,

M i ll sa p' s a d vic e t o a ch ie vesuccess is to ... . w ork: bard, d o o ' ,q uit, an d ta ke p rid e inw hat yo u d o.E very litt le b it yo u d o w ill help yo uget better. I Try to be the best atw hat ev er ~ ou d o."

K no w s o" ,e olle w ho d es e" ,u 10b e a F a ce s i ll ,h e C row d/e at ur e? C o nta c' a ny N o rs em a n l tl' lJ !m emb e, 0' leaverIn ot e i n M r s . Farris ' b O J C ;n the office.

BY CECE FINLEY AND KIM RODGERS plex because o f her am bitio ns an d an ew baby. Her n eed to f ul fi ll b e rp er so n al d e si re s c au se d her to hire an a n ny .

By appea r an ce s , the n a n nyseemed to be the perfect live-inba by sitt er. T he ev ery da y ro utin esslo w ly b eg an t o d et erio ra te in to reg-imins o flerro r. B ehin d the m ask o fa p e rf ec t b a by s it t er w as T he H an dT ha t R o ck s t he C ra dle .

The m o vie is awesom e! Adefin ite m in d thriller an d o ne yo uwo uld n ot wan t to see a lo ne. T hedetailed plo t will h av e y o u s it ti ng o nthe ed ge o f your seat . I t 's n o t thenorma l fo nn ula fo r a m in d t hr il le rmovie . It has y ou ex pe ct in g t he u n-expected . A d e fi n it e mu st -s ee !

This mo vie is rated Rb ecau se o f v io len ce , lan gua ge , n u-d it y, a nd su bje ct m at te r.

Gtuf.CrDlSn.w pNp"res for ho "DCI elIISS. pnottl by SI'IIIrnoll Slrp/rars

( Chetl" Tell" BYGIUVA CRENSHAWSpeed. tellener, Ltrmll' t ha t t he d ee pe st p rin cip le o fb wn ann at ure is t he crav in g t o be ap preci-

ated. People f lou ri sh when they knowt he y a re a pp re cia te d . What if weto ok the t im e to thank a t each er fo ri n fl ue n c in g l iv e s?

Di d a s mile b rig ht en y ou rday?Di d a s pe cia l e x-p la n at io n s u dd e n lymake a subjectclearer?Di d a teacherspend extra t ime,o ne o n o ne, just to

w ork w it h y ou?W as a t ea ch er t he re a t 4 :0 0

to talk to yo u when yo u had a ba dday?

D id y ou rece iv e sp ecificp raise fo r ajo b w ell d on e?

D id y ou s ee a teaehe r 's facein the crowd a t an even t in whichy o d w e re p a rt ic ip a ti n g?

S ay " th an k y o u, n -glad yaaw ere t he re ," o r "you're a p pr ec ia le d . H o w h ard ca n it be w he n t he d if fe J-euce it m ak es c an be s o v as t?

Everyone needsto feel appreci-ated.

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A h an dso me , y ou ng d oct orb a d e v er yt h in g : a b eau tifu l w ife , ababy o n the way, an d a celest ialm an sio n un tiL .allegat io ns werebrought forth b y a n amb it io u s, m i dd l e-class woman . In time, the yo un gd o ct or 's f air y- ta le life sh rie ke d t o ac hillin g b all. H is c old , e mb it te re dwife was l ef t homeless with h er ~fro zen . T he recen t stress in h er lifecaused an u nfo rtu nat e ev en t: T helo ss o f h er unborn b ab y, w hic h le ftbe r p hy si ca ll y a n d menta l ly sick. Aftere xt en s iv e t re at m en t , s he is r ev is it edby the past rem in d in g her o f hert ra g ic l o ss es .

