CSI Students Crack Lane Murder Case
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February 2009 Lane Technical Prep High School Volume 41/Issue3/ Page 1 CSI students crack Lane murder case case.ʼ After interviewing the police N HE EART By Weslyn Strawder & officers, investigators then identi- I T H Shanae Joseph fied the crime. They identified and F HE documented the points of entry and O T On Friday, Jan. 30, Sally Burton, exit of the criminal. an accountant of Murtonʼs Print Investigators took photographs of Shop, was found dead; murdered the scene from different angles, and ARRIOR by a shot from a shotgun. The main then a crime scene technician com- W suspect was her boyfriend, Eric pleted a rough sketch of the scene to Charles Babcock. demonstrate the layout of the crime. Working together, the students of The rough sketch also identified the News Laneʼs Forensic Science and Law exact position of the deceased vic- classes solved the homicide. tim and provided evidence for how BeBoBa Fortunately, the crime never the crime was committed. really happened; it was only a sce- Finally, investigators processed all Electives Fair nario written by Mrs. Sebestyen for evidence by placing it in evidence Laneʼs fifth annual Crime Scene bags with appropriate initialing and FanFiction Investigation (CSI) Day. documentation. This was the first year students According to students involved actually worked to solve a case. in the CSI program, it was a fun Wing Stop “I wrote a scenario with three pos- experience. sible endings,” said Sebestyen. “I got to meet people from Confl ict in Gaza “Obviously I wanted one person to all areas of crime scene investiga- look guilty. I wanted to make the tion,” said Terrance Washington, other two suspects look guilty as Div. 910. Features well.” “The most exciting thing was try- The crime scene was arranged ing to link all the pieces,” said by Mrs. Anderson, Sebestyen, and Kierra Reese, Div. 915. Turnabout police officers from the recruit train- Aside from having fun and work- ing center. Props used at the scene ing on exciting cases, some stu- Tattoos included manikins, real blood, and dents enrolled in the Law class to shell casings from a shotgun. One of prepare themselves for a career in A student examines the crime scene. Brushes With Death Laneʼs old shop rooms served as the criminal justice. setting, and worked well to make “I want to major in criminal jus- in my future career.” and chemistry. The class is open to the crime scene seem like a reality. tice. I figured it would help me in Students interested in the field of juniors only. The program was ini- Pick-Up Lines The crime scene investigation the long run,” said Chelsea Lemon, forensics are offered advice from tiated five years ago when former lasted approximately four hours. Div. 047. Anderson, teacher of Forensic teachers at Lane, Mrs. Lewis and First Kisses While working on the case, all Others took up Forensic Science Science at Lane. Ms. Wayne, came up with the idea students involved had to follow a to get a head start in the forensic “If you want to work on a crime of CSI. standard procedure. field. scene, or in a crime lab, major in Lane is currently the only high The first task in the procedure was “I am going to Western Illinois to biology and chemistry,” she said. school in Chicago offering the CSI interviewing police officers, who major in Forensic Chemistry,” said Students wanting to take advan- program. However, Morgan Park Opinion were the first to arrive at the scene. Washington. “[Now] I am learn- tage of Laneʼs Forensic Science and Driscoll Catholic High Schools Investigators asked them questions ing how to conduct a crime scene elective must have a G.P.A. of 3.0 plan on developing a similar course Obama to configure their ʻtheory of the investigation, which I will be using and at least a B in both biology within their own schools soon. Bad Weather Korean foreign exchange students visit Lane saladʼ! We were so confused!” allows to its students. Her school States again. Many of them had By Grace McQueeny “My favorite fast food restau- in Korea has only 160 students visited places on the West Coast, & David Pohlad rant in Chicago is Wendyʼs,” said per grade. such as San Francisco and Oregon, Sports Danny Lee. “We do not have too The Korean students also noted but none claimed to have visited Sixteen-year-old exchange stu- much fast food in Pusan.” many differences between the city Chicago Fantasy Sports dents from the South Korean city The food is only one of many of Chicago and Pusan. “When I came to Chicago, all of Pusan arrived in Chicago on differences the