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The Magazine of ~outh Communication Vol. 9 No. 5 ...... ~ September, 1985
Do song lyrics create sex fantasies? Will warning labels on record albums prevent teens from buying "porno" records, such as "Like a Virgin" and "You Give Good Love?" Reporter Stephanie Walters talks to teens, to record companies, to deejays and to the PTA in her investigation of the new wave of explicit song lyrics. The U.S. Senate is now also getting into the action. You can too! Read Page 6. Also Inside • Chicago teens are breaking curfew. Why are the police so inconsistent in the way they enforce curfew laws? Glenyse Thompson explores the problem on Page 3. • "Young Chicago" is back! Read Glibel Gomez's emotional short story about two teens learning the dif ference between dreams and realities on Page 8.
Inside- Out A teen report on Chicago schools Why are so many Chicago high school INSIDE Chicago high school students students locked out of their schools by themselves. Students are the INSIDERs. 8:05 each morning? That's why New Expression paid eight Do Chicago's college-bound students high school INSIDERs to analyze the evaluate their high school classes to be Chicago public high schools last summer. sure that they will survive in college? The result of their surveys, interviews, Should Chicago high school students be student hearings and long hours of study is tutoring one another? Counseling one printed in a 12-page report for this another? Managing services for the September issue of New Expression. schools? You'll find their report - in color - in The answers to these questions are the middle of this newspaper. Inside Track Networks tune out to teen contraceptive commercials
It's noon and a teenager tunes into the make about sex. And if a teen decides to latest episode of "All My Children." On be sexually active, AGOG wants him or the screen Tad Martin and Dottie her to be prepared to be responsible." Thornton can be seen in a foggy win To help accomplish their goal, AGOG dowed car kissing and . ... has instituted a toll free number: 1- The sexual activity that comes after 800-INTENDS where a youth can ca ll to the kissing is the concern of a campaign obtain a booklet called "The Facts." The sponsored by the American College of booklet tackles teens' questions about Obstetricians and Gynecologists. sex and contraceptives . AGOG, along with Martin E. Janis & Co., has recently produced a series of TV commercials about contraceptives Tanya Bonner ai med at combating unintended teen pregnancies . The TV commercials encourage Photo courtesy of the American Broadcasting Company teens to use a method of birth control if Youth year dates they decide to become sexually active. Just three months left in International October's theme is "Youth Develop When AGOG sent copies of the TV Youth Year! ment" NE editors commercial to CBS , ABC and NBC, the -From Oct. 6-9, the " International networks tuned out. Here are some September-October Youth Service Conference" offers work regret mishap "NBC decided not to air the commer events planned for the Chicago-area, shops on youth opportunities for service ci als because they explicitly emphasize most of which are free: and teen justice to be held at the Hotel contraception, which is one thing we September is "Education Month." Continental, 505 North Michigan. The The editors of New Expression extend don't get involved with," the Channel 5 - " Black Expression/American Tra registration fee for all three days is $75, our apology to the Cook County Sheriff's spokesperson said; who asked that her ditions" is at the Art Institute and the but students can attend on the day of Department for the fact that several of our name would not be used. Chicago Public Library, Cultural Center. their choice for $35. For application in staff acted irresponsibly during Interna Fran Preston, public relations man For more information, call George formation, call Linda Coon, 793-3255. tional Youth Year. The Sheriff's Department ager for ABC, mentions that it is just the Schneider, 443-8680, throughout Sep If you are interested in housing a teen gave our staff several opportunities to pro network's policy not to air any commer tember. from a foreign country who is attending vide teen leadership in Youth Year activi cials on birth control. However, local -"Chicago Metro History Fair: the conference for three days, contact ties, and we did not meet our commitment CBS, ABC and NBC stations would not Selected Exhibits" is at the Daley Center Debbie Davenport, 427-2710. on several occasions. comment on this matter. Plaza. For more information call Adrian - On Oct. 16, help out " World Food Moreover, our actions were hypocritical In a news release , Dr. Luella Klein, Capehart, 943-9090, throughout Sep Day," sponsored by Church World Ser because New Expression criticized the former president of AGOG, argues that, tember. vice. For more information , call Janet local adult organizers of youth events for Palrod, 953-2767. not involving teens and giving them leader / "There appears to be a preoccupation with sex on TV . . . without one word ship in our May editorial. about sexual responsibility." The editors hope that the Department AGOG has been attempting to change Big hike in student bus cards recognizes that the irresponsibity of a few this situation, and, according to Morton of our staff members is not representative Lebow, public information director, they Teens upset about the increase in stu that the 250 percent increase will be a of all the teens at New Expression, and are making some progress. dent bus cards from $2 to $5 can express problem for some students. certainly is not representative of teen lead "So far the campaign has attracted a their opinion to the CTA , a public affairs Schofield said the CTA deemed it a fair ers throughout the city. lot of attention. Already minor network spokesman said. increase. "Of course some students will We still firmly advocate greater participa stations have aired the television com A CTA spokesman, who refused to be have problems paying $5 but some stu tion by youth in the events of International mercial," he said. identified, attempted to justify the bus card dents carry $50 bills to school too," he saiCl. Youth Year and in all city-wide youth ser "AGOG's main goal," Lebow said, "is hike by saying, " It's a oneshotdeal" and the Students can write to: Michael Cardilli, vices. to call teens' attention to the fact that first raise in nine years. CTA chairman, 222 Merchandise Mart there are choices a young person can Spokesman Glenn Schofield admitted Plaza Chicago, II., 60654. Robin Wade
