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became famous. The band signed to to signed band The famous. became

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with '64 University of of graduate Chicago '64 University with

formed The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Band Blues Butterfield Paul The formed

with them, all being native Hyde Hyde native being all them, with

Elektra Records and released their first first their released and Records Elektra Wednesday, February 13, most likely likely most 13, February Wednesday,

guitarist Mike Bloomfield, and later later and Bloomfield, Mike guitarist

last spring between Kevin and Max Max and Kevin between spring last

and lead guitarist Elvin Bishop, bassist bassist Bishop, Elvin guitarist lead and

on blues music during a lunch period period lunch a during music blues on

Paul Butterfield. Butterfield. Paul

interest grew. grew. interest

the late famed blues harmonica player player harmonica blues famed late the

album, "The Paul Butterfield Blues Blues Butterfield Paul "The album,

Parkers and students at U-High, their their U-High, at students and Parkers

in Max Palevsky Theatre, in honor of of honor in Theatre, Palevsky Max in table from where they did actual experiments experiments actual did they where from table

Mr. Butterfield had a lot in common common in lot a had Butterfield Mr.

organist Mark N aftalin, all of whom whom of all N aftalin, Mark organist Butterfield. After the boys learned that that learned boys the After Butterfield.

Kevin Brunke and Max Wagner are are Wagner Max and Brunke Kevin

concert in remembrance of Mr. Mr. of remembrance in concert

presidency. presidency.

read quotes from Roosevelt during his four-term '"Daniel's Story' made you feel like you were in the the in were you like feel you made Story' '"Daniel's four-term his during Roosevelt from quotes read Holocaust trip reveals reminders reminders reveals trip Holocaust families captured and imprisoned in concentration camp. camp. concentration in imprisoned and captured families

way past waterfalls and statues. Fascinated, Eva words of a child, according to Senior Emma Cowen. Cowen. Emma Senior to according child, of a words Eva Fascinated, statues. and waterfalls past way

Memorial Museum, which was filled with images of across the fence while they were in a concentration concentration a in were they while fence the across of images with filled was which Museum, Memorial

and singer, and '60 U-High graduate, graduate, U-High '60 and singer, and

with him. him. with

his life and phases. You are metaphorically walking enlisted by the Museum to tell her story to visitors. visitors. to story her tell to Museum the by enlisted walking metaphorically are You phases. and life his

"The memorial was like a maze that led you through Holocaust Survivor Helen Luxembourg, a volunteer volunteer a Luxembourg, Helen Survivor Holocaust through you led that maze a like was memorial "The "The stuff from there was unbelievable. They had the the had They unbelievable. was there from stuff "The

wounded ... war,"' Eva recited. recited. Eva war,"' ... wounded

organizing an assembly for 4th period period 4th for assembly an organizing

land and sea. I have seen blood running from the his fear. It was really scary." scary." really was It fear. his the from running blood seen have I sea. and land

developed into an idea of a benefit benefit a of idea an into developed

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camps, artifacts from the camps and a recreation of r. r. of recreation a and camps the from artifacts camps,

Holocaust Class' trip to Washington D.C., made her showed the Holocaust through the eyes and written written and eyes the through Holocaust the showed her made D.C., Washington to trip Class' Holocaust

one end of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, them." them." Memorial, Roosevelt Delano Franklin of the end one

shocked him. him. shocked out to Eva."'I have seen war. I have seen war on become ruined. It was like I could feel his pain, and and pain, his feel could I like was It ruined. become on war seen have I war. seen have Eva."'I to out

Senior Eva Jaeger, among 13 U-Highers on the The Museum's special exhibit, "Daniel's Story," Story," "Daniel's exhibit, special Museum's The the on U-Highers 13 among Jaeger, Eva Senior

1960s Chicago blues scene, Juniors Juniors scene, blues Chicago 1960s

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me because I go every year and and year every go I because me

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the streets of Tokyo during the the during Tokyo of streets the

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looks forward to celebrating the the celebrating to forward looks

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in Tokyo and visiting Buddhist Buddhist visiting and Tokyo in California. California.

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play, as will the U-High Jazz Band, Paul illustrated for that that for illustrated Paul Band, Jazz U-High the will as play, raise money for Gabriel's organization, came down to it. I'm just just I'm it. to down came organization, Gabriel's for money raise

brother, Pierre '90 U High graduate of the Renaissance, Renaissance, the of graduate High U '90 Pierre brother,

musician by keeping his music alive." back then you could see his potential. this assembly will be a great thing. thing. great a be will assembly this potential. his see could you then back alive." music his keeping by musician classmates and maybe even his son, interested to go to the the to go to interested son, his even maybe and classmates

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of planning, to make it perfect. said . "He loved to play music whenever coming from two students. students. two from coming whenever . music "He loved to play said perfect. it make to of planning,

up with the benefit concert after a year "He liked pushing the envelope," she be a very interesting idea, especially especially idea, interesting very a be she envelope," the pushing liked "He year a after concert benefit the with up is being considered. considered. being is

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Year's Day all the temples in Japan Japan in temples the all Day Year's

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family since I only go to visit them them visit to go only I since family

mousse, meringue, and crepes. After After crepes. and meringue, mousse,

that it is almost impossible to talk talk to impossible almost is it that able to see so many members of of my members many so see to able

a very gratifying experience to be be to experience gratifying very a

members to several cities in Belgium Belgium in cities several to members

my family come to my grandparents grandparents my come to family my Christmas, I go with a few family family few a with go I Christmas,

is excited for her trip to Belgium. Belgium. to trip her for excited is

an extravagant dinner for everyone, everyone, for dinner extravagant an

while visiting her parents' native native parents' her visiting while

all sitting around one large table so so table large one around sitting all

such as Brussels and Bruge. It is is It Bruge. and Brussels as such "There are usually so many people people many so usually are "There

house to celebrate," Lucille said. said. Lucille celebrate," to house

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made him give up the gang life. life. gang the up give him made

the parents getting high. high. getting parents the

wood community, going to prison and and prison to going community, wood

ae ahr ad hi mtes r us­ are mothers their and fathers have

he's broke." broke." he's

most of his adult life in jail and now now and jail in life adult his of most

cas. But look at him now, he's spent spent he's now, him at look But cas.

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people. people.

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allow it," Commander Roti continued. continued. Roti Commander it," allow

Gangster' and think they're going to to going they're think and Gangster' gations with Federal Agencies. Agencies. Federal with gations see are people on the streets," Mr. Mr. streets," the on people are see

ec. ial, eas d on investi­ do joint also we Finally, lence.

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close with and you tell police about it, it, about police tell you and with close

ment. First we act on research we've we've research on act we First ment.

gang bangers trying to install fear in in fear install to trying bangers gang

city in the country where the violent violent the where country the in city

edge of violence prevention. prevention. of violence edge

to taste the food of different cultures and to raise money for a cause." cause." a for money raise to and cultures different of food the taste to

I mean, how often do you get get you do often how mean, I

police department," Commander Roti Roti Commander department," police

done and intelligence we've garnered, garnered, we've intelligence and done

crime rate has gone down. down. gone has rate crime

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said. "But Chicago is on the cutting cutting the on is Chicago "But said.

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things, they make it look cool. You You cool. look it make they things,

gangs, if you go somewhere where where somewhere go you if gangs,

neighborhood," he said. "It's people people "It's said. he neighborhood,"

were doing. doing. were

had to just follow what his friends friends his what follow just to had

almost like peer pressure." pressure." peer like almost

it seems like the cool thing to do. It's It's do. to thing cool the like seems it

end up wanting to get into it because because it into get to wanting up end

get messed up." up." messed get

people don't know you, you're going to to going you're you, know don't people

school with. with. school go to a good private school." school." private good a to go

can't even walk certain places. places. certain walk even can't

my wristbands on a certain arm and I I and arm certain a on wristbands my bers of Gangsters Disciples, Senior Senior Disciples, Gangsters of bers

they actually asked me if I wanted to to wanted I if me asked actually they my hat a certain way. I have to wear wear to have I way. certain a hat my

around certain people I can't wear wear can't I people certain around

paraphernalia," Zak said. "I know know "I said. Zak paraphernalia,"

asked to remain anonymous, feels he he feels anonymous, remain to asked neighborhood," Zak said. "I've heard heard "I've said. Zak neighborhood,"

makes me feel safer, at least in my my in least at safer, feel me makes

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Islamic life and culture, culture, and life Islamic

with showing us their uses of technology development in math and and math in development of technology uses their us showing with

presentation on the Galapagos Island's Darwin Experiment. This This Experiment. Darwin Island's Galapagos the on presentation

Mrs. Shapiro visited the el-Nasr English School of of School English el-Nasr the visited Shapiro Mrs.

and modernity." modernity." and

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multimedia presentation on the school and history education." education." history and school the on presentation multimedia

meetings, seminars and activities. activities. and seminars meetings,

about math, science and technology. Humanities is sort of on the the of on sort is Humanities technology. and science math, about

the best private schools," Mrs. Shapiro said. "They were concerned concerned were "They said. Shapiro Mrs. schools," private best the day was about science. Most of the education reforms tend to be be to tend reforms education the of Most science. about was day

teachers and classroom observations. observations. classroom and teachers

graduates learned how to teach science. Then we saw an IMAX IMAX an saw we Then science. teach to how learned graduates

Egypt November 26-December 2, as a part of the People to People People to People of the part a as 2, 26-December November Egypt

activities. Of 428 Conference delegates, Mrs. Mrs. delegates, Conference 428 Of activities.

a training center for new teachers after college, in Giza. Giza. in college, after teachers new for center training a

science. The history teachers there were fine teachers. One gave a a gave One teachers. fine were there teachers history The science.

