Americ an Legion Boys' Sta te
MSU Camp us - Brody Hall Complex
East Lansing, Michiga n 48824
Volume 61
Number 2
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
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Federalist Party Wins Majority of Seats 157 to 104
Education Forum
State Elections ....i/l be published Thuf SMy.
by Erik Linquist, Staff Wn'terfEdi tor
Mrs. Larson, President of the Mi chiga n
Teachers' Union, began her address 10 the assembly gathered for a lecmre on education by telling us
how sbe hoped 10 both learn something from us and
hopefully reach us something. The majority of the
following discussion revolved around school safety
is su es and fin an cin g educatio n, S tude nts in
Michigan have options as to what to do for bettering their own education, We have charter schools,
schools of choice. and elected school officials that
we can utilize. A point that was repeatedly stressed
was rbat if we decide to work with the system, solulions ro the problems in our lives are much more
attainable for all of us.
WASHINGTON CJTY:
Mayor;
Daniel S. Anderson
CLERK:
Brian D. Sears
TREASURER: Donald C. Calkins
COUNCIL (6): Kirk T. Holcomb
vincent I. Schemer
Mathew G. Viccnzi
Eric A. Harvester
Daniel Alsobrooks
Nichclas J. Weise
ADAMS CITY'
MAYOR:
Joe M. Konarski
CLERK:
Jason A. Alber
TREASURER : JoshuaJ. Goblemz
COUNCIL (6): Eric W. Johnson
Craig A. Katcrberg
Michael P. Zimmerman
Kyle R.G riffith
Sam J. Larrabee
EricJ. Palre
JEFFERSON
MAYOR;
Alec L Hance
CLERK:
John L. Seamans
TREASURER: HarryH. Cline
COUNCIL (6): Nalhan D. Wail.
Joel D. Nelson
Erik S. Bergman
Shane A. Colby
Jeff R. A' mcu
Thomas R. Lake
~lA I1IS0~ CIIT.i
Anthony W. Sager
MAYOR:
CLERK:
John T. Younu . Jr.
TREASURER: Richard J. Delv ecchio
COUNCIL (6): Joel T. Heilman
Brandon R. Whisman
Kevin II. Gross
Joseph P. Cannon
Juan Ramirez.
Mark D. Rouleau
llilliRQjU:ITY,
MAYOR:
Shane M. Brion
CLERK:
SCali M. Loehndorf
TREASURER: Milch T. Taylor
COUNCIL (6): Malt E. :-''1 eerm.:m
Chris M. Carrow
Sidney W. Bailey
Andy P. Woodward
Jason D. CabrJ
Nick Leppanen
JACKSON CITY:
MAYOR:
Peter 1. Shennan
CLERK:
Paul S. Gc napp
TREASURER: Michael D. Seanng
COUNCIL (6): Scott C. Bolak
Darryl D. Nicholsen
AdamSchmiedelsnechr
Mathew J. Crapko
Kun W. Rademacher
MJthewT. Forsberg
crm
Nalionali)1
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federafist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
fede ralist
Federalist
Nationalist
N,uionalisl
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
FederaJisl
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Fcderatist
Nationalisl
Federalist
Nationalist
Natlonalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federnlist
FederaJisl
Federalist
Federalist
VAN BllRF:N CTTY:
~ IAYO R :
CLERK:
Brandon M. Balcom
Russell E. Hoom
Federalisl
Federalist
Nationalist
TREASURER : Scou M. Rochowiak
Nationalist
COUNCIL (6): Zachar)' K, Aubert
Nationalist
Josh P. i'o lcLean
Federalist
Scott M. Gailan
Sleven G. McConnaughey Federalist
Jeremy R. Sigers
Federalist
Timothy P. Krisniski
Federalist
HARRISON CITY'
MAYOR:
DavidE. MeDonald
Federalist
CLERK:
Nate A. Brown
Nationalist
Nationalist
TREASURER: Jason M. Rossman
Nationalist
COUNCIL (6): Clark Smalley
BrianS. Mazur
Nationalist
Tim R. Kcczman
Nationalist
Naticnallst
Stephen D. Clark
Dustin Clare
Nationalist
Jon M. Konicki
F(deralist
TnER CITY:
MAYOR:
DavidT. Tabbert
Federalist
CLERK:
Ronnie E. Pruill
Fedcrafist
lltEASURER: Joseph S. Novak
Naoonatist
COUNCIL (6): Daniel P. Norton
Federalist
KevinJ. Anderson
Peoeratrsr
Timothy P. Mclntosh
Federalist
Federalist
DU3ne D. Green
Ty D. Gasper
Federalist
Jeffrey \Y. Shier
Federalist
rnL..!LCIT.y;
MAYOR:
CLERK:
TREASURER:
COUNCIL (6):
Vincent P. Fischer
Sean C. Mannin
Daniel J. O' Rourke
Joel B. Haisl
Mike B. Speig!