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By Glenyse Thompson caring about what the police might Some of Chicago's off-duty say or do, after curfew begins. police officers are working as The next Weekend I may leave out security at parties where teens even though it is after curfew, but are in violation of the curfew law. caring because I hear that some Teens leaving some of these par one in my neighborhood had been ties are being picked up by on picked up. duty police officers for violation of " In my opinion. the police are curfew. not consistent in enforcing curfew Th1s Inconsistency in the en correctly. You can never guess forcement of curfew is typical of when you could be picked up for what teens polled by New Ex violating curfew," Quintrece said. pression throughout the city say Officer Dowwles, a News Af they are experiencing. Nearly 60 fairs spokesperson with the Chi percent said, "some police are not cago Police Department, would consistent and I never know what not comment on the inconsistency to expect" about curfew laws. that teens find in enforcing the City curfew states that all teens curfew. ages 16 and under must be ac She referred the question to compamed by an adult after 11 :30 Commander Orvell Ric, who on Friday and Saturday nights and works in District 6. " It should not 10:30 on weeknights. be," he said. "Anytime a child or a Christine Hardy, 14, says she youngster is out after curfew, ac Photo by Lucy Gomez attended a party at a south side tion should be taken." given a citation because my high school earlier this year, "We (in our district) brief our brother was with me and he was where off-duty police officers pro men on curfew and tell them that 18," she said. vided security. After leaving the kids should be arrested if they are When asked to describe their JACKETS e SWEATERS party at midnight to go home, she caught after curfew," he said. "It attitude toward the curfew law, 33 was picked up for violating curfew. should not be that today we pick percent of those surveyed said She was not far from the site of the up kids for curfew and tommorow that they obey the curfew law. Of e EMBLEMS party. we don't." those, 18 percent say they obey it "The police were both inside .Sergeant Richard Jablonski of because their parents make them and outside of the party the week the Internal Affairs Department, obey it. Nine percent said they for ALL SCHOOLS before. I didn't get picked up then, would not speak on behalf of the obey it because they want to stay so I had no reason to believe I entire police force, but he said he out of trouble with the police, and would be picked up the following knows of no such incidence in only 6 percent say " I obey it be All Styles week," Christine said. which a teen had been in atten cause I think it is a good idea." " I wouldn't have gone if I had dance after curfew at an event Overall, 75 percent of the 122 wool, nylon or satin jackets known that I would or could have where off-duty police officers are teens surveyed said they ignore been picked up for curfew viola present. the curfew law. Twenty-five per ORDER 1 to 1000 tions," she said. New Expression's survey on cent of those who ignore it also Steve Poindexter, a Chicago curfew also revealed that 29 per say they know how to avoid being Come to our factory or phone us area D.J., said his establishment, cent of the teens say they see the picked up, and 15 percent say "I for free design kit hires off-duty police officers as police using the curfew law to have false I. D., so I don't expect to security, as well as other security hassle certain teens. have any trouble." at his establishment, The Plea Jeannyne Hardy, 17, claims she Thirty-five percent of those who • Cheer & Pep Club Outfits suredome. He mentioned that the was being hassled when she and ignore it say they "know they risk South Shore Country Club, and her 18-year-old brother were being picked up for violating cur • Custom T-Shirts and Sweaters For Groups Yak's also hires off-duty police of taken off of a CTA bus on the few." ficers as security. 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They were larceny (stealing money from a For more information about IBR exchanging information on a bank), carries a penalty of 10 and future seminars call 638- computer bulletin board which years imprisonment and a 0200. contained information on false $10,000 fine. For a second of credit card numbers, instructions fense, it's up to 20 years and a fine Shawn Alexander for making a letter bomb, and di of $20,000. rections for making devices that Wesley Roberts trick the telephone company into Job applicants Photo by David Weaver changing calls to others parties. An assistant prosecutor de lack call back scribed them as "a bunch of little New city H.S. down on the farm kids who have ::omputers -- and The Mayor's Summer Employ Chicago's last farm has become gan Park by shuttle bus. they're thieve~ " ment Program hired fewer teens the city's newest high school. Over 500 eigth graders applied Chicago s~--o-.~.-ia l FBI Agent than was predicted in April. In The Chicago High School for for the 140 openings. Robert Long agrees. "Just be stead of the estimated 26,000 Agriculture Sciences, located at Angela Aponpe, a graduate of cause a person has a home com teen employees, the city hired 3807 W. 111th St., will open in St. Sidelis Grammar School, puter doesn't give him the right to only 21,000. New Expression September with 140 freshmen chose to attend the agricultural tap information without authoriza was unable to speak with Mark and a faculty of nine as a branch of school because she wants to be a tion." Mroz, public relations manager of Morgan Park High School. zoologist, and the school deals the Dept. of Employment and Why an agriculture school in the with animals and agriculture. Caution: Training, despite frequent phone midst of all this concrete? "When I attend college I want to calls, so we are unable to report "Because of the rapidly growing be ahead of other students tight jeans may the reason for the 5,000 fewer number of jobs in Chicago's major majoring in that field," she said. jobs. food industries and because this Angela, who lives in the 1600 cause back pain A major complaint of teens we city is the center of American agri block of North Avenue near Fashionable,· skin tight, jeans interviewed about the 1985 pro business," explained the school's Richmond, will have to get up for can cause lower back aches and gram was the lack of response founding principal, Dr. Ellen school as early as 4 a.m. if the tenderness of the tail-bone (coc from the city after they applied. Summerfield. school bus service