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Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago New Expression Youth Communication Chicago Collection October 2003 New Expression: October 2003 (Volume 26, Issue 7) 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: October 2003 (Volume 26, Issue 7)" (2003). New Expression. 190. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ycc_newexpressions/190 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. • _________:. SUNDAY uOCTOBER 5, 2003 1 0 f3 A teen•s story of sexual abuse intbebome Story Page 1 I By Teens. For • l: E) J' < Ai 10 C YO. ].tJ> 2 SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 2003 Newsbriefs Recording Industry Bullies File Sharers Beware; the Recording Industry Association of America is coming after you, and the millions of other music downloaders. The RIAA has already sued 261 people, including a 12-year-old girl from New York, who settled out of court for $2,000 and a public apology. The RIAA was looking to charge her $150,000 for every 1,000 songs on her computer. NE wants to know what you think about the RIAA lawsuit and music downloading in general. Send us you comments to Audrey at editor@newex pression.org. CTA says we'll keep the change Armed Teachers? Senate hopeful, Steven Rauschenberger, said Tired of emptying your pockets looking for teachers who feel the need to carry a firearm into Keeping Tabs on Kegs change to ride the bus in the morning. Well, the their classrooms should have the right to do so if Chicago Transit Authority is helping you by possibly they are properly trained, according to a recent arti increasing its fare from $1 .50 to $2. It will be the cle in the Chicago Tribune. New York is the latest state to pass a keg reg first increase in 12 years. In 1991 , the fare A resident of Elgin, Rauschenberger has served istration law, which will hopefully crackdown on increased by 25 cents. The CTA fare increase is in the Senate for ten years and is seeking re-elec adults (21 years and over) providing minors with opposed not only by regular riders but also Mayor tion. He was quoted as saying that as long as alcohol. The law requires a $75 deposit and the Daley. CTA fare is already higher than the national teachers have 37 hours of firearm training, buyer must sign an affidavit agreeing they won't average, $1 .24. undergo psychiatric evaluation, be certified and serve anyone underage. If the keg's owner doesn't If CTA proposes a fare hike, then residents are reviewed by local law enforcement officials, they comply enforcement officials can trace the keg's welcome to express their opinion at a meeting on should have the right to carry a concealed weapon registration number back to its owner who would be October 30 at The Palmer House starting at 6 p.m. into the classroom. prosecuted. Although Illinois hasn 't adopted this NE is just as willing to hear your thoughts, tell us Rauschenberger said the same should hold law, the cities of Champaign, Macomb and your public transportation woes by sending an e true for any individual who believes they work in a Springfield have. It may only be a matter of time mail to Audrey Galo at [email protected] dangerous situation. Talk about discipline in the before Illinois joins the ranks of the 21 states classroom. already enforcing keg registration. New Expression Staff October 2003 Managing Editor: Audrey Galo, Northside College Prep General Staff: Connie Diaz, St. Scholastica; Erna Dzafic, Amundsen; Kendra Fortenberry, Jones College Prep; Joi Hampton, Thorn ridge High School; Jesse Hall, Crane High School; Enol Hindi, Curie; Jacob Hogan, Brother Rice; Haamid Xavier Johnson, Georgetown University; Brian Lewis, St. Ignatius; Vanessa Tillman, Jones College Prep; Brand iss West, Jones College Prep Editorial Advisor/Outreach Coordinator: Brent Watters Graphic Designer: James Alsup Program Manager: Tommy Thomas Executive Director/Publisher: Philip Costello New Expression Is printed by the Chicago Tribune Cover Illustration by Jesse Hall, Crane High School YOUTH COMMUNICATION's 2003-2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS· President-John I. Marshall Ill, Bowoter *VIce President- Terri Thomas, Kusper & Raucci* Vice President-Margaret Holt, Chicago Tribune *Secretory-Paulo Brien, Columbia College* Treasurer-William D. Frost, Canadian Pacific Forest Products (ret.) *General Directors: Todd Adams, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *Daniel Ash, Center for Poverty law *Yvonne Brown, Boll of Gold *Audrey Golo, Northside College Prep High School * loren Ghiglione, Medill School of Journolslm, Northwestern * Lindo Jones, Roosevelt University* Will lee, Chicago Tribune * lmron Mahmood, Audit and Consulting