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America n Legion Boys' Sta le
MSU Campus -cBrody lI all Complex
East La nsing, Michigan 48824
Volume 67
Number 1
2003 Girls ' State
Governor
Dpinion by Brei Abel, S foff Wrifu
MS U President Peter McPherson mak es his
fin al "in offi ce" totk 10 our program.
Farewell,
President McPherson
Edir or lat by J oh n SO
Durin g o u r fi rSf ge nera l ass e mb Ly,
Educational Director Dan Vandermeulen. had
the ho no r a nd pri vil e ge o f introd uc i ng th e
Presi dent o f Mich igan SIJ le Un iversi ty . Dr.
Mc Pherson , 10 speak to the Boys' Stale dele­
gates , How e ve r, the pres ide nt not o nly talked
about the opportunity he had in 1958
{O
be a
B oy s ' Sla te r a nd his ac tivities a nd les son s
learned. he also d iscusse d his rece nt visit 10
Iraq as he played a key
in de ve lo ping the
new currency and other aspects of the recon­
role
struction in thai country. Not only do I respec t
him beca use he was a Boys' Stater him se lf (he
a lso ran for go verno r whil e in atte nda nce), but
now 1 see that he has the co urage 10 lake on
whatever job his governm e nt asks of him . He
di scussed the da ngers Iha t he fa ce d w hile
di rec ting a learn of about 20 in thei r ef forts 10
re bui ld the econo my in Ira q , but rat her than
ha rp ing o n the th ings that c o uld ha ve ha p ­
pcncd 10 him, he: told the asse mbly ' ha l the y
. should be pro ud of the wo rk that our troop s
are i nvo l ved in ove r there (I co uld not agree
with him more ) .
After th e president ' s speec h, before le aving
the s tnge, Mr , Va nd e r me ul e n pres e nted a
p laqu e co m me mo rati ng Dr. M cPh er s on ' s
pr etic ncc a l th e assembly . T his prese n t~ll ion
\\'as especially impo rta nl, becau se this was Ihe
):lst lime th ai th e pre side nl will be able to
alldre ss Ihe Boy s ' Sialers as the Presiden t o f
Michigan Sta te Unhcrsil y. Bo ys ' Sla tc is all
ab out Ira d iti on, and the lra dili on o f ha vin g
prcsi de m M e Ph~rs on wc lco me lhe dcleg:lIes
10 Boys' Sla le al the ass.e mbly was conlinued
lod ay. Ne x! yea r the re will be a ncw pre siue nl
who will co me and spe ak 10 the dele ga les , but
\Ve wi ll a lwa ys rem e mber Ihe privilege lhat we
ha d 10 he ar Dr. l\1cPhe rson for lhe 1351 lime
b-.::forl: h~ Idl o ffice . From till of Ihe delegates
of 2004, ,!Jnnk y O! l Dr. ,Hc Plu.:n ul1 f or laking
th e lime /() \\,elcom e us '0 Boys' S/ale .
Lubn a 1\lalik 's speec h yes ter day afternoo n
to the new members of Boy s ' Stale see med
typical at first. Ihe c row d see me d unres pon­
sive, prepared for the typica l "T I)' your hard­
est" a nd " You ' ll ge l a lor o ut of this e xpe ri­
e nce" pep tal k. Bu t as she beg an to attack [he
rationale of the war in Iraq, the c rowd began
listening atten ti ve ly, shoc ked [hat she wo uld
add ress such a co ntrove rsial issue.
Despite the co mpos itio n o f the a ud ie nce
and the na tu re o f the eve nt , Ms . Ma lik had
e very right 10 talk about Iraq 10 the members
of Boys ' S late. S he used Iraq :IS an example
for di scu ssing the lack o f knowledge many
yo u ng pe ople ha ve ab out imp or ta nt c ur rent
issues . her speec h was nOI direct ly intended ( 0
attac k the war in Iraq or the peo ple who sup­
par! it. Ms . M a lik is cle:arl y pa ssionate: and
kn owledgeab lc abo ut the war going on in Iraq.
