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Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago New Expression Youth Communication Chicago Collection September 1979 New Expression: September 1979 (Volume 3, Issue 6) Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ycc_newexpressions Part of the Journalism Studies Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Columbia College Chicago, "New Expression: September 1979 (Volume 3, Issue 6)" (1979). New Expression. 23. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ycc_newexpressions/23 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Youth Communication Chicago Collection at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Expression by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Vol. 3 No.6 September, 1979 Teen marriages breaking up Teen divorce rates are soaring. And last year 49 Chicago-area teens married for a second time - even after their first try ended in divorce. Our story on page 4 begins a three-part series on teens in love. by Eric Williams THE INSIDE TRACK Anti-disco Cohos are fishing for trouble "COHO!" screamed a man in cut-off blue jeans. throwing a Stevie Wonder album tnto the Affects My Life," "Great Presi air and watching it shatter on See you in dents from Lincoln to Carter," the ground. or worst of all, coloring the dreaded " Map of the Original Cover Photo: ''DIS-CO-SUCKS!" yelled court, Mom Eric Bradshaw shot this picture another man with a backpack 13 Colonies." Everyone had better hope to illustrate what is happening slung over his shoulders. He Recently the Tribune ran a in many teen marriages today reached into the pack and lit a story about a young man who this doesn't catc:h on. If it does ... well sharpen your crayons. -divorce. Our models, Susan firecracker the size of a soda is suing his parents for mal Harvey and Kevin Thompson, pop can. He flung it into the air practice. He claims that they aren't considering marriage or where it exploded. Several did a lousy job of raising him. divorce. people flinched. I began to He blames them because he is think about what else might be neurotic and maladjusted. in his backpack. This would seem to be a step "Disco! Disco! Disco!" an forward in chtldren's rights, or other man cried as he slam is it? med a Village People album It's true that what parents do against his head until it broke in for their children can have a two. lifelong effect, but malpractice This is not a scene from a suits could lead to kids blaming bad movie. This is a sample of mommy and daddy for every the pre-game "festivities" on thtng. July 12 at Comtskey Park. The " No, mommy, I don't want to anti-disco rally was big news tn take out the garbage. It's dam Chicago and across the coun agtng my self tmage!" try. Watching from the stands. I " Daddy! Spankings are a New Express-~--- was amused and a little wor no-no. My lawyer says it could A mLJgaNte fly Clltcdgo teens for Chtc.nyo teens ried. leave deftnite psychic scars!" 'Holocaust' I was shocked at the size of ' Soon we would have the Editor-In Chief: Denise Bronson, Graphics Staff: Brian Seaphus, the crowd waiting to get in. I lawyers who specialize in par The Immaculata. Westinghouse; Felicta Williams, had been followtng Steve ental malpractice, called "Crib mirrors Managing Editor: Eric Williams, Columbia. Dahl's radio explotts. I was lis Chasers!' They would hang UICC. Staff Artists: Steve Blatt, River tentng to the show when he ftrst around the delivery rooms and Boat People News Editors: Rhonda Hannah, side-Brookfteld; David Levi, dreamed up his Disco Demoli pediatric wards lurking in dark .... Percy Julian; Kristina Prorok, School of the Art Institute. tion Army, The Insane Coho corners. Starting Sept. 10, NBC will Whitney Young; Daryl Macon , Ups. I listened in amazement "Psst! Kidl I saw your mom rerun "The Holocaust" mini Lindblom; Marea Parker, Academy as he announced his plans to take that candy from you. You series, which helped get us into of Our Lady; Felicite Williams, Cor liss. New Expression is published take over a near north side can take her to court. Charge the horrors of what the Jews once a month except July and Au Feature Editors: Michelle Don disco and slap all of its patrons her with causing a complex faced tn Nazi Germany from gust by Youth Communication, with a Coho salmon. I shared material psychosis." 