Nicholas L Hofstra
Sanmecr S. Sandhu
RobertG. Rice
BrianP. Schwanz
TAYL0ltfJIY.;
DavidM. Huhn
MAYOR:
CLERK:
Riel. Pecan
TREASURER: Michael Jerve
COUNCIL (6): Noah R. Strange
Aaron Zachos
Drew G. Perry
Adam J. Kncu
Mark A. Strong
SCali 1. Krull
FILLMORE CITY:
MAYOR:
Jeremy T. v ronkcp
Jeff A. Hatch
CLERK:
TREASURER: Andres Ccntellas
COUNCIL (6): Patnck B. Berke
James L.l.Jones
Matthew Barron
Alex C. Norton
Andrew J. Sutherland
Daniel W. Walker
PIERCE CITY'
MA YOR:
Mark D. Benlon
CLERK;
Charles LaLonde
TREASURER: Adrian L. Beaver
COUNCIL(6): Peter BanI
Nathaniel E. Maida
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Pederalisr
Federalist
Narlunntist
Natlonalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federaiisr
Federalist
Federalisl
Federalisl
N:llionalisl
Nmionalist
Nationahsl
Nationalisl
fo, lmlhcwT. Pearl
Brandon J. LM d
Aaron N. Tubbs
Zaragosa Maldonado
BUCHANAN CITY:
MAYOR:
locIT. David
CLERK:
SCOll M. Billsby
TREASURER : NathanF. Wolf
COUNCIL(6): Nathan P. Taylor
Brian Moo
Brian R. Pfanncs
Jacob L. Parker
Andrew Moats
Mark C Lyon
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalisl
Nationali st
Nationali st
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
LllKillJi fJIX:
MAYOR:
CLERK:
TREASURER;
COUNCIL(6):
AhmadT. Mlilik
Federalist
David N. Buckley
Federalist
Chris Gunderson
Federalist
Nathan L. Schuch
Federalist
Ryan M. Tunle
Federalist
Stephen J. Heinz
Federa list
Chris 1. Brigham
Nationalist
David J. Kolaczynski
Nationalist
Daniel S. Draeger
Nationalist
JOHNSON CITY'
MAYOR:
Benjamin Wei
Nationalist
CLERK:
Joseph L. Paladino
Federalist
TREASURER: Josh Willison
Nationalist
COUNCIL(6): Mark 1. Hoff
Naucnalisr
Mike L. LeMieu;(
Nationalist
Adam C. Bender
Federalist
Jason 1. Wares
Federalist
Kyle J. Cauell
Federa list
Mathew Krauss
Federalist
COUNTY 1'1 F.CTIOILRI'_'il!U :;;
McrLEL!..A1jJLCllilliIY;
SHERIFF:
Breu S. Wohlgemuth
CLERK:
Charles 1. Billings
PROSECUTOR: Brandon D. Odom
SENATORS (2)' Matthew D. Kuna
Zachary w . Behler
REPRESENTATIVES,(6):
Layrh Peiffer
Eric M. Dumas
Casscy W. Ries
Wilson W. Lee
Timothy 1. Davis
Danie Helland
COURT OF APPEALS,
Bcnjarrun A. Sheridan
Seen Lowre-y
Justin A. K imlin g
DISTRICTCOURTS:
Ezekiel T. Cooley
Caleb Levengood
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
~JMh~CO UIoTY:
SHERIFF:
Dennis o. Wheeler
CLERK:
Quineey L. Lawson
PROSECUTOR: JoshUJJ. Denoyer
SEl\IATORS (2): Adam E. Wade
Juslin G. Weillake
REPRESENTATIVES (6):
Jesse:D. BookJess
Fe(l(ralist
Nalionalisl
Ft".d cralisl
Federalisl
Nationalist
Federalist
Boys' State Office
Phone Numbers
The original phone numbers thai were listed in
your handbooks for the Boys' Stale Office were
the 353 exchange numb ers . Thro ugh Mon day
these phon e num ber s we re chan ged 10 a 4 3 2
exchange.
After co m plaiur s 10 o fficia l s, effect ive
Monday night the phone numbers listed in your
handboo k are NOW COR REC T . The corr ect
numbers are:
(5 17) 353-4371
(5 17) 353·4 372
(5 17) 353·4374
(5 17) 353-4373 (used lo r faxes o nly)
II is your re spon sibilit y 10 notify you r parents/guardians of this change. We apologize for
the inconvenience this may have caused anyone.
The Weather Box
by Andrew Corner
TRIVIA TIME!
Yesterday 's question: The average high for
Lansing is 79° for June.
Today' s question: What is the average rain­
fall (in inches) in June? Answer in Thursday' s
edition of the Whirligig.
Monday' s weather was cool in the morning,
however the temperaLure and humidity went up
as soon as the sun came OUI, which was blocked
by a passing cloud every once in a while. The
high was well into the high 80's and rhe low
went down to around 60°.
'Today's wearher will be another warm one.
Today' s high should reach 87° and tonight' s low
dip ping to the mid-60' s and the humidi ty is
going to be high as usual. Forecasts eall [or partIy cloudy skies, wirh very little chance of rain.
Wednesday's forecast calls for panly cloudy
skies wirh highs reaching 900. and Ihe low dip.
ping to the high 60's . Don' r e;(peci the humidity
10 lei up [or our "March to Ihe Capitol."
Thursday calls for much of the same. Panly
cloudy with highs reaching the near 90' s and
lows aJound 7rr.
2 Tuesday, Jun e 23, 1998
What 's With Thos(
"Tabs For Tots"
Co u nty E lection R esul ts
Enc A. McKay
Lucas Porinskv
James A. Mo~i son
Douglas P. Gibson
Ryan B. Bizjorck
COURTS OF., PPEALS:
Justin A. KirnIing
Benjamin t\. Sheridan
SCO ll Lowry
DISTRICTCOURT:
Erik B. Buskard
M ich ad H . Johnson
G1NGJ.!il.M..C..QllliIl;
SHER1FF:
Justin \Y. Gailhocse
CLERK:
Gram A. Sylvester
PROS ECUTOR: h cob P. Spencer
SENATORS (11: JeffR.H. Rogers
Bill Decker
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Narionalisr
Nationahst
Fcdcr:ltiSI
Nauonaust
Nauonali s!
