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NE in discussing issues of concern to teens every Saturday morning on Chicago Access Hotline 2 1 (Cable Channel 21 ). from NEW EXPRESSION 9:30 - 9:55 a.m. APRIL STAFF This "I ivc," call-in Editor-In-Chief program allows Cecile Carroll, Kenwood teens to discuss issues that impact Managing Editor our Iive s, from a .Joseph Moore, Whitney Young teen perspect i vc. N'Sight Editor The program runs Terrence Chappell, Brother Rice every Saturday features Editor through March. Danielle Scrugg:., St. Scholustica Tune in, call in Entertainment Editor and tel! a friend. Teneille Gibson, Morgan Park Opinions Editor Leticia Shelley Fenger Financial Supponers Howard L. Willette Foundation YC would like to thank the following Illinois Arts Council Sports Editor corporations, foundations. panners & benefactors: Inland Press Associaiton Chri topher Waller, Simeon Mayor & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation Bannerman Foundation Art Editor Francis Beidler Foundation Lake County Press, Inc. 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Technology is making teens lazier If you ask me, this practi<.e of plagiarism and shortcut b By Danielle Scru~s, . ome Englbh -.rutknt~ log dhguc;ting. ·nH: fact that 80 Sr. c/wlosricu on lO 1Le" like ,,arkJtotes.com percent of high achJt:' ing .1nd clas. icnotc.. com to read high ~hool NE ne ds models for our summer tvlin Photo Shoot Call Danielle or Billv for an application and get vour portfolio started todav! 312-922-115 0 MIY 2002 • NEW EXPRESSION • W, ', 1+:Y~X«)-+(f<+» ""1''><-»-• ·:.. - . ~ . ~ -- 0 ~,,- ~ ' - li~~~(.: I I and even carries skin care products imported from exotic places like Japan. Top ten websites for teens* The prices range from reasonable to very expensive. by Daniclle Scruggs, Sr. Scho/asrica *In no particular order Okavplaver.com This website is home to The Roots, Goosehead.com D'Angelo, Co mmon, Jauyfatnastees, Dilated Peoples, Jaguar Wright, and Talib This website, which is run by a teenag Kweli and OJ Hi-Tek's official websites. er Ashley Powers, has it all: mp3 down Each month, a guest artist's website is loads, message boards, poetry, art, a chat put up. The site also includes a message room, Ashley's personal photo album, board that are full of very funny yet movie and music reviews, and a news sec slightly crazy individuals, a chat room, a tion that's updated every 15 minutes. hilarious somewhat-weekly news update, And the real kicker? An online teen soap a Boondocks comic strip which is updat opera called Whatever starring Ashley her ed daily, and an online store where you self, which is funnie r, wittier, and more ca n buy t-shirts and COs of Okayplayer risque than anything the WB has to offer. artists. MEW fXPRESS!Oik ,, ·':r.e Blackplanet.com Hewexpression. org This is an online community mainly Of course this site had to go on the geared toward African-Americans. You can list! There is the latest edition of the create your own webpage and visit other newsmagazine, which gets posted every people's websites as well. There is a chat month, archives of the paper dating room, a forum, games, events happening back to 1999, and a monthly calendar of in various parts of the country, and chan events going on Chicago. This site also nels with articles dedicated to things like contains links to other Youth music, sports, beauty, news, religion, her Communications affiliated websites in itage, and more. Best of all, it's free! New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta to ~ colieQelx>ard.com name a few. UndergroundhiPhOP. com Mad that you can't find that legendary Collegeboard.com "Live at the Barbeque" single that fea This is the place to go if you want tures an 18-year-old Nas's rapping debut? more information on the PSAT, the SAT Think the only Chicago rappers are ~-· or the ACT. You can also go here to reg I ,A ,. Common and Twista? Do you suspect ister online for the SAT and ACT and you t1---:i:==. there's more to hip-hop than Jay-Z and can get tips on how to make the diffi Puffy ... er... P. Diddy, but don't know where cult transition from high school to col to go to hear something new? Then you lege. need to go to this website. It's the best A D VO C A TES • FO R • YOUTH site to go to hear music from hip-hop's lesser-known, but very talented counterparts. The site Advocatesrorvouth.org