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Do drugs determine the ''in'' crowd? Are teens snorting talcum with their dime .bags? How are Illinois courts treating teens caught possessing cocaine? A team of New Expression repor ters have spent the last six weeks talk ing to teens in all parts of the city to answer these ques tions about the growing use of cocaine. See page 3.
Also Inside: • What happens when parents get "tough" with their teens? See part two of the parent/teen relationship series on page 6. • Young Chicago returns to N E with its Christmas Maga zine, beginning op posite page 6. • Holiday places to go and th1ngs to do in New Expressions spec1a December Calencar on page 10. Inside Track · · . Homework City offers job ski lis The Job Training and Partnership Act Because JTPA is a training program (JTPA), which replaced CETA on Oc rather than an employment program like help-just tober 1, brings with it several changes CETA was, there will not be any from the CETA program. paychecks for youth during the school a call away year. According to Steve Lalich, a . Robin scholarship member of the public information staff "The teacher writes stuff on the board with the Mayors Office of Employment that she understands because she's and Training, the most teens will receive offers more in '84 is a maximum of $20 a week, depending been to college. But the student doesn't always understand, and when he gets Rachel Mendoza, an '83 graduate of on their need, to cover things like trans home to do his homework, he goes Metro, won a $1,300 scholarship from portation and lunch as part of their blank." That's how a Northwestern Uni the Robin Fund to attend Mundelein training. versity senior, Lisa Olson, felt when she College this year. And the Robin Fund, The JTPA program will start in De was in high school, and that's what which is only for public school graduates cember for people from age 16 and up. caused her to volunteer as a tutor for the in the Chicago-area, will offer another JTPA is divided into five separate Homework Hotline, a service of the Chi $50,000 in scholarships to members of types of programs: Classroom career cago Education Corps. Photo by Margarita Arteaga the class of '84. · training (4,000 positions), on-the-job The Homework Hotline (321-31 00) "Only two teens from each public training (1 ,651 ), pre-employment train serves students from kindergarten Monique Johnson, also a sophomore school can apply for this scholarship, ing to prepare youtb for the job world - through twelfth grade. Lisa Olson ex at Hyde Park, called about an algebra which is only for teens that are "willing to (1 ,588), placement and retention ser plained that the Hotline doesn't give out trig problem. "The tutor went step by go to Chicago-area colleges or univer vices for people who already have skills answers," but helps the student under step to find out where I went wrong," she sities," says Roosevelt University Edu but need to be placed in a job (1,621), stand assignments". said. cation Professor George Olson, Director and actual work experience (80). "She made sure I understood before I Volunteer Paul Coleman advised of the Robin's Scholarship Program. Under a separate fund, JTPA has a got off the phone," said Hyde Park teens to look at the value of the hotline Seniors who would like more information budget of $13,127,199 dollars for Sum sophomore Tyra Short, who called and learn to take advantage of it. Lisa in order to apply should ask their college mer Youth Employment. This amount of about her chemistry homework. "And I'll said she admires students who call and counselors. money is only about half the amount go back as often as I need help," she try to understand their homework. "It The Robin scholarship is set up for CETA was able to use last summer, said. tells a lot about their character," she re teens whose parents earn less than which means that jobs for teens this marked. $30,000 annually and who have a record summer may be cut in half from the Teens and other callers are not the of high academic performance. The 28,783 employed last summer. only ones learning from the hotline. Paul scholarship covers tuition, books, trans- Teens interested in knowing more Coleman says, "I'm learning about so portation and pocket money. · about the JTPA program can call the many things. I've realized there is so Last year's 37 winners were from the Mayors Office of Employment and much in school that I've forgotten." following participating high schools: Training at 744-5929. Any New Expression reader who Lane (2), Corliss, Julian, Thornridge, To apply for a training program, visit needs the services of the homework Gage Park, Curie (2), Lindblom (2), any of the following intake centers PRESTIGE! OUTSTANDING hotline can call on Monday through TRAINING. DISTINGUISHED Richards, Niles West(2), Whitney starting the week of Dec. 5: Englewood, FACULTY. ONE AND TWO Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Since this Young(2), Sullivan, Kenwood(2), Everg 839 W. 64 St. ; King, 4314 S. Cottage YEAR COURSES. INDIVIDUAL phone number is not listed in the phone reen Park, Oak Lawn, Kelly, Taft, Stein Grove; Garfield, 10 S. Kedzie; Montrose, GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT book or available through Information, metz, Senn, Hyde Park, Harrison(2), 4554 N. Broadway; South Chicago, New Expression suggests that teens Kennedy, South Shore, Carver, 8516 S. Commercial; Halsted, 1935 S.
327 S LASALLE STRECT 61 ~ N . WEST AVENUE copy the number in their own address Amundsen, Harlan, Clemente(2), Halsted and North Avenue, 1437 N. CHICAGO, IL 60604 ELMHU,.ST, IL 601 28 book or keep this issue of the paper. Juarez and Metro. 200 California. Lisa Moultrie Judith Jean-Michel Nick Huerta What can you offer a high school graduate who isn't goin to colle e? A good liviog. "It was for me_ To me, it's my Ron Sample does one alma mater. I learned how to of the most important write in the Coast Guard. I iobs in America. went in as a mess boy and I came He learned it in the Coast Guard. out as a Chief Journalist. As a senior Aviation Machinist Mate " It was the at Brooklyn Air Station, Ron Sample has Alex Haley, most important author of Roots. a lot of responsibility. Not only does he experience of supervise the highly technical mainte my life. And it can be yours too, nance and repair of the Coast Guard air if you're qualified. " craft used in rescue operations- but he Today, the Coast Guard offers is often a member of the crew perform great opportunities for young men ing the rescue. and women. You can be part of a ~ It's a job that calls for a rare com small service that does a big job: ... bination of courage, leadership and saving lives, fighting pollution, technical expertise. And Ron Sample and enforcing maritime law. lr l..qg~ has plenty of all three. If this sounds good to you , call Like the crew members he super or wirte us. As Alex Haley says: ~- vises, Ron learned his profession in the "You can do a lot of good for Coast Guard. He earned his rate through yourself helping others. And that's a series of specialized schools and prac I what the Coast Guard is all about." tical experience, and now intends to make the Coast Guard his career. ' "I like the job security," Sample · '' says. "And I especially like the '. idea of helping others white· CHIEF PETTY OFFICER you help yourself. " LORNE M . SMITH Ron Sample is what to PETTY OFFICER day's Coast Guard is all DARRELL G . SMOOT about: great career oppor tunities for young men and women. We can help you learn 8101 N. MILWAUKEE AVE. CALL COLLECT profitable skills, get an educa NILES, IL60648 (312) 353-0346 tion and receive great salary and benefits in the process. AN ARMED SERVICE AND MORE . Cocaine ...., . ·' _.,...,..----....~ .... -~ . Coke epidemic ·--~··-··· ~.· -~-·------....::~:.--- Cocaine is a powerful central nervous s~stem (C~S) stimulant which produces heightened alertness, inhibition of appetite and need spreads to for sleep, and intense feelings of euphoria. It is prepared from the leaf of the coca b~h found primarily in Peru and Bolivia. Originally isolated in E~rope in the 1860s, lit was introduced as a tonic/elixir in patent mediCines to treat a spectrum of real or imagined maladies. city teens Later it was found to be useful as a local anesthetic for eye, ear, and throat surgery, and it still continues to have certciin limited surgical by Kevin Davy Treatment Center at Martha Washington Hospital, the new, appli~ations. C4rrently, it has no other clinical use, ,h~~ng been largely Cocaine is no longer the drug of cheaper coke being sold around replaced by other synthetic local anesthetics such aslidocaine. ;uburban kids. Now that coke is schools is being cut with baby lax lVailable at lower prices-as low atives and talcum powder. A re .1s ten dollars {dime bag) - the cent cover article for Time Maga Because of its very potent euphoric and energy:-increasing proper 1abit .is spreading through most zine reported that coke is being ties, cocaine was abused by many in the latter part of the 19th century, .:::hicago neighborhoods. diluted at each step of distribution A senior girl on the North Side with vegetable starches or even though its extremely high dependence liability was recognized by old us that she had no trouble anesthetics like Novocaine. some physicians. Around the turn 9f the century, legislation was in :)uying coke on the North Avenue Both the coke itself and these ·3each all last summer. Martell, an additives can cause physical troduced to restrict drastically its use in both Europe and North 18-year-old, who dropped out of trouble according to Dr. Keene. America. However, because of its highly prized effects, it remains an Julian, told us the drug is very Coke heightens blood pressure, 1vailable on the South Side, "just she said. Those who free-base or enduringly popular illicit drug of abuse. . ' .1sk anyone on the streets," he speedball can easily suffer heart ;aid. attacks and strokes, and that's ecuted. zine. Cover photo: "Not many people sell coke on true for a teen as well as an older But those teens who have been "We need good drug educa Thanks to the four Chicago .he West Side," a city college stu person. caught possessing cocaine have tion, " Dr. Keene said. " Teens high school students who of lent explained. "But if you know " When snorted," she said, found themselves involved in a need to kn.ow about the dangers fered to act out a typical drug he right people," he added, "It's "coke can destroy the nose and, very difficult procedure. After that they're getting involved with. abuse scene for our photo lasy to get." eventually, eat its way through to being turned over to a youth The only way to do this is through grapher in order to illustrate the "It makes me feel as though I the brain, usually resulting in officer, the juvenile is interviewed a drug education program. The cover story on cocaine. 