Vol 29 issue 11

N'olume 29, issue 11 March 19. 1993

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge. IL

Hawkettes kick to state once again

by Nicole Berg The year is finally coming to an end for the Maine South Hawkettes. Once again they have proven that hard work and determination leads to success. Competing in various competitions, performing at football and basketball games, and participating in the V-Show and Band-o-Rama, the Hawkettes had a very time consuming schedule.

Beginning at Rich Central, the members of the Hawkettes competed in the categories of Kick, Dance and Pom, taking first in all three events. It was the first time that the team had been awarded a first in Pom, and they were proud to have achieved their goal. At later competitions, the Hawkettes competed in the 6-minute catagory and won more honors and awards, including the Ail-Around Sweepstakes Trophy.

Another proud acomplishment was the outstanding performance of five girls in the )Miss lUinois Drill Team Competition. The girls were able to win a first, second, third, and sixth in the event. Also two girls attended the Eagle Aloha Bowl in Hawaii and performed a routine with others around the nation.

Without their annual fundraisers, such as the pizza and pie sales and the well known Hower Show, competing would not be possible. Through these fundraisers, both the JV and the Varsity squads raised money for new costumes, props, bus and competition fees.

These accomplishments are dedicated to all of the fans, the loyal Hawkette Boosters, and of course coach Miss Barbara Bobrich.

With only one more competition to go, the Hawkettes hope to finish the season with a 5peat in the Springfield state competition.

Constitution team in swirl of controversy ished in second place, the disappointment was At the meet, after all the presentations were

by Hyun Shin visible on everyone's face, several had tears given, he asked the facilitator for Question On February 27, the Maine South Constitution Team met the enemy in the class- filling their eyes. After so much hard work, Six, as an unbiased observer and one who had rooms of Ilhnois State University in Normal/ effort and dedication, the most terrible blow seen all the presentations, who had done the Bloomington. After four grueling hours of was that it seemed to be all in vain. Perhaps best. Her reply was that she felt Maine presenting and answering questions, the re- worst hit by the loss was the team's coach and South's was superior.

In addition. Coach Feichter then gave sults came in. Maine South had come in A.P. Government teacher, Patton Feichter.

Group Six's presentation to three social sci"I felt really terrible.

I thought this was second and Gridley High School had won. ence teachers here at Maine South, all of the best team that we ever had.

And this was However when the scores for the team arrived the next day, the clear waters of defeat were truly the nicest, most likablebunch of students whom had prior experience with previous I've had. But the worst part is that [the team] teams, for their honest opinions on the presenconsiderably muddied.

In the state meet, the competing schools will miss out on the whole experience of going tation. All three felt that the presentation was excellent, nearly perfect, and at par with preswere separated and thus not allowed to watch to Washington and competing there." entations given at the national competition.

However, when the scores of the team any other team give their presentation, so it is Based on this and his own opinions. Coach arrived on Monday, Coach Feichter sensed impossible to gauge how well a group did Feichter filed a formal appeal to the state cosomething was definitely amiss.

It turned out relative to the other schools. At the end the ordinator of the competition. that the two teams, Maine South and Gridley, scores were tabulated and the team with the were fairly evenly matched throughout the The appeal process is one in which the state most points won. competition and even had a five point lead coordinator. Dr. Frederick D. Drake, ChairThis year Gridley H.S., last year's runnergoing into the final question. But then Maine man of the Department of History at Illinois jp, won the state championship, with Maine South's Group Six lost an astounding 29 State University, has the power to overrule the south finishing second. The championship points to the group from Gridley, giving that judge's scores if he sees fit to do so. Also, it is entitles Gridley to a fully-funded trip to school their 24 point margin of victory. When within Dr. Drake's jurisdiciton to strip GriWashington D.C., where the national compeCoach Feichter saw this massive point differtion is held. ential, he realized something must be wrong.

See Constitution on page 6 After hearing that Maine South had fin-

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AIDS hits closer to home Talk of the Unknown

by Dan Berko The Park Ridge Times-Herald has a feature called "Talk of the Town," in which people express their opinions over the phone to the Times-Herald. A recent topic concerned the Hawkettes and cheerleaders.

An unsigned letter read: "Maine South had poor cheerleaders and the only cheer they could do was called 'shake your booty.'

All they could do is shake their butts at the crowd. Then, the Hawkettes had outfits that were suitable for ladies of the evening....! think it is a disgrace to our community to promote such promescuity [sic]."

