Owen Wyatt by Jerry Country That Is Well Known for Pirating Is Ven- by David Ezuela

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Volume 3, Issue 1 July 20, 2007

ElectionBy Rebecca The time for our country to elect a new running for president every leader is not all that far away. The Presiden- four years. The Primary Elec- tial Election is less than a year-and-a-half tions occur in order for voters away, and the Primaries will take place in to choose one candidate from about nine months. Since our current presi- each party to run in the main dent, George W. Bush, is now serving his election, which takes place in second term in office, he cannot be re-elected November. next year. This means that the citizens of the This year there are several United States will have the opportunity next people running from both the November to put someone new into an office Democratic and Republican that is often considered to be the most power- parties. Democrats who are ful in the world. running are Joseph Biden, Although not explicitly bipartisan, elec- Hillary Rodham Clinton, tions in this country tend to be competitions Chris Dodd, John Edwards, between the two most powerful political Mike Gravel, Dennis Ku- parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. cinich, Barack Obama, and Both parties have several different people Bill Richardson. Republi Continued on Page 9 Pirating Music and programs, and even support it. Another Owen Wyatt By Jerry country that is well known for pirating is Ven- By David ezuela. In Venezuela, you can buy a pirated Did you know that in China you can buy game for Playstation 2 for about a dollar. The Orthogenic School for many a CD from a corner store for the equiva- China and Venezuela aren’t the only coun- years has been a place of inspiration for the lent of four dollars? Most people who go tries who are well known for pirating; the youth, but even the staff get to inspire as to these stores don’t even realize that they US is also in this category. It isn’t legal to well as be inspired. I was very fortunate to aren’t buying real CD’s. It turns out that sell pirated things in the US, so we just share get the opportunity to speak to a very influ- these pirated CD’s sold in the corner stores them with each other by means of internet. ential staff, Owen Wyatt, a man with a lot in China, are almost identical to their origi- There are programs called P2P File Shar- of patience as well as a lot of silly puns to nals. Even the CD cases are made almost ing Programs, that you can download any- lighten up the sometimes-tough dorm life. perfectly. It is important to know that buy- where on the internet for free, that allow He has been able to take a leading role in ing legitimate CD’s is much more convenient you to download anything that other users a dorm in which many staff left over a pe- and safe than pirating music. When you buy have. P2P stands for “Person to Person,” riod of time, and has become a good friend a legitimate CD, you know there are no vi- and literally their programs depend on their and loyal counselor to all who know him. ruses along with it and you have the original users sharing the files they have and add- I was able to get to sit down and copy to burn it to your computer. Pirating ing more to them. Doesn’t that sound nice? talk to Owen, well at least rush him with is the illegal transfer of software or music Well, there is a catch to it that very an interview as he helped take charge in the from one person to another without paying. few know about until it’s too late. Most afternoon summer fun activity. Owen’s a A lot of foreign countries are starting to of the P2P programs out their have vi man who is dedicated in whatever he does. ignore the pirating of music, movies, games, Not many people know that Owen was pre Continued on Page 10 Continued on Page 19 Page 2 Yellow Door Chronicles iPhone By David

Friday June 30th, may or may not have been the day you had been waiting for; the release of the $500-600 dollar mp3 player/cell phone, the iPhone. By that weekend, all of the people willing to rake out the cash were definitely either bragging about how amazing the iPhone is, or complaining about it being overpriced and overrated. We should be hearing enough in magazines and newspapers about whether it is a worthy investment. and in newspapers. As always, though, when $59.99 to $79.99 for 450 to 1350 minutes I, personally, am tired of all the new technology is released to the market 200 text messages, and access to an internet news coverage on the iPhone. My reasons for it will have the issue of bugs and glitches, browser. All the iPhone features are similar loathing the news on the iPhone have to be which will be worked out in later versions. to those of other smart phones but the i- that I don’t have $600 to spend on a phone, Just lower the price by half and release the Phone can do everything by the stroke of a and I also don’t currently have a working iPhone version 1.1, having fixed the issues in finger due to touch screen technology. iPod. Everything I buy from Apple is cursed. the old version, and I’ll consider buying one. According to msnbc.com, out of 6 In the past 5 years, I’ve gone through at I decided to involve some con- people who were asked if they would pur- least 10 iPods. Many of my old iPods mys- sumer math skills into my evaluation since chase an iPhone, only two even considered teriously stopped functioning. One was many of you are probably curious about purchasing one because it is new to the mar- hooked up to speakers and fell in the bath- the expenses. I took the price of the least ket and the bugs haven’t been worked out yet. room toilet, but I don’t think I would worry expensive iPhone, $499.99, and the plan, They felt that eventually Apple would release about my phone falling in the toilet as much that is cheapest, $59.99, and the first year a cheaper model with better capabilities. as the unknown errors and other glitches. of payment for your new piece of technol- Buying an iPhone all depends on the A little info for those who don’t ogy will run you approximately $1219.87. person’s perspective and wallet size. If the know about the iPhone is that it is basically Expensive huh? If you decide to continue person is willing to spend $500 to $600 dol- a typical cell phone on steroids, functioning investing in the iPhone, after another year lars on the phone, and at least an additional like an iPod, digital organizer, and as an in- you’d still spend a huge $719.00 in fees. $60 per month on the plan, they should have ternet port. It has been incredibly hyped for All summed up, you’re paying $1938.87 for no complaints. One thing is for sure though, months and been discussed online in forums two years. In general, the plans run between no matter what it costs, it will definitely sell.

The IPhone plays music and vid- The WiFi internet, which is built eo, and sports a nice 3.5 inch screen. Some into the phone, will give you the real web iPhone people are worried about the touch screen, page instead of a boring simplified version By Sarah because it is a whole new like most other phones. Also Reprint from Volume 2, Issue 5 science. The touch screen included is Bluetooth technol- is only responsive to bare ogy that will connect to wireless Technology is in continuous evo- skin and features a unique earpieces. Apple has even come lution. Cell phones, iPod’s, flatscreen TV’s; unlocking system where to an agreement with Google, people seem to have them all. However, the user must slide a finger giving the iPhone a modified on January 9th of this year, Apple Inc. an- from left to right at the bot- version of Google Maps, which nounced a new product that will likely tom of the screen, thus mak- makes finding places a lot easier. reshape many technology crazed fans ing it virtually impossible The iPhone is expected across the world. Say hello to the iPhone. for the iPhone to do unwanted things to be released to the U.S public in June of The iPhone is the first of its kind. while being in your bag or pocket. this year. The price for a 4 GB model will Its functions include a built in camera, mul- The camera in the phone is different be $499 and an 8GB will be $599. An agree- timedia player, phone, and WIFI Internet than most other mobile phones. The user will ment made in 2005 made Cingular Wireless access. The phone itself has a full touch be able to zoom in and out, and instead of the sole carrier of the iPhone until at least screen. There is no keypad for dialing or losing nicely taken pictures on your phone, 2009. To purchase one, you must commit to typing. Also, since Apple Inc. created it, the you will now be able to send them to your a two-year service plan through them. So, if iPhone has a complete version of OS X soft- Mac computer and keep them on iPhoto. you want an iPhone you better like Cingular! ware, which is used in all Mac computers. July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 3 Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows By Lizzy The Harry Potter craze is nothing to laugh Round Table to acquire the about. Over 325 million copies of the books Holy Grail to prove them- in the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowl- selves worthy of it. The ing, have been sold, and the books have legend says that one of been translated into 63 different languages. Arthur’s knights, Galahad, People all over the world, in every shape also known as Perceval and size, have come together over a love of or Gawain, depending on Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron- the version of the legend, ald Weasley. With the fifth movie and sev- came across a castle in enth book just coming out, the Harry Potter the middle of a wasteland, fans are going crazy with the excitement. which was guarded by the The name of the final Harry Potter book, Fisher King. This castle the seventh book in the series, is Harry also held the other three Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The ques- Hallows. In the story the tion is, what does J.K. Rowling mean by Fisher King was horribly “Deathly Hallows?” According to Mug- injured. Only when the one glenet.com’s book, What will happen in truly worthy of the Grail Harry Potter 7, the Deathly Hallows is came to his land would he a connection to the Four Hallows of the be healed and his wasteland Holy Grail, associated with King Ar- of a Kingdom be revived. thur and the Knights of the Round Table. These ancient legends In the Arthurian legend the four sacred are significant to the final relics are: The Holy Grail, The Broken Harry Potter book because Sword, The Stone (also known as the Dish the relics are synonymous claw’s wand, which is the Spear of Destiny. or the Pentacle), and the Spear of Destiny. to the Hallows of the Fisher King. The The books have not mentioned that Raven- The Spear of Destiny is also known as the Hallows that J.K. Rowling uses are rel- claw’s wand as a relic so far in the series. Lance of Longinus, which was the weapon ics that belonged to the four founders of Lord Voldemort, the evil wizard also used to pierce Christ’s side while he hung Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wiz- known as the Dark Lord has tried to ac- on the cross. The Holy Grail is the cup ardry. The founders Were, Helga Hufflepuff. quire all of these relics to make his Hor- that was used at the Last Supper, where Goderic Gryffindor, Salizar Slytherin, and cruxes. Harry must defeat him to save the Jesus said his farewell to his Twelve Dis- Rowena Ravenclaw. The relics of each wizarding community from his evil rein to ciples. The cup was later used to catch Je- of these witches and wizards were: Huf- restore peace. Voldemort did not acquire sus’ blood by Joseph of Arimathea as he flepuff’s Cup, which symbolizes the Holy any relic of Gryffindor’s. The only known, was buried, then the cup became the cup Grail, Gryffindor’s sword, which symbolizes to us, relic of Gryffindor’s is a ruby en- of plenty, giving unlimited food and drink. the Broken Sword, Slytherin’s locket which crusted sword, which we know from the In the legend of King Arthur, Arthur represtents the Stone, and, it is believed by second book, Harry Potter and the Cham- set out on a quest with the Knights of the Mugglenet.com, that the final relic is Raven- ber of Secrets. Voldemort had not ac- Continued on Page 16 Page 4 Yellow Door Chronicles Lollapalooza By Ashley