proposed by The school's curriculum will Dr. Summerfield is not approved. cyx) according to a study con Art by Christina Thompson According to Bridget King, a ducted by Dr. Edward Mortimer junior at Carver, she called the range from dasses in horticulture But she's willing to make the sac and Marcie Stoshak at Case application intake center because (study of plants) to classes in agri rifice. " I feel people should do Western Reserve University. Republicans nobody phoned her to tell her cultural mechanics (farm machin what they're good at, and this is The stiff denim cloth used in whether she had a job or not. "I ery operation) . For academic what I'm good at." jeans and the thick seams can back teen called them several times," she courses such as math and En produce unusual pressure against said. "The interviewers told me glish, students will travel to Mor- Lawrence Smith the tail-bone when jeans are worn pay cut the same thing; keep calling, tight, especially when the wearer Republicans contend that a something will come up. I finally sits slumped in a seat. submininum wage law will create gave up". Tooth disc: photos, which can decay or be "An alternative to wearing tight new jobs and more teens will be Pam Bates, a senior at Simeon, come outdated-the disc will last denim jeans would be to wear able to earn money. had the same problem. She never new 1.0. for five or six years. stirrups, fashionable stretch pants Curtis Foster, President of the received a phone call despite the A new plastic microdisc applied The disc, now being implanted made of either cotton or sweatshirt Illinois Black Republican Organi fact that the woman who inter to a tooth may aid in the identifica by a Chicago dentist, is a ten-to material," said Harlene Stein zation, supports subminimum viewed her, Candice McCloud, tion of missing and abducted fifteen-minute unpainful process barges, manager of The Juniors wage for a different reason. said she would call her. Pam youth. at a cost of $10 to $35 depending Department at Carson Pirie Scott. He says teens who work for his called them and was told to keep The Maxwell-Conover Micro on whether the dentists charges to "They run pretty small so the per construction company just aren't calling."Maybe we will have Information Disc, named for its in put it on. The disc is attached with son who buys them should get a worth $3.35 an hour. something for you next time," she ventors, a dentist and a police a dental sealant near the back of size larger." "The 15-16-year-olds I hire to was told one time. "We haven't !JOt detective from Pekin, Illinois, is a the external upper molars so that it Dr. Mortimer found that teens work for my construction company to your application yet," she was disc 2.5mm in size that can record cannot be seen when smiling. with back aches due to wearing don't want to give me the full 8 told another time. Pam finally a person's name, address, tele In order to read the disc, the tight jeans with heavy reinforced hours so they shouldn't be paid gave up. phone number, next of kin, religion dentist simply taps it with his seams could elminate the pain $3.35 an hour." "The Mayor's Summer Program and important medical informa chisel and it pops right off. It can within three weeks if they stopped Subminimum wage looms as an is a hassle," says Bridget. tion. then be read with a strong mag wearing the jeans. issue among many which the IBR Unlike other forms of I.D. - nifying glass. Desiree Washington will have to face in selling young Mitzi Evans fingerprints, dental charts and Lorna Bates
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Ill New Expression September 1985 cent of Chicago technicians are been proposed, Silber, who was men as opposed to 52.9% nation Lane Tech principal before being Self-evaluation may help ally. named district superintendent, will Chicago women are only con meet with principals in his district teen females detect PMS sistent with the rest of the nation in September to form the council. for employment in the protective He was not ready to indicate Young women can now diag Rubinow, a psychiatrist at NIH services, such as police. Here, whether students would have a nose their own Premenstrual who developed this method, 94% of protective jobs are held by role in selecting the representa Syndrome (PMS) by using a "Each woman's evaluation should men, while 88.1% are held by men tives. method worked out by the Na help her pick out one or two nationally. Councils will also be organized tional Institute of Health. symptoms that she feels best Kathy Nash in the other two high school dis Young women using this self characterized her premenstrual tricts. District Supt. Grady Jordan, diagnosis plan must evaluate difficulties. If she finds that the former principal of Collins, will themselves over a period of sev symptoms occur with a definite oversee schools on the west side. eral months, beginning a week to relation to menstruation, then she District Supt. Reginald Brown, 10 days prior to the onset of men has good evidence that her dis Byrd: teen former prinipal of King, will over struation, when PMS normally oc order is primarily a menstrually see schools on the south side. curs. related one. At that point it's wise, I council has Adolfo Mendez The evaluation chart includes think, to seek a doctor's help." psychological symptoms such as Anyone who wants a copy of the depression, anxiety, tension, and method and the PMS evaluation big role attitude change and physical chart can write to Dr. David Superintendent Manford Byrd's Chocolate each symptoms such as breast swell Rubinow, National Institute of plan to develop advisory councils ing, headaches, nausea and even Health, Building 10, Bethesda, made up of student leaders in day keeps the acne. Maryland, 20205. each of Chicago Board of Educa cavities away According to Dr. David Denyel Reed tion's three high school districts is "very important," according to Not only does chocolate not one of the three new district high cause tooth decay, it probably school superintendents. helps prevent it, according to the Art by Christina Thompson "Students should be heard," from Jones. American Dental Association. said Norman Silber, recently ap $500 grants Letters were mailed to eligible And on top of that news is the ocurring chemical that soothes pointed Deputy Superintendent of revelation that chocolate may also upset nerves. It also contains '85 graduates in August notifying high schools on Chicago's North them that their names had been help reduce stress. theobromide which affects the side. He said he expects students for top grads submitted by their schools. All " Research