Issue 4 Volume 61 nurnIng up Fever At Esco Inferria: SliuL Have Stayed Hem?, KA Nicole Burguess Maybe it was from the ceiling re- style of music, not a "If you DiMaria and Marisa the series of bad placed a disco ball style of dress. To weren't in the Zbrocca, were events that hap- and two flimsy most of the people middle, or dressed typcast so badly pened last year that cages were off in a there, "disco" meant like slut, it wasn't most could have made people feel corner. Mixed in minimal clothes fun," said one se- guessed upon enter- like they were in with Staying Alive held on by strings nior. ing. lock-down at Disco and Dancing Queen until they fell off. The King and For many, Inferno Friday was The Thong Disco Inferno was Queen, Heidi even those who en- night. There was Song and Say My never a term for slut Hauschaltz and Ben joyed dancing, it concern with police- Name. night as perceived Roche, and Best was a waste of a men and parent vol- "The DJ was by fellow students. Dressed, Rob good five dollars. unteers watching horrible. They cut like hawks to see if over half the songs," something bad said junior Matt woudl happen. LaFaye. They were even Held in the smelling breath at gym, girls/guys the door. were left without the This however perfect disco wasn't Disco accesory, platforms. Inferno's only flaw. Pimp coats, glittery The decorations re- halters, tube tops sembled 5th grade two sizes too small, graduation and the pleather pants, and music was more bell bottoms were rave than Disco. popular. Streamers falling Disco is a The Lowlander 1960's reprint on Two views on the Our first cross- lives on, at least in dress code; Mr MLK teach-in; word puzzle; In- Editorials 2 the mind; Freeing Sumner- up close various school credibly, Useless News 4 Tibet; We're not and personal; clubs; Midwinter Facts; a Winter Rubbish 6 the only one who's Indie music Blues is right Break Photo Opin- Feature 10 boring spread; Mission to ion Mars review (dwAll (ink 01101[ • Why the Lowlander Sucks... Boredom cont'd... doing what we do; but when it Rob's Column: Why the Miruna Lascar comes down to it, it's because of Lowlander Rocks! a lack of better things to do in things in the Lowlander read and find out the can- school. If you were Then there are those who Yea, yea. I read the this homogenous community. to be funny, although the didates and their views; shocked by the gas leak, party, drink, and do drugs most Lowlander AND enjoyed it! We may fill our lives with lots of humor was cheap. I'm and especially seniors, you should have written of the weekend. This gives them I will not give you a factual, extracurricular activities for the not going to sit here and who I assume will be vot- an article about it. a brief break in their otherwise un-biased, objective account of what write how shocked and ing. This takes me to boring lives. They do it because sole pupose of saying that we do happened - as it is Willie Noveck disgusted I was (even Another thing that I my next point, you really it's fun, they have the money, and them. We may sit and complain. complains about repeating the too- though I am a part of the didn't seem to under- give a **** about the are not supposed to. Talking We may drink and do drugs, or well-known and obvious. Twill give Highlander staff) be- stand is the "Birmingham Highlander. You just about the MlPs you go last week- we may make trouble just to you my personal account and views cause that would make Bubble". You seem to found something that end is a time filler too. make trouble, but we all do it be- of the situation(hence this being my me a hypocrite. I am go- believe that attacking a was easy to bash. If you There are those of us that fill cause we are bored. Our lives EDITORIAL). *This viewpoint Willie Noveck personally ing to say, though, that sport, group or project really cared you could up our lives with enormous will be boring as long as we con- does not necessarily handed me a copy of his work when represent the viewpoint of some of the criticism, or would make the High- have come talked to the amounts of extracurricular activi- tinue to stay unconsciously close- I walked into school through the stu- all Highlander staff rather attacks, on the lander better. No, that editors and shared your minded or until we venture out ties and sports, so there is no time dent parking lot entrance at 8:15 members Highlander were (I'll try would just make us a ideas, you could have to dwell on the overwhelming of the narcissistic socialite Bir- Tuesday morning. It was something bunch of @#$%%#. If written an article, you I'm sure most of to say this as nice as I boredom that haunts us. Of mingham community and into to pass the time until class started. you forgot there are could have even come to you received and read the can) misplaced. One part course, there are exceptions that the real world. (I am sorry to all So, I took a seat in the lobby and people who put a lot of one of our newspaper newspaper The of the article wrote, actually like what they are doing. those I offended in this article, thumbed through the pages. "Drowning us with un- effort and time into these meetings. You didn't do Lowlander written by So I suppose there are 5 types. but is an editorial and we can't Approximately a half hour important articles." activites. Instead of at- any of those things. Willie Noveck and I'm We all have our reasons for all agree.) later, still sitting in the lobby read- sure most of you found it Unimportant tacking their hard work You wanted to ing my Lowlander, I see the very funny.. .well expect ...hmmm... "Decision we try to emphasize the get a laugh out of some- Noveck-in-question being PER- the editors and writers of 2000: View on Republi- good in it. Does this thing that was easy to Freeing Tibet SONALLY escorted in the direction the The Highlander who cans and Democrats", make us "inaccurate". bash. Yes you did get a Romy Poletti of the AP's office by two hall moni- put a huge amount of maybe you don't seem to Take your ex- laugh and the attention tors and Mrs. Barrett herself. He ample of the construc- that you wanted, but you and its people. time and work into the find the election very im- Due to Chinese occupation, these was holding a box, presumably paper. portant, but since I care tion. The construction also hurt people that (like peaceful people are being subjected to many more copies of The I must admit that about what happens to will bring a lot of im- I said before) spend a lot execution, starvation and persecution. Lowlander and a big grin on his I found some of the this country I choose to provements to our of time and effort on. It must be stopped. But why is some- face. Seriously, I wished I could thing that is happening between Tibet have been him at that moment. Another Approach: Why the Highlander Might and China of importance to us. We live But only at that moment. I Euck in a country that is based on freedom. drew a few conclusions from read- Claudia Mark However, in Tibet the Chinese govern- ing The Lowlander. One, Noveck "Highlander Sucks" as ham boredom. There are Noveck's that make in- ment is making it impossible for Tibet- must have a lot of time on his hands. ans to live with any type of freedom. It some have put it. Our those of us who are lazy nocent criticism aimed at As teenagers, we believe that we is important that we become aware of Who has the time to publish such and live with the bore- live under strict rules. We have to go to lives are basically boring; the school administrators the injustices occurring beyond lengthy papers of rhetoric. Unlike school, agree with our parents' rules there is nothing to write dom, doing the bare and wait for a reaction. America's borders and aid in halting and editors Romy Poletti and Marisa no matter how stupid they may seem. that will keep your atten- minimum to get by, wast- Getting in trouble and the London, who so valiantly piece to- You may think that you have no free- preventing these injustices. ing most of their lives gether the Highlander from (mostly) tion for more than a few attention is half the fun. dom, but imagine living in a world Tibet occupies a barren plateau sentences. Of course, not away on the couch or They must have some where you aren't allowed to speak your 13,000 feet above sea level and is other people's work, Willie and a all of us are as funny as computer. feeling of accomplish- native language, practice your religion nestled in the Himalayas. Because of certain "Damon" seem to have its isolation in the mountains, it is a Willie Noveck. The second type of ment, like they have and where cultural heritage is stripped enough free time to author a publi- peaceful area with a unique language Boredom-we do the As I see it, there are person is one who like to changed something with away.