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The Magazine of ~outh Communication ...... ~ Volume 11, N.o. 4 April, 1987 'I can make it on my own.' An estimated 14,000 Chicago teens Teens have an especially hard time n their own.' They're homeless living on the streets because they choice or by force. legally can't take refuge in a shelter until they're 21. Reporter Wendell Hutson in. terviewed homeless teens to uncover their story. And he talked with adult leaders who are trying to help them 'make it.' His report is on Page 5. djllroufld CJU.cago By Les Callihan, Desiree Washington, Mike Benedetto, Cassandra Chew and Yolanda Nash

HISTORY IN FOCUS .. Th1rty years of black Amenca's most "ALLELUIA" The famous Ch1cago Children's Choir presents "Three Masses. an Evenmg of Sacred Music," May 7 at 8 pm at 65 1mportant moments will be exhibited m photographs at the E. Huron. THe concert w1ll feature mus1c by Hassler, Ray and Cultural Center, Apr 3 until May 30. The photos will be Hayden Tickets are $10 and must be ordered by phone. Call organ1zed 1nto s1x themes: King and the Civil Rights Move­ 324-8300. ment; The C1v11 Rights Movement· Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Africa; Photo Essays and Portraits and Children. Admis­ TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME... The baseball season Managing Editor: Wendell Hutson, Julian. is well underway. Teams expected to do well in the Public sion 1s free. Editor-in-chief and Chicago League include last year's toughest, Simeon and Fenger Youth News Service Bureau from the Southwest Section and Clemente and Sullivan Chief: Stephanie Walters, Lin­ from the Northwest Section. These teams are s-.rong on coln Park. "OH SAY CAN YOU SEE".. .Two centuries of American Art fundamentals. Loyola and Brother Rice have a tendency to Asistant Managing Editor: will be forged into one exhibit at the New Terra Museum of produce the better teams from the tough Catholic League. Adolfo Mendez, Kelvyn Park. American Art located on Michigan Ave. at Erie St. Daniel J. City Editor: Roberta English. Terrs, U. S. Ambassador-at-Large for Cultural Affairs, has Von Steuben. founded the new museum, which features 60 of America's THE ONES TO WATCH ... Oak Park-River Forest has come Editorial Director: Jack Stol­ finest masterpieces, including the Gallery of the Louvre by out of the indoor track season undefeated, and looks like it ler, Whitney Young. Samuel F. B. Morse, Penn 's Treaty with the Indians by Ben­ will be the strongest contender in the State Track Meet. Entertainment Editor: Nancy Wallace, St. Ignatius. jamin West and George Washington (The Lansdowne Por­ Individuals to watch are OPRF's Alvin Campbell in the triple jump, Whitney Young's Mark Clancy in the 110 meter hur­ Health/ Sexuality Editor: trait) by Gilbert Stuart. The exhibit ends June 21. dles, Mendel's Tony Daniel in the 3200 meter run and CVS's Lorna Bates, Lincoln Pa rk. Aaron Rogers in the 800 meter run. Special Health Supplement Editor: Tracey Deutsch, Wh it­ ney Young. VOODOO DOLLS AND CHANTS ... From May 2 through School Affairs Editor: Etoi LINDBLOM VS. KENWOOD ... Two top city public high July 11, the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center will be Garrison, Wh itney Young. schools will be competing along with other state high exhibiting arts of the North American Indian. THis exhibit Young Chicago Editor: Erica schools in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics will present 146 artifacts and art works of the American Griffin, Whitney Young. State final competition, May 2, at Illinois State University. Indian. Among the 40 tribes represented are the Comanche, Around Chicago Editor: De­ Lindblom Tech took first place in the state regional competi­ Crow, Hopi, lrquois, Navajo and Sioux. siree Washington, Unity Cath­ tion held March 14 at Kennedy-King, and Kenwood won first olic. at the Chicago State University competition. Cable Television Director: THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS ... On May 2, teens will join Karriema Thomas, Metro. together to discuss issues affecting Chicago-area youth. Advertising Manager: Sonja Dunlap, Jones Commercial. These issues range from the nuclear arms race to gang Graphics Director: lvette violence to sexuality. The conference will be held at Pedro Ayala, Kelvyn Park. Albizin Campos High School (accessible by the O'Hare Circulation Manager: Charles IT'S ABOUT TIME ... Great subway-get off at North and Damen) at 1671 N . Claremont O'Neal, Hubbard. America has finally released from 1 to 6 pm. It is suggested that you preregister before Staff Writers: Crystal Adams. datess for the annual Grad Apr. 30 by contacting Leslie at 427-2533. The registration Lindblom; Samuel Beck less, Night event. The dates are fee is $2. Phillips; Mike Benedetto, Whit­ May 8 and May 15, and the ney Young; Nicole Boyd, Fen­ hours are from 7pm. to 1am . ger; Les Cali han, Hubbard; Cas­ Prices are $18.10 per per­ sandra Ci1ew, Lindblom; Margo son. You can purchase tick­ Crawford, Whitney Young; Kevin ets at the gate or at Ticket Davy, Roosevelt; Valerie John­ Master. son, CVS; Vanessa Johnson, Hyde Park; Vecia Madden, Lind­ blom; Marvin McAllister, Whit­ ney Young; Cathy Malinowicz, SHE'S IN THE MONEY. .. Good Counsel; Yolanda Nash, Great America Congratulations to our En­ Lane; Dan Robinson, St. Igna­ tertainment Editor Nancy tius; Franshonn Salter, Colum­ PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES! ... The road race calendar bia College; Heidi Sauhammel, Wallace. She will receive the is full after a winter's rest. Register now for the 10-kilometer Good Counsel; Ron Smith, Mar­ (6.2 miles) runs like the Chicago Avenue on the Run (call Cardinal's Comunication quette; Charles Smoot, Colum­ 664-0823), May 10 and the Main Course 10k, May 17 (853- Scholarship for $3000 which bia College; Ethan Stoller, Whit­ 2523) ... 1f 6.2 m iles is too much, call445- 21 00 for information is a renewable scholarship ney Young; Odette Szolnoki, on the special 5k run, (3.1 miles) which will be held in River given by the Archdiocese of Good Counsel; Amalia Stodol­ Forest, on May 10. Runners who are interested in any other Chicago for prospective sky; Regina Varnado, Hirsch; Chicago-area roadraces should contact the Chicago Area journalists. Nancy was one Vera Washington, Hyde Park; Runners Association at 664-0823. o f six finalists chosen out of Kathy White, Lindblom; Sonya 70 applicants. Young, Senn. Nancy Wallace Photo Editor and Photo As­ signment Editor: Alex Chapar­ ro, Amundsen. fine class rings, awards, announcements, Advertising Staff: Octavia Cooper, West inghouse; Nikole cap & gowns, diplomas Green, Jones: Lesley Johnson, Whitney Young; Evelyn Soto, DEPAUL FREE North Park College. UNIVERSITY 8 x 10 PORTRAIT Graphics Staff: Ronn Adesso, W/ RING ORDER Steinmetz: Yoon Kim, Amund­ sen Lorraine Reyes, Von Steu­ $ 5.00 OFF WITH AV ben. 2042 East 79th Street Staff Photographers: Enrique THE UNIVERSITY Chicago, Illinois 60649 Arcea, Metro: Oscar Arriola, Lane; Olivia Balderas, Juarez. Phone Business Staff: Vanessa How­ (312) 375-0400 FOR CHICAGO ard; Tawana Lewis, Dunbar. Word Processor: Paul Pink­ YOUR FULL SERVICE JOSTEN'S OFFICE ston, Wh itney Young. PROGRAMS FOR CAREERS ON THE SOUTHSIVE

Arts Accounting • New Expression IS published Business Communications AL POTTER once a month except June Education Humanities through August and December AL POTTER JR. by Youth Communication/Chi­ Drama Computer Science MICHAEL P. POTTER cago Center, a not-for-profit Music Natural Sciences agency. New Expression is a member of the Youth News Ser­ Nursing Socia I Sciences vice. Editorial offices are at 207 Pre-Law Pre-Medicine S. Wabash (8th floor). Chicago, ~~~ POT~~~~K: s~~~ IL 60604. Phone: 663-0543. -r.- • Office of Admissions r, .v--i'l DePaul Umvcrs1ty DISCOUNT ON SENIOR PORTRAITS ' :t 25 Fastjackson BouiL•vard, Copyright ©1987 by Youth ChiLago, lllmois 6060-f Com m un ication/ Ch icago Center. h•lephone f01 lnformatum 141 -H300 2042 East 79th Street Phone Chicago. llhnets 60649 (312) 375-0400 EJ New Expression APRIL, 1907 nside Track ·