Meanwhi l e, m idd l e-c la s s lifew en t o n. T he a llegin g w om an 's al -read y h ect ic life b ecam e m ore co m-

E ach year in the B ryanSchoo l District two t e a che rs a r e namedO ulstan din g T eacher o f the Y ear.Does t hi s mean that o n ly t wo t ea ch -ers o ut o f o ver 600 professionalseduQHar s a r e excel-l en t ? T h er e aresom an y t ea ch ers t ha tput in lo ng, hardhours and truly setan example fur theirp ro f es si o n , b u t t h eymay n ever besingled out as ou ts tanding even tbougbt he y c er ta in ly a re d e se rv in g .

E veryo ne n eed s 10 feela pp re cia te d. T his is t ru e especiallyina r ro fu ss io n su ch a s t ea ch in g w he ret h e r ew a rd s are i nt ri ns ic r at he r t ha nextrinsic. Th e mom.le boost that comesto a teacher is un believable whens omeo ne 'Out t h ~r e n o t ic e s the ded i -calion an d exertion which thal teacherha s conhibuted .

William James once said

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[ H ) The No.-seman, February 7,1992 EntertainmenTDECA participates in Career Development Conference

T he D EC A C lu b b eg an t he ir first le ve l o f c om -peti tion in t he D ist rict 4 C are er D ev elo pm en t C on fer-en ce o n F eb . I t B l in n C o ll eg e in Brenham.

On Fe b 3- 7 DE C A began their sales o f ba r

c an d y a nd s pe cia l o rd ers f or V aJ en tln e's D ay .N at io n al V o ca tio n al E d uc at io n W ee k is.Febru-

ary 9-15 . The e n ti re v o ca ti on a l d e pa rt m en t will be in-vo lved in an O pen H ou se fo r in vite d co mm un it y gu estso n Feb . 13.FFA members toparticipate infarm show atBrazos Center

T he F F A w ill h av e t he ir fa rm s ho w a t t he B ra zo sC en ter F eb. 8~.Membe rs w i ll p a rt ic ip a te in t he B ra zo s C ou nt y

Y o uth Livesto ck Show in Mano r E ast M all with a

child ren 's barn yard a t the en d o f M arch an d in to theb eg in n in g o f A pr il .T here w ill be an en d o f th e y ear ba nq uet fo r t h e

F FA o n A pril 30 at t he K u rt en C omm un it y C en te r.NHS prepares/or annualblood drive March 10-11

T he N HS is h av in g a b lo od d rive m eet in g o nF ebru ary 2 0. A g uest fro m t he R ed C ro ss w ill ad dre ss t he gro up . T he B lo od D rive w ilJ be M arc h 1 0-1 In thec ha ir r oo m .Student Council members to attend convention atMO Ranch

S tu den t C ou ncil m em bers M ay ela C an ales,A lise T hat ch er, N ico le P et ers. an d C ath y E dw ard s w illspend a weekend at MO R an ch F eb . 1 4-16 .

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in G ro es be ck w it h B RS m em be rs in a tt en d an ce .A no ther upco min g activity w ill the D istric t

P ro je ct C on ve nt io n o n M arc h 7 w it h o ve r 1 5 c o mm it te esh ea de d b y c om m it te e c ha irm en in a tt en d an ce . START 'ER UP...Auto Meehanl.es teacher Daye Shelby and dass adm Ire the car

presented to the depar tmen t by Tom Light Chevrolet rec ent ly. phota by,41711",1110Jimtl l l l t .a s w ell a s t he S hy -A nn es . R eh ea rs als will be March 20 -

A pril 2 . T he S prin g S ho w w ill b e p resen ted at the CivicA ud it oriu m o n M arch 3-4 .

Shy-Annes to hold Spring Show auditionsThe S hy-A nn es w ill have Spring S ho w a ud i-

t i ons in th e Viking gym o n March 2 beginn ing at 3 :2 0p.m. T he S prin g S ho w w ill n ow be o pen t o o th er g ro upsUlL participants preparing for district competition

S tu de nt s c om pe tin g in un. literary even ts haveb een at ten din g p ract ice m eet s in prepa rat io n fo r t heupcoming district meet.

