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Bryan High School Bryan, Texas 77802 INSIDE THIS ISSUE

September 28, 1990-' .

BY JESSICA PIETERSA pol it ical and moral t rend is

sweeping across the nation.Backed, in general, by politiciansand some older members of oursoc iety, censorship is af fectingmany mediums of entertainmentsuch as heavy metal music,comedy routines, choreography,an d even clothing.

At one time, "18 to purchase"or "explicit lyric" warning labelscould only be found on rap musictapes such as "2 Live Crew," "Too

Short," "Ron C," and "Willie D."However, heavy metal tapes suchas those from "Slayer, ....Savatage,"KilJer Dwarfs," and "Jane's Ad-d ic tion. ' now have warning labelson thei r covers as wel l. Al thoughthese labels WB1'8 desgned to keepminors lrom buying cer tain typesof audio mater ial without parentalconcenl , some store employeessell rest ricted tapes 10 minors re-gardless of any labels or restr ic -t ions.

"We are supposed to card- -.~-I-who wish 10 buy tapes with

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THEexplicit lyrics. but this is a smalltown and no one really keeps upto see if we do or not, so some-times we do sell to minors,' aHastings employee (who declinedto be ident ifed) said.

Also, minors can gel olderfriends or relatives to buy restrictedtapes for them.

"My brother- in- law. who is21, sometimes buys certain tapesfor me such as '2 l ive Crew',~junior Wayne Ful ler said.

Some performers, such as

Madonna, have been warned 01possible arrest in some cit ies dueto what isrefer red to as "ooscenechoreography.~ In those cities,Madonna cancelled her concertsin order to evade arrest. Come-dian Andrew Dice Clay has alsovokmtarily cance ll ed shows in orderto appease angry parents andmembers of certain communitieswho have threa tened to have h imarrested on obscenity charges.

It may seem as though cen-sorship is merely a battle at per-formers vs. publ ic of fic ials. How-

ever, censorship aHects studentson a large-scale basis. Teenagersare the main consumers of BartSimpson paraphernal ia. In someschool dist ricts, Bar t Simpson T-shirts have been ban ned becausehe has been labeled a negativerole model. Locally, BHS studentsare allowed to wear Bart Simpson'T shirts provided that they fol lowthe guide lines of the dress code.

"Students may wear these T-Shirts as long as they make noreferences to drugs or sex, and

they must not state any cu rsewords," Assis tant Princ ipal JackFoley said.

Though locally, studenls havenot faced any major oppressionson campus, the student bodyseems to possess an awareness."Studenls need to be aware ofcensorship because it may some-day directly affect them. More andmore often students are losingtheir rights because of censor-ship," junior Brandye Maldonadosaid.

Whi le students do agree tha t

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censorship is an impor tant topic .many have fo rmed opposirg viewson the subject. Some studentssay that they feel as though cen-sorship in any form is unaccept-able while others say that it isappropriate in some situat ions . ."It is a person '5choice 01whatthey want to listen 10 , watch, orwear. Censorship is simply a re-c:;M..tionof our right of free speechand expression," sopnomoreRachael Pegues said.

"We have been given the f ree-

dam of speech, but some peoplejust take it too far: senior MattSegrest said. "With the rapiddecline of morals in our society,some Ih~ need to be censored,"

As the controversy continues,cour trooms may see an increaseIncensorship-based cases. Also,the media may cover more andmore cases of censorship. cen-sorship. or perceived censorship,may be dest ined to b ecome aof the 90's.


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2 NORSEMAN. FRIDAY. sePTEMBER 28.1990

Finally finished ...Tennis courts benefit students, staffBY MELANTHEA BROCK

B ry an H ig h is s ta rtin g o ff th eschoo l year w ith a new spor tsf ac ~~ y. T h e n e w t en ni s c ou rt s h a vef in al ly b e e n c om p le te d . T h e courtsa re e xp ec te d t o b e ne fit t he p hy si-c al e du ca tio n p ro gr am b y p ro vid -in g b ette r te nn is f acilit ie s fo r th es tu de nt s a nd s ta fl.The top four cour ts had

cracked and, in som e areas ,subs ided 4-6 in ch e s, c au sin g t hec ou rt s t o b e a p h ys ic al h az ar d a ndcons titu ting a need fo r th e newfacil i ty.P lans lo r Ih e courts w e rea pp ro ve d in O ct ob e r, 1989, an dc on stru ctio n b eg an s ho rt ly a fte rw ith an expec ted tw o-m onthc om ple tio n tim e . H ow ev er, d ue tountors een com plica tions , th ec ou rts w e re n ot r ea dy fo r u s e u ntilth is s ch oo l y ea r. T he c om plica -tio ns w e re c au se d b y w ate r u nd er

t he c ou rt s w h ic h h ad t o b e d ra in eda nd h ad a ls o c au se d th e co urts tosub s ide . The area had to b e re -g ra de d a nd a llo w ed t o s et tle w h ic ht oo k t im e .Th e de lays w ere a gre at nu i-s an ce to th e te nn is te am ."It m ade the team c loserb ecause w e had to cram on onec ou rt . N o, s er io us ly , it g ot a nn oy -

in g, " M e lis sa O liv as s aid .The team h ad to prac tice onfour cour ts ins te ad of th e us ua le ig ht fr om m id -O cto be r u ntil th iss ch oo l y ea r. M an y t im e s, p la ye rsh ad to w ait in lin e to p ra ctic e.A hh ou gh w aitin g f or th e n ewcour ts 10 b e c om p le t ed i nc on ve n -ie nced th e team , it h a s a lso b e-c om e a m or ale b uild er.

" It 's k in d o f f un ," O liv as s aid ." Be ca us e o fth e n ew e qu ip m en t, iti rr t> re s se s o th e r s ct oo ls ," s h e s a id .

New yearKnow the rules, get involvedI J Y . KATHIE CENTER

The b eginn ing of th is ne ws ch oo l y ea r b rin gs u s to ge th er inan e ffo rt to le arn . T he S en iors o f1 99 0 h av e le ft u s a nd th e ln co rn -ing Soph om ore s are he re . Thes en io rs a nd ju nio rs c on tin ue t he irs ec on d y ea r to ge th er in B HS , a ndth e a tm os ph ere is e xcitin g. E achs tu de nt w ill m e et n ew o bs ta cle sduring th ese firs t fe w w ee ks , b uts oo n cla ss m ate s w ill b ec om e o ldfrie nds . Te ach ers , ne w and o ld ,w ill b e m a kin g t ha t o ft en f ru st ra t-in g " St ud en t- Te ac he r" B on d t ha ia ll o f u s s ha re .

W hile a ll o f th is is go ing on, ito ft en s ee m s a s th ou gh le arn in g i sa seconda ry reason to com e tos ch oo l e a ch d ay . S ch oo l is a soc ia le ve nt f ull o f c lu bs , f rie nd s, p ot en -tia l da te s, gos sip and fun. W hatcou ld be b ette r? H ow e ve r, th erea re a f e w th in gs w e a re r eq uire d todo , a nd w e m us t re me mb er th em .

M os t im p or ta nt ly , s ch oo l is a ni ns tit ut io n o f l ea rn in g . T h is m e a nstha t w hile w e com e eve ryday toe njo y ou rs elve s, w e ne ed to ac -t iv ly p ar tic ip at e i n c la ss r oo m ac -t iv ~ie s . A n d w h il e w e 'r e a t i t, le a rn -in g a th in g o r t w o w ou ld b e b en ifi-cia l. E ach te ac he r h as a rra ng edtu to ria l tim e s fo r a ny s tu de nt w hois having a prob lem . If th e re is aprob lem w ith those tim es , yourt ea ch e rs w l ll be g la d t o h elp aeco-m o da le y ou .

A ls o m an da to ry to a ctiv ity a tB HS is a c om ple te a nd fu ll u nd er -s ta nd in g o f th e r ule s a nd re gu la -t io ns . T he V ik in g f old er v er y c ar e-f ul ly l is ts t h e "Dress a n d S tu de n tG room ing C ode ." Th is is a good're fe re nce gu ide if th ere are a nyq ue st io ns . T he V ik in g F old er a ls oc on ta in s t h e a p pr op ria te in fo rm a -tio n o n ta rd ie s, a bs en ce s, m ak e-up w ork (one day for e ve ry onem i ss e d) , a nd p ar ki ng r eg ul at io ns( sp ee d lim it is 10 mph ) .T his is a y ea r o f g re at e xp ec -ta tions , and w e have b egun inr '3 m a rk ab le s p ir it . T h er e a re m a n yo rg an iza tio ns in B H S w h o h elp u sm a in ta in s uc h a h ig h s pir it . C lu b slo r ma t h w h iz ze s a nd spelling ace s :e loq ue nt w rite rs and s pe ed ingtyp is ts ; s in ge rs a nd s pe ec h g iv -e r s ; a c to r s , h i st o ri an s , f u tu r e t e a ch -e r s , s c ie n ti st s , a n d ph o to g ra p h e rs .E ac h c lu b h as a ctiv itie s s uc h a s,c om p e tit io ns i n t he ir v ar io us f ie ld s .d in ne rs , s ch ola rs hip s, a nd fu n-dra ise rs . O f cours e th ey can e n-ta il m uch w ork a nd de dica tion ,b ut any c lub can b e fun.A s this school yea r p rog re s se sle t none 01 us forge t th e trueessentials o f B HS . R em e mb er a ndo be y th e r ule s, g et in vo lv ed in a sm a ny o rg an iz at io ns a s p os sib le ,h ave fu n, a nd m os t im p orta ntly ,b e t ru e t o y ou rs elf .

Course preparing students for broadcastingMedia Techgiving students valuable hands-on training

BYZAKKADAMSNow in its s e cond year , th eM ed ia T ec hn olo gy p ro gra m co n-tinue s to grow . C las s m em be rsare le arn ing ab ou t anch oring,e diting and re por ting, as w ell asb e co m in g a cq ua in te d w it h a ud io !

v id e o e qu ipme n t .O ve r th e ye ar-long course ,M e dia T ec h s tu de nt s w ill in vo lv eth em se lve s in m any activitie s,in clu din g c ov er in g B ry an V ik in gfoo tb a ll gam es b roadcas t onChanne l 31. P la ns a re a ls o b e in gm ad e to c ov er th e S en io r P ic nic a tth e e nd of th e ye ar.Some s pe cia l pro je cts th ec la ss is w o rk in g o n ar e videotapedf oo tb a ll h ig h li gh ts , K BHS- th e s tu -d en t- ru n r ad io s ta tio n, a nd a s en -io r v id e o y e ar b oo k.S tu de n t in te r es t i n M e d ia T e chis h ig h . B e sid e s g ain in g t ec h nic al

s kills , s tu de nts a re a ls o in ve sti-ga ting poss ib le caree rs in th emed i a .