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Cairo where activities included discussions with with discussions included activities where Cairo

students," Mrs. Shapiro said. "Then we saw labs where science science where labs saw we "Then said. Shapiro Mrs. students,"

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eight won Honorable Mentions and and Mentions Honorable won eight

the third of four scheduled meets. meets. scheduled of four third the

members won Best Delegate awards, awards, Delegate Best won members

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nationwide. nationwide. ide coltahr h a o n edu- an on was who teacher School Middle

needs to increase public health assistance assistance health public increase to needs

in Sub-Saharan Africa, is being debated debated being is Africa, Sub-Saharan in

meets and lost two. The topic chosen by the the by chosen topic The two. lost and meets

National Forensic League, why the U.S. U.S. the why League, Forensic National High' s novice teams each won two meets meets two won each teams novice s High'

Science Teams gears up for early Olympiad, other challenges challenges other Olympiad, early for up gears Teams Science

w. t at ers ae eh vn, U­ event, Tech Lane year's last At two. and lost three, while varsity won three three won varsity while three, lost and

to the prestigious Lane Tech Invitational, Invitational, Tech Lane prestigious the to

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is benefitting from both veteran and new talent, in­ new talent, and both veteran from is benefitting

Math Team all four years of high school. The The team Math Team high school. of all years four

GUIDING THE Science Team, from left, are Worldwide Youth in in Youth Worldwide are left, from Team, Science GUIDING THE

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SENIOR FRANK FIRKE has participated on the the on participated has FIRKE FRANK SENIOR

United Nations delegates will will delegates Nations United

compete at a conference in the the in conference a at compete

epresenting Grenada, 22 Model Model 22 Grenada, epresenting

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novice debaters are traveling north north traveling are debaters novice

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Delegation award. award. Delegation

meet were as follows: follows: as were meet

Angeles, November 9-11, a 23-member 23-member a 9-11, November Angeles,

em ersnig h Uie King­ United the representing team

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COMMENDATIONS-Jenny COMMENDATIONS-Jenny

DELEGATES-Muneeb Hai, Sarah Wald. Wald. Sarah Hai, DELEGATES-Muneeb

Andrej Andrej

entire team gave up double lunch to prepare." prepare." to lunch double up gave team entire

"They're really motivated. One Thursday, the the Thursday, One motivated. really "They're

Elisabeth. Elisabeth. outstanding improvement," Elisabeth said. said. Elisabeth improvement," outstanding

of eight freshmen, Sophomores Jennifer Glick Glick Jennifer Sophomores freshmen, of eight

and Claire Milsted and Juniors Elli Liput and and Liput Elli Juniors and Milsted Claire and

meetings." meetings."

ing us do practice rounds during the team team the during rounds practice do us ing

ih aig oe, o t rsac ad hav­ and research to how notes, taking with

rant, captain. "She also helped with research, research, with helped also "She captain. rant,

ae culy s" ad uir lsbt Mo­ Elisabeth Junior said is," actually bate

drilled us with constant exercises dealing dealing exercises constant with us drilled

since debate is really time-dependent. She She time-dependent. really is debate since

the team prepare. prepare. team the

oi bs ad nesad oe fwa de­ what of more understand and base solid

graduate student Sarah Grusin has helped helped has Grusin Sarah student graduate

cational trip to Japan, University of Chicago Chicago of University Japan, to trip cational

Boasting 12 members, the team is composed composed is team the members, 12 Boasting

"All of the novices on our team have shown shown have team our on novices the of "All

"Sarah helped the varsity develop a more more a develop varsity the helped "Sarah

Rosie, Mark Wittels. Wittels. Mark Rosie,

DELEGATES-Jonah Breslau, Breslau, DELEGATES-Jonah

results came after Midway deadline. deadline. Midway after came results

December 6 at Niles North High School in Skokie; Skokie; in School High North Niles at 6 December

levels. The Maroons participated in another meet meet another in participated Maroons The levels.

et. uig h frt w o ieNM mes Oc­ meets, NSML of five two first the During tests.

all five questions in both freshman and sophomore sophomore and freshman both in questions five all

tober 3 at Neuqua Valley High in Naperville and and Naperville in High Valley Neuqua at 3 tober

and Western Springs, Charles correctly answered answered correctly Charles Springs, Western and

October 25 at Lyons Township High in La Grange Grange La in High Township Lyons at 25 October

highest cumulative score on individual written written individual on score cumulative highest

Among eight freshmen on the 35-member team, team, 35-member the on freshmen eight Among the North Suburban Math League (NSML) meets meets (NSML) League Math Suburban North the

as of November 27. 27. of November as

Charles had not gotten a single problem wrong in in wrong problem single a gotten not had Charles

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In NSML competitions, five schools vie for the the for vie schools five competitions, NSML In

Math Team's most promising newcomers. newcomers. promising most Team's Math

urning out one perfect paper after another, another, after paper perfect one out urning

Freshman Charles Charles Freshman

big big event

Harris, Matt Matt Harris,

va. Both are seniors. "So it's really a chance chance a really it's "So seniors. are Both va.

for us to see what strengths and weaknesses weaknesses and strengths what see to us for

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technology challenges requiring knowledge of of knowledge requiring challenges technology

ally, student pairs compete in engineering and and engineering in compete pairs student ally,

several scientific fields. This year's events events year's This fields. scientific several

Housinger, usually compete in three events at at events three in compete usually Housinger,

hmsr, at sine r hsc. Addition­ physics. or science earth chemistry,

team, sponsored by Science Teacher Sharon Sharon Teacher Science by sponsored team,

Olympiads. Events may be related to biology, biology, to related be may Events Olympiads.

ence Team hopes to top last year's 7th place. place. 7th year's last top to hopes Team ence

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Teams of two from the 15-person varsity varsity 15-person the from two of Teams

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Paul Horton, who returned to U-High U-High to returned who Horton, Paul as the team's assistant coach. coach. assistant team's the as

coaching the team. History Teacher Teacher History team. the coaching after many years' absence, is serving serving is absence, years' many after

last year, Mr. Earl Bell has kept kept has Bell Earl Mr. year, last

end of the year, I hope that we'll have have we'll that hope I year, of the end ae aot ainl oiis n is­ and policies national about cares

prepared. They did really well. By the the By well. really did They prepared.

sues." sues."

Du Du a very experienced team that really really that team experienced very a

so we wanted to make sure they were were they sure make to wanted we so

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lot lot

leadership which is paying off. off. paying is which leadership

Morant, a junior, and other returning members are providing providing are members returning other and junior, a Morant,

team team

WITH NO SENIORS on the Debate Team, Captain Elisabeth Elisabeth Captain Team, Debate the on SENIORS NO WITH

looks ahead to its third test tomorrow. tomorrow. test third its to ahead looks coach, replaced veteran Head Coach Jane Canright. Canright. Jane Coach Head veteran replaced coach,

contests. Tied with seven schools for 15th place out out place 15th for schools seven with Tied contests.

League (IML), a series consisting of six monthly monthly six of consisting series a (IML), League of 102 after the first contest, October 22, the team team the 22, October contest, first the after 102 of

of the second meet. meet. second of the

is like, epic. He's going to be better than me, I swear. swear. I me, than better be to going He's epic. like, is

schools in the NSML and 2nd of 12 in its division as as division its in 12 of 2nd and NSML the in schools

year member. "I mean, four straight perfect papers papers perfect straight four mean, "I member. year u Cals s' te em mn H' js oe per­ one just He's man. team, the isn't Charles But

son. We need three in each grade." grade." each in three need We son.

help the team win many meets. meets. many win team the help

kind of overrated; it's really not that big of a deal." deal." a of big that not really it's overrated; of kind

whenever I can," Charles said. "But the attention is is attention the "But said. Charles can," I whenever

as Senior Rob Webber, who believes Charles will will Charles believes who Webber, Rob Senior as

"Charles is the best guy right now," said Rob, four­ Rob, said now," right guy best the is "Charles

Charles has won praise from other members, such such members, other from praise won has Charles

Math Team also competes in the Illinois Math Math Illinois the in competes also Team Math

As of last week, U-High was ranked 9th of 55 55 of 9th ranked was U-High week, last of As

Math Teacher Nadja Aquino, former assistant assistant former Aquino, Nadja Teacher Math

tests in subjects such as math and physics. physics. and math as such subjects in tests Sectional and State divisions for WYSE. WYSE. for divisions State and Sectional

David Xu. Participants can choose to take take to choose can Participants Xu. David

Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) (WYSE) Engineering and Science in Youth

Regional academic challenge February 2, 2, February challenge academic Regional

captained by Seniors Katherine Zhou and and Zhou Katherine Seniors by captained

may lose some of our best participants." participants." best our of some lose may

members will participate in Worldwide Worldwide in participate will members

torn about which team to compete with. We We with. compete to team which about torn

strong Science Team competitors are really really are competitors Team Science strong

and Science Team," Maria said. "A couple of of "A couple said. Maria Team," Science and

participants, the Illinois Council of Teach­ of Council Illinois the participants, also scheduled for Saturday. Saturday. for scheduled also

ers of Mathematics (ICTM) math contest is is contest math (ICTM) of Mathematics ers

and the physics events." events." physics the and

the new team has and give us a chance to to chance a us give and has team new the

intend to work more on the robot building building robot the on more work to intend

see what we need to work on. This year we we year This on. work to need we what see

After the Science Olympiad, Science Team Team Science Olympiad, Science the After

Last year U-High placed 1st in Regional, Regional, in 1st placed U-High year Last

