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Bryan High School

Students attend'Celebration ofTeaching' at SHSU

The "Most Spirited" awardwas presented to fifteen seniorTAFE and B.E.S.T.T.memberswho participated in aCelebration of Teachingworkshop at Sam HoustonState University in October.

The workshop, presentedby Kappa Delta Pi educationhonor society, presentedinformation on teachereducation and careers.

Attending were KevinArmstrong, Tifanl Brown,Angelica Cerda, EleanorClark. Lisa Day, MelisaGalindo, Miranda Gilliam,·Dolores Gonzalez, JenniferKesler, Ana Ortiz, DebbiePerez, Melissa Ram.irez,

Amanda Short, Sarah Tiptonand Clzhon Wyler.

New ree center opensat Neal Elementary

Neal Recreation Centeropened October 5. The reccenter, which is connected toNeal Elementary, features a7900 square foot gym and atop of the line fitness room.

The center is open to thepublic and is offering aerobicsclasses Mon. through Thurs.

from5 -6

p.m. Passes areavailable for $3 per class or$ 3 5 for 16 classes. Classeswill be operated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For more information, call3 6 1 - 3 7 2 0 .

Campus technologyadvancing; cablingplans underway

As part of a distr ict-wideplan, Bryan High is beingcabled with the latest

technology in data, voice andvideo transmission.

SystemNet Americabegan cabling the campus lastJune, and plans call for thecompletion of all work duringthe summer of 1999.

Each classroom will havefive student stations. oneteacher station (two data. onevoice, and one videoconnection) and a TV/videostation. The BHS network willbe phased in over the next 12months.

Board to hear final examexemption proposalDebbie PerezCo-editor

After almost a year ofre earch and study n the i lie,th e ir e- Ba se dDecision Makingcommittee (SBOM ) of BryanH ig h S choo l w ill prop ose a fina lexam exemption policy to theschool board on N ov. 9.

T he S BD M i p ro po sin g t hep licy on a trial b asis w hich , ifapproved as written, would gointo e ffec t for the rem ainder ofthis chool year and tend

through the 1999-2000 choolyear.

"W e are certain we will behea rd fai rly,b ut w e a re asking fora c ha nge in scho ol boa rd po lic y,an d w e w ill trust it ju dg men t,"

aid SBOM chairman CullyLipsey.

W hereas pa t e emptionpolicie only allo edjuni rs andseniors meetingthe gu ide lines to

c ernpt some exams, the

proposed policy includesfreshmen and sophomores aswell. The requirements andex em ption a llow ed ary witheach grade I vel.

A central issue urroundingth e resurrection of e xe mptio n iswhether they will raise theattendance rate. T his a spe ct w asexamined by the BDM , since

Tex as s ch oo l ratings a re ti ed , inpart , to a tt endance rate .

"We believe that it [theexemption policy] w il l b en ef itthe performance of studentsacadem ically as w ellas theira tt endance, " L ipsey aid.

M ost students surveyedrecent ly indicatethe incentive isattractive enough to keep themin school .

As sen io r Tasha Hinton seesit, the pr po ed policy would

ba e an impact on he r

see EXEMPTIONS_,p~g._. _ --,

SPARKING INTEREST

Key Club presiden t Anuradha Patel v is it s wi th Sparky the Fi re Dogat the Red Ribbon. rally held in downtown Bryan Oct. 24. Club

members sponsored a booth at the event whi ch i s held annually toraise awareness of drunk driving. photo by Debbie Perez

A recent tudy eerns to upp rt thi ar -gument. 8I D c om m is si on ed P op ul at io nand urvey A nalysts, an independent con-sulting firm , to run a projection of B l 0 en-rollm ent for the next10 year. The firm,w hic h h asdone s imi la r work for the distric tf or o ve r II y ea rs, p re se nte dits report to thedistrict at the Septem ber 14 ch0 1 boardmeeting.

c co rd in g to D r.Pa l Gu em an, the de-m ographer who conducted the urvey, infive year, there w ill be around4,aOO stu-d en ts a t B HS .Guseman p ro du ce d t he se f ig -ures by ta king the p ro je ctions of urban d e-v elo pm e nt , th encreating a r at io o f s tu de nt sfor every new h om e b uilt a nd s ub tr ac tin gthe figures of area that might be 10 ingpopulation.

Th e over-3,aOa high s ch oo le rs a re n ota problem now, as about a third of that areat the Lamar campus, but as early anextA ugu st a ll B HS stud en ts w ill b e lo ca te d o nth e s am e c am pu s.

This trend of gr wth con-

tinues at the elementary andmiddle school l ev el . H ow e ve r,Gusem an warn that with eachy ea r th e su rv ey b ec om es le ss r e-liable.

"AJI d at a a ft er fi yearsshould be c on si de re d ' be nc h-m ark' data," she said, "and weknow that the data after riveyears will need to be r vi edand up-da ted ."

Already th e chool boardha s discusse d b uild ing an the re le me nta ry a nd a fo ur th m id dlec hoo l; how eve r, the distric t is

reluc tant to c on ider a se and

high school.

Wil l WiseAssistant editor

L ike a herd o f c attle , stu den ts pu shand

h ov e th eir w ay th ro ug h h allw ay s th at se emtoo narrow, There i only a m in ute left b e-fo re th e ta rd y b ellrings, a nd to th e s tu de ntscaught in the m iddle of the teem ing m ass oftheir peers it seem that m inute will not benearly enough.

T his is a c om m on o cc urr en ce ,not onlyat B HS, butat s om e e le me nta ry a ndmiddle

ch oo l c am puse s a w ell. T he p ro blem , m ostagree, is that some Bryan schools havegrow n too sm allfo r th e n um b er o f s tu de nt sth at r oa m th eir b all w a ys .

According to BISO Director of Faci li -ties M ike K risty nik, the ei ling plan to al-

leviate overcrowding in 0 1 e adding wingso r s ep ar ate b uild in gs to th e e xistin g sc ho olcampuses.

H o we ve r, th ei ue of'nex campu e hascom e up again. M any believe it is the onlysolution to overcrowding.

District enrollment projected to increase by 3,000 in 10 yearsSchool board plans for new buildings to prevent overcrowding

Construction continues on the Silver Campus . bu t a recentstudy suggests it may not be enough to ease overcrowding.photo by Wil l Wise

BISO Enrollment

1998·99Elementary 7 0 1 8Middle school 3146BHS 3730

2003-04*

Elementary 7 8 3 1Middle school 3 3 3 5BHS 4 1 0 7

2007-08'"Elementary 8 2 7 4Middle school 3648BHS 4 4 5 8' figures Bre prOJections

Building Capacities

Elementary 7526

Middle 3 3 7 5

BHS

-Blue-Silver

Total

3 9 0 4

2 11 21792

14,805

"We think w ith the addition of severalnew academ ics like H am mond-O liver,[B IS D] w ill be able 0 handle t he growth ,"Kri tynik aid.