"We try to be asprofessional as

possible. "--Darrel Taylor,Media Tech teacher" l'rn ve ry in te re s te d in th is

c la ss . I t pr ep ar es m e lo r t he lu tu r ean d I le arn e ve ry th in g a bo ut a u-d bMc le o t e ch o o Jo gy, which is goodp re pa ra tio n f or a c ar ee r in t ele vi-s io n o r ra dio ," ju nio r J im m ie C ar-t e r s a id .

a n a dva nta ge fo r s om e . A ls o, th es ch oo l th at M att a tte nd s d oe s n oth ave a fo otb all te am . " We p la yalot 01 s occ er a nd h an db all," M ansa id .N at alia R am o s is f ro m S pa in .L ik e M a tt , s h e e n jo ys w a te r s ki in g,sw im m ing and tenn is . She a lsolik es t o r ea d, rid e h ors es a nd lis -te n to m us ic.N at alia c am e t o v is it A m e ric a

fo r one m onth las t year, th e nde cide d to re tu rn th e fo llow ingye ar to a tte nd schoo l h e re . N a-ta lia a ls o a gr ee s th at g oin g to h erschool in S pa in a nd g oin g t o B ry anH igh is a ve ry d iffe ren t e xpe ri-

"Th ls clas s he lps m e ge t ah ea d s ta rt f or a s uc ce ss fu l c ar ee rin jo ur na lis m . I th in k jo um a lis mallow s m e to sh are in fo rm ationw ith o th e rs on m ore of a one ono ne b as is ," s aid ju nio r C eC e F i(1 -ley. As th e aud io lV ideo w orldb ro ad en s a nd b ec om e s m o re a ndm ore co mplica te d, M edia T echin stru cto r D arr ell T ay lo r s ay s h ed oe s h is b es t to b ro ad en th e hori-zons of h is s tude nts as w ell." We t ry t o b e a s p ro ie ss to na ta s p os s ib le . A lo t o f ou r w orkapp ears in th e pub lic m ed ia . N oton ly is our w ork se en and heardb y B ry an H ig h S ch oo l s tu de nts ,b ut w e are on the a ir a ll ove r th eB ry an /C olle ge S ta lio n a re a, a nd It hin k t ha t is p le nt y 0 1 m o tiv at io nf or t he s tu de nt s, T ay lo r s aid .

",.lflus Beckman .nd Hatsll. R.m," .njgy stud nt Ilfe.t Bryan High..photos by AmySmith

Exchange students experience the U.S.e nc e, b ut s he s ay s th at s he lo ve sB ry an H ig h a nd is p le as ed a t h o wth e s tude nts h ave re spon de d tohe r. "They are ve ry open andn ic e, " N at alia s aid .The exchange s tudent pro -gram has m ade s tudents m orea w ar e o f t he c ult ur al d if fe re nc esa m on g h ig h s ch oo l s tu de nt s.

"I th in k th at it 's n ea t w e g et tole ar n a bo ut e ac h o th er s d if fe re ntcu ltu re s a nd th ing s:' s en io r A n-d re a R e st iv o s aid ."I th in k it's a g re at id ea , it 'st o ta ll y c o ol w i th me." s e n io r T a n yaA ll en s a id .

BY CYNTHIA ROBERTSO nc e a ga in B rya n H ig h jo in stoge th e r w ith our b ro th e rs ands is te rs f ro m d if fe re nt c ou nt rie s t og iv e I he m a c ha nc e t o e xp er ie nc eAme r ic a n l if e s ty le s .M attiu s B eck ma n, w ho like s

to b e ca lle d M att, is a ju nio r f ro mG erm any. H e says tha t h e like sour s ch oo l, e ve n th ou gh th e tw os ys te m s a re v er y d if fe re nt .A b ig d iffe re nc e in G erm an yis t ha t s tu de nts a tte nd s ch oo l o nS atu rd ay _ H ow ev er, th e r eg ula rs choo l day ends a t 1 p.m . and1 1 : 30 a .m . o n S atu rd ay , w hic h is


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NORSEMAN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 18.19~ 3Look Who's TalkingHow do you feel about the new bell schedule?

photos by EriclI Castro, Sh.vond. Andersonrobation means limited freedomt he p ro b at io n o ff ic e r,"D ete rm ining w he th e r th ep ro ba tio ne r h as p rio r o ll en se s w illhe lp se t h is cu rfew ," said CourtIn ta ke S upe rv is or Lin da R ic ke t-son .

BY ELOISE JOHNSONThe choice to decide w hattim e to go hom e at nigh t is nota lw ays up to th e ind ivw al Pe oplew ho are on prob ation have tocom e in at a se t tim e. No m atte rw hat th e age or the race of ape rson w ho is on probation, th e

ru le s a re th e sa me .W an tin g to go to an a ll n igh tparty is n ot s im p le t o d o f or p eo plew ho are on probation, Th e pen-alty w ill not be th e sam e as th epunishm ent m om and dad giveyou. P ro b at io n o ff ee rs a re a s si gn e dto anyone w ho has been con-vic te d of a cr im e, .1 1 t he p ro ba -t io n e r f a it s t o c oop e ra te , th e propera ctio ns w ill b e ta ke n. Th e p ro ba -tio ne r w ill h av e priv ile ge s la ke naw ay. Th e ch oice to d ecide w hatt ime 10 go hom e w ill b e m ade by

m o nit or s w h ic h a re h oo ke d t o th e irte lephone at hom e and be gin tobeep if th e prob atio ne r is n ol in agiv en ra nge a re a, T his pre ve ntsth e p ro ba tio ne r fr om le av in g la w na nd s ta yin g o ul p as t c ur le w h ou rs ,.. I h ave to be in the house by9 o 'c lo ck , S om et im e s my proba-tion office r com es ove r to m akesure I'm he re , I don't th ink cur-fe w s a re righ t b ec au se w h at Ica nd o a ft er 9, I c an d o b efo re 9. Bu tcom ing in e arile r d oe s h elp ke epm e o ut o f tro ub le ,-s aid a cu rre ntprobatione r w ho w ould like tor em ai n a no n ym o u s,P erh aps b efo re co m mittin g acrim e one w ill re vie w th e con se -q ue nc es a nd avoid l os i ng t h e f ree-dom to o om e a nd g> as they please,II n ot, t he n p er ha ps e xp er im e nt -ing w hat it is like to b e on proba-tion w ill act as a de te rren t forf u tu r e c r ime s ,

"I have 10be in the .house by9o'clock ...sometimesmypro.bation officer comes over tomake sure I 'm here.. . "

~ In fo rm a l a dju st m en t is a si xm o nt h p ro ba tio n t im e p er io d g iv ento firs t t im e o ffe nd ers , T he ir c ur-f ew c ou ld be s el a s e a rly a s s e ve no 'c lo d< d e pe n di ng o n w h e th e r t he yh ave sch ool type activit ie s th ata dv an ce [h elp ] t he m ," c on tin ue dRicketson.F ie ld o ff ic er s a re a ss ig ne d t og iv e p un is hm e nt to probat ionersw h o c on tin ua lly d o a s Ih e y p le as e.S e ri ou s O ff en de rs w e a r e le c tr on ic

sege l out e ar lie r an d h ave m ore DUSlIe Householder - "I'd ratherfor afte rs ch ool a ctivitie s,N not cut 'it s ho rt, b ut go all daybecause Ilo ve s ch oo l s o m u ch ."

Lock it ar lose it:Theft on campus can be preventedbe -

cause the e arlie r w e go to classth e e arlie r w e ge l out."

Dan nearlie ri s k in d 01 h a rd , b u t I d o l ik e g et ti ngo ut b e ca us e I h ave m ore lim e 10do o th e r t h in g s, "

t em p tin g t o m a ke - t he p ar kin g 1 0 1safer .''Th is yea r w e have tw o fullt im e r oo n~ or s w h o w a tc h Ih e park-ing lo is at all t ir rt as ," F ol ey s a idLast year the re w as on ly onem onitor fo r the cam pus , w hichmade it d i ff ic u lt t o p a tr o l all areas.Still. _e 's no guarantee that

n ot hi ng w i ll h a pp en ," Th e re a re a lw a ys p ro ble m s,Just Ihe othe r day, a girl's tire sw e re s la sh ed ," F ole y s aid .People steal for m any rea-s ons . Jus t re me mb er: lock you rdoors, pu t l oc ks o n l oc ke r s, i ns ta lla l arms . and most impor tan t ly , keepyour eyes open . The w orld is nota s af e p la ce ,

BY R ICHARD McINTOSHTh e o th er d ay m y In en d c am eup to m e and angrily to ld m e th ats om eon e h ad stole n h iS En glis hfo ld er o ul o f h is lo ck er, I w a sn 't a llto o s ur pr is ed s in ce t hin gs lik e th ath ap pe n e ve rd ay . B oo ks , fo ld er s.and lunch es alw ays se em 10 get"take n" from people 's locke rs ,

P eo ple c an b e v ery lo w b ut it's n otlik e y ou ca n't d o a ny th in g a bo ut it.Go ou t and b uy yourse lf a lockan d protect yoursel f from lockerthef t , If you're too cheap to ge t alock, a lle as tc arry yo urlu nch w ithy ou t o c la s s a n d q ui t c om p la in in g,At le ast th e pe rso n th at s to le myfr ie nd 's fo ld er w as n ic e e no ugh tole av e h is p ape rs in h is lo cke r.Thef t is very canmon inBryantC oll eg e S ta tio n, a s in o th e r c itie s,

and th ere a re w ays to k ee p f ro mb ein g a v ictim o f th eft,M an y p eo ple h av e c ar a la rm ss ot he ir ca rs w o n'l g et b ro ke n in to .Alarm s can be v er y a nn oy in gt ho ug h. S om e tim e s, y ou a cc id en -ta lly lap a car an d th e alarm go esoff, Im e an , ju st b y b are ly b re ath -ing on a car can se t an alarm of fan d it n ot o nly s ca re s y ou fo r th ato ne s ec on d, b ut t he h or rib le n ois eb l ar e s f o re ve r. If you do have ane xpen s iv e s t er e o in yoor car, havingan alarm ju SI m igh t s ave yo u. Ify ou c an ', a Ho rd a n a la rm , yo u ca na lle as t lo ck yo ur d oo rs ,Las t ye ar at B rya n H igh s ev-e ral car s te re os and e ve n a truckw ere s tolen from the school'sp a rk in g l o t. A s s is t an t p ri n ci pa l Ja ckFole y said th at th e dis tric t is at- Mel issa Olivas - "I t's C O O l . b utw e s ho uld ro me in e ve n e artie r so

w e c an ge t o ut e arlie r."

Jason se it b e tte r nowless tim e I have to spend he re . because the re is m ore lim e afte rbe tte r ," sch ool."


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4 NORSEMAN. FRIDA}', .SEPTEMBER 28. 1290P RA CT IC E M AK ES P ER FE CTMembe rs o f the SOccer: ,~ . .and sw im team a re Jus t

two of the competi tive spor tsgroups who worlf hard afterhours to Improve their teamlmd Indiv idual play.D e dlc st lo n t o a spo r t ca n

often be measured by howmuch t ime one Is wil ling 10spend on perfecting It.$QaClr p / 1 Q t C l by$h.1"Q1'I Mflfth.WI:ilWllfI",lng phatri by A my Smith

Is it worth it?Sports take time and dedicationB Y M E LA N TH E A B B OC K

Sports are fun, e xciting andglorious to m any of us , bu t howm u ch p re pa ra tio n g oe s in to th es ee xtra cu rr ic ula r a ctiv itie s? W e d onot s top to th ink ab out it. M any ofus a t B ryan H igh only th ink ab outs po rt s f or e nj oym en t.T he tru th is , s po rts p la y ta ke sa gre at deal of preparation andd ed ic at io n b y t he s lu de nt a th le te sa nd coach es . Fo r e xam ple , foot-b all p la ye r G eorge V ind iola s aysth at h e w orks w ith w eigh ts durin gth e s um m er and off s eaon to ke epin shape. The football team hasalso practiced every day for atleas t th ree hours s ince schools ta rted . On the other hand, th esw im team , softb all , and socce ra re ju st b eg in nin g p re pa ra tio n fo rt he ir s e as o ns .S of tb a ll r em a in s i n o l f s ea so nfrom Septem be r to Feb ruary.D uring off season, "The teamruns and lifts w e igh ts," LauraG oa n s aid .

