Volume 25. issue 10 February 10, 1989
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Maine Suuili Hiiih School
Barroom to open at Maine South On February 16th, 17th, and 18th at 8:00 p.m., the Clyde K. Watson Auditorium will be transformed into the Brickton Opera House for this year's All School Play, Ten Nights in a Bar Room, a temperance drama. The play opens with a traveling philanthropist, Mr. Romaine, played by Mark Schaetzlein, introducing the town and the local tavern, the Sickle and Sheaf. He meets Sample Switchel, played by Chris Chandler, who ushers him into the bar. Inside, Romaine encounters the proprietor and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Slade, performed by Matt Krause and Jan Waldron and their son Frank, played by Larry Herring. Romaine also encounters the tavern regulars, Harvey Green and Willie Hammond, played by Jeff St. John and Matt Martello, and meets Mehitable Cartwright, a young woman with an active imagination, played by Melissa Phillips. Later in the play, Mr. Romaine reI turns to Brickton after ten years have passed to ' see what effect the evils of drink have had on the town as well as Joe Morgan, an old bum and his wife and daughter, Mike McGarry, Mary Morman and Charts Runnels. Ten Nights in a Bar Room dates all the way Jeff St.John, '89, and Matt Krause, '91, rehearse a scene from Ten Nights in a Barroom, an old-time back to the lime of vaudeville and has been play performed exactly as it would have been in the age of vaudeville. called an American classic. The emphasis of rickety sets and old time olio acts between act; and many others. the play is serious and it carries a message of scenes. These olio acts consist of: The Four The play only runs three nights, so catch a the evils of drink but when played with the Knights, a quartet with Mike McGarry, Mark glimpse of history and entertainment from the exageralcd movement and acting styles of the Schaetzlein, Dom Loise, and Matt Krause; days of vaudeville at the Brickton Opera time, it becomes almost farcical. female vocal solos by Mary Beth Haase and House. It is fun for the audience to watch the Heather McGarry; Matt Martello in a juggling
Students attend inauguration While most students spent their week stressed out over finals, seven Maine South seniors were staying at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Through the Washington Workshops Foundation, Aaron Butcher, Sean O'Leary, Max Ranft, Tom Spindler, George Vourvoulias, Larry Wojciechowski, and Bill Zoellner attended a special congressional seminar. In this inaugural session, students had an opiwrtunity to view the unique events surrounding the Presidential Inauguration. f )nc of these events, the Inaugural Youth horum, showcased such speiikcrs as President George Bush, Vice President Dan Quaylc, Secreiiiry of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp, Drug Czar William Bennett, and several other prominent figures.
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The students also viewed the inauguration of President Bush and Vice President Quayle and the Inaugural Parade. The high point of the week for many of the participants was attending the Young Americans' Ball, one of the eleven Inaugural Balls, which also featured guest appearances by the President and Vice President as well as being broadcast on MTV. In addition to Inaugural events, the pariicipantsbccame involved in other issues. Students heard from Georgetown University professors, one of whom was an advisor for the Dukakis campaign, as well as an ambassador from Singapore, a director from the Organization of American States, Speaker of the House Jim Wright, and numerous Senators continued on page 2
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N ews February 12-18 Vocational Education week The week of February 12-18 has been designated Vocational Education Week, a time to recognize that aspect of education which has the acquisition of job skills as its goal. Vocational education bridges the gap between school skills and life skills, operating on the theory that students need options in what they study. Rather than expecting all students to take the same courses, vocational education expands the choices that students have. It offers them different ways to acquire and strengthen their basic skills and different ways to pursue their interests. It also helps students see the importance of education for employment. Vocational education allows them to wimess firsthand the relationship between learning and working. According to Mr. Richard Sass, vocational education teacher, "Vocational education is a good and important educational strategy that should be a key part of any student's future As opening night approaches, stage manager Kris White '89, mixes paint preparing to set the stage for Ten Mg/i/sin a Bar ÂŤooOT which opens February 16. j,i"*eiiiie planning."
Southwards receives letters to editor there a law about the number of washrooms
Locked washrooms create prob- being locked? lems which violate laws of nature Debbie Dean, '89
Michelle Flaherty, '89 Why is it that there is a 6 minute passing period when it takeslO minutes to find an unlocked washroom? On Friday, January 13, during the passing period between 6A and 6B, I went on a hunt to find an unlocked washroom. Not only was it frustrating but NATURE was calling fast. I checked the washroom by the cafeteria, but, of course, it was locked. I then checked the girls' lockerroom. It was locked too. The two washrooms in the back hallway were also locked. I met up with another girl suffering from the "locked washroom" syndrome. She unsuccessfully tried the PA wing bathroom. The two of us finally found a washroom in the front hallway OPEN! As I was walking, quite relieved, back to the cafeteria, I was rudely stopped by "Hall Monitor." I think the situation of locking the washrooms during school hours has gotten out of hand. Not everyone has to smoke, but most of us really do have to "go." I think this needs to be brought forward to the attention of the faculty and staff. Isn't
Graffiti a great creative writing magazine, but why so gloomy? After reading through the various pieces of writing in Volume 26, Number 1 of Graffiti, I felt terribly depressed. It seems to me that there is an awful lot of depression or sadness floating around the school that is refiected in these works of art. Now don't get me wrong. I enjoy reading the talent of other people; and talent is one thing they do not lack. I just hope the authors of these pieces I'm referring to also experience joy and excitement in their lives as well. I completely understand that, when in the mood, it is easy to sit down and write out feelings on paper. I do that all the time, except my own writing makes me depressed even more when I reread it (depending on my mood). Maybe for the next edition it would be more reassuring to see a little bit more of the joyful kinds of pieces. Alice Raidl,'89
Scholarship deadlines
Mothers'Club: Any Maine South senior planning to attend afour year university as well as a trade, technical and business school Deadline: April 1, 198^.
