Volume 22 Number 4

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Bryan High School

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c:,U.N CONTROL: A C.ON-

TROVERSY ON RIGHTTOBEAR ARMS HEATS UP

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F EE LIN G G R OO V Y? CH E.CKOUT TH ESPI RIT OF '76'

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LAD IES " GENTLEMEN:THE BRYAN HIGHCH 01 RPRES E.NTS'TH ESOUND OFM.USIC·

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FIRST STUDENT ADVO-CATE HIRED AT BRYANHIGH

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IY FRANKIE C.AIRIE.L would average around $50 a how tough it is to makefor both . O f cou rse, call w aitin g, living o n $45 0an h ou r. M ark et-

It's th e 'lo ng d is ta nc e, c all f orw ar din g, a nd in glD is tr ib utiv e E du ca tio n te ac heThink $ 5 an ultim ate day- prem ium cable channels w ill drive B ev erly Spencer takes stu dentshour will bu y dream for the the price up considerably, look at apartment prices and shoplife on easy average stu- For those not lucky enough to' forthat ever-needed necess ity --street? Think dent. You have an apartment full of furnitu re food.8.gain.It takes know the stacked up at mom a nd d ad's h ouse, So i s thedreamo f t h e g oo d lifemore than one ...LifeAI- expect to spend around $200 a destined to stay just that-a dream ?

that to make ter Gradua- m on th to ren t so meth in g co mfo rt- N ot n ece ssarily .it these days. tion. able. College or sometype of ad-

Ah yes. Next isthat " su per co ol" car. " \lan ced sk illt r a in . i .ngre ally isthethe g o od l if e. F orge t c ol le ge .That' M ost students dream ofa new car answer.takes too long. Yeah, just get a job w ith th elatest options. Expect to Statistics show that a personan d the rest wi II tak e care o f itse l f . p ay an yw here fro m 1 25 010 $400 a with morethan just a high schoolA c oo l a pa rtm en t, afast car, stereo m onth forthat new beauty. A de-I educat ion wi llbe economicallybet-equipm en t, color T V, m oneyto pendable used car w hichis still te r o ff than a p er so n with just abum on the w eekend s. N o parents new eno ugh to lo ok good w ill ru n high school education. A cco rto te ll y ou what, when or where. around $175 to $275 a month. to r ecent Census Bureau s ta ti st ic s,Independence. Cant wait, can you? Insurance for the cardrains a personwith a college degreeearre

Time for a reality check. lust about S75-S150 from the wallet an average of 52,116 a monw hat kind of job can one getwith- every m onth. compared toSl,077 earnedby aout college or technical training Gasoline,oiJ and generalmain- person with just a rugh schoolthese days? H ow far d oes $4.25 an tenance w ill vary, perhaps running dip lo ma. T his g ives the colhour go? around $50-$100 a month. graduate an extra S1,03 9 a month

Under some circumstances; Then there aremany other ex- .• Even though national statis-m any people do not have a. choice penses such asfood c lo th in g an d tic s in dic ate 7 1 p erc en t o f s tu den tsand m ust go straight to w ork after credit card paym ents. Yes, ev en on grad uate from high school, o ngraduation. M ost students, how - a lim ited incom e, credit card co m- percent enrollin college.ever, have a choice. M any of these panics are eager to charge custom - The U.S. D epartm ent ofEo ften ch oo se to go straig ht to w ork , ers 1 8% or m ore to u se th eir m on ey . c atio n re po rts th e a verag e ea rnfiguring thcy can get a job which By now, reality should be set- of a high school graduateto be

w ill pay for just abo ut any th ing ding in. M inim um w age ju st w on't, $2 0,O OO lyear,whilecollegegradu-they might want. buy easy independence anymore. ales arc averaging·S31,000/year.

Even though that wou Id be The examples I isted above The payoff of extra educatinice, the "real" world is not that would require anincome..-after u su ally co mes late rin a c are er ,sim ple. You can't live w ith m om ' taxes--o fbetw cen $1150-$17 00 a because persons w ith m ore edand dad forev er. Liv ing indepen- m onth. N ot includ edin th is fig ure tio n are p ro mo ted o ver p eo plewith-dcntly ha s m any financial respcn- isfood, m edicine or credit card out ad vanced trainin g.sibilities, Just w hat do the "basics" paym ents. A 40-hour w eek worked The reality of lifein Americacost? at minimum wage w ould p rovideI is th at to c om pe te in to da y's w ork

A partm ent costs in B ry an/C ol~ less than half the m oney required forcee :so me k in d o f ed ucatio n b e-le ge v ary , b ut o ne c ou ld e xp ec t to to liv e t his sa mp le lifesty le.In fact, y on d h ig h sc ho olis r eq u ir ed . T h e

pa y between $275 to $450 a m onth the exam ple would require som e- fastest growing occupationsfor a safe, "nice" place to live. where around $10-$15 an hour in require som e advanced educaU tilities for thisapartm ent--gas, w agesto m aintain. or training.e le ctr ic ity a nd w ate r-c ou ld ru n a s It d oe sn 't tak e a m ath w hiz to The b ot to m l in e i s, h ig he r e du -lime as $$0 a m onth. but a more quickly figure outthat the price of cationis the t icket to success -andrealistic figure w ou ld be around . in dependence is m uch higher.than being able to pay you r b ills.$ J0 0 fo r a sin gle p erso n. I f irs t thought . Reporter Karl Eichholtz contr ibuted to

Then there's telephone and There are several programs atth . is s tory

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"Im J T H ' . .0............. O U..M ... . . .

Problems in U.S. need attentionThe question of gays intbe military bas been front

page news fot over two weeks now. Tbere are far moreimportant matters to worry abouUban tbis matter. Tbeeconomy is still in the pits and the deficit isgetting largerby the minute. Layoffs conUrt,uet~rougbout the nation.Tbe fint priQrity o ftbe ne i lyi~augurated president,

,sbould be improving the economi an d the affairs of the" country~'Tb~re are more pressing problems than 'W~o, h Id . tb' ilit ry'"00 serve m e ,m•• a .r ,.' }: .: ' ..' .: , , ', .' " ",-Norsenilln Ed,/ona/Board

Gun contr~' hurfs the law abiding citizen

Bv-KARL EICHHOLTZ

Th e whole controversysurrounding th e g un con -t ro l i ssue i smos tlya g ia nt S mo ke s cre en p la ced to h id ethe actual,facts an d s ta tis tic s a bo ut th is is su e fr om th epu blic so that th e pro-g un con tro l fan atics can p er-

suade peop leto be fQ rgun control.F irs t. a nd m os t im po rta ntly, g un co ntr ol w ill o nJ y

binder th e la w a bid in g citiz en w ho ju st w an ts to liv e ina free country.

Gun c on tro l w on 't e venaffect t he thugs. t hi eves,and g an gs becaus e th ey get m ost of their w eap on s o nth e black m arket an yw ay. M ore law s res trictin g g unownership is n ot th e a ns we r. M ore p olic e a ctio n o n th eil le ga l s ou rc es o f g un s i s n ec es sa ry.

Thinkabout it. A g uy g et sth e idea to r ob a s to re .H e'll g o d ow nto o ne o fh is b ud s o r a fr ie nd 's fr ie nd an d

b uy a used sto len g un ch eap ly an d illegally. It's beenc le an ed o fa Us er ia l n um b er s a ndis un tr aceable. Go ingdow n and buying a gun from a legal law abiding dis-tributor is no t as easy a s m os t p eo ple th in k. You h av eto fiU out aU the paperwork which takes 30 to 4Sminutes, then y ou g et to p ay fu ll retail price w hich isusually three or fOUT t im es t he b la ckmarket price.

The m ovies and television show s that w e w atcha ren 't h elp in g u s s ee th etruth e it he r, b ec au se t he y a redramatizingthe actua1 e v a n swith fullautomaticweapcmw hen the actual case is that thesetypes of guns are

ra re ly u se d d ueto t he ir cost and ine ff ec ieocy.Putting a ban 00 ass au lt rifles w on't help sto p

crimebecausepeoplearen't~singassaultrifles. Intact.th e m ost w id ely u sed w eapo n in an un law fu l act is the.38 revolver. W hy? A .38 sells for S 50-$100 on theblack m arket and is untraceable. A full autom aticw eapon is hard to com e by and sells for 5500 and up.