Wer e she 10 c hoo se an iss ue she were less pas ­
s io na te abou t-or no issue a t a ll -her po int
wo uld not ha ve co me acro ss ne arl y as we ll.
Ma n)' Bo y s ' Sta te s tu de n ts ha ve co m­
pla ined that her s peec h was "a nt i-American"
or " rud e to T he Am eric a n Le gion ." Ms. M alik
was ex e rc is ing he r ri ght 10 fr ee s pe e c h by
spe aking aga inst a gove rnme nt po licy . T his
ac t represent s o n the most democ ratic. patriot­
IC thmgs an American ca n do. It is critica l that
c itize ns Slay informed a nd ma ke their o pinions
know n. M s . M al ik did nOIcom plain about vet­
cra ns o r thos e who a rc c u rren tly fighting -she
simply co ntes ted the gove rn me nt a nd those
w ho a re unkn o w le dg eabl e ab OUI Current
eve nts.
He r speec h lost so me of its impact when
she praised Michael M oor e and recommcnded
his upcom ing film at tacking the Bush admi nis­
tra tio n, " Fa hre nheit 911 1." It is undo ub tedly .
impo rtant for stude nts to stay up-to-dale with
ne ws and ana lyses of major Issces.fnn Moo re
is e xtraordinarily biase d and has a his tory of
mi sre p reser uing ce r tai n fa cts . Nonet he less ,
Ms. M alik' s speec h wa s gutsy and ad mirable,
rep rese nling lhe pass io n for polHics Ihal all
[loys ' Siaic me mhcr s sho uld strivc to ha ve .
2003 Girls' Slalc
her speech.
Go ~' erJl t)r
Luhna lHalik malu!s
Monday, June 21, 2004
A Satirical Look at a
Connection Between
Girls' State, Iraq and
Al-Qaeda
IJy K)'le ir win ·Boys SIOlt Program
A SS;Slo ll f ·
As we: a ll saw al thc firsl ge ne ral asse mbly
of the 2004 sess ion of Boys' State, thcrc is a
Michael Goorhonse 's 2003 Boys ' Nation
possible co nnec tio n betwee n Gi rls' State. Iraq ,
Senator fr om Michigan
a nd A l- Q ae d a . Last y ea r ' s G i r ls' S l a te
Gov e rnor Lub na M a lik. mad e us a ll rea lize
that since we a re Am ericans we are o bvious ly
ign oran t a nd apath et ie a bout the issues o f the
wo rl d becau se we da re to bel ie ve' wha t th e
EdilOT~1 by Ben TOl eT, siaff writer
peopl e we en trus t to run our co untry te ll us .
She made it cl ear th ai we sh ould no t ha ve
People wonde r wh y we aren't e nthus iastic.
belie ved the ideals thtll the co untry based the
The firs l word s o u t o f M r . M ic ha el
current war in Iraq on, or the current war o n
Go orh o us e 's mouth (o ne o f the two 200 3
gl oba l terro rism . Ms. Mal ik made it 'clear that
Boys' Na tion Senat ors) we re ·that we were a ll
we sho uld ha ve known tha t Osama Din Lad en
fa r too "quiet. li e wishe d fo r more ye lli ng.
is a man o( dee p sprruuattc nersa nd appa rent­
screaming, and ju st ge ner al exc itement (or the
Iy should be respe cted fo r his rad ica l funda­
wo nderful wee k ahead thai everyone had gua r­
men talism . She was also nice enough 10 po in t
an teed us . The e nt ire atm osph ere fe lt qu ie t
out thai the 9/1 1 Commi ssion recently ag reed
a nd e ve n d a re I s a y , bo r ing . Ma ybe it 's
re verse log ic. All morni ng our parents, co un­
Ihal there was no rea l link bet wee n Iraq and AI
se lo rs . a nd s taff to ld us th at we ha d 10 be
Qacda. Perh aps the fami lies of-N ick Be rg a nd
e xci ted . T his e xpe rie nce wo uld be wha t we
Paul Joh nson wou ld lo ve to hear her s peec h. I
make of it. It' s nigh near impossible 10 force
bet after having their loved ones beheade d on
you rs e lf into a m ood . For ce d eriergy an d
video that the y would fee l beu er knowing [ha t
vigor, will JU S! translate as be ing fake. and will
it co uld n't have bee n Al- Qae da that bru tally
die out a lmos t immediately. Th ey told IlS this
mu rdered the m, because after all it happened
e xciteme nt would co me a s the da y we nt on but
in Iraq. and acco rding 10 Ms . Ma li" , Al-Qa eda
I admi t 1 wa s quite skep tica l. If the y wa nted
doe sn ' t have a pre se nce in Iraq because once
us to be excited abo ut Boys ' Stale, so mething
again , Osa ma Bin Laden is deeply s pi rit ua l
needed
10 happe n.