1ave money," Sarah, 16, told us. death." and the parents are contacted. problem is already epidemic." 'It's a lot more sophisticated than A common reason for using Then there is a review of the ;moking pot. " coke, according to the teens we juvenile's previous record as well Perhaps because of its publicity talked with, is its harmlessness. "It as his or her school records, in ACT Preparation Course 1s the "in" drug of the rich and makes me happy without any side cluding attendance. amous, teens see it as an effects," Sarah maintained. " It Based on this review the Sponsored by Project Upward Bound mage-builder. Kenwood students makes me feel like everything I've Juvenile Officer decides whether University of Illinois at Chicago tdmitted that talk about using ever wanted to be." the case goes to Juvenile Court or :oke at Kenwood has become a Sarah didn't include depres whether the teen is released in the The ACT Preparation The cost per student is 'lay for some groups to establish sion, paranoia, and fatigue in her custody of his or her parents. Course is designed to assist $60.00. Payment is due at hemselves as an "elite crowd." list of feelings she always wanted, "Ninety percent of the cases go students preparing for the least two weeks before each But coke possession isn't very but these are typical feelings of to court, " according to the American College Testing's module. Because of space, the llite anymore. Over 17 percent of coke users. Fatigue and loss of Sargeant Art Thompson of the Admission Test (ACT) and the classes will be limited. Apply 111 teens in the nation are now appetite are actually a direct result Juvenile Squad. "If the juvenile is College Board's. early! Payment can be made in Jsing it according to a recent of using cocaine. Depression and found guilty, the penalty will vary This course is designed to person or by mail. For further ;tudy by the University of Michi paranoia normally come as a re from probation under the supervi • familiarize students with the information call 996-5045 or .Jan. And the cocaine epidemic sult of the psychological sion of a probation officer and type of questions in both tests. 641-8242. 1asn't reached a peak yet ac withdrawal when users can't get possible manditory visits to a drug • explain the difference in di :ording to this same study. their supply or when they are try rehabilitation program to 30 days rections for each type of test. Payment The main reason for "the ing to get off the drug. in juvenile detention. A teen • offer organized review ses By Mail to: (DO NOT SEND lpidemic" in Chicago seems to be And one reason for getting off caught with over 35 grams would sions in each subject area of CASH) he reduced prices. More teens the drug is the risk of arrest, and probably be sentenced to St. the test. ACT Preparation Course :im afford 1t. conviction of possession. Charles until the age of 21 ac • suggest valuable test skill University of Illinois Opinions differ about the quality So far, the Chicago Police say cording to Sargeant Thompson. techniques. at Chicago md the dangers of this cheaper that they do not consider teens' But these legal risks aren't evi There will be two 10-week Box 4348 ;train of coke. According to the possession of coke a major prob dent to teens in Chicago who modules in October, 1983 and Chicago, Illinois 60680 ~hicago Police Crime Lab the lem because the price is too high. rarely hear of any other teens January, 1984 and an 8-week In Person Come To: :heaper grades are still quite The States' Attorney's Office re being picked up for possession. module in March, 1984. Project Upward Bound >ure. But according to Dr. Cindy ports that very few coke cases in Within Martell's experience as a Classes will meet every Satur Science and Engineering Bid. Ceene , Director of the Drug volving teens are being pros- 17-year-old southsider, he finds day for four hours, except for Room 1303 that the police prefer to take coke the special mini-session in 851 S. Morgan away from juveniles rather than March. New courses begin: (High-Rise, Morgan & Taylor) Court rules on student search calling in a youth officer. To take advantage of the On Nov. 28 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that high school officials Dr. Keene doesn't believe that October 1 course. it is recommended that have the right to search students and their property for drugs without the police can stop a drug January 21 high school sophomores, a warrant. Any evidence found in such a search may be used in court epidemic like this one. Neither do March 31 juniors and seniors register. as evidence against the student. the reporters from Time Maga-
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For three weeks, during the longest teacher strike in Chicago history, public school stu dents were out of school. To find out how well students survived during the strike New Ex· pression used a team of five reporters. Here's what we found. Tilden survives strike, gains state playoffs Were coaches acting as strike tbe strike because the classes breakers when they turned out for would be approved by the School football practice in parks and Board and held inside public practice fields around the city? schools. But the Teacher's Union According to a representative of is willing to ignore the practice of the Chicago Teacher's Union, "the coaches supervising their teams coaches who practiced with their with the understanding that the teams were doing so under their School Board IS covering the in own fr~e will. " surance, and, thus, approving But Dr. William Harden, Director practice. of Public School athletics, as The strike did not prevent foot Test dates change for students' sake sured New Expression that these ball, tennis and soccer players practices were covered by the from competing in the state play "Someone up there" is looking When students from other for the University of Illinois, Ur· School Board's insurance, which offs. Because of the inability of out for Chicago public school stu schools, such as Kenwood, found bana. But the Asst. Director ol Admissions at the U. of I. told New made these practices school ap any football team other than Til dents who are competing for col out that Whitney Young students proved activities. den to play nine games before lege scholarships and college ac had received a letter directing Expression that the university will This creates a definite double Nov. 5 in order to be eligible for the ceptance. them to report to the University of accept late SAT scores under standard between athletics and play-offs, the Blue Devils were the Juniors who lost out on their Illinois, they called the university certain circumstances, such as a academics. The Teacher's Union only Public League representative PSATtesting date on Oct. 18 were and asked to be included in the strike. refused to accept a School Board in the play-offs. Tilden wouldn't saved by the Educational Testing test taking, even though their prin- . In order to avoid a crisis like this, plan for teaching seniors during have found the time for nine Service. The ETS scheduled a cipals made no ·arrangements for Lois Lawson, counselor at St. games, with the loss of the three special Nov. 18 test for Chicago. them to take the test. Ignatius, advises juniors to take all weeks, but Tilden gained a forfeit They used a version of the test Not so fortunate were the stu their tests in the spring of their Emergency Medical Tech win from DuSable, which has dis that is different from the one that dents who had tickets to take their junior year. Training Program continued its football program for most juniors took around the SAT exams at public schools on " This will guard against any this year. country in October. Oct. 15 and found the doors complications that may occur in Denn1s Green, head football In preparation for a teachers' closed. These students had to senior year," she said. ·'If, in tak EMT·A coach of Northwestern, said that strike, Hyde Park requested and take the exam on the next ing their tests in the spring of junior at: COLUMBUS the major universities have had rece1ved the permission of the scheduled date, Nov. 5. And be year, they are not satisfied with enough time and scouts to recruit National College Board to conduct cause they missed the first exam, their scores, they can take the test HOSPITAL public school athletes. But he the PSAT for their jun1ors Oct. 22 their test results have been de again in June. At least they will be Classes Start January thinks that the smaller colleges at the University of Chicago. layed. In some cases this delay is prepared if they want to REGISTER NOW!! and junior colleges were probably Whitney Young received permis later than the application deadline schools that have an early dead Call TRUDY forced to cancel a lot of their re sion to conduct the test on Oct. 18 for some of the colleges they were line - even if there is a strike!" crUiting efforts because of the at the University of Illinois applying to. Brenda Leg CASEY/DIRECTOR strike. Chicago. One deadline they missed was and Erica t.nuP•n•n 541-8484 Kevin Davy 2520 N. Lakev1ew ChiC3go 60614 College Fair attendance suffers