Senior Service Award: Any Maine South senior that has a minimum GPA of 2,0 and high involvement in service orgaiii/aiions and extra-curricular activities. Deadline: March 30. 1989,
Washington seminar, cont'd continuedfrompage 1 and Representatives. Students were involved in a model congress which taught them about how Congress is really run. Participants also enjoyed a nighij on the town in Washington D.C., ann inside view of the Supreme Court.a visit with their Congressmen, lours of the Smithsonian Institution, the Pentagon, and numerous trips to Capitol Hill and Georgetown University.
r^ommentary
•A life of love, humor, and generosity by Kevin O'Leary Sometimes you meet a person who is so wonderful that you feel like telling everybody on Earlli. This person is strong and confident and caring in every way. You look up to her, admire her, and gain a role model in the process. You might even say she's your heroine. I'd like to tell you a little about my heroine. She's funny, romantic, caring, interesting, generous, confident, and extremely tough. My role model passed away a couple of weeks ago, but her memory is crystal clear in my mind. Some of you may know by now that I'm talking about Mrs. Trish Lentz. For those of you who didn't have a chance to meet this wonderful lady, I'd like to try my best to introduce you to her. I can't remember the first time I met her, but as long as I can remember, the first words she always said to me when I came to the Leniz's house was, "Hi Kev, want something to eat? I just baked these wonderful..." She was almost even too generous sometimes. She would actually pack up the back of her van ^ with snacks and pop before football games or soccer tournaments and would tell Cory and me to go out to the parking lot at halftimeand have our share of the goodies from the van. She was not only generous, she told the funniest stories. I must have heard the story of
how Mr. Lentz broke his jaw on their wedding night a thousand times, but the story became funnier each time she told it. Another aspect about Mrs. Lentz, and Mr. Lentz for that matter, was their romantic nature. Not having seen that many great marriages in my lifetime, it was really nice to see two people whose honeymoon never seemed 10 end. On Valentine's Day a couple of years ago, Mr. Lentz bought the biggest heartshaped box of candy I've ever seen. One of her greatest qualities was her care for others and her natural mothering ability. She took me and many of my other friends under her wing, treating us as though we were a part of her family. She called us "her boys." She was kind, but also firm with us. When I would go on vacation with the Lentzes, I always had to do my share of work. Her tough attitude towards her problems was probably her most admirable quality. When Mrs. Lentz conu-acted cancer, she battled it as she did all of her problems: she calmly decided how she would go about solving the problem, and then fought like the dickens. She succeeded twice. When the cancer caine back for the third lime, it came back in a much harsher form. Once again, she fought like hell, but she finally realized that she wasn't going to make it. When she started getting worse, I began thinking about how life would be without her.
Park Ridge in an uproar. But as her death came closer and closer, I realized something. I could not feel any sadness because Mrs. Lentz had accomplished what she had set out to do. All she ever wanted was for her family and friends to be happy and to be able to get along without her. While we were having such a great time with Mrs. Lentz, her generosity, humor, caring, optimism, and her perserverence had all rubbed off on us, become a part of us. We had all become fighters just by being with her and following her example.. I don't know exactly what the moral of my story is. I just know that Mrs. Lentz was an incredible lady whom we all admired. She became a role model for all who knew her. Everybody has his own role model. Mine are Mrs. Lentz and my brother. All I ask is that you think about the ones you love right now. Tell thoserole models how much they mean to you. I know Mrs. Lentz knew we loved her, and whenever I think of how she loved me too, I get a warm feeoing inside that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Mrs. Lentz, I don't know if there's a God up there or not, but I know somehow that you can see this. We love you and I apologize for writing this. I know your humble nature would never have allowed me to print this.
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Photopinion question: who or what do you consider to be the perfect date?