A ccording to K ristynik, the district isp la nnin g on a bu sine s te ch nolog y sa te llitecampu which, like the Hammond-Oli erh ea lth c ar e a ca de my, w ou ld b e a ff ilia te d w ith

see NEW BUILDINGS pg. 4



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November 4, 1998

Bring back exam exemptionsF ive y ears a go, th e p ra ctic e o f gran ting e xe mptio ns for fin al

exam s w as taken aw ay from students.1t is tim e for the schoolb oa rd to r ein sta te a n e xe mp tio n p olic y.

M onths ago, the S ite -B ase d D ec ision M ak in g co mm itteedrafted a p ro po sa l fo r a n e xe mp tio n p olic y. T his p olic y w ou ldper-m it students with good grade and attendance the option not totak orne final exam s a I ng a certain criteria aremet,

W hy has this decision been overlooked for so long'! E .em p-tion would have a po itive effect on the perform ancef BI Itudcnt ;ft w ould be a m i take to disregard the com mittee's pro-

posal.M os t s tu de nts c ou ld m an ag eLa drag them selves out orbed in

t he morn ing a nd d o th eir h om ew or kat n ig ht, k no win g th ey m ig htav oid th e stre ss of tak in g a fin al.

T he p op ula r c om m en t,"1'11just leep in f ir st pe riod . .. " wouldb e h ea rd le frequently if student had such a n in ce ntiv e. W hilethe hon or roll lun che on is a n ic e ge sture, c erta in lyhav in g g oo dattendance, making an A orB in a la a nd p as sin g the TA Ade .erves m ore than a pizza roll.

W ith final e xam s cu rren tly o nly ac cou ntin g fo r 2 0 p ercen t o fa stud ent's grade . elim in atin g th em w ould n ot sig nifica ntly a lte rt he e nd grade. O ne te st sh ou ld n ot s ho w th e stu de nt's e ntir eu bi Iityto m aster the w ork in a course.

T here a re som e w ho sa y th at th e policy ove rloo ks lo wer le veltudents, This is not true. Think ofthe plan as a reward for high

p erf or min g tu de nts a nd m otiv atio nf r lo we r p erf or min g tu de nt.( im prove. It i no d iffe ren t fr m a co mpan y o fferin gincentivep la n' f or th eir e ag er e mp lo ye es .

The proposed policy doc. not allow an easy way out for tu-dent not w anting to take test. The trict guidelines of the policyrequ ires stu den ts to take so me o f the ir fina l e xam s. T his prop osa lw ou ld still p ro vide stu den ts w ith the ex perienc e of ta kingfinalsw hich m ay b ene fit the m w hen laking college fina ls.

W e strongly encourage the school board to approve the ex-e mptio n p olic y at th eir n ext m eeting o november 9.

=Journalism I Editorial B'Jard

Road rage justifiable whendriving streets of Aggieland

1 have to admit,I'm n ot th e b est d riv er.I ha e th e tic ke t fo r n oty ie ld in g th e rig ht- of-way to pro e it. B ut m ypoor driving comesf ro m t he i nn oc en t i ne x-perience and lack ofskill that p la gu es m a nypeo ple new to th e ro ad.

Th re are some drivel' •though, who don't come by ithone tly. I'm talking about thecountle obnoxious p eo pl e w h oare on erned so le ly w ith th eirown vehicles, schedules andlives.

J ust th e o th er d ay,J w as le ssIhan 15 fect from the intersec-lion 0 F Yi lla M ar ia a nd WiII ia m J .B ryan Pky. w hen this w om an infront f m bot into my lane,

im ply because she forgot thatshe needed to m ake a right turn,) a vo id ed r ea r-e nd in g h er b yle sthan a fo ol. You kno w, I don'tth in k th at stu pid light tum was

worth a near-col li sion .An d it g ets w or se th e c lo se r

yo u gel to T exas A &M . I, thep oo r u nfo rtu na te so ul th atI m,rnu t travel down George Bu hD rive in five o'clock tra ffic ev-ery day to get w ork. I w ear, if

_----- ... one more Aggie in abrand nev sports carw it h p er so na li ze d p la tetailgates m e, cut m offor pulls out in front ofm e, I'm go in g to pull offthe ro ad, run afte r the ircar, drag them out of itand beat them uncon-SCIOllS.

W ho says road rage i un-

justifiable?Really, I don't w ant to kille eryone who wrongs me n theroad, I ust w an t p eop le 1 real-ize that w hat they are doing i n'tright. W hen you run that stopsig n, th in k ab out m ore tha n w hatwill hap pen if a c op catch es y ou.

Better yet, don't run thatS L Op sign a tall.

People need to reaIize thepower they have when they'redri ing. A half-ton piece of m etaland fiberglass can do a lot ofdamage if not handled in are-spectfu I m anner, and dri vel'S

n ee d to r em em be r that,In tbe grand scheme of

things, is being on lim e tothatmeeting or making it home intime to catch tbe beginning of

infield im portant enough torisk y our prop erty a nd yo ur life?

Liz CarrStaff writer

Life not as easy as It appearsDon't judge another until you walk in their shoes

C on sid er th e te en -agers who drive abrand new car andw ea r e xp ensiv e na me-b ra nd c lo th es a nd d on 'th av e a jo b.

W ha t do you thinkof these type ofpeople?

M a ny p eo pl ethinkthat these teenagers do not de-serve these thing s bec ause the ydo not have job .

O n a D um be r o r o cc as io nsI

m ak e s ure e ve ry th in gf un s s mo ot hl y in thehou e, and take on allof the tres that com ealon g w ith it.

A nd ... let s notforget that, at the sam e

Tocarro Wi ll iams time, 11 1a in ta in ing goodStaff writer grades is a requ ire-

ment,

Th is may be an e ve n b ig ge rproblem becau e som e of thesestudent tak d anced Place-ment cia e. play ports afters ch oo l a nd ju gg le th e m an y o th ero blig atio ns th at th ey h av e.

S om e s tu de nts m us t d o th es ethings before they can receivea ny th in g. N ot o nly th at, b ut s om e

t ee na ge rs h av e th in gs t ak en a w ayif th ey d o n ot c on tin ue to d o th es ethings.

A ll of u ha e be en han de dsom ething on a il er platter atoo e tim e or ano th er beliee it ornot!

You may no! receive asmany things as o the r peop le , buttake what is given to you and be

can remember being called aspoiled brat or a freeloader be-ca u se I r ece i ve th ing and I don'th av e a jo b.

True, I don't, but why

should this matter?You do not liv in my hou e-

hold; y ou ha e no idea what Im ust g o th ro ug h to g et th e th in gsthat I get.

M any teenag r ha ejob athom e th at c onsist of m uch m orethan a job that gives one a pay-check.

For instance, some maybaby-sit, clean their hom es,

g ra te fu l f orit.Ju t be cau se som e w ere b orn

with a ilver poon in t he ir mouthd e not mean that they do noth av e p ro ble m s j us t l ik e e ve ry on eel e.

The silver spoon can causeproblems in yo ur ho useho ld andb eg in t o t ar nis h.

M any students know that ifthey screw up in anything, heirfreedoms will be taken awayf ro m th em .

People may believe thatthing are 0 easy to com e by forthe e tudents wbo appear toh av e it a ll.