The responses to this letter were varied.

Some were dignified: "For as many years as the Hawkettes have been kicking their legs, the people of this town have been loving it."

Another response took the issue to a global level: "Whoever is complaining about what we [Hawkettes] wear to dance is insulting dancers all over the world....those outfits'are just like any other dancer's outfits." Many noted the school spirit raised by the cheerleaders and Hawkettes. Another response pointed out that girls' basketball and gymnasties uniforms and bathing suits are skimpier than cheerleaders' outfits.

Only one letter was signed.'This letter, written by Margaret CarlSon, stated simply that the "costumes are completley appropriate for dancers and are no different than costumes worn by other drill teams."

Carlson also made another point: "I do not read the Talk of the Town in the Park Ridge Times-Herald, as I find anonymous opinions are usually unsubstantial."

Many letters consisted of angry anonymous Hawkettes and anonymous cheerleaders attacking the anonymous person who originally wrote the letter: "Obviously, you people have no class....people like you should stay home and watch old reruns on TV," and "I think you're a little jealous because your kid didn't make either squad."

These people responded in the wrong way, as does anybody who calls "Talk of the Town." If somonedoesn't sign their opinion,why bother responding to it? Nobody has any credibility this way. Personal attacks lose credibility when nobody knows'who the attacker or the target are. •• Your best option is to ignore it. Who cares what-SDote anonymous ninny thinks.

The athletes and students of Maine South are grateful to the Hawkettes and cheerleaders for helping to increase morale.

At least when you take the floor, we know who you are.

by Annie Ethridge To most of us, AIDS seems a distant fate, one that only occurs in homosexual communities, or to helpless street-walkers. Of course it's a terrible disease— no one would want to watch their own immune system fall apart slowly at the seams. But the complete destructiveness of AIDS can be especially hard to fathom, for many of us haven't begun to realize that it plagues every community, even Park Ridge.

It's a sad fact that we must face up to, and our sleepy bedroom town has yet to waken to this alarm. But Park Ridge is a town like any other, with lots of people and cultures, and a lot of problems brewing underneath the surface. AIDS is just waiting at our doorstep.

Because AIDS still seems so unlikely in Park Ridge, it is easy to classify and ignore.

"Anyone who screws around deserves AIDS" seems to be the prevalent slogan around Maine South. If "screwing around" was the only way to contract the virus, this might be a valid point. But the truth is, AIDS can be contracted several different ways.

This may seem like old news, but at last week's AIDS assembly, it was surprising how little people actually knew about the virus.

Just seeing people on the stage who were infected with HIV was a shock to some students.

Unfortunately, most of us don't see the AIDS virus as anything that can infect our friends, family, or fellow students. Actually, there are a few annonymous students attending Maine South right now who have the HIV virus.

If this seems shocking, then it is time to snap out of our disillusionment about this disease. AIDS doesn't strike certain areas over others. With Chicago and its large HIV community right next door, how can we avoid bringing AIDS into our own community?

There is simply no way of ignoring AIDS or hoping it doesn't "happen to us."

Presently, there is no way of stopping AIDS, but it can be prevented from spreading.

Safe sex (i.e. using condoms or abstinence) is a good start. But it is not the only thing we can do. Anyone can get involved in vountary organizations, helping AIDS victims and educating the public of the HIV virus.

AIDS could be the absolute downfall of society, and avoiding it must not be the answer. The success in preventing AIDS from spreading and finding its cure lies within each one of us. Educating ourselves and assisting the problem of AIDS is the only way to conquer its decadent toll, and Park Ridge is a| perfect place to start. Without immediate local action, we just might witness our lives slip away from us. AIDS can't wait.

Put a light on the subject

by Katie Burns An active student at Maine South often remains, willingly or with barely (if at all) stifled groans, at school well after dark in the winter and early spring months.

For many of these unfortunate souls made to endure the torture of viewing the halls of this precious school far longer than the experts once considered humanly possible, a comfortable and relatively warm car ride home awaits them as a tantalizing reward at the end of a hard day. However, a handful of these poor and wearyathletes, acedemics, and actors live just close enough to South to walk to-their humble abodes.

This may seem a blessing. It is nothing of the kind. The student in question walks out of the building with numerous varied bags and/ or pieces of equipment flung over his shoulders. After laboring his way off the extensive school grounds, the student stands shivering in darkness blacker than the famihar feeling of a Monday morning mid-March.

