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Volume 1, Issue 24
May 21, 2004 |
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The doors are open! ALC students
were greeted with a surprise when they arrived at school on Thursday morning,
May 20. The doors to the student
bathrooms, locked since the ALC moved to its present site in the north wing
of the old West Elementary building, were wide open. The doors were not only open, they
were gone. Until Thursday, students wishing to use the bathrooms were required to sign out a key from the office. The bathrooms were to be used by only one person at a time, despite the fact that each bathroom contained several enclosed stalls. The locked bathroom policy was begun three years ago for several reasons. First and foremost, the policy was designed to prevent students from smoking in the bathroom. The policy was also intended to stop student mischief in the bathrooms. A few students liked
the locked bathroom policy, but most have long been opposed to it. Because there is only one girls and one
boys bathroom available for student use, users sometimes find themselves
waiting five to ten minutes for their turn. After discussions with Adminsitration, ALC teachers and staff, ALC Dean of Students Paul Langseth decided to not only to remove the locks, but to remove the doors entirely. (Continued à) |
Langseth noted that newer public bathrooms do not have exterior doors on them because doors limit the access of individuals in wheelchairs. “Prairie Elementary has no exterior doors on its bathrooms,” said Langseth. “Niether do those at the local Walmart or the Sioux Empire Mall.” Langseth pointed out that by removing the doors, the waiting game will end because more than one student will be able to use each bathroom. Moreover, students wouldn’t dare smoke or engage in mischief in the bathrooms. “The second-hand smoke or the noise would drift into the hallways and be immediately detected by teachers,” said Langseth. Langseth also noted that officials from the State Department of Education frowned upon the ALC’s locked bathroom policy during a recent visit. According to Langseth, if the new policy is handled appropriately by students, then this might be one more step toward a policy of open lunch. |
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The Perils of gay marriage By Steven Blue
Arm If people have any doubts about the dangers that gay-marriage poses to our society, then they need only consider the case of Trogerhogg Froatburger and his “partner” EliasUliolious. Froatburger and Uliolious were the very first gay couple to be legally wed in Massachusetts. When the gay couple emerged from city hall, they embraced on the steps of the building. An elderly couple, shocked by what they witnessed, crashed their car into a crowd of children playing in a nearby playground. Fourteen were injured. Three of twelve ambulances dispatched to the scene caused a massive eighteen-car pile-upon the Boston Freeway. One of the cars involved in the pile-up was delivering a desperately needed heart-lung machine destined for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The heart-lung machine was to be used in a complicated transplant operation involving Scientists Sirjokawa Fujioki, famed global-warming expert. Mr. Fujioki expired on the operating table. (Continued à)
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Fujioki recently won the Noble Prize in Science for inventing a pill that, when put into a car’s gasoline tank, causes the car’s fuel to burn efficiently and cleanly. This invention would have completely solved the global warming dilemma. However, Fujioki never wrote down the formula for his pill, so his global warming solution died with him. Because no other global warming solution is currently available, average world temperatures are expected to rise by twelve degrees Fahrenheit per year over the coming years. This means that average summertime Minnesota temperatures will exceed 200 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100. However, the human race is expected to become extinct before that time. Most scientists expect the last humans to die by the year 2006 or 2007. So when you
consider the extinction of the human race, remember – it all started because
two gay men got married.
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ALC
Students invent smoker’s suit By Virginia Cerda Enterprising ALC students have come up with an idea for their classmates addicted to nicotine – an air-tight smoker’s suit. Students who can’t seem to get through a school day without having a cigarette could wear such a suit to school. (Continued à)
Model of an air-tight
smoker’s suit designed by enterprising ALC students. |
Specially designed
smoker’s suit helmet.
