Iranian Summit Controversy Reporter Fall Correctly
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inside: Gay Marriage: Dance Team “One giant leap for Wii!! equality Rockin’ Into- page 6 - page 7 and human rights” - page 2 The New Year Dodgeball Laugh With Friday The Staff A reason to come to school - page 3 - page 5 Looking To Nature For Today’s Dilemmas now,” said junior Goodmond Some students believe because of the cost that is Riding a bike does not hurt Kristin Coppa Danielson. alternative energy is a neg- required. our earth, it’s entertaining Assistant Editor One of the alternative ative issue, others believe it “Today, scientists and and will give you some sort Living in a world full of sources is solar power. To- is useful and a positive ef- industry experts argue over of publicity (if you’re into power plants, cars, and other day, solar power is used to fect on our environment. how long the world’s sup- that sort of thing) and is also energy related items, we heat swimming pools and “We won’t use wind- ply of oil and natural gas good exercise. Sure, it might have taken more than our fair for small furnaces. It doesn’t mills in the future because will last. But, it will end,” take you a little longer to get share and used fossil fuels use fossil fuels and wouldn’t there are other things we said Brad Collins, the exec- to school but the satisfaction way too much, almost to the destroy the environment. In could do. It’s not practical and utive director of the Ameri- you receive in return will point where it might damage the near future, solar power it’s not windy all the time,” can Solar Energy Society. make it feel worthwhile. our earth. In every aspect of could be used for cars and said senior Jordan Bockert. As students, conserva- Besides carpooling or our lives, energy surrounds power plants. Solar power is In fact, last year, al- tion may not be as hard as riding a bike to school every- us. Energy is based on the made by capturing light from ternative energy sources you may think. Today, the day, recycling is another way burning of fossil fuels, which the sun’s rays, which is then provided six percent of the majority of high school stu- to help out. People, start col- in the near future can hurt converted into electricity. nations energy supply, ac- dents are receiving their driv- lecting those pop cans! Did our earth… our home. But Wind power is also an cording to Cameron Walker, er’s license and taking their you know that whoever re- there are alternate sources alternative source of energy National Geographic News. own car to school, almost ev- turns pop cans or glass bottles of energy that are not based because it’s not harmful to The last alternative ery morning. If students start into their local grocery store on fossil fuels. Alternative nature. It’s very dependent source of energy is ther- to carpool, not only will the receives cash in return? Yes, Energy will improve our on the weather, especially mal. Thermal, also known amount of traffic decrease that’s right cash! Sounds like economy and environment wind, and the location. as geothermal, takes the but, it will also lower pollu- another part-time job to me. and it helps reduce pollution Windmills are used to cre- heat from the earth to cre- tion. And, if you think about You don’t have to be a Issue 4 January 2007 and conserves fossil fuels. ate wind power and can be ate electricity and heat. The it, the rate of student’s acci- superhero to save the earth. It “Alternative energy al- seen far away because of its heat found in volcanic mag- dents and speeding tickets just takes a little effort from ev- lows us to rely on something height. The fins that are con- ma and hot dry rock is used would also lower. eryone and we will be on our Lewis Central that is 100% effective. We nected to the windmill rotate for thermal energy systems. If carpooling does not way to a better lifestyle. It can will probably use this energy as the wind blows across This type of alternative interest you, riding a bi- be fun and rewarding at the High School when it’s cheaper than it is them creating energy. source is very inefficient cycle to school just might. same time. A Nation Under Fire tion is doing enough to Josh Stroeher protect the students from Iranian Summit Controversy Reporter fall correctly. What’s the Jews during the years these sorts of incidents. Amanda Berg almost worse is that the of the great war… all the Over the last few But skeptics say that no Cartoonist years, one of the major matter what a school does general synopsis from historians and research- Upcomi ng up and coming concerns to try and keep peace on Within the Middle LC students is they don’t ers, even those who do in high schools across campus, no matter how East, a conference has recognize what’s going not agree (or) believe in the country is security. many guards they hire, been held that could pos- on or just don’t care. “I the official version, will Events Whether or not the stu- really don’t know…” be able to express them- dent feels safe going to said sophomore Mayra selves freely,” Mehdi the school which they are Perez. Afzah, spokesperson of attending is critical, and In Iran, a conference the Association of Islamic it seems that this sense concerning the “legiti- Journalists, said about the of security is vanishing. macy” of the holocaust Iranian summit. Every year more stu- is being held. The gen- However, the Euro- dents agree that school eral feeling there is that pean Union and the state shootings worry them what the world, Europe of Israel feel that the true January and that schools need to in particular, believes intent of the summit can take steps in preparing happened to the Jews and be seen in the anti-Israel 24-31: Lion King @ Or- for such a tragedy. Over other “undesirables” dur- undertones, lack of sym- the last year the news has ing the Holocaust is com- pathy for Holocaust vic- pheum Theatre been littered with stories photo by Sara Grimes pletely or mostly false. tims, and blatant anti-Jew- of school shootings and This has caused uproar ish sentiments. students being injured across Europe, but Irani- “I don’t think that it 26: No School! due to someone bring- an representatives insist is right,” said sophomore ing a gun onto campus it is not the racist congre- foreign exchange student and opening fire. This gation Israel is presenting You Gin about the Ira- photo by Amanda Berg to the world. nian summit. This opin- problem is rapidly be- “The Wonderful World of Piercings” on page 6 “President Ahma- ion seems to be the most coming more of a reality discusses the true meanings of popular piercings. February here in the Midwest with dinejad has placed at the prevalent among world the recent shooting at someone will always find sibly further escalate the centre of the international leaders. Northwest High School a way to get through the hostility already present attention a very impor- “I think it is such a 1-11: Lion King @ Or- in Omaha. secure line and try to in- in this region. The mate- tant question on the truth- symbol of sectarianism and pheum Theatre One of the major jure people. rial to be scrutinized is fulness of the version that hatred toward people of an- concerns in high school The student that... so controversial that it Europe and the Zionists other religion. I find it... security is whether or not continued on page 6 as could start a war if the have imposed on the continued on page 4 as the school administra- “Under Fire” political dominoes don’t world on the murder of “Controversy” 7: Early Dismissal Riverside Bomb Scares World News Shelby Klepfer the building. Now students are 10: ACT Test Date Victoria Means Reporter Then on December concerned about what 1st, another bomb threat other students are able to Copy Editor Imagine this: your was written on a stall in try to pull off, such as a 14: Valentine’s Day teacher comes into your the boy’s bathroom. No bomb threat or shootings, Man-Eating Crocodile Found classroom and announces bomb found once again. since we hear about it in Villagers captured a 16-foot crocodile in Indonesia. that the building is being The third threat was found the news. Two human hands, a leg, and a pair of shorts were dis- evacuated. You get up on a stall in the girls’ “These days you covered in the crocodile’s stomach. 18: John Mayer @ Qwest from your desk and head bathroom on December never know what people Center out of the building like 4th. But this time, unlike are capable of. It’s pretty George Clooney Says Goodbye everyone else is. As soon the other threats, it gave scary,” says senior Becky People’s Magazine’s sexiest man alive is heartbroken as you’re safe, another a clue to where it was, Hinsley. over the loss of his beloved pet pig, Max. His pet of 18 student goes around and but all it said was “bomb If our school ever years suffered from arthritis and partial blindness. 20: End of Second Tri- tells others that there is a stairs.” had a bomb threat, Mr.