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The Worthington ALC Insider
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Volume 1, Issue 14
March 5, 2004 |
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By Patty and Liz The latest news on the store is, “We did it!” On Tuesday March 2nd, the Coca-Cola cooler arrived, along with the beverages. The beverages include Powerade-2 flavors (Fruit punch and Mountain Blast), Minute Maid Juice - 3 Flavors (Strawberry Passion, Tropical Citrus, and Berry Kiwi), Dasani Water, and Nestea- 3 Flavors (Raspberry, Sweet with lemon, and Diet with lemon). We are planning to sell Lemonade and frappuchinos in the future. Also, we plan to sell cappuccino, ice cream, nachos, and other pre-packed products.
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The opening
date of Da Bodacious Store will be on Monday 8, 2004. It will be located in
the cafeteria at the ALC where the coat racks used to be. We don’t need this area for coats since ALC
students will soon have lockers of their own. “Finally we are making some
progress,” said Virginia Cerda. We encourage everybody to stop by and check out our new store, and also buy some of our products. All profits will go to student funding, to get better and newer equipment, like ice-cream machines, and nacho machines. “I think that
we have made a lot of progress,” said Elizabeth DeLeon. “When we first started the class it was
just an idea. Now we as a class, we can say that we have made a difference at
the ALC.” |
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By
Sara Schirmacher Last fall
and summer, the whole town of Worthington, along with other towns in the
area, was swarming with those irritating flying Asian Beetles known as “Lady
Bugs.” They like to land on you and
take a little snap. Most people say
they are a pain in the butt. Well
brace yourself because this year they will probably be a bigger pain. According
to Jeff Hahn, entomologist with the University of Minnesota Extension
Service, “The sunnier it gets, the gloomier the ladybug forecast
becomes.” Last fall the ladybugs were
all over the place, on the outside of houses, inside houses as well as on
countertops, the walls inside homes, etc. They were just everywhere. The bugs are considered harmless. But those pinches make it seem like they are not. Experts don’t really know where the large swarms come from. Extremely large swarms of the bugs were first sighted in Louisiana in 1988. Large swarms spread to Minnesota in 1995. The experts don’t know why they came here, but now these annoying bugs are everywhere. I myself
last year didn’t even go outside because of how irritating they were. So I just stayed inside until nighttime
came. When I did go outside it sure
wasn’t for long. So hopefully
everyone is prepared for those nasty Asian Beetles to come back. |
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March
21-April 19) Your sign is in the constellation of Venus. Love is in the air. Taurus (April
20-May 20) Letting people get on your nerves will dampen your mood. Gemini (May 21-June
20) Spring’s around the corner. Time to get in shape. Cancer (June21-July
22) You will find a great love waiting in the future. Leo (July
23-Aug.22) March is for lions and lambs.
Seek an Aries. Virgo
(Aug.23-Sept.22 Your season is around the corner. If you plant seeds now love will blossom
later. Libra
(Sept.23-Oct.22) This is your week. Time to go wild. Scorpio
(Oct.23-Nov.21) Just because Uranus is in your constellation doesn’t mean you have to be an ass. Sagittarius (Nov
22-Dec21) The distance between you and your partner will grow smaller. |
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Lakota Law By Steven BlueArm Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribal Council (CRST) fired its Chief Judge William H. Bossman
for "gross misconduct" because he didn’t consult the tribe before
releasing a tribal member to state authorities. The
tribal member was on parole from a state penitentiary. He signed an extradition agreement allowing
his return to state custody in the event that he violated parole. The man
violated his parole on the Cheyenne River Reservation three times in November
for driving under the influence, eluding police and reckless driving.