H ow ev er, th ekid's parentscould be divorced, or they m ay

ha ve be en ab use d. O r j ust m ayb ethey have really w orked hard togel the e things and are just nowbe in g rew ard ed for it.

on ide r that they are som e-thing be ide a spoiled brat andg iv e th em a b re ak . T he y'r e w or k-ing just as hard as the next per-son. You never know: you oryou r ch ildren m ay be in the sa mes itua tion someday.

No legal doubt to woman's right to choice in abortion

There is a linicwhich has been in ourcommunity lor over 24years, beIpi ng thou-sands of wom en annu-a lly w it h a lm a t no con-

tro versy . In fa ct, m anypeople in our com mu-nity didn't e en kn w,u nt il v er y recently, Ulatth is facility e ven existe d. H ow -ever, the announcem ent m adeea rlie r th is ye ar th at th is clinic,P lanned Paren thood , wanted toexpand their service and erect a

larger buildingha

o me p eo plein our com munity ery upset.W hy the sudden fu ? I it

b cause of the n tion o f w om enin th e B ra zo s Valle y h av in g m orecontrol over their ow n bodies istoo m uch for the large num ber of system . So, basicallytb e mes-people in the com munity who fa- sage they are sending to wom envor the "barefoot, pregnant and is one of: we are going to forcein the kitchen" approach? W hat you to havethi b ab y w he th ereem s to have th citizen in you want to or notand we areuch an uproar i the hot-button not willing to help you pay for

issue of abortion, although it it.s ho ul d b e n ote d th at a bo rt io nser-

in th e o ffic ia l Tex as R e-publ ican par ty p la tformit sta te s th at ..... w e b e-liev e tha t th e b est go v-ernment is the leastg ov er nm e nt .. ." a nd th at..... i nd iv id ual ca n a nd

hould go ern them-elve ."

B ut th is s am e p olitic algrou p w an ts to p ass legislationto lim it a wom an's freedom to

vices account for only a sm allpart of the services provided by

Planned Parenthood.While 1 re cog nize th at o ur

c om m u ni ty i s h e av il y R e pu bli ca nand conservat i e (a fter a ll w e doliv e in th e S ou th ) w ha tI on't un-

de rstand is the d oub le sta nd ardthis group is laying n the table;

have a baby w hen she w ants andto m ake it harder for teenagersto a cq ui re b ir th c on tr ol , a rg ua bly

the group ho need it most.W here isa w om an S elf-govern-m ent or indi idual choice?

Another part of thec on se rv ativ e's b elie f sy ste mis

the a bolishm ent of th e w elfa re

M y s olu ti on f or t he s it ua tio nis that a nti -c ho ic e p ro po ne ntslive the lire of a single m otherw ho c an 't w or k b ec au se s he c an 'ta fford daycare an d w bo is a bou tto deliver an oth er bab y be cau seabortion was not an option forher. II i nice and pious of us tosay that he hould have though tof these thing before she got

pregn an t, bu t how m any of us a l-ways think all of our actionsthrough'?

Of course neither I, no rP la nn ed P ar en th oo d, a dv oc ate sabortion a a m ethod of birthc on tr ol. P re gn an cy te rm in atio ncon titute an a erage offi ep er ce nt o f a P la nn ed P are nth oo doffice's business. Abortions ho uld a lw ay s b e a la st r es or t a ndin a u to pia n w or ld e ve ry w om anw ho g ets p re gn an t w ou ldwa n t tob e and abo rtion w ouldn 't b e ne e-es ary, but our world is far fromflav Ie .

"Really it ha to do withcho ic e and b eing a ble to co ntrolw hen , w he re a nd ho w m any ch il-dren you want to have. If awoman is in the position of be-ing p re gna nt a nd d oesn't wantto be she should have thatcho ice ," saidDyana S an de rs , l o-c al P la nn ed P are nth oo d c lin ic d i-rector.

fter all whether or not wea gree or disa gree w iththe mo 1

rece nt up re me C ou rt dec isionsr eg ar din g a bo rt io n there is nodoubt of a woman's right to

c ho ic e in th e m atte r.It is clear lythe law of the land and shouldbe resp ec te d. R oevs, Wade ha

y et t o b e o ve rt ur ne d."Wom en don't take this de-

See PLANNED pg . 3

Co-editorsDebbie Perez, Sarah SllyderAssislnn! edItorsAllgela Morse , Wi ll WiseSta ff \ riteI'.Carol Andrews, Liz Carr, Janice Cotsonis,Sarah DOI.;dson, Takeith« Gooden, Lei/Keyser,Mi (y Me 01111, £1'0 Ray, Chaunt» White,Tocarro William

AdviserSalldy Farris

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November 4,1998

You Said It! .How do you feel about the low voter turnout rate for people ages 18-25?

Election t ime is near, and

polls show that that peoplebetween Jtle ages of 18-25 havethe lowest voter turnout rate ofany age group.

..... "If they don 't vote ,we'll have moreproblems like linton."Abbie Cooper, J 0

••••• "It di appoints me.They 're given the chanceto vote and don't takeadvantage of it ."Brandi Leonard, n

"It eems like theydon't care."George MitcheU, 10

"I think that it's reallyad becau e it make

us look irresponsibleand I ke we don'tcare."Shannon Mynar, 11

"It' s important foryoung people to getinvolved with what'sgoing on aroundthem."RoseanneCrutcbtleld, 10

"I th ink people needto be more serious

about voting becausei t's a ser ious issue."Ricky Heroandez, 12

"I think everybodyshould take advan-tage of their r ightand make their votecount."James Helton, 12

PLANNED conI. from pg . 2

cision lightly. I've never seen anyonehappy to make that decis ion [l have anabortion]," ander s flatly stated. It ispossible to be pro-child, pro-family andpro-choice.

I know we will nev r reach a con-sensus in our community over the issueof abortion but let's not do away with afacility that provide valuable servicesfor women and men uch as optionscounseli ng, STDi AIDS testing, preg-nancy testing, comprehensive healthscreening and contraception.

We should also remember that evenIf the clinic in Bryan/College Station didnot perform abortions it would not meanthat women from this area would quithaving them; it just means that once

again they would have to get on the high-way to a more enlightened city in Texas.

In the early 1990 ' sMargaret Sanger,the founder of Planned Parenthood, bad avision of all women having control of theirown bodies; as w e approach the new mil-lennium let s keep her vision alive.

On my way to school every morningI pass the ite where the new clinic is be-ing built. Frequently I see protesters car-rying signs and walking along the side-walk of . 29th street. It baffles me whythey feel the need to shove their moralityand judgements on the rest of us because,in the words offolk singer Ani DiFranco,"I don't think ther 's one of them wholeads a life free of mistake."

move on.

Positive attitude givescompetitive edge in'real world' of the future

...despite what Mom and Dad thinkYou hear it every day:

America is going to hell in ahandba ket. Look around you-obviously our society has gotproblems.

But I'm not interes ted in that

going to have when they're

brought into this crazy world andhow we can make it better forthem.

