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Bryan High School Bryan, Texas 77802 INSIDE THIS ISSUE

o s MANFebruary 1, 1990 Vol. 20, No. 4Iea's 0 y on

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BY ELOISE JOHNSONR feel that morals have

changed because many peopletoday do not have morals for them-selves. The reason for that isbecause people's lifestyles havechanged,- junior Dian Carter said.

MLdl ha s been said aboutth e media's effect on popular cui-

ture and opinion.-I do not believe T. V. af-

fects a per son' s, moral beliefsbecause if they believe in some-thing with alltheir heart andmind,T.V. shouldn't affect their beliefs,"sophomore Sherri Stuart said.

Bart Simpson is a dlsobe-

dient, irresponsible, unruly childwhose show is watched by thou-sands of young people every week.For many children who do nothave parents teaching them basicmorals, such as courtesy andrespect, Bart is their only rolemodel.

Can certain factors influ-ence the morals people hold, forthemselves? Video channels, soapoperas, and T.V. sitcoms are justa few of the vehicles po,rtrayingthe decline of morals and valuesin America.

"First o f a ll, the re is too

much violence going on becausepeople's parents are not raisingthem with the same values theyhad as children," sophomoreLaMonica Benton said.

"Many sensitive, thinkingpeople are acutely concernedabout the decline in morality in thecountry. In the past, I thought thatposition was too alarmist. Now,I 'm not so sure. It does seem thatmoral relativism has lapsed intomoral indifference. A few years

ago a student laughed inmy faceand in fo rmed me that cheatingwasn't wrong 'unless you getcaught. ' That incident still chillsme. The question is; does thatkind of cynicism typify the thinkingof the average American today? Ihope and pray not, -English teacherBeth Pennebaker said.

Where does the av,erageteenager tum for answers to moralquestions.? Many families providecontinuing values instruction sim-

ply by rules set forth in the house-hold. Religious instruction providesa firm base f()( knowing the differ-ence between right and wrong.How do teacher s fit into the p ic-ture?

~Many people feel thatteaChers,cannot teach morals in /school because there are differ-ences of opinion on what ismar-ally right Of wrong. SChoolofficialsmay fear offend ing relig ious orother actions within the commu-nity. There ispublk disagreementon what is right or VVl"ong, so therewill surely be public disagreementover proposals for moral aduca-tion, said an education professorin a recent issue of EducationDigest.

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2 N OR SE MA N, F RID AY, F EB RU AR Y1,1991

So what's your sign?

Flaws exist in horoscopes,BY ERICA CASTRO

During one of th e cold an d- f rost y winter days, while search-

ing for inspi rat ion , t wanderedaimlessly throughout th e city look-ing f or somet hing to trigger eventhe slightest apark of an idea. Ifound myself at the mall passingby the bookstore and someth ingcaught my eye. It was a dailyhoroscope calendar.

Horoscope calendar?Opening it I found normal calen-

dar characteristics: squares, num-bers. and months on the top ofeac h page. The only diff erenc ewas the tiny let tering c entered in

each square. The tiny print is adai ly for tune . Okay, I se e one slight

problem with this particular type ofcalendar. If everyone who pur-chased one of these calendarswas to heed its advice there wouldprobably be a lot of unsuccessfulpeople in th e world, and there wouldbe a massive amount of confor-mity in the s ta tes . Everyone wouldbasica lly be the same.

The idea of a horoscopecalendar is not the main aspect inthi s informative anecdote. Horo-

scopes and their most loyal follow-ers are.First of all, I' d like to give

you a brief definition of a horo-scope. From Webster's horoscope-a chart showing the zodiac signs

and the posi tion of the s tars andplanets. Astrologers believe thatsuch s chart shows how the starsinfluence aperson's life and fate.And, Ast rology, s false sciencebased on the belief that the stars,planets, and moon affect people'slives and that one can tell thefuture by studying the stars.

My definition of a horo-scope is a small piece of advicesupposedly written to better a

person's lif e. But you s ee, thereare many flaws in this s o-calledscience. Could it be that the eventsin a day that coincide with the w r n -tings in t he morning newspaperare just that- a coincidence?

Give troops support, not protestBY JESSICA PIETERS

It seems as though warhas turned a normal ly diverse andvaguely patriotic nation into aneven more ideal is ti ca lly severedentity. The issue of whether theU.S . should be involved in the M id-East cris is has caused anythingbut passive response from thegeneral public. Comparisons toVietnam abound.

Protesters plea for peace,c laiming tha t Amer ica i s enter inganother "Vietnam," not realizingal l of th e issues that are involved.The crisis bef ore us is not merelya matter of war and peace or lifeand death. I t i s, however, an even tthat could dearly define the futurefor both our nation and the entirewortd.