1935 to the end of World War II. juielle, Marian; Terrance Franklin, Chicago Center, not-for-profit Whttney Young; Brian Lewis, Men his amusement when thou Many of the questions which agency. Editorial offices are at 207 sands of letters poured in from this film forces us to ask our del; Sherry Winston, Jones Com S. Wabash (8th floor). Chicago, Il mercial. people asking to become selves still linger. Why did the linois 60604. Phone: 663-0543. Cohos. I went to the game to 'Let them Holocaust happen? How could Editorial Director: Kevin Thomp Circulation Policy: Distributed free see what would happen. people stand by and watch it son, Cathedral. in high schools, community cen For the most part everyone happen without doing some Assistant Editorial Director: ters, stores and churches where do more teens live, congregate and go to was out to have fun on a humid Derrick Smith, Percy Julian. thing? Could it ever happen school. summer day. I was one of the again? Special Edition Editor: Lori Hen New Expression is a member of dricks, Lindblom. few Blacks at the game, but I work!' The last question is the most the Student Press Service located never felt I was tn any danger. haunting. What worries me is Graphics Directors: Eric-Scotte in Washington, D.C. Still, I felt a kind of latent vio says HEW that it seems to be happening Bradshaw, Lindblom; Susan Har Copyright..: 1979 by Youth Com lence in the crowd, as if 55,000 again ... to the "Boat People" vey, Carver. munication, Chicago Center. All Cohos were a barrel of gaso Mary Francis Berry, Assist of Viet Nam. These people had Advertising Manager: Karen rights reserved. Reproduction line and Steve Dahl was play ant Secretary of Education with the wrong politics (sympathy Ambrose, Lane Tech. without permission is strictly pro htbited. tng with matches. HEW, recently wrote her 'pre with the U.S. position) and they Circulation Managers: Rodney scription' to cure this country's needed religious freedom from Montgomery. Jones; Donna Pro sickly school system. a government that is anti-reli well , Westinghouse. Join New Expression She feels that students gious. So they are facing op Business Manager: Lisa Dixon, Are teens should give teachers more re pression which is similar to the Jones Commercial. spect Put them on a pedestal, scenes on your TV screen this Do you want glamor, ex Staff Writers: Enid Vazquez, De citement, beautiful women warm for so to speak. week (crowding, torture, star Paul; Elaine Takagi, Lakeview; I cnnge when I remember vation). Ava Thompson, Whitney Young; and handsome men? If you some of the teachers thaL I've This time the world is not just Maria Villalobos, Whitney Young; do, join the C.I.A.! OR, join the draft? had, some of whom couldn't standing by again, watching. Amy Weber, Northwestern; Bettina the New Expression The August 15 Gallup Poll even spell "pedestal." The UN is helping to settle ref Bulawa, Taft; Karen Ambrose, and fake it. reports that 71% of America's Ms. Berry also feels that ugees. The U.S. will absorb as Lane Tech .; Kevin Bell, Mendel; Robin Florzak, Whitney Young; New Expression is re teens favor the establishment teachers should give more many refugees as it can this cruiting high school stu of a voluntary national service Angela Giles, Bowen; Adrienne homework and that students year. Hutchins, Academy of Our Lady; corps. Of those teen patriots, dents who want to be re should come to school in a Maybe as a group project, Sherri Jones, Academy of Our porters, reviewers, featu 22% said they would definitely 'teachable' state, not fuzzy some of you who care can help Lady; Fannie Leflore, Waller; writers, artists and photo JOin a service corps from alcohol or narcottcs these refugees. A representa Angela Offutt, Cathedral; Raynay graphers. The poll went on to report This is where her touch with 1 tive from Catholic Charities ex Collier, Lindblom; Mark Allen, CVS; that only 20% of us actually the real world breaks down. platned that money was always Mta Lynn Marchman, The Im If you would like to check oppose the volunteer plan. Doesn t she realize that not all needed to offset the cost of re maculata; Lisa Margerum, Whit us out, come to the next This poll seems dangerous! students are on drugs and al location. Another possibility ney Young;,BQQ_ne~ecy. news editors' meeting 01 Congress mtght see the results cohol, and that one sure way to Jones; Car~r. Carver: could be a drive for used Hassan 0 . Rossell, Bradley; Verna feature editors' meeti n~ and believe them. Once our drtve them to it is to double their clothmg. Many high school Thompson, Dunbar. (September 18 at 3:30 fo1 senators hear how anxious we homework load? students wear small stzes like Staff Photographers: Mtchael reporters and Septembet are, they might decide to do us She can't realize how much th e " Boat People," who are Glover, Whitney Young, Andre 20 at 3:30 for feature writer~ a favor and pass a mandatory trouble she might cause in small tn stature.