The reason for this utter and complete lack of life-giving light is not due to a serious power outage or rampage of crazed streetlight stealing vandals. It is due to the city planning of Park Ridge. For an unknown

reason (probably concerning appearance), lights are spaced at regular intervals. These intervals seem, to the now blind student, however, to be about three miles long.

It seems like poor reasoning to assume that appearance improves with the absence of illumination. Common logic concludes that, as the amount of light decreases, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine that an object does indeed have an appearance.

The forlorn student is now forced to blunder home through the dark, praying that he won't lose one of his vital packages or step into something unpleasant. Hopefully, he will not unwittingly wander into the center of the street when a car comes hurtling toward him, the driver seeing nothing until impact. With luck, he will not encounter a dangerous person or group of such people.

Just because he is in this lovely community does not give him automatic immunity from > being hurt in any of several interesting yet' painful fashions, a fact which he truly understands.

Perhaps the student will make it home safely.

That is assuming, of course, that he is able to find his house.

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Creating money and a greener world

by Brenda Saavedra ast month, forty children questioned President Clinton in the East Room of the White House about the hopes they have invested in their new president.

One girl from Washington state told Clinton that her father had been laid off from his logging job due to the spotted owl. Recently, the spotted owl controversy in the Pacific Northwest has been presented as a classic clash between environmental protection and economic growth.

Although there is a growing Main Street demand for a greener world, many believe that if we choose a healthful environment, we must sacrifice jobs and economic growth.

Tension and mistrust between the environmental movement and the business community have slowed environmental progress.

Yet it is indisputable that our constant assaults on our planet are jeopardizing our increasingly complex and fragile world.

However, by realizing that competitive, profitable companies are not an obstacle to a clean environment, but its very hope, we can protect our environment and encourage economic growth and a healthy economy.

The question is not if we need a clean environment, but whether we can afford one.

We can afford it, if the profit motive is harnessed by expanding three aspects of market environmentalism: pollution allotment, the surpassing of EPA standards, and the development of new pollution control devices. ollution allotment is the procedure in which government sets broad limits on the amount of pollution allowed for a region or industry and allots permits to firms for their share of control. It has been extremely successful in reducing overall pollution levels and should be expanded to include more industries. Polluters can buy and sell these allowances, so firms that can reduce a pollutant inexpensively will financially benefit by selling their allowances to their less ecologically sound neighbors.

Companies must also begin to surpass EPA standards. In order to encourage this, it must be emphasized that those corporations that stay one step ahead of environmental regulators will stay two steps ahead of the competition. Obviously, pollution reductions do not yield fast profits; environmental commitments demand initial investment and patience as the returns slowly trickle in.

But there are many other benefits to staying ahead of EPA regulations, including improved public relations. Also, without pressure from the regulators, companies have the time and flexibility to reduce pollution at the least possible cost. And finally, companies

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that cut pollution early can more easily beat their competitors to the market; and every minute spent waiting for EPA authorization to operate a factory means lost profits.

Expanding the research and production of new pollution control devices is the third aspect of market environmentalism. Staying ahead in environmental technology will open up jobs for many people. When the system of market environmentalism rewards overcompliance, it stimulates the most advanced and cost effective control technologies. When this technology is advanced, both the environment and the economy will benefit. esides expanding market environmentalism, we must move away from the burning of fossil fuels through both a carbon tax and the exploration of new sources of energy. Taxes on the carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels would increase government revenues and fight pollution.

Unlike Clinton's BTU tax, which is based on the heat content of fuel and applies to oil, coal, natural gas, uranium and hydropower, a carbon tax would cause a major shift in fuel choices and decrease a major source of global warming. We must advance beyond mere political issues and fund the tax-hit coal producing areas to begin harnessing new, cleaner forms of energy.

In addition to expanding the use of hydroelectrici ty, we must also increase the use of other renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar thermo-electric power, pho-

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tovoltaic, and biomass power. These new industries can be designed to employ large numbers of people while using less energy and generating less pollution, all without sacrificing productivity. inally, we must further encourage American citizens to actively protect our environment through ecologically safe products and recycling. There is an enormous, growing market for products that make a genuine difference for the planet.

Recycling is also an industry that creates more jobs as pollution is decreased. An American city can create many new jobs for its citizens by recycling its own paper, glass, plastics, and aluminum, while adding money to the local economy if the local manufacturers process the materials into finished goods.

At the same time, the city would divert much of its garbage from the waste stream.