has an online store (with very reasonable prices), a mes Advocates for Youth is a great web sage board, a chat room, thousands of audio samples, and site if you want advice on how to deal ··___·- -- ..,. __- , __ a weekly radio show that's NOT playing the same Busta with HIV, AIDS, and other STOs. There ·------Rhymes/Usher/Mary J. Blige combination t.hat has become is a separate section for mino rity far too common on radio these days. teenagers who are afflicted with STOs, ·---·--.. -- ~ -----... and a separate section for gay, lesbian, -~--- Google.com bisexuaL and transgender teens. Also, it gives tips on how to prevent contract- . Googte Hands down, the best online research ing HIV/ AIDS and other STDs. In addition that, there 1s tool EVER without all the annoying pop-up also a section which gives advice on how to volunteer and _¢._ ads and cheesy designs of other search become an activist for sex education. engines. Whether you need to find out the migration patterns of Komodo drag ons, a picture of a Monet painting or your Hotobacco. ora favorite rock star's hometown, Google's If you love those edgy "Truth" com got you covered. mercials, you'll love this website too. It gives teens resources on various anti Sephora.com tobacco websites. It encourages teens to actively protest the use of tobacco prod It's a make-up junkie's dream! You could go to the store ucts and tobacco advertising. This web on Michigan Avenue that's inside the Nordstrom mall. site is great at encouraging teens not to However, if you don't feel like trekking there, you can smoke without getting too preachy. shop right in your own home. Sephora.com offers a vari ety of lipsticks, lipglosses, blush, foundation, perfume, e NEW EXPRESSION • MAY 2002 l ( '"'a~ to broadca-,t digital tencr-. cot lid do'' nlnad Playing sound \' hat tb<: comp.tn~ .Jibum.., of tiH· !rllcrn<.:r :nr created wa a comprc:-.ston Ire<.:, then ir \\tHtlJ pn:\'cnt swndanJ known N E Tech Survev How do you use technology? NE wants to know how teens use technology whether it is for recreation or school E-mail your usage trends to us MIY 2002 • NEW EXPRESSION f) N Eis looking for teen fathers for a special Fathers oav-feature. If vou are a teen father and would like to be featured, please contact Danielle or Billv. Phone: 312-922-1150 E-mail: [email protected] Mail: New Expression Teen Fathers 600 s. Michigan Chicago, Illinois 60605 Join the 2002 Summer Urban Journalism Workshop * Write stories that interest teens * Use digital camera technology * Meet professional iournalist and tour their facilities * Produce the first edition ol NE tor the 2002-2003 Contact BillY at 312-922-1150 lor an application todav! '~ - Youth and the Citv ~Jeep , but \\ ho can: ~ . the vote<: of your " .,i~nilkant work that is not worth it at such a }Oung age other" b enough to energi~:c you for the next cla y ',{) met other people cxpcrien<.c what others · r beline teem '>houltl be invoiH·d in long term have to offer. and -.ave the long-tem1 relalio nship-. No time for lonu-term rdation~hip'> bcc.IU-.e "'e arc developing our li-.c'>, for ~ummcr ' a<.ation . and w hat we do now w tll reflect later in life." say'> Bi ll Murphy from Brother Ri ce relationships High <.hool i:. the time to earn thoM: imprc h c grades .uttl to By Terrence E Chappell, Brother Rice n:main active in organi1..auon., that wiU catch tl1e C} e of tl1c ;tdmi:. ion:. • hould teens involve the m~ l ve in lo ng-term rela director at th<. collegt: of your tionships? choice When male!> and female begin to nottce each Long-term relation...lup.., "til keep other's maturing phy-;ical attribute · and '>llmula t m~ teen unfocu-.cd h} tlr:twmg their personality, they engaged in frieml.;hip-. ''hich aucntwn from "hat nc<:d'> to he de,·elop into long-term relation hips do ne, e..,pcctall tn .1 -.tudent'> )llntor Teen exchange a multitude of emotion~ . feclmg'> anti o;,enior } car and tho e four-letter word!.. like love. m a long-term Teen<, ... houldn t '-la} commnted to relation hip. In e~nce. the) open up. make them one pcr... on fur .. uch a long urnc: selve vulnerable. and give all of" hat thq ha' c: to Tec:n-; .tre young \thr:l11t .utd ha\c offer to their partner Though long-term rdauon- tlw rC'>t ofthetr 11\c:-. \\,uung 10 front hips are fun and rna} ~em like ~ the thmg to do. of them Thueforc t<.en.., '>ho uld tx: they take up time