indicates that central nervous system and has a to make suggestions on school is Financial help is on the way for eligible graduates were asked to chocolate won't contribute to tooth calming effect," reports Sharon Illinois' top high school students. submit applications for the $500 sues, which he hopes the schools decay," said Richard Asa, a media Lieteau, a resident psychiatrist at The Illinois State Scholarship grants and to certify that they will will seriously consider imple manager from the ADA. Loyola Medical Center. menting. Commission's new Merit Recog be attending an Illinois college or The basic ingredients in cocoa Common sense still dictates Supt. Byrd agrees that students nition Scholarship is worth $500 university. Only those attending Il (proteins, lipids and carbohyd that chocolate is not a substitute and is renewable for the second linois schools will receive grants. should have a voice in school af rates) are nutrients that interact for regular dental care such as fairs. "I'm a firm believer in young with saliva and reduce the acids year of college. As of August 31 , 106,000 brushing and flossing and that ex people working to help determine The Class of '85 is the first class graduates had been approved for that cause cavities through the cessive eating of chocolate can their communities. There is a big to be recognized with these grants. formation of plaque. cause weight gain and hyper role students can play," he said in Chocolate also helps to reduce activity in some people, especially scholarships, which are supposed Faith Pennick an interview with New Expres to encourage student achieve stress. "Chocolate contains those with existing chemical im ment throughout the state. Unlike sion last spring. sugar, which increases the prod balance, Dr. Lieteau warned. most scholarships, Merit Recog Chicago trails Although "nothing specific" has uction of serotonin, a naturally Triste Lieteau nition Scholars do not need to apply and do not have to prove U.S. in status · VALUABLE COUPON! financial need to be eligible. The PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY In February and in June high jobs for women school counselors from public and Is Chicago your kind of town? Chicago private schools provided the Chicago area women might not Academy Scholarship Commission with a think so. list of the graduates in that school Recent local statistics show that Graduation for the Arts who finished in the top five per the highest-ranking, highest Portraits cent of the class at the end of the responsibility, highest-paid jobs in Art• Music seventh and the eighth semester. Chicago are held by men. 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"There are other senators' w1ves are f1ghtmg to things so much more Important, censor " pornographic" song like education. I think these Iynes. art1sts such as Madonna groups take the music too seri· are becommg a national political ously, more than we do." issue The teens we surveyed Last month. 12 promment re cfassif1ed most of the 19 songs as cord compames that belong to the "just sound with no thought of the Recordmg Industry Association of Iynes," such as "Some Like It Hot" Amenca agreed to put warnmgs (52 percent) , "Wake Me Up Be on album covers that m1ght have fore You Go-Go'' (45 percent), sexually expl1c1t lyrics. These ··sussud1o" ( 4 7 percent). and compan1es admit that they were ''Relax" (35 percent). They also pressured by the two senators· classified some songs as "just w1v os. Tipper Gore and Susan fun ," such as ··crazy For You" (35 Baker. who founded the Parent's percent). Mus1c Resource Center, a group " Mus1c Is just an outlet, 1t's fun ," Sugar Walls Sheena of concerned parents against claims Lynn Steiner. "Music is the explicit sex and violence in song least of the problems. Television Iynes. and movies are more sexually Sixteen-year-old male: "Just because a song is In order to evaluate the effect on explic1t." teens of sexually explicit Iynes, WLS-FM afternoon disc jockey sexually arousing, doesn't mean I'll go out and New Express1on polled 100 teens Brant M1ller agrees. "There's a big about 19 popular songs. Over a difference between music and have sex." third of lhe teens polled sa1d that film Music isn't able to be as they are sexually aroused by the explicit as film because mus1c • Iynes of " L1ke a V1rgm." Other lacks v1sual content;· he said. What's 1n a song? songs that they f1nd sexually ar ExpliCit song Iynes have drawn ousing are "Sugar Walls·· (34 per· the concern of the Parent Teacher Music More Just cent), " In My House·· (24 percent), Association, too. But Instead of Sexually Sensitive Important For "You G1ve Good Love" (28 per album labeling, the PTA has Arousing Themes than Lyrics Fun cent) and "Crazy For You" (20 asked 60 record compan1es to Like a Virgin 37% 3% 25% 27% percent) pnnt the words of songs on album " But just because a song is covers In My House 31 5 35 17 sexually arousing, doesn't mean " We don't want to curb creativ Sugar Walls 29 5 30 22 I'll go out and have sex," argued a ity because we respect a (record 17 35 31 16-year-old male mg) artists' rights under the First Relax 6 "Adults should have fa1th m k1ds Amendment. What we're ad· You Give Good Love 19 8 24 24 instead of censonng their mus1c," vocating IS consumer mforma Do They Know It's Christmas 1 53 20 10 sa 1d Knstm Henmng, 16. " If par· tlon ," sa1d Chicago PTA spokes ents believe that they brought person Tan Marshall. Some Like It Hot 4 3 52 28 the1r children up nght, then they ''Parents usually have no 1dea Run to You 6 4 32 26 probably have. No song, no mat what the1r k1ds are llstenmg to," 45 47 ter how expllc1t, can undo what she said Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 0 1 they have done." She thmks parents are more 19 0 46 20 11 Dr. M1dge Wilson, a social psy likely to pay attent1on to printed Material Girl 8 16 25 28 chologist at DePaul, agrees. She lyrics than to listen to the records behaves that 1f a child has been themselves We Are the World 0 59 7 12 brought up in a good environment She also says the PTA realizes I'm on Fire 2 6 31 19 w1th solid values. then a song music is important to teens but 4 22 won't damage the values. that it 1s the parents· right to know Careless Whisper 10 29 Although the founders of the what their k1ds are hearing. Crazy for You 16 7 21 35 Parents Mus1c Resource Center But my music Is important to Sussudio 2 6 47 37 argue that today's mus1c is me," says Erik Murray, 16. " It's "drumming more and more de meanmgful and no one has the People are People 0 32 21 28 structive messages into the minds right to say what is good or bad for Everybody Wants to of our children," the teens in our me.