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School Rallies with Student Fighting Leukemia Kevin Fries Land, That Kid Is Justin Thornton In this issue ServiceNation– News 1–4 McCain and Obama Lifestyle 5–12 Dragons– Entertainment 8–10 YDC flies into the on the inside, Humor 13 youth on the outside Viewpoints 14–15 pages of Brisingr page 4 page 10 Volume 18 • Number 1 • October 2008 • Please display through Nov. 7 School rallies with student fighting leukemia Kevin Fries land, that kid is Justin Thornton. school, he kept us awake and interested. turn down a tough road just months af- Special to Young D.C. Justin entered Good Counsel in It was not just on the bus that he en- ter starting high school. You know that kid from school. 2006 as a freshman. He was just like tertained. Walking through the crowded In July 2006, Justin was diagnosed The one who always had the mischie- any kid, though he was a little less ner- hallways, he was patting people on the with T-Cell Acute Lymphatic Leuke- vous look in his eye, the smirk on his vous than the rest of us. He beamed back and making conversation, a little mia. He went into chemotherapy where face, the eyebrow raised. Yet you knew confidence, something so foreign to smile always on his face. That smirk of he seemed to recover. But just a month he was not doing anything wrong; he the scared little freshmen riding the bus his was so contagious that even those after treatment ended, doctors found the was just the silly, lovable kid in the that first day. Starting just the first week having a bad day had to smile when he cancer again, this time in his nervous class. He was the nice class clown, of school, we could walk on the bus came by. After school, he was off to foot- system. He was in and out of school his not the one who got into trouble, but and hear him cracking jokes to upper- ball where he made practice fun for all. sophomore year and barely in school at the one who always made things in- classmen. He was such a presence that Justin was the popular, fun-loving all his junior year. The treatment wore teresting. Well, at Our Lady of Good even if we were tired in the morning freshman. He loved sports, music, and him down; he was always tired. He took Counsel High School in Olney, Mary- and just wanted to sleep on the way to video games. But Justin’s life took a SEE THORN T ON , P AGE 2 Energy, environment policy on tap Matt Nguyen learned that McFarlane was Young D.C. “stuck in New York.” Rebecca It was a small crowd, most- Jensen Tallent was his replace- ly adults and senior citizens; ment. A legislative assistant to YDC was the only teen. The Sen. McCain and a policy ad- night of Sept. 24 was breezy. viser for the McCain 2008 cam- The Meridian House on a steep paign, she told the crowd that hill overlooking 16th Street, she was asked just three hours NW, was the elegant setting for earlier to speak. a discussion that would answer An expert on clean en- the question, “How will our next ergy development and cli- Photos by Matt Nguyen, president provide for the long- mate change, Leaner described screen views courtesy of the campaigns Tallent (above) and Learner (right) discuss policies term energy needs of the U.S. Obama’s views and dominated Sept. 24. Investigating the campaigns’ websites while protecting the future of the discussion. Tallent was very reveals that many energy or environment pieces match up in the two campaigns, but placement on our environment?” charming and told anecdotes, web pages differ quite a bit. Met by staff with the nor- but she didn’t give many specif- mal “welcome” and “register ics on McCain’s stand on energy here,” YDC was looking for- and environment issues. ward to seeing experts, Howard Boonie Applebeet, 22, Learner and Robert “Bud” Mc- a graduate student at Ameri- Farlane. At this event, Learner can University, disagreed with represented the Obama-Biden something mentioned in the pol- campaign and McFarlane was icy discussion. She told YDC, to represent the McCain-Palin one of the representatives said, campaign. The crowd soon “that ‘environment and ener- SEE POLICY , P AGE 2 News t Young D.C. t October 2008 GC supports student’s battle THORN T ON FROM P AGE ONE his father gets. This has put Justin’s family in numerous medications and had to deal with a tough spot. nausea and severe pain. All of this amounted In addition to prayers, Good Counsel to little. His leukemia was stubborn and it is working to support Justin and his fam- Young D.C. is an independent newspaper written by and would not go away. ily through a fund-raiser at the nationally about metropolitan area teens. And now, Justin needs televised Dematha vs. Good Address correspondence to: a bone marrow transplant. Counsel game. The school Young D.C. His father, a lieutenant com- dedicated both its homecom- 1904 18th Street, NW Unit B mander at Bethesda Naval ing football game and this Washington, D.C. 20009-1707 Hospital, started