In t oday' s soci ety,gu n co ntrol can on ly h urt thecitizens, H ere's a true story w hich happened in SanA nto nio th re e m on th s a go . Two e ld erly p eo ple , a h us -band and his w ife, around 60to 6 5 y ears of ag e w erekilled in th eir f ro nt y ar dby two thi eves with a s to lengun. T he th iev es fin is hed lo otin g th e b ou se an d d ro vea way, le av in g th e tw o ly in g in th e d riv ew ay,

This type of event is happening m ore and m ore,S tr ic te r gun con trolwill on ly l eave c it iz ens l ike the e ld -e rl y c ou pl e d ef en se le ss f ro m th e th ug s a nd th ie ve s w h ow on 't ev en care ab ou t th e n ew law sif p ut i nt o e ff ec t.

T he n ew law o fw aiting sev eral d aysto be a ble top urch ase a w eap on isn 't even the is sue. P ro bab ly lessthan o ne p er ce nt o fa J. l d om es tic c ri me s h ap pe n a fte r th ep urch ase ofa w eapo n. U su ally . th e w eap onba s beenthere for years when it is used by accident or onpurpose, in self d efens e o r w hatev er the case m ay be.

N ex t y ou 'll s ee m ore and m ore of o ur rig htstaked. a w ay u nt il th e c on st it uti on h asbeen al tered to tbe'pJ , in tI

th at the B ill o f R ig hts w illbe n oth in g b ut a m em ory.Think a bo ut it. G rim e co ntr ol, n otgun control.

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BY TARA DAYTON

C h r i s t m a sis O VE RI Christ-ma s trees a re rot ti ng in people'sg arb ag e cans, w here they sho uldhave been p ut in th efirst p lace . A l l

of tho se tack y d eco ratio ns arep ac ke d a wa y f ro m s ig ht . h op ef ul lyf or g oo d.

The stores have taken dow nth eir p os te rs o fthat fat old f oo J inthe red suit and repIacedthemwithsom ething that is m arginallyw ors e... p ic tu re s o f h ea rtsand alittle du de that flies aro un d bu cknaked . Yes, Valen tin e's D ayap-preaches, with Cupid doing histhing wi th th e bow a nd a rr ow.

W hy do n't w e j ust strip S anta

ofhis red suit and have him paradearound nude at Christmas? No,instead, t he A m er ic an p ub li c li ke sto l ook a tlillie b oy s t ha t a re n ak ed ,no t o ld and fat m en .

I 'm n ot s ug ge stin g th at th e h u-m an race bas become perve rt edover the years. It's justthat ou rid ea ls h av e b ec om e a l itt le w ar pe d.

Childrenidol ize mutated turt les thatliv e in a sew er, an d ad ults w atchm ov ies a bo ut p eo ple b ack in g ea cho ther apa rt .

A n d n ow t hi s- -Val en ti ne 'sD ay. W ith im ages of naked boys

dancingin

our heads, w e goto thes to re an d b uy p resents fo r p eo plethat w e lo ve . T he nwe g o b or ne a ndcho p u p o ur n ext-d oo r n eig hb orsb ec au se th eir d og b ar ks to o lo ud .

Okay-I'm stretching things abit. The point ofthis is that wemark o ff o ne d ay a y ear for sh ow -in g o ur lo ve , a nd t he r es t o f t h e y ea ris devoted to killing each o th er o ffso w e don't have to buy presentsfo r th em n ex t y ea r.

I t's a ll r ig ge d- it's ju st a no th er

w ay to p re ten d th at th ehuman raceis s till s an e.B ut th ey 're n ot.in o,they're a UCRAZY I IHeehee. Ha dy ' aUfo ole d fo r a .m in ute , d id n't I ?

One warning for thisValen tine's D ay ... b ew are of th elittle naked boy. H e might havew in gs , b utthat doesn' t meanthathe's angelic. .

aGun control neededfor safety of public

BY LUCAS CASTRO .

As it is stated in th e C on stitu tio n, A rl\e ric~ ar e'g iven the ' rightto bear a rms ,butifyouthinkabout it;th is la w w asmade w he n th e lan dwas fullof ranchesand farms.The way that this country ha s developed,

a ny on e c an t ellthat t hi s l aw is o ld a nd n eed supdat-ing.

I f s om e p eo pl e h av e t ro ub le w it hth e u pd ati ng o ft his l aw, a ll t he y h av eto do is watchth e n ew s a ndsee

h ow m an y p eo ple h av e b ee n s ho t o r w ere in vo lv edina shooting.

Of c ou rs e th er e i sa l aw c on ce rn in g th epurchaseo f a w ea po n. Th e law states th at y ou hav eto be 18y ears o ld to pu rchase a w eap on. T here is n o "g raceperiod" follow ing the purchase for' buyer tobe

checked out for criminal history. .

S tr ic te r gun cont ro lis v ery m uch need ed to p uta t ig ht er g rip o n t he tr ou ble sthat are occurring in th e

country. Picturethis: the barrel of a gu n at the backof yo ur h ead, w hile a v oicebehind y ou s ay s, " yo urm on ey o r y o ur lif e." S om e p eo plethink t ha t t his w illnever happen to them, b ut g iv e it time for th ere isa lw ay s a f ir st t im e f or e ve ry th in g.

With th e i nc re as e o f g a ng v io le nc e i n t hi s n at io n,s om e w ou ld th in kthat A merica isin th e p ro ces s o fa no th er c iv il w ar. T he cr eatio n o f a uto ma tic w ea p-o ns w er e f or th e w ars .N owit so un ds lik e there is a

wa r r ig ht o uts id e th e fr on t d oo r in m an y n eig hb or-hoods.

ThereisachoicethatAmericanshavetodaytbatju st w as n't n atu ra ll 0 y ear s ag o. T ha t c ho ic eis t o d ieo r li ve t obe o ld. M ost o fthe free w o rl d w o ul d r at he rlive to be old, but you really don't have a choice ifs om eo ne g oin g th ro ug h a g an g in itia tio n w alk s u p toyou and puts a bullet in your head.

There h a s to b e s om e la w th at w ill e ven tu ally g ~w ea po ns o ff o Ct he s tr ee t. A b ou t h al f o C tb c n ew s t ha tw e hear every day dealsWith an ac cid en ta l d ea thfrom a gu nsh ot o r g angviolence.I gn or an ce a ndam - .m atu rity are the top causes o f death s d ealingwithweapons.

T he n ew s abo ut the 1 3-ycar-old w ho s ho t a 1 2-year-old wa s declared a na cc id en t, a nd th e d riv e4 >y .shooting that occurred in January w as probablygang-related.

I t s ee m s a s th ou gh s om eo nehas deviseda masterplan to k inu s all. Ju st give them so me w eapo ns an dle t th em g oa tit. E ve ntu all y t he re w il lbe n o o ne le ftt o s ho ot e xc ep t t he ms elv es a nd it w as a U f o r D o th in g-- ju st a s tu pi d w a y o f e nt er ta in m en t.

Wi th t he n ew p re si de ntin off ice hope fuUy the rewi U be a weapons law thatw inh elp peo ple liv el on ge r a nd h ea lt hie r l iv es . C o ns id er in g t hefact thatthe V.S. ha s a h igh d eath rate an d w e are D ot e venatwar, w e a re k illin g o urs elv es . W h at a b wn me r!

. Tb e N t) ~m an is ·~ W: .e db yth cJ oW llB .lism H an dmclasses of B r y a nHighSchool, 3401 E/29th, Bryan, TX :nS02.Opin ions expresseda re th ose o f; ih eW rile r a nd d o n etnecessa r i lYr e p r e s e n tthe v i e w so t t h efacu l tY,s ta ff(Ifadni in is tr a tion ofBryanflighS ch oo l o rthe Bryan JpdcpendentScl.l.Q01Pistrict. ...

The Noiseinari ls8 meQlbero rthe Univer5ityJnterscholasticL eag ue pr ess C oo f~ ~: L etter sto the e di to r a re w e lc om e d a nd m u st ,~ s ig ne d. ' J ' l IeNors i ! l r tanreSerVethe r igb t toedit letters for clari tyandlengUL L e U mcontaining obscenityo r l ib el ou s m at er ia lwill o pt b e :

consideredfor print Th eNorsemanEditorialB oa rd i s c om po se d o ftileEdilors-m-Chiefan d Ilu; staff..