people. Nirvana Whether you jam out to reggae, was scheduled hip-hop, everything alternative, pop, hard- to headline, but core metal, grunge, or experimental British due to Kurt Co- techno, Lollapalooza will have what you bain’s suicide want. Lollapalooza 2007 is scheduled to take in April of that place at the beginning of August, in Grant year, the band Park. The event will start on Friday, August could not attend. third, and finish on Sunday, August fifth. Despite the Fes- The first Lollapalooza took place tival’s setback, in 1991, after Jane’s Addiction front man, it still ended up Perry Farrell, presented the idea. The tour being a huge hit. tract crowds of all ages. Lollapalooza still was aimed at introducing young adults to Between 1995 and 2004, Lollapa- focuses mainly on underground or less- newly emerging Rock/Grunge/Alterna- looza went downhill. The 1996, 1998, and heard-of musicians, but there are also usu- tive music culture. The first Lollapalooza 2004 Shows were cancelled due to low- ally more mainstream artists at the show. featured, among others, Jane’s Addiction, ticket sales. Lollapalooza 2003 earned only This year over 200 bands have Nine Inch Nails, Henry Rollins Band, Liv- $13.7 million and Lollapalooza 1997 only been invited to play at the venue. A few of ing Color, The Violent Femmes, and Ice T’s earned $7.4 million. In 2005, Perry Farrell the bands that are headlining this year are: Body Count. The festival traveled across sold Lollapalooza to Capitol Sports & Enter- Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper, Muse, the United States, hitting major venues. tainment, the company that owns the Austin Iggy & The Stooges, Modest Mouse, In- Since Lollapalooza started in 1991, City Limits Music Festival. Lollapalooza terpol, My Morning Jacket, Satellite Party, it has become more mainstream, but it has grew into a two-day festival that took place The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Snow Patrol. also become one of the biggest music events in one location, Chicago’s Grant Park. The The Chicago Police Department in the country, with people coming from all first year that Capitol Sports & Entertain- and the Chicago Park District have been col- over who are willing to pay hundreds of ment owned Lollapalooza, the fest hosted laborating with Capitol Sports & Entertain- dollars just to see one or two bands play. around 70 musical acts on five different stag- ment since autumn of last year, to put togeth- In the festival’s 16-year history, the 1994 es. Over 60,000 people attended the event. er Lollapalooza 2007. There will be many Lollapalooza has been listed as the most Although Lollapalooza was improvements since the last Lollapalooza, successful year yet. Lollapalooza ’94 had originally intended to attract crowds of and one of the biggest changes is that Lolla- a gross income profit of over $24 million, mostly young adults, since the festival palooza 2007 will be taking over all of Grant according to multiple sources, and the total was bought buy Capitol Sports & Enter- Park, instead of just a small portion. They attendance was estimated to be over 50,000 tainment, the company has tried to at- Continued on Page 10 Old School Vs. New School Music By Jordan

Ya, Doin’ It, Momma Said Knock You There are many great songs that Out, I Can’t Live Without My Radio, I are enjoyable to listen to. Most of songs Need Love, I’m Bad, and Boomin Sys- make situations fun and better. There are tem. There are also other DJs who play two categories in music that are interesting hip-hop Old School songs, who are called to think about; Old School and New School. Captain Rapp, DJ Flash, and Run DMC. There are a lot of songs that are DJ Flash plays songs called the Old School, that are the best songs that Classic Collection, The Original 2 Live were ever written and played. They came Crew, and Cold as Ever. Captain Rapp sings out in the late 1970’s and went to the ear- and plays Bad Times(I Can’t Stand It.) All ly 1980’s. One main and lead DJ is called of those Old School songs are about cer- LL Cool J. His songs are called: I Shot tain situations and relationships with dif- Continued on Page 10 July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 5

Online Society By Alice gets wind of them having an Facebook and myspace are online account, because they put profile sites for people to communicate their real age or someone re- with each other. Myspace and facebook ports them, they will delete it. have been competing both in popularity If you are between the ages and negative publicity. Both have ways in of 14-15 your account is which they draw people in such as music, set to private, which means friends and e-mail. Both also have some people who aren’t your major flaws in their programs, though. friends can’t see your profile. How do you know who is friend or who is foe? Schools have gone Myspace is a hotbed for sexual to the extreme as well, ban- predators. Even though the myspace owner, ning myspace from school grounds. Even News Corporation, has a plan to crack down usage at home can cause a great stir, and is Myspace has much more to on the sexual predators, they still have teens banned from some schools. Schools have offer, though, other than the pesky who fake their age and who put themselves at gone as far as expelling students for pictures perverts. They have music, videos, instant risk for sexual predators. However, myspace including drugs and underage drinking. messaging, comedy, chat, and other fun puts limits on young adults such as who they Schools have based this on trying to keep things. On myspace you can also make a are allowed to have as friends. People need their students safe from sexual predators. profile with color and pictures. Every day, to know their e-mail address or full name. The police use myspace to incriminate people myspace has over 230,000 people joining. Teens under the age of fourteen are not al- when they post things like themselves drink- There is another program that lowed to have a myspace at all. If myspace ing and using other forms of illegal substances. has similar attributes, which is facebook. Facebook is an online networking site, which is open for communications with different people around the world. Vari- ous schools that make a network for their students, usually for schoolwork, can set Continued on Page 14