Ch1cago s b1ggest college Anderson sa1d. Newson, said she was able to counselling event occurred during He blamed the decrease m keep up with the dates through the strike, and 1t suffered because attendance on the lack of trans friends and the October College ..., ' • of the stnke portation for public school stu Edition of New Expression . The Chicago College Fair, on dents to the fair and also to the Although there will be no sec; Oct 23 and 24, had a drop 1n lack of communication between ond run on the College Fair f;;f attendance of about 2,000 high students and counselors just be those who missed it, there will bi in school students compared to last fore the fair. scheduled appointments by var year according to John Anderson, Shelle Cleveland, a Lindblom ious college representatives at Lake Forest executive manager for the Na senior, agreed that the lack of d1vidual high schools .•Juniors tional College Fairs. communication with counselors seniors are urged to watch A college with a 125-year tradition "Although there was a drop in during the strike was one of the these announcements. of academic excellence. attendance from 11,000 to 9,000, reasons she didn't attend. But a Dana the fair still was pretty successful,"· senior at South Shore, Trebor • Management & Business • Computer Studies • Public Policy • Performing Arts (Dance & Theatre) • Studio Arts • Arts & Sciences • Hum·an Sciences & Services • BSN degree completion
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Managers of four major Chi cago movie theaters and two disco managers were disap pointed about the lack of custom ers during the school strike. Other than arcade owners, the mana gers of the youth " hang-outs" interviewed by New Expession, complained that they might have suffered a decrease in customers. Alan Cisneros of Jenals discos said, "We did lose a little busi ness, probably because when Photo by Vincent Perkins schools are closed we have trou ble distributing our advertising." The Assistant Manager of the Delinquents take a break State-Lake Theater said he couldn't explain why there wasn't " No hold-ups, no robberies, no keep the kids occupied. I think much business because he did vandelism, no nothing!" most kids stayed home and slept expect a little increase. "Overall Chicago police are baffled over late." business stayed the same,'{ he three weeks of no-school with no Sargeant John Williams, an said. serious outbreaks of juvenile officer in the Central District, feels The only teen "hang-out" that crimes. that the youth programs re Officer Majorie O'Dea of the reported some youth attendance activated from the summer helped improvement is the video ar Chicago Police Youth Squad to involve teenagers during the claims, "There was no increase in strike. "There were several pro cades. Denis Georgopaulos, juvenile crimes. We don't know Owner of Denis Game room, and grams set-up through the Dave Bar, Manager of the Trea why. We made no patrol changes Neighborhood Relations, park sure Chest, say their business or anything, but there was no districts, Human Services and lib juvenile delinquency increase," showed a 20 to 30 per cent in raries," he said. "They all contrib she said. uted to helping keep teens active crease during the strike. According to Officer Gary Cal by using their facilities and pro Apparently teens were not only labreze of the 12th District out of school, but they were also viding adult supervision which broke. Neighborhood Relations staff, kept teens under control. Possi Bryan Woodards " Other than one burglary, there bly, these programs helped keep were no major acts of juvenile of teens off the streets. " fe nses in our district. We resumed Bryan Woodards some of our summer programs to ~'{~f~~~~~~'f~fff!. ~= Writers, we want you! Would you like to be involved with New Expression . .. as a reporter or a columnist? Then come to NE's third all-city staff meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. (207 S. Wabash on the SAVE ON 8th floor). GIFTS FOR CREATIVE EOPLE! ·
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by Angela Matthews Houck of Oak Park agrees that "adolescents are in need of clear Authority. Nothing is harder to limits and consequences. Parents work out in a teen-parent relation need to take action to counter this ship than the issue of parents' permissiveness that's certainly authority. Their authority to make not helpful. rules, their authority to punish, " However," he continued, and their authority to hold a son "parents also need to do a lot of and daughter accountable for real listening, understanding and their actions. caring. " The situation of parental And as more and more com authority is so bad that the munities feel that parents have NAACP in Evanston is proposing lost authority over their teens, that parents be paid $100 per more and more are responding week for up to nine months to with fervent pleas, trying to force keep their teens on "good be the parents to "take charge." havior". The Evanston proposal T oughlove is one rapidly grow even calls for parents to secure ing organization established to permits to have parties for their help parents take charge. teenagers in their own homes and Toughlove's philosophy was furthermore limits the size of developed in 1977 by two these parties to 30 teens per bat Pennsylvania psychologists, hroom. Failure to comply would David and Phyllis York, who be result in a $50 fine. lieved that they as parents had Illinois is now penalizing par lost control of their teenaged through with predeterr"!lined con is an effective way." "What bothered me the most ents up to $600 when their teens daughter. The couple developed a sequences" when the contract is This way the teens know what about my son's behavior was that misbehave by drinking. parental support system under broken. their parents expectations are and it was hard to get him up in the The President of the Evanston which parents can once again Such consequences or what limitations have been set so morning for school," Mrs. Linde! Chapter of NAACP, Coleman reinstate their authority as heads punishments can range from tak they can begin, hopefully, to inter remarked. " I would always get so Miller, claims that the state and of the household. They set firm ing away telephone and television nalize right from wrong, Ms. worked up about that because I city laws are " ways for rules, mostly by entering into con privileges to something as ex Kramer added. was afraid that if I didn't wake him strengthening the family." tracts with their sons and treme as having a teen exiled to According to Jillian Linde! (not he might oversleep and be late for Family psychologist James daughters, and by " carrying another family's bouse not to re her real name), an Oak Park par school. She was sure he wouldn't turn until that teen agrees to abide ent who has joined Tough love, the graduate. by the contract. organizatioh has given her the However, Toughlove members Toni Kramer, Assistant Pro strength and support she needed told her that she must start letting JACKETS • SWEATERS • gram Director of Our Place, a teen to handle her 17 -year old son. her son find out the consequences drop-in and counseling service in Mrs. Linde! felt that he was not of his actions. So, Mrs. Linde! EMBLEMS Northbrook, believes that Tough living up to his potential. "He was agreed she would no longer wake love's use of contracts between a non-producer," she said. "He her son. parents and teens is a good tool. went to school, but he didn't like He overslept for two mornings • " It certainly depends on the indi it." Her son also had a few skir until11 a.m. but, according to Mrs. vidual teen," she said, "but a cer mishes with the police. Linde!, once he "realized that I for ALL SCHOOLS tain population of teens firmly After attending Toughlove would no longer wake him up, he needs clear limitations, and a meetings and hearing parents didn't do it again." Buy Direct and Save! contract agreement between the with worse problems, Mrs. Linde! During this period it was the parent and teen, on a temporary said she had faith in Toughlove's support of Toughlove members Made the Way basis until ground rules are set up, methods. that gave her the strength to banish her son to another Toughlove's member home when You Want Them her son was caught smoking pot. All Styles • V-Cuts JOIN Now, even though her son has joined the Armed Services, Mrs. Hoods • Belts • Special Designs Linde! continues to attend TOMORROW'S Toughlove meetings. " At COME TO OUR FACTORY OR PHONF US FOR Toughlove I learned that no one is FREE DESIGN KIT to blame," she commented. " I LEADERS learned to take a firm action against my son's actions and to • Cheer & Pep Club Outfits 1 know that I had others to back me • Skirts-Sweaters-Jackets r~./. up. " But the T oughlove method is • Porn Poms-Booster Buttons \ '- 1 not without its critics. Hiliary . . Southwind, a senior at Oak . - Park/River Forest, the daughter of CHICAGO KNITTING MIL-LS. Toughlove parents, says that her parents' involvement in Tough 3344 W. Montrose 463-1464 love has made her feel less able to talk about issues, such as drugs and alcohol. " I feel very exposed, it's all very impersonal," she said. "''m less able to negotiate anything with my GUARANTEE THE parents since they became in volved in this group." SKILL TRAINING YOU Although Hilary Southwind ad mits that after watching the TV WANT BEFORE YOU show "Chemical People" she now believes that this system of con GO IN. tractual agreements is needed for some people, she's not sure it's That's what the Army's Delayed Entry LIVE AND LEARN ON CHICAGO'S NORTH LAKESHORE suitable for the majority of teens. Progra m is all about. You choose a skill you'd like According to William