A gill who isn't "fake." Someone who I My idea of a perfect date is when two can sii down and really talk wiili, and not people go out and do something they really enjov. worn,' alxiui saying the wrong thing. A Jen Schwartz, '90 girl wiio won't break up wiih nic because my shoe size is l(^^ big. Chris Soaiwwski, '91
A guy who doesn't think he's bcticr ihan you. He can't have a big ego, nor he "fake." A guy who you can feel totally comfortable will) and wiio's fun to be with. JodiEgiicr,'89
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F r e s h e y e s : the chronicles of Derek Frapp Episode eight—the final exam by Frank Stokes I woke up this morning with a deep sense of impending doom. As I lay staring at the ceiling and collecting my thoughts, I figured out what it was. Finals. The first semester finals started today. I had to lake my English final this morning. I was dead. I hadn't studied one bit of English. Ijustcouldn't. Every time I tried to study, I fell asleep. I even fell asleep standing up. It was hopeless. I frantically flipped through the pages of my English book on the bus uying to take in all the loose facts that I could. Linking verbs...am, is, are, was, were, been, be...I could just see Mr. Higginbottom calling up my parents to tell them I failed. Teachers are really only supposed to send home a letter, but knowing Mr. Higginbottom, he probably finds some demented pleasure in telling parents himself...subjunctives... "What are you studying?" I looked up at Scab, who sat down next to me. "English. I have a test on it next period and I've got to study..." "Why? You don't speak all that bad..." I decided not to try and explain. The past pluperfect subjunctive....EEE! The bus screeched to a halt outside the school. I sighed and closed the book. I entered the classroom and sat down at my
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desk. Mr. Higginbottom was silting at his missing). I almost gagged on the smoke. Three kids desk and glaring ominously at each student as stood barely visible through the cloud. "Is it he entered the room. When the bell rang Mr. cool?" a voice uttered in a harsh whisper. I stared, dumbfounded. "Is it cool?!" "I uh...yeah." The three kids exhaled for the first lime since I entered, letting out huge billows of smoke. One of them revealed a cigarette from behind his back. I walked over to a stall. The kids behind me finished the cigarette and left. I stared at the wall in froniof me. Written in pencil on the lile was: The future is in your hands. Interesting thought. As I walked out, I heard a "crunch" from below me. I looked down and realized that I'd stepped on a cockroach. Two more scurried around my feel, and then two more. Suddenly Higginbottom began passing out test book- I was surrounded. Then, a huge ten-foot lets. They must have been about three inches cockrooach came around the corner and asked thick! me for my ID. I woke up with my face down on the test 'There are approximately two hundred questions on the test Don't write on the test booklet. I jerked my head up. I fell asleep booklets..." A minute later we started the test during the test! I looked at the clock. It was Mr. Higginbottom began his slow pace four minutes until the testing period ended,A around the room staring over the shoulders of Quickly I began tofillin the answers w i t h o u t each student while trying to look foreboding. even looking at the problems. A, C, B, A, About halfway through the testing period, D...sounds good... The bell rang just as I I got up to go to the washhroom. I had about finished. I was doomed. sixty questions answered already (and probaAs I handed in the test booklet, Mr. Higginbly ten of them right). The halls were emptier bottom raised his eyebrow and gave me a cold than normal because offinals.I walked down stare. Maybe he noticed me sleeping during and entered the door with "OYS" printed on it the test. Who knows. I desperately needed to (the "B", for some unknown reason, was go to the "OYS" room.
Faculty 25 years ago
—Who is it?
This issue's mystery faculty member grew up on Chicago's south side and attended Harper High School, where he was captain of the football team. He also participated in baseball, yearbook, letterman's club. After high school he attended both campuses of the University of Illinois-— Champaign and Navy Pier—and earned his master's degree at Champaign. His musical tastes run from classical to Simon and Garfunkel to Bon Jovi, but his favorites are Motown sounds of Smokey Robinson and the Temptations. His favorite food is "anything that can be ingested." Hint: His work as hall guard in high school prepared him for his future career. Last issue's mystery faculty member was Mr. Pat Sanchez
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Smoking a hazard to health of all by Mary Mormon
smoker's body. The non-smoker as stated Warning: the Surgeon General has deter- earlier, must inhale the waste products of the mined that cigarette smoking is hazardous to thoughtless, careless smoker. This waste, or your health. This sign is commonly seen on "second-hand," smoke contains twice the tar any cigarette package or advertisement. If and nicotine,fivetimes the carbon monoxide, you don't believe the warning, here are some and 46 times the ammonia of smoke that stays with the smoker. This smoke can be extremely facts to change your mind. The estimates of death by smoking range harmful to the three-fourths of Americans from 350,000 to 540,000 persons a year. For who are nonsmokers, 34 million of which are each pack smoked, your risk of heart attack sesitive or allergic to cigarette smoke. After rises 100%, and for each cigarette, the risk of leaving a smoke-filled room, it takes the average non-smoker 8-12 hours to completely lung cancer rises 50-100%. Smoking irritates almost every aspect of rid the body of smoke. For allergic nonyour body. Your eyes water, your nose runs, smokers, this is an extremely uncomfortable and your throat becomes irritated and sore. experience. Further proving that second-hand Many smokers become accustomed to these smoke is a danger to nonsmokers, children feelings; however, non-smokers, who inhale who live in a home with a smoker tend to show what smokers exhale, constantly suffer these two times the average amount of respiratory infections. irritations as well. More serious is what happens to smokers' Apparently, smokers, who ignore the lungs. Their natural defenses decrease and Surgeon General's warning and don't quit their respiratory rate increases. Sticky tar their hazardous habit, are not only hurting from the cigarette sticks to the lining of the themselves. Their need for nicotine contaminates the air that others need to share. throat and bronchi. Smokers' hearts must work harder, so the |, pulse quickens. Smoking increases the chance of irregular heartbeat, causing cardial arrhythmias, or heart attacks (170,000 a year). Smokers' blood pressures increase 10-15%, promoting heart attacks and strokes. There is greater risk of vascular disease in the extremities, sometimes resulting in amputation. A smoker's skin is usually more apt to wrinkle, turn gray, and have an abnormal complexion. The carbon monoxide in a cigarette really hurts the hemoglobin. It turns it into carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen. Smoking also harms the male and female reproductive systems. Infertihty rates rise in both sexes, and in females, menopause occurs almost two years earlier than non-smoking women. You may think that using afiltertip cigarette reduces most of these risks. Actually, they only reduce lung cancer risk by 20%, but keep the heart disease risk the same. Following is a list of diseases and the percentage of risk increase in smokers: lung cancer-85-90%, bronchitis/emphysema85%, mouth cancers-70%, throat cancer50%, bladder cancer-30-40%, esophagus cancer-2040%, pancreas cancer-35%, arleriosclerosis-33%, heart disease-30%, and kidney disease-15-25%. I Unfortunately, pregnant women who smoke risk the baby' s health as well. Stillbirths, miscarriages, underweight babies, and other health complications can arise if a woman smokes while pregnant. However, the diseases do not end with the
Clinics—a good investment? by Mike Nommensen People who smoke usually have difficulty quitting their habit. While 95 percent of the smokers who quit do so by using self-help manuals, there are some who lack the willpower to quit by themselves. Stop-smoking clinics, such as those offered by the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society, help smokers quit by offering valuable group support. Typical programs last from two to eight weeks, and their cost ranges from free to fifty dollars. The group sessions may contain up to twenty hours of class discussion and problemsolving. Smokers who don'treally want to quit often drop out of these programs early. Theclinics help the smoker quit by covering a variety of topics, such as the triggers for one's desire to smoke and how to avoid them, why a person smokes, and facing the problem of staying cigarette-free after finally quilting. One valuable technique, group discussions, brings up common problems experienced by smoking during the quilting process and remedies that worked for other members of the clinic. These groups can provide vital emotional support to assist smokers in the quitting process. Since such clinics offer about a 25 percent success rate, a stop-smoking clinic could be a good investment for the smoker having difficulties kicking the habit.