Local communities should make taxpayers pay according to the amount of waste they create. To encourage Americans to take advantage of recycling and to cut down on excess waste, a fee should be charged for each extra trash can left on the curb.

In dealing with the preservation of planet Earth, short-term proccupations can no longer obstruct long-term imperatives. Rather than being misled by economic models that lead us to believe the infinite exists in a finite world, we must protect the environment while continuing to stimulate economic growth and improving the quality of life for humankind as a whole.

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The Plague of the 20th Century

by Tony Feiter, Ross Biank, and Keith Verisario Although some people feel that AIDS is a disease solely contracted by homosexuals, nothing could be further from the truth. AIDS is a growing epidemic that has spread to effect every age, color, race, and sexual preference.

Because AIDS is spreading so rapidly, there has been great worry about how it is transferred and prevented. A major concern is whether or not AIDS can be transferred through general contact, such as in a school environment.

THE DISEASE AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a virus that first attacks the TCells in the blood, which fight off foreign bodies within the blood. After the AIDS virus has infected the blood, it attacks the central nervous system. The brain is often affected in the later stages of the disease.

AIDS enters the body through the circulatory system. Mucous membranes are more vulnerable to infection than other parts of the body. They are present on lips, inside the cheek, inside the nose, in the lining of the eyelids, deep inside the ear, and in anal areas.

In females, mucous membranes are found in the vagina, and in both sexes, on the inside of the urethra.These mucous membranes are so rich with blood that a small slit or tears enough for infection if the area comes in contact with

the virus.

Due to the large number of mucous membranes in the human body,it would seem that general contact with an infected person would be dangerous in a work or school environment. However, this is not the case.

THE SCHOOL ISSUE Probably the most famous of all high school AIDS patients was Ryan White. When his school became aware of Ryan's disease, they didn't want him to attend classes with the other students. His family sued in the mid1980's to allow him to go back to school.

Parents at his school in Russiaville, Indiana became very concerned about the welfare and safety of their children.

Since the Ryan White case, many school districts have developed policies on handling

the issue.

"Here at Maine South there are no known AIDS cases," says Kay Mizwicki, the Maine South school nurse. But if there were to be such a case here, the Maine South Health Policy states that "the school nurse will immediately contact the school principal. The principal may require that the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) have the student submit to an appropriate medical evaluation conducted by the family physician. The results of this evaluation shall be shared with the superintendent/principal and the review team."

From the student standpoint, a recent survey shows that 64% of Maine South students feel that all the students should have the right to know if a Maine South student had AIDS. See AIDS in School on page 5

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Saint Patrick: Fact or Blarney

by Heather Anichini Saint Patrick's Day is perhaps the most famous Irish holiday celebrated here in America. In Ireland, it is by far the greatest of their national holidays, as well as a holy day. March 17th is celebrated in America with many parades and parties adorned by a proliferation of shamrocks, reflecting the official color of the day. But, in America, few people know the story behind the man for which this holiday was named.

St. Patrick is believed to have been bom in the fourth century in Britain. His father was a Roman official and local deacon in the Chris-

tian church. Patrick, however, was not so lucky: at 16, he was captured by Irish slave traders and brought to Ireland.

Patrick lived as a poor shepherd, remaining a devout Christian among non-believing Irishmen. Nearly six years after his arrival, he returned to his native land, only to come back to Ireland one year later as a missionary.

Patrick established his first church near Saul, in northern Ireland, with the aid of other missionary priests. He was allowed by the royal court to continue his missionary work only after much persuasion. Despite pagan priest, or druid, resistance, Christianity was

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becoming much more prevalent with the help of Patrick.

For nearly three decades, St. Patrick worked among the Irish people, establishing churches and baptizing thousands upon thousands of Irish folk. He is credited with the founding of several other churches and with the spread of Christianity throughout Ireland.

Despite his incredible missionary work, St. Patrick is perhaps best known for the myths that have been circulated about him. It has been said that through the power of prayer, he drove all the snakes from Ireland, thus allowing Ireland's principle crop, potatoes, to grow again in a time of famine. He was also known to have explained the holy trinity in the form of a shamrock: three persons in one.

St. PaU^ick was a holy hero in Ireland.

Some Irishmen who worshipped him therej sought religious freedom and were thus inspired to bring the tradition of the celebration of his feast to America. It has continued to be a joyous celebration for hundreds of years here in America, even for those whose forefathers never even set foot on Irish soil.