One does not have tos tudy bibl ical p rophecy to real izethat s everal batt les lie ahead forour nation. Even if one does notbelieve in th e rapture and the tr ibu-lation, and that it may soon beupon us, the issue of oil (only oneof several confl ic ts to be resolvedthrough warfa re ) i s a great fac to rin our lives. Although PresidentBush now says that oil is not thereason for war, it is a valid cause.

WNo blood for war" theprotesters chant. Ye t two thirds ofthe world's oil supply lies in theMiddle East. Kuwait, a rich andprosperous nation, once pos-sessed t he O PEC license, a titleto the vast oil supply. Through

invasion , I raq could soon controlthe OPEC indus try and could veryeasily hold America hostage bymainta.ining a f irm grip on the oilindustry. Oil is one of the mostneeded power sources known toman.

When protesters claimthat all is no reason for war,perhaps thay have fa.iled to dotheir homework. They want apeaceful solution that won't war-rant deaths, but have no regardf or polit ic al welfare. Vietnam is aseparate and unfortlJlate situation.One cannot justify nor makecomparisons between the two.Rather than conflict among themasses, the troops need support .

One student's view of Persian Gulf war

Operation Desert Storm: Crisis brings many questionsBY RICHARD MCINTOSH

By the time you read this,war wi be declared 00 IraQ.Scmesay Saddam Hussein should bestopped because he is the nextHitler, while others say we haveno right t o be there.

Did our count ry 's l eadersdo all they could to prevent war?Wil l thi s war be another Vietnam?Either way, Saddam Huss ein'sinvasion of Kuwait has causedPresident Bush, along with sev-eral other countries, to send-thou--

sands and thousands of troops. toSaudi Arabia.

Our president ha s daimedseveral reasons in an attempt tojustify actions taken. Are any ofthese reasons strong enough toback the k il ling of thousands?

Americ a' s oil interests in

t he region has been given as onereason for the war. Are our eco-nomic interests in that regionthreatened to the point of war?Sure, it seems ~ke a good ex cusebut there are ot her places we canimport from, not that we alreadydon't.

Are we in th e Middle Eastin oppos it ion to Husse in aggres -sion?

Sure, we can focus onSaddam Hussein and call him

craz y. O ne cover of News weekreads, - More than just a Mad-man," referring, of course, toHussein.

We supplied this so-calledbad guy with arms dur ing th e Iran-Iraqwar. So cal him insane. Maybe

this guy wants to be just like us.

He wants nuclear weapons. Hewarns to be a wor ld leader and hewant s power just like us.

And is it democracy? Idon' t think that is t he case either.To free Kuwait? Kuwait is a n on-democratic country: Do we ex-pec t the ir government to changewhen the war is over?

So does the invasion ofKuwait hold strong enough to jus-t ify the larges t mili tary operat ionsince Vietnam?

Saddam may be insane,maybe a Hit ler, but does thi s -newworld order" st ick ? Many peoplemight d ie at the cost of one c oun-t ry 's power over the o ther' s.

I s upport the troops, butnot neccesarily the cause.

astrology chartsIs it possible for one to

become a f ortune t eller? I don'tsee how one's believing in a falsescience- will help one see t he fu-ture.

I find it hard to believe thath o ro s co p e s w i llhelp or better one'slife. However, some people arejust weak willed and have zeroself-esteem to live their own lifeand take a risk before checkingwith Countess Van Burenheimer

[astrologer and horoscope writer]to make sure they are not beingself-guided.

Each and every horoscopein the Horoscope Calendar isexact ly the same and i f everyonewas to follow it, I would b et manypeople would be t he same--likefac tory, mass-produced assem-bly line robots. Let 's elaborate fo ra moment.

Let 's say the entire city ofSuburbia (population 23,000) were

to purchas e a Horoscope Calen-dar from the corner bookst ore.Th e horoscope for today is " Don'tget involved with domestic troub-les." So everyone car ries on with

normal rou tines , bu t Junior and al lo f h is f ri ends are ar rested for pro--testing. Well, since everyone inSuburbia usual ly heeds the horo-scope's wamings, they le t the kidsspend t he night in a cold, dark cellat the police station.

Now. that doesn't showJ u ni or a n dhi s friends parental com-passion does it? Maybe this inci-dent will cause the kids to preferjail to home and they may start a

l ife of c rime and jail sentences.Ohwell. I bet t he astrologers didn'tsee that in thei r chart s.

I feel the main compl ica-tion with horoscopes is the factthat they are directed at verygeneral groups wit hin t he sign ofone's zodiac.

In gathering informationabout horoscopes I as ked manypeople whether they believed inthem, and as' thought, many didnot. However, they did Seem to

know their zodiac sign. Okay, ifnot many people believe in t heirdaily horoscopes, why is it that justas man V take it to be import antthat they should know their zodiacsign?

Head lines scream the beginning of WM In the """'n Gulf.

NorsemanThe Norseman Is produced by the JOumllRsm H CMSSof Ikyan

High School, 3401 29th, Ikyan, TX. Opinions expressed . ,etbm. of the writer lind do not ntIC.ssa,Uy represent the views ofthe fllculty, stllff or IIdmlnlstration Df Brylln HIgh School.