Myspace Blogging By Casey

In this day and age, if you don’t Myspace also has a lot of multime- ing that tells you how. There is no special- know what myspace is, some might say dia capabilities. Using easy tools, you can ized editor to change the HTML of your you live under a rock. Some might say add videos, music, and pictures on your mys- page, and not everyone knows how to use this even if you know, but don’t have a pace site, all for free. You can even put them HTML scripts and JavaScript. To get the full- page. Myspace has become a very popu- on your page using HTML scripting; you can est out of myspace, you need a good bit of lar way to network and keep in touch with add even more using HTML and JavaScript in friends and distant family. It’s gotten to your page. HTML is a sort of coding used for the point where it’s almost a standard now. designing many websites. It’s very popular Myspace has many positive as- because it’s easy to learn and use. JavaScript pects. It’s a huge network; if you’re look- is a sort of coding that can be used to make ing to meet people or find people, it is the applications, as well as enhance websites place to start. A lot of people have a mys- As always, along with all these pace account, so finding family members pros, there have to be some cons. Mys- or friends, or even finding new friends is pace does have a few flaws that make simple with myspace. You can use email, it either unsafe or difficult to use. blogs, instant messaging, forums, bulle- First of all, there is no easy editor. tins and groups which allow you to keep Although you can add things to your page in touch with all your friends and family. through HTML and JavaScript, there is noth- Continued on Page 13 Page 6 Yellow Door Chronicles Gay Pride Festivities By Casey City, and more. Other Many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and countries also have transgender (GLBT) people have a ton of held Gay Pride Parades, trouble identifying, and being proud of their such as Australia, Can- true identity. They hide their true self as a ada, and even Israel. GLBT or questioning GLBT, because they Chicago is are afraid, and sometimes even ashamed. lucky enough to have There is a lot of support for them in mod- one of its very own. ern day America, sometimes taking the form The Chicago gay pride of some good old modern day festivities, parade on Sunday, June commonly known as Gay Pride Parades. 24, was highly suc- The Gay Pride Parade is a celebra- cessful and embraced tion aimed at helping people to accept gay, by many Chicagoans. lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, Some busy roads were as well as help them to accept themselves. blocked off for the pur- lice force and military. It was a great suc- It preaches that everyone is equal and pose of this parade, and many people attend- cess with many supporters and participants. should be proud of themselves for who they ed, including not-so-famous NBA player, The first Gay Pride Parade took are. It shows off people who are proud of John Amaechi. He is the first former NBA place in 1969, and was known as the march their sexuality as an example. It focuses player to acknowledge that he is gay. The of Stonewall. It was less of a Parade and on teaching GLBT people to have pride in Parade was highly successful, managing to more of a riot to protest discrimination their sexuality, and who they are as people. pull in 250,000 registered entries to attend and violence against gays in New York. Gay Pride Parades usually take the parade, representing those from all ar- Many people, gay and straight alike, saw place on busy city streets, such as New eas of life, including businesses, community this as a just cause, and hopped on board York, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico organizations, and even people from the po- Continued on Page 15

FuelsBy Jerry of the Future Are you sick of paying nearly four of these variations of biofuel are burned dollars per gallon for gas every time you when being used as a source of gasoline. want to drive? Scientist’s are hard at work There are some drawbacks from trying to find alternative ways to power our Biofuels such as cost, efficiency, and consis- cars that would be efficient. Biofuels are one tency, but Corn ethanol has the most promi- of the alternatives to our everyday gasoline. nent drawbacks. Corn ethanol is not a very Biofuels, or biodiesel, are varia- efficient source of energy. According to Wiki- tions and types of fuels made from renewable pedia, “Production of 5 billion gallons etha- sources such as vegetable oils and animal nol from corn would release 5.2 million tons es are wasted during the making of the fuel. fats. Biofuels come in very different varia- nitrogen and 600,000 tons phosphorus into Surprisingly, the first biofuel was tions and types. In general, biofuels can be the water stream and would result in erosion put into use or demonstrated at the World Ex- any form of matter that branches off of bio- of 1776 million tons of soil all over the US.” hibition in Paris around the 1900’s. The man mass. Biomass is a generalized term for any There are three main steps to make that did this went by the name of Rudolph power source that is renewable such as plants. biofuels/biodiesels according to the Nation- Diesel. He did not get to see his idea put ful- One of the many reasons for us- al Biodiesel Board. First they extract the fats ly into effect while alive, as he died in 1913. ing biofuels is to save money. They also and oil from the plant, then the fats and oil His idea was not in vain, though, and it has majorly reduce the greenhouse effects, and have a reaction with alcohol, which produces been modified and put into good use today preserve our limited supplies of gasoline. glycerine and biodiesel. Also according to to help us save money and our environment. Some of the many forms of biofuels in- the National Biodiesel Board, the process include vegetable oil, biodiesel, ethanol, bu- put levels are equal to the process output lev- tanol, methanol, alcohols, and biogas. Most els and therefore no materials and substanc- July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 7 The Internet, cell phones....

and the demise of the English language

By Rebecca speed, an entirely new language has devel- A New Zealand couple recently got oped for those using text and instant mes- into a dispute with authorities over the right sages. This “IM language” uses normal to give their newborn son the name “4real.” English words but is almost entirely com- New Zealand authorities say that this name is prised of acronyms, phonetically spelled unacceptable because it begins with a number. words, and words with the vowels removed. The couple, Patrick and Sheena This type of lingo is used most by people Wheaton, decided that they wanted to name under thirty years of age, because these are their baby “4real” after having an ultrasound the people who grew up using the internet. and being struck by the fact that the child was For many people, especially those of the “for real.” According to United Press Inter- younger generations, e-mail, instant mes- national (UPI), “The couple said they chose saging, and text messaging is, and always the spelling “4real” because it was the clear- has been, a normal part of everyday life. est and simplest way of writing it down.” Unfortunately, this “internet lingo” This is just one example of the many is having a deleterious effect on the English ways in which instant messaging, e- language. Many young English speakers mail, and text messaging are affect- may often be found using this type of lan- ing the language of today’s society. guage in everything from casual conversa- Instant messages and text messages tions to academic essays. According to are very popular because they allow people an article on the ABC News website, Sara to communicate quickly and easily in all Goodman, a high school English and jour- the hustle and bustle of present-day society. nalism teacher, worries that this new type Text messages are sent from one cell phone of language is interfering with her students’ they are much quicker than e-mail and allow to another, and are typed using the phone’s skills in writing and communication. “Most people to have conversations in real time. keypad. Instant messages, more commonly of these kids started using IM when they known as IMs, are sent over the internet, but Because there is such a desire for Family TV Continued on Page 15 By Jordan writers who created each of the scripts for The reasons those ten TV shows are There are many TV shows that are on each episode. They make sure that the story the best family TV shows is because of where TV that are great for families to watch to- can be enjoyed by all ages. they take place, their con- gether. These include: The Cosby Show, Family TV is so tent, how they were written Growing Pains, Full House, The Brady very important because of and created, the actors and Bunch, Family Ties, Seventh Heaven, and a few reasons. One of those actresses and their person- Who’s The Boss. There are also two other reasons is that it is very fun alities. Most of those best cartoons that compare to the best fam- to laugh at all of the charac- family TV shows were first ily cartoon on TV called the Simpsons. ters funny role play. Another aired on the TV stations They are called The Flinstones and Jetsons. reason that TV is so impor- ABC and NBC. Also, now Television that is family TV is what tant is because of the fact they can be purchased on it is for many reasons. Some of those reasons that it is so wonderful. TV DVD in stores where elec- are as follows. It is because of the place or is also so important because tronics are sold. They are home that the setting takes place in. It also it sometimes helps people considered to be comedic is what it is because of the extremely fun and jump on great ideas and gives families some- and are enjoyed more by children than adults, enjoyable characters that are in the shows. thing to do together. It is also funny because but the whole family can watch together. Family TV also is what it is because of the it is extremely pleasant and fun to watch. Page 8 Yellow Door Chronicles