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Judge Bossman signed the order releasing
the man to state custody despite the fact that tribal law requires a vote by
the tribal council before such a transfer can occur. The Judge
signed the order to release the tribal offender to the state. He was held
under a $500 cash bond, which later was reduced to a personal recognizance
bond. The Cheyenne River Tribal
Attorney said Bossman informed authorities informally that the tribal member
had been returned to the state without tribal consent. The CRST requires
consent before a tribal member is extradited. During a
debate, tribal councilmen voiced their concern about the impact of parole
agreements such as the one signed in this case, saying that the state forces
tribal members to sign them without understanding the implications. |
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Turkey
hunting in Minnesota By
Jason Paplow By the early turn of the century,
the wild turkey in Minnesota had nearly disappeared. But thanks to the
Minnesota DNR, the turkey population has made a dramatic comeback in the past
years. With just a few birds and 25 years of hard work, they have managed to
get the population up to around 30,000. This is a remarkable comeback by
anyone’s measure. After much trial and error, groups of
people tried raising birds and releasing them. However, the birds would soon died off due
to predation. With this failing, they decided to capture wily adult turkeys
from other states and transplant them here. Using funds donated by the National
Wild Turkey Federation, biologists continue
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to trap wild turkeys in areas of Minnesota where the birds are abundant and then relocate them to suitable new areas. During the past three decades, the bird's range has continued to expand west and north. With the turkey population now on the up and up, we are having a spring turkey hunt. The DNR has decided it would be best to have a license lottery to limit the number of birds being harvested in the state. With spring just around the corner many hunters have either sent in their forms or are on the verge of doing so. Authorities have decided to allow 3,146 permits in 127 areas in the state. Many permits are still available. It is a good way to just go out and have a good time whether it is by yourself or with a good hunting buddy.
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Contraception
and the male gender By Crystal Melendez A great period of radical change swept
the landscape in the 1960s. Civil
rights were moved and passed, a president was shot, a war was fought, and
contraceptives were first used on a widespread basis. This simple concept (the ability to have
sex with exponentially less worry of conception) was only given strength by
the prevalently open sexuality of the 1960s, and since then the term
‘contraception’ has become common knowledge. Recent studies have unearthed a new
possibility to the realm of contraception.
For decades, contraception was classified into three categories:
mechanisms, which inhibit fertilization (condoms and diaphragms), birth
control pills (only available to women), and operations (i.e., vasectomies). However, recent studies have unearthed a
new possibility to the realm of contraception - the reality of more
substantial male birth control methods.
For the first time, a safe, effective
and reversible hormonal male contraceptive appears to be within reach.
Several formulations are expected to become commercially available within the
near future. Men may soon have the options of a daily pill to be taken
orally, a patch or gel to be applied to the skin, an injection given every
three months, or an implant placed under the skin every 12 months, according
to Seattle researchers. |
Contraception is a just act by
responsible people. It is not an
abortive mechanism, which prevents birth after conception, but something that
prevents the act of conception and does not let life begin (as opposed to an
abortion procedure). It is a safe
practice that is used by 94% of married couples today according to a 2002
study by Columbia University. This
figure suggests that Americans almost universally accept contraception as a
whole. So what is wrong with male
contraception? It is essentially the
same thing as a female birth control pill (which controls the release of eggs
for fertilization). What it does from
a science perspective is to the limitation of sperm count, eventually
achieving a count of zero according to Larry Setlow, a senior writer for
MSNBC.com. Male contraceptive is exactly
like female contraception and is not an abortive measure. It is an entirely responsible act. Ultimately, the important
thing is that the potential customer also thinks that it is just. In an online poll at Gallup.com, 73% of
American men believe that male contraception is responsible and respectful,
towards both of their partners and society as a whole. |
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Snow-Cross racing in Jackson By Zane Brunk
On February 21, I had the
opportunity to participate in snow-cross races in Jackson, MN. My boss Justin Freking raced with me. As I reported last week, Justin did really
well. He got a second in the Semi-pro class. For my first time racing I did pretty
good. I ran in two heats. In one I
took a fourth place and in another I took fifth place. In my second heat I
tried to beat a person back to the line and I hit the last tabletop wrong and
I crashed really hard. It was really scary – I just closed
my eyes. My head hit the middle of the hood and my chest hit the handlebars.
But I had a really fun day. Next year I am going to get in it more and race
as much as I can.
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Jackson speedway prepared for snow-cross racing Some people think that snow-cross racing
is easy. Well they are wrong! You have to be in shape and if I throw out my
smoking habit out I will do much better. The Jackson track is really hard because
you have four jumps and you have to plan how you are going to hit each of the
jumps. One more thing is you have to plan how you are going to take the
corners. All in all, it was a great day of
racing, and a great day of fun for me. |
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