and energ) that teen~ cannot datmg multtpk people: B} n.: rnatntng afford to lose. according to some caretaker., of teen'> in a long-term rd.HH>n'>htp teen'> arc According to the Chicago Board of Education. depriving them'><.:h e'> of mnung high ..,chool student <,hould leave -.chool " ith two other people mumatll} and \\til tnt'>'> to three hours of homcv.'ork If the student •., m hon out on grand opportuntue-. tn t.t.,tc or , add an extra 45 rninutc . lf the teeru. arc another per'>(>n ., pcr on.dll) and aU involved in an after school actn. ity or a port, then of"' hat tl1c~ ha\ L tu olftr on e\ eq that's an extra two hou r~ and 30 minute to a their lc\cl days. · 1 thml.. teen., -,houkl Ul\OI\ e After school ts completed and ports ha\e been tht:"m'>t:lvc.., 111 long-tt-rm rdatton..,htp'> practiced, the tudent should arrive home aro und (~ if 11 real love I!owe\ c:r if the teen •.., 7 in the evening. Gi\ en that tt take'> two w three not -.ure tht:n thu '>ho ultln t ~o tnto hour., to correctly complete homework, then the a long-term rdauo n..,htp '' tth -.orne· student should be done around 10-10 -iS p m one." ..,,, .., ltfl.tn} Bani..-, o f ( olumht.t ru.summg that he or he did not take tclcvt-.JOn of ollegc snack breaks If the ~tudcm goe to bed no"'. then he add , A teen dO<. .,., t '"ant to he/'ihe could get a good ~\Cn to eight hour., of han: ht'>/her "'hole teen life\\ tth sleep. but the day would not be complete unit:'>'> ) ou one pcr-.on 'lou \\,tnt to <:xpcnttKt hear tht: voice of your '>tgmticant other, <:.o you caJI othtr peo pk Mter talking for about an hour or two yo u go to bed Lon~- tcrm rcl.uion-.htp.., Llll be ful at around midnight. You rna) on I) get '>I X ho ur-, of filllng hut the~ t.tl..e .1 lot of \\o r!. Survev on Abortions NE would Jove your input Is abortton equal to murder? regarding abortions and Explain your answer Catch teens. Take a few moments to answer the Does a fe male really have following questi ons and the right to abort a child, or NE should othe rs be involved in send them to us. the decision? Yes or no Explain your answer Online Do you be lieve in abortions? Yes or no E-mail your completed Explain your answer surveys to: newex [email protected] Would you have an abortion if you were pregnant? Fax: 3 12-922-71 5 1 www. newexpression. ora Explain your answers Mail: New Expression Where would you go to have 600 S. Michigan Ave an abortion? Chicago, IL. 60605 IIY !112 • lEW EIPIESSIII 0 miered 40 years ago, geeky teenager Synopsis: A faction of Peter Parker gets biuen by a radioac political -cpar.ttists,led MAY tive spider, attain ·upcrhuman pow by Count Dooku, ers, and evenlllaUy mu t save the day attempts to assassinate from the forces of evil. Queen Amidala. There MOVIES Rated: PG-13 aren't enough jedi to defmd the Deuces Wild Republic against Starring: Fr.tnkie Muniz, Malt The New Guy Starring: OJ the threat, so Dillon, Stephen Dorf, Fairuza Dalk Qualls, Eliza Chane<:! lor Synopsis: The leader of an all-girl Dushku, and Palpatine enlists gang fails in love with the leader of Eddie Griffin the ~tid of Jango another gang. Called "West Side Story Synopsis: A Fett, w ho promis without the music" by the Hollywood high school sen es that his army Reporter. ior branded uncool in the ninth grade of clones wiU Rated: R gets himself expelled so he changes handJe the situation. his image to become a cool kid at the Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Hollywood Ending town's other high school. Kenobi continues to Starring: Woody Alien, Debrd Rated: PG-13 train the young jedi Ana kin Skywalker, Enough Starring: jennifer Lopez, Bill Messing, Tiff.tni-Amber Thiessen, and who fears that the Jedi code will for Campbell, and Juliette Lewis Tea Leoni bid his growing romance with Synopsis: An abused woman Synopsis: Woody Allen plays Val faithful AmidaJa .. . Starring: Richard Gere. Diane Lane, (Lopez) discovers that Waxm:m, a ftlm director, who was Rated: PG-13 and Chad Lowe the dream man once big in the 1970's and 1980's, but Synopsis: Diane Lane and Richard (Campbell) she married has now has been reduced to directing Gere star as a couple living in tbe New About A Bov wasn't who she TV commercials. Finally, he gets an Starring: Hugh Grant, York City suburbs whose marriage thought he was. She offer to make a big ft.l.m . But disaster Rachel Weisz, and Toni takes a dangerous nosedive