Smart of to learn. If you qualify to train in that skill , and CHOOSE FROM 27 MAJORS Youth Guidance, "A contract be it's available, the Army guarantees it m writing. tween parents and teens is only And you don't go m until that opening comes up. AND addressing the symptoms, not the You get to choose from over 300 skills, many 6 PREPROFESSIONAl PROGRAMS problem. Entering into a contrac of them technical, many of them with civilian job tual agreement does not f:hange applications. the teen·s pattern of life style. It can even further alienate the teen Delayed Entry is like making a guaranteed MUIIDELEIII COLLEGE from the parent. What must be im reservation on a career and the future. proved is the level of communica 6363 N. SHERIDAN ROAD • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60660 If you'd like to be sure of what's going to tion." And that's the quality that happen after graduation, look into the Army's 312/989/5406 got worse for Hilary. Delayed Entry Program . While the state, the community Your local Army Recruiter can tell you all ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• and Toughlove seem to be ap about Delayed Entry. So don't delay. Stop in and • • proaching the solution with par sec him today. • NAME PHONE • ents "taking .charge" in mind, teens and their counselors seem • ADDRESS • • • to be questioning whether this SFC Rodriguez 278-1100 : CITY STATE ZIP : method by itself will ever work. : HIGH SCHOOL : ARMY. BE ALL YOU CAN BE. •: YEAR OF GRADUATION •: New ExP.resslon ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• No.2 December, 1983
Art by Karen Rees About Young Chicago This is the second of three issues ofYoung Chicago to A shooting star! be published during this second year. This issue is by Jordan Marsh ous, so I ch anged the ch annel. tance, your first comment would about the holiday spirit .. . What I turned to was a local mus probably be wh at a good linebacker about love, lost dreams and He had a gun. I j ust knew he h ad a ical talent show. The feature act was h e'd make. Th e m an was big. But surprises. gun. He was going to kill her, too. It a group called the Rockets. I re th en when you saw his face, you'd Each of the student was so obvious. I w an ted to yell. m ember at first thinking what a realize that he wouldn't have the Wanted to scream, to warn her . . . corny name that was. After th at, I heart for a job like that. authors in this issue had but I couldn't. I j u st ... I just just r ememb er staring at the He had the face of a nine-year-old. the chance to work with a couldn't! It was like I was watching screen, not believing my ears. That A nine-year-old with a week's professional author who the whole thing on TV, which I was, was by far, the best music I had ever growth of beard. But he splashed acted as a coach. Ifyou take of course. h eard in my seventeen-year-old, out those songs with a.ll the n aivete time to read the comments My n ame is Jerry Kazin. I'm a sh ort-h aired, clean cut life. The only of an irate bulldozer on a bad day. He poet , dream er and songwriter; and problem w as that none of t h eir sung w ith a low, guttural sound of these coaches, you'll people say that I get too caught up songs was original. It's very hard to w hich went through every realize what goes on in the in things. Th ey say I have an over r espect a group that plays other tension-fl.lled bone in his body be lives of these student act ive imagin a tion. So w hat's people's music. fore reaching his throat. authors as they struggle to wron g with that? I used to be a vir But very soon, I found myself In the first three minutes that I learn the writer's craft. gin, too. I just wanted to stick that respecting the Rockets. They added heard th e Rockets, something hap The staff is grateful to the in. 'When you 'r e proud of som e n ew life to eact... and every note they pened to me. Something snapped. th ing ....' Well, you know how it played. What really entranced me, All I know is that if I hadn't changed Illinois Arts Council for goes. though , was the lead singer. His the channel when I did, my life providing the funding to Anyway, the girl was of course name was Jimmy Weyland. wou d have turned out a whole lot make this issue possible. We saved by the ster eotypical hero, This man was the biggest scrap diffHently which ended any p ossible involve yard of contradictions I h ad ever hope you enjoy it. (Con t inued on n ext page) ment I might h ave had. I was jeal- seen . If you saw him from a dis- MaJD.a! by Keturah Shaw painted in the summer. My sister looked up from her studies. "What's up?" she Mama is alw~zys giving. Giving, giv asked cheerfully. How could she be so ing, giving, and never taking, never happy when Mama was slaving away complaining. She works sinfully hard, on her dress? my family's Mama. "How come you don't show some ap I remember when I was ten years old. preciation for all these things that It was two days before Christmas and Mama does for you?" I asked. Boy, did Mama was working on a dress for my her cheery disposition change in a older sister Sharon. I watched as she hurry! hand stitched the silky, snow white "If she needs my help, she'll ask for material. Her dark head bent down, her it!" Her brown eyes were cold. She had. small face strained with stern concen brown eyes like Mama, but Mama's eyes tration. are nice and warm. "'Sides, I'm not "Mama," I said softly. about to disturb her while she's workin' Sharon was actually cleaning the living trimming it for hours. ''Yes, child." Mama didn't lift her head. on my Christmas dress." room. She was so happy about her beau We had. fun. Roger even climbed to the from her task. "Well, Mama wants you to try it on," I tiful dress. Mama slaved over the stove top of the ladder to place the star at the "Why you work so hard, Mama? Why announced tonelessly. for hours on end. I wanted to help cook very top of the tree. And nobody had to you work so hard for people who don't "Why didn't you say so in the first but she only said the same thing she tell him to do it. Then Mama let me turn even appreciate it?" I asked. place, Gloria?" she asked angrily. always says, "Next time, dear." And then on the lights. Oh, how that tree sparkled Mama looked up then, her ready smile Back in the living room, Mama was she added a soft, "Maybe." just like stars in the sky! I thought it painted on her lips, her brown eyes holding up the dress for inspection. Mama never makes false promises. was the most beautiful tree in the whole twinkling. "Long time ago my Mama Sharon's face lit up! Boy, if only Mama Last year, she promised Roger a world! I looked around to tell Mama, but worked real hard for me. I didn't under had seen that face a few minutes ago. Christmas party, and now he's going to she wasn't there. stand it then, either. But one day, child, I sat on the sofa and watched as have one. I really don't think he de I found her in the den checking on the you'll have your own to look after, and Mama bent down on the floor to pin up serves it. He only does work when he's party decorations. I expected to see an you'll see it ain't all hard work." Then the hem. After a while Mama stood up told to do it. I can't see why Mama is so unhappy, tired face. But none of that Mama went back to sewing on my sis and began to check on little things that good to him all the time. was there. Not even tiredness. There ter's dress. someone else would have lett unnoticed. I decided to go in and dust the den, on was real satisfaction on her face. Mama It didn't seem fair that Mama worked She made the sleeves puffier, and pulled my own. I am surprised to see Roger was happy! Maybe this was what she so hard and received nothing in return. a few loose strings from the belt. My waxing the floor. Mama probably had. to was ta.lking about when she said, "It When Mama tells Sharon to clean her sister was 'flirting' with herself in the tell him to do it, even for his own party. ain't all hard work." room she always does it, but when big mirror. Oh! She's so vain sometimes! Finally it was Christmas Eve. "Silent I didn't know; I didn't care. Mama was Mama's not around she'll say mean I won't be like that when I'm sixteen! Night" was playing on the record happy, and all I really wanted to know things under her breath and slam The next day was spent in prepara player. Our beautiful tree stood in front then was how many more hours 'til I'd things down e.ngrily. Sometimes she'll tion for the Christmas dinner. Even of the picture window. We had been be able to open my presents. say, "Wait till I grow 'J.P; tb.ings'll be different." I'd hate to see how she'd get About the coach She walked in with her short story, managed this without being lucky along without Mama. Katurah's My brother Roger is a senior in high the one she had worked on for weeks, enough to work with someone who writing coach · and in a few minutes a complete wanted it to be the best. school. He's smart enough to know he was Shirley should empty the garbage and rake the stranger begins to ask intimate ques We met for two and a half hours Riley, a creative tions about her characters, take each time. And I was always ques leaves without Mama telling him. But writer with Leo he doesn't. He always likes to hang out apart her plot and blue pencil her tioning, asking her why she put this Burnett adver words. The nerve! in, left that out. with the guys. tising agency. The brown wall behind Mama had a It does take nerve to meet someone She had written a Christmas Eve Ms. Riley has for the first time and begin im scene, and there was no real descrip real big mirror and it reflected her won three na fragile frame. I sit watching Mama sew. mediately to criticize their "crea tion. I asked her to relate the way ,ne tional Cleo tion." But I had. to. There was not celebrated Christmas Eve. She said I wish I could help her. I offer, and she Awards for her seys, "You can go and find your sister. I much time for