Jay B. P3({On
JrmSmhb
Kenneth S. Tseng
Jorden C. Beck
COURT OF APPEALS:
Justin A. Kimlin g
Benja minSheridan
Scott Lowry
IllSTRJCT COURT: Scon R. Elhol(
D Oll Willis
WISNF.R COtlND':
SHERIFF;
Jared M. Aldrich
CLERK:
Travis L. Hudson
PROS ECUTOR: Nate 1. Bums
SENATORS(1): Scou R. Sm;l1l
Devan H. Popat
Federalist
Pederalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federallsr
Nationalist
Naricnalrst
Federalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
Federalist
Federalist
Nationalist
Nation alist
Federalist
Nctionahsr
Federalist
REPRESENTATJVES(6):
Jonathan S. Lawson
Ignacio T. Alfaro
Jerry Berths
Jarrod Lawlor
Paul Cusick
Tr avis E. R ob~y
And rew E. KOT)'lno
Federali:i1
Federalist
Federalist
Nation31ist
Nalionalist
Nnlionalisl
N:1 tiollalist
COURT OF APPEALS:
Timolhy r-.'luir
Jo,S(ph F. r.,'lign;mo
Jacob D. Poncr
l»)STRICT COURT;
P:urick K. McKennon
NK:hol a ~ A. Gonzala.\
R!.-IIR f OUND':
SIIERIFF:
JUliilll Pinle
CLERK:
Thoma.s F. Zellman
Federaiisl
Federalisl
NatlOnaliSI
fe der;Jlisl
Federalisl
NallOn;JIISI
FedcrJ.liSI
PROSECUTOR: Mnllhc\Vr. Johnson
Feder.J. li ~ 1
SENATORS (2) ; MichaelO. Clinton
NJlionalist
Nalionalist
Jerelniah Dwewill
REPR ESENTATIVES (6);
Ryan Johnson
Ab rdham O. Schuilman
Karl W. Bruce
Mike Rhino
Dani el T . We lling
KiJC Romcin
COURT OF APPEALS:
Timothy ~ Iu i r
J o~ph
F. Mignano
Jacob D. Poner
DISTRICl' COURT:
~1y ke l Jozwiak
Michael T. Smiley
CROSWELL COUNT\' :
SHERIFF:
Eric A. Muszynski
CLERK :
Christopher Roeckt'r
PROSECUTOR; Andre' J. L.rn.
SENATORS(2): Colin Se,ls
Miehael K. Sara
FcdcrJlist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalist
Federalisl
Federalist
Federalis l
Federalisl
Nationalisl
Fedcralist
Federalisl
Federalisl
Federalist
NationaJiSI
Federahsl
Federalist
REPRESENTATrvES(6):
Edwin L. Wh.itesell
J ame s R. Watso n
Man: R. Richar dso n
EricA. Cnrlsnansen
COURT OF APPEAL, :
Timothy Muir
Joseph F. Mignano
Jacob D. Porter
DISTRICTCOURT: SCali Risner
Brent MowlnSk.i
Federalist
Naiionalist
Nationalist
by Mal Webb, Advisor
It' s probably a safe assumpuon 10 make, Ih
Fcdcroiist
Boys' Staters drink soft drinks. pop.sod' or wh:
Fed erali st
the carbonated beverage of choice is thrs year
Nationalist
Federalist
Nationalist
nAI,DWIN COUNT " :
Fcder:llist
Federalist
REPRESENTATIVES(6):
Gav in S. W ille r
l ave Pooley
Mallhew Eickhorr
Brcn A. Swearingen
Fcderalisl
Federalist
f ederalisl
SHERIFF:
Michael T. Fiebelkorn
CLERK:
Daniel M . Cannon
PROSECUTOR: Michael C. Lavalle
SENATORS (2): John L. Avery
.
Aaron1. Plattner
Nationalist
Federalist
Nauonolist
Nationalist
Nationalist
REPRES ENTAll VES (6):
Jeremy D. Dahl
DwellN. Handy
Oav id R. Gray
Andy F.. Dillard
Le vi 1. T aylor
Bryon A. Eggen
Nalionali..\t
Nationalist
Nationalist
Nationalsir
Federalist
Fede ralist
COURT OF APPEALS:
R..ied W. Kmde
PhilipJ. Stevens
DISTRICT COURT:
JamesShaw
Pederolist
Nationalist
Federalist
David R, Gales
!lA G! EX m!lNTY'
SHERIff:
Michael R. Yamin
CLER K:
Larry R. Stubbs
Nationalist
PROSECUTOR: Willi,rnE. S hrub b, III
SENATORS(2): JOOn E. James
Lance MeAllen
REPRES ENTATIVES(6):
Nationalist
Nationalist
Kyle A. McCree
Andy J. lmdiek e
David M. Gruza
Rishs R. Narayan
Joe R. Durfee
Brandon T . Ble dsoe
Federalist
Fede rali st
Federalist
Nat ionalist
Nationalist
Nationalist
f ederalist
Fed era list
Federali st
COURTOF APPEALS:
R..icd W. Kinde
Philip J. Slevens
Federalist
Naiionaiisl
DISTRICT COURT:
..\dam L. Bleisllt:r
Ed'vardS. Lillie
NalionaLi sl
Federalist
Boys' Sta te: Quit e a Change
by BTefl S ~'ean" "g(,lI , Edi tor al/d S'tiff Wriler
Monday morJ1 ing I approached Brod)"Hall 10 go
10 l~ 1\\"0 h s uc~ (onJnl.S \\-i lh solnc\\h al o f:J sense
of drealt lll e IOpics looked interesting enoug.h; ho\\"­
e\e r. from reading 1:L<tyear's newspaper and tlw talk
arounJ me. I gOtIhe impression Ihal lhey were gua r­
.1n1eed 10 he best use fUl (or s:leeping. What r heard
Itl ~de sen$C. anyway · all of us conting from a sup.
posedly lypical $C hoo l l i ~e mine where such 3 forum
would turn inlo a ICClUre wilh absolUlel)' zero :,mdi­
ence pan icipation.