"There is a large overlap between Math Math between overlap large a is "There

Potentially taking away some Olympiad Olympiad some away taking Potentially

ris, senior, will lead the team to two two to team the lead will senior, ris,

more conferences this year. year. this conferences more OE UN PeietJny Har­ Jenny President U.N. MODEL

way that they want to." to." want they that way

to kids through her mother's law firm, firm, law mother's her through kids to

Prenta donates toys, clothes and presents presents and clothes toys, donates Prenta

a tree and for every ornament we donate donate we ornament every for and tree a

during Thanksgiving, Sophomore Isabella Isabella Sophomore Thanksgiving, during

explained. "What happens is we decorate decorate we is happens "What explained.

built of smaller drawings. drawings. smaller of built

really sick, and they can't celebrate the the celebrate can't they and sick, really Franczek Sullivan P.C. on Jackson Street Street on P.C. Jackson Sullivan Franczek

excited. The holidays make the families families the make holidays The excited.

and Wacker Drive. Drive. Wacker and

bus. bus.

especially down because their kids are are kids their because down especially a present to put under the tree that we we that tree the under put to present a

my friends or sometimes people on the the on people sometimes or friends my

the artistic vision and honing it." it." honing and vision artistic the

people," Tom explained. "Sometimes "Sometimes explained. Tom people,"

or her. I typically draw abstracted faces faces abstracted draw I typically her. or

interesting or unique, I try to draw him him draw to try I unique, or interesting

passion for art through clubs, Tom Tom clubs, through art for passion

really the responsibility for developing developing for responsibility the really

but occasionally detracted from the the from detracted occasionally but the end of the school year. My job is is job My year. school the of end the

enjoys producing art for himself. himself. for art producing enjoys

were thinking about getting it done by by done it getting about thinking were

less time to produce the magazine. We We magazine. the produce to time less

thought the design was was design the thought

it because some people people some because it

art. This time we're thinking about about thinking we're time This art.

ocse, o i nw editor-in­ now is Tom Worcester,

want to make sure the the sure make to want

aesthetically pleasing pleasing aesthetically

explained. "We really really "We explained.

the magazine," Tom Tom magazine," the

something simpler because we have have we because simpler something

and doesn't overwhelm overwhelm doesn't and

design supports the art art the supports design editors and I have have I and editors

disproportionally funny because it's fun drawing disgusting things." things." disgusting drawing fun it's because funny disproportionally magazine. magazine.

ideas for the design of of design the for ideas

he o easac, n ------­ an Renaissance, of chief

Jack and Freshman Dan Brewer, it's it's Brewer, Dan Freshman and Jack

discussed thus far are are far thus discussed

Rogers, Nick Mittelstead, Nathan Nathan Mittelstead, Nick Rogers,

charm and suave character. character. suave and charm

art, literary and music music and literary art, clear his peers appreciate his natural natural his appreciate peers his clear

King along with brothers Sophomore Sophomore brothers with along King

pensive personality. Voted Homecoming Homecoming Voted personality. pensive

complemented by his calm and carefree carefree and calm his by complemented

drawing disgusting things about myself myself about things disgusting drawing "I

art form. form. art

style can be recognized in person or in in or person in recognized be can style

accessory, Senior Tom Brewer's eclectic eclectic Brewer's Tom Senior accessory,

CHARACTER SKETCH SKETCH CHARACTER

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Calls from from Calls

Starting her annual community service service community annual her Starting

"I do a lot of sketching of all types of of types all of sketching of lot a do "I

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-Eric Cochrane, junior junior Cochrane, -Eric

"My art tends to be bright and and bright be to tends art "My

IN ADDITION ADDITION IN

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ALONG WITH WITH ALONG

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King King of being carefree

someone strikes me particularly particularly me strikes someone

bright zip up sweatshirts and and sweatshirts up zip bright

seldom seen without some some without seen seldom

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to exploring his his exploring to

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by by

Eric Cochrane Cochrane Eric

myself. It's always been a part of my my of part a been always It's myself.

loved giving presents than getting them them getting than presents giving loved

time to give back and reflect. I've always always I've reflect. and back give to time

want, like in pink or purple. purple. or pink in like want,

family tradition." tradition." family

want?' I like being able to chose what they they able to chose I what being like want?'

and to think, 'What is this girl going to to going girl this is 'What think, to and

give to little children. children. little to give

dollhouse, and clothes. clothes. and dollhouse,

we had a little girl that wanted a doll, a a doll, a wanted that girl little a had we

finishing is really rewarding." rewarding." really is finishing

Doing the actual event is painful but but painful is event actual the Doing

to do the 800-meter dash this year. year. this dash 800-meter the do to

child tells you what they want. Last year year Last want. they what you tells child

adopt a child for the holidays and the the and holidays the for child a adopt

better when I run. There's something something There's run. I when better

when running," Tom said. "I always feel feel "I always said. Tom running," when

Whenever I'm in my room, I'm always always I'm room, my in I'm Whenever

dash, the 300-meter hurdles and I hope hope I and hurdles 300-meter the dash,

exciting. I usually run the 400-meter 400-meter the run usually I exciting. turns to track and cross country for a a for country cross and track to turns

music depending on his mood, he he mood, his on depending music to like a singer or songwriter type type songwriter or singer a like to

listening to music." music." to listening

constant high. high. constant listen to funnier or more upbeat things. things. upbeat more or funnier to listen

person. person.

about competing at meets that's really really that's meets at competing about

depressing or something I can relate relate can I something or depressing

we have access to art materials when when materials art to access have we

music blogs. blogs. music

Wildeman's room. It's sort of become a a of become sort It's room. Wildeman's

we want to do something and it's it's and something do to want we

to be creating something and it keeps keeps it and something creating be to

find it therapeutic. It feels really good good really feels It therapeutic. it find

hangout for my friends and me because because me and friends my for hangout

says he often devotes time reading reading time devotes often he says

ekns ty n tk one-to-two­ take and try I weekends

always fun to talk to Brian." Brian." to talk to fun always

me happier. happier. me

hour solid blocks of drawing time. I I time. drawing of blocks solid hour

art as often as possible. Usually on the the on Usually possible. as often as art

colorful and I try to draw and create create and draw to try I and colorful

"I've always thought the holidays were a a were holidays the thought always "I've

"It was fun to shop for someone in need, need, in someone for shop to fun was "It

ALTHOUGH TOM TOM ALTHOUGH

"There's a certain raw energy you feel feel you energy raw certain a "There's

Finding another haven in music, Tom Tom music, in haven another Finding

"There's also a program where you can can you where program a also "There's

"I spend a lot of time in Brian Brian in time of lot a spend "I

AMANDA PAPPAS PAPPAS AMANDA

traa1tions traa1tions

If If

I'm in a really good mood I I mood good really a in I'm

kinds of music for for music of kinds

listen to something something to listen

to a lot of indie but I I but indie of lot a to

music. music.

more synthesized or slow slow or synthesized more If If

guitar driven music to to music driven guitar

different types of of moods. types different

my computer. I listen listen I computer. my

genres of music," Tom Tom music," of genres

also like anything from from anything like also

days worth of music on on music of worth days

said. "I have about 110 110 about have "I said.

"I listen to all types of of types all to listen "I

"I listen to different different to listen "I

Swamp Swamp

I'm I'm

feeling feeling

listens to certain certain to listens

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U. U.

notifications sometimes raise a lot of of lot a raise sometimes notifications

because of where we are located," located," are we of where because

Magill said. "I understand that these these that understand "I said. Magill

was filed and Dean of Students Larry Larry of Students Dean and filed was

by e-mail as soon as a police report report police a as soon as e-mail by whether because of this incident or or of incident just because this whether

Ellis Avenue November 19. 19. November Avenue Ellis

McFarlane and Principal Matt Horvat Horvat Matt Principal and McFarlane

killed walking home at 6120 South South 6120 at home walking killed

measures after U. of C. Graduate Graduate C. of U. after measures

parents, faculty and the Dean's Office Office Dean's the and faculty parents,

cafeteria at lunch November 20. 20. November lunch at cafeteria

conducted a safety meeting in the the in meeting safety a conducted

Student Amadou Cisse was shot and and shot was Cisse Amadou Student

Schools Director David Magill notified notified Magill David Schools Director

anticipate any additional safety safety additional any anticipate

TODA)''j TODA)''j

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Lab Schools administrators don't don't administrators Schools Lab

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Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief

C. C.

steps up safety inititative inititative safety up steps

Mr. Mr.