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Revival of the Fittest:

by Elizabeth Steinfels In the fast paced world of the 1990's, what goes around comes around. ..very quickly. Now it doesn't take centuries for a style to make a comeback, just another generation. The Nineties generation obviously admires the fashions of the Sixties, especially those brought to this country 26 years ago this week by the impish, teenage supermodel. Twiggy.

Twiggy, whose actual name was Lesley Hornby, made famous an entire look that included off-beat colors, fabrics, and unexpected shapes. The look was called "Mod" and, in one form or another, it lasted the decade.

The 1950's showed trends of businessmen in B urberrys and bowlers; cockneys in caps and mufflers; maybe even a Sikh in a turban with his wife following in a saree. But by the 1960's, one third of the population of England was under twenty-five. It's no wonder that there was a "Youth Revolution," and a demand for freer, spunkier, sexier clothing.

The youth of the 1960's showed their rebellion against convention in many ways, but most vividly in the manner in which they dressed.

However, two main groups stand out in the mid-sixties: the "hippies" and the "mods."

Though the southern Califomian "hippie" ' movement still seems to come and go every so often, it has not made as large of an impact in the last few years as have the returning trends of the Mod Revolution.

Short for "modems," the members of the mod youth movement personified what the early years of the Swinging Sixties were about: youth, mobility (mods lived by their motorscooters), fashion (mods spared no expense of their clothes), and an intese interest in the R&B and soul scenes. Unfortunately, the group seemed to die out soon after they had begun to

British supermodel Lesley Hornby, better known as Twiggy, describes her success: "H'it's not really wot you'd call a figger, but with me funny face, me funny skirts, and me funny accent somehow it all combined to work out just lovely."

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What did not fade away was the mod enthusiasm for young, stylish fashions. Ideas for fashion came from watching the streets, and the designers, such as Mary Quant, adjusted to them.

London-based Mary Quant, whose young, fun fashions began to take off in the early sixties, began showing dresses that climbed above the knee. Her modeling for these styles made Twiggy's role as the decade's leading model very prominent.

Skirts went higher and higher until the miniand micro-skirts evolved with the shortest hemlines women had ever worn in the whole

AIDS in School A Maine South senior said, "If there were to be a student here at Maine South (who) had the AIDS virus, I would want to be able to know.

Not so I could stay away or isolate myself from him or her, but so that I could take the necessary precautions to keep myself safe."

The District 207 policy concerning chronic communicable/infectious diseases for students states that the victims of diseases like AIDS have their right to privacy protected. Therefore, knowledge that a student has a chronic communicable/infectious disease shall initially be >restricted to the building principal and the Chronic Communicable Infectious Disease Review Team. The maintenance of confidentiality is of the utmost importance in District 207's policy.

Many students really do not have a clear position on the issue. Out of the 64% that said

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history of civilized costume.

Although the miniskirt has remained popular ever since then, there seems to be an especially noticeable rise today in the influence of Quant's original look. Everything from the ribbed, "poorboy" sweaters to the one-piece catsuits and heavy knit minidresses has been refined for the Nineties and returned to the popular collection of options for those who want to be fashionable. But the most pronounced comeback of all is the combination of the off-beat and bright colors that seem to dominate the looks of the Sixties and of the Nineties, ultimately proving true the saying "What goes around, comes around."

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students should have the right to know if a fellow student with AIDS, more than 65% would not want the school to know if he or she had AIDS. The main goal of the school is to try to keep the student in school. Another provision of the health policy is that "exclusion from school shall only occur after complete review by the review team, unless the student presents a risk of imminent infection to himself/herself or other students. The district shall be flexible in its response in the attempt to use the least restrictive means to accommodate the students needs. Such review shall be made on an individual case-bycase basis."

Although one might worry about contracting AIDS from an infected classmate, the student with AIDS has much more to

worry about than you do. AIDS affects the immune system which makes it hard for the student to fight off infections. In a school environment, infections such as the flu, mono, or the common cold can spread fairly easily. A normal student may miss one or two days of school, but for an infected AIDS patient, such a cold could be the beginning of the end.

It is a strange paradox that while most students prefer to know if a fellow student has AIDS, the same people want to have their privacy protected in a personal setting.

School policy dictates the official rules on the topic, however. Unfortunately, not even those we trust to guide us in our decisions know all the answers about this fatal and tragic disease. It is now our job to keep informed about a desease that is changing the lives of everyone.