Smoking Lounges, do t h e j work by Andrew
Stariinek
The daily life of the teen smoker is one of addiction and a serious, ongoing problem of this school's student-body. The problem does not end with the smoker, though. Due to the nature of the habit, the nonsmoking students are subjected to dangerous second-hand smoke. Although smoking is not permitted on school grounds, students do smoke anyway, in the bathrooms, under stairways, and in locker rooms. The problem is clearly exemplified by senior, Cynthia Wofford, who smokes a "pack and a half* daily. "I smoke in the bathroom.
usually out in the open, and if there's a police woman there, I'll just smoke in the stall, but basically I can' t get through the day without a cigarette. In the morning, there's maybe 40 people in the bathroom. When I'm alone during a study period, there's like two people in there. Sometimes I'm just by myself. I don't smoke to be cool or anything in front of people. "All these people complain about how the bathroom is always smokey. A lot of people wouldn' t be getting in trouble, and they would be saving a lot more hassels if they had a 'gÂť?^jai^....iii..i.Âť
smoking lounge. All you guys have to do is get us a place to smoke. That's all I'm saying." Non-smoking students, however, seem to be less enthusiastic about the idea but agree that a smoking lounge may be beneficial to their health. "I guess if you can get them out of the bathrooms, you might as well have it," said one of these non-smokers. Despite the anti-student smoking lounge policy of the school board, it does provide segregated smoking areas for faculty members. Faculty smoking lounges are provided in all the schools in District 207, but the students have to suffer with smoky bathrooms and lockerooms. A Maine East student. Amy Libman, wrote a commentary last year in their publication, Pioneer, on the issue: "There have been many attempts by students to get a smoking lounge. The Board of Education says 'no' because lounges condone smoking. If that is the case, that smoking lounges promote smoking, then why does the faculty at Maine East have ov^ It seems only fair that if students shouldn't?^ allowed to smoke, then the faculty shouldn't be either. The school board can't have it both ways... The school board is being very hypocritical in allowing the faculty to smoke. What's good for one should be good for all. Or, in this case, what can kill one can kill all." The question of this "hypocricy" was posed to Maine South's Principal, Dr. Cachur, who replied, "Since we've put that smoking and non-smoking area in the faculty lounge, people don't smoke in the non-smoking area. They only smoke in the smoking area. My experience in dealing with high school age kids is that it doesn't work that way. There are some schools that do have a smoking area, and students that bring in a letter giving parent's permission can smoke, but what we have are some problems that occur. Smoking areas are usually located at the far ends of the campus, or outside. Whereas smoking is alUowed in a smoking area in these schools, you still get smoking in the building, in halls, in the wasshrooms, whatever, because people don't want to be inconvenienced. We're dealing with adults and I think it's a fact of life that there are certain things students, that young people, non-adults cannot do, that adults c j ^ (to." Dr. Cachur's argument is well founded, as shown by the examples of Fremd and Schaumburg High Schools. Both schools
have smoking lounges, as well as smoking in unauthorized areas. Fremd's Assistant Principal, Morris Tharp, stated in an issue of Fremd's publication, The Viking Logue, "We had smoking in the washrooms even when we had the smoking area open to anyone who wanted to use it." Each of the schools started the smoking lounge some years ago, and all a student had to do was have a parent sign a permit form. Now, however, due to the discontent of parents and faculty toward the large amount of students using the smoking lounge, according to Schaumburg's Assistant Principal, Ms. Hahnfeld, the pohcy has been intensified. Before students can use the facility, they mustattend one of three seminars on smoking, with their parents. Then they, with their parents, must attend a one day slop-smoking clinic. "You can tell, some of the parents were embarassed," said Hahnfeld. "Twelve people went to the first meeting ^^^nd three students attended the second meeting. Because attendance is required at both meetings, only three students have received smoking privileges," said The Viking Logue report. Once the students have attained the privilege, they must then follow the strict rules. They must stay outside in the designated smoking area, when smoking. The area must be kept clean by the students. There may be no mention of drugs of any sort. The area is closed during passing periods. Students using the area must treat themselves and others with respect. Also, the area may be closed down at anytime by the supervisee. Last year, at Schaumburg High School, only twenty students had smoking privileges, as opposed to the previous year's two hundred under the old policy. Here at Maine South, the smoking policy is designed to keep students from smoking. But does it do its job? If students get caught smoking at Maine South and are reprimanded, they gel detentions, they might get sent to a slop-smdcing cHnic, and they could even lose lounge privileges. However, they must be caught and reprimanded four times before anything as ^ e r i o u s as suspension may be handed out. Certainly sending a smoker to a clinic before handing down more serious punishment is good for the smoker, but is it adequate punishment for endangering the health of the