· Rule the World 1 40 14 20 survey thmk that some songs "Yeah, rd be willing to defend . have positive messages. my music against anyone." Obsession 18 4 25 28 Of those surveyed, 44 percent of males and 48 percent of females said the song " 19" made a c 0 M c them aware of the death and the destruction suffered in Vietnam. Over 60 percent responded to the hunger crisis in Africa as a result BIRTH CONTROL ADVICE FOR of the song, "We are the World." 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Jack Juiceman, 17, decided that the On the day of the hearing, Frank was best way to throw a party was to serve taken into 'the judge's chamber. "As a alcoholic beverages to his guests. The minor I cannot sentence you to hard party went on well past curfew and the labor at Joliet," the judge said. " But I can disgruntled neighbors called the police. sentence you to three weekends of labor When the police arrived and found at St. Mary's Hospital, since you can't evidence of illegal drinking, they called a pay the fine." paddy wagon and took Jack and his teen Frank learned the law the hard way. guests to the police station. The youths were charged with disor derly conduct and were forced to pay a e Wheel of Misfortune fine of $50 a piece. The charges against Joe Guzzleman, 16, new owner of a Photo by Noy Saetla Jack were placed in a juvenile fife, his used car, drove to Jack's party. Joe was parents were notified and Jack was fi one of the few people that left the party than half of these behaviors according to taken directly home to their parent, with nally taken ho(lle. But now the police early, but he was intoxicated. the officer's report. • a warning. have a record on Jack and on his guests Joe insisted on driving himself home. Joe's parents were notified, bail was 2) If violators are caught and charged that will follow them until they reach legal He pressed the accelerator to 85 mph on posted, and Joe was given a court date with something else along with a curfew adulthood at age 21 . In Jack's case, the the Kennedy. He didn't notice the flash and left with his parents. violation, such as disorderly conduct, "disorderly conduct" charge will follow ing lights of the police car behind him. On the date of the trial Joe was se they will receive a citation along with a him for four years. When he was finally pulled over and verely reprimanded by the judge. Drunk curfew violation report filed in the asked to step out of the car, the police driving is a very serious charge for an juvenile records of the station where • Shouting Match asked him to perform two tests: (1) walk adult in Illinois and even though Joe is 16 they are being held. a straight line and (2) touch his nose with he was tried as an adult. He was fined A teen has the same right to refuse Frank Furter, 17, a guest at Jack's the index finger of each hand. and lost his driver's license for one year police questioning as an adult. A teen party, was not as fortunate as Jack. Joe failed test #1 and was brought in addition to having a criminal record. picked up for curfew violation by the Frank's father, currently unemployed, into the station on suspicion of drunk police can courteously tell the policeman refused to pay the fine. driving. Since all traffic violations are • Late Night his or her parents' name, address and · " I will not pay $50," his father shouted judged in the traffic court and all traffic phone number. Tell the police that you at the police station. " I can't spare laws apply to persons of all ages, Joe Gleynse Thompson's story about don't wish to say anything more until money to get him out of trouble for couldn't count on special consideration curfew on page three raises some ques your parents are present. Teens accom drinking at some stupid party." as a juvenile. tion about the rights of teens who are panied by a person over 18 should ask The arresting officer informed Frank The policeman who stopped Joe picked up for curfew violation. Here are the adult to show I D to the police to prove that if his father did not pay the fine, the asked him to take a breathalizer test, some points to keep in mind: they are not violating the curfew law. responsibility would fall to Frank pro which determines the level of alcohol in If you are picked up for curfew viola All records of curfew violations are vided that the judge decided that Frank the driver's system. But, the arresting tion the police have two options: kept on file. A teen with repeating curfew can earn the money to pay the fine. officer also told Joe that he had the right 1)1f violators, are not suspected of offenses usually receives a curfew "Then he'll just have to pay it the best to refuse this test, and Joe, having so anything but a curfew violation they are ticket, which must be paid in court. way he can. I'm not paying," his father bered up a bit, figured his chances of shouted again. failing were too great so he refused to The officer then directed his question take the test. to Frank. Joe had to fill out a breathalizer refusal " Can you pay the fine?" slip, and the officer filled out an alcohol DEBBIE'S SCHOOL "No, sir." influence report, listing typical behavior Since Frank claimed he couldn't pay, of legally drunk suspects. Joe fit more OF BEAUTY CULTURE OFFERS MORE Managing Editor: Usa Moultrie, Hyde Pari(. Pari(; Wesley Roberts, Julian; Colleen T. Asst. to the MaNtglng Editor: Yvette King, Robinson, Pennsylvania State University; Carver. Franshonn Salter, University of Wisconsin/ Chicago Youth News Service Bureau Eau Clair; Tyra Short, Hyde Pari(; Nickalaus Chief: Stephanie Walters, Uncoln Pari(. 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ADDRESS ____ AGE Tracy Deutsch, Whttney Young; M1tzi Evans, Copyright @1985 by Youth Communtca Simeon; Aldofo Mendez, Kelvyn Pari(, Jill bon/Chicago Center CrTY STATE__ _ ZIP (NE) Petty, Grinnell College; Denyel Reed, Hyde New Expression September 1985 D Unwritten Law by Glibel Gomez The bell finally rang, and before it was "Okay, it was only a joke. Can't you take a finished, one-third of the class was out the joke?" door. A girl was detained by the teacher. Their commotion stirred a teacher from She had spent the period leaving her graffiti the room nearest to them. mark for posterity on the desk. But so what? " Don't you kids have places to be?" She's done it so often, it's almost a reflex. asked the sociology teacher with glasses "Yeah?" she asked, drawing her brows so far down his nose that they were in together, looking at him suspiciously. danger of sliding off completely. "You weren't in school yesterday," he She let go of