EditorsErica Castro, Jessica Pieters

Assistant EditorKathie Center

Reporters

ZskkAdams, ShsvondsAnderson, Corey Boelter,Melsnthea Brock, Ruby Henry, Eloise Johnson,

Jay McIlveen, Richard Mcintosh,Cynthia Roberts, Delains Urbano

AdviserSandy Flllris

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College accessI

computer on line

NORSEMAN. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY]. 1991 3

Ask the doctor

Flu season is now reaching peak

Editor's note: Local pediatr ician Dr.

Kathleen Burford will be contributingarticles to the Norseman ona varietyof topics concerning health Issues ofinterest to teenagers.

Influenza isa viral illnesswith peak incidences in Januaryand Februaryin the linited States.The virus is transmitted directlyfrom person to person by coughdroplets. The incubation period istwo to th ree days. Influenza vi-ruses are R&A viruses with typesAand Bas the most prevalent in

our area.Patients invariably haveat leastthree of the five classic flusymptoms, which arechills, fever,cough, sore throat and headache.Onset is usually abrupt with tem-peraturesranging from 102 to 106degrees. Secondary symptomsinclude weakness, nasal conges-t ion, red irr ita ted eyes and diar-rhea. The illness usually last twoto five days, butthe dry, hacking

cough and malaiselingerfor up to

ten days.Treatment is symptomaticwith bedrest and fever and coldmedications andoral fluids. Aman-tadine hydrochloride is a medica-tion that often shortens Type AInfluenza. It is given to personsover the age of one. Individualsoften have nigh tmares on thismedicine that can be quite dis-turbing. An influenza vaccine isoffered to personssix months andup and should be given every year

in November to high risk patients.These include asthmatics, cardiacpatients, diabetics and those withkidney and neurologic illness.

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Program an alternative to drooping out

Students rAC Er their way out

BY JA Y MclL VEEN

ATTENTION SENIORS:Have you thought about what yourlife will be likea year from this veryday? No, you won't be in highschool anymore--most of youanyway I Most of us will be in c0l-lege , away from home, and pre -paring for the ~realworld.~

First things first, though.Before you are accepted and en-rollin a college, you 'must figure'out some way to pay for expenses.These include tuit ion, room and

board , tr avel expenses, and ofcourse , food. All of this is great ,but someone's goingto have to payfor allofthis. Your parentsmaybe a great source ofmoney, but even theycannot make it alone.Most students w inneed1h e help of other money

Lib rar ia n Ann Ba y shows stude nts how t o use the new compu tersystem in the IJb rar y. photo by Jessica Piet ers

TexasA &M, UT at Arlington participating

BY ELOISE JOHNSON

are used to open the system ateach university: NOTIS at A&Mand UTALIB at UTA.

Thecomputer system hasbeen se t up in the library since

let your fingers do theBY ERICA CASTRO walking. The Bryan High School

Fo r studentsdroppingout, high school, enablingthem to enter libr aryhas a new andeasyway tohopes for a good-paying future the armed forces. find books.have been shattered by the mere We have some students The library has a com-thought of a minimum wage pay- who are going into the military puter system that ising, dead-end job. after they graduate, ~ Harris said. connected to the T exas

However, students in this Most of th e studentshave A&M and University ofpred icament now have an alter- dropped ou t of high school and Texas l ibr ary compu ter s

nat ive . Alternative Competency have the desire to complete their by atelephone l ine.TheEducation (ACE) isoffered to se- education. These students find it computer is programmedIected students lacking five or fewer hard to acquirea goodjob without with a list of books fromhigh school credits or have diffi- a high school diploma. U.T.A. and A&M. Texascult situations to overcome. Students in the ACE pro- A&M also has its maga-

ACE is a school se tting gramhave the opportunity to walk zines listed.where students are able to ac- 1h e stage alongwith 1h e BHSgradu- Student phone numbers,quire credits needed to achieve ates. availablejobs, school policies andhigh school graduation. Recently, a banquet was equipment inventory as well as

Eachapplicant is looked heldin honor of the students who other facts about the universi tiesat individually, as far as admis- just completed program are also availablethrough the com-sions, ACEcounselor Mary Cath- requirements .This year, Daniel puter system.erine Harris said. Hernandez III. an Army recruiter, The books and magazines

Some of the students in spoke on the importance of edu- are listed under card catalogthe AC E progr.am are completing cation. names. Different access names-__~~~ ~__~ ~

Scholarships help meet rising college expenses: time to apply is now

This computer systemallows students to save

valuable time by knowing whatinformation is available

to them.

November. Students are welcomeand encouraged to come in anduse the computer whenever theylike according to librarian SandalStephenson.