However, auending the ACLU' s presenlation for
Ihe initial forum I was very delightfully surprised
when illlmedi:llcly aflcr the inlroduction, ;]; flood of
fellow citiu ns beg:tn all ac ~ i ng the speaker. TIle rest
of the hour proceeded 10 be one long debate, moder­
ated by the speaker, 011 issues such as privacy. abor­
lion, religion. pornography, rigbls of criminals, and
other civil liberties. Just listening 10 the conversa­
tions WilS very intcl!eclually slimulaling. a signifi­
cant change corning from my public high scbool (nOl
to bash pUblic schools). TIlis made me realize what
an honor anending Boys' Slale really is. Nowhere
else have I ever seen such a large group of people
(let alone boys!) who are so interesled and involved
in learning. Sueh an environment cerLlinly leads to a
great many oppor lUnities Ihal we have never had
before. same of which I got a lasle of at Monday'S
election for the Nationalist State Parly Convention
Chairman. I only hope that more such surprises
awail me throughout me resl of lhe week. and that I
will be able to use some of th es e many opponllnities
for my and olhers' benefit
Speaker's Common
Sense Makes Sense
by Da vid llutm, S taff Wrii er
Although I enjo yed both of the Issues For-um s
t hat I at te nded yes te rd ay, I wa s parti c ul arl y
impresse d by "A Futuri sti c A ppro ac h to Public
Pl annin g, " led by M r . Ro bert Mitchell . Mr.
Mitchell. though officia lly a Democrat belie ves
that it is more important 10 accomplish your goals
rather than continue the worthless Fightin g between
the two pa rti es. Th roughou t thi s mee ti ng, Mr.
Mitchell spoke about his ideas on some of the prob­
lcms lhat he sees regarding thc way that our gov­
ernment is run.
One skill that w ill be essential for pol itica l suc­
cess in the futu re IS the ability to focus and cccom ­
plish your goals instead of wasting time on parry
bickering. According to Mr . Mitchell, the tradition­
al way of dividing up by political parties 10 solve a
COnunOD problem is nOI always the mos t efficie nt
strategy. He argues {bal when people are grouped
with Olber members of the same party, they will not
look at the big pictur e. Instead, [heir energ y is
directed to w ard jockeyin g for position , trying 10
dominat e the p3rt)"S agenda. and is therefore wast­
ed. To demo nstrate this point he cited 3 study in
which groups o f people were given proble ms to
solve and were asked to come up wilh solUljons for
tbese dilemmas. Group s Ihal were made up of a
mix of Democrals and RepUblicans were often so
focused on rheir goal lhat lhcy forgol many or their
original age ndas and came up wilh solulions Ihat
work to 10d:lY's world. However, groups Ihal con­
sisted of just DernOef'dts or just RepUblicans camc
up wilh ideas very true 10 Ihei r parlies' behds.
ide;)s thaI often would 1I0t work in the rc.11world.
Anolher impon anl skill for our fulure le;)ders is
to recogn ize Ihe rea! probl ems. to posses s Ih e
capacity to coop er:lle, and to l1 ;J,'e the abilily 10
underslJnd , laking 1010 aCCOunt lhe ' Iewpoints of
others. Also cruc lill I:' Ihe :,klll o f being able 10
involve peopl e in the gove rnmenl. According to
Milchell. the problems in our f\lOlre may not be as
apparent as other politica l issues that Amer icans
have been forced 10 deal with in tIJe past. He fun her
slates thai lbc.sc problems necllio be solved by the
rnJny, nOI by the few. Mr, l\.litchell compared the
successful goven unent in ow fUlUre to a business.
li e slales tbal working togelher pro.. . ides the basis
for successful problem solving. Clearly, Ihe only
way that we can bope to make our life beller is 10
work for the conunon good.
Top Five Ways To
Improve Boys' State
by Jacob iHt ganck, Slaff WriJtr
5. G irls S ta teJDoy s S ta le same week same
campus.
4. Get tbose Donn (henn ostats o ff 90 D an d rum
up <he A .C.
3. What ' S up with those rubber brown ies'?
2. HE Y, S PA RTY! Fe lch u s so me la rg er
glasses, 21 Ol . will do.
AND THE NUMBER I WAY TO IMPROVE
BOYS' STATE IS...
Who ca res ab out pool w3tee? J UST AD D
GIRLS !!!!
majority of these cool frizzy beverages are pro
consumed m small glasses In the cafeteria, but.
are those who wish to cool down their palates
frosly aluminum cans. Would you believe lh;
simplest part of each can conld help save a cI
life?
And what might Ihal be, you may ask? II is II
Ihal is pulled 10 open your can. You lake this I,
the can and place it into any one of the boxes m
"tabs (or tots" located in Ihe main Brody Hall
added with numerous other tabs, could help s
child. The American Legion sraned this project
years ago 10 help raise funds for various equir
used in child ren's hos pitals . Each pound o f
(approx. 900) raises about 50 cents. I re alize rhe
doesn' t sound like a great fund-raiser at first, but
10 $ 150, 000 has alre ady heen raised towards rhi:
ject. Yes. every tab counts, so think twice before
Illg ihe can and lab away. Simply pull the lab off,
on to it until you see (he box at Brody and drop
there. Remember mat while one tab may not he r
just think, that if everyone here did this, for the I
week, iuclndin g the Legionnaires, we would
close 10 4400 labs from jest one can per persc
day, Imagine the possibilities from two, three, rc
more per person ea ch day . Th at thought , totall y,
gles my mind.
MUCC Foru m
WARNING: VENISON M l
CONTAIN T.B.
by Erik LinqfJ;sl. Slaff JrriledEd;lor
:o.1ichigan United conservation Clubs (M.U .(
Rcpresentfttive, Mr. Dennis Knapp stated th ai
ha\'e nOllced a m31 ~e d and localized ontbreak of r
r:uory tuberculosis in :l community of whitetail do'
the Upper Peninsula. They :lllribute the epidem
eonsumplion (T.n . infection of Ihe lungs) 10 hili
reeding Ih~ dcer. When deer feed <II winler feeder.
food piles, Ihe}' inadveneOlly p:Jss the lIisease 10
ers fceding in the c10sc pro:~imi l y . S t~lIe govern
officials arc al :l I Q:) ~ :lS to what to 1I0 because
cxim 110 record of such :l phenomcnon before. I
b~e n determined lhal the venison of such animo
slill edible. ,.\ word of c:lulion:Illberculosis is a b
ri:t and can possibly nffcct morc tll:ln just the res
tory t r~ C I A ll Y warm, dark. moist body ca"ity
promote a growth of the b:lcleria. This includes, t
nOl limitcd to Ihe hean, abdominal ca\'ity, bone j<
'Illd the crantum. Please tllOroughly cook \,our "el
10 ensure that auy sino\ ial joilll fluid o~ perica
l1uid thai might be spilk d on the lJ1~ a t during it's
cesslllg does not contain living bacterium.