~ .TOR. •••••••..••••.••••••.•.•••••'••••••..•..FRANKIE ~BRIEL

ASSOCIA.TE EDITORS ...•••••••••••••••••.••••.• UCAS CASTRO,. TARA DAYTON

REPORTERS ••••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••••••• ORETTA ARISPIE,'HARYLE CRAIN. MARLIEICHHOLTZ •ADRIAN FLORES, KATHY KROL

YISER. ••••••_•••••••• _ _ ••••••••_•••••SANDY FARRIS



THE. .............. n.WARY ••, . .. Im]op.

Sometimes a chance to breathe would be appreciatedc ia ll y i f y o u'r e s ta rv in g , y ou k no w.So Amll It i s C O LD in that gym!

Inhale.S o th en c om es lu nc hthat yo u

d ec id e y ou d on 't r ea llywant. Toreview the events of the day, butmy-oh-mywa s that icecream good,e xc ep t m ay be n ex t tim e y ou w ou ldp ay atten tio n an d aimit towardsyour m ou th 's in ce it m ig htb e a bleto taste it b etter than your sh irtwhich it f ell o n b ec au se y ou w ere ,

well, in such a s te w a bo ut t he g re atand wonderfu1 day you've beenh av in g s oyo u feel l ik e s ta nd in g u pan d ju st y ellin g, b ut o h y ea h. th atw ord is00 the list too so now thebel l r ings and aw ay you go!

f NH AL E! G as p.S o th e rest o f t he d ayis pretty

much the sa me th in g lik ea bigM E SS w he n e ve ry th in g y ou to uc hs hr iv el s, d ie s o r s cr ea m s f or m e rc yespecial ly when i t' sd e a dquiet an d

so then you just R EA LLY need tobang yo ur head against a locker,bu t you can 't because-you need apink p ass a nd o f c ou rseDO teacheri s g o in g t owrite "BI3hBlah w e nt t olo ck er n o. 3 26 5 to b an g th eir h eadagainst it .only to r etu rn in6 min-u te s" s o n a tu ra lly y eu h av eto waituntil 3: 15 to go hop around thep ark in g lo t, b ut fir st y ou h av e to sitth ro ug h y ou r last h o h oifun classof th e day tha tgoes s o o o o osloooow

. a aa an d s ee ee m ss s l ik e i ii itt t w il ll llnevvvverennnnd ...S O! S ch oo l's o ve r a nd y ou ju st

d ash h om e1909 en ou gh to ch eckthe mail w hic h n atu ra lly y ou d on 'tbaveanythingbecause nobody lovesy ou so th en y ou sp la sh th ro ug h th ecoffee on the kitchen floor on thewa y to y ou r r oo m a ndDIVEunder-neath t he c ov er s w h er e i t's s owarma nd p ea ce fu l a nd je ee ee z d on 't y oufeel so glad to be home? Ex-haaaaaaale]

test so that you do w orse than y oua ctu ally d o, b ut a ny wa y, th ebell isa bo ut to rin g so y ou can 't d we ll o nth at rig ht n ow an d y ou 're o ff!

InhaleISo still being ina ba d mood

w he n y ou r lo ck er d oe sn 't o pen th e" rig ht" w ay to m ak e y ou h ap py y ouscream "O H. .. " but then you re-m em ber th at's on the list so theny ou g o t o y o ur n ex t c la ss w h ic h y oud on 't r em em be r b ec au se su pris el

n o c of fe e th is m om in g a nd th en it'stim e fo rP.E. b ec au se a t y ou r o lds ch oo l y ou o nly n ee de d o ne y ea r o ft he c la ss t ha t i s p hy si ca ll ypainfulf or y o ubeforey ou e ve n p ut o n t h atitchy uniform and ohmigosh,TOD AY was the 2 l -m inute run?an d e xa ct ly h owmany m in ut es i s i t'til lu nch w hen y ou ca n stu ff y ou rface b ecau se w hen y ou c lo se y ou re ye s a nd s wa ll owr ea l f as t i t actu-a ll y d oe sn 't taste too b ad , e sp e-

w an te d to w ea rto school because ,"W ell they w ere on the floor soI

th ou gh t th at th ey w er e d ir ty " a nd s oth en y ou D O w ea r s om eth in g th at'sd ir ty, so is th er e a ny th in g e lse th atcan g o w ro ng th is m orn in g?O h.Homework.

Inhale.A nd w ho is r ea lly g oin g to n ee d

to k no w w ha t th e tra nsv ers al o f th ec ir cu m fe re nc e o f th e s ke wline i s o nthe third day of the 22 nd m onth of

the yearthat b eg in s a nd e nd s w ith aG eo me tr ic m ea n th at is c on gr ue ntto the sep ti ctank th at h as th e v alu eof X HAl HAl N ot m e, th an k y ou ,because I an b are ly p ut to ge th ero ne p lu sone, So then you sit andp ou t d ur in g y ou r f ir st h ou r g e om e-try c la ss w h ile e ve ry on e is s mi li ngand gloating that TIlEY got an Aon ,THEIR sca ntro n tests w hichyo u swear th e c om pu te r d ev elo ps ashort circuitwhen it comes t o y ou r

BY KATHY KROL

Have you ever just had one ofthose days when you wanted toc ra wl in to b ed a nd s ta y th er e fo r th en ex t ete rn ity o r tw o? E very th in gm oves at areal fastf)ace an d j ust isso te rrib le y oucan hardly take abreath?

You g et o ut o f b e d in th e m orn -ing to d iscoverthat n ot o nly is y ou rc of fe e d on e b ut i t's d o neall over the

k itc he n f lo or b ec au se y ou f or go t toput the coffee pot under the dripth in g a nd tb en yo u g etin t he showerand right when you wake up fromyour daze o f a c of fe e- le ss m o rn in ga nd th e d re am o f c ho co la te e cla ir sthe wa te rhas t ur ne d i ce c ol d b ef or ey ou e ve n g ot th e s ha mp oo in to y ou rhand.

The dang bairdryer is on thefritz a nd y o ursweet helpfulmommyp ut th e clo th es in th e w ash th at y ou

Best just to ignore those annoying habitslaugh. You know-the kind thatcom es up and outof t he ir nosesina snort.

A nd an absolute m ust inthelist of irritating habits is w henp eo ple sit th ere a nd r attle o n a nd o nas if th ere's n o to mo rro w. M ost o f

th e tim e. th isperson

is discussingsom e topic about w hich no oneisi nt eres ted in.

I m ea n, w ho r ea llycares' ho wmuch a Pontiac steering wheelcosts, if you have no car.R ea lly ... wh at a re y ou g oin gto dow ith a $ 30 0 ste erin g w hee l? P utito n y ou r B ig W h ee l. I 'm s ur eM a tt elw ould lov e to get theirhands onthat.

T he next tim e som eone&.D-

n oy s y ou w ith an irritatin g h ab it,just try to ig no re it. T hin k o fit as ade fec t . .. emotiona l, phys ica l, wha t-ev er. B ut ju st ig no re it.

Have you everbeen told are ally { le t's s ee b owI a n p ut th isnicely) we ird joke? Whi leth eper-son is telling the joke, youaret ry in g to m a ke t ai ls -n -e ed o fw b ata pp eared tobe a h il ar ious joke .j ud gi ng f ro m t he j o ke -t el le r's r ea c-

tion.Wo rs to fa ll , y ou ju st ha ve tosit there, grin and bearit Talkabou t self-control. You have tob ite y ou r to ng ue ju st to k eep fro ma sk in g t he m t o e xp la in .

Db. and let us not forget thep eo ple th at sit rig ht aro un d y ou inc la ss a nd in sist o n sin ac kin g th eirg um . You w ou ld th in k th at after aw hile th eir g um w ou ld eith er lo sei ts f la vo r o r t he g um - ch ew er 's j aw sw ou ld b ec om e n um b.

A nd th en th ere are th e p eo pleth at h av e th at n ot s o ... w eU ...sexy

BY SHARYLE CRAIN

A lr ig ht, im ag in e th is. You 'r es it ti ng i n y ou r c la ss ro om l is te ni ngto y ou r tea ch er lec tu re w hile th ep er so n b eh in d y ou in sists o n r oc k-in g y ou r c ha ir. You c on tin uo us ly

teU him to stop, m aybe adding ath re at o r tw o. H ow ev er, th is p er-son acts as thoug h he can't quitec om p re he nd w h at y ou a re s ay in g.I

think that people likethis havesom e inner need to rock a chair inorder to k ee p t he ir t ra in o f t ho ug ht(as fe w as th ose th ou gh ts m ay b e) .