C hicago teens can nomi­ leadership roles, allowing self as a former gang mem­ nate themselves as advisors t hem to solve problems, ber, suggested that commun­ to the city according to a plan, and give input in city ity organizations invite gangs plan announced by the Dept. policy-making. She said that to their meetings to discuss of Human Serv1ces, Mar. 30. all teens who serve on the gang problems and what can Twenty-one youth nomi­ Board must first complete a be done to solve them. nees will be appointed this training program on Board Brent Jones, another stu­ month by M ayor Harold participation. At press time, dent from Olive-Harvey, ob­ Washington to serve on a Mallette had not devised a jected to approving the rec­ Youth Advisory Board (YAB) method for interviewing teen ommendations for homeless for one year. Washington nominees. teens. " I'm not a homeless claims to be an advocate for The first step in involving teen," he said. " I feel that the youth involvement in all as­ youth in this decision-mak­ homeless should have at­ pects of city government. in g p r ocesses occu r red tended t his meeting because Teens interested in nom i­ March 30 when ten teens met they could talk about what nating t hemselves to the w ith city o fficials to review being a ho meless teen is Board should call Princella recommendations on youth like." Gilliam at D HS (744-0894). issues made by an all-adult The teen representatives Or they can send in the appli­ committee to t he Mayor. T he recommended more com­ cat ion form which appears meeting w as o pen to any m unication between scho ol o n Page 7 of this paper. Gil­ teen who wanted to attend, administrators, teachers and liam will want to know the but it wasn't well publicized. students. T hey also stressed name, age, address, tele­ The ten students who did the need for more job-related phone (if any) and t he school attend were from the Illinois p rograms inside the schools of those who wish to nomi­ Caucus on Teen Pregnancy, and more counselors to deal nate themselves. from Whitney Young, O live­ with students' concerns more T he "mission" of the YAB Harvey College and from Stu­ quickly. T he teens also asked according to Mercedes Mal­ dents United fo r Participation that youth centers employ lette, Director of Youth and and Representaion(SUPR). " more special counselors. " Family Services, w 1ll be to A st udent f rom O live­ Samuel Beckless involve ci ide teens in Harvey, who identified him- o sex abuse prevention! JACKETS e SWEATERS e EMBLEMS The Chicago Board o f Edu­ Beverly Johnson Biehr, Co­ fo r st udents to call at 1 800 cation has made no effort to ordinato r of Family Life Edu­ 25 ABUSE. introduce a sexual abuse pre­ catio n at the Board, told New In the sexual abuse cases for ALL SCHOOLS vention program this year Expression that an ~ loles­ involvi ng teacher Richard despite the sensational court cent Sexual Abuse P ·ven­ Benzel of Westinghouse and convictions for sex abuse of tion seminar was sponsored Barney McCall o f Collins All Styles school employees from IJ\Iest­ by the Board of Educat1on in bo th teachers were charged inghouse, Collins and Kelvyn the beginning of the school with sexual abuse and child wool, nylon or satin jackets Park in 1987. year. Each of the three high pornography. Benzel and To date the Board of Edu­ school districts sent seven McCall have pleaded guilty ORDER 1 to 1000 cation has neither instituted representatives to attend the to the charges. any type of program to help seminar, but, according to Former Kelvyn Park Prin­ Come to our factory or phone us students cope with sexual Biehr, no formal education cipal James G. Moffat has abuse problems in the high has been included in the been convicted of 16 counts for free design kit schools nor to provide stu­ classrooms to help the stu­ of official misconduct and dents with information about dents to deal with sexual eight co unts of taking inde­ • Cheer & Pep Club Outfits where to turn if they are ever abuse problems. " It's too bad cent liberties with children. victims of sexual harrass­ that such a seminar was He faces a possible maxi­ • Custom T-Shirts and Sweaters For Groups ment involving a school offi­ held, and then it went to mum punishment of 200 cial at their schools. waste," said Biehr. years in prison. • Special Team Discounts Jack Mitchell, Field Super­ In an attempt to provide ,stu­ intendent ot High Schools, dents with the proper steps • Award Letters refused to answer any of to take to report sexual har­ Franshonn Salter New Expression's questions ·rassment by school adminis­ regarding the plans of the trators, the Cook County board to start a sexual prev­ States Attorney's office has CHICAGO KNITTING MILLS ention program. established a special hotline 3344 W. Montrose 463-1464

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Ste1nmetz stu­ (Lindblom) w1th a closed between Lindblom Student dents have held onto but campus pol1cy that hasn't Council representatives. par­ 7.340 voters 111 the 36th and changed desp1te student en ts and adm1n1strators to 38th Wards are seekmg to boycotts and walkouts. the diSCUSS the ISSUeS "Nothing change that And Stemmetz other (Stemmetz) w1th an was accomplished.· Rush Pnnc1pal Constant me P Kla­ open-c.ampus poliCY that sa 1d about the meet111g "We mos says he w111 not concede hasn't changed desp1te the wanted open-campus. but we to the1r demands. protests of more than seven didn't get 11 " "How can I teach my stu­ thousand voters m the neigh­ Lmdblom's Asst. Pnnc1pal dents responsibility and due borhood. Albert Gaston. told New Ex­ process 1f I make Ste1nmetz a At Lmdblom. students re­ pression that at th1s meeting closed-campus?" he said. fused to eat lunch tor a day, students had " focused their "Why should I condemn the started a f1re and pulled fire­ attent1on" on not being liS­ whole school for someth111g alarms w1th1n the school. tened to by the administra­ a handful of students are sup­ Assist. Secretary of Labor New college aid threat to March 25 . "They d1d 11 for a tion. "We do listen," he said. posedly doing?" David Damerest speaks registrants lot o f reasons." said Lind­ " My off1ce door is open all Supposedly, the student with New Expresion editors blom sen1or. Whitney Plea­ day tor students' concerns. body at Steinmetz does not and gives some indication The Federal Goverment san t. But when they talk about lis­ refl ect the type of school the o f jobs requiring skill that begin supplying all banks, " I heard students talking tening to them, they mean do Northwest Ne ighborhood will be available in the next leges and universities in t about a walkout because they what we want you to do." Federation would like it to five years. Demarest says country with a list of males, 1 don't like the lunch food, but According to Gaston, the be. The neighborhood is jobs will open up in tele­ and over, who are regi for most students the issue change to a closed campus predominantly white and communications, insurance with the Selective Service. was the closed-campus pol­ last September was for the middle-class. For ten month's sales, teaching, paralegal list is an attempt by the u.~ icy." students' benefit. The admin­ they've been complaining and medical services. Dept. of Education to p "The first time I heard istration's intent, he said, was that the school restrict its "America is fa st becoming a non-registrants from receivi about the walk-out was dur­ to reduce the number of stu­ lunch-time policy. servicing nation rather than any type of financial aid f ing lunch, the day before it dents who would cut their Kiamos will not concede. a manufacturing one, ·• he the govenment such as happened," Pleasa nt said. after-lunch classes and for "As long as the decision is in said. Demarest urges high Grants or guaranteed st "The same day my English their safety. my hands, I will decide based school students to develop loans. teacher told our classs he Sherron t-'nil1ps, a senior on facts. And the facts are skils that employers will in Since 1980 under U.S law heard about it, too. He said it at Lindblom. contends that that no one has substanti­ the future if they expect to males have been required 11 would be unorganized and for a time there existed the ated any evidence to me that have a job. register for the selec tive servio that the students wo uld end possibility that the senior shows my students are re­ (draft) at the nearest post offio up looking stupid." class would be exempt from sponsible for disruption in when they turn 18. Students. however, had closed campus. the community during their produced and distributed "They (the adminsitration) lunch time," he said. fliers announcing the walk­ were say1ng in Se ptember