Wh irli gig Staff Box
The WH IR LI GI G is a pu b lica lio n o f Th e
Amenean Legion Boys' St alC . It is published 4
times dunng fhe Boys' St:tle Progn m.
Copy Ed ilorsl\yri le rs
Erik Linquisf
Dan Holland
Phot o g r a phe rs
David Huhn
Jacob M"ganck
Ca r toonists Hum ori st
Jim Smjm
"Goy Dull"
Wr iters
Andrew Comer
"Wilson Green"
D3J) Holland
David Huhn
Rashad K.1lccm
Erik Linquist
Jacob Meganck
Luc:lSPorinsky
G reg Os bom
Brcn Swe.lringeQ
Advisors
Gw rgc K, Jangles (Legion)
Mal Web (S.A.L.)
Dan Wall (S .A.L.)
Tuesday. June 23,1 9983
Boys' State, Not What
I'd Expected
by ja cob Mtgo",~ Sin!! Wriltr & 1'11)'10' Rt>fidtllt
When J came 10 Boys' SIO\ IC I hall rece ived no
rformati cn about it, or talked 10 no one who'd caine
1 pre vious years about it. I basically carne in blind.
'he first day was !he worst, bUI it usually is at any
amp . As of this second d ay it's gelling prtllY good .
cit ing 10 know peop le in a way )'OU probab ly
vouldn't want to, by being immersed in a camp of
bout 700 people you DON'T know. [0 my opinion
lis i:. a great way to work the camp. because there
re no cliq ues or big shots - e very one is all the same
-vel pl ane . When I came 10 thiv place I expec ted all
oliric s. nOI reall y an y fu n for so meo ne like me.
ure J' m imercsted in politic s. but I don ' , like I h~
in y work thai everyone knows goes on. Here I find
real guys thal just like me. are Irying 10 have a
ood time - without making trouble. Also. what J
spcc red were guys who were THE head of their
lass, with constant polit ica l d chat c s going on .11
very glance in any given direction, or j ust people
liking with huge words thai I may have never even
IEARD before. This was not Ihe case and anyone
.ho was thin ki ng like me probably knows that by
ow, So I'd just like to end by saying Taylor City is
oing 10 whoop on everyone 31 everything !'!
Ir. ,i rl St ine spe aks on Civi l R ig h ts and
'rej udi.cu in 'h e 90's .
Real House Bills for Your
Learning Pleasure
by Dan HDl1llml, Scaff Editor alld Wricer
M:my of you will be aClive plJyersm the go\·emmer.1
lOll is now beginning IO lake shape here al Boys' SI:lle. 11
imper:nive Ihalyou nol only know lhe issues :tff...
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)ur individual cities bill also Ihose thaI are lhe conce~
fou r 1e.1ders in Michig:ln go\'cmmcnl. nringing IheSl.:
sues into diSWfs.., ion in our govcrnrnent will enhJnce lhe
)Iilical e~ peri trlcc and SCi many of )"ou ap."l!1 from YOllr
~e~ There is an incredible amountof billsin eommiucc
lo ur Slale go\'ernmem, The bnef oolleClion herein sp.1n:­
Ie i!>sues of ~n v i fOn ll1e lll a l prolccllon. criminal proce­
J R:, natural resource m:lOagemelll, edue:nion. anti ciVil
gIns. II should be kepi in mind th"lthrr c arc m:lny 01her
sue." b ~ in g debaled Ihat are of imponance. One is-\ue in
lnlcular, Ih:lLaffectse\'erybOtJy, is Ih:1t of envimnmenlJI
·oleelion.
Michigan, as are other St:ltes, is not wilhout nuclcar
)wer plants and rhe associ:ued llUc1ear waste.House bill
umber 5J 19was introduced by Rcpresenta riveAlley ror
It: purpose of dealing withIhe waste. II wassenl to the
ommillee on Conservalion and is a "just in C:lse" pre·
)UlioJl. This is illustr.ued in Ihe lasl phrase of Ihe bill
lal re~ d s , '"This acl is inlended to enable lhis slale to
lopt or implement any appropriale relief granted by a
)Un of compelent jurisdiclion for the United S l a le~
=parl mellt of energy's breach of its obligalions 10 dis·
Jse of commercial spellt nuclear fuel not later than
Inuary 31, 1998." Represent:uive Alley proposes !hat a
'l"uclcar Waste Eserow Fund" be crealro wilhin our
ale's Treasury. 'The fund will be open to money from
Iy source including the interest f,om money deposilcd
the fund. UnderIhe Nuclear Wasle PolicyAct of 1982,
:aple involvedwithnuclear waSle malerial pa)'a fa: for
lYing tbe "m:tltcr." Alley's bill woulddirccl this fee 10
e escrow fund. Once Ihe federal Dep:lI1men l of Er.ergy
lOWS Ihat lhe facililies :lre created. lhe escrow fund
oncy will be lransferred from the state to the federal
vel.