As for poli tics, there bas beena monumental change in how ourpresident's etiquette is moni-

Sarah Snyder tored-and what that e tiquette is .Co-editor Whatever your opinions are---we

must evolve. Right now we'restanding in quicksand. Releasing the gorydetail of Cl inton 's testimony was down-right wrong. Nothing was accompli hedthrough that , save the li ttle amusementsenjoyed by those who need to get a l if e.

And what is worse i that we, thepublic, stood idly by. We approved of itby logging onlinewith popcorn anda Pepsi.

The day westop condoning th idestructi ve type ofbehavior, the day thepublic stands upfor its dignity

anymore. You can only hearabout our grandparents' goldenyears for so long before you getjealous.

Wedeserve better--good times lived 110t

vicar iously through our predecessor 's s to-ries and vivid descriptions, but through hu-man experience.

Sure, we're surrounded by drugs, vio-lence and immorality. But this should pro-vide for an interesting situation. orne ofthe best things in life are derived from ad-versity. How will we progress? I'd like toknow.

I'd !ike to start hearing about how we'regoing to emerge from the ashes-how ourgeneration is going to evolve and becomea unique, amazing addition to the genera-tions that have preceded us, despite whatMorn and Dad's generation say - that we'regoing down.

Yes, teen pregnancy is a problem. Butinstead of crying over what can't bechanged ... instead of branding un-wedmothers with the scarlet letter, we shouldbe adapting. W should be looking ahead,

seeing what kinds of live their children are

grow up.

In preparation for tomorrow, learning time. To me thats tudents must choose the best u e opens the door and says "moreoftoday. I feel blessed t ha t i nfine opportunity to teach." The at-ar ts, we throw all grade levels on titude that responds '" can'tcommon ground; it i so wide draw," really means "1 won'topen for learning succe . Mo t try until I'm challenged."of the students have not had ex- Students probably don'tposure to visual communication Bob Leland know what will be expected ofskills or technique since elernen- Art teacher them when they are out oftary school, and at this educa- school and until that level oftional stage they are just doing their time concern is raised they will choose not

to get credit. This is where it is exciting to care. My hope for our Viking pupiland challenging, to le t these students "see' i that they will have enough vis ion anda way to express themselves and structure responsibility because they are the nexttheir ideas for later participation within the generation of community leaders, busi-academic or working community. ness owners, and professionals. A posi-

L b d'Yes, 1 have students that say "I can't tive attitude towards learning will only

o ve 0 ve~ oa Ii . draw," or they want to sleep in class or take give them the edge needed to be com-o o care of per anal busines on academic petitive in the real world .

Infatuation takes control in teen dating '\1. T . - I I . .vve WI survIVe ...

We have been together We are too young to have all thatthree months, two weeks and drama submitted into our lives.four days and 1 love him! Not.' 1'm not trying to knock those few

ao we please get real teens that are mature enough tohere? This is not love-just a handle a real relationship; I'm

classic case of infatuation, simply placing emphasis on thewhich high chool kid often fact that life does not end afterconfuse with love. Chaunte White Bryan High. We are bound to

All throughout my two Staff writer meet tons of other people that weand a half years of attending are interested in.Bryan High I e seen numerous relation- Nor am I aying that high school s tu-ships fly past my eyes. About two per- dents couldn't ever possibly find true love,cent have lasted and about 98 percent because everyone ha their own defini-have failed, but at one time or another tion of true love, but be careful notto COI1-

all were said to be in love. How could fuse love with infatuation, because that'sthi po sibly be? probably what's causing all this confusion

To me, being 14,a freshman ill high in the first place.school, holding hands and passing notes Nowadays there are also some dan-while walking down the hall does not gerous aspects of loving someone at suchconstitute love. Neither does being a 16- a young age. Teen are making careleyear old junior, and letting "Jim" give decisions about sex and dating and evenyou a ride to and from school because having children, all because they thoughthe drive a really tight car. they were in love. This madne has got

Okay, ['m sure by now you're say- to top somewhere. T ve seen the conse-ing: I now all of th is and have seen all quences and they are definitely 110tgood.of this and I've even been through some All too many times people end upof this, so let' get to the point. Well, my hurl, and stuck with problem they can'tpoint is, we're in high school. This is a handle. Learning from your mistakes is atime to kick it and have fun. part of te nage life, but if the e mistake

ure, it's fine and dandy to have a can be avoided things will end up betterboyfriend or girlfriend, but we should in the long run,

hardly be considering marriage. There So ladies look out, and guys, try tois no reason why we hould be fighting keep it real. This i Bryan High, not Jerryover whose boyfriend is whose and why Springer. Have fun, but remember thereyour girl was kicking it with your best is no reason why anybody should be hurtfriend last weekend. Get over it and in the proce .

and says "no,thank you" isthe day we'll



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Law enforcement warns against Bonfire 'spirits'Tough penalties await underage drinkersSarah SnyderCo-editor

In the midst of what some call school or com-munity spirit a mass of smoke, beer and meshingyoung adult converge on the A&M campu ev-ery year around Thanksgiving. The Aggie Bonfireis approacging and despi te local law enforcementwarnings about irre p on ible behavior on thatnight, many teens still view the event as an op-portunity to "party."

For anybody who ha participated in the past(or has watched the news), it's no secret thatBonfire is known as a classic time for kickingback and getting drunk.--at least for those whostill haven't realized the er ious con equences thatawait them if they drink alcohol that night.

Law enforcement officia ls will be sure to cout

the area, as they do every year. A&M officials

Alcoholic Bev rage aws for Minors

* Purchase * Attempt t Purchase ** Posses ion + Consumption +

* Misrepresentation of Age ** Public Intoxication by Minor *

First Offense:

Class Misdemeanor-up to $500 fineAlcohol awareness course

8-12 hours community service30 days driver's license suspension or denial

Second Offense:

Class Misdemeanor-up to $500 finePossible alcohol awareness cour se

20-40 hours community service90 day driver'S licen e suspension or denial

Third Offense (under 17):180 days driver's l icense s u s p e n s ion or denialJuvenile court-child in need of upervision; or

Criminal court-adjudicated as an adultThird Offense (17 or older);'

Class B Misdemeanor-$250-$2,OOO fine and/orconfinement in jai I up to 180 days

Possible alcohol awareness course180 days driver' license suspen ion or denial

say the past several years has een improvementin the atmosphere surrounding Bontir , though un-derage drinking continues to be a problem.

Tougher penaltie for underage dr inking wentinto effect la t year. enate Bill 35, also known asthe "Zero Tolerance Bill" strengthens the conse-quences to a minor for underage drinking. It isnow illegal for a minor to drive while having anydetectable amount of alcohol in the minor's sys-tem.

Penalties for Juvenile Driving While Intoxi-cated and M inor inPo ession (MJP) charges rangefrom fines, alcohol awareness courses and com-munity service to driver's license su pension andjail time.

Those who provide or sell alcohol to minorscan also face serious consequences. The punish-ment for making alcoholic beverages avai lable to a

rmnor is now a class B misdemeanor punish-able by a fine up to $2,000 confinement in j ail

for up to 180 day , or both. Sale to a minor is aclass A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine upto $4,000, confinement up to a year in jail, orboth. Most local s tores al 0 fire employees whosell alcohol to minors.