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Science Olympiad fares well in regionals

by Debbie Chan On Saturday, February 27th, while most students were in bed dreaming about Girl's Choice, the dedicated Science Olympiad Team arrived at school at 6:30 A.M. to begin their 12 hours of competition.

Planning for the competition all began about two months ago when each member was assigned several events, ranging from anatomy to computer programming to rocks and fossils. In some events, students had to design and construct the proper device, according to a set of lengthy instructions.

With the help of their sponsors, Mr. Marino and Ms. Godwin, the team eventually

came up with various homemade musical inUiiments, a trajectory device, a bridge, and a timing machine.

For those who were not involved in the building events, there was some challenging event waiting for them, for example: to identify an organism from its kingdom down to its speicies.

All this hard work, planning, and studying paid off on the 27th at the Buffalo Grove Regional. The team finished 7th out of 19 competitive teams, and half of the members garnered medals.

Brian Hameder and Megan Lennon took 2nd in Circuit Lab and 3rd in Physics Lab.

Lennon, along with Martha Bohm and Charity Trelease won 2nd place in the Sounds and Music catagory. Bohm also won 5th in Designer Genes. In Computer Programming, Scott Schwemin and Dustin Puckett took 3rd.

The forth place in Bridge Building went to Walter Walczak and Laura Batt took 3rd in Scrambler, while Liz Zom and Paul Pawola won 4th in Rocks and Fossils. In addition.

Erica Bondarowicz, Debbie Chan, Liz Klueppel, and Joe Pindelski all placed in the top ten in several events.

Now, the team is looking forward to the state competition on April 3rd.

South students participate in Model United Nations

by Dorthy Waniak For the past five years, the University of Chicago has put on a Model United Nations, patterned after the real United Nations in New York City. This year, Maine South travelled to the Palmer House Hilton for the four day excursion, in which they represented the countries of Panama and France.

The students, or "delegates" come prepared with huge amounts of knowledge about their country.

The purpose of the Model United Nations at the University of Chicago (MUNUC), is to come as close as possible to the actual United Nations. The University of Chicago holds one of the largest Model UN's in the country.

This year boasted an incredible 1600 people.

Participants comment that it is these poeple which make this a great conference.

One delegate said, "My experience has been

that ifyou're lucky enough to be in a committee with delegates who come as close to their countries positions and views as possible.

Model UN can be a great experience."

The Conference ran for four days with a total of 23 hours of committee meetings.

These committees met to discuss a large number of problems. The problems, which are current world problems included NationalismA'ugoslavia, Humanitarian Aid to Somalia, HIV and Immigration, and Instability in the former Soviet Central Asia, just to name a few.

The delegates, who prepared for months in advance, already had position papers on these topics, which mirrored the view of the country they were representing. The committees would then discuss and compromise between the countries in order to form resolutions.

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dley High School of the title. However, the chance of this happening is slim to none.

Despite this, most of the team members support the appeal. The team has even drafted a letter to Dr. Drake pointing out some of the unusual circumstances surrounding the competition in which it seemed as if Gridley was receiving preferential treatment.

The competition was held only 25 miles away from Gridley, Illinois, so they had in essence a home field advantage. Most of the students from Gridley brought along their parents, adding to their entourage. When they got to the competition site, the team from Gridley was given an auditorium to give their presentations, while the other schools had tiny classrooms to work in. Perhaps the most important factor was that most of the judges were drawn from the ISU faculty and southern Illinois high schools. Due to the vastly different economic conditions, in which northeastem Illinois schools are in better financial

shape because of their broader and generally wealthier tax base, some judges appeared openly hostile to Maine South. One judge for Unit Three spent most of the question and answer time grilling the group on their opinions of how Illinois should spread the wealth more evenly among schools, implying that money from richer schools such as "Maine South and New Trier," according to the judge, should be given to schools in the downstate area and inner cities. When one student disagreed with this idea, the judge attacked him harshly, perhaps reflected this difference in opinions by scoring the group more severely.

Most of the team supports appealing the original decision. As team member Sean Denham put it, "at first I accepted the defeat, but now I think there really is grounds for a protest." For Hyun Shin, member of the Unit Six group, "It is just gratifying to know that Mr. Feichter believes in us enough to go through the trouble of appealing."

Often discussions got very exciting when two members from opposing political groups disagree. Discussions take hours often, because of petty disagreements. When a resolution in finally passed, there is much to cheer about, especially after 18 hours of debating one subject.