us to get to know each she never celebrated Christmas Eve television com other, and there was a deadline. because she celebrated Hanakkah. So need to pin up the hem ofher dress." For mercials. a split second I looked at Mama. How did In two weeks time I had to try to we had a talk about Christmas Eve this woman come home from a job and The coach's gain her confidence, to let her know because that was an integral part of still work so hard? that I was not an assassin -just a the story. I left Mama to her sewing and went to comments: person who wanted to help her make I I had written a number of songs "Jerry, hey, Jerry, you all right?" The months went in my time, some ofthem quite good, Jimmy's rough voice snapped me the Rockets steadily I thought. Since the Rockets were out of my reverie. "I'm fine," I said. larity. There was just a local band, I sent them my "Fine." boards, Mike on -no·nrni.. .J best twelve or thirteen. To tell you Something was going on here on backup guitar and the truth, I really didn't have much that I didn't like. I waited for him to on lead guitar and hope, so after a few weeks I forgot speak. course, me, on about the whole thing and concen "We read your songs." He looked writer. I loved it all. trated on my studies. This was, after at me for a long time. He seemed to Finally it was JunaA all, my senior year in high school, enjoy that. Then, he spoke. "Want a Free. We. loaded up a and I was planning on getting m a job?" for the West Coast. good college. That was primarily I freaked. Once I got to know the reason that I didn't recognize I went crazy. Here it was. My big we started talking d Jimmy Weyland when he showed break. Show business. (You haven't him a question that bt up at my front door on Christmas even finished high school yet.) ging me for a while. "I Eve. Opportunity's knocking. Open the come when you have • It was smack in the middle of door. Be a star. Jimmy spoke again. tell people about it, winter vacation, and I had been "You'd be our stage manager. you, but when you sleeping late. My mother came to We're planning on staying in Jersey they seem to get my room and knocked quietly. 'til about June; then we thought about responsibility?" "Jerry, there's someone here to see we'd head to LA" had given me hell you. I hope all your friends don't That was it. I could finish high band.) look like him." school, and then we'd go on the Jimmy just stared I was confused. She said 'him' so I road. We'd do David Letterman! you have a dream," ,------didn't bother brushing my hair. I Johnny Carson! Madison Square "it makes real nice " went downstairs to find a stranger Garden! Again, I freaked. Only for you it's not sitting on my couch. Nonetheless, I "You know I have to finish school, It's a dream. For AVl'll"'\nl. Oung put out my hand. don't you?" wa;y to k.1ll some "Hi, I'm," I stopped. His hand was "We'll work around it." people, that's all life like ice. Strong ice. I retracted my "I don't have that much money." before they die. And Chicago hand quickly. "Jim Morrison had money. Look anything to shake 'em• "Jerry, I know." where he ended up." want normal things. I Editor The minute I heard his voice, I Touche. normal to chase a V Ida Cross, Lindbloom knew who he was. Then I saw his ''Mr. Weyland, you've got yourself one like this. So when Staff eyes. There was something there a stage manager and songwriter." get mad. But if your AJlf'lle Dawson, L.ncoln Park; Gaylord Dunbar, C.VS.; Val that I hadn't seen on television. His He just looked at me, straight in the true, well that's orin McGriff, Lindblom, Jordan Ma rs h , Lincoln Park; Lisa eyes were blue, but there was some eye, and almost whispered, "Kid, those very same Ma.zwoll, Kenwood: Tracy Oooomy , Kenwood, Tr ac1 Offett, thing else. It was like looking into a we're goin' all the wa;y." praise you; because Gu.go Pa.r·k , Keturah Shaw, Curle, Charles Smoot, Whitney blizzard. His eyes were empty, blue It wasn't until Jimmy started thing that makes Young and cold. walking to his car that I realized tion than a dream, Graphic Design An image popped into my head of how he was dressed. It was snow story." Ka1·on H•t! , McCormac J r. College; Robert J ames, Westin standing 1n the middle of a desert, ing, and he had. a tank top andjeans. Then he started to ghouse. only u. was frozen. And I was all And that, my friends, was Jimmy like makin' love, you Cop,vrlgJlt., 1983 by Youth Co rnmun1ca.tlonJChlco.go Center alone. Weyland And by this time, I December 12, 1983 like an adult and give me one gift from each of them. And they actu by Vida Cross ally think I'm pleased that they're giving me a chance to be an adult. gave me a "Love Is" poster. Well, I'm not! And this year I'd like a bubble I'm not stupid. I know that these gum machine filled with gum and a gifts are going to be things that I school notebook with a secret radio Dear Santa, need. Parents always show you how built into the spine ( I saw one at adult you are by giving you things Toys R Us). And I'd like a portable, My name is Cassandra Brown, want to do is buy me more than one that you need. And all of my rela five-inch color TV, preferably a and I'm sixteen years old. Although gift each. tives are the same way. They're Sony. I'm writing to you, I really don't be They used to go through the going to get me things that I need, One more thing, if it's allowable, lieve in you. I used to, but I don't any whole script of buying me hoards of too. I'd sure like it ifour house had MTV. more - no offense. gifts and pretending like you had My only consolation is my Now, if I mail this letter, which:· It's just that I want some special come down the chimney with them. friends. I'm looking forward to their don't know if I should, I can only gifts this year, and I figured I should And when they thought I was get gifts. I'm sure they won't be getting hope that I'll be hearing from you look into every possible angle as far ting too old to be talking to you in me any underwear or socks or Especially since my friends can't af as getting them is concerned. department stores, they still hid all winter hats. ford to buy these presents that I'vE So, you're just about the last per kinds of"presents until Christmas Last year my fr·iends gave me just mentioned. son I can turn to for help. morning so they could watch me things like six-foot-long crossword Your truly, I'm desperate because my parents jump around and be surprised. puzzles and buttered pop corn that are acting like the last thing they But, now, they want to treat me was really soap, and my boyfriend c~ December 27, 1983 gave me a long, red wool scarf. And, dolls and began to dance with them. as always, my grandmother sent me And I felt the way they must havE a handmade sweater, only this time felt when they surprised me. it was a little more up-to-date de My parents were waiting for me sign with white beads on it so I in the car to go to church by thf' could wear it to get a fifties look. time I had changed into some of m3 Dear Mr.-Claus, My mother told me to write a new clothes. When I climbed into thank-you letter to all of them. the back seat, there, sitting on the In closing my last letter to you I Steve, my boyfriend, gave me a big She gave me a white, Victorian seat of the car was a bubble gurr1 mentioned that I might not mail it. chocolate "Kiss," and I gave him a lace blouse. I smiled and said machine. And, underneath the bub And I didn't for a while. pair of fuzzy lavender radio ear thanks. And my father gave me a ble gum machine, was the notebook I left the letter lying on the living muffs. mahogany, imitation leather brief with the hidden radio. room coffee table, sealed, stamped, I got home very late, but before I case that's big enough for all my I was so shocked that I didn't lool in an envelope and ready to be went to bed I dragged both of my school papers. I smiled and said on the floor of the car right away mailed. I was hoping one of my par parents' presents from my bedroom thanks. You guessed it; there was t~e Sony ents would pick it up and read it out to the living room. Their gifts were Then I jumped up and ran over to five-inch TV. of curiosity. But, no, they respected real big - about six feet full height the sheets where my parents' gifts My mother turned around in the my right as an adult and left my and three feet folded. I couldn't find were hidden, and with a big "Tah front seat trying to hide a smile. letter alone without asking any anything to wrap them in, so I just dah!" I pulled away the sheets. "We're getting an MTV hook-up in questions. Finally, after three days, threw a couple of sheets over them There sat two six-foot rag do1ls stalled next week. We'll see how it I popped it into the mail box on the and went to bed. one a man and the other a woman. works out," she said. corner of my block. All through breakfast the next The woman doll wore a red sweat I must have said thanks a I was very upset about how my morning I was rushing my parents shirt, a white mini-skirt with red hundred times that day. I was so Christmas seemed to be turning out, to finish eating. I was excited about tights and my torn-up gym shoes. I happy. but I was still determined to put a what I was giving them, even made her hair out of torn pieces of But there is one thing that puz little spark into it. though I was depressed about what cloth sewn on top of her head. zles me. How did they know? My friends didn't let me down. We I wasn't going to get. The man doll was dressed in a I never said anything. And the let· exchanged some won derful My two aunts, Helen and Joanne, pair of worn-out blue jeans, one of ter stayed on the coffee table com presents on Christmas Eve at a gave me a pair of baby doll pajamas. my dad's plaid shirts and a pair of pletely sealed and untouched. So, party that my girlfriend Diane had My Aunt Grace gave me a blue wool his old basketball shoes. I didn't how did they know? for about ten of us. It was hilarious