This is just one of the manyi rr it at in g h ab it s th at p eo pl e h av e.

Oh-and what about the kindof people that get right up in yourface to talk to you. Really , isitgoing to sound better or some-thing? .

Putting up 'fronts' hide the real person beneathan d a little sm all talk . B ut in actu - .so me d ay . H ow d oes a ny on e ex pec tality, I an be the m addest person ' ano ther personto know them ifyou've seen in a very lon g tim e. th ey never give anyone th e c hance?

A lot of people hide behind You can know a person allfacades every day of their lives. your life and that person can haveM an y ch oo se to put up different allth e w eight of the w orld on hiswalls at school to gain popularity shou lders andact as if there iswhile others build the w alls out of nothing wrong. I'm sure we'veaUfear of rejection. met one person whoh a sbeen in this

No matter th e rea so n fo r th ese p ositio n. I u pp ose w eall have to trustwalls, they aU need to come down W e can never r ea lly g et to ou r instincts. N o o ne w an tsto get

know anyone b ecau se therewillalways be at ieast o ne t hi ng thato ne p er so n will h old b ac k, be itb ec au se o f t he p ai n o f r ec ol le ct io nor sim ply the need to havesome-thing t ha t' s a ll t he ir 's .

So w hat do those of us whorea lly wan tto help or bethere fo rthosewbo need u s d o? W h o k no ws?

h urt, b ut it ev en tu ally h ap pe ns tou s all. Wou ld n't itbe nice to haves om e on e t he re t ha th a s a shou lde ryou can lean on or an ear you canp ou r y ou r so ul in to .

I suppose wba.t I'm try in g tosay is, don't be f oo le d b y " fr on ts "p eo pJe p ut u p o r g am es th eytry top la y. S om etim es w ea il need to letou r f ee li ng s beknown, and i t' s niceto know SQIIICOIlf: cares,

BY LORETTA ARISPE

Noone knew the pain he heldin sid e. H e w as th e h ap pie st p er so nyou would ever know, or so youthought.

H ow w ell d o w eall r ea lly knoweac h o th er? N ot v ery w ell,I et . Ifa person ju st cam e upto m e in theh all th ey w ou ld see a h ap py p erso ng reetin g tb em w ith a sm ilin gface



Im IT ~ . N O R U..R YS. , ...lENT RT AII:~ ~:i 1

'Pailhead' provides something new for listenersto groove to it. has said that there really isn't one.

A intriguing beat that is in the (Right!)song The Anthem creates a wall of To give a band from Chicagosound-something like an Indian credit for having talent, I ive thisbea t. The lyric s make a lot of sense tape four stars. So next time you'retowards the way society has pro- in a record store trying to findgressed today. something different, keepPoi/head

Another song titled N o B u nn y, in mind.contains the intrinsic irony ofrab- Lookfor a black cover with thebit fables. To those who still be- capitol building on the front. Thelieve in the Easter Bunny, no one tornado behind the building creates

an eye-catching look.

'~ i= = = C = H A = L = IC : J IIIiiT _ A _ L IC_ _ .. .1 Proper behavior results in 'kinder, gentler' place for students to learn

BY LUCAS CASTRO

Hey! What are you listeningto? You can't listen to that. Whydon't you try something out of theordinary. W hy not try Pal/head. Inotice that many of you right noware wondering what in the world isPai lhead1 Well , to the people tha tknow who Pai lhead is, then there isbasicaUy no reason to continue

BY MARY SUE RIBARDO

H IS TO RY TE ACH ER

When George Bush wished for

a "kinder, gentler nation, I' I ished

for a kinder, gentler workplace. 1

was concerned about the state of

discipline at Bryan High School,

In compar ing the environment of

today 's school and the t ime when I

was a student, there have been a lo tof changes. Today's students do

and say things that would never

have been condoned in the old days.I now we live in a different

world today. Family life is differ-

ent for many people. There are

more activities that keep us on the

run. Movies a nd television have

opened up new avenues of experi-

ences. Children seem to mature

faster today.

I am not opposed to changes

that uplift us and make the world a

better place. I am opposed to

changes tha t degrade us and make

reading . unless you have nothing

better to do.Scanning the record store in

search of something new, I usthappened to come across a newdark looking cover. To my dismay,it '!.vag,Poi/head Ha ving never beardofthern, Idecided to buy the a lbumanyway at a risk. I 'm always will-ing to try something ne w, and as itturned out , i t was a good choice.

The surprising unique style in

this album is created by a founda-t ion ofmainIy bass and drums. Theguitar adds the finishing touch tothis awesome recording. Althoughthis album ha s repeated sides, i t i sworth th e money.

The songs contained on thiscassette ar e not really what onewould expect to hear a t the Hall ofFame, but itdoes have the potential

M.ry Sue RJblfdo helps students with an assi.gnment plloto by Armando J imenez

I h ad to behave in their presence. will be expected to behave prop-

Hopefully, we can apply this prin- erly. This can result in a kinder,

ciple here at BHS. There will be gentle r workplace for us a ll!

love and kindness, and stude nts

life harder. 1 believe the use of to the benefit of all, not be disrup-

profanity, lack of manners, and tive to the det riment of a ll .

disregard for school rules have had The new policy is to restore

a negative effect on the quality of decency in one of the community'sl camingatBHS. Fromtheteacher 's most important publ ic buildings-

perspective, I c an atte st to the frus- the high school. This is the' final

tration I 've experienced when stu- settingbeforetbeyouthofthecom-

dents have been repeatedly tardy. I munity will emerge as members of

ha ve not been comfortable with the adult society. It is he re that teach-langua ge expressed by some stu - ers have an obligation to teach val-

dents toward teachers and other ues and manners. as well as sub-

s tudents. I t seemed to me that stu- jeers oftheir academic fields. Some-

dents engaged in these behaviors one ha s said tha t teachers need to

were bringing standards down for touch the hearts of their students,

all of us. and not just their minds, or else they

Now there is emphasis to hold will produce only intellectual bar-

students accountable for infractions barians. High school students who

of certain rules. I believe we're treat other decently do not fall into

headed in the right direc tion. Stu- this category,

dents who receive a good education As an old-fashioned lady, I

a ttend a school where there is order would love tosee behavior changes

and consideration for others. Bryan that would renew old-fashioned

High School can be a place like manners. This makes me think of

that. We need to praise, not curse mygrandmotbers.Iknewtheyloved

e ach other. We nee d to follow rules me, but they were strict and I knew



Administrators say policy working well

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New semester brin-gs zero-toleranceBY FRANKIE GABRI EL

Zero -tol er ance becamea real-ity January 8, 1993.

The n o- to le ra nc e t ar dy p ol ic yandenforcemcntofotherbasicrulesg re ete d s tu de nts u po n r etu rn to th enew semes te r.

Th e purpose of t he e nf or ce -ment wa s t o d ec re as e t he n um b er softardies, c ur b t heuse of profanityon school grounds andto teachs tu de nts to le ar n to ta ke r es po ns i-b ility a nd resp ec t ea ch o th er. T her eq ui re m en t o fa bright pink hallp as s fo r e ve ry on e o uts id e o f c la sshas th e ad ded b en efit o f k eep ingu nw a nt ed v is it or s o ff c am p us .

"I think it [ th e n ew p oli cy )isb en ef ic ia l f or e ve ry on e- fo r le ar n-in g , an d fo r teach in g," se cretary

Joyce P erkins said. Perkins is incharge of posting D -H all sched-ules.

As the n ew s em e ste r b eg an ,t ea ch er s d is cu ss ed th eDe w policyf or a w e ek b ef or e e nf or ce m en tbe-gan.