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cans who are running for president are Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Rudy Giu- liani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Tom- my Thompson. Although they have not officially announced their candidacy, some possibilities for third-party/independent office seekers are Ralph Nader and current Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. Some other candidates who have not announced their candidacy, but who people would like to see run for president, are former Vice President of the United States Al Gore (Democrat), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Republican), and actor Fred Thompson (Republican). The Democratic frontrunners are United States Senator Hillary Clinton (New York), former United States Senator John Edwards, and Senator Barack Obama (Illinois). The leaders in the Republican race are former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, United opinions on the war. McCain believes that it egy for national security includes making States Senator John McCain (Arizona), and is necessary for the United States to stay in our armed forces more flexible and adapt- Mitt Romney. Iraq until the war is “won,” saying that it is ing them to suit our changing world. Obama Each presidential candidate is running on the only way to ensure the safety and security would like to increase funding to allow the a different platform. There are some impor- of America. Giuliani is of the opinion that recommendations of the 9/11 Comission to tant issues in this election that every candi- our troops must stay in Iraq in order to con- be put into place. He advocates improving date is attempting to address in some manner. tinue the war on terror and is against setting the security of the country’s public transpor- The most important issue in the 2008 elec- a timetable for withdrawal. tation systems, chemical plants, airports and tions is probably the war in Iraq. The war Another issue being discussed by candi- seaports. has been going on for over six years and has dates is that of protecting our environment The presidential elections of 2008 are go- become a topic of much controversy. Some and fighting global warming. Clinton would ing to be extremely significant. There are of the other issues that the presidential can- like to help our country lessen its dependence many good candidates running from both the didates are talking about are global warming on foreign oil and find more independent, Republican and the Democratic Party. There and national security. eco-friendly sources of energy. McCain is is also a plethora of important issues being All of the candidates have something to committed to keeping our environment clean discussed and debated by the various presi- say about the war in Iraq. Hillary Clinton and and is a leader in the movement to take ac- dential hopefuls, and each contender has a Barack Obama, the two Democratic frontrun- tion against global warming. Obama has different take on each topic. However, out ners, are both against the war. Obama, who introduced many bills to Congress with the of all the people running for president, the was an opponent of the war from the very goal of energy independence for our country, ones to really watch for are Republicans, beginning, is already working on a plan to and advocates the use of renewable fuels and Rudy Giuliani and Senator John McCain, move forward in Iraq and end the U.S. occu- clean coal. and Democrats, Senator Barack Obama and pation as soon as possible. Although Clinton Another significant topic in the 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton. As time goes on, initially voted for the invasion of Iraq, she presidential race is that of national security. the presidential race is likely to become even has since changed her opinion and is now a Giuliani believes that it is necessary for the more interesting and exciting. proponent of a safe and speedy withdrawal United States to take the offensive, including from Iraq. sending our troops to various other countries John McCain and Rudy Giuliani, the to fight the war on terror. McCain’s strat- two Republican frontrunners, have different Page 10 Yellow Door Chronicles Pirating Music By Jerry Continued from Page 1 ruses, adware, spyware, and trojan’s wide, figures that 95% hidden within them. One of the most popu- of music sales in China lar P2P programs called Limewire can be are of pirated copies.” very harmful to your computer and you. Not much is being done There are some programs out there that about pirating at the mo- are safe to use but aren’t as convenient as ment, and not much can P2P programs. For example, Bit Torrent be done. If they con- is a very well known and commonly used tinue to let pirating be program. The file system they use is called allowed in China, soon Torrent and is made up of small portions of musicians won’t be files that are downloaded at the speed of the able to make a living, person who is hosting the file. The portions and will be forced to is not only illegal to do, but it is also dam- of the files are so small that nothing harm- step down from their passions. aging to you, the musicians, the workers ful could possibly be attached to them or In the US it is illegal to pirate anything. who produce the CD’s, and the people who hidden in them. File sharing over the inter- There are laws against it, and punishments record the music. Do you think that pirat- net illegally is not only imparing your com- for doing so. It isn’t easy to crack down ing $100.00 worth of music and movies is puter’s safety though, it is also not ethical. on people illegally downloading, with- worth it if your $1,200 computer breaks? According to usatoday.com, “The Interna- out invading people’s privacy, though. tional Federation of Phonographic Industry, There are a lot of issues with pirating which tracks music copyright issues world- music, software, movies, and other things. It Old School Vs. New School Music By Jordan Continued from Page 4 at her son and telling him to be angry with dance to and to sing along with. These songs This is all about Old School and her. Those are the best old school songs. that they sing are new school music and in- New School music. The old school mu- Some of the best songs of all time clude: Irreplacable, Survivor, Breakaway, sic is different from the new school music are new school songs by Beyonce, Destiny’s Like a Bird, Turn off the light, Girlfriend, because old school music’s style is con- Child, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado, Avril Summer Love, The Sweet Escape, Ain’t No sidered hip-hop and rap. The new school Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timber- Other Man, All For Love, Liquid Dreams, music is considered popular and rock. lake, O-Town, All American Rejects, and Move Along, and Dirty Little Secret. They They are also different because of what Mandy Moore. They are all very fun to are played on more than one radio station. the lyrics describe in the each of the songs.

cially marked garbage bag, Roll Petting Zoo, Face Painting/Make-Up/ at certain times, and if you Hair-Styling, a Dance Floor just for kids, a Lollapalooza return the bag full, you can mobile Recording Studio, Tatooz by Small By Ashley receive a limited edition Paul, who does temporary-but-personalized Continued from Page 4 t-shirt from the festival. tattoos, School of Rock Jam Tent, Photo L o l l a p a l o o z a Shootz and many more activities just for kids! are helping make Lollapalooza more of a com- 2007 is for all ages. There Between 1991 and 2007, Lol- munity and cultural experience. The Chica- are many programs and events being set up lapalooza has had many changes, most of go Police Department is in charge of security for children. One of the main advantages for them for the better. Lollapalooza, over at the festival, and there will hundreds of of- children and parents at Lollapalooza is that the past 16 years, has become a world fa- ficers throughout the venue. There will also children under the age of 10 are FREE, if ac- mous festival that attracts an extremely be trained medical staff throughout the site. companied by an adult ticket-holder. There diverse crowd. So, whether you’re into The City of Chicago and The Chica- is no limit of children that get in free per Indie-Rock music, or whatever’s on the go Park District are also hosting a program at adult ticket-holder. There will be booths and radio, when Lollapalooza comes around Lollapalooza that encourages recycling and tents with games and activities for children, this August, make sure you check it out! taking care of our environment. There will such as a Hip-Hop Workshop, a Rock-And- be a booth at which you can pick up a spe- July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 11 Spirit Week Activities By Lizzy

Spirit week was packed with fun The drummers and dancers activities this year, starting with the Art Fair, played music from Guinea, Mali, and ending with the recognition ceremony. Senegal, and the Ivory Coast. Two The Art Fair was put together by Michelle types of drums were used, the jimbe Z. and Hague. They took art from stu- and the bass. The jimbe is native to dents in all of the art classes and put it up the Malinke people and was played on display in the little gym for everyone to for us by Mike and Sekou Conde, admire. Students got to leave their class- the founder of the group. The bass, rooms and walk through and appreciate which is the mother drum, was all of the wonderful art that our students played by Jason and is made up of the have done. They also had food and drink. sangbon, the dunumba, and the ken- Adri, who is a make up artist did the make Kerri put together a wonderful Cul- keni. The dancers were Mezi and Brittany. up for many of the girls and made them look tural Fair for us on Tuesday of spirit week. The drums were originally used as fabulous! DJ Suave worked prom again, and She had a number of students do research and a means of communication, and when they he really got the crowd going. The dance projects to present for the rest of the school. are played, it is as though people are talking was catered, and the theme was “O’School Students did projects on everything from Li- to each other. It is polyrhythmic, and there Goes Old school.” Vintage prom dresses, re- beria to Islam. The gym was set up in a circle, are bells attached to the jimbe drums to add cords, and disco balls adorned the gym, and so students could go from booth to booth and to the sound. Kassa is a Malinke song that transformed the O’School into a magical see what other students had presented. The was played while farming, the song that is place. It was definitely a night to remember. students that participated brought in food and sung with it goes, “Get up, get the hoe to The last day of spirit week was the made posters and power points. Everyone feed us with.” Not only did the troop play for recognition ceremony, where students were learned a lot about different cultures that day. us, but they also taught us how to dance like awarded and recognized for the wonderful The Seneke West African Drum- African tribal dancers. It was a lot of fun. work that they had done during the school mers came the afternoon of the Cultural Wednesday was a pizza day, and year. All of the groups and organizations that Fair. Seneke means, “to cultivate” and student council gave us T-shirts that Hague students had participated in were recognized, they definitely cultivated us with their made that said “Old School” on them. and then students were awarded for outstand- song and dance. Student Council paid Finally, Thursday was prom! The ing work in different subjects. It is very nice for the wonderful entertainment that fur- girls went and got their hair done all day, and to be recognized for the hard work that you thered our knowledge on other cultures. came back looking beautiful. Geoff’s wife, do, and was a great way to end spirit week.