Valerie Stewart, a junior at out. Even so, one Lindblom that they might give seniors Steinmetz, wants to be able Are you Interested In serving on 1 Student Council representa­ only open-campus begining to go to a restau rant for her board of directors? t ive said. "nothing was ac­ m January," she said. When lunch. She's glad her princi­ complished." Sandra Ru sh this alleged promise was not pal wants it that way, too. The Department of Human Ser­ sa1d that although other kept, threats of a walkout ''One against seven thou­ Stop Sexual vices' Youth and Family Services members of the Student began to oocur, according to sand! He's very courageous," Division is establishing a Youth Council were against the pro­ Abuse Phillips. she said. Participation Project (Y.P.P.) test, she was in favor of it. "We never made that prom­ of Students Where youth (16-21 years old) She sa1d she was upset ise," Gaston said "They read that the lunch rooms are that into a statement I made Adolfo Mendez be trained to serve on a voluntary overcrowded, that school during sen101 d1v1sion." He board of directors. The 8-week temporary I. D 's went from said he was speak1ng about Completely Confidential, training course Is geared to last year's pnce of $ 25 to the "senior privileges" but that develop leadership ability in current $1. and that the study these d1d not include leavmg Free of C harge responding to youth and to pro­ hall in the audi tonum is school grounds at lunch time vide techniques In planning, 334-2227 poorl y 111 She also sa1d that "The protests are over," making and decision-making students found 1n the hall­ sa 1d Pleasant. " I haven't Leave message processes. ways after a class bell rings heard anythmg more about are harrassed by school se­ it .. Interested youth may call We can help 744-0894 before May 15, 1987. cunty who send them to the " I don't l1ke closed-cam­ office fo1 ::;uspens1on pus, but I don't think 1t 's go­ City of Chicago "But pulling the f1re alarms Ing to change," says Phil1 ps. 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SIIJ8 MADISON ST CHICAGO , IL b0M4 PHONE: 92 1·3088 New Expression APRIL, 1987 ity fails 14,000 homeless teens not around, I don't know where Edee Gaines, a former nurse Board wiil have a major task 1n I would be today," said Andrew at Provident got to know Virgil trying to help the Les Browns of Dickson. Now, at age 17, An­ quite well. " She would take me th1s c1ty by solving these legal drew holds down a steady job to the mo v1 es and out to dinner.'' d ifficu lt1es. and IS pursumg a career in draw­ Virgil continues to live in the ing. " You'll see my drawings o n streets m the Hyde Park neig­ billboards someday," he said borhood. He never attended Andrew was put out of h1s h1gh school and barely finished Teen home because of a scuffle he grade school. With some friends had with h1s mothers' boyfriend from his old neigborhood. he shelters " He came home one day talk1 ng has a change of clothes weekly. T he mformation below 1s a all that mess to me as 1f he were He receives free meals at local ltsttng of centers available to my father We began to argue churches, shelters and some homeless teens tn Ch1cago If and got mto a f1st f1ght. After fnends Because he dosen't these centers are full call Susan that I was thrown out and not trust anyone (accept h1s old Walker at CESO 663-0543 (Com­ allowed to return ·· fnend Edee) he chooses not to muntiy Emergency Shelter Or­ Because his mother's boy­ stay at shelters. gamzatlon). to be referred to friend was paying the bills. and The new Youth Agenda pro­ another shelter he said "e1ther you go or I'll go " posed for Chicago by the Youth Andrew stayed with some Development Coordinat i ng friends befo re being referred to Committee is especially con­ Neon Street Transitional Living In the mean­ cerned about teens l1ke Les 3227 N. Sheffield time his mother called h1s other Brown. The Agenda pro poses 528-7767 relati ves and urged them not to that something be done to take him in, and in JUniOr year straighten out the complex le­ Transitional Llvtng he dropped out of CVS. gal jurisdictions over minors so 1327 W. Columbia Virgil Brandy, 18, presently that it is easier for the teens and 883-0025 homeless, makes his " home" in the community to find a stable the streets. He says that being place for them to live. They also Pauline House homeless has its advantages. propose the creation of neigh­ 527 N. Pauline "You don't have to listen to no borhood centers similar to set­ 421-4300 one, or depend on anyone. You tlement houses where teens Photo by Alexander Chaparro are your own boss," he ex­ could stay rather than livmg off Unity plained. the streets. 7953 W. Escanaba he calls "a great deal." He is Wendell Hutson "But on cold nights you freeze Teen representatives will be 374-5481 employed at Burger King, he to death; you have no one to able to input on this Agenda as (males only) The number of Chicago has a savings account, and he is talk to; you're left open to pros­ a result of a new advisory board 10meless teens in 1987 would a volunteer counselor at the titution and no where to go for being created by the Dept. of irtually fill the Chicago Sta­ Boy's Club. medical help." Human Serv1ces. (See Page 3 You can call the Department lium. The Chicago Police Youth Glenn says that his role model Virgil has been homeless and Page 7) . of Children and Family Services ivision reports 14,338 teens is Nate Hall, a couselor and fos­ since age 13. His parents were Right now neither the city nor at 1-800-252-2873 to find out 11ssing in 1986, and the Illinois ter parent at Transitional Living. killed in an auto accident, and the state has created a law that what needs to be done to legally >epartment of Children and "It's kind of hard not growing then he was placed in a foster actually allows for the licensing establish independent status at amil.y Services estimates more up with a father, so I think of home, where eventually he ran of a teen shelter. And the insu­ age 16 or 17. Legally independ­ 12,000 homeless youths in Nate as my father," he said. away. Virgil has acquired lung rance liability costs for a teen ent teens are able to gain credit hicago. Other than not having his own cancer and is frequently beset foster home are unusually high. cards and sign contracts, such "Homeless teens are indeed place (which he plans get within with seizures. He enrolls him­ It's also a violation of law to as leases. Independence also reasing; shelters around the a few weeks), he says that he self in Provident Hospital, where place teens in a shelter with frees a teen to use any shelter in ity are reporting an over­ intends to grow up like any he knows they will help him free adults. the city. rowdness and are asking help other 17 year-old. "I'll be attend­ of charge. The new Youth Advis6ry m churches and other organ­ ing college someday, some­ .------, ~~======:::::j! ------_ations for space," said Jacob where." VALUABLE COUPON! ;ook, Director of Information But Richardson's story is not PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY nd Public Services for the lllf­ typical of the homeless teens m KNOWING IOis Dept. of Children and Fam­ the city. "Shelters other than WHERE YOU'LL SERIOUSLY y Services. Transitional Living and Neon INTERESTED Although shelters are multip­ Street normally don't allow BE AFTER ying for homeless people teens to stay for a long period of IN GOING TO hroughout the city, only a few time because teens are consi­ HIGHSCHOOL helters are specifically allowed dered dependents rather than COLLEGE - BUT accept teens unless they are independents," according to CAM MAKE dmitted with their parents. Brenda McCarthy of the Com­ YOU CAN'T ·ransitional Living IS among the munity Emergency Shelter Or­ YOUR SENIOR AFFORD shelters that are available ganization. She says that if or teens. something should happen to YEAR EASIER. IT? Glenn Richardson, a former teens while they're at a shelter, tudent at Senn, now stays at the shelter could be held liable. ·ransitional Living because of "Then their parents tend to sud­ ,roblems at home. Since age 11 denly act like parents and blame lenn has been moving back the shelter for the problem," forth between foster homes she said. It\ f n" tr~un g . Th e: \\,tll mg. drug rehabiliation centers. "If Transitional Living were th ~ unc<:ttJ.ntyofn,>t """"lllg wh~t yuu'll he Ulllng. Y1 H1r 'c.:n1Pr "Communication between my yc.: M J unn't haw 10 f'<: th.n " '<1 \ . ther and I was not good at Proleulonol -~~ [hough. Nut "'hen \''" h ~w ~ OTOGRAPHY Photogrophtc I · til . She would never listen to commument from th e." A rm). YOU NEED FREE ~ I N C . Stn'iCII oC.i; .,..'I ne, or what I had to say, " Once you 4ual11 1 fm anJ lichard's said. "It got to the Free c.:n lt , t 1n o nt· of the: A rmy\ , ktl b. $.E.E.D. MONEY! lOint where we were strangers Y< )u'rl' g uaranre~J ;1 ...,... · ~u 10 an o each other." Now. at age 17, Army tra m1ng sehoul. Pregnancy A fter graJu,ltl\lt1 , when your lenn has accomplished what tram1ng hecomes 3\'a tlahlc.:. you'll Testing hegtn crammg m an excumg sktll. Mayhe 111 an area ltke computer>. communtcano ns, e>r ct>rnhac cngt­ yourA..C:.t • Test results while you wait neermg. 