T he tard y p olicyhas under-gone perhaps the m ost radicalch an ge. O nce th e tard y b ell rin gsa ll te ac he rs a re to lo ck th eir c la ss -r oo m d oo r, lc av in g s tu de nts in th e

balls to be g iven de ten tion by teach -ers assigned to " sw ee p" t ea ms . I f' as tu de nt i sin th e h all, b ath ro om , o rstairway without a pass they area uto ma tic ally g iv en a 9 0-m in utedetention. which m ust be servedwithin tw o d ay s. lith e d ete ntio n isn ot s erv ed th e s tu de nt is a ss ig ne da no th er D -H a U. Fa il ur e t o s er ve t hesecond de ten tion wi ll r esu l;inALCassignment.

The use of profanity and ob-s ce ne g es tu re s i nth e s ch oo l i s a ls oprohibited. The c on se qu en ce s f oru sin g v ulg ar la ng ua ge is a D -H aU .

BY SHARYL~ CRAIN

Last S aturday. the girls got ach an ce to as k th eir fa voritegu yout and also get revenge for all oft ho se h or ri bl e d ate sthat t he y h av eha d

t o s uf fe r t hr ou gh .MORP (P ro m s pelled b ack -w ard s) w as o rig in ally th ou gh t o fas a fundraiser for Prom, butbecame a S tu de nt C o un ci l- sp on -s or ed d an ce i ns te ad .

H eld in th e co mm on s, M O RPw as ab ou t as ca su al as o ne c an g et.

F ro m b ox er s ho rts to h ou se s ho es ,s tu de nt s c am eas t he y w e re .

F o r o nc e, t he g ir ls d id n ot s pe ndal lday in f ro nt o fa m ir ro r a pp ly in gm ak e-u p, c urlin g h air a nd c ha ng -in g o utfits fo r 'b ou t th e u ptcen thtime.

Two f ea tu re s m ad e th is d an ced ifferen t. F irs t-th e g irls d id askthe guys. The guys w e re n ottreatedto a fan cy restau ran t. S ho ot, th eg uy s w ere lu ck y if t he y g ot to e atatall.

T he c on ce pt b eh in d th e d an ce

T he adm inistration is tryingtot each s tuden ts to r espec t t eache rsas well a s o th er s tu de nt s.

Th e new p ol ic y s ee m sto bew o rk in g. T h er ehas been a dra-m a ti c d ro p i n t he n um b er o ft ar die san d o bscen ities o verh ea rd in th ehaIls have almost becomenonex is ten t.Hal lways a re v ir tua ll y

e m pt y d ur in g c la ss es ."The re seemsto be a decrease,

b ec au se I 'm r ec ord in g le sstardiesnow for the w hole schoolthan [would [before]for the just thesophomore class," Perkins said.

According to P er ki ns t he j un -iors and senior sare taking care oftheir tardies prom ptly. w ith thesophomores runningin th ird place.

T ho ug h the se ru les are n ot re-a ll y " ne w " t he s w if t e nf or ce m en t i sa ch an ge fro mpast p ol ic ie s. T heultimate goal o f th e p olicy is top ro vi de t he b es t p os si bl e l ea rn in ge nv ir on m en t f oraU students.

THE NO........ N. nORUART S. _. I!lI

MAY I SEE YOUR PASS?.. . C oach Tom mie A llm onan d studenttea ch er T ro y M oo ney "sw eep " th e co urty ardarea fo r tardy studentsd ur in g 5 thperiod.photo by Armando J imenez

'Sound of Music' to be presented by choir" It 's a l oto ffu n b ut yo u h av e to

manage your time well," ErinKuykenda ll s aid.

T he se ttin g fo r "T he S ou nd o f

M u sic " ta ke s p la ce in A us tria d ur -ing Wo rld Wa r II .Thes to ry l ineisabout a w om an w ho is tryingtobecom e a nun butha s s om e c om -p lic atio ns . In ste ad , s he b ec om es ananny for the B aron Von Trappfamily. At f ir st th e c hild re n d on 'ttake to kin dly to M aria (p lay ed b yJ oa nn e D oo le y a nd B ets y B us se ll)b ut after aw hile, th ey seem to lik eher.

A s th e s to ry c on tin ue s, M ar iafalls in lo ve w ith th e c hild ren 's

f at he r b uthe is p la nn in g to m ar ryso meo ne els e. M aria, s eein g tha tshe can no longerstay with thechildren,d ec id es t oreturn to the

c on ve nt. ''T he S ou nd o f M u sic "ismainly a love story, b ut d oe s h av ea fa ir a mo un t o f e xc ite me nt m ix edin.

Seve ra l Br yan /Co ll ege S ta ti onchildren arc appearing in the mus i-cal, playing th e parts of the youngerVo n Tra pp c hi ld re n.

··We a re h av in g a b las t w ithaU o f t he kids," Bussell said, "butit is a lot of tim eand b ar d w o rk ."

The productionwill

be Febru-ary 18-21 at t he Civi c Aud itor ium.

CHOW TlME ... S op bo mo re s e njo y a fr ee p iz za lu nc he on p ro vid edbythe ad min is tratio n fo r s ho win g th e m ost im pro vem en t in atten dan ced ur in g th e la st s ix w ee ks . C la ss es c om pe te e ac h s ix w ee ks f or th e h on or .photo by S. Farris

MORP gives new meaning to 'cheap date'

BY LUCAS CASTRO

The BHS choir will present"T he S ou nd of M usic" at th e en d o f

th is m on th . A lth ou gh m an y o ftb isy e a r scast members have presentedmusicals in p rio r y ea rs, th ey ares till w ork in g b ar d to e nte rta in th eaudience.

"Doing a m usical is thebestpart of choir for m e, and there is alot o f exci trnen t,U J oa nn e D o ol eysaid.

With aU o f th e hard w ork p utinto the m usical, thecast mustmanage their time betweenschoolwork and rehearsals.

was to spend the least am ount ofmoney poss ib le .

"There were pictures and ag am e p rize fo r t he g irl w ho w as th em ost creativ e an d sp ent th e leastam ount of m oney," C andi Ward,M O R P c om m it ce ch ai r pe rs on s ai d.

S tudent C ouncil m em berss pe nt th e a fte rn oo n d ec or atin g th ecommons.

"We ha d hoped that the stu-d en ts w ou ld g et in vo lv ed ," Wardsaid.

D ee ja y fo r th e d an cewa s jun-io r Adreon Henry.

at .owIT U P ...M em be r o f the S tu den t C ou ncil g et read yto decoratethe com mons for the M OR P dance.photo by S. Farris



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according to Coach TammieAUmonthe Vikingsshould do quitewell.

''We sh ou ld p la y e ve n w it h e v-erybody," Allmon said.

"W e can't say thereis an y teamin district that is totally dominant,T he d istrict race is open, andwes ho u ld b e a b le to c om p et e, " A U m ansaid.

Gymnasts work for personal, team goalsBY SHARYLE CRAIN

T ucked aw ay in a sm all ro omo f t he u p st ai rs gym is a group ofdedica ted a th le te s who part ic ipa tein a t im e -c on su m in g , y ea r- ro un dsport. G ym nastics is not ahigh-profile sport ...no p ep r allie s orh oo pla s ur ro un d p ar tic ip an ts d ur -i ng t he c om p et it iv e s ea so n.

D esp ite th is, th eBH S gym-nastics team pulls together to

ac hie ve p erso nal a nd tea m g oals.The gym nasts have alreadycompeted in four invitati~1 meetsth is s ch oo l y ea r.

In a d ua l m ec tw ith S an A ng elaCentral last w ee k, th e g irlsteam

w an . w hile th e b oy s lo st.Junior Cammie Homburg

p laced f ir stin f ou r e ve nt s- -t he a ll -a ro un d , t he v au lt ,th e u ne ve n b ar sand the balance beam. She alsop laced thi rdin th e f loor exercise .

Sophomore Jami F ish er w onth e flo or ex erc ise , to okthird onvault and placed third in the all-around.

In the boyseven t s, sophomoreJo se ph C ha ve z w on th e a U- ar ou nd

BY AD RIAN FLORES

It see ms lik e M oth er N atu redoesn't li .ke thesp ort o f so cce r to om u ch . R ainha s p la gu ed t he s ea so nso far, w it h s ev er al games can-ce ll ed dueto m u dd y p la yi ng c on di -tians.

Th e Vik es m a na ge dto p la yav ar si ty g am e la stFriday n ig ht d e-sp ite a co ld d rizz le, lo sin g 4 -1to

event,the hori zon ta l ba r, and p laceds ec on d o n th e p om m el h or se , r in gsan d th e vault.