U-HIGH MIDWAY MIDWAY U-HIGH

Avenues several weeks ago. ago. weeks several Avenues

between Kenwood and Dorchester Dorchester and Kenwood between

Avenue November 25 and two Middle Middle two and 25 November Avenue

Woodlawn and Kimbark Avenues at at Avenues Kimbark and Woodlawn

include the robbing of a U-High U-High a of robbing the include

install University phones at University, University, at phones University install

telephones at 61st and Drexel and and Drexel and 61st at telephones

in the area, blue light emergency emergency light blue area, the in

include increased police patrolling patrolling police increased include

61st Street. Street. 61st

School boys robbed on 55th Street Street 55th on robbed boys School

Greenwood Avenues and plans to to plans and Avenues Greenwood

sophomore boy at 51st Street and Ellis Ellis and Street 51st boy at sophomore walking to their car at night, they can can they night, at car their to walking

out then it's worth it. it. worth it's then out

ask that they be accompanied." accompanied." be they that ask

call up the University at any time and and time any at University the up call

someone think the next time they go go they time next the think someone

anxiety, but my feeling is, if it makes makes it if is, feeling my but anxiety,

New safety services by the University University by the services New safety

"If "If

Other recent crimes in the area area the in crimes recent Other

anyone feels uncomfortable about about uncomfortable feels anyone

by by

Eric Eric Cochrane

11111 11111

TUESDAY, TUESDAY,

People People

DECEMBER DECEMBER

11, 11, 2007 2007

Working behind the counter, Mr. Mr. counter, the behind Working

Mr. Tadros said. "But you can have soy soy have can you "But said. Tadros Mr. that stuff." stuff." that

hot chocolate. chocolate. hot

this was really good," Chi said. "And "And said. Chi good," really was this

Tadros, sporting dark rimmed glasses glasses rimmed dark sporting Tadros,

years ago, Dollop is his third coffee coffee third his is Dollop ago, years

hot chocolate, slathered in whipped whipped in slathered chocolate, hot

made with Ghiradelli and I really like like really I and Ghiradelli with made

Ghiradelli chocolate and organic milk," milk," organic and chocolate Ghiradelli

it looked really good. good. really looked it

customers can add anything to Dollop's Dollop's to anything add can customers

and a scruffy beard, explained that that explained beard, scruffy a and her favorite beverage. beverage. favorite her

Raving over the piping hot drink, Chi Chi drink, hot piping the over Raving

decided on four bowl cups of of Ghiradelli cups bowl four on decided

and Freshman Chi Luppescu. Luppescu. Chi Freshman and

sweet. I knew that hot chocolate was was chocolate hot that knew I sweet.

North Claredon Avenue, tempted tempted Avenue, Claredon North

artists' work, the the work, artists'

delectable treat. With squishy couches couches squishy With treat. delectable

said that hot chocolate wasn't usually usually wasn't chocolate hot that said

Friday afternoon to find the steaming, steaming, the find to afternoon Friday

shop and fifth storefront business. business. storefront fifth and shop

cream and drizzled in melted chocolate. chocolate. melted in drizzled and cream

Seniors Sara Sandmel and Liwen Xu Xu Liwen and Sandmel Sara Seniors

and brick walls adorned with local local with adorned walls brick and

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to the North Side on a blustery blustery a on Side North the to

in Chicago, four U-Highers traveled traveled U-Highers four Chicago, in

n search of the best hot chocolate chocolate hot best the of search n

With fresh deli deli fresh With

vegetables to to vegetables

North Pole. Pole. North

a taste of the the of taste a

meats, rich rich meats,

indulge indulge good little girls girls little good

while while

choose from, from, choose

would love love would

cheeses and and cheeses

a new bike or or bike new a

ask Santa for for Santa ask

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in tantalizingly tasty variations variations tasty tantalizingly in

Van Van

owner Phil Tadros three three Tadros Phil owner

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cafe cafe

Chicago, Illinois 60637 60637 Illinois Chicago,

1323 East 57th Street Street 57th East 1323

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his good behavior with a delicious treat from from treat delicious a with behavior good his

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PLAYING SANTA, Nick Sisodia grants Van's Van's grants Sisodia Nick SANTA, PLAYING

(773) 363-0070 363-0070 (773)

4181 4181

Alliance the same for the dedicated dedicated the for same the Alliance

the counter as he handed a customer customer a handed he as counter the

black earrings, Alliance's owner, Josh, Josh, owner, Alliance's earrings, black

on the bottom." bottom." the on

with pink butter cream frosting. frosting. cream butter pink with

customers, while also changing recipes recipes changing also while customers,

explained that they are trying to keep keep to trying are they that explained

ago with his partner, a pastry chef, chef, Josh pastry a partner, his ago with

brown striped walls, Alliance looks like like looks Alliance walls, striped brown

myself, it's sure to be good!" good!" be to sure it's myself,

headed next door to find seating and and seating find to door next headed

20, a professional professional a 20,

topped with whipped cream were were cream whipped with topped

pumpkin pie and a vanilla cupcake cupcake vanilla a and pie pumpkin

didn't have any of that gross syrup stuff stuff syrup gross of any that have didn't

chocolately and it was mixed well and and well mixed was it and chocolately

and I liked the whipped cream," Sara Sara cream," whipped the liked I and

a pie, warmly saying, "I baked that that baked "I saying, warmly pie, a

enjoy their purchases. purchases. their enjoy the Alliance Bakery and and Bakery Alliance the

to find parking and quickly entered entered quickly and parking find to

handed over the counter and the girls girls the and counter the over handed

Steaming paper cups of hot chocolate chocolate hot of cups paper Steaming

want." want."

raspberry, anything really, that you you that really, anything raspberry,

milk, or add white chocolate, caramel, caramel, chocolate, white add or milk,

Chi and Sara decided on a piece of of piece a on decided Sara and Chi

said. "It was kind of sweet but not too too not but sweet of kind was "It said.

an old confectioners store. store. confectioners old an

Division Division

Park, Sara, Liwen and Chi managed managed Chi and Liwen Sara, Park,

Purchasing Alliance only four months months four only Alliance Purchasing

To complement their hot chocolates, chocolates, hot their complement To

Clad in a large blue sweatshirt and and sweatshirt blue large a in Clad

"THE HOT HOT "THE

After a half-hour drive to Wicker Wicker to drive half-hour a After

Story Story

Street. With vivid blue and and blue vivid With Street.

chocolate was creamy creamy was chocolate

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barista, barista,

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stood behind behind stood

Cafe, Cafe,

1736 1736

Hyde Park. Park. Hyde

WestMontroseAvenue, 773-728-1512. 773-728-1512. WestMontroseAvenue,

Park Road; at the bottom of the exit ramp ramp exit the of bottom the at Road; Park

sion street exit. Turn left at the bottom of of bottom the at left Turn exit. street sion

Street. Street.

on your right; the next intersection is Wood Wood is intersection next the right; on your

about nine blocks. blocks. nine about

vne 737515. pn a.m.- 6 Open 773-755-1955. Avenue,

Division Street, 773-278-0366. Open Open 773-278-0366. Street, Division

north at the intersection of Clarendon and and Clarendon of intersection the at north

the ramp and go west on Division Street Street Division on west go and ramp the

wine and peppers over 500 years ago ago years 500 over peppers and wine

a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Sunday. p.m. a.m.-9

6 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 7 7 and Monday-Saturday p.m. a.m.-9 6

ak ote pns, h bgn heat­ began who Spanish, the to back

Gordon Terrace, on your right. right. on your Terrace, Gordon

Clarendon and and Clarendon

Clarendon Avenue. Turn right (north) on on (north) right Turn Avenue. Clarendon

turn left and drive about two blocks west to to west blocks two about drive and left turn

p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Sunday. and Saturday p.m.

The Medici, 1327 East 57th Street, Street, 57th East 1327 Medici, The

mix of ground cocoa beans, water, water, beans, cocoa ground of mix

ing and adding sugar to the original original the to sugar adding and ing

today, hot chocolate, can be traced traced be can chocolate, hot today, Angel Food Bakery, 1636 West West 1636 Bakery, Food Angel

warm, sweet, childhood beverage of of beverage childhood sweet, warm, with holiday embellishments such as as such embellishments holiday with

net. Used as currency by the Aztecs Aztecs the by currency as Used net.

according to whatscookinginamerica. whatscookinginamerica. to according

which appeared on the Food Network Network Food the on appeared which

cinnamon topping. topping. cinnamon

chocolate covered spoons and spicy spicy and spoons covered chocolate

offers Parisian-inspired hot chocolate chocolate hot Parisian-inspired offers

hot chocolate chocolate hot

also allows North Siders to satisfy their their satisfy to Siders North allows also

Channel, specializes in pastries, but but pastries, in specializes Channel,

10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 a.m.-10 7 Monday-Friday, p.m. 10

things," Josh said. "We have very very have "We said. Josh things,"

selection is smaller but still available. available. still but smaller is selection pudding like hot chocolate. Angel Food, Food, Angel chocolate. hot like pudding

to improve the taste of the pastries. pastries. of the taste the improve to Montrose, offers a thick decadent decadent thick a offers Montrose,

Superior Street in the Peninsula Hotel, Hotel, Peninsula the in Street Superior

feel the need to change anything anything change to need the feel

dedicated customers and we don't don't we and customers dedicated

desiring a more rich treat, the colorful colorful the treat, rich more a desiring

and look." look." and

and taste, while keeping the same food food same the keeping while taste, and

drastically. We're changing recipes recipes changing We're drastically.

the Cafe's bookshelves. bookshelves. Cafe's the

on one of Dollop Cafe's couches and enjoy a novel they discovered on on discovered they novel a enjoy and couches Cafe's Dollop of one on

Back in Hyde Park, the hot chocolate chocolate hot the Park, Hyde in Back

All the following directions are from from are directions following the All

EVOLVING FOR CENTURIES, the the CENTURIES, FOR EVOLVING

ALLIANCE BAKERY-1736 BAKERY-1736 ALLIANCE

ANGEL FOOD BAKERY-1632 BAKERY-1632 FOOD ANGEL

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is about two blocks blocks two about is

108 East East 108

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gan, turn left on Huron Street, turn right right turn Street, Huron on left turn gan,

on North Rush Street, turn right on East East on right turn Street, Rush North on

Nashland Avenue, turn left on West Mon­ West on left turn Avenue, Nashland

the Medici. Medici. the

Friday and Saturday Saturday and Friday

Superior Street. Street. Superior

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day. day.