students faced in “Chicago is much cleaner then I had heard of were the Chicago Jan. 5 to learn about its culture, Chicago. Their school schedules Pusan,” said Soojin Lee. “It is also Bulls,” said Shilla. language, and people. They spent also changed significantly. a lot colder.” Shilla said her visit to Chicago Gambling a lot of time at Lane, observing A South Korean school day starts “In Chicago there are many tall coincided with the week of her classes such as Ceramics, Jazz at 6 AM and ends at 11 PM. Most buildings,” said Danny. “In Pusan, schoolʼs winter break, a time tradi- Band, Physics, Orchestra, and students dorm at school, even at everything feels more crowded tionally used by students in Pusan Choir. the age of 16. and there are many more people studying and preparing for the next These students have been Students said they do not have in the streets.” semester. While in Chicago Shilla taking English for over as much freedom to choose what “American people seem so said she has not studied nearly 10 years, although some- classes to take in Korea as stu- relaxed,” said Danny. “In South as much as she should have, but times struggle when dents in the U.S. do. Korea, everyone always seems to instead has gone sightseeing and they must speak it all “Every grade has set classes be in a big hurry.” spent her time learning about new the time. that you are required to take,” said “Chicago is so much more cultures. “We went to a restau- Shilla Lee. diverse than Pusan,” said Jiwon. “I feel that sometimes doing rant when we first arrived “The government pays for our “Pretty much everyone you see things like [this exchange pro- here,” said Jiwon Hong. lunches,” said S. Lee. “I am not in Pusan is pure blood Korean,” gram] can help you learn things “The waitress asked us if used to paying for it myself!” said Danny. you would not learn from studying we wanted ʻsoup or salad,ʼ Shilla said she likes Lane because The exchange students seemed out of books,” she said. and we thought she said ʻsuper- of its size, and the freedom it very excited to come to the United February 2009 News Page 2 New changes to be made at Lane ADA requires school to be more accessible to handicapped students, starting with ramps and new doors. students. bathrooms. have been waiting for four years By Ricardo Guzman, “The Warrior Office (below “There are going to be plumbing for the new entrance. Paulina Yousif, & Stairwell Z on the first floor) will stacks going up the girlsʼ and “If you didnʼt know it was a Caitlyn Kolakowski be turned into a ramp leading into boysʼ bathroom from the first floor library entrance you would think the Memorial Garden and it will to the fourth. The problem with it was a bathroom entrance,” said Lane will be undergoing be accessible to wheelchairs,” doing this during school is it will librarian Ms. Kane. “In 1972 or renovations that will include said Mr. DeRoss. Laneʼs Building cut off all the bathrooms,” said ʻ74 it was a direct entrance, but new entrances to the library, Manager. “Doors D, J, and M are DeRoss. when everyone came back after auditorium, and Memorial Garden going to have new ramps. The DeRoss will be losing his own summer break there was a new starting March 1 and costing auditorium will have a wheelchair office in the renovations as it will entrance; the one there is now. No around $4.1 million. Also in the lift that can move one wheelchair be turned into an extra private one knows why. The wall wasnʼt plans are converting an old shop at a time to different levels of the boysʼ and girlsʼ bathroom for part of the original building. Itʼs a room on the first floor, Rm. 135, auditorium.” disabled students. mystery.” into a College and Career Center Some renovations are not going The pool will have a new ramp as Additional renovations include for students. start until the summertime due to well for people who have trouble the boysʼ and girlsʼ locker rooms, The new renovations are intended safety-related issues. getting in and out of it. where between 100 to 200 new to bring Lane up to code on The “The head engineer said it is The College and Career Center locker doors will be installed that Americans with Disabilities Act unsafe to start certain projects will help students prepare for are convenient for wheelchair- (ADA). The ADA calls for school during school,” said DeRoss. their career choices and give out bound students. The gym balcony systems to make accommodations “There will be heavy equipment information on different colleges. will be made wheelchair accessible and modifications to address the and people running around, “Students will be able to do as well.