when the and her daughter try to strikes, when Val goes tempomrily Collette wife (Lane) indulges in an adulterous escape, but he pursues blind, due to paranoia. Synopsis: Based on Nick fling. relentlessly. Fearing not Rated: PG-13 Hornby's best-selling novel, Rated: R only for herself but also About A Boy is the story of a for the safety of her <-"Ynical, immature young Spider-Man daughter, she decides Star wars Episode II: man who is taught how to Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten that there's only one way out of the act like a grown-up by a little boy. Dw1st, and Willcm Dafoe Attack of the Clones marriage: kill him. Rated: PG-13 Synopsis: Based on the wildly popu Starring: Natalie Portman, Ewan Rated: PG-13 lar Stan Lee comic book that pre- McGregor, and Hayden Christenson "Oh, my God. I'm sorry.'J'hi:> moment is so much bigger Oscar!> was. "What doc.::. that mark in history mean for the than me. This moment i lo r Dorothy Dandridge, Lena future.: of Black Holl)rwood?" According to up and cooling Oscars give Horne, Diahann Carroll. It 's fo r the women that ~land Black talc.:nt, the event means alot. he:-. ide.: me ,Jada Pinkett, A.ngda Ba~St: ll , Vivica Fox. And it 's even teen-year-old Jerrell A. johnson is a actress at lor every nameles::., facc.:lcss woman of color that now h a~ Curie . a chance because thi!. door tonight has She has tOlJred in hope 10 teens been opened." Europe, starred in "The Best She.: added.Thank )OU. I'm 'o ho nored. Christmas Pageant Ever; And I thank the.: Ac:tdem) for choo:.ing me.: and is :tn active member for By Teneille Gibson, Morgan Park to he the.: vc.:~se l for which lli:. (God' ) bless ETA Th(:ater and Frct:strcet Ing might flow." TI1eater. For 7 _~ ycarl> si nce the.: fi.r-.t Oscar llc.:r portrayal of "No maner how hard we wa., awnrdcd, over J.,., White1> havl an excc.: ut cd try. a director will always bc('n nominated forth<: lOp acting inmate ·~ widow :t~k."U m , that wa~ a good award-bc't auor and be't . 1ctre'!~ accord who Ltlb in l•>ve audition, but can you put a ing to l:bony (Apnl 2000) In a ll that with ,, white prison ]jute l..aquisha o r Bonifa in tinw. onl) I _) Black.., have bel·n nominat guard in Monster's thert:," John~>on !.,ly::.. ed for the.: -.a me category, and prior to Ball gained her the She add~. " llowe\•er thl'>} ear on I) one.:, black male, ~l(ln ey lung awaited tlwarcl. when llalle Berry received PoiliLr, had actually won the.: tc>p award. Momenrs late r, that 0 ·car, I fc.:lr a Sl' nse of Now in 2002, :t new hope arose.: for .mother point in his ho pe and the doors were hrc.~.J king the color barri<-r ''hen llalle tory wa.' made o pen for o ther black profes BLrry. Dc.:n~:d \Va~hington , and Will ~mi th when Denzel sional actresses. were re:.pecllvcly nominated for hest Wa!>h.ington accept Morgan Park actor ac tn:.s~ and hc::.t actor. ed the Best Actor jermaine Pe:~rson S:t)'S it Jlinally, the envelope!> were opened on award for hi~ gave him a sense of hope as March 21 , marking :t new point in the: bctmyal of a well. history books. llalle Uerry became the crooked cop in Halle Berry "Denzel had to tear first Afrkan American wom:Ul to win an Tr-aining Day. down door that Sidney Poitier had opened; Pearson says. award for a leading role. Denzel Denzelle Washington "Forty years I've been chasing Tomorrow stars may only have to walk through Lhose Wa!>hington was the first African Sidney and what do they do? They doors. American malt: to win in a leacl!Jtg role in nearly 40 years. give it to him again on the same night," Washington joked. In hc:r acceptance speech, a crying Berry said, One of the numerous questions that rose after the @IE'f' EIPIISSIU ••IY 2812 • I Behind the Labels By Terrence F. Chappell. wage of between $56 and $58.50 in Bmrher Rice American currency a month. However, the prices in Indonesia are rising and NE wants to acknowledge teachers Teens are possibly profiting from the wages cannot cover their basic another person's cheap and hard labor expenses. The situation is worst for who are doing a good iob. for the mere reason of looking good. workers with children. Their wages can't Sweatshops are small factories where possibly support a family, wh1ch forces workers are forced to work under children to work at very young ages to unhealthy conditions and for low help the family. Those parents who do Complete this