Jonny. And, mockingly, said. "You missed getting this book. Have it Jonny stood up straight and rigid. "Yes, sir," read by next week Friday." he said. She lifted a blank face at him and nod "Well, go there!" With that he turned ded. She held the same expression blank around, went into his class and dosed the as she turned towards the door. She was in door behind him, glasses still balanced on school yesterday. She wasn't in his class, the tip of his nose. but she was in school. "You blankity, blank, blank." called Jonny The hallway was full of kids walking to after her. "C'mon, Jet. Let's get outta here." their classes. A few of them stopped to talk He dragged her along by the elbow. "See, I to her or wave from a distance. By the time got something you'll like," patting his jacket she reached her locker the second bell had pocket. rung . Jet was one who didn't forget or forgive "Now let's see? Is it 26 or 36?" She easily, but a bribe always wofi(ed. She had mumbled to herself as she tried to re another class, but so what? She has a member her combination. She felt an arm legitimate reason. She couldn't open her flung around her neck before she could fig locker. Those numbers are hard to re ure out the combination. member. "Having fun, bitch?" the owner of the arm Jonny walked in his hurried pace, while asked as he pressed her against the locker. Jet took her time. To be cool, look cool Jet "Get off of me!" explained to him. She rarely ran, unless she But the only answer was more pressure was being chased. and his arm became a vice. They came out of the school, past the "Bastard, get off!" Now she was having trees and behind the bushes. This was their trouble breathing. Still the pressure contin favorite place to get high. Jet dropped the ued. With her hands between the locker book she got from her English teacher and and her body, she was immobilized. Her then dropped to the ground beside Jonny. pain increased, until finally she had to cry They had been sitting cross-legged, almost out in agony. facing each other for several seconds. "Aaahhhh!ll" she screamed. At the same Neither was speaking. time, the person who held her let her go. "Well?" Jet asked. Jonny took out a pack " Ha,ha,ha,hal You should have seen of Marlboros. She opened her mouth and your face," the person laughed. " You closed it agam. "You mean you got out of a looked so funny. You were purple." class for that?" she emphasized "that" de " Jonny, th at wasn't funny." But the meaningly. laughter continued. To get her message She started to get up, but Jonny held her across, she pushed him by the shoulder. down. He fell against the locker. And before he "C'mon you get back in there and all you could do anything else, she had her arm do is sit in a class and get bored. The across his neck with her knee ready to kick teacher don't want you there; you don't where it hurts. "I said, that wasn't funny." want to be there, so why go?" "Because ... " trying to think of some thing. "I want my education. I want my di ploma." About Young Chicago "Ohh, they'll give it to you . They want you outta the school. One way or another you'll get that paper. All they care about are the "Young Chicago" i s a publication of teen literar y w ork that publishes top students. And you don't have enough monthly as a literary magazine in between your ears to be one of them. Be side New Expression. sides, you're late." Glibel Gomez's story in this issue "So . . . I have French next. She's always was created during a special work 15 minutes late anyway." They stared at shop for fiction writing. Other each other. Finally, Jet looked away. She stories from the workshop w1ll ap knew he was right. pear in later issues this year. "Know why your French teacher is al Ifyou are interested in becoming a ways late?" he asked while lighting a "Young Chicago" writer, come to our cigarette. " Even she doesn't wanna be first staff meeting to discuss themes there." and deadlines. This meeting will be "Shut up!" she ordered taking the pack held at New Expression, 207 S and lighting her own. "You know what, that's a stupid shirt," Jet Wabash, eighth floor, on Monday, September 30 at 4 p.m. You must be complained. "Why would you want to tell the world how tasteless you are by wearing between the ages of 14 and 19 to par ticipate. a Michael Jackson T-shirt?" The "Young Chicago" staff is grate "Shut up, ugly!" He picked up the book ful for the financial support of the she got from her teacher. "Of Mice and illinois Arts Council. Men . Now that's stupid. Why would you want to read about mice?" I "Because I don't have a choice, dummy. I I have to read it for English." Jet snatched I the book. Leafing through the pages, she I \ I I • I ' __:.::::::::=-· - Art by Michelle Williams Unwritten Law asked, • ttS not about 1111ce . • IS 11? bon to wrap her arms around her legs and you Kno.v so much about 11. A g•rl was at ..lonny .ooked up at her Jonoy looked a her and sm11ed Shaking place her chin oo her knees tacked dunng sdlool •ast wee tn the bath I m ooly seventeen' Can t I dream an~ his head, he eased her. 'Jet sometJmes I She kick.ed Joony qurte hard. He fell over room by a tamtor (laughtng) Is ltlat real•ty? more? wonder about you to hts side Or maybe rt s the old man who v.as beaten No. the Law says yoo re not supposed " We[ , IS If? · Man, you wanna get beat up or some- to death for hts wallet v.tuch had ten dollars to · " No, stupid " He grabbed the book and thmg? ' 111 11'> Is that it? Oh oh I know. reality is · What law? Show 11 to me and Ill destroy held at up for her, pofntang at the word " Just making sure you re sbll here " be1ng a little gtrl walling for her tum tn II "Stetnbeck " See, Stembeck •..