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(773) 667-7394. Open 9 a.m.-11 p.m. p.m. a.m.-11 9 Open 667-7394. (773) trose, trose,

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Superior Street, 312-573-6749. Open Open 312-573-6749. Street, Superior Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight, a.m.-midnight, 9 Sunday-Thursday,

odr n wtr t h mr compli­ more the to water, and powder

ety of different ways, from the simple simple the from ways, different of ety

hot chocolate made with Ovaltine," Ovaltine," with made chocolate hot

this has such strong creamy flavor." flavor." creamy strong such has this

and Sunday. Sunday. and

Cortez and brought to Spain in the the in Spain to brought and Cortez

8 a.m.-5 p.m. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Saturday p.m. a.m.-2 9 p.m. a.m.-5 8

Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Tuesday-Friday, p.m. a.m.-5 7 Open

cifically cocoa beans-was discovered discovered beans-was cocoa cifically

n vlal i okn, chocolat-spe­ cooking, in valuable and Williams says that Ovaltine posseses posseses Ovaltine that says Williams

cated method of melting chocolate. chocolate. of melting method cated hot chocolate can serve as a quick, easy easy quick, a as serve can chocolate hot

Patsy said. said. Patsy

faster is the thought of delicious warm warm of delicious thought the is faster

boasts several exotic twists on hot hot on twists exotic several boasts

really cold, what motivates me to walk walk to me motivates what cold, really

Augusta said. said. Augusta

a hot chocolate craving, store bought bought store craving, chocolate hot a

1500s. With its growing popularity, popularity, growing its With 1500s.

chocolate has such a boring flavor and and flavor boring a such has chocolate

cream is so good. Starbucks hot hot Starbucks good. so is cream

and fills your insides and the whipped whipped the and insides your fills and

a richer taste than other brands. brands. other than taste richer a

much more filling than the Mexicana," Mexicana," the than filling more much

she was 6 years old, Senior Patsy Patsy Senior old, years 6 was she

Ovaltine, a store bought brand, since since brand, bought store a Ovaltine,

the Mexicana. Mexicana. the

and delicious alternative. Drinking Drinking alternative. delicious and

and the Mexicana. Preferring the the Preferring Mexicana. the and

chocolate, including the San Francisco Francisco San the including chocolate,

San Francisco brand, Senior Augusta Augusta Senior brand, Francisco San

Sturm says it has a creamier taste than than taste creamier a has it says Sturm

THE THE MEDICI-1327

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Hyde Park home, Junior Emily Chiu Chiu Emily Junior home, Park Hyde

a taste test, she decided it was time to to time was it decided she test, taste a

sauce (a Thai chili-pepper hot sauce) and and sauce) hot chili-pepper Thai (a sauce

sauce, vinegar and sesame seed oil on on oil seed sesame and vinegar sauce,

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tradition started by their recently deceased deceased recently by their started tradition

bread while his sister, Freshman Emmy Emmy Freshman sister, his while bread

grandmother on their father's side. side. father's their on grandmother

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into the perfect shape. shape. perfect the into

Ehrmann, delicately molds the other loaf loaf other the molds delicately Ehrmann,

long long Spaghetti, Spaghetti, but

sprinkles cinnamon sugar over a loaf of of loaf a over sugar cinnamon sprinkles

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history classes because rather than adhering adhering than rather because classes history forward to at the end of the year. year. of the end the at to forward

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in the mid-1950s mid-1950s the in Stephanie Tang, who who Tang, Stephanie

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member, said she hopes the school will will school the hopes she said member,

the exam." exam." the Department doesn't want to teach to a a to teach to want doesn't Department AP. test, they have some freedom freedom some have they test, AP.

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Carrie Koenen, Curriculum Committee Committee Curriculum Koenen, Carrie in-depth with, they would have the the have would they with, in-depth

get a rigorous first-year course in in course first-year rigorous a get

a department's decision to choose what what choose to decision department's a

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research. research. Statistics as well as prepare them for for them prepare as well as Statistics

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they will come no sooner than the the than sooner no come will they

made to U-High's AP. program, program, AP. U-High's to made

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hind making changes to Advanced Advanced to changes making hind

way off. off. way

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2009-2010 school year. AP. courses courses AP. year. school 2009-2010

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its 55th Street location. After filing for bankruptcy the Co-Op Co-Op the bankruptcy for filing After location. Street 55th its

would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 11 Chapter for file would

the Co-Op would go out of business. In option two the Co-Op Co-Op the two option In of business. out go Co-Op would the

million dollars rent on their 55th Street location and in return return in and location Street 55th their on rent dollars million

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were young and is now where local U-Highers go go U-Highers local where now is and young were

the place where mom went to buy your favorite cereal when you you when cereal favorite your to buy went mom where place the

Park Shopping Center owned by the University of of was Chicago, University by owned the Center Shopping Park U-HIGH U-HIGH

teacher who tries to enhance wandering minds with lessons lessons with minds wandering enhance to tries who teacher

may finally have closed its doors for good. good. for doors its closed have finally may

Af Af In the first option, the U. of C. forgives the Co-Op about one one about Co-Op the forgives C. of U. the option, first the In Parkers. But after multiple faulty business decisions the Co-Op Co-Op the decisions business faulty multiple after But Parkers.

sales. This financial blunder forced the Co-Op to close its 53rd 53rd close its Co-Op to the forced blunder financial This sales.

Co-Op's short-lived 4 7th Street store closed closed 2005 for in store declining 4 Co-Op's Street short-lived 7th

neighborhood supermarket may not be able to keep the cereal cereal the keep to able be not may supermarket neighborhood

chips and soda when friends are coming over. Some serious serious Some over. coming are friends when soda and chips

was charged as an adult with first-degree murder and one one count and murder first-degree with adult an as charged was of credit, hold a capital improvement pledge drive, attempt attempt drive, pledge improvement capital a hold of credit,

reported murders this year, Hyde Park is one of the safest safest the of one is Park Hyde year, this murders reported

3.8 percent in 2007 as compared compared as 2007 in percent 3.8

reality with his 1:26 a.m. death at 6120 South Ellis Avenue on on Avenue Ellis South 6120 at death 1:26 a.m. his with reality

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a vote of the shareholders of the Hyde Park Cooperative Society. Society. Cooperative of Park Hyde the a of vote shareholders the

and chips on the shelves much longer. longer. much shelves the on chips and

two other armed robberies on the same night of Cisse's death, death, of Cisse's night same the on robberies armed other two

according to the city of Chicago's website, murders were down down were murders website, of Chicago's city the to according Monday

concerned friends who serve as welcomed companions on a a on companions welcomed as serve who friends concerned marauders control the streets and victimize passerby's for for money passerby's victimize and streets control the marauders

offer little or no improvement for the future. Numbers neglect neglect Numbers future. the for improvement no or offer little

another niche added to the Hyde Park murder total in 2007 in total murder Park Hyde the to added niche another

of armed robbery with a firearm. Walker's crime spree included included spree crime Walker's firearm. a with robbery of armed

and valuables, often at complete disregard for human life. life. human for disregard complete at often valuables, and

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the United States as well. Crime's hegemony spreads beyond beyond spreads hegemony Crime's well. as States United the

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board members, present or future, would run the business any any business the run would future, or present members, board

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the groceries, and have the Co-Op deliver them. them. Co-Op deliver the have and groceries, the

grocery orders from people who cannot leave their homes, get get homes, their leave cannot who people from orders grocery

Hyde Park community with its neighborhood book fair, as well well as fair, book neighborhood its with community Park Hyde differently after a $2.3 million loan. Maybe the Co-Op just just Co-Op the Maybe loan. million $2.3 a after differently

great variety. They feel the Co-op is deeply involved in the the in involved deeply is Co-op the feel They variety. great

its prices were low and it was running smoothly and offered offered and smoothly running was it and low were prices its isn't cutting it anymore. Nothing promises that any Co-Op Co-Op any that promises Nothing anymore. it cutting isn't

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have expressed interest in the 55th Street location. location. Street 55th the in interest expressed have

more dependable chain. Both Dominick's and Treasure Island Island Treasure and Dominick's Both chain. dependable more

