Low Voter Turnout Among Eligible Seniors Directors of Diversity
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VOLUME LXXV ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010 sluh.org/prepnews ISSUE 10 Low voter turnout Remembering George Hickenlooper, among eligible seniors the fourth Wednesday of October ’82—award-winning director 44 % of seniors of before the election. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE HICKENLOOPER Civic duty apparently mo- Today’s masthead is reprinted age vote on tivated the contingent of SLUH from the Dec. 12, 1980 Prep students who did vote. News. It was drawn by George variety of issues Hickenlooper, ’82, the week “I feel like it’s my responsibil- that John Lennon was assas- ity to vote, as an American citizen,” sinated. More of Hickenlooper’s BY CONOR GEARIN said senior David Boll. NEWS EDITOR illustrations can be found inside “It was my first chance to on pg. 3 and online at sluh.org/ olitical rhetoric threatened voice my opinion for my country, prepnews/hickenlooper. to boil over in the weeks so I figured I might as well take leadingP up to the elections this it,” said senior John Taaffe. George Hickenlooper Jr., began Tuesday, with TV attack ads air- Senior David Farel said that taking him regularly to a small ing relentlessly, forests of yard he had not previously been inter- theater in their then-hometown, signs sprouting everywhere, and ested in voting, but felt that voting Los Angeles. It was at this laid round-the-clock coverage of the ultimately is a moral issue. back venue that Hickenlooper races overtaking cable news sta- However, some seniors, was first introduced to the films tions. though registered to vote, abstained of Orsen Wells, Citizen Kane and However, as a whole, St. Louis from voting because they felt they Hickenlooper photographed earlier this year in St. Louis on a riverboat gazing Third Man, and others that would U. High’s seniors were apparently were not informed enough. Some up at the Gateway Arch. prove to be such a large part of his content to let their passions merely either did not notice the firestorm life in later years. simmer in this election. According of TV ads or simply ignored their BY NICK FANDOS old. Within the St. Louis U. High When Hickenlooper was 13, to a recent Prep News survey, of the messages. EDITOR IN CHIEF community, Hickenlooper is rec- he and his father moved back to 94 seniors of voting age, 65 percent Senior Mac Moore said, “I just eorge Hickenlooper, ’82, an ognized as the trail-blazer for St. Louis, where Hickenlooper registered in time to vote for the wasn’t really well informed on the award-winning filmmaker other alumni in the film industry Jr. taught as a professor and play- election, and 44 percent voted on issues, so I didn’t want to be voting andG documentarian best known who dedicated a great amount of wright at various local universities. Tuesday. for something I didn’t know about.” by critics for his Emmy-Award time and resources to promote Shortly after returing to St. Louis, To register, one had to be 18 Moore said that he received little winning documentary “Hearts of film here. Hickenlooper Jr. began teaching a by Nov. 2 and had to register by in the way of information besides Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apoc- Hickenlooper’s relationship course in film—a medium he knew yard signs and a few ads on TV, and alypse” and other independent with film was a life-long love next to nothing about—at Webster said that he probably work, died last Saturday, Oct. affair, begun at a very early age University. A single father without 60% under 18 40% 18 or older should have looked 30, in his sleep of an assumed and never forgotten. When he was baby-sitting options, Hickenlooper into the issues himself. heart attack. He was 47 years very young, Hickenlooper’s father, see HICKENLOOPER, 3 Senior Andy Eilers said that he did 35% unregistered 65% registered not have time to vote Directors of diversity convene at SLUH because of work after BY NATE HEAgnEY on diversity. Assistant Principal was when the group did Paul school, but also that CORE STAFF for Diversity Chip Clatto repre- Kivel’s famous “The Race Exer- he was not informed irectors of diversity from sented SLUH at the presentation. cise,” where the participants line 44% voted * 56% did not vote enough to vote. “I just various St. Louis private “It was really interesting. up in a straight line and then take really didn’t know schoolsD gathered at St. Louis When we talk about diversity, so steps either forward or backward what I was voting U. High Tuesday for a presenta- often we get hung up on ethnic based on their answers to various Voting Tendencies for—I just felt really tion put on by the Independent diversity, but there’s such a wide socio-economic related questions. 13% 4% Republican uninformed as to what breadth of socioeconomic (back- The exercise is done primarily to Democrat Schools of St. Louis (ISSL) Independent was happening, and No preference entitled “Socio-Economic and grounds) and what we call class. dispel assumptions about socio- 30% 52% anything about the Class Diversity—The Assump- It was very beneficial and very economic backgrounds. candidates at all,” he tions We Make.” The presenta- worthwhile,” said Clatto. ISSL holds similar meetings at said. Eilers said he has tion was given by Gene Batiste, Clatto added that one of his schools across St. Louis throughout favorite parts of the presentation *44% of the 94 eligible voters. see FUTURE, 7 a nationally renowned speaker see ISSL, 7 School set for Open House; minor changes to be implemented BY DREW DZIEDZIC ago. gives the tour is well-prepared. tour guides would be an advantage, Admissions Ambassadors, Student CORE STAFF One change this year is the “The focus for the entire event as they know the school better,” Council members, National Honor Society members here will be a few changes focus to have upperclassmen give is to provide as good of an event said senior Joe Gardner. “Though , and Presidential when St. Louis U. High tours. In the past, there has been and as great of an experience for I think freshmen can give a neat Ambassadors are now required to holdsT its annual Open House for an informal discussion about the sixth, seventh, and eighth perspective after only being at stay all day. hundreds of St. Louis metropoli- whether or not freshmen should graders as possible. One of the SLUH for a few months.” “We want kids to be there a tan elementary school students give tours, as freshmen have been ways we think we can do that is Another change is that students significant chunk of time so they this Sunday. However, most are at SLUH for a very short time. by making sure the tour guides are are encouraged to stay and give can get in three tours at least,” said minor tweaks made by the Ad- While freshmen are still allowed to well-informed about the school,” tours or work club tables in the Farley. “We don’t want to have a missions Department to enhance give tours, Director of Admissions said Farley. “It’s making sure the Commons throughout the entire thing where a kid comes in, gives the experience for prospective Anja Schmelter and social studies tour guides want to do it and are day. According to Farley, one of one tour, has a free lunch, and then students and will likely not be teacher Ben Farley, who is assisting also prepared, information-wise the reasons for this change is that goes.” noticed by SLUH students who Schmelter with training the tour and also temperament-wise.” if students work longer shifts, then While this year’s process will took the tours just a few years guides, want to ensure whoever “I think more upperclassmen there are fewer needed to give tours. see OPEN, 4 The weekly student newspaper SPORTS NEWS UNDERCLAssMEN SPORTS of St. Louis U. High We want State! Gotta have State! 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Page 3 editors and moderator. November 5, 2010 2 Volume 75, Issue 10 News Speech team competes at St. Joe French exchange BY STEPHEN DEVES ing and I think that we are off to the two blue ribbons for their duet students visit SLUH REPORTER a phenomenal year,” said senior performance. They played Marty BY JACK GODAR French teenagers,” Crespin said. Patrick Smith. and Frank, friends who discuss he St. Louis U. High speech REPORTER “It was a good experience. Senior Greg Scheetz men- Marty’s lies to his girlfriend. team, led by fine arts teacher Getting to meet someone from a T tioned that the team was missing Senior Greg Scheetz said that French invasion took place Kathryn Whitaker, competed in different country is always fun,” a few people including junior he was very impressed by Blood at St.