skirt, and my Uncle Paul gave me a give him any hair - just an old How did they know? to see all the Smurfs dolls. And navy blue blazer. There was a pair of baseball cap on top of his head. Love always, Diane and I gave each other Michael black leather gloves from Uncle My parents both stood there look Jackson's "Thriller" albums with James. My next-door-neighbor, ing like kids ready to tear into a (7 his pictures on the whole record. Mrs. Martin, th e lady I babysit for, room full of toys. They picked up the "-- ~.c~~ with a bang. He just leaned over on After Jimmy's death, the group If time went fast in Jersey, it flew the microphone and sort of slid split up. The Rockets had burned in Los Angeles. It was December down. He was r ushed to a nearby out. Appreciation again, and we w ere scheduled to hosp ital, but I didn't go. I knew I'm feeling pretty sad right now, This issue of Young Chicago was play at the L.A. Coliseum on what the report would say. Dead On although I really shouldn't. I saw made possible by a grant from The Christmas Eve. The Rockets had Arrival. Drug Overdose. Just an the passing of a legend. I'd like to Illinois Arts Council. We appreciate taken off. say that Jimmy Weyland was a the Council's interest in the young other Rock and Roll tragedy. writers of Chicago. shooting star, but somehow it just Jimmy never let us see him before It's Christmas again in Jersey doesn't fit. that no two snowflakes are alike. I the show. He'd always be ready at City, and I'm home on break from It's actually snowing this watch as the heat from my hand showtime, though. The announcer college. I'm standing on Highway 9 Christmas. A snowflake sticks on makes the snowflake melt. By this would say: "And now! Straight from looking over at the bar and grill my palm. time, though, it's all around me. Jersey City, U.SA., here they -are, where it all started. That was the Irememberalongtimeago,in the Suddenly I start to cry, as I re THE ROCKETS!" And the fans would first place the Rockets ever played. first grade, when our teacher told us member. It's snowing, Jimmy. go wild and Jimmy would be on stage ready to go into the first About the coach number. it sound like he wanted it to sound? strengthen the construction, he Jordan's writ After our discussion I went over the moved to the rewriting. The Christmas concert was like ing coach for structure and elements of the short We began the rewriting during our this story was story: Exposition, Rising Action, first session. I coached him through any concert, if you don't count the Fred Gardaphe, Climax, Falling Action and the the story, telling him to see in his fact that it was by far our biggest an instructor at Denouement. Then I had him fit the "mind's eye" each character, each ac concert ever, or that I mistakenly Columbia Col elements of his story into this tion, each location where the action burst into Jimmy's dressing room lege. He de scheme. He had all the elements and took place and to write everything before the show and found him with scribes what still there was something missing. · that took his attention about what he (what?) "White sand on glass, happened during Short stories are crafted. This saw, heard, smelled, tasted, touched man." Cocaine. the last two means that the author takes the time and felt as he moved through the I was stunned. He talked. I lis weeks of the life to make sure that each word becomes story. tened. "Hey, Jerry, look out the win of this short crucial to the building of the story. It When he returned with a second dow." I looked. "It's seventy-eight story. is much like the building of a house. draft. I had him read through it and degrees out there, man. And it's The coach's If a contractor uses cheap materials, comment on the passages that he skips a few steps here and there and liked. We talked about them and went Christmas, for Christ's sake!" I just comments hurries through the construction through the story looking for dead stared at him. Most wr1ters, especially young just to get the house built, the result phrases and blind ( meaning non "There's always been snow on writers, need to realize that often is a house that may on the surface seeing) writing, which he removed Christmas, always! So this year I their first draft. of a story is just their look like other houses, but is really During this session he began writing brought along some of my own. thoughts about a story they would one that will fall apart as soon as his third draft His story had What's wrong with that?" He was like to write. When Jordan came to someone begins llving in it. changed much from his first draft. stoned. The dirty bastard was me with "Snowflakes," the first thing Audience awareness helps to and was beginning t.o come alive. stoned. We were being announce provides About the coach work toward and to controL Gaylord's I recommended that he read some ,, ' UEX~IOn " • All SAT and ACT dates writing coach stories by George Orwell in The Or • Writing contest and other for this short well Reader and to read The Art of youth contest deadlines story was Sloan Survival by Cord Troebst to obtain a Abby Mays, an • New Public School better feel for good descriptive writ c " t A r; advertising copy ing. end-of-term dates writer for N.W. After I read his rough draft ·and got • College writing workshops ~ers. She ex an idea about the story, I gave him plains how she more angles to think about in terms Get with it! For only $2 you can be on the inside track. helped him gain of different perspectives. 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For information call Lynn one other person read it to be sure Brezma at 663-0543. of story he was attempting. This that the reader could "see" what the enabled him to pinpoint a s tyle to write1• was saying. News Briefs 'Parent permission' law Solve teen drinking? The Wisconsin Legislature has agers drink primarily to get drunk. sent Governor Anthony S. Earl a Usually they end up driving in that on teen abortion survives bill to raise that state's legal condition. This is one reason drinking age from 18 to 19. many states are fighting to raise In the October issue of New National statistics show that The present drinking age of 18 their drinking ages, and why Expression we reported that between 1979 and 1981 , 425,000 is a source of controversy for recommendations for a nation Governor Thompson had vetoed teenage girls have had abortions many Illinois law enforcers and wide drinking age of 21 has been an anti-abortion bill that would re each year. lawmakers, because some teens endorsed by the National Trans quire minors to secure parental Franshonn Salter avoid the Illinois legal drinking portation Safety Board, the permission in order to apply for an age, which is 21, by going to Wis American Medical Commission abortion. consin to drink, where it is legal to Since then, both the House and Mail box and the Presidential Commission buy alcohol and beer at age 18. on drunk driving. Senate of the Illinois Assembly U.S. statistics show that teen- - Colleen Robinson have overriden his veto. This for teens means that as of February, 1984, the law will oblige doctors to ask on run all pregnant girls under the age of Teens who don't have a family Photo by Vincent Perkins 18 to provide a permission form residence and keep moving from signed by a parent or guardian place to place can now count on a Computer Classes before the doctor may perform an regular mail box of their own. Editor wins abortion. If a parent refuses per Thanks to a program called Safe mission, the girl may appeal to a Mail at the Jane Addams Hull scholarship at judge of the Circuit Court for a House, 3213 N. Broadway, teens court appeal. can pick up their mail there as long Bryan Woodards, New Ex But by February the American as they need a stable address. pression's City Editor,was Civil Liberty Union and Planned Mary Lou Petty, a member of awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Com WARE Parenthood will take court action the coalition that runs Safe Mail, go to the college of his choice, for to try to prove this law to be u(1- described one sixteen-year-old his article, on " I didn't do it; my son constitutional. Similar laws boy who had been away from his did", which appeared in the Sep . . .a -not-for-profit computer resource center have already been ruled uncon home in Tennessee for several tember issue of New Expression. offering introductory and intermediate classes stitutional in Rhode Island, Mas years when he tried to get a job in He competed with high school for ages 10 - 17 sachusetts, Oklahoma, Michigan, Chicago. He found it very hard to journalists from all over the United North Dakota and Louisiana. keep hunting for a job because he States who attended various • Class si:ze limited to 6 Since 1973 when abortions had no address where employers writer workshops sponsored by • One computer per student were legalized in the nation, could contact him. Now he has an the Newspaper Fund of The Wall • IBM, Apple, and Commodore computers statistics show that among address through Safe Mail. Street Journal last summer. Bryan Call fo r a brochure. women under 20 the number of If you know of teens who need a attended the Urban Journalism abortions has more than doubled. safe-mailing address, you can di Workshop at Youth Communica Between 1973-1975 approx rect them to register at the Jane tion. Com WARE imately 5,300 girls had abortions. Addams Center on Tuesdays His scholarship is renewable for 6856 N. 