"STUDENTS SHAI.T. NOT POSSESS OR USF. CIGAR FTTBS. TORACCO OR TOBACCO-LIKE PRODUCTS DLJRING THE SCHOOL DAY OR AT SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES." J: If a suilT member finds a siudciu lo Ix; in violation of ihe above rcsnilaiion, ihel ifollowing sequence wil occur: ]ST STEP-smdcnt conference with the dean; live dcieniions, one REA, or Ihe Siofi Smoking clinic; writlen notice sent to parents. I 2ND STEP-siudent conference with the dean; liie Slop Smoking Clinic (if not;; prcviosly used), two REAs, or 30 days study hail during non-class time; wniicn noiicii sent to parents and counselor. " 11 3RD STEP-studenl and pareniconferencewitluhe dean; three REAs or 60 (iavssiud|| hall during non-class Lime. 4THSTEP-studentand parent conference with the dean; three day suspension; siudyl hall during non-class time for the remainder of the sciiool year, 5TH STEP-studeni conference with dean; suspen.sion umil the next Executive Committee meeting; written notice sent lo parents; matter relerrctl to the E.xeculive Committee for further action. non-smoking students at this school? An article in April's Education Digest stated, "Penalties are more effective at preventing kids from starting to smoke than deterring the already committed smokers. Keeping kids from abusing tobacco must start before they areoffered theirfirstcigarette,say experts." As far as laws banning smoking can go, they "are unenforceable," according to what Paul Srevane, former President, New York city council, told U.S. News and World Report Due to the addictive nature of tobacco, keeping an akeady committed smoker from smoking is almost impossible. In fact, onefourth of high school seniors who smoke had their first cigarette by sixth grade and one-half had their fu^st cigarette by eighth grade. High school adminstt^tions cannot do much to keep these individuals from smoking. "In light of today's education and all of the legislation banning smoking, it is not our job to say go ahead and smoke but to educate you on the dangers of smoking," explained Cachur. Unfortunately for the nonsmoker, that's all they can do. There are some advantages to the smoking lounge policy, such as those exemplified in the Education Digest article. "Many schools set aside smoking lounges, pointing out that this avoids policing the bathrooms and stairwells for illicit smokers. This approach pulls smokers together where staff can keep an eye on them. Schools requiring signed parental permission forms or identification cards for smokers argue that it's easier to make sure smokers are meeting such requirements with smoking allowed only in designated areas." However, the article also explains some disadvantages. Smoking lounges tend lo seem hypocritical, condoning smoking and suggesting to students that smoking is a privilege, by giving the smokers a special area to
themselves. "Some boards find that permitting smoking is also costly in insu^uctional time and custodial expense. "Schools have to consider all sides of the issue and move deUberately to adopt a policy that suits the school system's needs and community wishes," slated the article. "The key to tightening a smoking policy is to ensure wide support. Surveys can help." According to Dr. Cachur, a survey was taken some years back, and the community voted overwhelmingly against the idea of a student smoking lounge. Even though the administration cannot do much more about the situation themselves, the heart and soul of the school, the students, arc not helpless. In April of 1987, Bill Stokes published a rather compelling plea, in the Chicago Tribune, to teenagers," who are the only hope to get us out of the ridiculous situation... This day 1000 Americans will die because they use tobacco. And another 1000 will die tomorrow....When you recognize that certain segments of the adult world are conspiring in the name of free enterprise to kill a great many of you, you will not turn on it, butratheruse your boundless energy and fresh ideas to change an insidious situation that is more tragic Uian the worst of our wars...The power of youth is an awesome thing...Why do you accept such a circumstance?" Many questions have been posed here, not 10 mcniion some answers. More importantly, however, the big question has been expanded from "do wc need a smoking lounge?" to "Do we need a completely different and original policy altogether?" As well, the nonsmokers arc asked to wonder about just what they have done and what they can do to make their school, dieir home away from home, a better, cleaner place.
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25 years of tobacco regulation by Chris Albright The year 1964 was historic notjust because Maine South opened its doors for the first time. Way back then, the U.S. Surgeon General, Luther Terry, announced that "cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance... to warrant appropriate remedial action." After a review of over 8,000 reports, the anti-smoking movement was bom. Ever since, American smokers have been losing their freedoms of choice to smoke where and when they want. Some people even feel that their freedom to choose whether or not they smoke has now been hindered by advertising restrictions. However, most nonsmokers believe that these restrictions have helped retain their right to breathe. Americans' attitudes toward smoking have undergone massive changes in recent years. A 1983 study showed 69 percent of Americans believing that smokers sould not smoke in the presence of others. Seventy-five percent felt this way only two years later and the numbers continue to grow. As a result there is a continuing trend toward the regulation of smoking in working atmospheres and public places, as shown by the increased laws and rulings favoring nonsmokers. However,
the tobacco industry and its followers exert substantial power in the legislative arena, and the battle between smokers and nonsmokers rages on in every aspect of American society. One reasoning behind stricter laws that outline the rights of nonsmokers is the fact that social aspects of smoking have changed tremendously in a short period of lime. Studies that related family life and peer pressure to the increase in the number of smokers began in the early 1970's. Itwasthen discovered that if only one parent in a family smokes, their children are twice as likely to start smoking, and if a child has older brothers or sisters who smoke, he/she is four times as likely to smoke upon reaching adolescence. As well, over the past twenty-five years, the changing rates of women have led to a sharp increase in the number of teenage female smokers. With this has come increased health risks, and by 1979, the lung cancer rate for women had increased 500 percent from previous times. It soon became clear that along with an educational curriculum that would help teenagers learn about smoking hazards, the government needed to step in to educate and regulate adults as well.