Crimin:LI proctJ ure encompasses ;Ill legislation deal­
109 wun the pumshmenrs for Crimes , for man)' crimes,
there is J SlalUlc of limitations. This is thc period of time
following the illegal act in question within which the vic­
11m C3n act 10 bring charges against the perpetrator
House bill Number .:1615 would remove the stature orlim­
nations on ;I venery of crirnuul 03C1 S if rhe victim W;3S
under lhe :lge 01 18 al lhe lime, nus bIllwas muojuced
by representatives De VllySl, Goscnka. Hammerstrom,
Le'Ianc. McBryde, Jansen, and other. It .... ould amend
1917 PA number 175, "The Code of Criminal
Procedure." Currently. the victim has (he six-year period
follOWing the offensive. or unlll lheir twenty-first binh­
day, whicheveris later If the ne\\ bill is pUI imo law, vic­
rims who were nunor at the lime Ihe crime expired can
pursue legal action 3gQ i n ~1 the perpetrator at any time
after the crime. This i\ dcfinuely a discourcging factor to
criminals,
II is mosl li ketv common knowlede e 111:1.1 YOU m ust
have a hunting li'c el\ ~e LO kill a lk t:~ in 111; slate of
Michigan. This willcontinue to be the COl'" for most peo­
ple; however, commercial caulefarm owners will be
granted leeway if House hill Number 5785 is passed.
Representatives Bogardus. Frank, Goscbka, Welters,
Hales, McBryde, and Kilpal would like the owners 10 have
more power when IIcomes 10 rhc ~a(e ty of their cattle. If a
deer is on the cattle farm and is about to touch ihe cattle or
IS doing so. the owner can "lake Ilhe] deer by firearm."
Apparently.disease transmission ls a serious threat.
All of our parents pay taxes to the State of Michigan,
nnd accordingly, they all P:lY for public education. This is
independent or the fact that thcil child may or may not
attend public schools. Some people feel Ihal parents
should be given the option to lake their education tax dol­
lars to private schools. This following includes rcpresen­
tatives Jaye. Goschka . Lowe , Lle.....ellyn. w hyman,
Horton. and Cropsey, who have introduced House bill
Number .:1068. This Iegislalion wouldamend 1979 PA 94,
"The Slate School AidAelof 1979." and SCi up a voucher
s)'stem to f",cililatc Oexibilily in cducJtion funding.. All
sludentswould Ihen be given vouchers for edUC.1lion 11.'
dollars.The voucher would Ihen be gtven to the school
Ihat lhe student allends. If this is a public school. the
money would bc given 10 the individual school as
opposed 10 Ihe dislrie!. Allowan~ for changing school
mid-)"..::u have beenmade. However, noneof usshould be
affecred by all) possible changes. If passed, the Iegisla.
tion \.1:otlld nOl sel up the legislalion IInt ilt he 1999-2000
$chool ye.u.
Civil righlsis still "n :IC I i\'~ i 5~ ue , Remcmber. Ihls C:ll­
egory not only inc1ud~~ n cial discfimin:ll ion, but also
thal ba ~ed upon h; \ nt1 k:~Jl , .o\ PI)Jrenlly. work STili nc.cds to
be done in Ihi.. arca as reprc$Clllall\t:s . . -l:l.rlinez, Walbce,
Hak, :\ nlhony. DeHart Baird anJ HJnlcr ha\'e inlrO·
duw l Hllllse bill NUl1l~r J256 10 d~a l specifically wilh
this issue Thi, k-glslauon would Jmend 1976 PA 210.
"i\lichll!3n H.:mdieappers Cin l Righls Act: ' ln addition 10
nUlllerOIl:;: gT:lllIllIar ch:lnges to c1Jrify meaning and
inlell!.Ihere arcIwOmajor addillons, The firsl is a ddim ·
lion of Ihe word "compensation" 10 clarif)' Ihe purpose of
Ihebill. ;JS Ihe worddocsappear i!l lhcoriginal legistalion
;] rew times. Second, is the additlt..r1 of a new paragraph
explaining Ihe factols lhat should be taken into account
when di sc u s..~ i n g cqual compensation. In the original doc­
Ilment, il was lUeg.allo "discriminate against an individ·
u:lI wilh rcspcel 10 compcnsalion." If Ihis hill is passed,
"dlscrjminalion" is more elC plicilly dd ined as "ro fail or
rcfuse 10 pJOvide compensalion," This may secm like
common s~n se. bUI remembl:r, le2al documents must be
exact in wording to insure thai their meanin g is absolutely
clear.
Perhaps yOIl will c rea h~ new legislation for our Boys'
Slalc govcmmeni Ihat was inspired by Ihe materia! pre­
sented herem. It wouldbe a valuable educationalexperi­
ence 10 Incorporate (cal i ssu ~ inlo our mythical Boys'
Stalc governmenl. Keep in mindIh3tthis is only a small
sampling of Ihe:vasl allay of issuescuncntly facing our
govemment. Goodluck in your legisl3tive ventures.
Fact for the day:
by Wilso n Gru n, Staff1Yrittr
If Ihe sun cauglll on fire. il would probab ly get
hot en ough 10 tum peoplc' s skin brown if Ihey
were outside in Ule summe r for aboul 3 hour s,
ATTEt'Hio~ CITYAND
COUNTY CLERKS
The Whirligig has no info .:1.1 this liinc about
your cit)' and county h ap~nin (:~_ T~-Thtirsd.1)·
and Frida y papers are yours (0 tell all of Boys'
State about the ncti viue s and other notew orth y
happenings in your city/co unty. U )'OU ha ve 3
Whir ligig staff membe r in your .city or county..
.m ake surc tha I they gel 3. gpod report to us .
Boys' State Lost & Found
Department isIocated in the
Boys' State Bank
...
Prejudice in the 90's
by Ra ~h ad J. Kareem, Stoff Writtr
With in our nat ion. our hi story has been subje ct­
ed to vaIlOUS bia se s and prejudi ce be lie fs, For
many years. <:I vast amount 01 racial occ urrences
has forced our country into cuny stn lggles and
hardships which have resulted into revol utionary
actions . Therefore t he local, state. and federa l
governments ha ve passed diverse laws and acts to
fulfill the American pledge for equality and free­
dom for all people.