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" Feeling hurt and confused, I decided blood and all. Instead she wall;ed over to since we've been going together. 1 st1ll A profile of a violent relationship by her coat and said calmly, 'I'm leaving.' hit her sometimes when I sense she Lorna Bates something had to be done. We had to get o ur relationship in order. Leaving her "Scared that she would leave me for­ really wants to leave me. That is the only was out of the question. I had been nice ever, I told her, 'I dare you.' reason I do it. I know I'm being selfish and understanding, but she didn't want "When she actually accepted my dare, and wrong to keep her in this relation­ "Sherry met me at a city-wide high it. As a drastic last resort I decided to be I wanted to run and tell her I was sorry, ship against her own will I do feel bad school choral competition that both of that nothing justified what I did to her about it. But not enough to stop hitting our schools participated in. When I first violent. "It's not something I planned to do or and I knew that, but I still loved her. her if she tries to leave me. I'd kill her heard her sing and saw her smile, I knew wanted to do. It's just that I didn't know Instead, I hit her again. first." that was it. After the competition I told what else to do. I started beating her. "Now it's been about a year and a half her how talented a singer I thought she Not a lot, just enough to make her was. She gave me her phone number. "Whenever we spent time together, it respond to me. seemed like time flew; we always en­ "One day, when she was in 'good har­ joyed each other's company. We were mony' with me, she came over to my also very affectionate toward each other. hous~ so that we could go to a music "Always hugging and kissing. And we concert, and I was really hungry so I had sex often. We were both already asked her to cook lunch. She said no. Well, my friends were over, and I always III've been dating this girl for about two cramps for no apparent reason. But sexually active. told them how trained I had her. I was the " But I could sense from the way she weeks now. We really get along great than I faa/ normal again. What should I acted that when we did have sex it was one calling the shots. I lied. I wanted to except for one thing. She wants to have do? just something physical even though it feel in control of our relationship some­ sex. We haven't really talked about it too always felt like more than that to me. how. So the fact that she said 'no' much, but I guess she thinks that since See a doctor immediately! If you can't She didn't seem to sense it, and this embarrassed me. I decided to show her I'm a guy I do it. But I don't. I do like her, afford a doctor call 278-2850 (North), who the boss was. really frustrated me. It made me feel but I don't want sex now. I'm only six­ 791-2850 (South) or484-7400 (West) for cheated . So I thought if I told her how I "Little by little I punched her into the teen. Help! the number of a free clinic. kitchen while we argued. I panicked felt she would take it into consideration You are endangering your partner right inside, but I had to go through with it. I and maybe admit that she did care for Bravo! You're on the right track. You now because you have not seen a doc­ gave her a pan and some food and told me as much as I did for her. sound like a really "together" person tor. Be good to yourself and to him by her to start cooking. Then she threw "She wouldn't call or talk to me when I who's decided why he wants to wait. At getting medical attention. phoned her. When I visited her, she them at me and started running. I took sixteen, that is a very mature and strong acted as if I weren't there. I'd buy her hold of her arm and smacked her twice. attitude to take. presents, and she'd throw them away. I She turned to fight me, but I was too Don't compromise the way you feel for wasn't trying to scare her away by telling strong. She tried to get away several anyone. As far as the relationship with her I loved her. I felt like I would burst if I times. When she finally did, she ran into this girl is concerned, tell her how you d1dn't. my grandmother's bedroom (who was feel. If she can't respect the fact that you "I asked her to stop. But she just still asleep) probably thinking that I'd don't want an active sexual relationship ignored me. This was hillarious! I was stop hitting her. at sixteen, find someone who will. being tormented by my girlfriend whom " But, instead, I yanked her out of the After all, real friendship is built on I was nice to and cared about. But the room by her hair and continued beating respect for one another's feeJings and 1-800-4-CALL US thing about it was that I accepted it! This her. The frustrations that I had over her judgements. She isn't really a friend if Searching for Answers? just did not make sense. All the time I not loving me, and the embarrassment I she rejects your good judgement in this Maybe you're pregnant. Or your girl­ heard how girls wanted sensitive, under­ felt from my actions all came out in case. friend's pregnant. You might be a mother standing boyfriends, yet Sherry resented anger. At that point I just wanted to kill or father already. Maybe you're feeling I'm a 17-yaar-old girl. I've bean sexu­ it. A close friend of mine said, " Leave her. pressured to have sex. lf you're a teen ally active since I was fourteen. Lately, her." But I couldn't; I was obsessed. I "When Sherry entered the room I or­ -ager searching for answers, Parents when I urinate/ have this burning sensa­ loved her too much. dered her to sit on the couch- tears, Too Soon can help. tion. SomE:timas I have small stomach WGCI 1390 AM STERE'O · "":,~ .

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"I (Mayor Harold Washington) believe in bringing students into the whole panorama of government. The question is. how to best do it, in light of teens' time and their responsibilities to school. We don't have all the answers. I must confess.·· The staff at New Expression wishes to congratulate Mayor Harold Wash­ ington on his re-election and his insight into the need for youth representa­ tion in order to bring the city together. We hope that he will live up to this promise of his to "bring youth into the whole panorama of government." Right now a teenager's point of view is grossly underrepresented in the City Council and in City Hall. In fact, it's silent. In the midst of this "Adults Only" atmosphere at City Hall dozens of problems have arisen in the teen community. Suicide has become a terrify­ ing specter among teens. Drug trafficking, sex abuse, ea rly teen parent­ hood, out-of-date text books, teen unemployement are affecting all of us! Obviously, you want to solve these problems as much as we want them solved. But how can you effectively deal with them w ithout involving us. in your problem-solving? For years, we've listened to your adults-only solutions- solutions arrived at without any input from teens. Over and over again these solutiuons have failed. Mr. Mayor, you have addressed the problems of Blacks, by involving Blacks. You have addresses the problems of Hispanics by involving Hispan­ ics. You take pride in including many women in your administration to help address women's issues. Now it's time for the quarter million teens in the city to join you in addressing their issues! Whatever small am out of classroom time we might lose by serving on an Advisory Board with city officials would certainly be as educatonal for us as being in school. You want our advice! We want to be involved! Let's do it!