Many local grocery and convenience storespost s igns informing customers that they checkfor I.D. if an alcohol purcha is attempted. Tokeep area stores alert to the law, the Texas Al-coholic Beverage Commission (TABC) oftenruns "sting" operations . Teenagers are sent intostores by TAB agents with instructions to at-tempt to purchase alcohol. ln this way, agentsare able to identify establishments who may belax in their supervis ion of alcohol purchases.

The Cops in Shops program uses TABC

agents who pose as store clerks. Citations arei ued to minors who attempt to purchase al-cohol from these stores. Over 5,000 citationswere issued in this way in 1997 alone.

TARC place high importance on the issueof underage drinking and driving. The Enforce-ment Divis ion spends approximately 65% of i tsresource on enforcing and alcoholic beveragelaws dealing with minors.

Moral of the story? Be legal, or stay home.Source: Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission website

EXEMPTIONSconI. from pg. 1

attendance."The exemption policy

would help me not only makebetter grades but come to schoolon a regular basis" Hinton said.

Others ee the plan as an

obvious plus for all concerned."I don't understand why

something that would benefit thestudent body is Dot beingirnplem nted," said senior SoniaGarcia.

The board will hear thecommittee's proposal next

Monday at 6 p.m. at the BISDadministration building.

Final Exam Exemption Plan Proposal

1. Grade level eligibili ty: A student must have earned sufficient credits tobe a 9 th , 10th, 11 t h, or 12th grade s tudent p rior to the s ta rt of the trimesterfor which he i s working for exam exemption .2 . Trimester ExemptionsfCr it er ia : Studen ts may exempt the number ofexams in which the exemption cri te ri a i s met as fol lows :

Trimester I9th (+f*)10th (+f*)11th (++f*)12th (++rr*)

Criteria

Grade Average

Trimest.er II Trimester III111

2

112

90-10080-89

Max. Total Absencesin the c lass

2

Max. Total Tardiesin the class

22

However, with only 48 peopleriding Williams' bus, Andingassures that there is enoughspace.

Congestion problems haveexisted at points, but they werecorrected. Bu #34 had about 60occupants but merged withanother bus and now holds only35 pupils.

"We investigate everycomplaint we get and we try to

T ra n s p o rta tio n F a s t F a c ts

"No Student Code of Conduct viola tions as out lined Int l1e Discipl ine Managem.ent

Plan.'''12111 gra de stud ents may use 2 days of official college ca mpus visits, afte rcompleting the proper form, witl1 parental and senior grade level principal approval.The se a bsence s will cou nt as e xcused abse nces bu t will not coun t again sl thestudent's exemption status.+Pass TAAS pract ice tes ts++Pass TAAS les ts

NEW BUILDINGScont. from pg. 1

BHS but located apart from themain campus. The district had

planned to implement an automo-bile technology campu withBlinn ColJege until BIinn canoelledthe program. Other campuseswill be built as the need arises,Kristynik says.

"[It] wil l depend on the needof the busine s community andeconomy. Hammond-Oliver wasstarted because of the need forhealthcare [in this community],"

Kristynik said.Kristynik adds that whi Iestu-

dents would not be permitted touse their own transportation toand from satellite campuses dueto liability, there is no foreseenbusing problem.

"There would be no busingproblem greater than now, whichwill be reduced in 1999,Kristynik aid, referring to theBlue campus completion.

Students claim buses exceeding passenger Iimit;

Transportation officials say overcrowding not an issueDebbie PerezCo-editor

just go home to their parents andtell them that it is tooovercrowded simply becausethey don't want to ride the bus"Anding said. "Saying that thebuses are overcrowded is just anexcuse, and that's all."

Some students argue thesepoints and still insi t that omebuses have gone far beyond thelimit. Freshman Lonnie B.Williams rides bus #38 and

One of the most commoncomplaints made by the tudentbody deals with the school busesbeing overcrowded. However,officials have examined theproblem and concluded that theyare in fact not congested.

Assistant Director ofTransportation Jay Anding statestha t th e complaints are just basedon a student's need to feelcornfortab le, in oth erwords, sitting only oneto a eat.

"There is noproblem with the buses.We make sure we don'toverload them," Andingsaid,

A school bus with 24seats avai lable can hold lipto 48 teenagers, twostudents per seat, Theschool's transportationservice always limits thenumber of students in abus to about 50.

"Most students will

.~ Around..

12,4

currently feels too many studentsr ide his bus .

"The boy have to it to theright side of the bus, butsometimes we have to share withthe girls. I feel uncomfortablebecause I have to sit with girls Idon't like in the morning,"Williams said.

William also claims that inthe morning drive, several peoplehave to LiteraIJy fight for seats .

i'iAbout 247 routes aredriven every day.

Source: BISD Transportation office

fix the problem if there is one.But right now there are not any,"Anding said.

Though there are st i IIstudents who disagree withofficials view of the bus

ituation they mostly just careabout getting home.

"Our bus is a littleovercrowded, I hink but thereare people there that make theride fun, so 1 don't think about

it," junior Vanessa Zavalasajd.

Bus drivers around thedistrict, as a duty, have totake weekly counts of thenumber of students intheir bus. Anding aythey do this to make themaware of whether or not abu i reaUy too crowded.

"In reality all it reallyamounts to is that peoplesometimes won't let yousit with them. Some of usthen end up sitting threeto a seat. That is why itsometi rnes seems to get

overcrowded,"sophomore Lisa Urrutia



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Sarah Davidson

Staff writer

When most student think about th November elec-tion they think about their televis ions being assaultedwith cam~ign commercials and extra signs being postedaround town. But what do students really know aboutthe ideals of the individuals running the e races?

Students possess varying outlooks and theories onpolitics. 10 a recenL poll of 100 students at Bryan High,38 percent identified themselves as Republicans and 22percent as Democrats. While 31 percent said they didn'tidentify th m elves with any group, they supported whothey thought the best candidate was, or they were indif-ferent to politics in general .

The other nine percent of students polled chose"other" and wrote in their chosen party affiliation. I t

turns out that the fringe groups may be represented withsome frequency at Bryan High as answers ranged from

Communist and white supremacy groups to a proponentof the Republic of Texas.

Around 34 percent of the students got their politicalidentity from reading literature about the different par-tie and made a choice of what they believed in. whichcontrasts with the 46 percent who acquir ed their beliefsvia their parents poli tical views.

One cause of students' political apathy may stemfrom the fact that they are confused on what the differentpatties central beliefs are, as evidenced by answers of"confused" or "unaware" of th e parties' beliefs.

"It is hard to get a clear picture of what the candi-dates, or the parties, believe in. Most of the commer-cials don't state positions on issues that are relevant tome and most use negative campaigning," senior JennaKeith said.

November elections raise political awareness

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Republicans and Democrats agree on very few political issues and even onthe ones they do agree on, they--almost without fail-quarrel over subtleties ormethods of implementation.