F re sh m an D e mo n dThompsonscored B ryan's top score an thef loo r exerci se ,good fo r a fourth-p lace f in ish .

According to coach J.T.F le tc he r, th e b eg in ne rs a re p ush -ing t he m se lv es e ve ry d ay, a nd t he ire ff or ts a rc a lr ea dy s ta rt in g t o s ho w.

" Th e g irls a re m ore tale nte d

than ever. They just need to de-velop that t al en t, " F le tc he r s ai d.

F le tc he r p ra ise d th e e ff orts o fh is y o un g er c om p et it or s, t heninthgraders.

" Th e y ou ng o ne s a re d oin g r ea lgood. The ir en thusi asmis great.Th e kids with experience are theo n es o ff ta a slow start," Fletchersaid.

As w ith ath er team sports,g ym n as ti cs h asits s trong l inks.

"Katie T urn er co mesin an dworks hard each day. She is as tr on g a nd c on si st en t c om p et it or , "F let che r sa id .

There is compe ti ti on wi th in theteam as w ell as o ut.

C on ro e in th e d is tr ic t o pe ne r,Though footbal l changeddis-

tricts this year, th e 19 93 soccero pp on en ts h av en 't ch an ged fra mpast seasons. Nine retu rn ingvar-sity members lead this yeats team.

Last y ea r th e Vik in gsexhib-ited m uch sen ior lead ership . A I-m ast the entire offen se w as m ad eup of seniors. This year, the de-fense ba s th e benefi t of experience.

"M ich ael L ap p and M ich aelDyal h av e a lit tle c om p etitio n g o-ing betweent he m . T h ey a re e ve nl ym a tc he d. I t'sreal good fo r them,"Fle tcher sa id .

A cco rd ing to C oach D ebb ieVille rs th e g ir ls' s tr on ge st a re a isth e bars.

Fletch er feels that O oor andv aulting are the b ay's strang estareas.

"W e need that good, posi ti ve

men ta l a tt it ude(P M.A.) in orderto Oourishthe talent that we have ,"F le tcher said.

Gymnastics, unlike samesports, d oe s n ot h av e ju st o ne sta rplayer. •

'''In a w ar ld o f in div id ua ls ,there's na such thing asbest,'"Fle tcher said.

According to F le tc he r t here-wards o f g ym n as ti cs a re i nt ri ns ic .

"The rewards are far, few an dbe tween, " F le tchersaid.

U nlik e p op ula r b eli ef ,gym-n astics is n ot w hat ca n b e c on sid -ered a 'playtime'. UP AND OVER ..Coach Debbie Villers helpsA my H olt achieve a

"It is end less w hat yo u can successful v au lt. B ryan gym nasts are w ork ing hardin p re pa ra ti on f orlearn in g ym n astic s," F le tc he r s ai d. th eir n ex t m ee t.photo by Micheal Surovik

with alm ost all of the backfieldc om p os ed o fr et um io g pl ay er s. T h eonly real l os s t hedefense sufferedwas goal tender John Hughson.M ich ael M cM urra y h as assu me dthe tenders position this year, witha s tr on g b ac kf ie ld s up p or t.

The V ik ing reco rd last yearwas 7-4-1 in district, and they fin-ish ed w ith an o ve rall re co rd o fI 0 -4 -- 3.T he Vik in gs a re s ch ed ule d to

p la y 2 0games this season.weatherp en n it ti ng . T h eteam i s cu rren t ly3 -1-1 overal l,

T hi s p ast M a nd ay t he Vik in gsp la ye d a tr ad it io na l g am e w ith th eA lu mn i. Tod ay they play A& MConsalidated in C o ll eg e S ta ti an .Their next hom e gam e w ill be onFeb. 16, against Conroe-McCullaugh.

T ho ug h a sm allteam this year,

Viking soccer keeps on going despite nature's mishaps

New coach optimistic about girls track seasonBY TAItA DAYTON

Fo r m os t o f u s, r un ni ngis .only

something that o ur n oses d o w he n

w e've got a cold. B utif y au 're a

member of the BHS girls track

team, running is a part of yaur

everyday life.

S au n ds i mp o ss ib le t ha t t he re 'sactually p eop le w ha run farfun.

00 1Well, for the 40girls who are

p la nn in g t o p ar ti ci pa te i n t h e t ra ck

team this year, running is aw ay to

have fu n a nd im p ro ve th eir h ea lth

at th e sa me tim e.

T rack coach FaIecia P ier is a lo ng b efore I c am e here, an dthat is M , 800 M , and 1600 M relay; 800new com er to BH S.As the new

coach . P ierha s certain goal s fo rth e

team this year.

"My goals (or the new yearare to continue what was es-tablished long berore I camehere, and that is a winningtradition. "

Girls track coacbFalKia Pier

" My g oa ls fa r th e n ewyear are

to con tinue what was est ab l isbed

a winning tradition," Pier said. M , 1600 M and 3200 M run; 100

Th e track team is made up of M , 2 00 M , and 400 M dash; 100 M

several returning m em bers, plus and 300 M hurdles; shot put, dis-

many new members this year. cus,high j ump; long jumpand triple

Strang contenders far '93 areJump.

Dastine Gooden, Paula M adison. Thefirst m eet fo r th e '9 3 se a-

Pa ige Ros ie r,and Tiffany Spates. son will be the Viking R elayson

T here is m ore to b ein g an the February 26. T he d istrict m eet w illt ra ck t ea mthan running.The girls beApril 1 7 a t Vik in g S ta di um . P ie r

have to d o w eig ht tra in in g, lan gis looking fOT c rowd support .distance running and trainiogwbicb. If I would like to have m are

is specif ic to the e vents. people com e and watch theLady

A total o f 1 6 events p rovid es V ikin gs ru n, esp ecially atal/ horne

something for every talent: the 400 even ts," P iersaid.

GOING FOR IT ... In last yeats Vi-kingReJays. Jason Millsap strivesIora good mark in the long jump. Th eVik in g R eJ ay s a re F eb . 2 6 a t Vik in gStadiwn. photo byBen Young



I EAT(I]t11)

KLOL, and catch the Stephensar u

P ru itt s bo win the mornings . Thi :duo has Dotyet approached tilt .outrageousness of Stem , but nevertheless draw a fair amount 0

controversy.It seems th at lo ca l r ad iosta

tio ns a re a ll w atc bfu l o fwhat geeon the airwaves, an d what sta)'!·off.

In o the r words ,don't ex pect t< .bear S tem 's brand of bum or any

time soon on B ry an /C o ll eg e S tat ion rad io s ta ti ons .

' 'We try to run a family-typtradio . . .something that everyoneca r

listen to w it ho ut b ei ng o ff en de d, 'Sp ringe r said.

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THE NORSEMAN. FEBRUARY J. 199) ~. :

nasty. According to s om e p eo ple ,s ho ck ra dio is a s lig ht b ut o bv io usform of ha rr as smen t.

" Wit h h ar ra ss m en t b ein g s uc ha b ig is su e th es e d ay s, s om eb od y isg oi ng t o b e o ff en de d b yit, "Springersaid.

S in ce s ta nd ar ds h av ebeen setby local station managers o n w ha t~jayscan and cannot say whileo n t heair, wha t happensif a deej ayo ve rs te ps th os e r ul es ?

"That would b e h an d le d on acase by case basis andit woulddepend on what was said,"M c G ou gh s ai d.

F an s o f sh ock rad io o nly h av eto nun as fa r as Houston's IOU,

Shock radio: Deejays testing the limits of freedom of speech

BY LORElTA ARISPE

B ry an H igh cap tu res th e vic-tory by a field g oal. T heir n ewsecret weapon?A girl!

T h at 's r ig ht , n ex t f oo tb al l s ea -son there m ay be a girl among

those playing what used to be ap re do m in an tl y m a le s po rt .

T he S ta .t e B o a rd o f E du ca ti onw il l v ot e l at er tb is m o nt h o n a ll ow -ing gi .r lsto try o ut fo r h ig h s ch oo lfootball teams. Eight of the 15b oa rd m em be rs h av e m a de itknownthat they plan to votein fav or o fth is n ew law.

F oo tb aU p la ye rs , c oa ch es a nds tu de nt s h av e p le nt y o fo pi ni on s o nthe subjec t.