Sincerely yours, The Youth of Chicago

Teens: You can fight City Hall Letters i Mayor Harold Washington is currently con­ City Council. You don't have to be on the sidering the creation of a Youth Advisory National Honor Society or be the most popular school work because 1 al­ Board. The Board would offer Chicago's teens person in your school or be the captain of the Sex, dating and what fol­ lows ways had my m1nd on h1m a chance to offer their point of view to the baseball team to volunteer. What's needed are Mayor, and, hopefully, to the City Council on teens who can speak about problems such as Debra Hudson issues that affect teens such as education, gangs or early parenthood or drug abuse from Your article about teen sex­ uality in the February issue employment, student CTA prices, curfew, juice a first-hand experience. The city needs teen Juice bars bars and runaways. advisers who have to deal with gangs every day. had a real effect on me. The Up until Mayor Washington's offer, we haven't It needs teen advisers who have wrestled with tit le tells the truth: 'We though it wouldn't happen.' I am 18-years-old, and I had any voice in the city. Remember the CTA the attractiveness of drugs in some form or have been to plenty of house fare hike for students that was decided on the another. We need valuable leadership from I know many girls whO"are in the same Situation. Unfor­ part1es as well as teen clubs. basis of hearings held at very inconvenient teens who can actually speak from experience. I agree that house parties are times for students? Remember the so-called There will be twenty-one teens selected to tunately some of them aren't as lucky as the teen in the too wild. That's why it " Safe Schools Act," a law that automatically form this board. Those selected will begin seerned that the existence of places teens caught with weapons on school meeting in mid-May and over the summer. story who had a boyfriend who would take care of her a lot of teen n1ght clubs is a grounds into an adult court with an adult crimi­ They will attend a youth leadership retreat in good 1dea. nal record? Remember the "Say No to Drugs" which they will undergo training in leadership. and parents who would sup­ port her. Teens need a place to go campaign that adults thought would reduce the If you are interested in nominating yourself, besides the streets. popularity of drugs? And now, what about the fill out the form below and mail it to Mercedes Some girls' parents kick them out on the street. That's controversy that would require a "closed­ Mallette, Dept. of Human Services, 500 N. Pesh­ not where someone who is Wayne Harris campus" in all city schools in order to control tigo Court, Chicago, Illinois, 60611 . carrying a baby should be. vandalism? Send in your application right away, since the The art1cle that appeared Well, now, finally, the city is offering us a board is to be set up in mid-May. It's your Laura Toth in your February ISsue, "Cur­ voice! chance to gain experience in government and few law may shut teen clubs," We need volunteers who are willing to serve to give teens a voice in Chicago. was very Informative. I d1dn 't on this Advisory Board to the Mayor and the I know that the article. "He wanted us to act like adults," know a ju1ce bar could cause is based on fact because it so much confus1on. happened to me during my I think the juice bars should r------, first experience of having a remain open as long as they boyfriend. I fell in love, but I can. No one is getting drunk, was really too young to know so I see no harm done. As far Self-Nomination Form what love really was. as the noise is concerned, My boyfriend and I had a there w1ll always be noise so good relationship going ex­ there's no potnt in worrytng cept for the fact that he was about it. ___ Phone __ jealous. I didn't realize it Nam unt1 l one day when I was talk­ Veniese Pittman ing to another guy. He was Addr ·s __ Ward only a friend, but my boy­ friend got all steamed up. I I feel that it IS not up to the Ethn· ,/Racial Background could tell that he really didn't clubs to determtne what time want me to be communicat­ you should go home That Ing with anyone else. decis1on should be agreed School _ Grade I said to myself, " I am let­ upon by you and your par­ to Mercedes Mallette, Dept. of Human Services ting him control me!" Our ents. relationship became so deep 500 N. Peshtigo Court, Chicago, Illinois, 60611 ..J that I wasn't doing well in my Wilean Moss

~------New Expression APRIL, 1987 Do the '77 myths of Whitney Young live today? Magnet schools: clout, qual ~~~~~------~ "Take me for instance, I go to Lindb­ How much has changed in the lives of Chicago teens in just lom. There's a whole unwritten code ten years? Of course the hit songs have changed and the popu­ that goes into being a Lindblomite." lar TV shows; the hair styles are different and the_cut of pants "Like what?" Shari finally seemed legs. interested. I got excited; perhaps it was But what about teens' attitudes towards sex and gangs? What still possible to reason with her. about their experiences with school, politics and religion? "Well toughness .... just to name one Over the next five issues of NEW EXPRESSION we'll give you thing. Since I go to Lindblom, I know how to react if someone threatens me." a taste of teen life in Chicago ten years ago through the eyes of "How's that?" She was leaning for­ former reporters of NEW EXPRESSION. It's our way of celebrat­ ward now. ing our Tenth Anniversary. " I'd run away, of course! Lindblom is a school of thinkers, not fighters. We're by Eric Williams taught to weigh the situation carefully and then to utilize the shortest and The year 1979 brought big changes in quickest escape route." Chicago's mythology for me. It was the "Sounds like you're all a bunch of year Mayor Richard Daley died. It was nerds," she said, sounding a little disap­ the year I struggled to live up to the myth pointed. "Is it like that everywhere?" that Lindblom students are 'hardwork­ "Of course not." I laughed. "It's dif­ ing super-studious bookworms who ferent at every school. You see, some never party until the last homework prob­ schools are tough-like Englewood, lem is conquered.' It was also the year Phillips, or Schurz and some schools that I first heard the myth of the Whitney aren't- like Kenwood, Lincoln Park or Young Magnet High School. Lindblom. I never knew where it came from. I "Each school knows exactly what it's don't remember any fuss while it was supposed to be and acts accordingly. If being built. It wasn't even an option a school forgets its place and steps out when I chose to go to Lindblom. But all of line, it could mean big trouble. of a sudden it was there. "Last year we played CVS in football "Whitney Young Magnet High School.'' out at Gately Stadium .... " "Say that again," I said. "What kind of school are they?" she "Whitney Young Magnet High." Shari asked. said it slowly. She paused to let it sink in. " .... Very big and very tough," I said. "Why would you want to go to there?" "Anyway," I continued, "we played I asked. "Nobody's even heard of it." them in football at Gately and since they Shari was the third person I knew who had been Public League Champs, and was going to Whitney Young, and I still they were so tough, of course we ex­ couldn't figure it out. Just a few weeks pected to lose." before she had her heart set on Lindb­ "How much did they beat you by?" she lom. It didn't make sense. I could've asked. "Believe it or not we won. But Teenager understood her changing her mind to that's where the problems started. After any other school, even Kenwood-but the game some of the freshmen started why this new school? doing cheers in the parking lot, teasing school tradition and tried to think our "Why not," she said. " I was chosen, CVS. They said 'We beat CVS-We beat way out of it.'' and thousands of other kids were turned CVS!!!'" After I had finished explaining all this down." "What's wrong with that?" Shari asked. to Shari, she was even more determined "But it doesn't have a basketball team or ·• •~ ···,.'