Education Environmental Concerns

Texas Democrats support the protection of publicland and national parks and believe that the govern-m nt hould provide incentive for companies to be en-vironmentally safe. Texas Republican believe that gov-ernment ownership of lands is a cornerstone of social-ism and they support the abolit ion oftbe EnvironmentalProtection Agency.

Republicans believe that the bil ingual educationprogram currently in effect should be replaced withthe immersion method. They oppose early childhooddevelopment and school-to-wer programs. They callfor the abolishment of the Tex.as Education Agencyand they support a voucher system that would giveparents money to pay for private school tuition orschool ing in another dis tr ic t. Democrats support bil in-gual education and they oppose any form of private

school vouchers. Republicans also call for sex educa-tion to teach abstinence until heterosexual marriage.They also support a character education curriculumand a program based on biblical principles. Democratsare pu hing hard for increa e in teacher's pay andstr ic ter enforcement of class-s ize limits. They also en-courage the recruitment of teachers who reflect thestate's diversity. Republicans believe that public schoolsshould be required to obtain written parental consentfor s tudent par ticipation in quest ionnaires that surveybeliefs.

Volunteering for Parties

Neither the Democrat nor the Republican local chap-ter have any current high school volunt ers but bothsay they welcome anyone wi hing to help out.

The Republican party can be reached at 846-1223or tudents can contact the individual candidate forwhom they wish to volunteer. The Democrat party canbe reached at 775-4174.

Those w 1 1 0 are 18 years old (or 17 years and 10

months) can register to vote. For more information onregistering call the Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector ' office at 361-4490."Source: /998 Texas Democrat and Repllblican official party

pial/arms.

Rehab program giving Brazos Valleyyouth strength to quit addictionCarol AndrewsStaff writer

During the course of theirhigh chool years, teenager of-ten 10 e track of their destinationin life. Teens seem to be ear-nestly concerned with where theparty is Friday night, or who isgoing to be their date on Satur-day.

"Thi type of involvementwith the virtually pointless istypically normal. However, of-ten things get out of control and1 need to stop, examine my pri-orities and make somechanges," a J 7-year-old partici-pant in a new rehab programsaid.

One of the biggest i uesfacing teens today is the abuseof drugs and alcohol. There i noconcrete point in t ime that deter-mine addiction, expert ay·trusted loved ones usually lenda helping hand when the ques-tion of addiction comes up.

Locally, there is new helpfor teens wanting to fight theiraddiction. The Brazos ValleyCouncil on Alcohol and Sub-stance Abu e (BYCASA), oncean adult rehab facility. has cr -ated a program exclusively forages 13-17. The program, caUedRAP (Recovery Adolescent Pro-gram) started in January and hasalready made an impact on thecommunity.

"I have been in the programsince it first started. My family

relation hips have gotten ten

t ime better, I'm doing better inchool, and mo t importantly I

ha en't used drugs for almo t ayear," aid a 16-year-old girl en-rolled in the program.

Currently the RAP programcons ists of 15teenagers and threecounselors . The counselors playa major role in the recovery pro-cess. They teach clients how to

deal with anger, stress, familyconflicts and emotional problemswithout having to resor t to using

"I didn't notice howmuch better life canbe when you areclean. You don'thave to worry aboutcops, your family,and the whole worldcatching you using[drugs]."A 15-year-oldRAP participant

drugs as a means to e cap ."I used to take drug to get

over my problems. 1used to takethem to have fun. Eventually Iwas taking them just because.Now I know what steps to taketo get over my problems, andnow [ k now how to have fun in adrug free environment" aid a16-year-old RAP participant.

The RAP program also in-

eludes recreational activities."Client do want to do

omething fun· by ha ing an ac-tivity on Friday, the clients havean incentive to do their best allweek," lead coun elor BrandiSnow said.

Right now most of the cli-ents are required to do their best.The juvenile cour t ar e mandat-

ing RAP enrollment as a condi-tion of probation for teens withdrug-related convictions.

"When teen are court or-dered to come here , J just remindmyse If that i f anything from thisprogram bas influenced them notto use, then them being here wasworth it," Snow said.

Sometimes, when addictsare forced not to u e drugs, theycan start to see the er rors in theirways.

"I didn't notice how muchbetter life can be when you areclean. You don't have to worryabout cops, your family, and tbewbole world catching you using[drugs],"a 15-year-old RAP par-ticipant said.

RAP's popular ity is r is ingespecially among tho e affectedby the number of teenagers d -ciding to live the clean life.

"1 ser iously recommend theRAP program to any teen thatneeds help. It has done wondersfor my child, and put a glow inhi eyes," a recovering teen'sparent said.

Call 774-2277 for more in-

formation on RAP or any of theother service of BY ASA.

B itten b y collectin g b ug, teen sjoin nation 's buying trendsJanice Cotsonls

Staff writer

There isan under tated crazethat has truck tudents every-where. It may cau e them tospend nights sleeping on thedoorsteps of various shopsaround Bryan/College Station ortempt them to spend what someconsider an obscene amount ofmoney.

I' it a ncw contc t to win a

Bermuda vacation? 1 there a 75percent off sale going on at themall? No-it is the craze or col-lecting.

This col lect ing craze can hitat any time. enior Clint Jones,who collects coins, was struckwith it in the eighth grade. butsophomore Sausley Behrens, adol l col lector. caught it when shewas just five years old.

A collection can be made upof similar thing or it can bemade up of a million differentthings.

"I don't collect just any-thing, I collect everything," se-nior Jessica Clay said .

Other people have more spe-cific tastes.

enior onia Garcia collectsElmo, anything to do with himand only him.

"I have an Elmo bedset thatdoesn't even fit my bed, but it hasElmo on it, so 1 h ad to buy it,"Garcia said.

While Elmo is not exactlywhat they have in mind, somestores around town carry specificcollectible series.

Keta's Hallmark frequentlyhas Dreamsycles, Boyd's Bear sand Beanie Babies in stock. Inaddition, cripture Haven is awell-known place to find Pre-cious Moments figurines.

Not only are there a varietyof things to collect, but there arealso many different reasons tobegin a collection.

Many i tems are consideredvaluable collectibles because

they are rare, or have been di -continued by their manufactur-ers.

For other collections thephrase "one person's garbagemight be another 's tr easure" ap-plies. These collections are theones that are worth nothing morethan their sentimental value.

"My grandfather gave me adoll when he died and that' whathooked me. It' that sentimentalvalue that makes my collectionpriceless :' Behrens said .

From that first doll, Behrensnow has a doll collection she es -timates isworth at least $15,000.

Still o ther people col lect forthe heer joy of collecting.

The latter applies to Jones,who has Bicentennial quar tersamong other coin .

"Why collect? Well, whynot? I can, so I do," Jones said.

While some people prefer torelax by running or reading agood book, maintaining a collec-tion can also be a good way towind down.

Be ides, in the words ofClay, ... ..collecting has turned out

to be pretty fun."



