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It has been accepted for inclusion in New Expression by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. -liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii=The Magazine of Communication ol. 8, No. 5 October, 1984 Does getting into college have to be a nightmare? New Expression has RELIEF for students who burn the midnight oil try­ ing to get ready for col­ lege. • Learn how to meet test dates and financial aid deadlines with New Ex­ pression's College Planning guide on Page 12. •Solve the problems before they start with our new advice column on college problems, "Dear Av,a," on Page 10. •Find out whether ACT Preparation programs can improve your scores enough to get you into college, on Page 5. (Part •Would Chicago teena­ •Missing teenagers are Two of our series on col­ Also gers prefer Reagan or on the increase in Chi­ lege testing.) Mondale iri the cago. Are they victims of Inside: presidential election? crime or are they run­ • New Expression will Would they choose Bush aways? Read Tracey help you write that first or Ferraro as Vice Deutsch's story on Page letter home from college. President? Read the re­ 3. The pre-written form is sults of New Ex­ on Page 11. pression's Mock Elec­ tion on Page 2. n ide Track · . Mondale sinks Reagan in mock elections NE Mock Election Results Walter Mondale won New Ex­ Academy of Our Lady the split tickets School Reagan Mondale Bush Ferraro pression's Mock Presidential election, favored George Bush. Although only Acad. of Our Lady 2 78 14 66 conducted in eight Chicago high four students in the two schools voted for 57 30 62 schools, by a three-to-one margin. Over Reagan, 21 voted for Bush. At C.V.S. c.v.s. 37 2,000 students cast ballots during the Geraldine Ferraro scored more votes Hales 2 51 7 40 week of Sept. 24. than Walter Mondale. 86 24 68 New Expression gave voters the The only noticeable trend in the split­ Harlan 6 opportunity to vote for Vice President ticket voting was the fact that more Hyde Park 1 51 11 41 separately from President, and in this females split their ticket in favor of Fer­ Kenwood 26 74 38 62 vottng about 20 per cent of the students raro and more males split their ticket in split their ticket. As a result, Ronald favor of Bush. There was no noticeable Lincoln Pk. 364 1236 594 1006 difference in the way freshmen and Reagan proves to be the least popular of Whitney Young 37 101 45 93 all four candidates. seniors voted. At Hales Franciscan and at the Diane Hawkins Totals: 475 1734 763 1438 now on the Council, representing over a would require every school district to in­ quarter of a million teens in Cook clude non-voting student representa­ County. tives from high schools in that district on Int. Youth Year The 26 council members have elected the School Board. Acording to the bill, their own officials and are assisting the these students would form into a Sheriff's Office in planning a Youth con­ regional student body advisory council needs state-wide ference on March 2, call "Youth in Ac­ which would allow them to share infor­ tion." "We are hoping to get the media mation and offer one another support on and the public to look at youth in a posi­ issues of common concern. tive light," said Marguerite Adelman, According to the wording of the bill 'student support' coordinator of the conference. each region would elect a student repre­ Youth organizations interested in sentative to serve on the state-wide stu­ Three years ago the United Nations sent invitations to over 200 high school making a presentation at the "Youth in dent advisory council. The state council declared that 1985 would be " Interna­ principals in Cook County asking for one Action" conference in March, should call would then provide a voting member on tional Youth Year." Although 1985 is student representative from each of the the Youth Services Deaprtment at 865- the Illinois State Board of Education. supposed to be a year of events dedi­ schools to attend a leadership confer­ 2900, before November 1.. New Ex­ Lenny Lankin, Director of the Center cated to youth and youth issues, Chi­ ence over the summer. The principals pression will have more information on for Student Citizenship, says that he is cago teens interviewed by New Ex­ were also informed that the students the conference in future issues. optimistic that the bill will be passed. pression say they have never heard of attending the conference would be Another group already concentrating "We really need to gain state-wide stu­ it. asked to sit on a council that would help on making International Youth Year a dent support," he said. Students that are One group trying to inform and involve the Youth Services Department plan memorable year is the Center for Stu­ interested in further information about Cook County youth in this 1985 event is special activities for 1985. dent Citizenship, Rights and Respon­ the bill should contact Nedra Williams at the Cook County Sheriffs' Youth Ser­ Only 26 high school principals re­ sibilities. The Center is sponsoring a bill 747-2701 . vices Dept. Last April, the Department sponded and so only 26 students are in the Illinois General Assembly that Ronda Louise Crawford What can you oHer a high school graduate who isn•t goin to college? A good living. "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. mos t important a lot of responsibility. Not only does he author of Roots. 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. 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 g6od for Coast Guard. He earned his rate through yourself helping others. And that's a series of specialized schools and prac­ 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 'I says. "And I especially like the I I idea of helping others while CHIEF PETrY OFFICER you help yourself. " LORNE M . SMITH Ron Sample is what to­ IJ MK1 day's Coast Guard is all GEORGE SIMIRSKI about: great career oppor­ tunities for young men and women. We can help you learn 1101 N. MILWAUKEE AVE. CALL COLLECT profitable skills, get an educa­ NILES, IL 60648 (312) 353-0346 tion and receive great salary and benefits in the process. AN ARMED SERVICE AND MORE II New Expression --------~------- 's out there looking? issi ng teens lost n 'runaway maze' George Pettie Troy Wade Age:15 Age: 13 Photos Courtesy of Child Find (1-800-431-5005) In August the Chicago Police De­ partment began a fingerprinting program for all Chicago youth, but, according to Sgt. Douglas Boiling of the Preventative Programs Di­ vision, " the emphasis is on· elementary (school) kids. We may not get to the high schools for an­ other two years," he said. The NCIC (National Crime Infor­ mation Computer) links polic.e de­ partments ali over the country and lists all missing persons called in to it. But, in Chicago, there's a 24-hour waiting period before anyone 17 and older (like Sharon and Greg) Sean Drake Graham Clarke James Wilfred Trotter Sherry Marler can be listed. Age:13 "Seventy-five to eighty-five per­ Age : 13 Age: 19 Age: 13 cent of missing juveniles are run­ aways. The other 15 percent just sooner because "there wasn't any as runaways as well. want to get away from authority," need to." Two years to the month after said Detective Vincent Fagan of the Julie Angel was 15 when she was Greg disappeared, John Wayne Chicago Police Department. "Approximately 3,000 youths are murdered in February, 1981. Fifteen Gacy was arrested in connection Readers who have any informa­ days after she was reported mis­ with the disappearance of 15-year­ tion about a missing teen can call buried each year in unmarked sing, her body was found in the old Robert Prist of Des Plaines.