Students could smoke in class within the specially-designed smoker’s suit. The “secondhand smoke” produced by cigarettes would be trapped within the suit and would not bother others in the room. “People could smoke anywhere, anytime they want,” said ALC student Mayra Esqueda. “They will no longer have to fear offending non-smokers.” ALC teacher Ray Lowry had a different opinion regarding the smoker’s suit. “Smoking is banned in school for numerous reasons,” said Lowry. “Sure, the smell of cigarette smoke offends many people. But we also forbid students from smoking because we are concerned about their health. We really are.” Students were moving ahead with construction of a prototype smoker’s suit. They hope to have a working model completed in time for summer school, despite the fact that state law bans the use of any form of tobacco on school grounds, whether inside a smoker’s suit or not. “Our only concern is that our prototype is so bulky that the person wearing it will not fit into a standard-sized school desk,” said Mayra Esqueda. |
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Opinion Article
What will happen to M.J.? By Angela Ruiz I’m sick and tired of hearing fans of Michael Jackson claim that he’s innocent. I mean, how would they know? A lot of people think that the children involved in the case are making everything up. Have you ever heard of children making up stories about SEX – something they have never experienced? I liked Jacksons’s music too, but honestly, no one really knows who he really is. Not everyone acts the same in their homes as they do in public. Some people beat their wives or children or even molest them. Other people are verbally abusive to their families and never show any sign of it at work or with their friends. The only reason that Michael Jackson isn’t in prison yet is because he is a millionaire and has been in the public eye since he was a child himself. It is wrong that because Jackson is famous he might get away with a crime. All child molesters should be put into prison and never let out. They steal innocence away from the only people in this world who are innocent. (Continued à) |
Just because Michael Jackson has money doesn’t make it okay for him to steal the life’s of the children of America or anywhere for that matter. No one should have that right. Hopefully, the jury in Michael Jackson’s trial will not be influenced by his “star status” and there will be justice for the children who have been hurt. Just remember this: Every rumor starts with a
little bit of truth.
Which photograph
shows the real Michael Jackson?
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What’s in a name? --William
Shakesepare By Steven Blue-Arm Do you know what your name means?
Surprisingly, not many people do in this day and age! This is especially true
for those of us who are born in America. It seems that in order to belong, you
need to lose a small part of your ethnic identity. Most immigrant parents
choose to give their children Americanized names instead of traditional ones,
thus allowing their children to become part of mainstream America. Do you the reader know what your name mean and where it comes from? If you would like to know a few websites are listed below that can help you find out where your name comes from and what it means. Not only is it a cool thing to know but it’s also a great conversation topic. |
Wild Bill rides again By Alesha Seifert Former South Dakota Congressman and Governor Bill Janklow, 64, was convicted of running a stop sign, speeding, and second-degree manslaughter, in the death of a motorcyclist on August 16. He spent 100 days in jail and got out last Monday, May, 17. According to the police, Janklow was speeding and didn’t even slow down as he ran a stop sign and ran into a man on a motorcycle, killing him. Janklow’s sentence was called a “slap on the wrist” by many. Janklow blamed the accident on a diabetic attack, caused by not eating all day.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Don’t be so hardheaded. Try listening instead of trying to do all the talking. Lucky numbers this week are 6,9,8 Taurus (April 20-May 20) Some things you said about a family member earlier this week will come back to haunt you. Lucky numbers this week are 3,15,23 Gemini (May 21-June 20) You have been so angry lately – think before you speak. Lucky numbers this week are 2,5,18 Cancer (June21-July 22) You will meet that special someone you’ve been waiting for. Lucky numbers this week are12,16,7 Leo (July 23-Aug.22) Love really hurts, but it’s time to get over it. Try to keep yourself busy. Lucky numbers this week are 69, 50,100 Virgo (Aug.23-Sept.22) It’s time for a change in you’re life. Do thing you normally wouldn’t do. Lucky numbers this week are 4,10, 22 |
Libra (Sept.23-Oct.22) You do so much for others, try doing something for yourself. Lucky numbers this week are 82,76,0 Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.21) Your strong opinions will cause you to clash with a loved one. Lucky numbers this week are 48,92,27 Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec21) You will receive good news from a family member. Lucky numbers this week are 7,98,102 Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Chances of landing that job you’ve been thinking about are excellent. Go for it! Lucky numbers this week are 5,76,1000 Aquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18) Try to approach that somebody you’ve had a crush on. Their feelings are mutual. Lucky numbers this week are 8,19,49 Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Communication with loved ones will get you what you want. Lucky numbers are 7, 12 and 86. |
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