• Stem UWhat?" Hts VOICe was unsure double-dutch and gettJng shot tnstead- by Can 1 Even •f I wanted to It's unwntten be<;t(, ooe of the greatest Amencan authors UYeah, you know Welt. maybe you don't. mtslake, of course Are those reality Jet? " Laws are made to be broken..especsally ThiS book is a dasste Haven't you heard of But you're always 904ng off Are they? Answer me' unwntten ones rt before? · M I thtnk you re off Silence Jers head was bowed Jonny No You re talking about rules These " No · She sho<:>k her head slowly,looking But you are. You get h•gh off of books. coundn t see her face A rob n landed on the aren't JUSt rules they·re laws Unwntten but as tf 11 were perfectly natural for her not to It's hke you re not here anymore. Like, I ground near them. It wal ed towards a flat JUSt as powerful and as stnctly enforced as have heard of a famous author. don t know But when ever you talk tened, old agarette butt and pecked at 11 any on yellow wnnkled old papers. maybe " See thts book ts about Lenny and about books of ·great authors,' you re not on But after the second lime, 11 shook 11 s head even more so. George See they're fnends Wrth eager earth anymore You get high off books as 1f m dtsgust and flew off agatn Jet turned around and walked away, ness h1s words came out fast He d1dn't He snorted, Better than getllng htgh on Its called lrfe. Jonny And you can't es whtle Jonny opened the book then he notice that Jet wasn't really tnterested other things cape tl by opentng a book ' She looked began to read about M1ce and Men · And George is always protectmg Jet frowned, thtnktng about hiS coment. directly at him Lenny Because 1f he doesn't. no one Wlll Maybe. maybe not:· she sa1d seriously " If it ts, I don t want to know about 11, and And and they have this dream. See. Jonny looked at her through narrowed I m go1ng to try my damndest to escape it.'' they want a farm Wlth ammals and pupptes eyes, " What are you saymg? That I'm " How, pray tell, are you gomg to?" she and chickens and rabbits crazy? That I have loose screws?! I AM asked, smiling. "So where do the mtce come into the NOT missing any marbles!" " First I'm going to get out of thiS cage I'm picture?" " I dtdn't say that you were." in." Young Chicago Jonny just glared at her. "Well then say what you mean. And you'd " You mean the ghetto," Jet tnlerupted Actmg Editor: Keturah Shaw "Well, the title IS Of M1ce and Men. " better mean what you say.'' "No one gets very far out of the ghetto.'' Sighing he satd, ''Well, Lenny liked pet- He stubbed h1s agarette on the ground. " I will!" Staff: Kim Jones, Sulltvan House; Phyllis ting mtce" Then, his hand formed a fist and he looked " You know what your chances are? If you Lofton. Chicago Vocational School; 'How sick! Those gross little creatures ready to jump her. don't stop reading those books, you ain't Angela Jackson, Whttney Young; Enca w1th beady eyes YUCKt" "Calm down! I doo't know what I'm trying goin' nowhere.'' Griffin, Young: Tiffany Jones, Academy "Shut up, wtll you? Anyway. Lenny liked to say. It just . . . seems like you're living "Shut up! Just shut up!" of Our Lady; Peter Black, Sulltvan anything soft, okay?" through the books you read." "You told me what reality Is. Now I'll tell House; Gltbel Gomez, Whitney Young; Jet still looked dtsgusted. "What's so wrong about appreciating you what reality ain't. It ain't a big house Carla McCarry; Eric Mathens; Valerie "He liked furs. He liked to feel them. great works of art?" with picket-fence and a two-car garage. It Hawkins. Lenny liked to dream also. They had this Jet put out her cigarette by flicking her ain't mommy and daddy looking at you with Art Director: Michelle Williams, Whitney dream of getting away from it all and living third finger at it several times. " Nothing, but love in their eyes. And it sure as hell ain't Young. by themselves, where no one can bother you're livtng through them. You know about people getting along and appreciating each Illustrators: Chistina Thompson, Corliss, them." this book and that book. This author and other. And it ain't this damned book." Michelle He looked away to lift hts face up at the that author. Oh, and characters, you're se Jet grabbed it from htm and slapped It Williams, Whitney Young. btue sk1es eing them, like they did this and not that." away. When it hit the ground it made little Coach: Fred Gardaphe, Columbia Col lege. "A place where it doesn't matter that " AI least I'm not ignorant about them." clouds of dusts. She looked at h, n, stghed ''Young Chicago" Is made possible by a Lenny IS so dtfferent. A place of their own, Jonny interrupted looking at Jet accusingly. in exasperation and got up. where they belong." "Oh yeah! At least I don't go off to an ideal " I'm going to French. If I hurry I'll beat her. grant from the Illinois Arts Council. He looked down at the book still clasped world which does not exist. I know the real You gonna be here when I come back?" In h1s hands. Jet looked at htm with ques one. The one I'm in. The one I have to live "Yeah. Nowhere else to go.'' tions in her eyes and a frown on her through and try to survive in. I know what's " Well, here." She tossed him the book. It forehead. Untangling her legs, she drew real." landed by his knee, face down. "You might them towards her Now she was in a posi- "Really? Just what is real? Tell me since as well keep reading ... and dreaming------.'' Reporters Back to School Photographers, Join New Expresssion! Are you interested in joining the New Expression staff as a reporter or columnist? Then come to the first all-city meeting on Wednesday, September 25 at 4pm (207 S. Wabash at Adams and Wabash, 8th floor) . If you are unable to attend, but would like to JOin the staff, call L1sa Moultrie at 663-0543. The photographers for New Expression Will meet at 4pm, on Thursday, Sep tember 26 Phil Cotton, professional photgrapher and designer will be at this meet mg to show h1s work and discuss the role of photojournalists in producing a quality publication If you have a 35mm camera and would like to see your photos pub lished. please JOin us at this meetmg. 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II!J New Expressforl r:i~>prt'JrM~>r 'triB ' ' Entertainment · Although the theatre managers are MUSIC .MOVIES aware of this contradiction, the rules prevent persons under 17 from seeing A-rated movies. However, an hour'& ob servation outside any Loop movie Wide Awake in America Teen movies: theatre provides evidence that some movie theatres ignore the rules. Wide Awake in America, U2's latest for teens? Kim Reed, a junior at Simeon, says project, is an LP containing two singles she has no trouble being admitted to from the Unforgettable Fire album, Some of the most popular movies re A-rated movies at the Evergreen Plaza "Bad" and "A Sort of Homecoming," and leased in recent months are about and the Woods theatres although she is two new singles, "Three Sunrises" and teens, yet teens aren't supposed to see under 17. "Loves Comes Tumbling." these '11ovies because they're A-rated. Jerry Clark, a junior at Julian, says if "Three Sunrises" is a non John McHenna, film buyer for the Es she wants to see an A-rated movie, she characteristic U2 song because it con quire Theatre in the Loop. admits that just goes to the United Artist theatre." tains more chorus lyrics than any other the situation is "ridiculously ironic." Clayton Jonston, manager of the song U2 has created. Sure, the instru U2 The main contradiction is caused by United Artist Theatre, admits that mentals are there, which are common unrealistic ratings for movies such as under-aged teens