The area of societal influence targeted first was advertising. In the I960's, not only were smoking ads found in magazines and billboards, as they are found today, but on TV and radio as well. The first piece of legislation, initiated by the Surgeon general's office and passed in 1966, stated that all citgarette packs must bear a warning, "Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health." which was changed in the 1970's to read, "Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smok-
I'cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health*
ing is dangerous to your health." The Federal Communication Commission ^ ^ was the next to take action, by stating that f^^ starting January 1,1971, all cigarette advertising would be banned from public airwaves. However, the ban on radio and TV cigarette ads put an end to the anti-smoking messages as well, and, ironically, cigarette consumption increased again. Also, the tobacco indusTHE try increased its publication of ads in periodi"als, spending at one point nearly two billion lollars to reach their audience. 1964-^ U.S. SURGEON GENERAL LUTHER TERRY DECLARES CIGARETTE There are now efforts to ban smoking ads SMOKING A HEALTH HAZARD. ;ompleteIy. However, a December 23,1988 1966' WARNING LABLES FIRST PLACED ON CIGARETTE PACKAGES. •ommentary by Lloyd R. Cohen in the ChiJ97i' CIGARETTE ADVERTISMENTS BANNED FROM T. V. AND RADIO. ago Tribune argues that such legislation is a 1975- FIRST BILL RESTRICTING SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES PASSED IN iolation of constitutional rights and would BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. mly decrease advertising revenues for many 1981' THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SELLS STOCK IN TOBACCO mblications rather than reduce cigarette conPRODUCING CORPORATIONS. - U.S. SURGEON GENERAL C. EVERETT KOOP DECLARES SMOKING THE ;umption. Another path of action, through the legislaLEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH. te, has manifested into the controversial 1984- THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DECLARES "SECOND;lean air acts of today. HAND" SMOKE HAZARDOUS. 1985- THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION BEGINS PUSHING FOR A BAN Minnesota was thefirstto enact a statewide )rogram designed to protect non-smokers ON ALL CIGARETTE ADVERTISING. 1988- CHICAGO PASSES LEGISLATION PROVIDING FOR CLEAN AIR IN THE -om involuntary exposure to smoke. The innesota Clean Indoor Air Act went into WORKPLACE. effect on August 1,1975, and it required the - U.S. SURGEON GENERAL C. EVERETT KOOP DECLARES TOBACCO ADDIC"paration of smokers and non smokers. TIVE AND COMPARES IT TO COCAINE. Only a few years ago (1984), the voters of ^ . SMOKING BANNED ON AIRLINE FLIGHTS LASTING TWO HOURS OR LESS. - A FEDERAL JURY IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY HOLDS A TOBACCO COM- an Francisco passed Proposition P, which '^J PANY PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE DEATH OF A SMOKER FOR THE FIRST tated that non-smokers will be allowed to ivoid exposure to second-hand smoke wlienTIME. ver possible. It was also the first piece of continued on page g
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Tobacco regulation, cont'd continuedfrompageS legislation that made employers accountable for controlling smoke in the workplace. This hisuxic piece of legislation was soon copied in several cities, including Chicago. A 1986 survey by the American Lung Association reported that more than 20 states prohibit smoking in public places. However,
the government is not allowing free choice. for the 30 percent of American society that does smoke, these bans may appear to be violations, rather than protections of basic rights expressed in the Constitution. By spending public funds on anti-smoking campaigns, many smokers and tobacco companies theorize that the government is not allowingfreechoice. Smokers often feel that the nonsmoker has no more right to clean air ll^an they do to smoke-fiUed air. Since the
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battle is essentially over the atmosphere, there is no easy way to solve this problem. In fact, many advocates of smoking feel that the government should not be involved at all because therightto smoke is a personal one, and that relations between smokers and nonsmokers should be dictated only by courtesy and mutual agreement, and not the recent legislation attempts of govanment offices. However, according to statistics in the January 11 issue of the Sun Times, "Some 789,000 smoking-related deaths were avoided or postponed between 1964 and 1987 as a result of decisions to quit smoking or not start smoking." Americans today are more aware of the dangers of smoking and the reasons as to why they smoke, and with this increased awareness has come i»x)blems that people have only begun to deal with. Anti-smoking legislation is a relatively new phenomenon that requires a knowledge of issues not only for adults today, but for the young people who will be making the decisions tomorrow.
Smokeless tobaccOy just as bad! Many people tuin to smokeless tobacco products such us che\\ing tobacco, snulT, or so called smokeless cigarettes with the idea that these products are safer. Although these products put un end to second hand smoke, the truth is that these products are just as had oi \\orse than cigars and cigarettes lor the user. Smokeless ci^arcitei lune retent\\ been released to the markelplate; hovveNer, they liave already been proven more hazardous to tlie user's health, by increasing the health risks «»f regular cigarettes. Chewing wbacco and fiti\ilf are equally addictive, similarly damaging to the heart, and cause cancer of the cheeks, gums, and throat. Furthermore, these products erode gums, stain (eelh, de\asiatc taste buds, cause had breath, and \\ear a«a> looih eiianu'l.