Two Maine South delegates received special recognition for their efforts in committee. Joe Steinfels and Paul Zurawski were named Best Delegates for their work as delegates from France on the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and The Pacific and Paratly Islands.

Overall, MUNUC students agree the the oppurtunity to stay in the Palmer House, tour downtown Chicago, and to be intellectually stimulated for four days was quite an experience.

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B-ball season ends versus N.D.

by Chris Robbins Maine South's boys' basketball team ended its up-and-down season last week against the Dons of Notre Dame.

The Dons busted out of a month-long slump to defeat the Hawks 64-48 in the first round of the Fenton Regional-Sectional.

For a long period in the game, it appeared that Notre Dame might get beaten on their home court.

The 11-15 Hawks came out extremely strong and jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the first quarter.

But a three point shot and numerous free throws brought the home team back, and with

less than a minute left tied the contest at 10-10.

In the second period, the Dons came out with two three-pointers and two inside baskets.

Notre Dame scored 18 points to the Maine South 7 to capture a 28-19 lead at the halftime intermission.

Although the Hawks were down, the team maintained a high level of intensity and cut the margin to 39-33 at the end of the third period.

But Notre Dame jumped ahead again 4737 early in the fourth and then made 10-of-14 free throws in the end to seal the first round victory.

Maine South was led in the game by three

of its main contributing seniors.

Senior guard Mark Kufner led the team with a strong fifteen points, Steve Johnson added an additional fourteen points, and Mike Kostrzewa scored eight points to aid the Hawk cause.

This year's team did not prove dominant, but the core for next year's team is already installed.

Next year the team will be looking for leadership from some of the juniors who played a major role in the team this season.

These players include Brad Wiemerslage, Joe Kain, Mike Rowan, Dan Kronenfeld, and Mike LaCerra.

Swimmers finish '93 at Sectional meet

by Jamie Mills On February 20th, the boys' swim team ended its 1992-1993 season at the Sectional meet held at York High School.

Junior Jamie Mills narrowly missed qualifying for the State meet in his two individual events.

In the 200 free Mills placed third, missing j h e state time by .72 seconds.

After a last minute charge, he swam the Too free missing the cut by .27 seconds.

Senior Kurt Kuever ended his last season at Maine South with a personal best time in the 200 Free (1:53.93) and the 100 Free (51.09).

Kevin Gillespie captured a fourth place

medal in the 100 Fly with a time of 59.47.

Other impressive swims came from Dan Berko, who dropped twenty seconds off his season best in the 500 Free, and Seb Fuksa, who also swam in the 500 Free.

Tim Paschke and Steve Chiagouris also gave impressive performances in the 200 I.M., while Mark Hohimer and Dan Barker did the same in the 100 Breaststroke.

Besides the individual performances, the relays also showed well.

The 200 Medley consisting of Chiagouris, Hohimer, Gillespie, and Brian Hameder took 6th place.

The 200 Free Relay team of Gillespie,

Hameder, Kuever, and Mills captured fifth place in their event.

Also taking fifth place, this time in the event of the 400 Free relay, was the squad of Paschke, Kuever, Chiagouris, and Mills.

"Although we had no one qualify for the State competition," coach Deger said, "everyone obtained their personal bests at the Sectional meet except for maybe one or two swimmers."

"We've got a really young team with only five graduating seniors, so we're looking forward to next year. Having more experience next year, the kids should do really well in the late season meets."

Undefeated S-O track team dominates opposition

by Paul Zurawski The Maine South boys' indoor track team has established an unblemished season record of 6-0 as of this point in the season.

Their fifth win of this still young season came against non-conference rival Conant.

The Hawks soundly defeated the Cougars by the score of 85-29.

The Varsity captured eleven of the fourteen events, dominating every facet of the event.

In both the high and low hurdling events.

Matt Labonar came out ahead of the pack.

He won the low hurdles competition with a time of 6.97, and victory came in the high hurdles with a time of 6.7.

Senior Chris Brandenburg took second in the mile competition with a team best time of 4:49, while teammate Andy Gallios also iumed in a team best in his victory in the half •jiile (2:08).

Besides taking the two long distance races, the team also dominated the field events.

Pat Matchen won the pole vault with a mark of 11 '0", Joel Gregie captured the triple jump title with a jump of 37'3", and Keith Cichy was awarded first place in the long

jump following his 20'0" attempt.

All three of the relay events were also captured by Hawk runners.