The sw im team is sw im mingb eg in nin g s ix th p er io d u nlil5 p .m ."W e s wim five m ile s a day," E milyB ur ro w s s aid ."Socce r season begins inJanuary, but w e w ill prepare byball drills, running and scr im-m ag es ," sa id A nd y W inn .

T he d edication com es in w iththe tim e and effort it takes to dothe e xtracurricular activitie s.C oa ch es a nd s tu de nt a th le te s a fi keg ive u p ple nty fo r Ih es e s ports.Is it w orth it? If you have therigh t att itude , yes , Sw im coachJan Ha rc k; as 1 1e fe e ls s h e ge ts mo r eout of it than she gives up.

"Sports play takesa great deal ofpreparation anddedication ."

Soccer coach T omm i e A ll m onis in clin ed to a gr ee .

"I fee l I give up a bs olu te lyn ot hi ng t o p ar tic ip at e a s a c oa ch ,"A ll m on s ai d.

"Y ou give u p a l ot o f f re e t im e ,but you have to schedule yourtim e we ll," C lndi Uner, a sw imteam m em ber said ."T he se activitie s fake a lot o fstrength ." M ati Short said , butth at is th e drive d edication give syou to keep going. Students andc oa ch es s ay t he y f ef il il ha t d ed ic a-tion is a key factor in pre paringa nd p ar ti ci pa tin g i n s po rt s.

Support personnel working hardBYSHAVQNQdANDEBSON

I t t ak es a la rge faculty ands ta t! to ke ep B rya n H ig h S ch ool ino pe ration. M any of th os e pe oplew ork beh ind the scenes and be-caus e of th is , m any stude nts taketheir work f or g ra nt ed . T w o g ro up so f s up po rt p er so nn el v it al ly i m po r-tant to s tude nts are th e e us todl-a ns a nd c afe te ria w or ke rs .W hene ve r som eone th row sd ow n tras h, s oda ca ns , gum w rap-pe rs , note book pa pe r, e tc., th eydo n't th i n k a b out w ho h as to cle anup th e m es s. B ut th ere are pe oplew ho take great care in how thecam pus looks and w ho m ust picku p a ft er t ho ug ht le ss s tu de nt s.~A pe rso n w ho de lib era te lydrops trash is show ing a lack ofcharacter," sald Bo b L ip pa rd , h e adcustodian at Bryan H igh . A join te ffort is ne ed ed b etw ee n th e cus -t od ia l s ta ff , st ud en ts a nd t ea ch e rsto take care of a cam pus as largea s B HS , s ays L ip pa rd .L ip pa rd b elie ve s s tu de nts a redoing a good job of keeping thecam pus cle an, e ve n th ough th ereare a few s tudents w ho are apa-the tic ab out th e w ay the cam puslooks.

Cus tod ians put in hard w orkw hile th ey a re h ere . Fo r s om e, th eday b egins at 9 a.m . and ends at6 p.m ., w hile others w ork Irom 1p .m .-1 0 p.m . Th e da y's duties in-c lu de s we ep in g flo ors , m op pin g,c le an in g w i nd ow s a nd b at hr oo m s.Olh er h ardw orkin g cam pusp ers on ne l include th e ca fe te rias ta ff . J us t im a gi ne c oo ki ng a lil ha !food every day for thousands ofs tudents w ~hout ever hearing as im p le '1 ha nk y ou ." I ns te ad , m an yc ale te ria s ta t! h e ar o omme nt s s uc has 'What is t hi s? " o r ' 'M a n, IWC lU ld n1eatlhat if I w ere you."

Menu plann ing is the job ofth e s ch ool district food s upe rvi-s o r. BHS c af e te r ia s u pe rv is o r Lau raR os en kr an z b e lie ve s t ha t c hi ck enfrie d ste ak is th e fa vo rite ch oicea mong h igh sch ool s tud ents . T heb ig ge st flo p, R os en kr an z re ca lls ,w ere th e foo ds co oke d as th oughfrom diffe re nt countr ies such asJ ap an a nd G er ma ny.R os enkra nz e ch oe s th e atti-tude s of m os t o f th e s taff, s aying'We do enjoy com ing to BryanH ig h a nd p re pa rin g m e als fo r, a ndjust b e in g w i th , I he ki ds ."

EdjookayshunIf the above makes sense to you, you're in trouble

There ar e a lte rM tive s for s tu- carnpu s at t h e A lt er h at iv e C e nf ef .No o ne e ve r p la ns to qutt school . dents w ho ne ed m oney In o rder to If my s ch e dll te c ha ng es , Iw i l l post

Th e de cision to quit s ch oo l U$tJ- provide for the mse lves from day a sign on m y door , " Ha rr is s a id .a l ly a r is e s from other bas ic prob - to day. "I fe el th at if k id s d ro p out oflem s such as fam ily pressure s, Coonse lor M ary Catherine Harris school they w ill regre t it.TherewjfJla ck o f in te re st in s ch oo l, o r th e c an h elp s tu de nts r ea ch th eir goal come a l ime'll h e n someone w i l lneed to earn money. of oomple tlng the ir education. h it a roadblOCk in life because

T he a t tr it ion ra te (per cent - they need a h ig h s ch oo la ge o f s tu d en ls d ro pp in g out .--------------- .... d ip lo ma ," H ar ris s aid .b etw ee n g ra de s 7 -1 2) state- A high school education could be Th e A lt e rn a ti vew ide is 34% ." Bryan IS D 's the best adva ntage a person cou Id t en o y Educ at io n program Israle i s a round 32% , Most .anQther option opf)n~o po -s lUden1S drop ou t in th e 1 0lh have to help them find a job. tel1tlal dropoutsgrade . ACE is open to form e rThe pe r cen tage o r s U J de m s who H I talk to - s tudents about hours h iijh school s tudents w ho have

drop ou t o f 5c~1 b et .....en the and creditsso they ca n be he lped b een ou t Q f schoO l ove r six mon th sbeginning' BOO'$od of a S(;hpol. be forE! the~_{ li ; tt to o far behirdan~,. or w h o haY~Q :p r i n Q l p a l ' s . r~~mye ar is c a l l e d ' f f i e annual d T Q f X l l J t ' w ant to drop out I'm he ra to be mendat ioo t o b e the re , .rate. Last yeats s ta te d ro pou t rate e xt ra h e lp , i nc lu di ng t alk in g abou t " T he p ro g ram isb es t s uite d forw as 6% ., whHe B ry an 's r at e was personal prob lem s," Harris sa id . people w ho need five credits orepproxim ate ly]% . Th is new c:ouhSe ling program less," Harris said,, , : : O I ' O P P i n g . ~ t o f SchOOlwithlfi$ ha s b e e ~ . il l plac~ s i n e s th e ~in. Planr)hig JO , qu~ & < ; 0 0 9 1 .c{)U14b e l i e f tha1 I t i Q V e y i s easy to c d m e n in g o tl he $C ho ol y e a r . Hanis' s e a m t o ' b . J ' t l 1 e ' easy w a y ; g J t Inby ca n be harmful . A h ig h s ch oo l off ice Is in Room 161. rea lity, it C o t l k . 1 o nly m a ke ba de du ca tio n c ou ld be the bes t ad - "Mos t w eeks, I w ill be here prob lem s worse .vantage a pe rs on c ou ld h av e to Monday, Wednesday an d Friday.r nHP t hem . .. ... .: jqb . .. Tuesday an d Thursday, I am off

aYELQISE~


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FOOTBALLVarsity

September 7~Bryan Vikings VS. Temple WildcatsTemple defeats Bryan 23-10September 14-Bryan Vikings vs. A&M

Consolidated TigersConsolidated defeats Bryan 31-11September 21-Bryan Vikings vs.Lufkin PanthersLufkin defeats Bryan 35-0

Junior VarsitySeptember 6-8ryan Vikings VS. Temple WildcatsBryan defeats Temple 22-21

September 13-Bryan Vikings vS.A&M ConsolidatedTigersBryan defeats Consolidated 20-6September 20-Bryan Vikings vs. Lufhin PanthersBryan defeats Lufkin 33-0

Volleyball leam members lNaltfor a slam fromHousley

bound," senior Matt Segrest said.Head Coach MerrillGreen hastaken a philosophical approach 10the season.'We're inexperienced, bullhisgroup of kids iswonderful to workwith. 1 believe that we will seerapid improvement, but I expectan up and down team early on,"Green said."There is defin~eimprovementand progress. Even though mostof them are young and inexperi-enced, the team is getting betterevery week," Petty said.In the words of senior CarlWill iams, "We win have a greatseason And with the fans' sup-port, it will be even beUer.

NORSEMAN. FRWAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 19905

the Super 5Achampionship, whilethe smaller school will compete ina pool of32 teams for the regularSA playoffs.Both the players and thecoaches have high expectationsfor this season. Bryan has thepotential of being a good team,w~h the combination of playersfrom a championship junior var-sity squad, and the experience ofreturning leUermen."We've really been comingtogether as a leam, and havebeen improving bythe week. If wecan just keep our intensity andhave no more 'Chris Baur sidelinetackles,' we could be playoff-

A chance at playoffs?Vikes set h igh 'goals th is season

Cross country runners stride for the top in districtBY ZAKK ADAMS ning, which is aHemalingfull speedrunning and walking. The team

The 1990 CrossCountry team also runs dr ills up and down theis set1ing new goals for itself as hillbehind the stadium, the standsthe season beqms, They star ted and thetrack.the season early in September "The workouts of m y teamarewith a practice meetagainst A&M very hard. and the runners muslConSOlidated. be dedicated to participate, ~saidFifteen boys and three girls crosscountry coach Rose Gregg. ,complete the team. Most of the W~h meets throughout therunners aresophomores and jun- district dur ing September andiors, with a few junior high mem- October, including the Goat Runbers as wel l . in Groesbeck and thedistrict meet. Practices ar e h.~ weekni~hts in Katy, Iheleam should improveIn the gym and Viking Stadium. ,with every meet .Practices consist of interval run-

Ocl. 20 Killeen Ellison

Viking Cross Country(remaining schedule)

BYJAY'McILVEENHomecoming, pep rall ies,dress up days, and after schoolband practice all signify one thingat Bryan High School: footballseason is upon usonce again.Almost everyone is excitedabout the upcoming yearbecausethis isthe time thai school spirit is

expressed the most . Bryan islooking forward to making theplayoffs for the first l ime in threeyears. This will bethe first year ofthe Super SA Conference. Thetopthree teams from each districtwi ll quali fy for the playoffs. Thetwo largest schools wil l p lay for

Sept. 29 Conroe OakridgeOct. 1 - CameronOct 13- A&M Consolidated

I Oct. 26- KatyHard workLady Vikes prepare for better season

B Y B U B YH E NB Y"With a little dedication andless attitude, anything can beaccomplished," said senior StacyNorwood 01 this year's volleyballteam.Team members plan a greatyear, but several sacrifices mustbe made firs!. Matters of time,social l ife, and energy, amongothers, must be juggled by teammembers."Dedication varies wi1h indi-viduals," Coach Julie Blasingamesaid."Some players naturallygiveyou their best each time they steponthe practice field. Others haveto concentrate more," she said.