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Winners will be notified by phone that they've won so · that they can pick up their prizes. We will only print the name of the winning letter-writer if the winner giv.es us permission to print it, because we know that some feelings in your let ter may be very personal and Srecko Novakovic you will want to remain Photo by Glen Crayton anonymous. Here's the topic for the January Letter of the Month Contest: r------, What is the wildest excuse that you or a friend has ac tually given a teacher for THE ARMY RESERVE CAM HELP YOU being tardy, and did it or Bodies didn't it work? BUILD A SKILL THAT COULD Please, only send in ex from LAST A UFmME. cuses that were really used on a teacher. Whether the excuse The CJJetter CJJodJ:: With so many skills to choose from was true or not is another thing. (over 300), there s bound to be one The deadline for this you'lllike. Many are technical and many month's letters to be received at New Expression is: De have civilian job applications. cember 19. 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She insisted that it must be on the self if Why not insist on help? Why not ask it was listed in the card catalog. " the chief librarians if the assistants Tracey's experience is not unusual. won't help. And if that doesn't help, A Cold War seems to exist between there are complaint phone numbers to Art by Desmond Debardlabon many of the smaller, convenient branch use for reporting poor service: libraries and the city's teens. Central Library/Cultural Center: The librarian is expected to accept a such as DePaul, Roosevelt, Chicago Do teens have some sort of "wreck 269-2855 request for any book, even though it State and The University of Chicago the library" look that causes librarians Library Branches: 269-3043 means extra paper work. are open to the public. At some few to treat them with suspicion or ignore Regional Branches or Large If you need a specific piece of refer libraries such as Circle, you need a their requests? Is there a conspiracy Branches: 269-2855 ence information that your branch li letter from your high school principal. among librarians to discourage teens But let's emphasize the positive for a brary doesn't hold, then you can use Libraries are far too important for a from using the library? change. Be aware of the advantages the central library information phone teen to be turned away. New Expres A lot of teens think so- and so they and the convenience of the branch lib number without making the trip to the sion would love to see them reward stay away unless they absolutely have raries and break down the Cold War. Loop. Call269-2800 for help (Mon. thru teenage tax payers (well, sales tax to find information for a term paper. And For example, you can request any Thurs. , 9 am . to 7 pm. ; Fri., 9 am. to 6 payers) with good service. then they'll travel to the Central Library book in the library system- they're all pm. , and Sat., 9 am. to 5 pm.). And remember, even public servants instead of using a nearby branch li listed on the Scan-tron machines - And if the Public Library collection like to be thanked when they offer good brary. from your branch library. Usually the isn't good enough, you should know service. So, why does Tracey back off? Why request takes only three days to fill. that university and college libraries letters . ·· · · . · Teacher-Ratings, pro and con In your magazine's articte "Students Key More on Teen Abortions The first way is communication. TALK not to Better Teachings," you said that a I read th e article about the vetoed anti yell your problems out. The second way is I enjoyed your aticle on the "Students teacher-rating program would be good for abortion bill. I think it is the girl's own busi to show appreciation. Show appreciation Key To Better Learning." I agree with New public schools. I feel differently. I think some ness on whether she wants an abortion if and interest in the problems generated in Expression that the students should be the teachers would give out higher grades to she is pregnant. No one else should make your discussion. The third step is JUstifica ones to evaluate their teachers, since they get in good with the students to get higher the decision for her, and if she wants to tion. Justify your claims. If you want to stay are the best judges on how their teachers ratings. Teachers with lower ratings might keep it confidential from her parents it out a little bit later than usual, explain why. come across. resent the better teachers. should be kept that way. Maybe your parents will take your argument I feel that this method would be very suc Rating teachers in one school like the Jacqueline Berkman into consideration. cessful in helping the teachers realize how Chicago Lab School is more accurate than Remember communication + apprecia they are relating to their students. Then the ~oing it for one of the largest school sys Stop Family Fights tion + justification equals a happier situa teachers can go forward to help the stu tems in the country. This program, in my tion. dents get the best education that they pos opinion, would cause more trouble than it I was pleased with your article on Ronald Smith sibly could. would be worth, and spend more of a tax parent-teen relationships. Teresa Emperado payer's money. I feel that most parent-teen relationship Larry Frank problems could be solved in three ways. Managing Editor: Pam Allen, Lindblom Enca Bowman, Lindblom; Cansa Bryant, Dunbar; Domele Smith. 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CVS wood Lisa Wright, Lindblom· Elaine den; Samantna Carr. College of Automa!lon , Copyngnt. 1983 by Youth Communlca Staff Writers: o·Morns Adams. Jones Williams. Josephinum, Willis Overstreer Mark Frierson, Northeastern UniverSity. tiOOJ Ch1cago Center Commencal B1ll Bassman, Von Steuben: Dana Jones, Lmdblom Angela Normand, Graphics Staff: Ass1stant Graph1cs Direc- New Expression Join holiday "Sharing It" festival at The International Folk Fair SHARE SHARE December 10, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. December 11 , 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Donnelley Hall Uust west of and and McCormick Place) Over 60 nationalities will be represented ENJOY by over 100 ethnic organizations offering VOLUNTEER music, dance, food and special crafts. A One way is to volunteer your Throughout the Holidays good place to buy Christmas gifts. A do time and your talents to agencies "A Christmas Carol," at McCormick nation of a can of food or one dollar to Place Playhouse thru Dec. 22 assist The Sharing It program will be that need special volunteer help {10:30 am on school days), $3.50 collected at the door. during the Christmas Season. (274-7881). at The Annual Holiday New Expression contacted "The Nutcracker," 2500 W. 95th, $3.50. local agencies to see whether Christmas Around the World, Museum Pops Concert of Science and Industry, thru Jan. 8, they would appreciate teen vol Orchestra of Illinois daily until 5:30 pm; Fridays, December 18 at 3 p.m. unteers. Here are the places that Saturdays and Sundays thru Dec. 18 Auditorium Theatre, 70 E. Congress asked for help. until8 pm. This annual concert of popular and Casa Aztlan, 1831 S. Racine, needs Muppets and Friends, Museum of classical Christmas music complete with help to decorate and play games with Science and Industry thru Jan. 8 (see a sing-along with the William Ferris children, help with arts and crafts. above for times), $1.25. Chorale. Roy Leonard will act as concert Call Rudy Flores (666-5508). Urban Voices: Ch icago as a Literary host. Tickets range in price from $5 to Sarah Circle, 4455 N. Broadway, a Place, Culture Center thru Jan. 7 $1 7.50 (Call 263-3786 for ticket infor shelter for abused women, needs (269-2926). mation) The audience is asked to donate young women volunteers who will China Exhibit, The Field Museum, thru one can of food to the Sharing It Pro help cook and serve meals on Photo by Lucy Gomez Feb. 14, free on Thurs., 9-5 pm . gram Monday and Thursday evenings. Contact Gretchen Greening between phones to direct people from around 1 and 5 p.m. (728-1991). the city who wish to contribute food to Hol~day Calendar Lutheran Social Services, 4840 W. the needy. Contact Mary Warner at Byron, needs volunteers to help col the Center (372-0874 ). December 19 "The Nutcracker," Culture Center, lect canned goods and toys for needy Yule Connections, a hotline which 4 " Christine" opens at local theaters. 5:30pm. families and to bring some them helps people deal with problems they 5 Christmas Musical at the DuSable 20 "The Gift of Love: A Christmas selves. Contact Barbara lhl (282- have with lonliness and depression Museum thru Dec. 9 (947-0600). Story," Ch. 2, 8 pm. 7800). over the holidays, will have training 6 "Peace of Mind: Your Gift to · 22 Mayor's Holiday Basketball Share It Festival Center, a trailer sessions during the second week of Yourself," a seminar on holiday Tournament at Circle Campus, also stationed at Daley Plaza, needs December. Contact Carolyn Girard stress, YWCA, 111 N. Wabash, Dec. 23, 27-30. teens to handle the hotline tele- (644-4900). 5:30pm (835-5211 to register). 23 Christmas vacation begins, New World Christian Ministry, 939 E. "The Wrong Way Kid," Ch. 2, Chicago Public Schools. 72nd St. , needs help serving food, 4 :30pm. Deadline to register for Jan. 28 STAN LEY H. KAPLAN entertaining pre-schoolers, doing 7 "A Snow White Christmas," Ch. 2, SAT. EDUCATIONAL CENTER office work and helping out with 7 pm . Imported Taste vs. Floor Masters · December Classes janitorial services. Contact Mrs. In 9 "Sudden Impact" opens at local Christmas Battle at Jenal's, 8 pm GMAT... GRE. .. SAT... SPEED READING... gram (955-5170). theaters. with New Expression ad. January Classes Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 N. 10 ACT test 25 Christmas Surprise, Jenal's, 8 pm, 4WK/GMAT.... GMAT.... LSAT.... Children's Plaza (700 west), will ACT.... SPEED READING.... ESL... 