form and Email vour wages. According to CO-OP America, have children who are too young to sweatshops are the result of corporate work sometimes send them to villages greed, international policies, the hunt miles from the sweatshops. Some par responses to for the lowest price, the increase of ents can only afford to see their chil mid -merchants, and the pressure from dren a maximum of twice a month. [email protected] other factories. According to Nire, workers arE' not Corporations scheduled to work no more are constantly than 60 hours a week, or lookmg for what complies to lo(allim cheaper ways to its if it is lower. Your Name manufacture their Adidas' Standard of products. Engagement states the Therefore, some same, but also includes multi-million dol workers should rE>ceive 24 Age/Year in School lar companies consecutive hours off with turn to third in every seven-day period world countries, with paid annudl leave. with weak labor The Like Cutting ' laws, to makE Bamboo Report found that School their products. workers in all of the facto Some countnes international pollcies ries were required to wor over 60 require them to bring in foreign money, hours per week. so they turn to sweatshops. In the Nikomas Gemilang factory, Corporations pressure their suppliers workers are working 70 hour weeks. Name of vour teacher to keep the price down, while at the Workers who refused to work overtime same time advertising discounted prices were subjected to a multitude of possi for certain products. ble punishments such as having to Factories are constantly demanding stand all day in front of the other Whv does the teacher deserve vour that factory owners cut costs. These workers or even having to cledn toilets cost curtailments dwindles down to the for the day. nominatonil ' laborers working at the sweatshops. In "We are not machines," said Tim addition to this, workers are pushed to Connor, the coordinator of the Nike produce goods quicker and quicker each Watch campaign. time around. This is when forced over In response to campa1gns that are a time, low wages, punishments, and against the production of Nike gym fines come into play. shoes, Nike said that these campaigns According to the Like Cutting failed to cover issues that dealt with Bamboo Report (September 2000), workers having the freedom to form workers are not earning enough money unions. So if they don't like the work to cover basic needs and expenses. It ing conditions, the workers are allowed also showed that workers with children to organize. are in extreme poverty. Nike also stated that the researchers "I personally don't care that Nike for the Global Alliance, who conducted shoes are made out of sweatshops. the campaign, did not have enough Even if I did care, they wouldn't stop time to develop relationships based on making Nike shoes. If you don't like the trust with the workers, in which work way Nike is handling things, then don't ers would tell the entire story and buy or support the company," says share all of what has occurred. Lenwood Cross from Bother Rice. Therefore, when teens are in the gym Workers interviewed by groups like shoe store looking for the "right" shoe, Amnesty International were being paid teens shouldn't contemplate on who a base wage of between $37.50 and they plan on buying, but on who had Deadline: Mav 13, 2002 $44 in American currency once a month to sweated and even died for them to in 2001. Workers in the Nike and buy a pair of SlOO gym shoes that only Adidas factories are now earning a base cost less than $10 to make. MIY 2M! • lEW EIPIISSIOII f) I I sores and chicken pox. CMV is frequently symptomless, What vou mav not and even if CMV does infect you, a sore throat is the worst that could take place. EBV is the virus that causes we are still at war 85 percent of all cases, and half of all children are know about kissing infected before the age of 5. Most of the time,children by Cecile Carroll that young do not show any symptoms. Symptoms of Kenwood Academy mono are visible or felt when the disease is contracted by MikeBiough, as a teen or an adult. Mononucleosis has many symp Brother Rice toms that include enlarged lymph nodes, a fever as high just in case any of us forgot, we are still fighting as 39.5 degrees Celsius (103 degrees Fahrenheit), a Afghanistan terrorist groups in Afghanistan, although the Missed parties, sitting out