Presented by Tom & Keith Britain,By Lizzy

Tom and Keith covered Great Britain, to the U.S. and has become very popular and they had a lot of interesting information. here as well, The Office, but the British Tom is from Yorkshire. Did you know that in version, not the American, Monty Python’s Britain they do not play American football, Flying Circus, which is also popular in the but instead play the football which we know states, and The Mighty Boosh, another as soccer. Other sports that are popular in Brit- British comedy group. There are also a lot Britain than it does in America. Chips are ain are rugby and cricket. Rugby is a game of concerts in England in the summer, just called drisks, cookies are biscuits, cola is that is similar to American football, but it is like in America. Tom goes back every sum- litt, and juice is ribena. There are also fun played with a differently shaped ball and the mer to see concerts in the city of Leeds. things that the British do with language players do not wear pads. There are also some On all the stamps and coins in Brit- called rhyming slang. Instead of saying “an- differences in line up and positions as well. ain there is the Queen’s face. The Monarchy swer the phone,” they might say something The largest store in London is does not have very much power anymore, but that rhymes with it instead, for example, “go Harrods. It is very popular and very well they are still a staple in England. The peo- answer the dog and bone.” It rhymes and is known. Popular TV shows include, Wal- ple feel love for their beloved royal family. a trick of the mind, and you have to think lace and Grommet, which has carried over Food also has different names in to find out what you are being asked to do. Page 12 Yellow Door Chronicles

Liberia, Presented by Darling and the Conquerors By Lizzy African run state, and African people came Darling and the Conquerors did a from all over the west coast of Africa to be a project on Liberia for the Cultural Fair. Dar- part of the free country. ling is from Liberia, which is a country in Af- The population of Liberia is rica. Liberia means freedom, and the country 1,413,000 people, and they have a female was founded by free slaves from New York, president, Ellen Johnson. Liberia has over 20 who set all of the people free and made them tribal languages, but the official language of equal. Liberia is English. Liberia also has a lot of The country was founded in 1822, resources; they have tropical rainforests, iron and in 1847 gained independence from ore, diamonds, and gold. American slavery. Liberia was the first all Islam, Presented by Sarah mandments do for the Jews and Chris- By Lizzy tians; they are teachings that every person of the Muslim faith practice and live by. witness at a mosque to become Muslim. The Al Qur’an is the Muslin holy Sarah presented on Islam, a mono- In English the prayer goes, “I testify that book. The book is said to be the word of Al- theistic religion that is the second largest in there is no god but Allah and I testify that lah revealed directly to Muhammad, who the world, next to Christianity. God in Islam Muhammad was his slave and messenger.” wrote the teachings down and made them is called Allah, and they follow the word Salah is very important because into the book. It consists of 114 Suras, or of the Prophet Muhammad. The followers it tells Muslims that they must pray five chapters, and it was originally written in Ar- are called Muslims, which is literally trans- times a day, facing Mecca (East). This is abic. The text is pure and exactly the same as lated to “the one who submits [to Allah].” intended to focus the mind towards Allah. it was written by Muhammad centuries ago. The Five Pillars of Islam are: Zakat is the practice of tith- The place of worship for Mus- Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Swam, and Hajj. ing. Tithing is when you donate a per- lims is called a mosque. In the mosque the Shahadah is the prayer that is most im- centage of the money that you earn in floors are carpeted, and no shoes areal- portant to Muslims. Non-Muslims want- a year to the poor or to a mosque, to give lowed. Before entering you must go through ing to convert must recite the prayer to a back to the community and to be humble. Wudu, which is where you clean your feet, Swam is the ritual fasting done dur- mouth, hands, forearms, ears and nostrils, ing the month of Ramadan. During Rama- to be ready to enter. dan you may only eat after sundown, and You must also be in the proper attire during that time you are to focus on your to enter. Women must have their hair, arms, sins and express gratitude to Allah. You and legs covered. Not even their ankles can must strictly follow the teachings of Islam; be showing. Muslim women must cover their no gossip, violence, or harsh language. heads with a hijab to show modesty. The word Hajj is the pilgrimage that every hijab literally translates to “to cover” and the Muslim must take to Mecca in their lifetime. wearing of a hijab is a great source of harass- The five pillars hold the people ment and discrimination for Muslim women. together and unify them, as the 10 com- Jordan asked students at the O’School..... What were your favorite exhibits at the cultural fair? What are your favorite exhibits at the cul- Britain, Buddhism, Judaism- Ryan I especially enjoyed my own, which was the tural fair? All of them! Ireland exhibit. I also liked France, Jewish France- John France, Liberia, Islam culture, and the England exhibits- Sharon France and Liberia England Mine!! And the bagels- Keith France I really did not enjoy it- Justin I liked most of them, but I loved France- France France & Judaism/Isreal Alice France, Judaism, Israel The ones with bread Australia All of them England England and Buddhism- Sarah July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 13 myspace Blogging By Casey Continued from Page 5 HTML knowledge, which few people have. One of the most mentionable cons of myspace, and one of the most controversial ones, is that anyone can contact you. In its more innocent form, this has to do with getting friend requests and emails and such things from people you don’t know and don’t want to know. You can make your page private, but then no one can see it outside of your friends. The more sinister version of this is obvious. If you put too much personal information on your page, such as your full name, address, phone number, or school, you are a sitting duck to predators. It’s been shown that many college women have been caught Blogs are easy to access. They can Blogspot. This site is very popular, in part in this web, and bad things have happened be found using search engines that search because it is run by Google. Another ex- because they were found on myspace. This is what is known as “The Blogosphere,” or ample of a popular blog host is Xanga. also a danger for younger people who are too the network of blogs. Information on spe- There are also blog hosting sites that innocent to understand this risk. Of course, cific blogs can range from nothing toev- you have to pay for to use. These sites are not there is one way to avoid this risk; do not put erything. Many people use their pages to expensive, and are all over the web. They run personal information on your myspace page. exchange ideas, or just post updates on their about 2-4 dollars a month, and are more cus- Another way to put yourself out everyday life. One can probably find a blog tomizable and have more space for your posts there on the web is by using blogs. Myspace about anything by searching The Blogo- than free-based hosts. These are also some- has its own blog system as well, in which each sphere using the specialized search engines, times harder to use as the tools are more open person’s myspace has it’s own blog attached such as http://www.blogsearchengine.com, so that greater customization can be achieved. to it, and other myspace members can sub- which has a very creative name as well. The internet is now fully equipped scribe to each other’s pages. Blogs are used Blogs are becoming very influ- with tools for proper networking for a to make personalized smaller websites with ential nowadays. Some well-designed good long while. With Blogs, informa- things you’ve posted put in chronological or- pages are becoming well known around tion is circulated easily and quickly. Peo- der. People can post information and news, the internet. Some political blogs have be- ple can share their ideas, hobbies, and ev- as well as things on everyday life on a blog. come very popular. In general, some types eryday experiences. With myspace, the Many of these blogs are dedicated to politics, of blogs and specifically single pages, exchange of people and their friendships and many businesses and politicians use them are gaining a lot of hits and popularity. is made much easier. Old friends or new, to increase their popularity. Blogs are a great It’s also important to know which you can find them. The extent of modern way to share information and ideas easily. host site the blogs belong to. There are many information technology has gotten incred- Since their release in the early 90’s, hosts, most of which are free. Host sites ible, and it’s just getting better and better. blogs have become increasingly popular at a are the sites that carry all the information very fast rate. It is estimated that there are ap- for each blog in their database. Typically, proximately 100 million actively maintained you sign up for your blog on the host site, blogs on the internet from all sorts of differ- and then you are provided tools to easily ent countries. It is also shown that blog de- make your own page. Most free host sites velopment is slowing down since 2007, cap- are set up so that you have a sub-page, so ping the number where it’s at, because people if your blog is known as “Politics,” your who were really into blogs have mostly site’s URL would look something like this; abandoned their creations out of boredom. It http://blogspot.politics.com.However, some is estimated that roughly 200 million former are more popular than others. For example, bloggers have ceased operation of their blogs. an increasingly popular site to host on is Page 14 Yellow Door Chronicles