~Plentyof students use itbefore and afte r school. Some

students come in during lunch.We feel it is important for the

able n the cxx.nseIor's office. Thereis also a book calledThe Guidefor

for other scholarship information.Beveriv Norman, counsel-

ing center secretary,said that alllocalschol-arship applicatioos willbe available in March.For more scholarshipinformation you shouldwrite to the college youplanto attend and askfor more information.

There is also a list ofscholarships availableon the door

sources.Financialaid and informa-

tion, such as scholarships, is avail-

Have you ever thought about what

your life will be like a year fromthis very day?

the College Bound Student whichisfree. Listen to the daily bulletin

students and the first step in bring-ing new technology to the library, WStephenson said.

The end of each screengives instructions on how to con-

tinue searching to findinformation. Mostpeople refer to thecomputer as "user

friendly."When someone

else is using ano the rcomputer searching forin forma tion from thecampusesthe computer

will read "no carrier." This mes-sage means that the computerlines are tied up much like a regu-lartelephone line.

Time isa terrible thing towaste. This computer system al-lows students to save valuable

time by knowing what informationis available to them.

in th e counselor's office. Some ofthese include: Phi Delta Kappa,President's Achievement Award.National Scholarship Program ofthe Print, The University Scholars,J.D. lindsay Scholars Program,Chancellor's Alumni AssociationScholarships, Art Institute of Dal-las, Merit Scholarships for Fresh-men from ~Middle Income" Fami-lies, Texas Tech University Petro-leum Engineering,andseveral otherscholarships which will be listedasthey become available.


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4 NORSEMAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1991

Edit or's Note: Pppular culture and the media havelong been recognized as inf luencing America'steenagers. These articles teke a look at three of

those a reas : v ideos , t elevis ion and musical lyri cs .

Music channels firmly entrenched in American cultureBY KATHIE CENTER

"Video killed the rdo stN ... "or has it?In 1980. the revolutionary introduction of

Music Telev is ion brought to a head the express ionof artists in the music field. In the ten years since,

MTV, and the many take-off shows. have madetheir own place in music entertainment.

Al though the market for v ideos was shakyin the beginn ing, MTV soon became a householdname. For some though. theidea of adding visual e ffec ts to

an al ready graphic medium I want my MTV!was bad. It was soon pre-dicted that video would con-trol the music, instead of en-hance it.

Within these last ten years, MTV and t hetake-off shows hav~ provided a wide range of cov-

erage for mus ic ians to sel l mus ic . . and ideas.~I remember the song 'Cher ish.' I loved

that song. But everyone who saw the video said itmade them hate the song, so I never saw it... seniorMelissa Blackburn said.

"I think videos rob the audience of theirindividual thoughts about a song. " senior LydiaPercival said.

There is some truth t o this accusat ion.VVhenone mentions the Michael Jackson hi t "TtriIer ...

rarely is th e song thought of without the video."I don't think that I have ever seen a whole

video. because I'd rather listen to music or dance toit, " choir director John Hornbeck said.

Jus t as there i s di sinterest in mus ic videos ,there is also a vast audience awaiting each newvideo.

"I don't know why everyone doesn't like it[MTV]. It gives good entertain-ment for the music I l isten to, "junior Patricia Nayro said.

~I watch MT V because thevideos show me all the musl-

BY CYNTHIA RQBERTS

Nearly al l Amer ican homes have a tor more televi sion set s. These set s a re on,to estimat es, more t han six hours a day.television takes up more time than anyother than sleeping. The power of televisionwho control and plan it s programming isthat of any other institution.

In more recent years, there hascont roversy over the effec ts of telev is ion .society and the individual . I s te levis ion adispla.ces reality. promotes violence,activit ies and sets back social developme

Think about the shows viewed ontoday. "Married with Children," "The ~"'U"other family sitcoms. Do theyals, respect toward others or positive ''"'have ever viewed these shows, you knowIn fact, some of these shows encourage juposite.

dans, and what's popular" so -phomore Nicole Hanson said.

"I don't think it's bad for music videos toinfluence us. Everything else does," junior Charles

Kyle said.However, while the average person watches

12 hours of television per week, some video "junk-ies" watch 1 2 hours of television each day.

MTV has 50.4 million American subscrib-er s and 60 million in Europe. Japan, Australia, Israeland Lat in Amer ica. The top adver ti ser s are Pepsi,Coca-Cola, Levi Strauss. Volkswagen and Nike.Tatal revenues for the channel in 1990 were $178million.

Shows such as "Cheers: "Knots

"Dallas, ~ and daytime soap operas oftensexual overtones. They are also popularBecause sex is often the hook t hat gets

BY JA Y MelL VEEN

The time is 2: 15 a.m. Amother i s awakened by the soundof a ringing telephone. The voiceon the othe r end is tel ling her thather son has just committed suicide. A m7/ion things rush throughher mind at once, but sh e doesn'tknow what to think. Feeling dev-astated and horrified, she callsthe house of her son:' best friend,only to find out that he, too, hast aken h is own l if e. Ne ither parentcan ntsqine what caused them todo thiS, but as the inves tigat ionfollows, the police discover a tapeplayer that had been blaring thesound of a popular rock b an d. T heinside of the cassette cover hasthe lyrics of the music printed on

the inside. As themem, they discovertIons have been hiDf,tIioN.sections talk about d,dangerous ts that codeath. One of the sets ias the one that the tIIVOdied from. The womeand two together and (lseems to be alogicel cafter list ening to and rlyrics of the group, t he,to do the dangerous e efatal conclusion.