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s sTheirelementis waterSwimmers preparefor upcoming eventswith early morning

Gymnastsready .. forevent

Leif KayserSeveral members of the Staff writer

BHS boy's gymnastic team Imagine how much energywill be competing in meets it would take to force one elf tosponsored by the United leave a warm bed at six in theStates of America Gymnas- morning and rush to the Bryantics on Nov. 14. These meets Aquatic Center in 30 minutes.are separate from the school The reward for this is an awak-

meets. eningjump into th e cool pool-Nick Palmos, Chris followed by two bours of crawl

M 0 n c iv i a 5 and B re we r strokes and other exhausting ex-Witcher will be competing in " ercises in the water.

the all-around event. Justin This is exactly what the 26Scafidi and Michael members of the Bryan HighFarnsworth will be compet- swim team experience every day,ing on the high bar, parallel and each of them cover a dis-bars, pommel horse and tanc of about 4000 to 6000rings. yards in the water. By doing th i

All five participants were they are improving their tech-members of last year's state niques and endurance, two con-championship team. ditions that are necessary to

reach their goal--to accomplishas much as possible .

A motivating factor in theirlife as swimmers i oachHarl y Robinson who encour-age all of them to give their b st.

" T don't Iike to be in the coldair in the morning either, but Ienjoy seeing the improvement ofthe team members ," Robinsonsaid.

Members of the team agreewith Robinson; they al 0 like thefact that they are improving.

The best thing about train-ing is knowing that you are get-ting better, and that gives you thesatisfaction you need after aworkout," Laura Starr said .

getUSAG practices

Tennis team wrapsup fall season

The BHS varsity tennisteam played their last districtmatch for the fall in October.

Their district record of 3-2earned the team a third placefinish.

The junior varsity Silverteam placed second in theKilleen meet, while the Blueteam placed third. Contribut-ing to the overall score withfirst place standings were thedoubles teams of: LyndseySchwede and JenniferMiller, Cliff Harrison andJames K.leinecke,and Anne Ford andRachel McKneely.Second place honorswent to Laurin Loudatand Sarah Wilkinson,Randy Grimes andWill Gaston, HollyHenry, and KevinBarton and BobbyMitchell.

Tennis players TysonStewart ( right) and JulieHuval (below) concentrateon their forehand strokes ina recent dual meet withGeorgetown. photos by Bil lMeeks

Getting instructions from his coach,Russell Carmon takes a break from hisworkout. photo by Leif Kayser

Probably the smallest"team" in school is the divingteam, with its only memberAnnie Haste. She usually beginsher training at 7:30 a.m. withtretching and a one-mile jog to

prevent injurie and to increaseher endurance before her coacharrives.

During the past three yearsHaste has been diving for the Vi-kings she has advanced to the re-gional competitive level, an d isconvinced that she has goodchances togo further, he has putin countless hours of practice thatactually began during the sum-mer.

"I took lessons from JeffKelboy at the Bryan AquaticCenter. He helped me to learnnew dives and to improve the oldones, like the Front Double [ba-s icallya fl ip forward , hi tt ing thewater with the feet first]," Hastesaid.

But this kind of training attimes also requires courage=thekind required, for example, fordi vi ng from a 1O-meter platform.

'The only thing [ don't J ikei when r have to do a dive thatscares me," Haste aid.

The swimmers' first com-petitive event took place lastweekend as they raced NewCaney in a dual meet at theAquatic Center.

S h o O l i n

Players

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Golfers get tournament experienc

"It takes dedica-

tion, desire andself-discipline.How we do willdepend on howmuch these char-

Misty McCannStaff writer

Shooting nine holes of golfis all in a day's work for theBryan High golf team. The teamhas been working diligently toimprove their game for the up-coming tournaments this fa ll.

In early October, the juniorvarsity and freshmen boy's teamstraveled to Brenham for a tour-nament. Will Hicks led the IV toan eighth place finish, whileMark Rober on (91) led thefreshm n to a fifth place finish.

The boys had some difficul-ties with the weather dur ing theirtournament.

"It was apretty good tour-nament, but thewind slowed ev-

eryth ing downand affected a 1 0 1

of scores," saidsophomore JVplayer WesleyCannon.

Th girls var-sity team placedninth in tbe BryanInvitational heldat Texas A&MOct. 23-24.

Newhouse says that theteam's weakness is inexperiencein competition. To prepare theteam for tournaments he hastried to insert competition intoevery aspect of pract ice.

Some members think thatpractice as competition is OK.,but others have complaints.

"It is good and bad; somepeople take it lao seriously,"Green said.

Newhouse maintains an op-t imistic atti tude toward his teamthis year, and ays its success liesin the de ir e of each individual.

"It take dedication, desireand self-di cipline, How we do

will depend howmuch these char-acteri s ti cs arepresent,"

Newhouse said.ewhouse en-

courages hisplayers to playanytime they caneven during the

acteristicspresent."Ron NewhouseGolf coach

Kr isten Klimek(161) was a econd place medal-ist. Rounding out tbe team wereJackie Moritz (184) and AndreaGreen (187).

Brian Gidley (157) and MarkRami rez (162) contributed totheir ninth-place finish in thesame tournament.

Ear lier this year the Vikingsplayed pract ice matches againstA&M on olidated andBrenham. Thi hawed the teamthe improvement they needed tobetter their game according tocoach Ron Newhouse.

S t a r s

strive

a re summer, smcegolf is essentiallya year-roundsport.

Some mem-bers get extrapractice by play-

ing in the entral Texas Juniorgolfleague and by taking privateIe sons.

The players use differentmental techniques to concentrateduring a game.

"1 li sten to my favorite songto calm down and when I amhaving a bad day J sing it to my-self and take it one hole at atime," Gre n said

Newhouse pushes his play-ers to stri v e to do the best theycan.

"No successful athlete lacksself-discipline," Newhouse said.

to reach excellence"I don 't really feel pressure

from the couts, but there is a lotof pressure from my grand-mother to go to coUege and con-t inue to play basketbaJl," Butlersaid.

Martin says that some col-lege coaches have said that theplayers coming from BryanHigh have been well-preparedto play at the college level.

'l feel that Coach Martinhas prepar d us to play at a col-

lege level, by his methods of dis-c ipl ine, conditioning, and mak-ing sure that we are fundamen-tally ound," enior JustinBrown aid.

The enior s agree that all thehard work they have done in thisprogram over the years has beenwor th it. At least five of them areeligible to receive scholarshipsto junior colleges.

"I've put in a lot of hardwork since my freshman yearand now it is finally going to payoff, becau e ['m going to go tocollege next year and wreck onthem boys," senior Jeremy

unningham aid.

Chaunte WhiteStaff writer

Imagine over thousands ofboys, working hard to be betterthan the next, faced with agoniz-ing pressure because they knowthat their moves on the court andin the classroom determine theirfuture.

College ar looking for thebest of the be t and that i whatthese boys are striving hard tobe.

During the summer and inthe preseason several membersof the basketball team traveledand played in tournaments suchas The Great American hoot-Out where they played again tpeople from across the state. Atthese tournaments the playersgain exposure to college couts.

Coaches say that these tour-naments are the place to be forthe boys that want chances to beseen and show their ski lis to re-cruiters.

"It is a misconception thatscouts come to high chool

games to look for recruit; theygo to the tournament and theshoot-outs so they can see morethan one player at a time," headcoach Tim Martin said.