a season on a team, not tired achy feeling, appetite loss, white patches on the issue is not as pressed as it once was. But the issue is being able to hang out with yourfriends, and losing all back ofthe throat and tonsillitis. still just as important as it was a little over six months the things that you took for granted. These are just a To relieve some of the sore throat symptoms, try a cold couple of things that the"kissing disease."also known as drink or some frozen deserts, but most doctors recommend ago. mono, takes away from high school and college stu gargling with salt water, about half a teaspoon to 8 Here is a review and timeline of the war and where dents. ounces of water. Sucking on throat lozenges may help, things currently stand. Mo nonucleosis is a disease that infects people from but if your throat or tonsils are infected, you should see a After September 11 , 2001 , Congress latmched an the age 10 to 35, but mostly takes its toll on the peo doctor to do a throat culture. immediate campaign to respond to the attacks after evi ple within the ages of By doing this, the 15 to 17. While only doctor will be able to dence declared that Muslim terrorist groups were 50 out of 100 thousand prescribe antibiotics. responsible. The federal government named long time people are diagnosed For the fever and the enemy Ossama Bin Laden as the organizer of the with mono, every two aches, an acetamino attacks. out of 1,000 teens phen, like Tylenol or President George W Bush announced a questionable contract the disease. Datril, or ibuprofen, like Mononucleosis is Advil or Motrin, can assault that could take transmitted through help. However, if you years, and ordered for saliva and mucus. are under 20, consult a reserve troops to be Anything from kissi ng doctor before taking called to action for the to sharing a dri nk with them because taking assault. As soon as an infected person can aspirin for aviral illness pass mono onto you. can cause a potentially September 19,2001 , 100 Since it has a long fatal disease called Reye combat planes were incubation period, {30 syndrome. Also, lifting released and worldwide to 50 days), it's hard heavy things is very positioning was in effect. to find out who has it bad, because it can The U.S. and allies collec and who does not. cause a rupture to the During the period in spleen, which may cause tively launched strikes which a person has death. If you have against targets in mono, they shouldn't mononucleosis and you Afghanistan. do any kissing fo r feel asharp, sud de n pain Ongoing missile ~t rikes three to four months. in yo ur upper body, call with cruise missiles began They may get tired 911 or go to an emer faster than most and gency room. the action and maintained may be on bed rest fo r Getting through o n the offensive through- one week and after mono is both a long and o ut the.: first weeks, target- \ that, their activities challenging road, how ing Tali ban and AI Qaida should be limited for ever listening to your terrorist groups hiding in the vast and complicated ter a total of six weeks. body and doctor can "Tests show that cause a quick re covery. rain of Afghanistan. However, several civilians were hurt even after the person The more time you rest, as weiJ. On the third day of strikes, a laser-guided bomb feels well. blood sam you can lessen the com struck a residential area, where Ta.liban,Al Quida and ples can sti ll tests positive fo r mono," says Dr. Herbert pli cations of mono and can get back to your parties, Learner fro m Michael Reese Hospital. civilians were killed, according to news reports. back to your teams, even back to your old life quicker With ground attacks,importantTaliban andAl Quida The two viruses that ca use mono are the Epstein and with less pain to your body. Barrvirus (EBV) and the cytomega lovirus (CMV). Both group controlled cities were taken over. By ovember, viruses are in the herpes family, which include cold the key city of Mazae e Shariff was taken over by the US ground troops. Afterwards, the terrorist groups claimed to have no contact with Bin Laden and most of the top officials for the groups. The nited SLates continue looking for Bin Laden and pressuring hb supporters about his where abouts. Then a new government was e tablished in Afghanistan, as the US till searches for Hin Laden and the remnants of d1e Taliban. The battle is slower at this point Many of the terrorist troops are hiding in the caves and amongst the terrain. Although many are believed to have fled into Pakistan, some bo<.lie arc suspected tO have " vaporized" by heavy US bombings. Even more ~o. in Afghanistan, positive change has occurred. ll1e women and children ofAfghanistan have been freed from the religio us and government laws that pro hibited them from attending school for the last eight years. G NfW EXPRESSION. MAY 2002 communic:H<: with othl.'r'- karmnA a specilk language, form Walt<;r Pa)II.Jrl Prep lligh ln h•gh 'd10ob, tc.:achc:r<> but \vhal can \\e reall} ~cl10ol '>:.1}., :.he·., hcr:n 1<..