Whether the Iyenced the boys to gok 111 i l gt hem selv es w as nbut one thing is for suhas a definite influence


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listeners Inteoers.

"It has.., effect on people,depending on how matu re youare. Everyone is susceptible to acertain degree, but I don't think itinfluences people to commit sui-cide,..KTSRdisc jockey PeteAl-Iensaid.

"Certain music makes mefeel like dancing and it ge ts mehyped before a game ," AdrienLawson said.

"They [lyrics] ilfluence meonly if I can take the artist ser i-ously, or if I agree with their mor-als. Otherwise, they just influenceme to have fun, and not takethings as se riously," Brandon

with a

r sinflu-~far as~ven,I music, its lis-

varyingCrowe said.

When I listen to hardlyrics, like Ice Cube, it makes mefeel invincible, " Jamal Haywoodsaid.

Johnny Mayes, a discjockey for KKVS radio sta tion,said that love songs arethe mostinfluential.

J.C. Franks agrees.When I l is ten to hard raps, it getsme in a pumped-up mood, butwhen I heara slow jam, likefromLuther Vandross, I gotta get withmy girl an d just chill."

..Some songs make mefeel different in many ways. Mostof all, Marvin Gaye makes me

degreeswant to have a nice time with anice girl," Julian Clay said.

Sensitive lyrics put meina calm mood, but bad lyrics putme in a cocky mood," SebrinaSmith said.

However, lyrics don't in-fluence everyone. Pat Foster andmedia teacher Darrell Taylor be-lieve lyrics have no influence onthem.

Vet, most people feel th esame as Dave Cocanougher.

"If 1Mlyrics ar e goOO an dthe song hasa message, it influ-ences me . But, if the lyrics arebad, I ignore them and try to for-get it," he said.

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YoU n b a d in flu eger gene .. n e e o n thCa ration e

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watch a certain show. Forget love and commitment.The fantasy world of soap operasportray upper-

class families in which multiple marriages and adulterousaffairs are recurring themes. With all these things hap-pening on television, who can have an accurate repre-sentation of the "real world?"

Violence is another recurr ing theme in manytelevision shows. Many studies have been performed todetermine the effects of this violence on youth.

Unfortunately. real life often provides the an-swer. Three weeks after a made-far-television murdermovie, a seventeen year old boy who said he had"memorized the film to the last detail" admitted he hadreenacted the crime when he murdered and raped ayoung woman.

Authors of the book Remote Control foundadditional evidence of television's effect on young people.They found that college entrance examination scoresamong children born since the advent of television havedropped significantly.

As far as television is concerned, it will always bea par t of society. It is upto society, however, to determineits wisest use.

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6 NORSEMAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1991

Coach pleased with success of golf teamsBY MELANTHEA BROCK

The fal l golf season justended with both teams perform-ing well . Coach Ron Newhousewas quite pleased with the teams'triumphs and efforts. The springseason begins near the end ofFebruary.

"Thij,ogirls had an espe-cially good season," Newhousesaid. The girls played three tour-naments th roughou t the fall. InOctober, the gir ls placed f irst a tNimitz. Th e team then placed firstin November at Cypress Wood.

The gir ls had a hea rtbreaker a t

Eisenhower in December whenthey came in second and missedfirst by only one shot.

The girls team is stronglyfavored to win district. In 1M spring,they will play in five more tourna-ments . Dis tr ic t play wil l be heldthe second week of April.

The boys varsity partici-pated in two falltoumaments.Theirfirst tou rnamen t was p layed a tAustin in October. At Austin, theboys placed e leventh out of 28teams. A tenth place was cap-

tured in November at Consolidated.

The boys had a rough

season with ineligibilities."If Ne regain some ineli-gibles, we should have a team asstrong asanyone inour district, "Newhouse said.

The boys junior vars ityalso played well. The team placedfourth at the Woodlands tourna-men t in December. The Wood-landstournament is the top juniorvarsity tournament in the area.

The boys team will playsix tournaments in the spring.

District will be held the secondweek of April.

Vikes continue winning, head for playoffsBY RUBY HENRY

team work," Coach Barry Davissaid.

Team players agree withtheir coach.

"I feel that our team thisyear isgrand. We have the team-work which extends usto do bet-ter," Dee Thompson said.

New strategies incorpo-rated by Davis deal with bringing

Once again, the Vikingbasketba ll team has created asuccessful year. Strong players,chances for the playoffs and newimprovemen t is what the teamconsists of this year.