Muchpreparation takes placebefore a game is played. Thevolleyball team began practicingAugust 13,During the off-season,the girls also continue to workhard by lilting weights, sprinting, r--------------.jump training. and doing funda-mental skills.As with any other learn, vol-IeybaJllookslor more support fromthe student body and faculty."last year, everyone on theteam let small conflicts-includ-in g rot having enough fans---bringthem down. This year we plan todo the impossible by having faithin our teams and in ourselves.Often, we look back and wish we

had tr ied harder. When we lookback, we realize aur mistakes andtry it over," Blasingame said.

Viking Volleyball(upcoming games)

Sept. 28 - Katy - hereSept. 29 - toum A&M Consol.Oct. 2 Cy-Creek - thereOct. 5 - Mayde Creek - hereOct. 9 - Cy Fair - thereOct. 16-Jersey Village - thereOct. 19 - Langham Cr. - here


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Cool your jets

art Simpson: cool dude of 90'sBYER/CA CASTRO

B a rt S im p s on a b a d i nf lu e oc e ?N o w a y, m an ! It h as r ec en tly c om eto m y a tte ntio n th at s om e wh ere inIhe w or ld the re are people w hoth in k Ih al Bar t Sim ps on is an o b-n ox io us , p in t-s iz ed , r ud e d ud e.G et re al. Y ou know as w ell asI d o Bart is a coo l dude . I adm irethe kid for h is boldness and h ish aircu t is a d efin ite w in ne r. Th eBar tm an is o ne o f th e le wlh ingstoday's you th can re la te to. W eca n't b la me h im fo r b eing a ta d b ith igh -s pirite d a t tim es . Afte r aU ,w o uld n't y ou b e a litt le o ut sp ok enif y ou r d ad stole y ou r p ig gy b an k

to b uy h im se lf a b ee r?B ar t is s im ply a pro du ct o f h isenvironm en t. I th ink a few out-b ur sts o f o He ns iv e la ng ua ge a reacceptab le if your parents a re n u ts .H ow eve r, H om er and M argeSim pson do a b e tte r job at po r-traying re al life pa re nts th an th eH u xt ab le s . I m e a n, n o t e v er yo ne 'sp ar en ts a re M ik e a nd C ar ol B ra dy .S ur e, t he re a re a f ew e xc ep tio ns ,b ut h ow like ly is it to day th at youra ll ow a nc e is t he o nly t hin g y ou 'r egoing to lose if you are caugh tch ea tin g o n a te st?

" you th ink the Brady Bunch

show s how fam ily lile rea lly Is ,th en I s ugges t you w ipe the cob-w eb s fro m yo ur e ye s an d w akeup . Th is i sn 't the 7 0 's , i t' s th e SO's.T hin gs c ha nge , lik e it o r not, an dil y o ur a re n ot r ea dy t o a cc ep t B ar to r th e S im ps on s, o r yo u d on 't liketh e a ttitu de o f t his u p t o d ate . c oo ldude 10 in flu en ce a c er ta in lik e,th e n c ha ng e t he c ha nn el.Watch th e Cosby show . Itcom es on at th e s am e tim e a s T heS im ps on s. A fte r a ll, it is a freecoun try an d e ve ryone is enth ledto the ir ow n opinion, b ut don 'thave a cow , m an!

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out of th e room and she w asc h an n el h o pp in g. ) N ow , e v er y t im ew e see Bart in a com mercia l, o rh is pic tu re on a T-s hirt, I ge t anexcited "Mommy l h ' s Ba rt S i f T l l S O l 1 !When can I w a tch h im on TVa gain ?" O f cou rse , you kno w th ean sw er to th at one .~He's no t on lV anymo re , h one y.

T he y c an ce lle d th e S im ps on s," Isay.lrnn ot g oin g to h av e a c ow o ve r

th is w h ore th in g, th ou gh . Y ea rs o fw atch ing trends com e and go inth e m edia have taugh t m e oneth ing: som eth ing or som eone isjus t aroun d th e corne r w aH ing tot ak e B ar t's p la ce .

Is it too m uch to ask, though ,th at th e n ex1 o ne n ot b e a c ar to onc h ar ac te r g ua ra n te e d t o c a pt iv at ea 6 year-old?H ow a bo ul a w e ll- sp ok en , in te l-

l ig e nt , p ol it e, d e ce n t h um an b e in gw ho {J)eS aroom ma k in g I he worlda sa fe r place ? Hm mm m ... "nowt he re 's a n ov el a pp ro ac h. W on de rh ow th at w ou ld lo ok o n a T -s hirt?

No 'Simpsons' for this momBy SANDY FARRISNQRSEMANAOVJSERO .K. S o h e's cute , in a s trange

s ort of w ay. A nd h is voice m ake sme l a ug h , e s p ec iaDyw hen he says,"Don ' t h ave a cow , m an!" Bu t t hatis about a ll I can say in Bart'sfavo r. I don't like h im or h is an i-tude or h is sm art m outh or h isr ud e r em a r ks .S o I d o n', watch h im . B ut I cantge t aw ay from h im .H e's e ve ry w he re --f ro m B ur ge r

King kids m eals to T-sh irts toc omm e rc ia ls -B ar t is s it tin g o n lo po f th e w or ld righ t no w, o r a t le astt he a dv er tis in g w o rld .

W ho is m os t influe nce d b y th isprom otion of Bad Bart? T een-age rs? M aybe , bu t at leas t the ya re old e nou gh to re alize d ece ntk id s d on 't ta lk to th eir pa re nts th ew ay B art d oe s.No , I'U te ll y ou I ro m f ir st -h an d

e xpe rie nc e: it 's th e 6 year-oldsw ho are Ba rt-w as he d th e most . Iknow. Ia ve on e. S he 's o nly s ee n20 m inutes of "The Sirnpsons , "an d th at w as b y a ccide nt. (I w as

NorsemanBart Simpson: bad boy of the block TheNo,..",.n I.produced by th.Joum,IIlsm IIclass of BryanHigh School. 3401E. 29th,Bryan, TX . OpInion. .,..Md a,..tho of the write,and donot llllcesllllrlly r e p , . . . , , ' the vlewlr oftllB faculty, ."," or admlnl.rr.rlon of Stylln HIgh SchooLB Y K A T H I E CENTER

Ih ate to s ay it, bu t I u sl h av et o s pe ak out. Ikn ow th at s om e-where t here is someone w h o h at esBa rt S i np s on as r ruch as I . W e 'v ea ll s ee n h im , w h eth er o n J-s hirtso r o n T .V . B art S im ps on IS every-whe re .

W ha t is it a bou t h im th at m os tpeople love? Is it the w ay Barteas ily puts dow n h is ow n dad, orhi s oul right o bn ox io us ne ss ? H owm any of us w ou ld w ant ou r littleb ro th e rs and s is te rs to act likeBart Sim pson? Bart is m anne r-

less , discou rte ous , uncaring,u nkin d a nd s ee m in gly in ca pa bleo f a ny m o ra ls .Im agine w ith m e for a m0-ment . A n ew fa mily m ov es in n extdoor . It 's a n in te re stin g co uplew ith th ree ch ild ren. How longw ou ld it la ke fo r yo u to n otic e th atth eir litt le b oy is a ch ild o f h orro r?A we ek? Ada y? O r m a yb e fifte enminutes?Where is Ih e lit lle boy w how ors hips B art going in U le ? H owfa r w ill he go w ith the ph rase "G oto H_. "? W hateve r it is t ha t c an

com m it us to th e T.V . e ve rytlm e"The Sirnpsons" appear, is thesam e th ing tha t is b ring ing th issocie ty dow n. What a re ouryounge r gene rations go ing tob ecom e? W hate ve r h appe ne d tothe Teenage Mutan ts? Wherea re my Heroes - in - a -ha l f -she l l? Fo rth at m atte r, w h ate ve r h appe ne d10 Capt a in Kanga r oo?

So go ahead, wa lch Ba rt e v er yw eek. Le t your kids w atch Bar te ve ry w ee k, if h e's s till arou nd.Jus t don't m ove in next door tom e.

EditorsE r ic a Ca s tr o , J e ss ic a P ie te r sAssistant Editor

Ka th ie Cen te rReportersZ ak k A d am s , S h av on da A nd er so n , C o re y B o elt er ,

M e la n th e a B r o ck , Ru b y H e nr y, E lo i se J o hn s o n,J a y Mc il ve e n , R i ch a rd Mc in to s h ,C y nt hi a Ro b e rt s, D e /a in a U r ba n o

AdviserSandy Fa r ri s


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t ies?G ro ups th at h ave n't b ee n co n-

de mne d are Eazy E, Too-s hort,Ron C, ard Ice Cube. These groupsa re o on tin uin g th eir c are ers w ithfe w p ro ble m s. T he ir ly ric s d is pla ys ex ua l a bu se , v io le nc e a nd d is re -s pe c t l or a u th o ri ty .

In th e Mar. 19, 1990 is su e o fN ew sw e ek , E azy E s aid , M It's fu nto s ay 'd is re spe ct th e p olic e'. It 'ss om e th in g w e 'v e b ee n w an tin g tosa y fo r y ea rs . W e're ju st u nd er -g round r e po r te r s . We ' re j us t te l li n'it like it is , w e don 't ho ld nun!n'back. "

M o s t of th e ra p ar t is t lyrics containth e s am e s ub je ct m a tt er . B an ni ngone grou p w on 't ch ange a th ing.

c ha nn els lo ok in g f or your favoritec ar to on , y ou p er fo nn a b ala nc in ga ct w lth th e c ere al a nd th e re m otecontrol .W hen you fina lly tune to th erigh t ch anne l, you ca n't h elp b utn otic e th at th e s na p, c ra ck le a ndpop have turned into a s lu rre dve rs io n o f th e b as s s ec tio n 01 th es ch o ol c h oi r.T he h op e 0 1 e njo yin g a c ris p,c ru nc h y b r ea k la s t d u ri ng th e BugsB unn y/R oadrunn er Sh ow is n owbeing f lushed d ow n t he d ra in a lo ngw ith y ou r m us hy ce re al.G rie vou sly you w alk b ack toth e liv ing room and plop dow n infron t of th e TV scree n. As youw atch the re mainde r o f the ca r-

Selective censorshipWhat's up 'with rap lyricsoy RUBY HENRY &BICHARQ MciNTOSHDo w e rea lly live in a socie tyw he re a pe rson has fre edom 01s pe ec h? O rd o w e liv e in a s oc ie tyw h e re t he a uth or it ie s lo rg et a bo utthe Cons titu tion and condem ns om e e nte rta in me nt gro ups w h i I es t il l l e av in g o t he r s un condemned?2 Live Crew , w ho has b een in

th e rap m us ic indus try for som etim e now , h as recen tly had con-ce rts b ann ed in s om e citie s in 10s la te s. Th eir tyrics w ere ju dge do bs ce ne b y lo ca l o ffic ia ls i n t h os eci t ies.W hy a re th es e s late s s in glin g

out th e 2 Live Crew ? Why no to th er s th at u se th e s am e v ulga ri-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . POLICV:'The Norseman accepts letters to the editor from

the student body, faculty and;~~aft.The editors reserve the right to edit jetters for .length and clarity. Letters containing obscenelanguage or putenlially libelous material wil l notbe CQDfjideredsuitable for pub lic l} tion . 'L e tt er s m a y be placed i n M rs , Fauisi'mailbox in

tbe office or brought by Rm. 331.