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Tom Ziemekâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a study in courage by Jenn Oschger Decked out in typical gym teacher gear, Mr. Ziemek comes across as an ordinary person, PE teacher, coach. But his story goes deeper. It is one of strength and inspiration. Mr. Ziemek has been coaching wrestling at Maine South for 25 years, with an additional three previous years at East In that time he has suffered two bouts of cancer and still comes out fighting. His attitude towards winning and losing is one of tolerence and acceptance not only with his team, but with himself. Two years ago Mr. Ziemek overcame a fighting battle with lung cancer. Even then he didn't quit, and in his mind retirement was unimaginable. "This (teaching andcoacjiing) is my life. If I had stayed home, I wouldn't have made it," he says with his arms folded solidly across his chest. His appearance is one of strength and sternness, but his attitude is one of acceptance and caring. Mr. Ziemek views his cancer as "just one of those things. It was my fault. I was a heavy smoker," he says. Again in September, Mr. Ziemek fell prey to this devastating disease. His absence was felt by both the students and the faculty. But the calls and the cards showed the good spirit of Maine South, and gave him that extra incentive "There were some tough times, but with withtreatment and medication I knew I out treaunent
couldn't come back. The support from the kids and faculty helped me overcome my cancer." Throughout his ordeal, he kept his main goal in perspective: to come back to teaching
and coaching. Mr. Ziemek felt it was "like a doctor's medicine." About the only thing he feels he missed out on was ten weeks of Maine South. "I have a real soft spot for Maine South," he says. When Mr. Ziemek came back home just before Thanksgiving, it was business as usual. He returned with a "get it going" attitude, says Mr. McCann. "He is a real inspiration to the whole team, living proof of physical and mental toughness." Mr. Ziemek is a motivator by example. One of his strengths as a coach is his unselfish attitude. "He is all for the kids," said Mr. McCann with a smile. As for the team, he is still head coach. "He is willing to work through his problems," says Mr. McCann. The team has seen tough times, and through Mr. Ziemek, was taught that you can overcome problems. Since his first encounter with cancer he has strengthened his values and relationships. "There is a lot more to life than just fooling around. If you don't believe in anything, you're losing out," he says. When he was told a friend had died the night before, his response was one of acceptance. Mr. Ziemek realizes there are no delusions: people die from cancer every day. Yet he will fight it out until the end instead of running the other way. But most importantly, and ironically, he is as much an inspiration to us as wearetohim. we are to him. asmuchaninspiration tousas
Boys' B-ball nearing 20-game mark Intensity in practice key to achieving season goals With almost every game, the boys' varsity lead of nine points or more throughout the camp game. The biggest improvement from Friday games by the end of the season. With their new conference record of 3-3 and overall came from center Matt McLain, who scored record of 14-4, they are coming pretty close. 19 points and made 12rebounds. Alsocoming The Hawks are also looking forward to into their own that night were juniors Bill regionals and sectionals and hoping to win Vrbancic and Paul Repak with 11 points each. each. According to Coach Verber, "If they keep up their intensity in practice, they will be One week later, the Evanston Wildkits successful at the end of the year." wore down the visiting Hawks in what could be considered one of the toughest battles of The Hawks were showing some serious the season for both teams. Evanston grabbed inconsistency three weeks ago against Glen- an early five point lead, which they didn'tgive brook North, when they held a 13 point lead at up and even lengthened. However, when the half time but allowed the Spartans to come Hawks were down eight points at the half, within one point of winning. The final score they kept fighting. When they were down favored the Hawks 49-48. twelve points in the fourth quarter, they kept The following night, however, the Hawks onfighting.The Hawks would not give up and took control of the York Dukes after falling were able to shrink the Wildkit lead back to behind 7-2 early in thefirstquarter but ending five points. An exhausted Hawk team then went home the quarter ahead 17-11. The Hawks kept a
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to defeat Niles West the next night. A A rather ^conservative n n s f r v n l i v e first first half half StratCffv strategy lefl left lhf> the 1Hawks
trailing by a couple points at the half. However, their second half defense literally strangled any Indian attempts to score during the third quarter, allowing the Hawks to take a 43-35 lead. As long as the Hawks remain consistent they should have a very successful future. Currently, top scorers on the team, averaging 12-14 points per game are Mike Tworek, Bill Vrbancic, and Matt McLain. When asked about how the Hawks play as a team. Coach Verber replied, "They play well as a team. They are all very unselfish basketball players... They have a lot of hetirt." Coach Verber's expectations for the end of the season, to win Regionals and Sectionals, can be accomplished if the Hawks keep improving and working very hard, which, at this point, they are doing rather well.
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Gymnastics team falls to illness Individuals Cieszykowski, Smith, Pavlik excel The varsity gymnastics team ended its regular season and advanced to the Regional meet at Maine East on Friday, February 3rd at 7:00. The team entered the meet with high hopes that all its hard practice, determination, and talent would culminate at this meet and qualify some of the gymnasts for Sectionals. With such an important meet being so close to home, the team was looking for a big fan turnout at Maine East to spur them on in their final meet. The conference meet proved to be the Hawks' greatest challenge thus far. With a total of seven gymnasts on varsity, the Hawks have been very aware that everyone must be kepi healthy. Unfortunately, the Hawks found themselves with tliree members unable to compete due to illness. Thus, they were forced to take a zero score on floor exercise that they were unable to compensate for. However, despite the team's setback, the Hawks rose to meet the conference challenge through individual successes. Senior allarounder Marilyn Cieszykowski was able to recover from an injury suffered early in the meet to perform an excellent bar routine, scoring an 8.2. Junior all-arounder Kathy Smith performed well on beam with a 7.05. A high point of the meet came when Jean Pavlik captured sixth place for her 8.75 beam routine and sixth place in the all-around. Other commendable performances came from Melissa Kinder and Annette Pappas.