"We've improved a lo t.We're much wiser, and the teamknows eachothers' weaknessandstrong points , so this makes the

the team together. Communicat-ing and hearing each other's opin-ions have increasedthe confidenceof the team.

..As long as the teamcontinues to work toge1her,I havea posi1iveattitude about the play-offs," Eric Jackson said.

. .C h a nc es a r e good for theplayo ffs. We have to take it onegame at atime," Davis said.

Golf team members Amy Nobles lind LeslieAtkinson get in somepractice time during sixth period. photo by Mark Lightsey

Lady Vikes hoping to bat 1.000BY COREY BOH TER

Come February 19, theLady Vikes will start their softballseason. Theteam hopesthat they cando as well asthey d id lastyearwith a 9-11 record.

A e -turning play-ers includeKaty Smith,Tracey Gough, Katina Hawkins,Laura Goen , Beverly Le ro andNikki Winder, which is a goodgroup of players said Coach Jan-ice Williamson.

"Wi1hth e ackfrtionof sometalented sophomores and if pitch-ing and catch ing improves, as Iexpect, then we should have asuccessful season," Williamsonsaid.

district for the first time. This divi-sionholdssomestrongteamssuch

as A&MConsolidatedand WacoAeicher.A&M Con-sol idated isalso in this


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NORSEMAN. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY I, 1991 7

First choice not always best

in making career decisions

December 8 th in accordance witht he "Adopt a Highway" Program.At the social before Christmas,ITI9ITt>ersexchanged toys thaI werelater donated to children in ourcommunity. Once a week, Stu-dent Council members eat lunchwith handicapped students in ordertos t renghten t ies be tween the twogroups. Finally, the Environmentand Energy Committee placedreminders on school light switchesto promote saving electrici ty.

The BHS Student Coun- On December 28, 1990,cil has remained busy over the th e BHS Varsity Cheerleaders corn-past month. Before Christmas, peted at the National CheerleadStudent Council members collected ers Association National Champi-money for t he Eagle' s Cheer Fund. onship in Dallas. This was a com-Thetotal collection equalled $465. pet it ion in which over 900 squads

Members also picked up across the nation competed fortrash along highway 1179 on the National title. After perform-

r------------------------------------- .. ng, Bryan's squad received a rankof thirty-sixth out of 150 squads intheir division. In addition, JenniferMiller, NCA "All-American" Cheer-leader, competed for "Best Cheer-leader". Squad members include:co-captain; Julie Allen, co-captain;Pat tye Wimbish, Jenn ifer Miller,Amy Parks, Mindy Mart in, CarolSteelman, Cynthia Albarado, Court-ney Simmons, Terri Snodgrassand Jennifer Kuzniarek. ShannonStephens is the 1990 VikingMascot.

State Board requires coverage of evolutionBY RICHARD MciNTOSH

'91-92 cheerleader selection process begins soon

BY CYNTHIA ROBERTS

Are you worried or frus-trated about college? Are youwondering what your maier shouldbe?

Don't worry, chances arethat a student will change his orher mind several times beforemaking a final decision.

Even the teaching pro-fession i s compri sed of individu-als who had once thought of pur-

suing other careers.With minors in psychol-ogy, social studies, and educa-tion, English teacher BernadetteGraff says that she once consid-ered a career in pharmacology.When in the second grade, G raffwanted to be a nun, but now en-joys teaching.

"I found my niche at beau-t if ul &van High." Graff said.

Home economics teacherElizabeth Richardson said mat she

had once wanted to be an under-cover cop like Cagney & laceybut she also likes to help kids ......ho

Religious Right leadersand several o ther Chri st ian di rec -tors and the Coalition for Tradi-tional Values have been campaign-ing for the theory of Crea tioni sm

to appear in biology textbooks forthe past 15 years.

These people feel thatcreationism, the theory that lifeoriginated from a superior being,should be taught along with thetheory of ewlution. Oeationists"also feel that Biology books shouldlessen the emphasis on thetheory of evolution, They arguethat evolution leaves the studentswith only one explanation of the

B Y O E LA fN A U R BA NQ

'1-iey Freda, are you goingto tJy ou t for cheefleader this year?"

"Are you for real? I wouldbe too embarrassed to try out,and besides, I wouldn't make itanyway."

Hey! That' s not the right

att itude to have. Cheerleader try-outs are coming soon and BHSwants you.

In Olderto tr y ou t for d1eer-leader for the 1991-92 school year,all people (boys as well as girls)need to a ttend a manda tory infor-mational meeting with a guardian

want to be helped."Teaching is my love,"

Richardson said.Assistant principal Ger-

ald Bennet once wanted to be adentist. but said he changed hismind after considering the exP8rlseinvolved . He said tha t he dec idedto be a teacher after his profes-sors he lped him through col lege.