Letter to the EditorNew a sistant principal says "thanks"I w ou ld lik e to th an k th e s tu de nts o f B ry an H igh S ch oo l a nd th e s en io rsin p ar tic ula r lo r m a kin g t he s ta rt o ft he '90-'91 s ch oo l y ea r s uc h a gre atone . Ih ave b ee n ve ry im pre ss ed b y th e s pir it a nd frie ndline ss o f th estu de nts h ere an d kno w th at Im ade a w ise cho ice to com e to BryanH igh S ch oo l. A s Ige t to kno w th e s tud ents h ere , m y h ope is th at e achof you h ave a s ucce ssful a nd s atis fyin g ye ar.T ha nk y ou a ga in fo r a llo win g m e to re pre se nt B ry an H igh S ch oo l.K e it h Ga r in g e rA s s is t an t P r in c ip a l

NORSEMAN GUEST COLUMNCoke alarm major source of irritationBY MICHELLE HOWARD

T he re h av e b ee n m an y s m all c ha nge s a t B ry an H igh th is y ea r th ata re m ore b en efic ia l to th e s tu de nts. Th e ne w dis mis sal allo ws m orea fte rn oo n tim e . T he n ew la te w ork po licy e nc ou ra ge s s tu de nls to tu rnin w ork on tim e. Th e Broad cas t Journalism clas s plays a va rie ty ofm usic ove r an inte rcom in the courtyard for s tudents to lis ten to atlunch tim e. And oh yes~w ho can fo rge t about the soda m ach ine s'n ew s e cu rit y s ys te m ?The tw o m ach ines are fully loaded w ith an a larm to w ard offvanda ls . How eve r , the m ach ines also go o ff w hen you m ake as ele ctio n a nd pre ss th e b ullo n o f y ou r c ho ic e. N ot o nly c Io es lh e lo uds ound s care you out o f y our w its , b ut it c an s ee m like you 're go ing togo d ea f. T he a la rm is s o lo ud th at p eo ple in th e c afe te ria ca n p ro ba blyh ea r it.When th e alarm does go off, the re a re ne ve r any teach ers ,janito rs or s ecu rity to ch eck an d s ee if it is g eU in g v an da liz ed . T hea la rm s ou nd s lo r a bo ut th irty s eco nd s a nd th en a uto ma tic ally s hu tso ff. D urin g one lu nch pe riod th e a larm m ay s ou nd fou r or five lim es .O .K . W e ge t th e p ic tu re : d on't m ess w ith th e m ach ine s. Bu t w hati1 th e m ac hin e ta ke s y ou r m on ey a nd d oe sn 't giv e a coke? Your f irstim puls e is to b ea t th e m ach ine u ntil it sp its ou t y ou r m o ne y.Kn ow ing th e n ew ala rm w ill go o ff. you ch oos e to go 10 t h e o f fi cea nd s ee k h elp th ere . In ste ad , y ou g et a re ply s uc h a s "S orr y, w e c an 'tg ive yo u m on ey; w ait fo r th e s oda colle cto r a nd te ll h im ."If you ch oos e to avoid th e n ois y h as sle , you can go 10 t he s na ckb ar an d ge t a s oda . Th e ad va ntage is you do n't h ave to w orry ab ou ta m a ch in e e atin g y ou r m on ey o r go in g d ea f; th e d is ad va nta ge is yo upay m ore lorth e so da , a nd you lo se valu ab le e ating tim e w aiting in alo ng s lo w li ne .W hy doe sn 't som eone m ake it eas ie r and ge t a re liab le , quie tm ach ine w ith s om eone to h elp if t he m ach ine s wallo ws m on ey, andp ro te ct t he m a ch in e fr om lu nc ht im e v an da ls . S ur ely p ay in g s om e on eis not as e xpe ns ive as a h igh -te ch so da s ecur ity s ys te m.

Want 10 have your say? Thisspace could beyours for rhe next issue.Submit your articles for publication In The Norseman Guest Column toany staff member orplace In Mrs. Farris' box in the main office.

T he re w i ll s til l b e ly ric s p ro m ot in gs ex ua l a bu se a nd v io le nc e, d is re -spect for author ity and th e gen-e r a l p u b li c.

It ce rta in alb um s are b anne d,ill eg al p ur ch as in g w il l t ak e p la ce .O th e r g ro up s w ill s till g et th e p oin tacross.H aving lim ite d e xam ple s, th e

m edia s ee ms to s in gle o ne o rtw ogro ups ou l, w hile le avin g oth ersalone.If 2 Live Crew is b anned, th en

o th e r g ro u ps , s in ge rs , c om e d ia n s,acto rs and rap artis ts w ho sa yany th i ng l h at is considered by s ometo b e o bs ce ne , s ho uld b e b an ne dalso.

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Subliminal messages: hidden wordsruled not cause of two teen suicidesBY COREY .BQ EL TER . PMRC include Slaye r, K ille rEa rly th is ye ar, le gal a ctio n w as D w arfs , a nd D eath A nge l am on g

b rough t aga ins t the band Judas othe rs , Band memb e rs d is a gr e e,P rie st b y tw o fa milie s w ho claim ed s ayin g th at th ey a re targe te d o nlyth e ir sons w ere in fluenced to b ecause th ey look and act d iffe r -com m it s uic id e b y lis te nin g to th e e n1 1yfro m e ve ryo ne e ls e.b an d's s on g "D o It." Recently, the "Yea, su re . L ike m usica l lyriCSb and w as cleared of all ch arge s . are going to m ake you go o ut a ndS in ge r R o b H a lf or d said recen tly kill yourse lf o r som eb ody e lse , "on M TV .....pe ople com e dow n on said lead s inge r and bass p laye ra band jus t because the y have Tom Araya 0 1 Slayer in a r ec en tlong hair , ea rrings . ta toos , p lay issue o f Th rash M etal m agazine .guitars and are diffe re nt than ~If a band doe s do it [ pl an t s u b-e ve ryone e lse ." lim inal m e ssages ) the n the y m us tTh e PMRC (Paren ts Mus ic be goin g th rou gh a lot of trou ble

R es ou rce C en te r) ta ke s th e p os i- just to put s ec re t m e ss ag es u nd ertion that b ands such as Judas your true lyrics , and w e neve rP rie st prom ote satan ism , d rug dice said K.K. D ow ning, Judasabuse , or atch olism in th e ir P rie s t guita ris t. in R .I.P . m aga-lyr ics. O th er b an ds targe te d b y Ih e zin e.Soggy cereal: Saturday morning rerunBY ERICA CASTROT he re is a ritu al w h ich o cc ur sin o ur h om e s e ve ry S atu rd ay . T hi st imely oceerrence w ill carry ont hr ou gh ou t o ur e nt ir e e xis te nc e.V isualize w ith m e fo r a b rie fm om en t. (Pause fo r a second tog et t he f ull e ff ec t.)Y ou w ake up e ar ly S aturd aym orning to escape the fam ilyb re akfa st b it. Q u ick ly y ou ru sh tothe cupboard and se arch fo r theR ice Krisp ies (or you r favor itec er ea l). Y ou c ar ef ul ly f ix y ou rs el fa h ea pin g b ow l.W h il e s ea tin g y ou rs elf in f ro nto f t he t el ev is io n s e t, y ou c a ut io u sl yh an dle y ou r b ow l w ith n ol o ne , b uttw o h an ds . F lipping th ro ugh th e

M an y lim e s, th es e s uicid es a rebrought on by poor home lire,pa re nta l pre ss ure s, d ru gs , a lc o-hol, or oI~ef problems. In the JudasPries t case , the tw o young m enhad prob lem s of the ir ow n w ithalcohol , drugs, schoo l and th e law.Most b and m em be rs say th ats ub lim in al m e ss ag es a re s im ply

e X am p le s o f th e p ow e r 01 sugges-t io n. P eo ple t hin k th e y h e ar s om e -th ing and b egin to b elie ve it.Th ese bands en joy w hat the y

ar e doing a nd a re m a kin g a c a re erou t it.'We enjoy w ha t w e are doing

and w e are going t o k e ep doing it.S in ce th is la w su it a ga in st u s w asw on, now w e can ge t b ack back tow o rk , D ow n in g s aid .

to on , y ou th in k b ac k to th e d ay s o fyour e arly ch ildhood and try torem em be r w ha t you did to keepth e fre sh ne ss in your b ow l.Ah l A flash of ligh tning h itsyou. Remerr t ler lnow? You s i rr p yate it qu ickly. But tha t w as backw hen your Mom my b rough t youy ou r b re ak fa st a nd t he t ele vis io nw as a lre ad y s et o n th e rig ht s ho w ,So he re is th e solu tion: youw ak e u p a le w m in ute s e arlie r, s elthe channe l. firs t, then fix yource re al. Finally, yo u s it yo urs elfdo wn in fro nt of th e TV an d e njoyy ou r c ris py , cr un ch y c ere al w h ileyou w atch D affy te ll Bugs he 'sde spicab le . O nce again , you e n-jo y S a tu rd a y m o rn in gs .


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8NORSEMAN. fRWAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1990

AP cou rses offering college c red it Schola rship money o fferedBY DELAINA URBANO

Advanced Placement classesare being offered this year at BryanHigh . AP classes are high schoo lclasses taught at the col lege level.

The purpose 01 these classesisto give students the preparationnecessary to pass an AdvancedPlacement exam. Students whopass AP exa ms cou Id e a r n u p to 8hours of col lege credit.

However, just because onelakes the tes l does not necessar-ily mean one wilt pass the test.Senior Melanthea Brock, an APEnglish student, said, "If Ididn'tpass the test I would still feelbetter prepared lor collegeclasses."

The Bryan School Board firstapproved the AP classes in the

spring o f 1989, but was unab le 10o lfer them 10 students unt il thisyear. The Board made the deci-sion to offer the classes based onthe success of the program inother schools and 10 give honorstudents a greater challenge.

The benef it s for high schoolstudents laking AP classes are:exposure to college level work, afast-paced curriculum, and greateramounts of work than in regu la r orHonors classesSo...is it better to take an APclass in high school or to take theclass in college?

"I think that it' s prett y much theequivalent. I t's college work on acollege level with a high schoolteacher , more of a persona l touchthan in a college class," p rinc ipa l

Jerry Ell is said."The AP class is tough, and

beyond a challenge, even if youdon't pass the test, you get to ex-perience in -depth d iscuss ions,practice verba l skil ls , wri te at acritical level and if's very exciting,"said AP English teacher ElizabethPennebaker.

AP Classes are open 10 any-one in Honors c lasses or anyonewho wants to give them a t ry.There is no limited enrollment.Presently, the only c lasses beingof fered are Biology I I, Calculus I I,Chemistry , and Eng lish IV.

The AP exams are graded ona 1-5 basis, 5 being the highest.Many colleges give credit to stu-dents who score a 3 or above.