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OPINION MARRISSA MILES-COCCARRO ) When ho ho ho Photos by Emily Chiu AT NORDSTROM's (photos from turns into horrible top) on North Michigan, Junior Alex IT'S NOT that I don't like the holidays; it's just Bullock tries on a striped, sequined that I don't like being told to be happy. racerback dress by Betsey Johnson. After watching television over Thanksgiving The colors are black and silver and break, I began to dread the upcoming holidays. Ev­ the outfit comes at $389. ery commercial offered a cute, little family celebrat­ In Nordstrom's surprisingly large ing Christmas with a huge pile of presents. selection of jeans, Alex wears a Ken­ I thought, "What about the people who cant afford sie sequined tunic in silver and grey, those presents or don't even celebrate Christmas?" $88. "I really like Nordstrom's jeans," My family actually started a game to see how many said Alex, in Sevens. commercials included a different holiday besdies Christmas, we only counted six. Some of my friends have mentioned their distaste LETTER FROM COLLEGE JEREMY LACOCQUE '07 for the holidays, and after watching all those "I'm so happy, and our lives are perfect" commercials, I am more than happy to agree with them. "I hate the holidays" said a friend, who asked not College life unfoldsby the numbers to be named in this column. "They focus too much (Editor's note: Jeremy Lacocque, one of last year's and papers we turn in. We just see a grade online. on consumer spending and overem­ Midway editors-in-chief, is a freshman at the Univer­ It has been an interesting transition coming here phasize Christianity. sity of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. This column is from U-High. Teachers at U-High (not teachers' as­ "I hate feeling excluded, which is the first in a planned series from Class of '07 members sistants) often encouraged different ideas and ap­ what happens to so many people about their college experiences.) proaches to problems and allowed students to par­ during the holidays. I am Jewish STREET LIGHTS cast shadows of innumerable ticipate in class. and on Christmas there is nothing queues of people along Green Street, the University Lab also has an awards ceremony, giving students for me to do because everything is of Illinois' prime commercial street. I weave around an opportunity to receive recognition and praise for closed. the crowds and enter the Illini Media building, achievements beyond grades and tests. These are "I don't like the idea of Christmas. Marrissa home of the Daily Illini newspaper. I swipe in and all things that seem like they could not exist at a People who may not even like you get to work editing copy. school like U. of I. will give you a present because you are in the same Of all my 300-person lectures and participation High School theatre and journalism helped me find social circle as them. in clubs consisting of thousands of people, most of what I was skilled at, allowing me to feel strong and "People get really fake during the holidays and even them competing for leadership positions, working at competent at something. Math and science could though I don't like the holidays, I don't like being the newspaper is the only thing that makes me re­ not do that as much. Everyone takes a test, you ei­ excluded. I mean, no one likes to be on the outside." ally feel at home. Each night I come ther do well, or you don't. If in theatre you weren't According to a survey of 400 teenagers by the New York University Child Study Center, 54 percent of in, I am greeted with a smile, people good at acting, you could be a costume designer or a female and 19 percent of male adolescents feel more are happy to see me. When I leave, set worker or work for lights crew. depressed and isolated during the winter months. I'm thanked and told I've done out­ You could do whatever made you feel strong; there According to the American Psychological Asso­ standing work. was less of a set curriculum or rules. Again, here, ciation (APA), reasons for these holiday blues vary At this 42, 728-student, downstate with almost everything you do, you either score public university, and with such from social pressures to financial issues to anxiety above the curve or below, and that alone tends to over holiday parties and family reunions. huge class sizes, I, nor seemingly determine how well you're doing in your school life. Jeremy anyone I see around me, seem to Another factor to holiday depression actually oc­ If you volunteer, work at some organization, no curs after the holidays end. Many people build up feel unique, or even like a person in one knows you do except for you, so giving yourself expectation for the holidays but after New Years, the eyes of the school, with his or her nine-digit stu­ praise and gratification is up to you. they are left with feelings of disappointment. dent number, Scantron test sheet and electronically I am just a first-semester freshman and this is There are ways to cope according to the AP A, in­ graded homework. just the beginning, of course. I have much to learn; cluding making good connections with family and I have yet to be told I've done excellent work, or I have so much to discover in college and about the friends. It's important to let them help you get been greeted with a smile by the teacher, or encour­ world. I, for now, can only say that I've truly real­ through the hard times during the holidays and aged or been given a "good job!" on a homework or ized that U-High has provided me with something take a break from all of the celebration. quiz. Most of my classes don't even return the work so profound and irreplaceable. Before you turn into Scrooge, that is.

with a sweet taste in your mouth, but but mouth, your in taste sweet a with

pictures of Lance and a shallow look of of look shallow a and of Lance pictures

high and dry. Besides a few color color few a Besides dry. and high

leaves everyone, *NSYNC fan or not, not, or fan *NSYNC everyone, leaves

so sugarcoated. sugarcoated. so

the overemphasis on the words "flare," "flare," words the on overemphasis the only because every line in the book is is book the in line every because only

his life, "Out of Sync" doesn't live up to to up live doesn't of Sync" "Out life, his

person? Am I even reading Lance's Lance's reading even I Am person?

before? Doesn't this sound like the same same the like sound this before? Doesn't

written by Lance himself, I stopped for for stopped I himself, Lance by written

"fab-u-lous") "fab-u-lous")

by best-selling biographer Marc Eliot, Eliot, Marc biographer best-selling by "jazz" and "fabulous" (or, as Bass puts it, it, puts (or, "jazz" Bass "fabulous" as and

of Tiger Beat and J-14 magazines and and magazines J-14 and Beat of Tiger

any of its buzz. buzz. of its any

work? I know I'm reading his story, but but story, his reading I'm I know work?

biggest pop phenomena ever. But I I But ever. phenomena pop biggest

be an insightful look into one of the the of one into look insightful an be did he he did

even more disappointed. disappointed. more even

a second. Hadn't I read this expression expression this read I Hadn't second. a

and the first chapter, supposedly supposedly chapter, first the and

Bass had a lot to write about. So So when about. write to lot a had Bass

and saw the dinky eight chapters, I I was chapters, eight dinky the saw and

disappointed. But when I opened it up up it opened I when But disappointed.

itself was as thick as the book, I was was I book, the as thick as was itself

I first got the book and saw the cover cover the saw and book the got first I

title, was out of sync. sync. of out was title,

out cover story for People magazine, magazine, People for story cover out

suspected otherwise. otherwise. suspected

book hit shelves late last October, I I October, last late shelves hit book

to read Lance Bass' autobiography autobiography Bass' Lance read to

denied millions of fans of what could could what of fans of millions denied

realized the whole book, not just the the just not book, whole the realized

"Out of Sync." But when the 208-page 208-page the when But of Sync." "Out

tell you what: I was extremely excited excited extremely was I what: you tell

who takes Giselle in at his 6-year-old 6-year-old his at in Giselle takes who

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being caught by the police police the by caught being

graffiti because my friends were doing it, but after after but it, doing were friends my because graffiti "I

-Ian Simpson, sophomore sophomore Simpson, -Ian

started started

I I

stopped." stopped."

Coccaro. Coccaro.

the color and shape of graffiti drawing. drawing. graffiti of shape and color the

bubble letters. letters. bubble

my work in the suburbs." suburbs." the in work my

place to do graffiti though because of the heavy law enforcement, so I do a lot of of lot a do I so enforcement, law heavy of the because though graffiti do to place

said. said.

name, an artistic alias, on random sheets of of paper. sheets random on alias, artistic an name,

friend to the police station and now he is in the system." system." the in is he now and station police the to friend express themselves and their environment through through environment their and themselves express

the police. They took me home and I got grounded for a month but they took my my took they but month a for grounded got I and home me took They police. the

coloring." coloring."

really sharp, jagged, square-like figures with dark dark with figures square-like jagged, sharp, really

building by the dumpsters when he began drawing his tag name. Before he could could he Before name. tag his drawing began he when dumpsters the by building

tag name," Ian said. "I was walking with him inside one of the alleyways of of the alleyways of the one inside him with walking was "I said. Ian name," tag

garage. I like graffiti because if the artist wants to to wants artist the if because graffiti like I garage.

surroundings." surroundings."

wall near Kenwood Avenue on a recent Saturday Saturday recent a on Avenue Kenwood near wall Junior Ana Bezanila said she too believes graffiti art art graffiti believes too she said Bezanila Ana Junior

graffiti in his garage. garage. his in graffiti

upon by many people but I don't understand why." why." understand don't I but people many by upon

forms," Marrissa said. "It still expresses who the the who expresses still "It said. Marrissa forms,"

influenced the artist to draw graffiti." graffiti." draw to artist the influenced finish it though, someone from a neighboring building caught us and they called called they and us caught building neighboring a from someone though, it finish

makes you ask questions such as who made the the made who as such questions ask you makes

convey a giddy feeling, he might use bright colored colored bright use might he feeling, giddy a convey

caught doing graffiti by the police October 27. 27. October police the by graffiti doing caught

said. "So I practice a lot on one of the walls inside my my inside walls of the one on lot a "So practice I said. night. night.

artist is just like any other art. Graffiti is frowned frowned is Graffiti art. other any like just is artist

associated with money and education like higher art art higher like education and money with associated art, what the artist's background was, and what what and was, background artist's the what art,

artist to be everywhere at the same time. And it it And time. same the at everywhere be to artist designated for graffiti. graffiti. for designated

on one of the few walls in the Chicago area officially officially area Chicago the in walls few of the one on

a genuine form of expression. expression. of form genuine a

a red and green graffiti apple on a 53rd Street brick brick Street 53rd a on apple graffiti green and red a

surrounds. surrounds.

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Avoiding public canvases, Senior Nick Mittlestead said he likes to stick to doing doing to stick to likes he said Mittlestead Nick Senior canvases, public Avoiding

"Practicing is extremely important in graffiti," Nick Nick graffiti," in important extremely is "Practicing

That strict law enforcement affected Sophomore Ian Simpson, who said he was was he said who Simpson, Ian Sophomore affected enforcement law strict That

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Satisfied with her work, she steps back to admire it it admire to back steps she work, her with Satisfied

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When we're in better shape than the other team, we we team, other the than shape better in we're When

behind us. us. behind

because our defense was too timid; we let them get get them let we timid; too was defense our because

With a healthy team, Head Coach Troy Caldwell feels feels Caldwell Troy Coach Head team, a healthy With

getting our boys into the best condition possible. possible. condition best the into boys our getting beat them last time if not for those injuries. As long long As injuries. those for not if time last them beat

nearly let CISC-Northtown catch us the other day day other the us catch CISC-Northtown let nearly

major concerns. concerns. major to their season, winning three of their first five five games. first of their three winning season, to their

especially on the defensive end, have emerged as as emerged have end, defensive the on especially

are then able to dictate and control the game." game." the control and dictate to able then are

confident that we will win." win." will we that confident

as we are healthy and play our game I am completely completely am I game our play and healthy are we as up for a matchup against North Shore Country Day, Day, Country Shore North against matchup a for up

had lost two of our best players to injuries," Coach Coach injuries," to players best our of two lost had

and get in the other teams face," he explained. "We "We explained. he face," teams other the in get and

confident they will earn a win against the Raiders. Raiders. the against win a earn will they confident

Chiampas, seniors, the Maroons boasted a solid start start solid a boasted Maroons the seniors, Chiampas,

6 p.m. tonight, away. away. tonight, p.m. 6

Caldwell said. said. Caldwell defense. defense.