Some teachers have held

careers prior. to be ing a teacher.Morris Gelber. computer math andprecalculus teacher. served in theArmy for 20 years before teach-ing. Environmental Scienceteacher Richard Barnet t said tha the had once wanted to be anoceanographer and has been aresearch assistant and has fre-quen tly gone on cru ises .

Other teachers said tha tteaching has always been theirfirst career choice.

"I always wanted to be ateacher. so that's what I did."Spanish teacher Janie Hall said.

origin of man.The theory of evolut ion

may be taught in classrooms butdoes not necessari ly indicate thatthe course centers around the

subject."It [evolution) has been

included in the text for severalyears. but not necessarily cov-ered dur ing the course, " b iologyteacher Deborah Richards said.

A study done by Dr . Ger-ald Skoog in 1983 showed a largedecrease in tex tbook coverage ofevolution. Most of these booksbarely mention evolut ion and the'Texas disclaimer" required book

on February 26. There, all inter-ested people wi ll get an appl ica-t ion. The application and teacherrecommendation fonns will be dueat another meeting on February28. Shortly after that, alive-dayins truc tiona l c linic wil l fol low. Al l

those interested will betaught thenecessary skills for trying out. Tweweeks will then be spent prac tic-ing and per fec ting the rout ine.

Tryouts in front of thejudges will start on March 23. Ifthe judges think the person t ry ingout has adequa te ski ll s. then tha t

Speech Club membersMiche lle Lynch and Jenni Phe lpswere invited by the Noon LionsClub to present to the ir membersthe speeches they would use int!:le District cofTl>elition. Th e speech

topic was "Drugs: The Effect onMy Communit y". Both girls com-peted at the District contest inIndustry January 13.

Shy-Anne, Holly Koronkawas selec ted to represent BHS asaurAll State Dril l Team member inHouston , Texas on January 3-5.Scott Grossman was the chore-ographer for the drill team andworked with the girls all weekend.He taught them a routine whichthey perlormed for the Texas Danceand Drill Team Directors Associa-tion state banquet on Saturdaynight in Houston, TX ..

publishers to state that evolutionis "theoretical rather than factual."

Recen tly. c reat ioni st shave had small inf luence on pub-lishers and textbook selection com-

mitt ees. Now, the Stat e Board ofEducation requires the coverageof evolution.

Should other theories suchas creationism betaught?

II I think a teacher shouldbe free to e J Q J r e S Saternative v i e w sand opinions as long as they areidentified as such. As with mostscience subjects. there are typi-cally many varying theories."Richards said,

Rickey Gomez, a mediatechnology student, recently placedfourth instate with a public service

, announcement he produced. Thetheme of the video was "Stay InSchool." The contest was spon-sored by the Texas Young Law-yers Association.

person can try out in front of thestudent body on ~rch 27.

Requirements t o try outfor cheerleader include the fol-lowing: candidates must main-tain a t l east a C average, no U 's orF 's f or the semes ter grades , they

must have attended B.LS.D.schools for a t leas t one semes terand take an active part in BryanHigh. Good attendance is alsorequired. Those selected canexpect to pay approximately $300in expenses.

Responsibilities expected

of those selected to representBryan High as cheerleaders in-clude attending summer practicesand camp, keeping grades up,promJting school spiritand cheer-ing at all pep rallies, varsity eventsandcompetiton. Helping out at

communit y events and keepingup school morale are also part ofbeing a cheerleader.

There are 10 places avaliable on the squad for 1991-92and al l who are interested are en-C X X J r a g e dto attend.Sylvia Franze,cheerleader sponsor, said , "Jus t

Bryan High School Bandhosted the TMEA Region 8 AII-Region Band auditions on Decem-ber 12. The following studentsplaced in the a ll 'd is tri ct band , theall-region concert band, and theall-region symphonic band: dis-trict - Stacey Bussell , Katie Peter-son , Chaundra Ayers, Shun Polk,A m y Pauling, Sari Sandoval, Jameslopez, Kari Kirby, BethanyRamirez, Kathleen Johnson, J.C.Franks, Megan Irons, Laura Goen,Zane Morse, Joe Motley, EmilyClark , Greg Gorden ; concert - Lu-i sa Liu, Bonnie Powers, StephenGriffin, Natalyn Sm~h, Shanna Mar-cotte, Amy Koenning, Katy Beal,Philip Merritt , Mary Stuessy, MaryGoen, Brent Garner, Matt Wing-

field, Sean Lowey, MarkCardwell,laura Stuart, Kris Siegert; sym-phonic - Steven Toon , Jan Hyden ,Rusty Adams. And Steven Toonmade all-area band. Bryan HighSchool hostedthe All-Region Clinicand Concert on January 18-19.

The members of the BHSPhoto Club have been cut ting red.white, blue, and yellow ribbonsand dis tr ibut ing them to schools inthe dist ric t. These r ibbons repre-

sent our support for our troops inthe Middle East .

CLUB PICTURES

will be takenFeb. 5 & 6in the gym.