BY JESSICA PteTERS college of the app lican t's choiceNeed money lor college? This and a guaranleed posit ion as an

year, many academic scholarships officer in the U.S. Navy, Theare available 10 graduat ing sen- $65,000 scholarship pays full t ui-iors. l ion, al l fees and books, and $100

Texas A&M University is 01 - each month. Besides at tendingfaring several scholarships through classes, the appl ican t must at -its University Honors program. tend summer Iraining sessionsPresident' s Endowed scholarships, which last from 4-6 weeks. ToLechner Fellowships or McFad- qualify for this scholarship. theden scholarships will be offered to applicant must be between the500 applicants. The four-year ages of 17 and 21 and meet offi-scholarships will be awarded on a cer physical standards. Also, thecompetitive basis only, and range applicant must be a high schoolin value f rom $8,000 to $10,000. graduate or equivalent, have SAT

A one-year Merit Plus award verbal scores of at least 450, mathof $2,000 will be offered 1 0 all scores of at least 500, or ACTNational Merit semi-finalists en- English scores of 21 and mathrol ling as freshman atTexas A&M. scores of 23,

NROTC (Naval Reserve Train- Anyone interested in theseing Corps) is a tour-year program and other scholarships can pickthat offers a scholarship to the up applications in the counseling

center.

exas schools adap t to Senate Bifl1BY ERICA CASTRO

Over the summer, the Texaslegislature met in special sessionand among other things, passed abill t hat caused many school dis-tricts inthe state 10 suf fe r a loss offunding,

Senate Bill 1 allows the stateto take funds trom "rich" schooldist ricts and give them to "poor"school districts, creating a bat-ance of funds distr ibuted to schooldistr icts across the state.

The bill was the result of alawsuit filed on behalf of severalpoor d is tricts in the state.

Bryan ISO escaped an y cutsin funds,as the d is trict is consid-ered a "poor" district because ofdeclining property values.

"Overal l, Bryan wil l come outahead," comptro lle r of accountsJay Anding said.

"Overall, Bryan will come out ahead. "-BISD Comptroller Jay Anding,on how recent legislation willaffect funding for the district.

The state bases funding onattendance recads of each school.Pr io r to the passing of Senate Bi ll1, s tudent counts were Iaken onlya few times during the year. Now.monthly counts are taken. Thiscauses overall attendance to belower and could mean a loss infunds.

However, Bryan High is not at aloss for funds. The school's budget

was actual ly increased this year,due to the increase in snrdemenrollment and added facultynecessary for those students,

"There is not a problem at thispoint," prinCipal Jerry Ell is said.

"We get a lot o f suppor t f rom thecommunity and the school dis-trict," Ell is said.

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Tracy Deice and Jennller Sleadman discuss lb, Destructors InAP class, photo byAmy Smith

Lamar to be ninth grade campus beginning '91-92 yearnew school to be within stateregulations of a satel li te campus,four main criteria must be met:the schools must have the samename, they must have a commonprinc ipal , and they must have thesame school colors and mascol.

8HS principal Jerry Ellis isvery excited about the new plan.He said that 01 her schoo ls arou ndthe Slate are try ing Ihe same thingand are repor ting good resu lts.

instead ofjunior high," senior Kel liHoke said.

"I'm glad we're going to be atLamar as Bryan High students . I 'drather be at school with all ninthgraders, than at Sam Raybumwith e ighth graders, and we 'd getto do the same things Bryan HighSchool does," eighth graderAngela Roberts said,

The ninth graders will havemany of Ihfl same activities as8ryan High School.

"They wil l have every coursethat can be offered at the ninthgrade level," Ell is said,

One advantage of the newcampus isthal band members wi llbe transferred to one school topractice as one big band and notas two separate bands.

"I think it' s going to be great.

I 'm rea lly looking forward 10 It,"band director linda Adams said.

Construction and renovationshave started on the Lamar cam-pus, In January of 1991, currentLamar fifth-graders wil l be movedto the Stephen F. Austin campusin order to complete renovations,

Overall , students are posit iveabout the plan.

' 'The freshmen wil l really startto feel like part of a high school,

BY CYNTHIA ROBERTSBeginning next year, ninth

grade students wil l become a pa rtof Bryan High School. The ninthgrade wil l be placed on the Lamarcampus on Villa Maria Rd.

The decision to make Lamarschool asatell ite campus to BryanHigh school was approved by theSchool Board at its December,1989 meeting. In order for the


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NQRSEMAN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 211.1990 9

Iraq invades Kuwait: shock encirc es globeB Y K A TH IE C ENT ERIn th e e arly m orn ing of A ugus t

2 , Iraq i s old ie rs in va de d K uw ait.W ~ hi n I he n ex t t hr ee d ay s, 1 3 0, 00 0tr oo ps s to rm e d th e c ou nt ry . S in cethat day the U nited State s andoth er countr ies w orldw ide h avecom m itted troops and m oney tofre e occupied Kuw ait and to re -s to re it s o ri gi na l g ov er nm e n t.

In the w eeks prio r to th e Iraqiin va sio n, A m er ic an In te llig en ceO fficia ls s aw a b uildu p o f 3 0,0 00troops on th e lraqi borde r w ithK uw a it . W it hin a m onth of th isi ni ti al b u ild up , n um b e rs i nc re as e dto 1 00 ,0 00 troops , fue l, trucks .cargo plane s, and an Iraqi radars ys te m. All indicate d w ar re ad i-ne s s .

D e sp ite all w arn in g s ig ns to th e

s ev era l t im e s d ue 10 tr ea tm e nt o fa m ba ss ad ors r es id in g in K uw a it.O rig in ally, H us se in o rde re d th ata ll e mb ass ie s w ere to b e close dand officia ls w ere to com e for-w ard . D espite th is order and itsd ea dlin e, th e s ta ff a nd fa milie s o fm os t e mb ass ies re maine d. T hisa ction s ee m ed to b e o ve rlo oke dfor seve ra l w eeks until an Iraqia tla ck on t he C an ad ia n, B elg iu m .a nd F re n ch Emb a ss y r es id e nc es .Th is is an Am erican com mit-ment t h at c o ol d d r ag ou t f o r r r on t h s

w h ile I ra q s urv iv es o n its o w n f oo ds up pl ie s . H o w ev e r, c ur re nt ly m o s tfore ign w om en and ch ild re n areb ein g r ele as ed w h ile th eir fa th er sa nd h us ba nd s a re re rro ve dto ke yin s ta ll at io ns f or I ra qi s e cu ri ty r ea -sons .

co ntra ry, m os t n atio ns b elie ve dS ad da m H us se in , le ade r o f Ira q,in h is as surance s th at h is in te n-tio n w a s n ot 10 i nv ad e . T h e U n it edS ta te s h ad a lre ady is su ed tra ve la dv is or ie s, b ut t he y w e re g re atlyi gn or ec Li n K u w ai t, U S . r eq ur es tsto w arn U .S . c itize ns to e va cu atew ere kept qu ie t as to avo id pan ica mo ng K uw a it is .

In a n a tte m pt t o c rip ple Ir aq a ndforce the re moval of a ll so ld ie rsfrom K uw ait. th e U nne d N ationshas placed sanctions on Iraq.T he se s an ctio ns a re e nfo rce d b yAme ri ca n s h ip s , t an ks , a ir pl an e s,and m any m en and w om en in th eArm ed Force s . How eve r, cos tsa re b e in g s ha re d b y s ev er al c ou n-tr ies.T he cris is w as b ro ugh t to a h ea d

Any Vo lun teers?Preserving America's way

tim e w h eth er m y unit has b eense le cted to be ac tiva ted in then ear fu tu re . In a ny e ve nt, s uch anac tiva tion w ou ld b e c las sifie d,"M o ra le s s ai d.S he lb y is th e A uto T ech no l-og y I an d II in st ru cto r, G iv en th ec ha nc e to s pe ak a bo ut h is e xp eri-

e nce w ith th e re se rv es h e e xu de sp rid e a nd cornmlt tment , explain-in g th er e is n ow a y h e c o uld r efu seth e ca ll to a rm s ."My conscience and pridew ouldn 't le t m e. H ow eve r, the reh ave a lw ays b ee n de se rte rs andso forth. If Id id [ de s e rt J, Iwoutdlo se eve r yt h ing Ih av e w orke d fo rin th e p as t," S he lb y s aid .If e ith er m an w as 10 b e c a ll edu p, h e w o uld r ec eiv e lim e e no ug h

to p re pa re h im s elf fo r d uty a nd toin fo rm h is e m plo ye r-in th is c as e,B ry an I SO . T h e s ch oo l's t as k wouklb e to fin d a q ua lifie d s ub stitu te to L _::=::_ __ _;;__...JI~----riiIiII il lt he p os it io n f or a n u ne s ti m at edt ime .

F or s om e A m eric an s, th ere isa c on flic t o f A m er ic an in te re st s inth e Pe rs ian Gulf. F or M ora le s,th ere is n o q ue stio n o f h is p rio ri-t ies.u l s u pp or t o ur m ilita ry o pe ra -lio ns p re se nt ly in th e M id dle E as t.

I am also in fu ll support o f alld ip lo ma tic e fforts in try ing to re -s olv e th is c ris is . H ow e ve r, a pa rt -tim e so ld ie r m os t b e prepare d tomo b il iz e i n both s ce na rio s. It i s m yh op e an d w is h th at a p ea ce fu l so-lu tion arise s out of th is curre ntc ris is ," M o ra le s s ai d.

B Y K A TH IE C ENT ERAs the cris is unfo lds in th eM idd le Eas t, Am ericans w atchw hile Iraq ho lds Kuw ait and itsf or e ig n v is it or s h o s ta ge . P r es i de n tBush , in h is a ttem pt to re s toreK u w ai t' s o rig in al g ov er nm e n t. h a ssent thousands o f m e n an d womenin to th e M id dle E as t.W hile p ictu re s o f m ilita ry e s-ta blis hm e nt s e m pt y 01 t he ir s ol-d ie rs is a co mrro n o ne , th e thoughto f te ach ers b ein g in vo lve d in th isfo re ign conflict se em s ab surd.How eve r, th is is exactly w hatR o be rt o Mo ra le s ard Da v id Sh e lb yh ave in com m on. Th ey are m em -b e rs o f the Arm ed Force s . R e-serves w h o , l ik e thousands 01 otherA me ricans , h ave de cide d to de -f en d t he U nite d S ta te s 'f t h e c ou n-try s ho uld e ve r ne ed Ih em .B oth m e n e xp re ss g re at p atr i-o ti c f ee li ng s w h e n d is cu s si ng t he irduties, and fee l a s trong com -mi t tmen ! 10 t he r es e rv esU I! ha s been tough many l imesin Ih e p as t. B ut, th e e xp erie nce .t ra ve l a nd c am r ad e ri e I h av e g ai ne df ar o ut we ig h a ny h ar ds hip s I h av eb e en Ih ro ug h, ~ S he lb y s aid .Mora le s , w ho curren llyte ac he s E ng lis h a nd c oac he s U ILs pe llin g, h as n o p ro ble m le avin gh is job to do w hate ve r it is th ai h iscountry m igh t as k of h im .~As a m em be r o f the ArmyN at io na l G ua rd , th er e is a c ha nc et ha t I c o uld be a ct iv at ed f ul l t i m e ins up po rt 0 1 ou r a ct iv e d ut y m ilit ar yfo rce s in Saudi a Arab ia and th eM idd le E as t. I t is uncle ar a t th is

A lifO Mechanics IeBCher Dll lf /d Shelby (left) .11d Engli sh .. . clte r RoberfD Moralell( rightJ . ", memIM,. o f t he U .s . mlll,.ry I'herve$. photos by Ray Hemandez

"A p art-tim e so ld ie r must b e p rep are d to mob ilize ...It is my hope and w ish that a peace fu l s olu tio n a ris esout of this current crisis ... "T eacher and re se rv is t

Roberto MoralesI I 'I


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10 NORSEMAN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBERZ8. 1990Mazda 323Graduates eligible to win free car Calling all clubs!Ad space is available in the 20th

Anniversary edition of the 1991 SAGA.Clubs may purchase 114,112or

full page ads.See Mrs. Farris for details.