U-HIGH MIDWAY MIDWAY U-HIGH

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For Coach Caldwell, lack of intensity and conditioning, conditioning, and For Coach lack of Caldwell, intensity

"WE "WE ARE

Varsity boys' basketball is doing all of this to gear gear to of this all doing is basketball boys' Varsity

"We are definitely the better team and would have have would and team better the definitely are "We

14 14

Dance Troupe tries new moves moves new tries Troupe Dance

With new coach Marlo Finner, former assistant assistant former Finner, Marlo coach new With

boys focus on details details on boys focus

Basketball teams successfully strategize strategize successfully teams Basketball

"Defensively we need to be much more aggressive aggressive more much be to need we "Defensively

Off to strong start, start, strong to Off

Led by Cocaptains Daniel Hornung and Derek Derek and Hornung Daniel Cocaptains by Led

Madara. Madara.

that just takes up my time," David David time," my up takes just that

pretty well." well." pretty

I messed up,' so I thought it went went it thought I so up,' messed I

hear anyone say afterwards, 'Oh, 'Oh, afterwards, say anyone hear

if we were all in sync, but I didn't didn't I but sync, in all were we if

with Senior Angie Maciel. Maciel. Angie Senior with

Varsity Dance Troupe included, from from included, Troupe Dance Varsity

the crowd and I think they got really really got they I think and crowd the Dance Troupe's first male member. member. male first Troupe's Dance

David McAlpine became varsity varsity became McAlpine David

first home game. game. home first

Enur for their debut, November 27, 27, November debut, their for Enur

Dance Troupe's 16 members burst burst members 16 Troupe's Dance

said. said.

de-stresser rather than something something than rather de-stresser

into it and showed a lot of energy," energy," of lot a showed and it into

during halftime of of basketball's boys' halftime during

and T-Pain's "Low'' "Low'' "Calabria"by and T-Pain's and

onto the court to the beat ofFlo-Rida ofFlo-Rida beat the to court the onto

said Senior Sage Mahoney, cocaptain cocaptain Mahoney, Sage Senior said

halftime halftime

"LAST YEAR YEAR "LAST

"I was in the front so I couldn't tell tell couldn't I so front the in "I was

"For me Dance Troupe is more of of a more is Troupe Dance me "For

Bianca Harris, David McAlpine, Liz Messina, Gabby Knight, Eva Jaeger and Alexis Alexis and Jaeger Eva Knight, Gabby Messina, Liz McAlpine, David Harris, Bianca

"There was a lot of cheering from from cheering of lot a was "There

BREAKING IT DOWN to the hit song "Low" by Flo-Rida and T-Pain T-Pain and Flo-Rida by "Low" song hit the to DOWN IT BREAKING

One of two new dancers, Senior Senior dancers, new two of One

Cheered on by a raucous crowd, crowd, raucous a by on Cheered

tepping up the intensity level on the court. court. the on level intensity the up tepping

Running strenuous sprints and conditioning conditioning and sprints strenuous Running

drills. Working on an aggressive man-to-man man-to-man aggressive an on Working drills.

during a varsity boys' basketball game November 27 at home, home, at 27 November game basketball boys' varsity a during

Sports Sports

By Matt Luchins Luchins Matt By

also putting a lot of time and effort into into effort and of time lot a putting also

Associate editor editor Associate

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Midway reporter reporter Midway

By Nick Chaskin Chaskin Nick By

we lost to North Shore, but we we but Shore, North to lost we

DECEMBER 11, 2007 2007 11, DECEMBER

j.v. Dance Troupe's first appearance appearance first Troupe's Dance j.v.

Akuamoah, Antonio Robles and and Robles Antonio Akuamoah,

three times a week. week. a times three

ballerina and ballet teacher. "We "We teacher. ballet and ballerina

the types of dances we can do," do," can we dances of types the

"Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown. Brown. Chris by Wall" to "Wall

to Kat DeLuna's "Whine Up" and and Up" "Whine DeLuna's Kat to

freshman." freshman."

mix up the partnerships a bit." bit." a partnerships the up mix

can do a lot of different blocking and and blocking of do lot a different can

but I wasn't really aware of it until until of it aware really wasn't I but

also cameN ovember 27. performing performing 27. ovember cameN also

new dynamic to the team, believes believes team, the to dynamic new

Kennan Carnegie, all sophomores, sophomores, all Carnegie, Kennan

so far, that I wish I had joined as a a as joined had I wish I that far, so

I've had so many fun experiences experiences fun many so had I've

it might be kind of awkward, but but awkward, of kind be might it

said Coach Ratliff, a professional professional a Ratliff, Coach said

last year. year. last

second-year Coach Allyson Ratliff. Ratliff. Allyson Coach second-year

left: left:

Both teams practice in Kovler Gym Gym Kovler in practice teams Both

"I didn't join then because I I thought because then join "I didn't

"I wish I had joined before this year, year, this before joined I had "I wish

Adding a male dancer brings a a brings dancer male a Adding

Led by Cocaptains Annchellie Annchellie Cocaptains by Led

"Having a boy really changes changes really boy a "Having

Photo by Jeremy Handrup Handrup Jeremy by Photo

baskets because we're not winning the offensive offensive the winning not we're because baskets

them as much as we need to." to." need we as much as them

we are better than ever," Brian said. said. Brian ever," than better are we

to Sophomore Brian Carlisle. Carlisle. Brian Sophomore to

for its upcoming game against North Shore Country Country Shore North against game upcoming its for

coach at Morgan Park Academy, j.v has confidence confidence has j.v Academy, Park Morgan at coach

rebounds and when we do we don't produce off of of off produce don't we do we when and rebounds

a team. We have been giving up a lot of potential potential of lot a up giving been have We team. a

Day, having defeated them twice last year, according according year, last twice them defeated having Day,

ber 27 home game. U-High won 67-53. 67-53. won U-High game. home 27 ber

After losing its first two games to Providence St. Mel Mel St. Providence to games two first its losing After

"Last year we beat them easily twice and this year year this and twice easily them beat we year "Last

SHOOTING OVER a CICS-Northtown defender, Junior Zeke Upshaw scored 29 points during a Novem­ a during points 29 scored Upshaw Zeke Junior defender, CICS-Northtown a OVER SHOOTING

"WE JUST NEED NEED JUST "WE

at at

to stay focused and play as as play and focused stay to

team runs up and down down and up runs team

break layup drills and 23 23 and drills layup break

will concentrate on on concentrate will

Lucy O'Keefe and Emma Emma and O'Keefe Lucy

time is up." up." is time

the court twice before the the before twice court the

have a a couple challenging have

we jump ahead one. We We one. ahead jump we

two steps back before before back steps two

continued. "Our fast fast "Our continued.

helpline," Coach Janda Janda Coach helpline,"

shooting and rebounding rebounding and shooting

Cowen, seniors, the team team the seniors, Cowen,

time to come together as as together come to time

think it will be a great great a be will it think

second sprints, where the the where sprints, second

the Thanksgiving Midway Classic, Classic, Midway Thanksgiving the each game. game. each

getting better and better better and better getting

concentrate on a strong strong a on concentrate inconsistent whereas we have been been have we whereas inconsistent

varsity girl basketballers will use use will basketballers girl varsity

a team. team. a

Janda. Janda.

games ahead of us, but I I but of us, ahead games according to Head Coach Meghan Meghan Coach Head to according

and practicing fundamental defense, defense, fundamental practicing and

November 21-23, home, the Maroons Maroons the home, 21-23, November

other teams' scoring has been very very been has scoring teams' other

consistent," Coach Janda said. "The "The said. Janda Coach consistent,"

by new coach Cameron Cameron coach new by

are concentrating on staying focused focused staying on concentrating are

strong defense. defense. strong come out on top against against top on out come

on playing as a unit to to unit a as playing on

Mitchell, needs to work work to needs Mitchell,

the freshman team, led led team, freshman the and CICS-Northtown, CICS-Northtown, and

F

Girls focus on defense, shooting shooting defense, on Girls focus

''We aren't going to take take to going aren't ''We

to get the ball to Zeke. It hasn't failed so so far." failed hasn't It Zeke. to ball the get to

"Also, we are going to to going are we "Also,

see an open basket, my only thought is is thought only my basket, open an see "When

"Compared to other teams we are are we teams other to "Compared

Winning three of five games in in games five of three Winning

-Michael Casey, junior junior Casey, -Michael

Led by Cocaptains Cocaptains by Led

of the Mather Holiday Classic, Classic, Holiday Mather the of

Thursday, December 20, as part part as 20, December Thursday,

acing Notre Dame High School School High Dame Notre acing

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By By

Midway reporter reporter Midway

Emily Emily

Roberts Roberts

fore scoring two of her 45 points during a Novem­ a during points 45 her of two scoring fore

Maroons Maroons

ber 30 game, home, Junior Alexis Jenkins Jenkins Alexis Junior home, game, 30 ber

Scholastic Achievement, Achievement, Scholastic

School, School,

won 7 7 8-7 won 6,

past Midway deadline. deadline. Midway past

deadline; deadline;

Northridge College Prep, Prep, College Northridge

November 30, away: Varsity won 76-60, j.v. won 47-24; 47-24; won j.v. 76-60, won Varsity away: 30, November

j.v. won 44-29, freshmen lost 31-23; 31-23; lost freshmen 44-29, won j.v.

with Justin Algee. Both are freshmen. freshmen. are Both Algee. Justin with

54; 54;

North Shore, believes Julian du Buclet, cocaptain cocaptain Buclet, du Julian believes Shore, North

court." court."

putting good passes together. We need to get on the the on get to need We together. passes good putting

confusing a lot of people. This is keeping us from from us keeping is This people. of lot a confusing

same page as one another and communicate on the the on communicate and another one as page same

said. said.