Services* Adolfo Mendez, Streetwise* layton Olson, Howe & Hutton, ltd. *Annette Peck, Executive Services Corp. (volunteer consultant)* Charles V. Pittman, Schurz Communications *Robert Regan, Norkol, Inc. *John Riehecky, Human Services Development Institute *Shorene Shorlotzodeh, SteppenwolfTheotre Company .. www.newexpression. oro October 2003 SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 2003 3 From the Editor's Desk Hello! In all of life's crazy twists and turns we tend to think of only our prob lems and become detached from the stories we hear on the news or read in the paper. But stop and ask yourself thrs questron, how many people do you know that have been or are abused in therr homes? What have you done about ;t? Many people, including myself are oblivious that nearly three million reports of ch ld abuse were filed rn 2001 just in the U S . which works out to one incident every ten seconds. Child abuse IS a cancer on our .._.._ _______ _.. socrety that's eating away children's rnnocence New Expressron is not afraid of approaching this subject and neither are its writers, especially one brave writer Jesse Hall, who Will recount hrs story of sexual abuse. Be sure to read about the city's help centers for abuse victims so that they don't become one of the three chrldren that dre every day from abuse in their homes. I welcome anyone who would like to share their problems, experi ences or life lessons wrth me, because I know that writrng can be a thera peutic experience. Write to editor@newexpression org Peace. Phooo by Jesse Ha!' Crane Marshall Field's on State Street recently sponsored a vertical fashion show. Instead of walking a runway, models walked down the side of the store. It was the first verti cal fashion show performed In America What's in NE this month? News Cover Story Contents How many seniors feel "left behind" Sources to get help at underperform if sexual abuse Essay Contest Page 8 ing schools? occurs. College Days Page 9 Page 5 Page 14 Teens Mean Business Page 10 New Soldier Horror PhotOpinion Page 15 Opinion Page 18 Field. Did your favorite movie make out Calendar Page 19 NE Checks out Classifieds Page 23 Chicago's newest list of the scariest Poetry Page 24 arena. films of all time? Page 7 Page20 www.newexpression.org October 2003 .... t th ..... • I • ( Ul 4 SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 2003 Political Perspective Making the Case for School Choice By Haamid Xavier Johnson Georgetown University WASHINGTON- The Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of those struggling schools aware that any of their stu dents could take "taxpayer" money away from the The civil rights 2003, according to the Washington Post, would give institution and spend it elsewhere. issue of the 21st parents of the most horrendous -performing schools However, I am not advocating a national school Century is school up to $7,500 per school year. The most eligible voucher program. Although a $7,500 student choice. D.C. families are those that earn approximately stipend is the highest sum proposed thus far, a suc Providing adequate $34,000 a year for a family of four. cessful voucher program would need to be adminis educational options This subsidy could be used at any private or tered on a case by case level. Many opponents of for students in sub parochial school in the district that would accept it. school choice say the "education reform" debate par performing Bush administration analysts say parents in the first should focus on improving public schools and not on schools today is ever federally funded voucher program will be able taking money out of the system. tantamount to what to choose from approximately 40 different schools, But why should one focus on fixing public edu ensuring equality whose tuition cost the same or lower than $7,500. cation by debating about the current way of improv meant for women This Congressional legislation is reminiscent of ing it, without pursuing or considering novel and minorities in the avenues to accomplish that goal. 1960s. The need to "The need to improve our failing .._________ _. improve our failing Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities, school systems across the coun devoted a section of his book to highlighting the school systems injustices of an underachieving school in an impov across the country is very much prevalent in our try is very much prevalent in our erished city in proximity to southern Illinois. He society, and unless parents are given the discretion society, and unless parents are writes, "Many of these children have no sense of as to where their children attend school, it will be something they belong to." This statement is a vivid business as usual.