·t "They out-numbered us four to one. to go to Whitney Young. Thousands of a football team or a reputation or an "'• J • And they were so angry that we didn't other students felt just like she did. The alumni-nothing!" I decided to cut her have any chance to reason our way out name Whitney Young popped up every­ down with cold hard logic before she of the fight. All we could do is run." where. launched into a boring explanation of 1 his '76 Linblom majorette probably " You mean the whole school ran The Sun-Times did an article on Whit­ Whiney Young's lottery system. still remembers the day the 'academic' away?" It seemed as though she wanted ney Young, talking about 'its cultural "What kind of homecoming dance can Lindblom team beat the 'tough' CVS to go to Whitney Young even more now. mix' and its 'new approach to learning.' you expect from a school like that?" football champs. "Well, not at first," I corrected myself. We began to hear stories about Whit­ "Its got a new building and an olympic­ "Some of us said, 'Well, you guys, uhhh, ney Young students and to notice sized swimming pool." we're right near downtown. All I'll need we'd better be getting home so we can changes in our friends who went there. She'd gone straight for Lindblom's to do is jump on an 'L' and .... " do our calculus homework.' And some Slowly the myth took torm. weakest points. "And you should hear This kind of logic puzzled me. She of us said, 'Boy am I hungry-let's go to Whitney Young stL rlents would never who's accepted-you know Congress­ semed to be talking about things which that Micky D's and have a Big Mac Attack cut school to have ~i g Mac Attack. man ... uh what's his name .. . well his kids had nothing to do with high school at all. and forget all this fighting.' We figured They went to Gino's a d dined on pizza. are going there." " You don't seem to understand what I they'd calm down if we all had Big Mac Whitney Young students on I; shopped "Actually, it's got more that one build­ mean," I interrupted her. "Parties don't Attacks, especially if we gave the second at Field's, I Magnim, Saks, Lord and Tay­ ing," she continued. "And they're all mean anything if your school doesn't Mac to someone from CVS." lor or maybe Carsons connected by bridges and after school have a reputation. If you go to Whitney "Did it work?" She really didn't seem The only shopping Mall worthy of a the students can have sock hops on the Young, you'll end up confused. You won't to care anymore. Whitney Young stude'lt was the Water bridges between the buildings. Also know how you're supposed to act. "Not really, when we got to the Micky Tower. D's on 103rd and St. Lawrence, they Whitney Young had chosen the Dol­ attacked us. That's when we ran away. phin as its school symbol because 'dol­ Well, they sort of caught some of us and phins are the most intellegent animal Interested in Graphics threw two people through the plate glass next to man.' window at Micky D's, and they snatched Whitney Youngsters never claimed to a few peoples' bags and stomped on be the smartest or the toughest stu­ and Illustration ... both Big Macs ... but we upheld our dents ... they were the most well-con- Join New Expression's Summer Graphics Summer journalism classes Workshop at New Expression Computers•• All individuals must submit samples of their work for acceptance. Acceptance will be determined through field trips•• juried selection. Classes will include on-location Interviewing•. experience in the area of computer graphics. Summer Journalism Workshop June 23-July 30 . writing.. In an intensive six wee!< pro­ gram beginning June 23, •. work sophomores and juniors can Classes at 207 S. 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Return the 81>PIIcatlon by J f n 11 .., •a Is rou - rou come IO< en the elr-<:ondltloned Youth lnlormatton, call M3-0543. too!!" . When we got to Damen, the bus was JUSt a block away. Davtd was already there ftshmg for hts bus card and 35 '87 Reactions cents Students from 13 Chicago h igh When the 87th street bus reached the schools were asked to give their reac­ re snobbery? top of the hill at Western. two police cars tions to Eric's article about the first pulled up with lights flashing. magnet high schools In Chicago. Here's "Wonder what it ts?" I asked what they had to say: heading for my sister's locker I passed a " Probably an acctdent." my stster teacher who was dabbing her eyes with guessed. " I hope 1t doesn t stop trafftc... "I feel that a magnet school is where a a handkerchief I could hear little p teces We crossed the street to the bus stop person would go if he mterested in of conversations as 1 went and waited. A half an hour later, I ratsed s becommg an atom1c physicist Marvin " .Dr. Ahern really sounded sad dtdn't my arm painfully and looked ot my frost H. Prophet, 17, Wendell Phillips he? covered watch. " ... Hey, my division teacher was actu­ "I thinks it's slowed traffic a bit." "Most students who attend magnet ally crying today! What's the big deal." The police officers had gotten into chools are serious. .. and don't "party" " ... my teacher said we should go home their cars and were stppmg cups of cof­ every day They .seem dull and bonng and watch the process ton. I'm not watch­ fee. Nothing moved down Western ex­ to students who don't attend magnet mg any funeral on TV. I'm going shop­ cept the wind. David walked over to one schools " Lisa Siergery, 16, Von Steuben ping!!" of the police cars. The officer cracked "/ know from the ms1de .. that Young 1s I passed the first floor girls washroom hts w indow. They exchanged words. As ot the snobbish place that Enc believed where the computer sheets listing class David shuffled slowly over to us, his ·t to be . .. Lisa Davis, 17, Whitney Young ranks are posted. The usual crowd who painter pants snapped around his legs. I hung out there scanning the sheets for could hear his boots creaking in the low-rankers was taking its last look for "Magnet schools are not a novelty snow. anymore. K1ds don't ... feel exclusiVe If the day. " I don't believe it. " He moaned, "I JUSt I spotted my sister and waved. She they 're accepted ... they s1gn up because can't believe it. " magnet schools are places they can get came over. "Where are you heading?" I "What's wrong?" I chattered. asked. a good education for free." Jennifer " Mayor Daley's funeral pocession is Smith, 17, St. Ignatius "Same place you are," she said. "The coming down Western-sometime within Plaza." the hour!" "Well let's get to the bus stop before The m ile- long procession arrived "Students hear about... the important the crowd does." about twenty minutes later, moving very people attending these schools.. how It was one of those bitterly cold days slowly. I ws beginning to understand only 'select' people are accepted. . th1s is when no one walks to the bus stop. We how the teachers felt. When I saw that what really prompts a student to s1gn up joined the other quick- thinkers in a stiff­ long trail of cars, there were tears in my for a magnet school." Antoinette Walker, legged run to the bus stop that would eyes. 15, Whitney Young take us to Western Avenue-we'd trans­ As the bus approached 95th and West­ fer then to the Western bus and ride ern, we struggled to stand on our feet, " The image o f our school 1s to act south to THE PLAZA. which were still solid blocks of ice. The tough, party and be popular. " Rachelle By the time we got to 63rd street, there c lock under the stained g lass evergreen Boone, 16, Near North was already a crowd at the corner. We tree in the Plaza parking lot was flashing. "Students at Von Steuben are sup­ retreated to Micheal Kay's (Lindblom's •••• RICHARD J . DALEY •••• posed to act very intelligent ... we have to corner store) to devise plan B. I had an •••• 1902 TO 1976 •••• live up to our rank as one of the top ten. " idea. •••• 2:15 PM •• • • Muzette Brown, 16, Von Steuben " Listen," I said to my sister, "let's go • •• • -8· (DEGREES) •••• over to Damen and take that bus down to I thought about Shari and the other 87th. We can take t he 87th Street bus Whitney Youngsters. It didn't really mat­ "Our school is thought of as ... a very over to Western and then take a Western ter that they'd probably been swarming easy school with low fifes as students. I bus ... " over the Water Tower for more that two ay 'I'm from Marshall'. .. that puts fear in "To t he Plaza!" she saw the wisdom in hours. Th ings were harder at Lindblom. ome people." Fale Gordon, 17, Marshall ! school with clout. T he my idea. "We'll probably beat the crowd That's how it was supposed to be. r Daley could be proud of. " You don't have to be tough to go to !Y died in December 1976, a Marshall and get along with people. I've Christmas, a year before been here four years, and I never had a ney Young graduation. fight or argument." Crystal Pettis, 17, ; after he died, I sat in divi­ Marshall lly scribbling what I hoped "Students at Kenwood do have an wers to the geometry prob­ image of themselves .. . it has gotten pro­ :hapter 17 (all even num­ gressively 'tougher!'" George Waddles ms plus the two brain teas­ Jr., 18, Kenwood til l could do to shut out the principal, Dr. Ahern, who .omething about the Mayor We also asked the students to com­ 111 know, this great Chica­ ment on how Mayor Daley has or hasn't IS meant so much (if side X affected their lives. Here are their views: d side Yequals 12) to us all, >rgotten (what is the length " ... when he died, it affected my family. 'he Board of Education has Th ey were v~>ry sad, and I think he must t classes will end at noon have been a great man to have gotten 1t we may, in our own way, such a reactiOn from a city that he was •ects to this great man." loyal too!" Virginia Gutierrez, 18, Whit­ j the book and closed my ney Young 3r. I looked around the room "/ thmk h1s re1gn as Mayor affects us I that I wasn't the only one all, especially the poverty-stricken peo­ layor Daley at t his moment. ple in the projects that he approved and lVi d also finished his prayer. built." Lisa Taylor, 16, Von Steuben you, Lord." y," I said. 'Every mayor of Chicago... will be com­ The '77 stage c rew at Roosevelt high school dressed very stylishly for their year­ · he said. pared to him." Whitney Wright, 16, book photo. 1rough the hallway s quickly, Kenwood.