lying. Don’t put up suggestive pictures of yourself, because they make you more prone Online Society for a bad response or negative attention. Do By Alice not put lots of information about where you Continued from Page 5 live, where you go to school, contact information, or your instant messaging screen name on your page. If someone starts to ask you to personal questions, there is contact information for facebook, [email protected], and for myspace, http://www.myspace.com/tom. Myspace has some really cool programs, like music. Most major artists have a music profile, which means that they are able to put their music out for people to listen to, and update their concerts on their profiles. Not only major artists have a music profile, but the less known musicians also have their spot on myspace music. Myspace also has videos where people can upload their videos and clips. Facebook has lots of new applications including, where have you up networking. The students must be in- having sex with a teenage boy. He made a gone, mood application, videos, and gifts. vited in order to stop people from join- 15-year-old boy believe that he was meet- Most applications have no meaning; they ing a network that they should not be in. ing a teenage girl looking for sexual ac- are just for fun. On facebook you have Facebook also has a rule on age. tions, and lured him to the man’s home. everything you need to access school The age limit is 13 and up, and they ask People who use myspace and fa- events and you can even create your own that children under 13 do not even reg- cebook are going to be at risk even though events page and have your friends join. ister or send them their information be- there are rules and guidelines in place. There Both myspace and facebook have cause they will just deny them. If under- are still major gaps in the structure of rules. a lot to offer if you are looking for differ- age applicants do get a users account, On myspace you have to be 14-15 to have a ent things. For more music go to myspace facebook will delete it as soon as possible. private profile already set in place, but what because they have lots more to offer in that Facebook is battling problems because about 16-18 year olds? They are still under- area. If you’re looking for a place to have they were set up originally for college stu- age. Why not have them on private too? conversations with your friends through a dents to use, and now they have made it Just because they are a little older, doesn’t school based website, go to facebook. easier for high school users to get on with- mean that they are safe from online creeps. Myspace and facebook are where out a school e-mail address. High school Myspace and facebook have great most kids can be themselves, express their students can pose as college level stu- prospects if you know how to be safe. You musical talents, and chat with friends. They dents, and access their sites. just need to know how to be safe on both. are easy ways to find out what is going on They had their first known sexual Some all round safety tips for both sites are: in someone’s life. Facebook and myspace predator when a 23 year old made an ac- don’t talk to strangers, even if they know one are great ways to stay connected to the count as a teen-age girl with an interest in of your friends, because they could still be world, as long as you know how to be safe. The bikes are beach cruisers, and are not built for jumping or lifting of any kind. New Bikes! They are for riding along the beach and By Lizzy enjoying the beautiful summer days. Coach ordered ten new beach bikes Coach is very attached to the new for the Orthogenic School students. The bikes bikes, and he named all of them. Their names that had been sitting in the shed before were all have the word “blue” in them, and they rusting and were badly taken care of. All of have names like, “moody blue.” All of the the old bikes were thrown out, and Coach bikes have blue names, except for two, named built the new bikes with the help of Nathan. Jake and Elwood, after the Blues Brothers. Eight of the bikes are dark blue, We are all very excited to have standard 24-inch bikes, and two of them such nice new bikes, thank you Coach! are light blue, 26-inch women’s bikes. July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 15