"I think that if t he y'r e h ea vya nd to ug h e no ug h, th en b rin g th em00," s en io r T ra ce S ae nz s aid .

Critics of the proposal sayphys ica l cons ide ra ti ons shou ld p ro -h ib it g ir ls f ro m p la yi ng t he c on ta ctsport.

" I'm n ot s ex is t, b ut I t h in kthatg ir ls p lay ing footba ll i s r id icu lous.It's n ot th e id eathat i s s t ra ng e, b utI think it m ig ht b e a h az ar d to th eirp hy sic al s ta te . li me n w it h w e ig ht se xc ee din g 2 50 lb s, s uff er c on cu s-sions [during a gam e] then w hatw ould happen to a girl w ith a l20lb. fram e? Ithink th ey a re ta kin gthis equal opportunities thing a

BY TARA DAYTON

You 'r e s tuckat h om e o n a S at-urday night with nothing to do.Telev isio n's o ut o f th e qu es tio n,b ec au se t he re 's n ot hin gOD but anold lady complaining thalsf[e's&lIenand she can't get up. Your nexts ol ut io n t oen d t he bo redom?

B in go -t he r ae li o. S o y ou 'r e s it -tin g th ere , tw is tin g th e tu ne r k no buntil i t's a bo ut t ofall o ff , w he n y ou

s ud de nly s to p. W h at'sthis? Th esweet sound o f o bscen ity ov er th ea ir w av es ? W ho isthis gu y andwhyis h e s ay in g th at?

I t i s H o w ar d Stern, t he deej ayw ho g ot h is em plo yer, a P hilad el-p hia r ad io station, fined a w ho p-

p in gS 6 00 ,O O O b ec au se S te m 's l an -guage wa s c la im e d t obe "obscene"b y th e F ed eral C om mu nicatio nsC om m is sio n ( FC C ).

W hile so me sa y th at th e free -d om o fs pe ec h o f r ad io h os ts s ho ul db e p ro te cte d, o th ers o bje ct to c er -tain lan gu ag e an d p ro gram mingc on ten t b eing b ro ad cas t o ver th ep ub lic's airw av es. F air o r n ot, ra-d io s ta ti on s a ll o ve r t he c ou ntr y a resetting standards on what the

d eejay s sa y w hile th eyare on theau.

."Our announcersar e advisedth at in de ce nc y a nd o bs ce nity is n otaccepted on K KY S. W e believethat our job is toentertain o ur lis -te ne rs a nd inform, bu t we would

Equal OpportunityState Board of Education 'expectedto allow girls to try out for football

little too far," ju nio r D al L ittlesaid.

Viking head foo tbaJlcoachand

a th le tic d ir ec to r M a rty C ris we lls ay s t he a cti on i s i ne vi ta bl e.

. " Jf we [Tex as c oa ch es ] h ad n'tvolunteered toacceptthis law, there

w ou ld h av e b een so me litig ativ eaction to make us accept it,"Cr iswel l s aid.

I f o 'r w he n p as se d. Tex aswilljo in so me 4 2 o th er statesthat al-r ea dy a ll ow g ir lsto p lay foo tba ll .

C ri sw e ll i s m i n df ul o f t hehaz-

a rd s o f g ir ls p la yin g th e s po rt." I'd b e p ro te ctiv e. 1 w ou ld n't

w an t an yo ne to tak e an u nfa irad -v an tag e o ver an yo ne. I w ou ld n'twant to see anyone get hurt,"Cr iswe ll s aid.

The only question that nowrem ains is, are there going tobean y girls w howill try out for thetearn?

S o fa r th ere' h av en 't b een an ygirls rearingdown Coach Cr iswel l' sd oo r b eg gin g h imto give them ac ha nc e. A fter all, if th eywant top lay , b eg gin g isn 't g oin g to g et it.They are going to have to provet he m se lv es o ut o n t he f ie ld w it h t heboys.

"I think footba ll i s f i ne thew ay

it i s. G ir ls s ho ul d s tic k to t he t hi ng st he y h av e b ee n d oi ng ," s en io r R u dyM a nr iq ue z s ai d.

n ot f ee l it w ou ldbe r espons ib le tob roadcast i ndecen tmaterial , . .Gen-eral M anager of KKYS M ikeM c G ou gh s ai d.

S ho ck rad io isn 't so meth in gth at's r ela tiv ely n ew, b ut u ntilth eFC C fined Stem because of thelanguage he used ,s ho ck r ad io w e ntvirtual ly unnoticed.

"I agree w ith th eirfuiing ofS tem . W hen radio's there for ev-e ryone tohear wi thout any cont ro l

I on't think it s ho uld b e d on e th atw ay," G en era l M a na ge r o fK O RABen S p rin ge r s ai d .

S om e o f t he s ho ck t ac ti csusedb y d ee ja ys i nc lu de s w ea ri ng , c ru des ug ge stio ns a nd b ein gdownright

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Should girls be

allowed to playhigh school

football? ~lwouldn't, bu t they c an i f theywant to." "Idon' t have a problem with it Le t th!Ruor Stacq' ura play if they want to. · junior JUOD AU.

"No, beamsethcywill getcrematcd when 'Sure, iftheycanhandletbe rough play tIhcy get tackled." Rnlor Scott Schulb: th e guys." HDlor Joe &In.tel

Koronka r~alizingdream of early graduation'. F J :~ ; I:~GA8~1~: t+ ';. a lot-"6t~ work tto;~uate s c l l Q ( i i r. \4 " , ,: /> .') '

e ar ly ], I tr ea .U y i snot the corre- "IhavebeenacceptedtoAtif :M a it s tn dm tsd r e a mabootget- s po nd en ce w ork isnot bard, just thougbl am not sure w hichCOUJ'Sl

ting o ut o fh ig h s ch oo l and g oin g to len gth y. T he zero ..b ou r isn 't b ad o f s tu dy I w ill tak e. Itw illp ro bab (:

college. leaving the pressures of either,It Koronka said. bes c i e n c er ela te d, " K o ro nk a s ai dhigh schoql behind. Junior. J(a,ren . K oronka's m other ,8raduated .Bven though she issraduatinJ ~Koronka is following thatdfeam a s a jlU l. io r a nd f eltit wou1dbe a a ye ar dlrly, Korobka willnd t b .by graduating a year early.An p ositiv e ex perien ce for b er d au gh - w alk ing th e stag e w ith th e clas s0

e ar ly g ra du at io n ha s been on te.r as well.Korooka's&dJer1hought '93.Koronka's mind f or s om etime. s he s ho uld s ta y fo r h er s en io r y ea r "I can 't graduate in M ay. but, .

"A long time ago, a friend of and take AP courses."After dis- will tak e a s um mer sch oo l classiJ !

in in eg rad uated afu lly earah ead of cu ssin gth es itua tio nw itb an A& M ju ly . T herefo re,if I Passall th$ !

b er clas s. I feltthat this was im- eouselor, her father changed his classes'T will be o o tin July, 'pressive because it sbow ed a lotmind. Karow said.initiative," Koronka said. M any students look f owardto K oro nka co uld b efinished ir

To graduate early K oro nk ah as th eir sen io r ye ar. T heyear is sup- June, but she is planning a vacaha d to do a little extra work. She posed tobe the most memorable of tion.in Europe, . ': ..took English l2A by correspon- the high school years. .O ne of the b igges ta dVantag e .dence,an d will b e taking IlB soon. "1b e l i e v ethat your 'senior y e a r ' o f g r ad ua ti ng e ar lyistbat the staflS heals otak es zero ·b ou rE co no m- is an attitu de o f th emind.Itake this pays the tu itio n a nd f e e s fo r tbics and is goingto atten:ioo e SUJ1lI'JlfJ' attinu:le now ," K otooka said. first year of college.K oronka ..

SCh~~=:~ says you m ust take ~ha~:~~:aa:!::Y d~ j~~ I ~~~ :U~~;-e finanC~



I!iJTHE O U.RY.''''EATLI]t1I3

Teacher brings real world experience to the classroomS am ue lso n sa id ."It went fromG eo rg ia t o n or th er n F lo ri da w h enI

was wi th i t. "S am ue lso n also w ork ed co n

s tru ctio n jo bs. W h ile w or kin g f oStandley Sm ith from B astrop.S am ue ls on b elp ed b uild th e G ro vApartments in Bryan.