"All you have to do is walkacross Ihe slage and gel yourdiploma tobecome eligible. Then,stay atIhe party being held at theUniversity Hotel until 5 a.rn., whenthe car will be given away by FredBrown," Newman said.The party begins at 11 p.m."We have not decided abouteverything...but we are going 10have food and drinks. There willalso be a pool for swimming, adance. and either a D.J.or a l iveband," Newman said.

BY CQREY80ELTERIt's red. It's new. II's worthabout $15,000. And ij's free.That's right-free. A Mazda323 wil l be given away to onelucky senior at Project Graduation,the year-end drug and alcohol-free party.Karen Newman and DianaWatson ofthe PTSO heard aboutother schools' success with a cargiveaway, so they decided the

lime was right fO try it in Bryan.

The night will end with the cargiveaway.Other prizeswill begivenaway during the night."I'm glad that they are finallygiving us something good forgraduation, even though Ido haveto stay until 5 a.m. But if I don'twin. then I am going to be rnadl"Sean Knox said.Newman and Watson hopethat this wil l be the first of manysuccessful Project Graduationparties.

Th.... dsdo not tak. Itt.place of~ul'" c lub COJlft~. TIll. offerI . for groups wanrlng "lItrll plIfJtI SH Choir" Shy Anne. ad. In Illst

yell,'s book for tlllampJ

Welcome to BHS ..J!30 members join BHS 'staffonly two are new toteaching; fivetransferred from other Bryanschools. Other faculty include twoassistant principals, Iwo secretar-ies, one diagnostician and twoparking lot monitors.The new staff includes: lan-guage Arts- Jana Murray. EmilyFeagan, Paula Gamble, CarolEnloe, Kristi Sharpe, Alita Dillonand Brenda Johnson; MathJuliePaxton; Science - Lily Muesse,Heidi linder, Jennifer Hudspeth,Elaine Hazleton and RichardBarnett; History -laura Wagner;Band - James Whitus; SpecialEd. Choy Bontrager, LindaCushman, Janice Metsker, KenDanford, Kathy Landrum andNatal ie Hil l; Home Economics -Suzanne Terral: ConstructionTrades - Edward Broussard;Markellng Ed . Beverly Spencer;Cosmetology . Gloria Henry;Librarian - Sandal Stephenson;Vol leyball - Jul ie Blasingame;Counselors' Secretary - BeverlyNorman: Assistant principals -Gerald Bennett (sophomores) andKeith Garinger (seniors).

B Y O E LA lN A U R BA N OThirty new teachers and staffwere added to the Bryan High!acully this year. Twenty-four ofthese were replacements for fac-ulty and staff who left BHS.The largest number of newfaculty are Language Arts teach-ers. Principal Jerry Ellis said hisbiggesl job in integrating newleachersis to make them feelwelcome and to help them withthe mechanicssuch as bell sched-ules. Oneof the teachers' biggestadjustments, especially for thosewho have formerly taught injuniorhigh schools, is adapt ing to thehigh school malurity level, Ellisbelieves.Essential qualities administra-tors look forin hiring newteachersare "enthusiasm,background, highlevel 01 involvement, good refer-ences, qualifications and certification, student-oriented, pleasanthigh school experiences them-selves and posit ive alti tudes. Ifeel teaching has to be more Ihana job," said Ellis.Out of 24 new teachers hired,lnl l Pettigrew goes on rhe s ir for KBHS rBdlo statton. phoro by Ssndy FBrris

KBHS enjoying early success as student-run radio stationThere have been no problems,and I've received good responsefTOlTltheeachers. There hasbeeng o O O support overall," Taylor said.Broadcasls consisling of avariety of music are run beforeschool, during all three lunchesand after school. The station canbe heard inthe courtyard and Ihebus loading area. Disc jockeysare students from Taylor's Broad-cast Journalism and Media Technology classes.The disc jockeys likethe idea01 a student-run radio station."Ithink Ihat it's a good Idea. IIbreaks the tension and lightensthe mood of the day. I was a l it tle

BY JA Y MCIL VEENTuesday, September 3 wasthe dawn of a new era at BryanHigh School. I t marked the f irstday Ihat the air was fil led with thesounds of KBHS radio. KBHS is astudent-run radio station whichuti lizes the P.A. system, ratherthan broadcast airwaves.Media Tech teacher DarrenTaylor, who came up with the

idea, 'elltha! the station would besomething new and innovative forBryan High.~Ifelt thai Media Technologyincluded radio. and that the sta-tion would be a good experiencefor the students in my classes.

nervous the firsllime I,went on theair...but, itwas fun because of theflexible format," senior BrandonCrowe said.Jamal Haywood described hisfirst broadcast."Iwas nervous al first, but asI got into i t, the butterf lies wentaway, and i lwas fun. otner thanthat, there were no problems,"Haywood said.Although C.C. Finley wasnervous,she didn't experience anydifficulty with the equipment, anda couple of students laid her thatthey enjoyed the show.Most students indicate Ihalthey are in favor of the radio sta-

tion as well,"I think (hat it's a great idea.I t's real ly neal that they play alldifferent kinds of music, so that ifdoesn't cater tojust one particulargroup," Lydia Percival said.Victoria Duran commented,"The radio station is a very goodDea . The se le c li oi l s eems to pleaseeveryone."Jennifer Miller feels that thestation makes things more excit-ing and adds to the atmosphereon campus.Some students feel thaIchanges and improvements canbe made on the radio."I th ink i l would be belter i f i t

was played all of the l ime. Also,can wedo away with the elevatorrrusic? However,the idea is great,~Dana Chasek said.L.J. Columbus wants to hearmore of his type of music." I feel that the idea is greal,but the music won't cut i t unlessii's rap or pop," Columbus said.Maribel Rodriguez Ihinks thatthe technical aspect, such as theproblem with static, needs to becorrected.Although the radio station isexperiencing a few problems thatcome with anynew project , I seemsas though it will continue 10 growand is here 10 stay.


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TAFE announces officersT he T ex as A ss cc la tio n f or F utu re E du ca to rs e le ct ed K alie P ete r-son as . p re sident re ce ntly . Jill Th om as is vice -pre side nt, R ach elH ols te IS s ecr~ tal)' a nd C in di L in er is h is to ria n. T AF E h eld a piz zapa rty S ep t. 2 6 In th e S na ck B ar. M em b ers pla n to a tte nd th e D is tric tC on ve ntio n N ov . 13. R egular m ee tings are h eld W edne sday's a t3:15.

Band elects officers~us ty ~dam s is se rving as band pres ident th is year. V ice - .p re sid ents In clu de S ed rick N ow lin , K en ya S te wa rt, Ja n H yde n a ndS le ve ~ Too~.S op ~o m ~re r ep re se nta tiv e is N ata ly n Sm it h. C hr ys ta lP e~ ry I Ss er vm g a s h b ra rla n. K ris S ie ge rt a nd Am y K oe nn in g a re d ru mmajors ,

FHA to attend State Fai rT he F uture H om e ma ke rs at A m erica (F HA ) e le cte d o ff ice rsr ec en tly . P re sid en t is T an dr a M ax ey . F ir st t hr ou gh filt h v ic e- pr es i-d en ts in clu de d (r es pe ct iv ely ): T ra cie S ho em a ke r, N ata sh a J oh ns on ,Sonja B lue and Sab rina W ash ington. Secre tary is Kathy Bazy.

H is to ria n is S eb re na Sm ith .U pco min g e ve nts in clu de th e a nn ual ca nd y d rive , m e mb ers hipdrive , Sta te F air tr ip, T hanks givm g b aske t fo r ne edy fam ilie s. andAdopl-a-Workroom.ROTC staff officers ready for service

T he fo llo w in g T x -6 4 A FJ RO TC c .a de ts h av e r ec eiv ed s ta n o ff ic erp os it io ns lo r th e 1990-91 s ch oo l y ea r: C fC pl. C lin t W att s, S qu ad ro nC om m an de r; C /1 s1 Lt. M ike D ea n, P ub lic A ffa irs ; C lls t U. FaithJackson , Admin is t r at i on ; Cll st U. M arib e l R od rig ue z, P er so nn el; C /1st Lt. V ic H a rr is , O pe ra ti on s .

JETS to have star-gazing partyO ff ic er s fo r S cie nc e C lu b/J ET S a re M at t S ho rt, p re sid en t: K ath yPh am , vice -pre side nt; S ara Pah olek, s ecre tary; and Be tsy tvie ,tre as ure r. M em b ers jus t c om ple te d a ca nd y s ale a nd a re p la nn in g as ta r- ga zin g p ar ty in O cto be r. M ee tin gs a re e ve ry o th er T hu rs da y. T he

ne xt s ch edu le d m ee tings are O ct. 4 and O ct. 1 8.

French Club elects officersT he F re nch C lu b o ff ice rs fo r th is s ch ool y ea r a re : B eth G arre tt,p re sid en t; C ly de B ru ns on , s ec re ta ry /t re as ur er ; R ac he l R ob in so n,s cra pb ook /re porte r. M em b ers w elc om e d th e fo re ig n e xch an ge s tu -

d en ts a t a m e eting S ep t. 11.NHS plans annual food drive

R udy M arin is th e N ationa l H onor Socie ty pre side nt th is year,accom panie d b y Th om as Ve ne rs , vice -pre sident; A lison Fis he r,s ec re ta ry ; a nd M elis sa B la ck bu rn . t re as ur er /h is to ria n. A f oo d d riv ethe th e B razos Food B ank w ill be h eld N ov . 1 9- 21 .