BLOWING PAST PAST a BLOWING

"Our main problem is team chemistry," Julian Julian chemistry," team is problem main "Our

Providence St. Mel High School, School, High St. Mel Providence

Scores are as follows: follows: as are Scores

"WE HA HA "WE

CICS-Northtown, CICS-Northtown,

November 21, away: Varsity lost 58-55; 58-55; lost Varsity away: 21, November

Holy Trinity High School, School, High Trinity Holy

j. j.

to a 75-45 victory. victory. 75-45 a to

v. won 46-40. freshmen lost 34-33; 34-33; lost freshmen 46-40. v. won

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won 60-34; 60-34; won

Varsity lost 34-50; 34-50; lost Varsity

Prep, Prep,

November 30, home: Varsity won 75-45. 75-45. won Varsity home: 30, November

away: Varsity won 61-33; 61-33; won Varsity away:

Seton Seton Academy,

School, School,

All-Conference player last year, Alexis Alexis year, last player All-Conference

to defeat top competitors, according to to according competitors, top defeat to 37: 37:

women defense known as "Big Foot" Foot" "Big as known defense women

on it more in practice." practice." in more it on

couple games, but we still need to work work to need still we but games, couple

Jenkins, junior. junior. Jenkins,

definitely," Alexis said. said. Alexis definitely,"

14, home: Varsitywon37-16; Varsitywon37-16; 14, home: rls ad il s is women-to­ its use will and drills,

"Our rebounding got better in our last last our in better got rebounding "Our

St. Francis DeSales High School, School, High DeSales Francis St.

Scores are as follows: follows: as are Scores

a large playbook which seems to be be to seems which playbook large a

"We need to work on shooting shooting on work to need "We

Walther Lutheran, Lutheran, Walther

November 27, home: Varsity won 67-53, 67-53, won Varsity home: 27, November

oebr 6 hm: ast wn 41- won Varsity home: 16, November

Willows Willows

November 21, home: Varsity lost 3 3 lost Varsity 7-41; home: 21, November

December 5, home score past Midway Midway past score 5, home December

November 23, away: Varsity lost 58- lost Varsity away: 23, November

Elgin Academy, Academy, Elgin

November 23, home: Varsity Varsity home: 23, November

November 19, away: Varsity Varsity away: 19, November

Academy Academy

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Chicago Christian High High Christian Chicago

December 7, home: score score home: 7, December

Morgan Park Academy, Academy, Park Morgan

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won the 50 and 200 Free and I won in in won I and Free 200 and 50 the won

first place and individually Won Hee Hee Won individually and place first

Lee and Homer Shew, both seniors, seniors, both Shew, Homer and Lee

competed, with Captains Won Hee Hee Won Captains with competed,

Bremen Pentathlon, November 30 in in 30 November Pentathlon, Bremen

while placing 1st at the season opening opening season the at 1st placing while

points more than their closest closest their than more points

accounting for the three victories. victories. three the for accounting

events. events.

Midlothian,the start of nine scheduled scheduled of nine start Midlothian,the

competitor, Tinley Park High School, School, High Park Tinley competitor,

taking taking three of five wins at opener

swimmers racked up almost 2,000 2,000 almost up racked swimmers

fame and fortune are forced aside. aside. forced are fortune and fame

professional sports, that an athlete's athlete's an that sports, professional

so dramatic and humbling happens in in happens humbling and dramatic so

you have to be more mature and well well and mature more be to have you

lot of good adults. adults. good of lot

Swimmers Swimmers get off to impressive start,

SPORTS SPORTS

how to play. So I didn't play with a a with play didn't I So play. to how

they were in bad shape and did know know did and shape bad in were they

because there isn't a lot of squash squash of lot a isn't there because

in Chicago. Chicago. in

him play. I was always around it. it. around always was I play. him

the 5 foot, 9 inch Nick currently currently Nick inch 9 foot, 5 the

shape and didn't know how to play or or play to how know didn't and shape

the East Coast. Coast. East the

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I was 8 and I started playing when when playing started I and 8 was I

around the squash courts and watch watch and courts squash the around

which the top 32 players are invited, invited, are players 32 top the which

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tournaments four times a year, to to year, a times four tournaments

looks can be deceiving. deceiving. be can looks

Luke Schleusner's two school records." records." school two Schleusner's Luke

petite Senior Nick Sisodia may not not may Sisodia Nick Senior petite

tee and a white sweat band, the the band, sweat white a and tee recognition in Chicago, his love for for love his Chicago, in recognition

under 19. 19. under

ranks 12th in the U.S. among men men among U.S. the in 12th ranks

squash is huge there," Nick said. said. Nick there," huge is squash

appear commandingly athletic, but but athletic, commandingly appear

squash started while growing up on on up growing while started squash

of college recruiters recruiters college of

Won Hee, our goal this year is is year this our goal Hee, Won "Me

puts senior in in view senior puts

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Excellence in squash squash in Excellence

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Seven of the team's 20 swimmers swimmers 20 team's the of Seven

-Homer Shew, senior senior Shew, -Homer

Even teammates of Taylor broke broke Taylor of teammates Even

Taking three of five events, boy boy events, five of three Taking

"Then we moved to Chicago when when Chicago to moved we "Then

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THOUGH NICK NICK THOUGH

Attending national squash squash national Attending

and and

lutching his racquet and and racquet his lutching

clad in shorts, a plain white white plain a shorts, in clad adjusting his goggles while while goggles his adjusting

Another Another tragic tale hits the heart

By Matt Luchins Luchins Matt By

By Gabe Bump Bump Gabe By

Sports editor editor Sports

Sports editor editor Sports

Redskin Sean Taylor Taylor Sean Redskin

don't matter. matter. don't

and immense talent talent immense and

controversial past past controversial

still in the mind of of the mind the in still

death of Washington Washington of death

sports world, Taylor's Taylor's world, sports

win win

you play with adults adults with play you

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GABE BUMP BUMP GABE

anything, Michael Michael anything,

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N orthside College Prep. Prep. College N orthside

comes this Thursday, December 13, at at 13, December Thursday, this comes

deadline. The team's next meet meet next team's The deadline.

Latin, December 7, came after Midway Midway after 7, came December Latin,

look good, especially David Chung, Chung, David especially good, look

Homer and Won Hee and the freshmen freshmen the and Hee Won and Homer

the I.M., which is four different strokes strokes different is four which I.M., the

in one event," Coach Gunty said. said. Gunty Coach event," one in

so otherwise I think we're set." set." we're think I otherwise so

Hee." Hee."

overall, he got 2nd behind only Won Won only behind 2nd got he overall,

really good day. He was consistent in in consistent was He day. good really

concern. concern.

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but brilliant, career in the media media the in career brilliant, but

all the events and while I finished 4th 4th finished I while and events the all

that day. day. that

weren't even thinking about practice practice about thinking even weren't

friend. friend.

their seemingly indestructible bodies bodies indestructible seemingly their

leaving emotions exposed while while exposed emotions leaving

Sean. Sean.

a football game later that week, they they week, that later game football a

cameras upon hearing the news, news, the hearing upon cameras

down into tears in front of T.V. T.V. of front in tears into down

shook as they cried for their fallen fallen their for cried they as shook

players do." do." players

high academic index, but squash squash but index, academic high

for athletes it's about 200 or 190. 190. or 200 about it's athletes for

basketball, are often accepted into into accepted often are basketball,

which is on a scale of 240. 240. of scale a on is which

have to meet a higher academic academic higher a meet to have

colleges without having good grades grades good having without colleges

"money" sports, such as football and and football as such sports, "money" schools has an academic index of of 220, index academic an has schools

getting in. It's a real luxury." luxury." real a It's in. getting

to coaches about my possibility of of possibility my about coaches to

academically," Nick, said. "The "The said. Nick, academically,"

standard, according to Nick. Nick. to according standard,

and high-test scores, squash players players squash scores, high-test and Dartmouth, Harvard, Cornell, Cornell, Harvard, Dartmouth,

behaved. When I play some kids they they kids some play I When behaved.

phone calls from college coaches. coaches. college from calls phone schools go by an academic index index academic an by go schools

to regularly receiving e-mails and and e-mails receiving regularly to into college, but I'm able to talk talk to able I'm but college, into

year, Nick feels he has gotten used used gotten has he feels Nick year,

early action to Dartmouth. Dartmouth. to action early

Princeton, and Williams. I applied applied I Williams. and Princeton,

have really bad tempers but I'm good good I'm but tempers bad really have

day," Nick said. said. Nick day,"

about where they're going to get get to going they're where about

the under-17 nationals at Yale last last Yale at nationals under-17 the

slimmed down list at least once a a once least at list down slimmed

at keeping my cool." cool." my keeping at

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men. men.

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that behind the pads and away from from away and pads the behind that

to become one of the best free safeties safeties free best of the one become to

didn't protect him from the intruders' intruders' the from him protect didn't

home, Taylor's athletic prowess prowess athletic Taylor's home,

in the league. league. the in

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law and constantly receiving fines fines receiving constantly and law

spotlight because ofrun-ins with the the with ofrun-ins because spotlight

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