In 1982 Samuelsonfinally go th is b ac he lo r's d eg re e. H e a tt en de df ive school s be fo re . se tt li ng downTex as A & M . A t t h e tim e, S am ue l-so n w as fig htin g fo r c us to dy o f hson, w hich he eventually w on.w as th en . h e d ec id edto becom e at ea ch er s othat h e c ou ld s pe nd tim ew ith h is so n.

S am u el so n' s d es ir e f or a dv enturcdidn'tendtherehowever. In thes um m er o f 1 98 4 h e w an te dto go tot he O ly m pi cs . H is f ri en ds l au gh edat h im , S am ue lso n sa id , b ut b y then d o f th e d ay h e h ad m on ey fo r thp la ne t ic ke t a nd b ot el . H e h as s in cstarted a n O ly m pi c p in c ol le ct io n.

His coUectionDOW n um be rs a ro un d65 0 pins.

BY AD RIAN FLORES

There are many p eo pl ew h o d oInk in ds o fthings wi th the ir l ives.S tu de nts d on 't u su allythink of:eachers as having a variety ofsxpe ri enees be fo re t each ing .

However,"Lamar teacher ScottSamuelson is one te=cher whoie fin ite ly q ua lifie s a s o ne w ho b as's ee n i t a ll ."

Samuelsm graduated fiom highscb oo l in 1 96 9.That sum mer he

enrolled in a calculus course,something that i ll us tr at ed h isini-ja tiv e e ar ly o n.

"By tak ingth e c ou rs e i t w o ul dallow m e to be able to take fo urthy ea r c alc ulu s a s afreshman i n co l-! eg e," S am u els on s ai d.

Sam uelson then enrolled inS yracu se U niv ersity . H e b ecam ed isillu sio ned w ith sch oo l a fter ayear.

"I then set out on a trip,h

S am u el so n s ai d. " I b eg anto hitch-h ik e a cr os s t he c ou nt ry.II

S am ue lso n o ften fo un dhim-

self ridingwith all sorts of people.Hew ould sw itch autom obiles fro mto wn to town.

"I ca n tell you some of thething that I d id ," S am ue ls on s aid ," bu t o th er th in g c an 't b e to ld ."

F in din gjo bs w ere e as y f or h imb ec au se o f h is fo odan d b ar b ac k-

g ro un ds. In fa ct, jo bs c am e q uitee as il y f orhim.

"I w ould w ork out of shrim pb oats, o r j ust o ut o f a n y p la cethatI wou ld be a ble to c oo k," S am ue l-son said. "B artending w as also af av or ite o f m in e b ec au seJ madetip s e asy. It w as m y a bility to m ak e

peop le l augh.I w ou ld ju st sit an dtalk to m y c us to me rs, m ak in g th emfeel comfortable."

At this tim e h ewa s in a nd o utof school. He also worked with ac arn iv al at o ne tim e.

"The carnival was one of themost fun jobs I worked with,"

WE'VE GOT YOUNOW! ... L am ar te ac he r S co tt S am ue ls on is s urr ou nd ed b y h is c la ss .photo by ArmandoJimenez

Collecting memorabilia a fun, profitable hobby. for studentsIY KATHY KROL

C o ll ec ti ng t hi ng s m ig ht n ev erhave becom e a hobby for you butth ere are p lenty of peoplein theworld who enjoy it. Collectingb ase ball card s, b ottle c ap s, rarec oin s o r e ve n m ag az in es c an b rin gb ig money if t he c ol le cti on i s l argea nd h old smany prized item s. A tleast two BIy.Ul Highstudents havecollections that a re un ique.

Junior Chris M outray is ana vid c olle cto r o f c om icbooks.

"I collect Marvel Comicsm ostly . b ut J also c ollect o th ercompan ies' comicsthat look va lu -ab le o r co mic ca rd s an d o th er c ol-lectors item s," he said. "l haveprobably just over 1,500 com icbooks."

Senior Zaneta Valero has ac ol le ct io n o f o ve r h un dr ed d ol ls .

"Thedolls ar e all 0\IeI' my r o o m .m y m om 's sew ing room , and overa t m y g ra nd ma 's h ou se . I c a n't k ee pall of them at m y house." Valerosaid.

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A HELPING H A ND ... Te ch en a S mith h elp s S tu de nt A dv oc ate C hr isOsgood set up his o ff ic e in R m .l 0 5. O sg oo d w ill b e c ou nse lin g s tu de ntsto im pro ve a tte nd an ce a nd sta yill school. photo by S Farris

M outray collects m ainly thX -M en , X -F or 1: C, X -F ac to r, aE x ca li be r c om ic s. H e a ls o c ol le c

Wonde r M a n, Thor, T hunde rs t: ri ka nd R ob in T Il."M y two highest com ics ar

B atm an #200 which is $100 anS up erm an # 75 w hic his fro m $ 50to $250," M outray said. "B ut,ina ll , mycoUect ion i s worthjus tover$4,500."

Whetherdollsor comics,stampso r te ap ots , c olle ctin g c an b e afun,!and pro f it ab le , adven tu re.

Student advocate hired to curb dropout rate

Vale ro 's do ll co ll ec tion rangesq uite a b itin variety.

"1 have any kind possible. I

h av e j us t a bo u t e ve rytype o f B ar-bie you can im agine, a P ee-WeeH erm an d oll, an Elvis doll, tw inC ab ba ge P atch es, a n U rk el d oll,S tr aw be rry S ho rtc ak e, a ndall ofthe Char li e' s Angel s do ll s , " Va le rosaid.

" I s t ar ted co ll ec ting f rom basi -cally about the tim e I was born.M y grandma m akes them andJa lw ay s w an te dthem Collecting

BYTARA DAYTON

His nam e.is ChristopherO sg oo d. O rig in ally fr om M is sis -sippi, he ended u pin B ry an a fte ratten din g Tex as A & M . O sg oo d isB ryan H igh's first ever StudentAdvocate.

"My job here is to recoverw it hd ra wn s tu de nt s a ndto counsel

th e o ne s w ho fe el lik e th ey 'r e o n th everge of dropping out," O sgoodsaid.

O sg oo d f ee lsthat t he d ropoutrate i s h igher than it wa s w he n h ew e nt t o s ch oo l.

"I think th er e is a h ig he r d ro p-ou t r at ethan b ef or e, d ue to s ev er al

d ol ls ju st s or ta s tu ck ."M o ut ra y s ta rt ed c ol le ct in g h is

com ic books w hen hew as s ic k in

M ay o f 1 98 9. H is b ro th er g av ehimsome of his old comic books toread and M outray decided he re-ally liked the X -M en series so hestarted buying com ic books andspending up to $30 a w eek.

"I liked to see theart a nd th es to rie s w er e re al g oo d," M o utr aysaid. "P lus, it w as a good escapea nd a f utu re so ur ce o f m o n ey. I f elta s I liv ed a s o ne o f th e c ha ra cte rs . "

f ac to rs- on e o f th em b ein g g an gs .M o re in d iv id u al s a re w a nt in gto bein g an gs," O sg oo d s aid .

O sg oo d p la nsto d ec re as e t hedrop out rate and increase th e at-t en da nc e r at eat BHS.His s tr at egyi s t o c ou ns el p eo pl e w h o h av e w it h-drawn, an d try to g et th em to co meback to school.

Those who do return are re-quired to sign a contract withO sg oo d a nd to sp en d a c la ss p erio dw ith h im eacb d ay . T he feed ba ckhe gets from them depends onw heth er o r n ot th ey retu rn to th eirold schedule.

O sg oo d f ee ls t he t im e w as r ig htfor a position such as his. .

" I'm g la d th at M r. E llis a nd thfaculty are acknowledging thd ro po ut p ro ble m a nd ta kin g ste pto c on tr ol it,II O sg oo d s aid .

From ALeand the new SOSs ch o ol t o O sg oo d's p os it io n a s s tudent ad vocate, the B ryan schoodistrict is attempting new w ay s toi nc re as e t he a tt en da nc eat BHS,and to try to d ec re ase th e n um be ro f d ropout s.

II If y ou p la nto dropout , p leasereconsider. If! an h elp in an y w aypossible, then just come by andt al k," O sg o od s ai d.

O sg o od 's o ff ic e i sinRm. lOS,l oc at ed n ex t d oo r t o t he a tt en da ncoffice.

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