Gymnastics coach Phyllis Goll instructs sophomore Frani Borchers on a fine point of her balance beam routine. Despite illnesses which have limited the overall team's success, many individuals have turned in impressive performances. Other season highlights came when Jean Pavlik challenged a tough New Trier team to place first in all-around and receive scores over 9.0 in each event. Marilyn Cieszykowski placed second in every event against Maine
East as well as first place on bars against Evanston. Together, these two gymnasts put the Hawks in a respectable 22nd place finish among 35 of the state's best teams in the elite Niles West Invitational.
Hacky Sackers find a way to get a kick out of lif^ by Sean Kelly Hacky Sack's the name, Hacky Sack's the game. It's a fairly new game, even a competitive sport. You might have seen kids kicking around a sack in the comers of the Maine South hallways, hoping not to be interrupted by angry faculty. Within the last few years or so, more and more people are challenging the coordination of their feet, but any part of the body except the hands can be used to keep the sack from touching the ground. It's quite a simple game, though it takes a lot of skill, patience, and even creativity. Hacky Sack is actually the brand name of -he first sack to be manufactured and sold to be kicked around. There are other brands, but people call them Hacky Sacks anyway. It's like calling facial tissue Kleenex. The sacks started out as small leather bags filled with
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played, Hacky Sack has come a long way since it was invented. Hacky Sack is even being used for warm up for soccer teams and other sports. It has many uses and seems to be more than a passing fad. It's a sport tliat will probably outlast the frisbec.
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Girls' B-ball soars in late season « Long-standing records fall to Roma, Walker The Maine South girls' basketball team has South 52-32, and Evanston 59-57, which was been very busy since Christmas break and has one of their best games of the season. the wins to prove it. The game against Evanston was an uphill With a record of 5-3 in conference and an batUe for the Hawks as they were down by at overall record of 17-8, the Hawks are looking least ten points for nearly the entire game. In ahead to their state tournament play. As the last few minutes, the Hawks turned the Coach Deines said,"We are now playing the game around, and with seven seconds left, best of the season and the challenges of the Cheryl Roma shot and made two free-throws, schedule have given us a chance to play at a tying the game and sending it into overtime. higher level, which is what we want going The overtime score was close, until the final into state competition." three seconds when Karen Walker shot two The Hawks have proven their ability; taking a second place in the Hersey tournament, they led most of the championship game only to lose to Hersey by one basket in thefinalseconds. In order to play in the final by Amy Huser game, the Hawks had to beat Wheeling 60-21 and Conant 57-44. In the last few weeks, the For four years in girls' basketball, Kris Hawks have beaten tough non-conference Pugliani has been a leader. She is the unselfish teams such as Maria 61-44, Waukegan West kind of player that every coach dreams of—a 64-28, and Prospect 62-48, a game in which player that at any time can be sent into a game Denise Dohr scored a career-high 23 points. and will still keep the same intensity. J V coach When the Hawks faced Maine West, the Don Kerr comments that Kris "accepts whatnumber one team in the state, they did not fare ever role is given to her." as well, but certainly kept the game exciting. Teammate Karen Walker, starting guard The Hawks were tied at the first quarter and for the Hawks, has a great deal of confidence down by a few points at the half, only to lose in Kris. "When Kris goes in for me, I don't 73-55. One of the highlights of the season mind because I know that she is a leader, and came in conference play against Glenbrook she can run the team." South when Cheryl Roma broke a long standKris has worked very hard and knows what ing record at Maine South by grabbing 21 she can contribute."Because she sets realistic rebounds. The Hawks' record for assists was goals, she doesn't suffer from constant disapalso recently broken by Karen Walker, with pointment, thus the spirit and fun of the game 14 assists against Maine East. The old record becomes her main focus. She laughs a lot, she of 10 assists was also held by Walker. finds the fun of the sport," says Coach Kerr. The Hawks have fared well in conference, Kris is that smiling face during a game that defeating Maine East 68-48, Glenbrook everyone needs. "Cheering your teammates
free throws to put the Hawks on top. It was the last-second steals and control from guards Kris Pugliani, Erin Roder, Margaret Zimmerman, Debbie Remblake, and Julie Sebastian that helped to win the game. As the season winds down and the state tournament is looked toward, the seniors on the team summed up the team's feelings; "We've had our ups and downs, but it doesn't seem like it's all ending; win or lose. The friendships we've made will last forever."
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on gets you extremely motivated to get on the court," says Kris. The role of a "non-starter" is a very tough one. It's easy to get discouraged when you realize that you might not play. Kris commented on this role. "It's hard. Nobody likes being sidelined, but you have to remember that you're a team." The foundation of a team is not the starting five; the foundation is the players who, like ^ " \ Kris, sit on the bench and cheer their team- ^ mates on and must keep the team's momentum going when their time comes to play a precious few minutes. Appreciation toward these players seems to be the prevailing altitude among coaches. So fellow "non-starters," your toil is not going unnoticed. This appreciation is well illusu-atcd by varsity coach Mike Deines: "I am always glad to have a Kris Pugliani on my team."
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Senior Kris Pugliani caught In a characteristic pose—on a basketball court, with a cheerful smile on her face.