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A great Columnist deserves a great newspaper. Young Ch1cago is made possible by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. It started with a photograph ... By Angela Harris

I destroyed a human three months went to a movie. I invited her along too. ago. No obligation for me to pay her way. I Everything started with a picture. It just sort of did it. I felt we were really was a strange one. My friend Allen, a close, but I never asked too many impor­ pretty outgoing guy, had taken a picture tant questions. I never even asked where at some dance place. I remember the she lived. We always met somewhere. picture well. It looked spacey and un­ We were eating lunch together one planned. It was a picture of some friends day when I decided to ask her where she of Allen who hung out there. lived. There was a guy named Andy, a girl "Somewhere," she replied. luckysofarbecauseshewasn'tseriously " It sounds like they're through. Want named Debbie, whom Allen said he liked, 1 myself was used to conversation like hurt as far as could tell. to come in?" and, of course, there was Allen himself. 1 this, so I decided to rephrase the ques- "Why so quiet, Richard?" she asked. It seemed like the first time she'd sug- Allen said that some other guy named tion and trick her into telling me the "I was wondering ... " that wasn't quite gested anything. Like a fool, I turned Robert took the picture. But there was 1 answer wanted. right, 1 thought. "I'm worried about down the offer. Instead, I tried to depart, another person in the picture, a girl. She "So how have you been lately?" you." yet 1 was aware that we'd been holding seemed almost like a mirage. I asked "Fine, I suppose, but I've been kind of "What about?" she inquired. hands. 1 couldn't or rather didn't want to Allen who she was. bored lately." ''People shouldn't be walking dll alone let go. "She's some girl named Charlotte," "Well, I know what, I could come to at night. The next time you want to go "I'll see you later," I said, trying to said Allen. your house and we could do something. walking, call me up, and I'll keep you make myself leave. "I've got to meet her," I replied. "Listen, Richard," said my friend, very Where do you live?" company." 1 comitted myself right then "Okay," she held me back slightly and "6765 North Hilton." and there to protect her. Anytime and said, "Richard, I love you." Then she concerned. "She's not for you. I mean, It worked. I could have jumped for joy, anyday 1 was at her beck and call. Could kissed me. she's kind of strange. but I didn't. I was cool. Later, one day 1 handle it? She accepted my offer, so 1 1watched her go into the house. I was "I still want to meet her, so get me an when I decided to visit her house, I found didn't have time to back out. in love. I'd known it from the first day, but introduction please," I coaxed. out wny she must have been so hesitant We walked on, and 1 found out that 1 didn't know I couldn't handle it. I could "For heaven's sake, she isn't even in to tell me where she lived. I found her we'd been walking in circles and were handle everything except love . Why, I school. She's a drop out." sitting on the front steps looking off passing her house again. The noise in didn't know. I think it more or less had I stared at the picture. She was too somewhere. It was cold and damp out- her house had died down. something to do with Charlotte. beautiful for me to give up. My mind side, not the best weather to be gazing at (Continued on Page 12) sorted through my own version of logic. I came up with an answer. thestarsfrom inside. Someonewasyelling the house. I asked Charlotte. It came [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Look at her. She doesn't need an what was going on. At first she didn't education. She'll always be taken care hear me, but then she snapped out of her of. If not, there'd be an imbalance of trance. nature." "Hi, Richard," she said. Allen looked at me in disbelief. "You've "Hi ... How's it going?" I felt shaky as I got to be kidding." talked because I had just heard some­ "No, it's true. Trust me. This is a per­ thing in the house break. Charlotte fect equation for this world. If it weren't seemed a little nervous. but then she rep­ that way, everything would fall to pieces." lied as 1f the situation were fme. I got my introduction, barely. I had " My parents are a little upset at the followed Allen to the dance place and moment. They might be done in a little forced him to do 1t. He had no choice or while if you wanted to come in." else I was going to publicly humiliate I pondered the idea, but then I decided him. that Charlotte needed to be alone. Anyway, I met her. Somehow I was " I'm sorry. 1 dropped over without ask­ disappointed, yet in another way I wasn't. ing you first. I'll see you later," I sa1d , I was so sure she was just a normal girl, expectmg to leave easily. Charlotte told but I fantisized that she was different me not to go. At that point I felt some · and unusual. My fantasy turned out to importance. She must have needed me be real. or else she would have let me leave. When 1 first said hello to her I could tell " I was just about to take a walk, would she didn't speak much. She had a you like to come?" she asked. I though strange bluntness to her. I found out to myself that she wasn't quite dressed later that any word she did say had a for a walk. She wasn't wearing a coat or definite meaning. I asked if she had anything. heard this new album by a certain group. "Go put on a coat now." I said force­ "Of course, haven't we all?" she re­ fully. A parental mood had struck me. To sponded in one of her blunt one-liners. my surprise she didn't fuss about it. .In At first I thought she was being a smart any other situation I'd be plagued w1th You'll always aleck, but I searched for what she really aurguments about whose father I was feel great with meant by it. She was wise beyond her not. I'd probably be beaten up for even years, and I was going to become her suggesting any authority. Charlotte Levi'tfit and quality. follower and possibly her boyfriend. came back out with her coat and was I made sure that before the night was halfway down the street before I got the GET YOUR BEST DEALS done that 1 would get her phone number. message. 1 was the authority figure, but She warned me that phone calls weren't she was the leader. ON LEVI'S® JEANS, JACKETS, her thing. She didn't call many people 1 ran after her. She must have slowed back. I assured her that I would cure her down some because I wound up ahead CORDS AND 501® PRE-WASHED of that. Needless to say, I didn't. of her. At some point we finally got in Century Fashions You probably thmk now that Charlotte sync and talked about stuff. She seemed BLUE JEANS 1213 S. Halsted Aenue was a cold and depressmg person But glad to get away from her snarling par­ this was only halfway true. The first time ents. 226-7462 I talked to her on the phone, I could feel "Do your parents fight often?" Mon.-Fri., 10-6 p.m. Gaslight Men's Shop her sensuous personality I flicked on "Yeah, somet1mes It depends on when Saturday, 9-6 p.m. 1654 W. Chicago Avenue my own conceived persona and JUSt the spmt moves them," she replied al­ Sunday, 9-5 pm. 733-3553 about charmed her to death. most JOkingly Mon., Th.-Sat., 9-8 pm. 'Ne talked about strange th1ngs though. 1 was still curious. "Do you go for Tues . and Wed., 9-6 pm. She knew about automobiles She walks often when they're fightmg?" Pants Box could read mus1c. She could fix stereos "Yeah, of course!" I hated sometimes Sunday 10-5 pm. and knew verses from poetry. The best when she answered me like th at, as 4216 S. Archer Avenue thmg of all-she was a TV fanat1c. She though her answer were normal 847-336° Kohn's d1dn't watch every smgle show that came I wondered what happened when it COME IN AND GET INTO OUR PANTS 6006 W. North Avenue on, but she was sure to have seen any was late at night and they fought She Mon. and Thr., 10-9 p.m. 637-5175 show I had seen could have been mugged or raped Sh Tues. and Wed., 10:30-7 p.m. Thmgs were gomg great for a little wasn't safe at that t1me of nig h t At Ieas t I Friday, 10:3Q-7 p.m. 5551 W. Belmont Avenue wh1le We hung out together a lot. If I 1 d dn't think so. She mu~ have been ~~~S~a~~~~~a~y~, ~~~3~0~~P~-~m~-~~~~~~~~~~~7~2~5~~~2~5~1~~~~~~~~~~~ New Expression APRIL, 1987 It started with a photograph ... but I couldn't concentrate. I was hearing her, and, then, all of a sudden I heard MOVIES (Continued from Page 11) 1 left my stomach ached. silence. Charlotte and I went out a little more At school I received my last "F" mark. I 1 ran to the phone and dialed her than usual, and I called heron the phone was quitting her. She'd have to be alone. number. The phone rang several times more often. She was still taking walks at I called her up and told her. before it was answered by her mother. night again. She decided not to call me " I'm breaking up. I don't want to see Her voice sounded very irritated. I asked about 11, though. I wasn't hurt, but I was you anymore." I waited for any last to speak to Charlotte. She said some­ thing about having to get her from out­ worried. 