These include the 3200 meter Relay, the 800 meter Relay, and the Mile Relay.

The 3200 meter Relay team consists of Ben Rea, Tony Mazzacano, Matt Staniec, and Jamie Brammeier.

The 800 meter Relay team is made up by R J . DelaCruz, Cichy, Tim Maloney, and Dan Wasiolek.

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But even with all of these accomplishments, the climax of the meet was the high jump competition.

Senior Dave Baker's leap of 6'4" in this event was not only enough to give him the title, it also put him in the second place position on the all-time list for the high jump in Maine South history.

The team's main efforts are now being directed to the upcoming indoor conference meet at Evanston in a few weeks.

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Softball has early start to season

by Katherine Nelson This year's girls' softball team looks very promising. With eight returning varsity members the team has a lot of experience to help them have a winning season.

Looking to do even better than last season's winning record, 19-12. The team has been working hard all winter.

Since the beginning of winter the Lady Hawks, of their own will, have been practicing hitting at the batting cages every Sunday.

"The team is in good physical condition," commented Mr. Kerr, head coach of the girls' softball team, in light of their impressive work ethic.

Already showing good performance at the plate are seniors Maggie Ciprian and Kelli Reaney along sophomore Sue Sroka.

At the mound, the pitching team has been doing a great job of consistently hitting the

comers.

The pitchers for South are senior Kate Glamer and junior Jenny McCormick.

In the infield, the right side is "air tight with veterans," commented Coach Kerr.

Senior Jennie Koerber is at first base.

The second base position is played by senior Stacy Ladra.

Stacy is coming back to play on the varsity team after having knee surgery this past summer.

The outfield has excellent speed in all three comers. Seniors Jenny Myalls, Michelle Levantino, and Peggy Nannini are the outfielders for South.

The team would not be complete without senior Megan Sliwa, junior Amy Carlson, and sophomore Kerri Vrbancic.

'These three girls are skilled players, and are able to play every spot and do a good job,"

commented Coach Kerr.

"This year's softball team is full of great depth," commented Coach Kerr.

The Lady Hawks are very experienced and work as one instead of working separately to gain individual goals.

If the team keeps up at this pace their season will likely be a victorious one.

Challenging conference opponents such as New Trier and Glenbrook South will not be nearly as tough opponents this season if their pre-season practices pay off.

Ladra commented on the team, "All of us are good friends, so hopefully we can use this to our advantage and defeat most of our opponents."If the team keeps this up their season will be a great one. The softball team's first game is during the first week of April..

The team has a lot of time to perfect the skills that need to be refined.

Girls' track breaks old school records There were several highlights during this dual meet. The four lap relay set a new school record by running a time of 1:15.1. The runners that made up the four lap relay team are senior Liz Kuehn, junior Donna DeMartino, sophomore Kara Vormittag and freshman Jenny Green.

In the long jump competition sophomore Gretchen Henrickson broke the Maine South field house record. She jumped 16 feet and 6 inches. She missed placing for the state competition by four inches.

The score was close throughout the entire meet. The meet came down to the last race, the

by Katherine Nelson The girls' track and field team has been having a very successful season on both varsity and JV levels. The Varsity team's record is 10-1. The JV team's record is 8-3.

At the Wheeling invite the Varsity team finished the meet in fifth place.

Recently, the Lady Hawks hosted a meet against Rolling Meadows and Luther North.

Maine South finished in first place by a half a point, with a total of 65 points. Rolling Meadows placed second in the meet with 64 and half points. Luther North finished in third place.

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The only loss the Lady Hawks have suffered was against Maine East. Thus the team has a good chance at doing well of the conference meet.

Soccer starts season

by Katherine Nelson With only oneweek of practice behind them, the girls' soccer team is looking forward to another winning season.

Twelve returning varsity members give the team a lot of experience. These returning members are: seniors Maureen Nugent (allconference last season), Kate Reynolds, Monica Huettinger, Melissa Ponticelli, and MehndaPolan;juniors Brigid Brown,Ginger Tosch, Darcy Smith, Trisha Melendy, Tracey Ostrand, and Denise Oswald; and sophomore Sarah Mitchell.

The Hawks look strong defensively and i n _ the midfield, but with the graduation of ^ 1 ^ ^ stater Katie Pavlik and all-American A n g i ^ ^ Meyer, some might question the Hawks' ability to score. "We have a lot of people capable of putting the ball in the net," said varsity coach Tom Kerth. "The only question is, who will step up and take charge?"