-a.rn Exoeriencing try and anoounn· Ji1Jer<:nt hdie"l.'' ing 'pani~h for I J ) car:. and it benefits thai will c~Jmc from Cbcri'c )tmc:s '-' -.ophomore ha!> allowed her LO communi cate with vanou:. cuJrures. 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And showed you a good time lessons from Mama AWoman s You gave up your most valuable By Tcn<•illc Cibson . property, Source· F:hony Maga:ine, May 200 I Now all he's saying is baby it's mine, it ' ~ Worth mine. r. Bevonce Knowles by Brandon Davis, Hales Because it seemed Hkc you were ready, ( Lc.:rtd vocalist ror Gram my Award-winning And you didn't sec nothing wrong with a grour Dc.:~tiny's Child) Nolhing in this world could equal your Httlc bump and grine ··one is, outer beauty means nothing worth rome Now your having his baby because it fades; and everything you You're my woman:Thc woman; every And all be G tn say is it's not mine. do in the dark wi ll one day come to thing I hoped you'd be Now your heart & will cry li ght. " J can't begin to tell you what you mean And your baby will whine to me All because you look Ul Bow wow You arc the most important girl in my into the man'-; sexy eyes. (I cen rarrer) Hfe: None other comes before thee ''My mother te ll s me to always show A real man knows a real woman when others respect and you will receive he sees her respect in return." But a real woman prides herself of being there when her man needs her One more Teaching, learning, giving, earning: She Music soulchild does simple things that keep my heart vear! (Recording artist) burning By Anjelica Howard Touching, teasing; always pleasing: She "My mother always told me that the docs nimble things that keep my body lirst person, if not the only person, One More year to go, to deal with the yearning everyday bore of high schooL Can't wait you should work toward pleasing in I use my mind and all of its girth, to t111S life is your elf." to go and plan my life. show the true meaning of a woman's In a few minutes I'll be finish and deal worth with the love of senior year. Only one thing ft:ared is not being R.Kellv embraced with an 4-ycar ride putting (Grammy Award-winning recording artist) Pride in my mama eyes. Obliged to over "One thing that sticks out that my come and rise mother sa 1d is to try yo ur best to love cause & Above expectation and grace'em with everybody. no matter how they may the pleasance of this young mind. feel about you, and to keep prayer in Effects One more 365 day term to earn this your life and everything else will fall By Mia "S", diploma, need to rise to the next level of in pl ace." Morgan Park life. Despite all these other things that r,mge Donnie McClurkin from heartache and pain to high prJise. I (P.!slur and go~pc l recording artist) Because his eyes were cute, gaze back at the past happy that it didn't "Through her tmother's] exampl e, l You let him talk to you. lasl. learned how to be strong and how to Because he said words Uke "The first time I saw you, 1 knew you Waiting for my world to expand, handle whatever situations li fe was true." M;m! Wait for class ring walkin' down the brings." You let him take you out hall classy representin' the class of 03' Now he's calling you boo! Only one more year... you won't see me. Because he said he loved yo u NE Wishes All Mothers Do you want your poems read and recognized for their brilliance? write for Young Poetic Expressions A H8PPV Mother S oav! Call Billy Montgomery at 312-922-7150 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED New Expression Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage At Columbia College Chicago PAID 600 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago Chicago, IL. 60605-1996 Permit# 8387 (312) 922-7150 •