As 3 re sult o f many years of struggles and
(ighls for equality, including the death of man y
activists and protesters. many of rbe racial barri­
ers, which have once separated our people, have
become less profound in our lives. A major rea­
so n for suc h a decline in racial biases are [he
diversified lifestyles that we lead, For example,
whe never racial issues are discussed the belie f
facl ors va r y accorcJing to speci fic age gro u ps.
Vl henever race is discussed amongs l older gener­
ations . those whose upbnnging were grounded in
rad al slereotypc:i from their parenlS and lived in
limited di versified surround ings. the ra~ia l barri­
ers thai separa led the g.roup were 3stounding. On
Ihe co ntr ary, amo ngst yo unge r gene ratio ns (l
would say Ihe graduates of 1990arid beyond) race
IS noc a major issue because we live in a diversi­
fied sociery. The refore \I.e use man y of rhe oppor­
tonities:~ I ,·en 10 us 10 broaden our perspeclive s on
race .
Allhough Jaci al biase s are decreasin g in our
SOClt:l) '. racial beliefs su1l exist, bUI lhe iss ue is
slowl)' losin g it's import :mce in lod a )" .~ soc iety.
The difference Ihat lic ~ between racism of Ihe pasl
and racism III the p r~ s elll is that raeis.ru no longer
C.1n det ain an yo nc from ac hic ving Ihe ir goal s,
pr:lclicing Iheir beliefs: and being an el feclive cili­
zens of sociely tn lhe Un.i h.'d S l at~s of America _
TAYLOR CITY NE WS
City Combats Riots at
Local University
by A I/dre w Comer, Staff Writer
Beware Boys' Sta te Uni versily riolers, the cit­
izens of T aylor are nol going to sil by and leI you
pan y-harty. Last year, following a gam e againsr
rivnJ Superio r S tate University, StudenlS from the
loca l college in Ta ylor slarted pani es that ba l~
looned into ria lS caus ing massive d amage to
storc froms and hom es. City and eounry police
were no mateh against the rioters and ultimately
had to ca1l in [he state police. Th e Taylor resi­
deolS are Irying 10 pass legislation allotting more
mo ney to the keep ers o f the peace in Ta ylor .
Ideas tha( have been tossed around loday in the
cily mcclin g have police on horseback and possi­
ble loiteri ng ordi nances. AClioQS that ha ve been
lake n in the pasl inclu ded a cu rfew for minors
unde r the age of 16. and increase in lbe num ber
of officers patrolling the streets. and Ihe :lddition
of i:I Sp ec ial Wea pon s an d Tech niques T eam ,
also known as the S.W,A.T. Te:un
ANOTHER ARTICLE
so wf{A/~CfSYU~uXii~~!!.:~,::~o~r:h e s e kids
who go 10 Ihe lectures and think thai Ihey know
more than the expe n Ih,11' S lalking ? r don ' ! know
how many ki d s r ve seen get ripped o n in fronl
of e verybody whe n Ihcy' ve slood up and tried ro
talk faclS wilh tltt: people who have been giving
these lect ures for years . I admi l th:lt II can be
hu mo rou s 10 tr y and slump the libert arian or
maybe gct a rise oul of Ihe .aids law yer, but nol
for the full per iod . I mean, argu ing for Ihe sake
of argument is "bou l as awe some 10 li!'len 10 as a
hillbilly trying 10 rap . 1 wou ld lhink Ihut some
would know beller, especiall )' when they go into
a big explanatio n on how World War 11 started.
and it' s not even whal anybody is lalki ng .1bout,
and Ihey are bu s y tr yin g 10 re memb er tla les.
witHe half of the peop le in the room are read y to
punch the kid for makin g (he speaker go off on a
craz.y tangent. 'Io e .....orsl part of Ihe whole sce­
nario is that all of Ihe hOIair coming Out of lhese
kids moulhs is jus l makin g Ihe room even hOlier
than it alread y is.
The Scorching New
Band Fuel
by Lucas Porinsky, Stilff Writ er
Th ough Ihere are Olan y new roek/alt ernalive
band s eotering Ihe music scene. only one in the
past monlh rcall y Sla nd s OUI , thal bein g Fuel.
T he (ou r men in the ba nd creale sounds that
co me from somew hat heavy rock, yet some are a
litt le more toned down , One of the se lOW-key
so ngs tilled " Shimmer" has recei ved the masI
airtim e of any othe r of their songs, yet the title
tr ack "S unburn" is <llso making wave s. If you
t:ojoy bands such as The Vuve, Our Lady Peace.
Fastball, and Semisonic, you wiU definit el y want
to pick up Fuel' s CD .11 your music store. And
ta ke pOle kid s, buy the ir CD no w w hi le it' s
cheap and save yourself some c ~h becaus e the
price is going 10 go up as chey ger more popu lar.
4 Tu esday, June 23, 1998
Janzen Wins Second
U.S. Open
by Greg Osbo rn] Staff lVriJer
I I didn't loo k lik e it wa s go ing 10 be Le e
Ja nzen ' s day whe n he bo geye d I W Q o f hi s Fir st
t hre e ho les at t he Ol ympi c C lub in Sa n
Fran cisco. putting him down seve n strokes. His
luck cban ged , thoug h, when be drove off of the
fifth lee, and ga l his ball sruck in a tree. As he
wal ked back 10 the lee , wu h a new ball, the wind
blew his old Doe QU[ of the tree . and he was able
to pl ay it from there. Ja nze n then m ade four
bi rdi es in th e mid dle o f the round, an d fou gh t
ba ck at th e ghosts o f Olympic that hav e been
haunting him sinc e 1993. The result of his new
found good luck was a 2 under 68, and his sec­
ond U.S . Open title. Payne Stew art , who had led
every day , had five bogeys on his way 10 a 74,
and a one st roke loss.