Activity I schedule

BE THERE!

. '

because you go to the meet ingdoesn't mean that you have to tryout . but Iwould l ike to encourageall interested persons to try out.We wouk:iIi


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day is not the same because ofthings he saw and had to do. Iwould hate for that pain and suf-fering to be put on another gen-eration. Ithas been twenty yearssince Vietnam and I don 't th ink

Americans are prepared for an-other war. Plus, Saddam iscrazy.He will use gas, terrorism in theUnited States, etc. Ifthis man isunleashed, thewholeworld couldbe in trouble."

Frank Metzer: "All theMiddle Eastwill be involved and itwill be Armageddon. We will betherefor a long time."

Bobby Lebow: "Some-thing like Hitler. Ifwe would havefought Germany in 1938, itwould

have saved lives. If we wouldhave never committed ourselves,we wouldn't be there."

~is happening,becausethe battlecould be fought in Israel. Thiscould very well be the last battlebeforethe battleof Armageddon."

Sgt. Bobby Watts:"Their us e of biotogicaland chemi-

cal weapons. I know SaddamHussein would usethem if hehadhalf the chance."

Anne Linne: "Thedeathof innocent people."

Ken Poole: "It might beSelfish, bu t Idon't want m yyoung-est son, 22, 10 go to war becauseI might lose him, and Idon', wantthat 10 happen."

MarySue Ribardo: 'Theloss of American l ives, and thefear that my sons might have togo and die. Don't get mewrong, Iwould sign upto go ifthey wouldtake me, but it would just hit hardat home."

Michael Kelling: "Theloss of life and our future,becausesomething like this will affect thisgeneration like it has never beenaffected before."

Gerald Bennett: "I fear

the death and destruction of menin the Middle East . Because ofthat, I fear the destruction offamiliesin the UnitedStates.Thereare a lotof the men inthe MiddleEast that don't understand whythey are there . Also, i f you lookback in history, it's always beenone small incident that causesglobal warfare."

Kei th Garinger: "Well ,Ifear the suffering that will comeabout. Iwas still a senior in highschool when the Vietnam Warwas winding down, so I didn'thave to go. I had one friend thatgot killed and another that to this

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VOICESVOICESGleES

.PoetsGallery

Where Do W e Stand?

AS I lookover a land,W~habt oftorTbstones in itshand.

B Y Z A K K A DA M S

What do you tear mostabout war with Iraq?

I realize what's going on iswrongBut a l ine must be drawn.

Violence is not an answer,But oil isn't all we're fighting for.ebb ie R icha rds :"Boys,

or young men I knowgetting killed.

Of course, I 'm worried about theother young men, too."Brown Blair: "AlTleI'Cans

dying. I would prefer a peacefulsettlement.Also ,Idon't like where

We fight against a dictatorship,That with an iron fist will be beat!

Against all odds large and small,Our men and women fight for usall.Special students receive

special care from teachers We continu eto fight for a land likeours,But the thought of another Viet-nam lingers in our halls.

by Nancy FuchsSpeCial Education taacher

Iwas recently asked bya couple ofthe Norse-men staff towrite anarticle about m y special students.As I s tarted to write about my students , I decided tochange itto our students because m y co-worker MissJohnson, along with ourteaching assistants, play sucha big part inthe lives ofthese students. Ittakes all of usworking together as a team to benefit our students.

Thereare somany neat things that IwouIdlikepeople to know about our students. However, I havedecided to concentrate on one main area and thatbeing that our students are just like so-called normalstudents andpeople inso many ways. They like praise,recognition, friends and are proud of their accomplish-ments and successes. They l ike people to speak tothem, smile atthem, orcall them byname. Infact, inmyopinion, they are more alike than different.

Our students are an exciting group of stu-dents. They have personality. Praise them, and wow!how they beaml Tell them that they can do somethingand see them give their all.

I feel so fortunate to teach at Bryan HighSchool because the students, faculty and staff recog-nize our students. They do speak to them, smile atthem and even callthem by name. Ithank you for that.

Even though some are against

this war,We all want something more.

If not now then when?If not there then where?-Yes, Iknow how heavy our heartsare,For I have family over there too.

Please support our U.S. troops,and hope that they come homesoon.

Chalk For United we stand and dividedwe fall,The U.S. troops are fighting forus all.

T-alk Liz Fry , Nancy Fuchs with Chris Palasota and Faith Nowlin.

What would you do about the Persian Gulf crisis?

"I support our troops, butI wouk:l ratherhave things resolvedpeacefully," -sophomore MaricellaMorales

"George Bush isdoing agood job, butwe should go aheadand destroy Baghdad," - juniorJohn Berger

"I'd level the whole coun-try of Iraq and killSact:lamHussein,"-senior William Bowser

"I would try to talk out asolution without resolving to war,"-senior Ailsa Kuder

"We should give it up.Instead. we should have prison-ers sent over to fight," -juniorLaTasha Morgan

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