Chal.kT a l k English and CNt.t lvf!Writ ing teach&rAnn&Unno.photo by Shl lnnon HouslsyTeacher learns valuable lesson on responsibilityby Anno Linn.r e pr ;s e nt a i; ~s ' ~i eppe at ot h e" b 8MS , N6ffr f IT3S,f if fh p er io d, T ue s da y. S e pt em b e r 11 a nd a sk edm e to " Ch alk T alk " - d e ad lin e. F rid ay , S ep te m b er14. Beh ind m e I h eard a chorus 01 CreativeW rite rs c ha nt " Ac ce pt t he c ha lle ng e. M rs . L in ne .Be a R isk Take r." So here I am w ith ..A Se nior 's Th ough tS: D um as, Te xas 1 94 9B ack in th Q lde n days , s ch ools sponsoredn ot o nly t he S en io r P ro m , b ut a ls o th e s en io r c la ssplay and th e se nior tr ip. W e h ad princ ipally th es am e U ll ath le t ic and academ ic com pe tit ionsw h ic h l od ay 's s tu de n ts e x pe ri en ce . C ru is in g M a inS tre et a nd p icn icin g u nd er th e C an ad ian R ive rb ridge w ere b oth e xc it ing pas tim es . S lum be rpa rtie s o ccu pie d w ee ke nd s, a nd th e tw o m ovie sp la ye d to p ac ke d h ou se s o n F rid ay a nd S atu rd ayn ig hts a nd S un day m atin ee s. A ll of th es e a ctivi-t ie s h old tr ea su re d m e m or ie s; h ow e ve r, th e h ig h-light 01 m y ye ar o ccu rre d du rin g H om e co min gweek .T he D um as D em ons w ere p itte d a ga ins t a rchriva ls fro m B org er a nd for th e firs t tim e e ve r, th es tu de nt b od y w as to e le ct a q ue en fo r th e fe stivit ie s. S om eh ow . m y nam e appe are d on th e lis l o fnom inee s and as luck w ould have it, I w o n. I d idnot have a b oyfr ie nd. spe cia l o r o th erw ise , so I

~"111~.~W,,~ . wlAl'lth e a ll im po rta nt ga me . Ire me mb er s ee ing andh ea rin g I he b an d p la y w ilh g re ate r c la rity (I usu-a lly s at in th e h orn s ectio n). Is aw w ith ke en erv is io n th e g ym n as tic s a nd g yr atio ns o f m y c he er -le ad in g f rie nd s. E ve n th e g am e lo ok o n d iff er en tm e a ni ng a nd e xc it em e n t as Io ll ow e d t he a ct io nfro m th e ro ya l b ox. W HA T A N IG HT !!!!T he excile m en t o f th e w ee ke nd ca rrie d o ve rto M on da y m orn in g a s Im e t p hy sic s w it ho ut h av -ing com ple te d th e h om ew orl


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FACES 1MTilE C ,"",()W [)B Y OE LA IN A UR BA NO. Jonainon Purifoy is a sopho-more at BH S, Jonath on is pre s-e ntly involve d in U .I.L. Spe echa nd M ath , D ra ma , S oc ce r, F .C .A .an d Science Demo Squad . Awardsh e has rece ived a re Honor Roll,D AR Good Citizensh ip, Futu reP rob le m S olving, and A rm y Be stin S how and Scie nce Fair.Jonathon says that the cen-sor ing 0 1 2 Liv e C re w 's "A s N as tyas They Wanna Be" w as w rong." Af te r i nf ri ng in g o n p e op le 's r ig h ls ,whe re do yo u d ra w th e lin e?"

The d eb ate e Ne r Bart Sifl'l)SOO;" If lit tle k id s c an 't h an dle it , it 's t hepa re nt's re spo ns ib ility to c en so rit. P ers on ally, , like B art. H e's ac oo l g uy .~T he M id dle E as t is .....a w a steo f tim e a nd m on ey. Th e s itu atio ni sn 't g o in g 10 w ork out and w e w !"lose too m uch and not gaInenough. "Jonathon aspires to attendT ex as A &M U niv er sit y a nd B ay lo rM ed ica l S ch oo l. H is fu tu re pla nsare to becom e a doctor and spe-cialize in or thope dic surge ry.J on ath on 's b as ic ph ilo so ph y is ,"Y ou 'v e go t to liv e y ou r life like y ouWi::lnt to i::lnd. \ \->n... otn ...... ". nyou fO."

S a ra h E nl oe , a s e ni or , p ar ti ci -pates in man y e x tr ac ur ri cu la ractivit ies. S ara h is th e D ra ma C lu bp r es id e n t, v ic e -p re s id e n t 01 th eSpeech C lub , a m em be r of theEnvironm ental Club and T AFE.S he is a ls o in vo lve d in A CA DE C.In d is cu ss in g c ur re nt is su es ,S ar ah b el ie ve s th e c en so rin g 01 2Live Cre w w as w ron g and uncon-s titu tio na l. " Fr ee do m o f s pe e ch isa Firs t Am endm ent righ t andc e ns or sh ip c on tr ad ic ts t ha t. IIyo ud on 't like it, ju st d on 't lis te n to it.'"I t hin k it 's s ca ry ," S ar ah s aido f th e M id dle E as t c ris is . D I mean ,s om e pe ople th at w e go t o s ch o olw it h c ou ld b e d ra ft ed ."Should Bart Sim pson bebanned?MNo,Ith in k th e w h ole th in g isoverrated. Ilik e B ar t. H e's cccirSarah s a ys t he best th ing aboutb e in g a t ee na ge r is , " N ot h av in g tow orry about m oney, w h e re it 'sco ming from or paying re nt. Andno1 h av in g a J ot o f re spo ns ib ili-t ie s . .

S ar ah 's fu tu re pla ns in clu dea Ue nd in g T rin ity U niv er sity in S anAntonio and becoming a ghildp sy ch olo gis t o r a deaf educationteacher,

Agnua l College NiJ~ti$Oct,'11 .. , ... .... ' . ; ; : . , ;;:';' . - : - :students and parents are Invited to attend the

annual College Night Oct. 11 trom 6:30-8:30 p.m.",qte than 60 College, unlv~r~I~YrJ~Jnlor:~ollege,t ec ~n Jc a l s c hoOl a n d m u " a r y : : { ~ p . r e s e n t a t J v $ s willbe on hand to talk to students~' .Browsing inthe Commons wilt begin at 6:30p.m.Stud~mtsare encpuraged t0l!!~.qu.stion~, aboute Q ~ r , t i , 9 're~~I"e.~nt$1 t ral' l! jg, .nd/or major of.. .f e rea~bampuslite and tu ttio rf,Cos ts . .,.

BPAto attend leadership conference

Vl lrs lt y Cheer leaders leu the y In rile ClJrIIv.n fD Kyte Fjeld ""0, . rile AIrMConBDlldlired p",.. photo by Shllnnon Houll ley__--- Poets Gallery --- ..

And Away You WentW he n th e ra in started 10 fallm y h ea rt b egan to stallAs your love le ft m y s ou Im y h ea rt tum ed to ooal.

From now on 1 1 1 w a lk a lo neR em em be r, our love h ad sh on eY ou h ave r ea l b ea utifu l e ye sT ha t e as ily h id e y ou r lie s

Th e B us in es s P ro fe ss io na ls o f A me rica -C om pu te r ch apte r e le cte do ff ic er s a t it s S ep te m be r 17 m e elin g. P re sid en t is G re g T ho mps on .O th er o ffIC ers in clu de : M elis sa S mith , v ice -p re sid en t; La ura G oa n,s e cr et ar y; J e rem y F is h er , t re a su re r; K at hi e C e nt er , r ep or te r/ hi st or ia n;a nd C h ry s ta l P e rr y, s e rg ea nt -a t- ar m s.M em be rs w ill a tte nd th e 1990 F all L ea de rs hip C on fe re nc e a t S ou th ..

w e st T ex as S ta te U ni ve rs it y O ct ob er 1 3. B PA r ec yc le s c om p u1 er p ap era s a f un d- ra is in g a ct iv it y.

Why do you do th is to m e?Ic rie d w h en Is aw yo u fle eand then aw ay you w entAl l 01 our love you h ave s pe nt

Y ou r lo vin g c ar e Iac kIw ould like to ge t it backW ith oth er m en you flirtD id yo u love m e? or m y sh irt

VOICESVOICESVOICESVOICESVOICESB Y R IC H ARD M c IN TO S HEve r w onde r w hat m us icgro ups y ou r te ac he rs lis te ne d too r w hat con ce rts th ey atte nde dw he n th ey w ere in school?W ell, If th e fo llo win g is a tru ere pre se nta tio n, o ur te ach ers re -a lly w e re young once and w erep ro ba bly 0 01 m uch d iffe re nt fr omth e a ve ra ge s tu de nt lh es e d ay s,What concerts have youattended?M r , T a yl or : B -5 2' s. R amon e s,F le e tw o od M ac , G eo rg e H ar ris on ,J ac ks on B ro w n, K ille r B ee s, T im-bu k 3, E agle s, R om an tics . "Th eR am on es w ere th e lo ud es t."M r, paris : Ja ckso n 5 , Sis te rS le dge . "M y e ars ra ng lo r d ay s."Mrs , TomU !' QO : J os e lturbide,S t. M ar tin 's in th e F ie ld s.

M r W es 1pb al: th e Ass ocia-tion , Buddy Rich , The W ho (lastyear).M rs , M cG aw ' Eric Joh ns on,L ed Z ep plin , P in k F lo yd , C hic ag o(tw ice ). 'We w ou ld go and seeju st a bo ut w h oe ve r w as pla yin g."M r. G arin ge r; G eo rge S tra it,A la b am a , E lt on J oh n , K ri s K ri st of -ferson.Mrs, Ne lson : The SingingC ade ts tw o ye ars a go.M rs . D yal' Th e Carpe nte rs ,F re d W ar in g, K in gs to n T rio .M r, Poole : John D enve r,S an d ie P a tt y. "I don', go to m anyc on ce rts . T ho se a re th e o nly o ne sI ca n remernbe r . "M r. Barne n' Jim m y Buffe tt,J oh n D e nv er , A ir S up ply .M rs Wh ite ly: Beach Boys ,Doobie B r ot h e rs , C r e edanc e C l ea r -w ate r R evival. 'W ha t am aze d m ew e re th e la rge n um b ers o f p e oplea t t he c on ce rt s. R

Mrs Moore: th e B ea tle s, Ih eMonkees , Paul Reve re and IheR aid ers , J oh n D e nv er (3 l imes) ,M ac D a vis , O liv ia N ew to n-J oh n."Th e Be atle s w ere de fin ite ly th ebest.~M r M orale s: Y es, th e M oody

B lu es , S py ro G yr a, " Th er e's n oth -in g lik e liv e m u sic ."M rs Enloe ; "The only rockconcert I 've been to was Th e Truth.a C hr is tia n b an d."M rs , F ar ris ; C hic ag o (tw ic e),

Atlanta R hyth m Se ction, Be achBoys , the Carpente rs , RonnieM ils ap, Lin da R ons ladt; "K are nCarpente r looked like a livingskeleton. "M r, Z anow iak: "I ne ve r w ent10 any conc e rt s ."

A ll o f th os e y ea rs fo r n oth in gIwish Ih a d s om et hi ngto rem ind m e, how it w asId on 't kn ow w h y, Ju st b ec au se

I wish I could la ke a pillTh at to m y h eart, w ould re fillNo othe r do IdesireO ur lo ve h ad b ee n h otte r th an fireSo t er rib le d o Iee l

M y lo ve Ihad tried to show Your fa lse love Ic ou ld n 't r ev e alY our h eart h as com e from b elow Ih ave noth ing m ore to s ayNo m atte r h ow m uch Ishare Im us t ge t upon m y w ayIcan't e ve n m ake you care

S tick s a nd S to ne s m ay b re ak rTI)bones , but th e lack o f yo ur lo veh a s k il le d me!

When I pray 10 m y Lo rdIw is h th at Ic ou ld a ff or dIw is h y ou w ou ld , fo llo w ru le sS to p u s fro m lo ok in g lik e fo ols . Chad Karstens

Ull currently recruiting membersU I L p a rt ic ip an ts w il t a tte nd t he S up er co nle re nc e a t S am H ou st onS ta te U niv ers ity in H un tS Ville O cto be r 1 3 10 p re pa re lo r u pc om in gc on te sts , A du al p ra ct ic e m e el w ill be h eld N ov em b erS . B HS w ill h os ta practice m ee t Fe bruary 2 and th e D is tric t m ee t M arch 22-23. U lle ve nts in clu de s cie nce , re ad y w ritin g, lite ra ry crit icis m, s pe llin g,ca lcu la to r, ty pin g, jo urn alis m , s pe ec h a nd d eb ate a nd o ne -a ct pla y., .

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