can get tickets to A among the group's songs, but they are soothing, not blaring yells that are "The Breakfast Club" and " St. Elmo's rated films. Jonston says, "We just let more restrained than usual, more prominent on "The Unforgettable Fire." Fire," says Eric Spetts, manager of the the kids see them because we know the melodic than the instrumentals on "In The music on this track is also calm and Ford City West Cinema. "Some teen movies couldn't harm them any more the Name of Love," the song dedicated rolling. movies which could benefit teens, be then they are already harmed by other things." to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King "Bad" and "A Sort of Homecoming" cause they honestly portray teen prob that hit the charts last summer. are both live versions, so if you didn't like lems, could have been rated PG-13 in Choruses dominate instead of solo the alterations Bono made when singing stead of rated R." Tanya Bonner lyrics. This really makes a difference in "Bad" at the Live Aid concert, then you the U2 sound because Bono's solos probably won't like the way these two during stanzas of the song last only songs are done. about 15 seconds instead of the usual The original "Bad" is just a six-minute 40-second vocals. song, but the live version is a minute Another song, "Love Comes Tum longer because of the extended instru Guide to used record buying bling," sounds like ''The Unforgettable mentals. Fire." It's a slow song with the type of I would definitely recommend "Wide Where can you find a Power Station music that could be used at the end of a Awake in America" for o!d fans and new album for $3.99, an early Simple Minds murder movie that has a sad ending. fans. 12-inch for $1.50 or an old Simon and The vocals in "Love" are low and Desiree Washington Garfunkel single for 75-cents? An increasing number of teenagers ' f~ are finding the answer in used-record stores, such :1s Second-Hand Tunes, Dr. Youth Quake the opening instrumental flute solo ac Wax and The Record Exchange on Chi companied by bongos and an acoustic cago's near North Side. I thought that the British pop group, guitar. After the flute trails off, instru Most have a wide selection of popular Dead or Alive (Pete Burns, lead vocals; ments sounding like the string section of music ranging from rock and soul to jazz Mike Percy, bass; Tim Lever, keys/sax; an orchestra begin and lead into the and classical albums. They also stock and Steve Coy, drummer), would be vocal lines and the up-beat, danceable hard-to-find records and tapes like im Culture Club clones or Boy George part of the song. ports, promotional discs, early material ' wanna-bees when I first saw them. But As lead vocalist, Pete Burns doesn't from popular bands and records from after listening to their latest album, make the songs sound good. In fact, he the late SO's and early 60's. "Youthquake," which features their first sings like a hill-billy at an old town jam Used-record stores buy slightly used, American hit, "You Spin Me Round (Like boree. But, as with all Dead or Alive and some new records and tapes, from a Record)," I realized that I shouldn't songs, the chorus keeps the song alive. consumers and then resell them. Prices judge or make assumptions about a If you enjoyed listening to "You Spin start at 50 cents to a dollar for a 45 and band by the way they look. Me Round," then you'll really like "My range to seven and eight dollars for a photo by Jim Rodd The album is fantastic! The music is a Heart Goes Bang," which is similar to double album. combination of punk funk and synthe the synthesized beat of "The War Song" " We get all kinds of records from Used-record stores have increased in sized pop which makes their music so by Culture Club. people off the street," said Dan Scanlan popularity among teenagers as a result danceable. All of the songs on the album Overall, I haven't heard an album as of Dr. Wax Records. "We determine the of the trendiness of modern music. "It's have that combination, but one song energetic as this one, so far, this year. It price by the condition of the record and the equivalent of the paperback copies stands out above all the rest, "Cake and really made me feel like going out and by what we think will sell." of The Godfather," observed John Eat ft." having a good time, mainly because of Sixteen-year-old Joann Ball, who McGiveney, assistant manager of the " Cake" combines pop and classical the rhythms and because the songs buys most of her records from used Clark Street Second-Hand Tunes. "One music as well as syntho-pop and punk were made for dancing to a love song. record stores, likes the way the low minute everyone wanted it . . . then funk. This song is different from the prices agree with her budget. " I think the there were all these extra copies on the others and really stands out because of Desiree Washington idea is really cool. I like a lot of old re shelves. Last year, everyone wanted cords, but I don't have much money," Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' and she said. now ...." Most of the records and tapes are For Joann, the one drawback in used slightly used - playable, but possibly records is the amount of time she has to having light scratches. The rest of the spend to find what she's looking for. stock is new records and promotional " Most of the stuff isn't really in any order, discs from people who have extra re 1718 E 87th Street so it takes a lot of time - you have to Chtcago, IL 60617 cords that they don't want. Store owners look through everything they have. Plan Phone (312) 374 2005 interviewed by New Expression claim to spend at least an hour there," she that they will not accept badly scratched said. or warped records. 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It would seem Charlie & Company from her mature behavior, that she There's a series premiering on CBS should be telling him. this fall that you might think you've seen Although the show takes place in Chi before. cago, there is only one reference to the Charlie & Company, set in Chicago, is city in the first episode. about middle-class black parents trying " Charlie and Company," neverthe to raise three children. less, is funny. In one instance, the The show is similar to NBC's The youngest child asks his mother, "Mom, Cosby Show, the top- rated series of last can a little kid get a hernia?" Knight re season which also focuses on a black plies, "We'll see, honey. Maybe for your family. birthday." In both shows there is a loving hus The show isn't Cosby, but it might band and wife rearing children in age have a chance. 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