a drive to week’s ESPN2 game to Jus- tel: 202.232.5300 get a match for a donor. How- tin and his family. The school fax: 202.232.5306 ever, getting a match is a very will have a tent set up to col- www.youngdc.org tough process and the most lect donations from the 4000- Copyright. All rights reserved. likely of donors would be of plus fans at Thursday’s game. Co-Managing Editors Jin-Ah Kim the same race. This means It seems fitting that Jus- Fran Djoukeng Thos. Jefferson HS for Science that Justin needs an African tin played football his fresh- Montgomery Blair HS (Md.) and Technology (Va.) American donor. Congres- photo courtesy of Good Counsel HS man year, and now football Justin Thornton sional Black Caucus mem- could be his saving grace. News Editor Co-Entertainment Editors bers Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. Justin says that he is going to beat this Brinda Gupta Sareum Kim (Dem.–Ill.), Rep. Donna Edwards (Dem.– disease, and all those who have met him Thos. Jefferson HS for Science Centreville HS (Va.) Md.) and Del. Donna Christensen (Dem.– know he is not lying. When asked what he and Technology (Va.) Priscilla Ward V.I.), helped create a screening drive Sept. wants to do when he beats cancer, Justin says Homeschooling (D.C.) 26 at the Washington Convention Center to he wants to help those in the same spot. He Lifestyle Editor find Justin a donor. wants to become a pediatrician. Courtney Stein Layout Manager Now, Justin is being sent to the Duke St. Pius X HS (TX) Medical Center for treatment. This has forced Kevin Fries, 17, is a senior, Our Lady of Gautier Lemyze-Young his family to use their private medical insur- Good Counsel HS in Olney, Md. Centennial HS (Md.) ance instead of the naval medical insurance Reporters: Melissa Belk, The King’s College (N.Y.); Archie Brown, Temple University (Pa.); Christina Chang, Wootton (Md.); Flora Cheng, (D.C.); Mohammad Diallo, Friendship PCS (D.C.); Allie Frith, South Lakes HS (Va.); Jessica Gelfarb, Walt Whitman Meridian hosts Decision 2008 HS (Md.); Melanie Kates, McKinley Tech (D.C.); Becky Koretz, POLICY FROM P AGE ONE Woodrow Wilson SHS (D.C.); Billie McCain, Salisbury University gy’ is third in the list of importance for the and Development, Brookings Institution; (Md.); Armani McMillan, Forestville Military Academy (Md.); American voter. But, in my study, I found Scott Lincicome, economic advisor to Matt Nguyen, McKinley Tech (D.C.); Rayshon Patterson, Prince that environment can usually play a big role Sen. John McCain for President; in- George’s Community College (Md.); Caitlin Peterson, John S. Burke in security and economic issues.” ternational trade attorney with the Catholic HS (N.Y.) ;Lindsey Rennie, Mount de Sales Academy As both a domestic and foreign topic, firm of White & Case, confirmed. (Md.); Diamond Riley, University of Virginia (Va.); Emma Safford, environment and energy aligned with the Thursday, October 9, 6:30 p.m. The Lab School of Washington (D.C.); Helen Stoddard, Yorktown Meridian International Center mission, America and the Multilateral World (Va.); Megan Ternes, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.); Jonathan Ward, St. which “combines world public opinion, a Question: How will the next President Albans (D.C.); Maya Wells, Morgan State University (Md). MaBinti neutral convening forum for international help reshape and redefine multilateral, inter- Yillah, University of Maryland leaders and cultures, a strategic location, and national institutions to assist the global com- Artists: Casey Drogin, Einstein (Md.); Nina Stoddard, Yorktown (Va.) the energy of willing public and private ac- munity in times of crisis against borderless tors to build understanding and collaborate threats, such as disease, proliferation, terror- Board of Directors: George Curry, Tom Donlan, Hector Ericksen- on solutions to global challenges we face ism, climate change and organized crime? Mendoza, Rich Foster, Mary Hanley, Judy Hines, Sean Jensen, together.” The center developed five events Participants: Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Rosamond King, Carol Knopes (chairman), to answer questions from its Decision 2008 Ambassador Thomas Pickering, vice chair- Carol Lange, Kathleen Reilly Mannix, Sarah Menke-Fish, Bob program. Two will take place in October: man, Hills & Co, and career ambas- Neuman, Michael Phelps, Reginald Ragland, Phil Reid Thursday, October 2, 6:30 p.m. sador, including U.S ambassador Young D.C. is supported by The Bureau of National Affairs, The America in the World Economy: Fair to the United Nations, 1989–1992; Children’s Charities Foundation, The Freedom Forum, and sponsors Richard Williamson, foreign policy advi- Competition and Open Markets of the 21st Cartoons & Cocktails, an auction of editorial art to be sor to Senator John McCain for Presi- Question: How will the next president held Oct.
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