B ryan ho sted an in vitat io nal m eet in J an uaryan d w on t he S wee pst ake s t ro pby fo r co mp ilin g t he m ostpo in ts. I nd iv id ual resu lt s w ere as fo llo ws: R ead y W rit -ing-Ist, M ic ha el M cMur ra y; 3m. Sarah E n gle r; 4 th ,Anne Magi ll ; S pe ll in g - 6 th , Anna C ro nb erg ; 2 nd t eam ,Andre Weise, Maria Ledesma . Anna C r o nb e rg ; C u rr en tE ve nt s-1 st . J o hn B erg er; 2 nd , J as on Lawhorn; 7 th , J o hnB r ad fOTd ; N ew s Wr it in g -3 rd . Mike Gu tow s ki ; E d i to r ia lW rit in g-5 th . C arlo s S am ud io ; F ea tu re W rit in g 2n d , J es -s ic a P ie te rs ; 3 rd , C ar lo s S am u dio ; C o mp ut er S cie n ce -3 rdplace t eam; C aI cu lat or2 nd , M aria F in ley ; 6 th , R og erH sie h; N um be .r S en se -2 nd , S an d y W u ; 3 rd . t ea m o fK at yMartin. S an dy W u, Kim L ed es ma ; M at h-5 th . K at y M ar -tin ; 6 th. S an dy W u; 2 nd ,l.ea m o fK at y M artin , S an dy W u,

L O O K W H O ' S T A L K IN CIf y o u could g oa n y w h e r e In t l i e~d ,where" 0 / Y O U g o ?

D olo res Tigcrin a, sen io r "T he B a-h ama s, b e ca u se itwould be beautifula n d p e ac e fu l. "

L ui sa L iu ; L it er ar y C rit ic is rn -S th , B et sy R ig gs ; S ci en c e-lrd . R og er H sieh ; 4 th , J osep h G an tt; 1sr, team o f G an tt ,Amanda Welch; lst c he mis try , t ea m o f R ust y Herrod,H sieh; 1st physics. team o f J on athan Purifo y, Jaso nL aw ho rn . .

U lL c om pe tit or s t ra ve le d t o B re nh am F eb ru aryI n d placed in several even ts. B ryan w on third placeo verall in t he m ee t. R esu lts w ere as fo llo ws: C ro ss-E xD eb at e-2 nd , J o hn B ra dfo rd a nd J en n i P he lp s; Prose-6th.Caro l ine Miranda; P oe try -5 th , C an d i W ard ; R ea dy W rit -ing-] st, M ic ha el M cMUI T aY ; 4 t h, Laura J o n es ; N um b erS en se -2 nd . S an d y W u; C alc ula to r-5 th , K.aty Martin;Persuasive Speaking-Jrd, J oh n B ra dfo rd ; I nfo n na tiv eS pe ak in g - 1st, J ason L aw ho rn ; lrd , R ust y H er ro d ; L it er .a ry C rit ic is m- 3r d, J o hn M a d do x ; C o mp ut er S ci en c e- l st,J erem y B rig ht; 2 nd , J oe y N ov ak; 3 rd , D en iz V ar; M at h.e m at ic s- 4t h, K a ty Martin.

Lappo rah W oo dard , sen io r "TheBahamas, to be alo n e w ith my fi-ance ."

Whett do )101.4 think cetwses stress qndhow A O )low deetl with iUKarcn Taylo.r- "My j o b , r doa 't dealwith it. well ."A n n H ar ris - " Po o r p la n nin g -n o t set-t i ng a go al an d fo llo win g up. T ake ad ee p b re at h, re la x a nd start aga in . IIM ik e M d >a nie l- "T ak in g y ou rs elf.cicumstances, an d life too seriously.Ge t away f ro m t ho s e things causingt he t en sio n fo r a period of time."J ack F oley "T he in ability to co pewith daily s it ua t io n s , a s en s e ofhlBJ l