The Internet, cell phones.... and the demise of the English language By Rebecca

Continued from Page 7 were between the ages of 8 and 10. So As well as frustrating older businessmen, they learned it when they were learning the this kind behavior can be seriously off- other grammar rules.” (ABC News.com). putting to a company’s long-time clients. This means that “internet lingo” becomes It seems that the negative impact ingrained in kids’ writing and speaking of instant messaging and text messaging skills at an early age. Because most teens will probably only worsen with time. The and pre-teens spend much more time chat- first generation of “internet lingo” users is ting with friends than they do writing now entering the workforce, and they are academic papers, “IM speak” becomes bringing with them their entire vocabulary their default method of communication. of abbreviations and acronyms used in text Many companies and firms are and instant messages. At the same time, starting to notice the effect that instant mes- children continue to learn “IM speak” at a saging is having on their young employees. very young age, and the writing and com- Many young workers, rather than walking munication skills of teenagers continue as possible, and to correct these mistakes. It over to their boss’s office, will just send an to be impacted by their constant use of is also important to teach children and teen- IM when they need to talk. Many of the this “new” language. agers correct grammar, spelling, and punc- older professionals are not able to under- It is important for parents and teach- tuation at an early age in order for kids to stand the “cryptic” messages sent by their ers to work at trying to curb the use of “internet grow up having the ability to speak and write young coworkers. Another problem that lingo” in young children as much as possible. properly and appropriately. This is really the online communication creates in the work- The best thing that parents and educators can only way to stop the language used in instant place is that it leads to poor conversational do is to try to catch kids using this type of messaging and text messaging from com- and non-verbal skills in the new recruits. language in their speech and writing as early pletely taking over the English language. This flag was designed by Gilbert Baker, and proud of your true self and who you really are. Gay Pride Festivities made its first appearance at the 1978 San Fran- The Parades are not without their By Casey cisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. non-supporters, however. Recently about Continued from Page 6 It represents acceptance for all, and being 2,500 gay pride activists marched down the streets of Jerusalem, while extreme Ortho- the protest. This, in turn, caused it to be- dox Jewish people held a counterdemon- come a sort of tradition. More and more stration all over the city, burning tires in people came to every protest, and eventu- the name of anti-gay and chanting against ally created the annual Gay Pride Parade. the parade. They believed that it was a The Parade has now come to include many “profanity” to the Holy City of Jerusalem. thousands of gay and gay-supporting par- Discrimination may never go away, ticipants, as well as tons of spectators. It is but people can always count on the gay pride estimated that roughly 200,000 to 450,000 parades as a place to be themselves, and show people show up at each one of these parades. their true colors. Gay Pride parades are on a One of the most commonly thought roll, and aren’t slowing down anytime soon. of symbols of gay pride is the rainbow flag. A Taste of The Taste all that cheap, though. A strip of tickets, which The Taste is not complete without By Jerry is eleven, is $7.00. Food and beverage prices the corn on the cob. That is one of the The Taste of run to be about 3-10 tickets. For one 20 Oz. main attractions every year. The food Chicago is a well-known festival that was bottle of soda, it’s four tickets, and for a “Taste” variety ranges from fried dough with originally held on the fourth of July. It was portion of something it is about 3-5 tickets. powdered sugar on top, to pork filled banana formed by a group of people who approached The food and entertainment is a dumplings. I wasn’t too attracted to the the Mayor Harold Washington in 1980 about definite plus, but the crowds are a definite name of the banana dumpling, but you never a food festival for the fourth. It now runs a minus. All over the Taste you are back to back know how it will taste until you try. There full seven days with more than just food. with people when walking around. There is is something to eat or drink at the Taste for The Taste features live music, no long waiting for food or drinks usually, everyone, no matter how picky you are. games, rides, and of course great food. It isn’t but there is human traffic in the streets. Page 16 Yellow Door Chronicles Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows By Lizzy Continued from Page 3 quired Slytherin’s relics and Hufflepuff’s. guarded heavily in places of significance to Voldemort uses each of these relics Voldemort. We know from the books that to make Horcruxes. It is said in the book that the Horcruxes are Riddle’s Diary, two of you can create a Horcrux by killing someone Slytherin’s relics, his ring and his locket, Huf- and tearing out a part of your soul and plac- flepuff’s cup, and Nagini his faithful snake. ing it in an object to make yourself immortal. Dumbledore destroyed the ring Harry cannot kill and defeat Voldemort until over the summer before the sixth book, he has found and destroyed all of the Hor- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, be- cruxes. It is believed that Voldemort has split gins, and Harry destroyed the diary. Harry his soul into seven pieces, because he states and Dumbledore set out together to find that seven is the most powerful magical num- the other Slytherin relic, the locket, but ber, and Voldemort is obsessed with power. it had already been taken and is missing. It is only believed though that We do not know where the locket is now, Voldemort has created six Horcruxes, un- but there was a note inside the fake locket less he accidentally made Harry a Hor- left in the original’s place which read, crux when trying to kill him on Hal- “To the Dark Lord, I know that I will be loween when he was only one year dead long before you read this but I want old. There is no proof that this is true. you to know that it was I who discovered Voldemort’s first Horcrux was made your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux Wormtail, the nickname of Peter Pettigrew, while he was still at Hogwarts, in his sixth and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I the man who betrayed Harry’s parents re- year. He opened the Chamber of Secrets face death in the hope that when you meet sulting in their deaths and the temporary loss and released the Basilisk, a horrible serpent your match, you will be mortal once more.- of Voldemort’s powers, will prevent this. whose gaze will kill you, into the school. R.A.B” Voldemort lost his powers when he The serpent killed a girl named Myrtle, and Mugglenet.com believes that tried to kill Harry and gave him the light- he used her death to put a part of his soul R.A.B is Sirius Black’s, Harry’s Godfa- ning bolt scar on his head. Harry is the only into a diary so he could live on and open the ther’s, brother Regulus Black, who was a person in the world who has ever survived Chamber of Secrets through another person death eater; the name given to one of Lord the killing curse, which is why he is fa- after leaving Hogwarts. He did this through Voldemort’s followers. In the fifth book, mous in the wizarding world; we learn Ginny Weasley, Ron’s younger sister, in the Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoe- this in book one, Harry Potter and second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber nix, Harry is at Sirius’ house before the the Sorcerer’s Stone. of Secrets, which is Harry and Ron’s second start of term, and they find a locket that In book three, Harry Potter and the year at Hogwarts. Harry destroyed the diary, no one can open, presumably, Slytherin’s Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry saves Worm- thus destroying the first of the six Horcruxes. locket. If that is the locket Horcrux, it has tail’s life by not letting his Godfather and All of the Horcruxes that Volde- not been destroyed, and Harry must get it his friend, Professor Lupin, kill him for be- mort made were made from significant from the Black household and destroy it. traying Harry’s parents. This act creates a deaths, and were put into objects of signifi- Nagini is Voldemort’s snake. Volde- life debt between Harry and Wormtail, and cance to him. The Horcruxes are not just mort is a parseltongue, and can talk to snakes. means that Wormtail must save Harry’s life lying around either, they are hidden and Harry also has this power. Voldemort has a in return. Mugglenet.com believes that he surprising amount of power over the snake, will do this by telling Harry how to remove and can possess her and make her do things. the Horcrux within himself without having He makes his final Horcrux when he kills the to die in the process. caretaker of the house that he inhabits before There are a lot of loose ends that he returns to his body at the beginning of the need to be tied up in the seventh and final fourth book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of book in the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowl- Fire, and places part of his soul into Nagini. ing leaves clues about what is to come This is according to Dumbledore when he throughout all of the books, but never di- tells Harry about the Horcruxes in book six. rectly tells us what is going to happen next. If Harry is a Horcrux he will have Everyone is eagerly anticipating the final to kill himself, to kill the Horcrux inside of book, and can’t wait to know if Harry dies him, to make Voldemort mortal so he can be in the process of killing Voldemort to save defeated. But, according to Mugglenet.com, the world and restore peace once and for all. July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 17 Gun Control By Ashley During the first five years of the the country, has made firearms a primary War in Iraq, between 2001 and 2006, twenty- concern to national and local leaders. Our one times more children in Chicago were political leaders and lawmakers have been killed due to gun violence than Chicago fighting for years to take steps towards soldiers fighting in Iraq. Between September safer and more restrictive gun laws. 2001 and July 2006, five Chicago soldiers United States law states that were killed during combat in Iraq. In the you must be 21 years old in order to buy same amount of time, around 105 children a handgun or ammunition, and at least in Chicago were killed due to gun related 18 years old to buy a rifle or a shotgun incidents. In an eight-year period, between from a shop. It is illegal in all states 1998 and 2006, 190 students from the to provide a handgun or ammunition Chicago Public School District were killed to minors. Each state has their own due to gun violence. In just seven months, individual laws pertaining to firearms. gun, go through the legal process, such as since this year has started, 47 students Some states’ laws are stricter than others. background checks, and making sure they have been killed, all due to gun violence. For example, New York, are at least 18. That means that thousands Most people would agree that New Jersey, and Connecticut all have of criminals, children, and other people who it’s sickening that more children are being a ban on assault weapons, such as absolutely should not have their hands on killed consistently in their hometowns than the AK47, which is an automatic, any type of weapon, get their own firearm soldiers who are fighting an offensive war menacing, concealable, machine gun. illegally. Altogether, counting illegal and in a foreign country. It’s alarming to think In Chicago, Illinois, it is illegal legal, law enforcement and everyday that in some parts of our country, children to own and/or carry a handgun; it is also citizens, there are about 84 firearms in the can’t even walk to school without worrying illegal to conceal any type of firearm. In the United States for about every 100 citizens. about being killed or seriously hurt. suburbs of Chicago, and currently almost According to the Illinois Campaign Over the past few decades, every other city and state in the U.S., it is to Prevent Gun Violence, there has been a the increasing rate of gun violence has quite easy to buy a gun, as long as you are very high increase in gun violence over the become overwhelming. In many large of age, or you know where to go. The state past few years. From 1999-2004, guns killed cities throughout the world, lawmakers in which it is easiest to buy a gun is Virginia. 6,999 Illinois residents. In just 2004, guns are fighting to ban firearms for the general Unfortunately, only about 60% were used in 387 suicides in Illinois. In 2005, population, and only make guns legal for of gun and ammunition sales are attributed a Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, law-enforcement to carry or use. Although to licensed firearms dealers, even with the surveying grades 9-12 in Chicago, found the fourth amendment in the United States plethora of laws that have been put in place that 7% of Chicago High School students Constitution is the right to bear arms, the to impede illegal gun sales. In other words, reported carrying a gun in school. In 2005, steadily increasing homicide rate around only 3 out of every 5 people who acquire a across the United States, 69,825 Americans Continued on Page 18 World View By Ashley Over the the agony, suffering, cruelty, and genocide be as common as race, or religion, or as past few decades, the they have had to endure. On average, about controversial as politics or ethics. Wars are increasing rate of gun 25 people die every single day due to a gun also started pretty commonly about private violence has become related incident in the country of South issues such as property, employment, o v e r w h e l m i n g . Africa, which is the third most dangerous or a longstanding family conflict. Thanks to the hard work of our leaders, country in the world. In the past, when most of these wars international leaders from many countries of In most countries in Africa, there is have broken out, guerilla groups have formed each continent have been inspired. Some of no certain age required in order to own or carry among the “offensive” and “defensive” the most impoverished, war-torn countries in a gun. In the countries that do have an age sides. About 15-100 young men getting the world are starting to change. Area’s like requirement, the age is most often 16 years old. together usually form the rebel groups, and Rwanda, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and The In many countries in Africa, there once their group is formed, that is usually the Democratic Republic of The Congo have are civil wars being fought every day, about point where things start to get out of control. been able to start to mend and recover from numerous different issues. The issue can Page 18 Yellow Door Chronicles Gun Control By Ashley Continued from Page 17 were treated in hospitals for non- fatal gun-shot wounds. From 1999-2004, 1,039 children in Illinois were killed from guns. In a two year period, from 2004-2006, the rate of homicide and aggravated assault with a firearm both increased by 10%. Everyday in the United States, 19 children die because of a gun related incident. A major problem law enforcement faces is the high amount of uncontrollable, illegal gun sales and possession. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), the licensed dealer that armed the Washington D.C. Sniper a few years ago, is also attached to a string of firearms dealers on the east coast who are known for being the “suppliers of the suppliers,” and who funnel the weapons to some of our nations most vicious criminals. The firearms shop is still open even after the federal charges that were pressed a few years ago. The same shop recently was unable to account for 238 guns. They also cannot say whether those 238 weapons were lost, stolen, or sold, or, if crimes were actually prosecuted. 85% of cases lives have been lost all because of a lack of gun they were bought, whether or not their buyers prosecuted relate to street criminals in possession control. Gun control is one of the only issues that underwent federal background checks. of firearms. Ignored are laws intended to punish both Democrats and Republicans can agree upon, Americans for Gun Safety released a illegal gun trafficking, firearm theft, corrupt gun despite how controversial the issue may seem, or report within the past few years that stated the dealers, lying on a criminal background check form, at times, be. National and International, leaders are following information: 20 out of the 22 current obliterating firearm serial numbers, selling guns beginning to realize how important gun control is, national gun laws are not consistently enforced. to minors, and possessing a gun in a school zone. and how much gun violence influences our lives. Between 2000 and 2002, only 2% of federal gun Over the past decade a countless number of people have been injured and many innocent Hot Topic: What’s your favorite food? By jordan

food – Summer Chinese Food – Jordan Italian – Corissa Granola mixed with moist chocolate cake, a My favorite kind of food would be Korean. teaspoon of Smuckers peanut butter served Korean beef known s Bulgogi is the best. with a tall glass of chilled vanilla soy milk. – Chris – Anonymous