Scouts are not only lookingto see what the boys are doingon the COUJ't but also in the class-room. What the boy can do aca-demical ly is more important thanwhat they can do on the court.

"All of my athletes want togo to college but what they don't

understand is that it starts theirfreshman year. They are moti-vated but some just don't under-stand the importance or doingwell academically," Martin said.

The importance of academ-ics is not 1 0 t on at least oneplayer.

"I try to work as hard in theclassroom as I do on the cOUJt,and Coach Martin makes surethat we go to tutorials to keep ourgrades straight ," senior li ffBut-ler said.

Sometimes even out ide ex-pectations place pre sure on theplayers.



A number of new movies areoming to local theatres this

month. Check them out.

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NOVEMBER 13Meet Joe Black

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WB delivers Charmed fall lineupEva RayStaff writer

F or tho e w ho com plain that school,work and friend d not keep them bu yenough, it is tim e to check out the prim etime s it co m s, s om e o fw h ic bhave j us t p re -m ie re d f or th e fir st lim e th is fa ll.

Highlights include Felicity an dCharmed. E ac h o f th em i u niq ue in th eirown way, all are \orth checking out.

Felicity. which airs on W B39, is ac ha ra ct er -ti tl ed s it co m ,in w hich a girltravels all the way from ante Fe to fol-low her crush to college in New York. Inthe process, giving up her dream s of go-ing to S ta nford a nd be co minga doctor.

Of course , Felicity does this all with-ou t the suppor tof'her overbea r ing paren ts .T hey a re e tre me ly disap poin te d an d c an -

not figure out why, out of the blue. she

de cid ed to d o this.To m ake h er pa ren ts feda l it tl e more

secure in her decision to come to ewYor k. sh e in i te s them t o h er d nTI to m e ethe r stra ng e roo mm ate a nd he r re id en t as-sis ta nt. N oe l, to s eeall the thing s tha t g oon around the place she now calls hom e.

O f c ou rse , th ing s do110t go the wa ythey are planned. But by the end of theho things are settled. Her parents now

know why she cam e to e\ York and re-s ol v e to s up po rt h er in ste ad0 r shu n ber.

Charmed. also airs on W B39. It isa bo ut lhe th re e H alliw ell sisters w bo a reknow n to be a tenacious threes m e. Prue,P ipe r a nd P hoe be star a s the th ree siste rsw ho are as different as nighl and day.

R eu nite d in th eir g ra nd mo th er's Vic -torian home, the three iter eli c ver the

p \ er that their deceased m other left be-

hind for them \ hen they are m ysteriou Iyle d u p to th e a ttic .

The three di cover The Book of Shad-o ws. A w itc hc ra ft bo okthat de cribe s theCharmed nes: three of th erno t power-ful w itches w ho w ill com etogether on afull moon to receive their powers. B utc ou ld th ey re aJ Jy b e w itc he s?

If the three decide to put all their sib-ling ri alrie behind them they could

. "c on j u re u p to ge th er " a nd e nte r th e w or ldof supernatural.

Ifd ec id ed, th ey w ill the n n eed tolearnhow to us e the e new ly acquir d pow er,and fast. Legend hasit th at Wa rl oc ks a ndd em o ns f ea st o ff 't be l iv es o f g oo d w it ch es .

D o th ey d ec id e to b ec om e th e C ha rm edOne and defeat the w arlocks who feastoff of their live? Do they everfind the

warlock or dem n who killed theirm other? tay tuned to find out.

'What Dreams May Come' major departure from common perceptionsWil l WiseAssistant editor

W bat happens to people when theydie? That que tion has plagued philoso-phers, religion and w riter for as longath er e h av e b ee n p eo ple .

M a ny p ro fe ss b elie fin an "afterl ife" ,that a person's essence lives on in som eother p lan e o fe xis te nc e. O th er s e xp ec tac yc le of rein ca rn atio n -a fte r d ea th o ne 'ssoul is re bo rn a a n ew be ing (an d n ot n ec -

essarily as another hum an being). Andthere are those w ho scoffat t he se i de as ,asserting that w hen som eone dies, theydie; people imply cea e to exist in anyfashion.

Wbat Dreams May Come takesthese concepts 0 f life after d ea th a nd t ra ns -form s them intoa s we ep in g v is ua l m as -terpiece unlike anything ever accom -p lish ed , W h ile o th er m ov ie s, lik eGilD t,have portrayed the afterlife, no otherm ovie-m aker has gone as faras directorVincent W ard ha init portrayal.

W hen Dr. hris iel en (Robin W il-liam s) is h it bya c ar w hile tryin g to h elpa n a cc ide nt v ictim , heis almost instantlybrought back to his own hom e wherehe

In D ream s the dead create their ow nafterlife; tho e who cannot accept thatth ey h av e d ie d, li ke s uic id es , c re atean in-sa ne , d isto rte d v ersion o f the ir ow n life .

hris then j urneys to HelJ to saeh er , v er th e o bje ctio n o rboth A lbert and another

The film takes soul (M ax Von S ydow ),who tell people. AsHeaven and Hell are de-termined by one's own

sta te o f m in d, tb e c on ce ptof m orality is forall in -te nts an d pu rp ose ,a mootpo in t. which flie again t

many belie er concepto f lif e a fte r d ea th . G od e x-

e h is w ife A nn e (A nn ab ella S cio rra )b ein g c om fo rte d. H e isgreeted b y a b lu rr yform whom he calls "Doc" who tries toe xp la in w h at is h ap pe ni ng .

After a few more cenegrie ing w ife an d fla shb ac kof their children, who diedfour years earl ier, C h rim oves on to the trueafterl ife .l ie a rr iv es in a w orld w hic hm ir ro rs a p ain tin g A nn e m ad e

of their dream borne and itsurroundings, so m uc h so tha teverything is made of oilpaint. There bee "Doc" inthe form of his old men lor,A lbe rt (C ub a G ood ing , Jr.),A lb er t, w h os e purpose is as both guidea nd th er ap is t, e xp la in s th at a ll s ou ls f ormthe ir ow n he ave ns ou t of w hat the y w an t.

rt is shortly afterw ard that tbefilmtak es a m ajor d ep arture fro m the av era geperson's view ofthe a ft er li fe . Anne ,un-a ble to c op e w ith th e tr ag ed y, c om m its su i-cide and is sent to H ell.The m or ality o fuicide is not the issue, however; it re-

v olv es a ro un d Wa rd 's s ol i p i1 v is io n o f t heafterli fe .

ith hi

a major depar-ture from the

averageperson's viewof the afterlife.

ists in D rea ms, bu t is n ot visib le."Oh, He' th er e," A lb ert te lls C hr is ,

"sh ou tin g d ow n th at H e lo ve s us a nd w on -de rin g w hy w e c an 't h ear."

T he heavy philosophy in D ream andits d ep ar tu re F ro m th eL10rm is a lm os t c er -ta in to tum many iewers away but thoe\ illing to J ok pa t th at w il l b e t re ate dt

a p ro du ctio n lik e no oth er.

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