1 decided to drop in at her comment house and see what she was doing. "Why, what's wrong?" side the house 1stalked the house 1n the dark looking , Her vo1ce was so calm. It was too I wa1ted, feanng what I would hear for the right number. I not1ced a group of calm. Hate was building up inside of me next. Her mother returned and said she guys walk1ng down a certam street. from her casualness. couldn't find her. My calmness broke, They were loud and looked dangerous. " Is it something I did?" she asked and I began to yell obscenities at her. I Then I spotted Charlotte standmg in At that point I wanted to hurt her and told her all about how it was the1r fault front of her house about five houses say yes, but then, l1ke an innermost that they couldn't find their daughter away from them At first I didn't move. I secret had forced it's way to my torigue, I anywhere I was blaming anythmg that Project X knew nothing would happen to her. sa1d, "It's me! 1can' t handle our relation­ could have happened to her on them From the creators of "War Games" They were three houses away from her ship. I don't even understand the rela­ The phone clicked dead. comes "Project X," another mov1e now I started walking, hoping I wouldn't tionship' I'm not sure if I love you or 1f I rushed out without my jacket m about the m1litary. It is about an A1r have to do anything you love me!" · search of Charlotte. I went to her hoLse Force p1lot . J1mmy Garrett (Matthew The next thing I heard was a proposi­ 1 began to lower my vo1ce a l1ttle bit, first to see 1f she returned. I climbed the Brodenck). who teaches chimpan­ tion 1 ran towards the house as one of feanng the whole neighborhood would steps and heard the argumg of her par­ zees how to fly military a1rcraft. The them tried to coax her to come near h1m hear. Charlotte was qu1et. almost t1mid. I ents. Charlotte hadn't returned. The result IS a funny, gnpping film. 1 pushed h1m away and made a f1erce was scared streets looked empty. I ran around the One of the ch1mps. named Virgil, and crazed sound. I felt relieved that she "I do love you, R1chard I really do." block tw1ce lookmg for her. I couldn't who was taught s1gn language earl1er was safe and mad that she had let 11 1 didn't want to hurt her feelmgs by fmd her, and I was scared. in l1fe by Teri (Helen Hunt)', begins to happen say1ng 1 didn't love her back. I knew I "Charlotte'" I called in the darkness. comminucate w1th J1mmy. Through 1 turned toward her and asked what didn't want that lie anyway. I hung up the It was three o'clock when I stopped the1r " conversations" J1mmy grows she was domg. I used stronger words phone. lookmg for her She hadn't come back qu1te close to V1rgi l, and since Virgil is though I had lost my temper and was For one day I resolved not to thmk of home. She had left forever Her parents so smart, he does very wellm the pro­ almost shakmg her. Would I have to visit Charlotte. I began to hear what my reported her m 1ssmg, and in a few weeks gram, and J1mmy IS subsequently her every night just to keep her out of teacher said. I remembered I had friends. they moved. promoted trouble? I was smiling again and almost totally I started lookmg for her all over again. At his new pos1t1on, Jimmy learns The look in her eyes told me my happy. When I returned home, I had tons 1 told Allen, but he acted as if he didn't the truth about "Project X." The mil­ answer. I hugged her holding her as of studymg to make up for. As I went even remember her. She seemed to be itary 1s putting monkeys in simulated close as I could. At that moment I felt toward my room my mother told me a disappearing from everybody's mind. aircrafts to see how much radiation a scared of losing her to anything. If she g1rl named Charlotte called. I paused for Even traces of her life were disappearing. pilot can stand in case of nuclear war. was ever hurt by anyone, I'd probably a mmute and then went into my room I should have known better. If I'd left The rest of the film focuses on his die. slammmg the door behind me. I recalled her alone and never met her, she might attempt to save the chimps from this I found out a couple of days later that I hearing her ask me something, but my still be around. I had to allow her to fatal program. was g1ving Charlotte most of my time. mmd was far away. become dependent on me. The plot works well; the suspense My grades were going down, and my Charlotte had never called me before. Then, one day, without debating in­ is maintamed to the very end. nerves were beginning to make me sick. She always had me call her. Right when I side myself, I let go of her. No one was The chimps also made me laugh. I tried to study at night, but I ended up was through with her she surprised me. I around to take care of her, so she faded The1r gestures are 1rresistable and going to see Charlotte. My parents wondered if I should call her back that into space. almost human. The monkeys got to didn't even notice anythmg was wrong. n1ght. I didn't. My one chance to have I felt myself drawing into myself, and I me 1n the same way that E. T. did. It's weird, but, I began to hate them. I her back, and I forced myself out of went mto seclusion for a little while. This film is also spec1al because it knew it was wrong to hate my parents, domg it. I almost went cr~zy that night. Now I spend most of my time keeping shows the mil1tary as the animals, but they didn't even not1ce any of my The next day I kept hearing her voice. away from people. I know it must seem needlessly killing mnocent beings, distress unt1l too late. They thought I I looked around thinking she was follow­ crazy that I thmk I destroyed Charlotte wh1le the monkeys are carefree and was going through a phase. They didn't ing me. Allen noticed this and asked me by causing her not to exi~t anymore. harmless. know. Every night I was forced to go to the what was wrong. I couldn't explain it. T his is mainly a spintual belief of mine. The end of the movie is so perfectly source of my problem for relief. Char­ Charlotte was calling me for help, but Maybe I'm just paranoid like the doctor crafted, 11 will leave no one disap­ lotte would calm my nerves with her how? says, but I do believe I might fade away pointed. "Project X" is an excellent voice. I felt so relaxed with her, but when Later on in the evening I tried to study, myself. I have to learn from my mistakes. mov1e worth seeing. Ethan Stoller

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MUSIC - New Expression Andy Taylor on Cable TV Thunder Watch it! According to the natural law of rock mus1c, a band that has been popular for at least three years will lose a key performer- a star who leaves to pursue a solo career. John Student Voices , the teen-produced Lennon left the Beatles, Peter Gabriel cable TV shows of New Expression left Genes1s and now Andy Taylor has now be seen on Channel 19 on Lyrics like, "Starfish and coffee/ Ma­ that are wired for cable televi- split with Duran Duran. ple syrup and jam/ with a side o rder of "Thunder" cannot be compared to on. Here are dates and times for ham," or "Till the gorilla falls off the pcoming shows: anything by Lennon or Gabriel. Tay­ wall/We're going to rock him" just lor relies heavily on hard-rock cliches, don't make it. but the album does show occasional Prince did include one song in this Monday, April 27, at 5:30 and Tues­ flashes of inspiration and promise for album that was produced before he day, April 28 at ]pm: What are the Taylor's career. and The Revolution split, entitled, utions to the problem of segrega­ Most of the songs, which were writ­ Andy Taylor " It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night." But ion in public high schools? ten by Taylor and ex-Sex Pistol Steve album's highlights hint at good things it too is written and performed with­ Jones, feature the loud, heavy guitars to come. out much concern for quality. Monday, May 11 , at 5:30 and Tues­ and raspy vocals that typify hard rock With each new album, Prince has day, May 12 at 7pm: Do students have and heavy metal. Taylor tends to over Nancy Wallace had to live up to his "Purple Rain" a sense of the nu!ritional value in the use the extended guitar solos he was image of being "His Royal Badness." foods they eat? never allowed to play in Duran Duran. "Sign of the Times" suggests that the By the third song, th1s self-indul­ Prince " Purple Reign" of sexual innuendo Monday, May 25 at 5:30 and Tues­ gence with the guitar becomes mono­ Sign of the Times ·and provocative ideas has given way day, May 26 at 7pm: Where can stu­ tonous. Almost as monotonous as to a nicer version of Prince. dents go to get help with emotional the fact that almost all of the songs This first album since Prince dis­ problems? are written 1n the same key. banded The Revolution is mostly per­ Dan Robinson Taylor has a clear voice and near­ formed by Prince himself. It is a ret­ perfect pitch, but he doesn't use these rospective of the past thirty years in talents in "Thunder." Most of the pop music, from the '50-ish " I Can vocals are screamed and harsh. It's Never Take the Place of Your Man" to very difficult to understand what he's the '80-1sh "If I Was Your Girlfriend." saying because he swallows his It is a half- hearted attempt to dem­ words. onstrate his mastery of different mus­ The lyrics are bland at best and ical styles, a challenge that few per­ msipid at worst. They include such formers would attempt. statements of the obv1ous as "L1fe The album consists of a two-record goes on/And on and on/ All along," set of sixteen songs. Some are very and " I don't know why I love you/ good, like "The Ballad of Dorothy 'Cause I don't even know you." Parker," a melod1ous m1xture of early "Thunder" does have 1ts moments, seventies AI Green and vintage though, and these highlights make Prince. " Strange Relationship" and the album worth a l1sten. The song "U Got the Look" (with background "Thunder'· IS a mellow, relax1ng bal­ vocals by Sheena Easton) are also lad that's easy to smg along with. very well-crafted and have a more The heartfelt "Broken Window" current sound. (wh1ch is the only song not co-written Highlights aside, though, the major­ by Steve Jo nes) is Taylo r's voice at its ity of this album sounds as if it were best, clear, emotional and almost hastily put together, and it does not childlike. The instrumental "French work well. Prince's voice is either in Save SS.OO on your Closs Ring pur­ Gu1tar" is the best song on the album, competition with the music or washed chose dunng th1s limited offer with delicate p1ano work and sensi­ out by 1t- which doesn't make for your choice of any or all opt1ons tive guitar. easy listening. Included: " Thunder" 1sn't gomg to wm Andy "Play 1n the Sunshine" and "Star­ Taylor any Grammys, and it doesn't fish and Coffee" are superficial little • Favorite Activity break any musical ground. Still, the ditties burdened With '60's nostalg1a. • First Nome • Mascot Under Stone • Encrusting

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