SUSHI – David Mexican Food – Leo

My favorite foods are hot dogs and fries. – Fettucini Alfredo & Beef Wellington – Alice Randi Chinese all the way! – Nick

Steak – Ethan Thai Food – John Pizza – Ricky

Salvadorian Puposas! (food from el My favorite food is pizza. – Isaiah My favorite is cheerios without milk. – Salvador) - Sarah Kaitlin Water – Shelby Chocolate covered popcorn – Julie Pizza (cheese only) – Rebecca July 20, 2007 Yellow Door Chronicles Page 19

Teen Idols & the Example they Set By Alice Role models today have been Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), the celebrities who are pretty, and who you wonder how we have two some teens think are well rounded. Who such different types of celebrities. are the good role models and who are Paris is an heir to the the bad, and why? Picking a role model Hilton hotels. She is a party girl should be done for all the good things who lives a life of fortune and who heard about them, not for the bad publicity. thinks it is OK to drink and drive, For some people, Katherine Heigl given her record. She has been is a role model. Katherine is one of the stars arrested for DUI, which is driving of the hit series Grey’s Anatomy. She is a under the influence, on multiple person who you never hear much about, occasions. She was even driving mostly because she doesn’t have much gossip on a suspended license because about her. She is not like the celebrities that of her previous DUI. Paris was think that partying every night is a good sent to jail for violating probation. idea. Katherine has learned that you have to Haley Joel Osment be in a good place to get behind the wheel. was a famous kid from age Katherine’s older bother died four. He was on commercials in a car accident when she was young, and started his movie career. and it changed her life. When her Last year, he was driving home brother was hurt in the accident they after a concert. He lost control made the choice to donate his organs. of his car and smashed it into She has been a person who advocates a mailbox. On impact, the car for organ donations because of flipped over. After the accident, is a minimum sentence of the driver’s what happened to her older bother. he was charged with possession of license being revoked for at least 2 years. Katherine was a child star and marijuana and driving under the influence. You might have to spend up to a year in jail model. As a child star you never really When you’re underage and you and pay up to $2,500. For the 2nd conviction, heard about her lifestyle, but what you did get caught for a DUI, it’s a lot worse than the driver’s license can be revoked for at hear was that she was a talented actress when you’re over 21. For people under least 5 years, or until the age of 21, and you with a booming career. When you compare the age of 21, there are much more severe might have to spend 5 days in jail or serve Katherine Heigl to Paris Hilton and Haley consequences. For the 1st conviction, there 30 hours of community service time. If Owen Wyatt Continued on Page 20 By David Owen has learned from the school counselors play, and that they aren’t robots Continued from Page 1 and from every student he works with here. without emotions or real lives. Counsel- He has learned and been inspired by all the ors can’t truly become experienced without viously a counselor in the Titans dorm before students he works with to various degrees, learning from the people they work with. taking time to pursue becoming a certified and his advice for new counselors is “to welder in order to create sculpture. prepare themselves to work with an inspir- Owen returned to our school, a year ing and phenomenal population of students.” after traveling to India, when he was inspired He also recommends requesting Mar- to work with children again. Owen enjoys shall’s Arnold Schwarzenegger impression. the great group of students and staff at our Even though it seems like the coun- school. He particularly enjoys hanging out selors live at the school in the locked cor- and laughing with everyone. He has impact- ridors where students can’t see them until ed the students in the Adventurers greatly ac- they’re working their next shift, even they cording to Chris, who dubs Owen the master have lives outside of work. When Owen isn’t of puns. “Owen has encouraged the humor at the O’School, he likes to take it easy. He in the dorm to his liking,” explained Chris. enjoys reading, watching movies, and riding Owen has been an influence on his bike, but its not all about relaxing. The the staff he works with also. Maggie calls dishes and laundry won’t clean themselves. Owen awesome and insightful, and Nik- I’m glad to have had the opportu- loay says “Owen is dedicated and effective nity to interview Owen. I hope this has given in his position as the dorm’s supervisor.” you some insight on how important a role Page 20 Yellow Door Chronicles Photo Credits Summer Fun! Page 1 Photo taken by Suzanne Election Preview - http://www. Page 13 electionline.org/Portals/1/Publ Blog - http://reconstruction.eserver. Page 2 org/064/images/blogcover1.jpg iPhone – http://www.apple.com Comic - http://www.fas.harvard. Page 3 edu/~dudley/fellows/lit/blogging.gif Harry potter covers - http://www. Page 14 thehouseofoojah.com/audiobooks/media Man working at computer – Google Page 4 Images 2007 Flaming Lips Performance @ 2006 O’School Bikes – Photo taken by Lollapalooza - http://image.onlinerock. Michelle P. com/band_pictures/2006_pictures/ Page 15 FlamngLips_aug_2215.jpg Texting - http://www.cellphones.ca/ Record/CD Player - http://www. news/upload/text%20messaging.jpg slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/7/4/ Chicago Pride Parade - http://gothamist. Vinyl_to_CD.bmp com/ Page 5 Page 16 Myspace.com Voldemort - http://imagecache2. Facebook.com allposters.com/ Page 6 Harry, Ron & Hermione - http://www. 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Election 2008 - http://www.rd.com/ images/asian%20food.JPG August 7 - Make Your Own Sushi or Anti Cruelty Society images/election2008 Page 19 Page 10 Katherine Heigl - http://images.askmen. August 9 - Shedd Aquarium Music Pirating - http://newsimg. com/galleries/actress/katherine-heigl/ August 14 - Botanical Garden or bbc.co.uk/media/images/39475000/ pictures/katherine-heigl-picture-6.jpg jpg/_39475327_pirate_203.jpg Page 20 Hyde Park Tour Page 11 Students enjoying the fountain at August 16 - Adler Planetarium Student Enjoying the Cultural Fair – Millenium Park – Photo taken by John August 21 - Brookfield Zoo August 23 - Children’s Museum August 28 - Trolley Tour YDC Staff July 2007 August 30 - Medieval Times Content Editor: Ashley Involvement Editor: Jordan Make sure to thank all of your counselors & the Summer Fun Com- mittee for making such a great schedule! Photo Editor: Jerry Copy Editors: Lizzy & Rebecca Staff Writers: Alice, Ashley, Casey, David, Teen Idols Jerry,Jordan, Lizzy, Rebecca By Alice Advisors: Continued from Page 19 Michelle Pegram & Michelle Zarrilli your offense was within 5 years of your first DUI, you could end up in jail for up to 1 year and be fined up to $2,500. The 3rd conviction would mean loss A Note from the Yellow Door Chronicles of driving privileges for a minimum of ten years, 10 days to 3 years in prison, Staff: and 60 days of community service. The fine goes up to a possible $25,000. When teens see or hear about their favorite role models drinking and If you are interested in contributing to our driving, it sends them the wrong message. It tells them that it is OK to behave the paper please submit your articles, poems or same way. It makes you famous, after all. Alcohol is one of the number one killers artwork to Michelle P. or Michelle Z. in the United States today. Today’s youth is very influenced by the events of drinking Your work will be reviewed by the YDC and driving that they see or hear about. When some teens look at the light sentences team for our next issue. their role models get, they might think that it is OK. It’s not. Just ask Katherine Heigl.