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"But if you follow loose curl, body waves . .. ? but since everybody started the directions, not just skim over These are all new questions wearing curls, it's considered them, and do exactly as they say, that teens are asking themselves cool." your hair should look just as good. because of the changes in the hair Raymond, a high-ranking We (beauticians) are doing the care industry and because of the member in the gang, says that all same thing that those directions changes in personal lifestyles. his comrades (members) have say, but you're paying us to do it," Lifestyle changes now make "something done to their hair. It's a she explained. male perms much more common requirement," he explained. The permanent's name is ironic than they once were, but the That fact has not gone un in the fact that it is not at all per males who decide to get perms noticed by Donald Balke, a South manent. Most perms last from two are still open to criticism. Side father of two teenage sons. to six months, and they require Joel Gray, a 16-year-old Evan He considers perms on black constant care, which is often ston senior, had a hard time han males " thuggish." " My son time-consuming and expensive. dling the criticism he got from his wanted to get one, but I told him " Permed hair has to be washed, parents and friends when he got a he'd better not. It used to be that brushed and combed much more perm a year ago. "When my par you could tell the (gang) members, often than non-treated hair be ents saw it they had a fit. My dad by their gold chains. Now all you cause of its delicate state due to tried to make me get it taken out have to look for are those damn the chemicals in the perm," said and my friends wouldn't even be curls!" beautician Amy Bonvich. " Even seen with me," he said. And those curls force both men dyed hair is stronger than permed Joel says that his father and and women to face the same de hair." Photo by Lucy Gomez brothers think of perms as being cisions about selecting a style of People with perms that contain for women, and any male who permanent that will be attractive ammonium thioclygolate don't react well to fiberglass. I know that activator that is necessary to keep gets one has a ··problem." " I just and healthy. need to roll their hair at all if they sponge rollers are better to sleep life into the curls. Most of these let it grow out, and even though I There are, basically, only two have a curly perm. But if they have on, but they pull permed hair right activators cost $5 or more for one liked the way it looked, I'll never kinds of perms, those with sodium a body wave, rolling at least twice out." bo ttle, which lasts <~ b o u t two get one again while I'm living hydroxide, and those with am a week is necessary to keep the The care and treatment of Jheri weeks. here!" monium thioclygolate. The wave in. Curls, California Curls and "S" But that's not all. Beautician Dawn Avery, a 17 -year-old sodium hydroxide perms, such as Blacks, who use sodium hy Curls force blacks to pay a steep Jacqueline Barnes claims that senior at Garfield Park, broke up Revlon, TCB, Carefree Curls and droxide perms (with the exception price for a headful of shiny, curls of this type must be sham with her boyfriend because of the FullaWaves, are most often used of curly perms or Jheri Curls) must bouncy curls. "Getting them is pooed and conditioned with prod perm that he got. Dawn explained by blacks or by people with over normally roll their hair every night, easy but keeping them is another ucts des1gned specifically for that that permanents and earrings are curly, hard-to-straighten hair. even if they have a no-lye perm story, .. sa1d 17 -year-old Crystal type of perm, and they cost about two things that she can't stand to The ammonium thioclygolate such as Gentle Treatment or Dark Banks. as much as the activator. see on males. ''It just seemed too perms are most often used by and Lovely. Lillian Carter, a ··1 spent way over $50 a month "Don't get perms 1f you can't feminme, and I didn't like him people with limp, hard-to-curl hair. beautician at Eleganza House of trying to keep them up. They afford to take care of them be much anyway." Some popular home kits are Lilt, Fashion, says that permed hair looked good, but I JUSt couldn't cause you'll JUSt let your ha1r dry Bo th Joel and Dawn's ex Toni and Olgilvie. should be rolled with plastic or afford it. " out, " Barnes sa1d "Beautiful ha1r boyfriend are white and resis Perms are available in salons at mesh rollers only. "Sponge rollers What Crystal means by "keep doesn't JUSt grow. JUSt like any tance seems stronger in the white a normal cost of $30 to $50, but have fiberglass, and perms don't ing them up" is the gel or cream thing else, it takes work ... Some Extra Hair Care Tips dryer at least six inches away from your ha1r. 1. 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In his second concert film, " live on Sun The moments throughout the movie set Strip," Pryor was locked into light when these tough dare-devils are forced close-ups and unnecessary reaction to sound and look like proper heroes for shots. But in " Here and Now," the the TV reporters are as funny as an cameras are pulled back, and we get full episode of the TV comedy, "Buffalo Bill." body shots of Pryor roaming from one Director Phil Kaufman did a wonderful end of the floor to the other, dominating job of castmg known and unknown ac the stage as only he can. tors who resemble the originai'Mercury The quality that has always set astronauts. Ed Harris is John Glenn. Richard apart from other stand-up com Charles Frank ("Emerald Point," edians is the fact that his material works " N.A.S. ") portrays astronaut Scott Car both as humor and as commentary on penter. Veronica Cartwright and Pamela how he lives. In these concert films, Reed do especially wellm portraying the Pryor has given us glimpses of how his astronauts' wives who try to maintain heart attack and addiction to cocaine grace with their lives surrounded by re have affected his life. porters. When he does a 10-minute imperso But don't be disillusioned by the ads. nation of a junkie in "Here and Now," it's This movie is not a documentary film. not only very funny but it shows us how "Stuff" is an adventure film from begin Pryor might have ended up three years The Right Stuff ning to end. ago when he caught fire while free The Right Stuff The special effects in the film redefine Richard Pryor "Here and Now" basing cocaine. space as we have come to know it in I wish Richard Pryor could find a script such films as "Star Wars," and "2001: A Here and Now to suit his talent, or else restrict himself It's big, (more than three hours long), Space Odyssey. " We see the cold im Richard Pryor's concert· films keep to concert films because the concert expens1ve ($25 million), and sprawling mensity of space, giving us a sense of getting better and better. This film pro films are so good. Like other talented (covering 15 years of aviation history). being there. ves that Pryor is the funniest man in performers, such as Barbara Streisand The movie is full of excitement and But the movie is anything but slick. · America. It also shows how much talent and Robin Williams, Richard Pryor has humor. Most exciting is the scene in Actually, the best thing about it is its Pryor is wasting when he appears in problems finding a movie script to show which Chuck Yeager breaks the sound seriousness. To miss this movie would lackluster films like "The Toy" and case his special talents. And so he's lost barrier. The filming is so effective that be to miss an exciting era in American "Superman 3." in these weak films that use his name the aud1ence can feel the sonic boom. history. "Here and Now·· is by far the best rather than his talent. John Glenn's first orbit is spectacular. Kevin M. Yates technical production of his three concert ~rian Lewis athlete, and the plot is attractive to teen future as an engineer are believably soft. tense, with such an unexpected ending, audiences. Most teenagers can relate to Cruise meets the call for these char that the audience is totally caught up All the Right Moves Djordjevid's struggle to get into college acteristics. He proves that he can be with anxiety. Stephen DjordJevid. is a high school through a scholarship and. to persuade accepted in a serious role. " Moves" is one of the best teen senior trapped in a small Pennsylvanian his girlfriend to accept his values on The advertisements of "Moves" are movies to come along in a while be steel town. His only way to college is sexuality. somewhat misleading because they cause of its positive portrayal of teens. In through a football scholarship, and all of Cruise is at his best 1n "Moves" be promote the film as being about football. contrast to " Porky's" or " Private th1s is jeopardized by Stephen's football cause this film offers him a better script This is not the case. "Moves" is about a School," this film sees teens with high coach, who ~assles Stephen because than "Taps" or "Risky Business" did. His teenager's dream of breaking out of goals in life who want to have some con he's so outspoken. confrontations with the coach are be poverty. But the one football action trol over their future. Tom Cruise, as Stephen Djordjevid, is lievably tough, while his sensitive shar scene - the state playoff game - is Kevin Yates convincing in his role as a high school ing with Lisa (Lea Thompson) about his well filmed and suspenseful. It's so Paul Weller's latest album, " lntroducin~ In a Special Way Switch. MUSIC The Style Council,'' keeps that feeling DeBarge has proven with this album alive. that they are destined to be one of the They encompass a wide variety of This effort is a solid follow up on their premiere soul groups of the future. If soul styles dating from the mid sixties to last album, "All this Love." Unlike most brothers, Bobby and Tommy DeBarge the present. In fact, before Paul Weller groups which te[ld to feature the same decide to join the group, the sky is the disbanded his previous group, the Jam. lead singer on all numbers, DeBarge limit. his work reflected a strong soul influ displays the individual vocal abilities of Kevin Davy ence. And Mick Talbot played in Dexy's the entire group. 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