These are the official results of the U.S. Open
thr ough l Oth place
Lee Janzen
PayreStewan
BobTway
Nick Price
TomLehman
SIeve Stricker
David Duval
5535,000 73·66-73·68 -180
S315,000 66·71-70-74-231
S201,730 68·70-73-73- 2&4
5 [40,957 73-68-71-73 - 235
S107,3 92 68-75-68-75 - 286
S107,392 73-71-69-73· 286
S83,794 75-68-75-69 - 287
Jeff Maggcn
S83,794 69-69-75-74 - 287
LeeWestwood
S83,794 72-74-70-71- 287
]cff51um3n
$64,490 72-74-74-68 - 288
Phil Mickelson
564,490 71-73-74-10 - 288
Stuan Appleby $64,490 73-74-70-71-288
Stewart Ciok
S64.49O 73·68-13·14 -188
Paul AJ.ioger
S52,214 75-72-77-65 - 289
JespcrPamevik
552,21 4 69-74·76-70 -289
Jim Furyk
$52,214 74-73-68-74·289
a-M:'I11 Kuchar
70-69-76-74- 289
Colin MOfllgomerie S41 ,833 70-74-77-69 - 290
Tiger w oods
$41,833 74-72-71-73 -290
Loren Roberts
$4l,833 71-76-71-72 - 290
J O>f Maria Olwbal S41,833 68-77-71-74 - 290
FrankLlcklher n $41,833 73-71-72-74 - 290
Casey Martin
$34,O·n 74-71-74-72 - 291
Glen Day
S34,1}1 3 73-72-71-75- 291
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General Knowledge Crossword
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by DOll H ottan d
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Acr oss
1 A second - y e a r " Po w e r
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Staler" .
2. T h is fore ign official
a nno u nced t ba t h i s c o u n t ry
r;wo uld respond if the U.S. were
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011 his co untry beca use o f recent I-­
eve nts.
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3. An al tern a ti ve roc k band
I-who se hits includ e "Eve rything l--to Everyone" and "I W ill 8 (1)' You
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A New Life".
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5. This NBA coach is leavi ng rh e job.
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and the team' s key playe r is n' t ha ngI-­
ing aro u nd ei ther.
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6, The govern or can nominate people for six dif fer- L­
ent pos itio ns . b ut regardl ess of the
spot in question, this body mil SI give
its co nse nt to the app ointm ent s.
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8. Th is ci ty in the northwestcr n port ion of Boys '
s
Store has a proble m w ith nuclear W:1 5I c .
10. In math , a list of numbe rs w here n2 = n l " r. in
base ball. the fi nal few games.
12. Afte r U.S . Secretary o f Stare Jo hn Hay issued
his "o p e n- d oor po licy " in 1899 , thi s rebell ion
formed.
4. O nce elected. the sec retar y of state can Sl
13. A gatherin g i n Lhi s city s ho rt l y after {he
single offici al. Wh at is thrs position referred u
American rev oluti on was res po nsible for bringing
7.
TIle stale co mma nde r of the American LeE
abo ut the con stitu tional co nve ntio n. Th is is also the
Michigan.
presen t day site of the U.S. Nava l Aca dem y.
9. The name of the building at the north wes t
t 4. This constitutional amendment was a large step
o f our dormitory com plex. (- - - Hall).
fo rw ard in c ivil rig h ts as it ga ve ci t izens hi p 10
11. Th e civil rights mo veme nt gained recog
Africa n Americans.
when this man became the first A frican Am en
15. These two nam es are associa ted with the 1896
mee t with the Pres ident . He is also (he autho r
land mar k Supreme Coun case that upheld the "se p­
A uanra Compromise .
a ra te b UI eq ua l" prin c ipl e u n de r C hi ef Ju s tic e
12. A rwo-cb ambered legislarurc is said to be ,
Taney .
16. You wo n' l lind any real spide rs on the in
Down
but !.his name has stuck .
2. Many sup po rters of the legaliza tion of marijuana
17. Wh at type o f wood was used in Was hin
cite the failu re of prohi b ition as su ppo rt for their
false teeth ?
cause. This act se t the gu ideli nes by which an alco­
18. Th e ori gi na l name for the intemauon al
holic substance was defined , and was thus a major
stati on program launched by President Reagan
part of prohibit ion .
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MONDAY'S
SOFTBALL SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
QUIZ BOWL 1998
Pierce >
Monroe
T aylo r ov er- nuch a n an (tie br eak er )
Pie r ce e ve r J oh nson 12· 2
Lincoln o ve r T y le r (forfei t)
Johnson
Fillm or e o ve r Po lk 17 · 2
Jackson
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Adams vs. M onr oe Ti e
J effer-son over Her -ris on 7-6
Ma di so n vs. J a cks on Ti e
Va nb ur en over w ashin gton 16-3
Monro e )
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Wed, 6: 15 p
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Jackson
Thur, 2:00 f
Lincoln : : : ;
Washington
Jeffer/son
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Lincoln
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Wed, 6:45 p
Polk
Polk
MONDAYS'
VOLLEYBALL SCORES
2:45 p.m. Games
1. Taylor bea t B uc h a n a n
2. J ohns on be a t Pier-ce
3. Ty le r b eat Li n culn
Fri_3 pm ...
TYle r : : >
Madison
Madison
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3:45 p.m. Games
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Adam s /
Thur, 2:30 p
4. Po lk be ar Fi llmo re
1. Wa shingto n b eat Va n B u re n
2. M ad ison beat J a cks on
3. Has-rison bea t .Ie frers e n
4 . M on r oe be a t Adams
Thur. 1:00 F
. . .. "-> VanBuren
VanBuren
Fillmor>
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Taylor
BUChanan>
Harrison
Taylor
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Thur. 1:30 p
Harri son