and Saddam Hus sei n was a very sec ula r per ­
We ll tha i somethi ng did ha pp en . That
son .
somethin g ca rne in the afternoon ac ti vitie s.
Doesn ' t tha t sound lik e rhc sort of thing
Baske tball , v olleyball, and Qui z Bowl woke
yo u ' d hear a " dee ply spiritua l man " ranti ng
e ver yb od y up . Beginn ing in the afternoon.
about in an ano nymo us video shot in a cave
these
fun, co mpe ti tiv e e vent s wer e the first
somewhe re a nd then 1:1Ier rel e as e d 10 A I­
thai roost of us we re looking forward to. Most
Jaze era T e le visi on ? I'm sure s he ' s rigju
o f us we ren't intere sted in the lectures about
though , o bviously two peop le that deep ly hale
rules and not be ing st upid . Seein g what we
a country woul d ne ver wa nt (0 join toget he r
we re ha ving fo r break fas t. I lost a ll inte res t'
a nd share resource s. wha t a n a bsurd thoug ht.
there. T he afternoon activities we re the first
I'll like 10 hear M s . Ma lik e xp lai n why AI­
that ac tually sounded fun. After ihesc events.
Qaeda is triumphantly c la iming responsibility
we were laughin g and e njo ying ou rsel ve s. We
for all [he recent gue rilla an ack s in Iraq ; sure ly
be gan \0 di scuss ou r p oliti c al ide as a nd the
these dee ply s pirilUa l peop le m llst be lyi ng
offices we wan ted to ru n for . W e bega n plo[­
b ec a us e a fcc r a ll. the re is n o co n nec tio n
ting o ur co mplete .Cas[ro-like co ntro l ov er Ihe
bcl\\'e~ n AI-Qa eda anu Iraq.
5 1Sl statc. Th ese aCtlvitie:" we re necessary and
Pe r ha ps a ee rla in e .'(-go\'erno r o f G irls'
inlcg ralto binding us as c ities a nd for c rcat ing
S tJ le is lJ"yi ng 10 hide dee p scedt:lI fundamc n­
a so lid cxc iling almo sphcre for ~ o ys ' 51ale.
tnlis l beliefs : ·pe rha ps Iher e is a connec lion
Some people migh l claim Ihat thesc aClivi·
betw een AI-Q aell a an d Gi rls SIJte , perhaps
lies had n(){hing 10 do wilh Boys ' Siale, Th aI
thai mea ns that there is a conne ction between
they w ere unn ece ssary and wcre JUSt here fo r
Iraq a nd Girl s ' Sl are as well . Fro m now on
our emertainmenl. Thi s is far from true . The y
the axi s of cv il will nOI be Iraq , Nonh Korea, .. pro y i,d~ ,I ~e, c n t h u si a s m and c nerg.y Ihal mak C-'l
-and Iran. Instead , il wilJ"no w be Iraq" No nh
Bo ys' Slate ' wha t il·i s . This ·s imple competi ·
Kore a, ~ n d G irls' S ia ic. But hey, Ihal"s jus t
lion c rea les Ihe bon ds bclwccn our c ilies. II
my sa lirica l point Of view . If an yone nce ds
ma k.es us a te am , and OUI o f t hesc learn s
me I'll be ou t respec li ng spiritua l tc rroris ts
co mes the energy , Ihe vigo r, for the polili es
and Iha nkin g god Iha r so meo ne lold me I a m
a nll learning cxpericnce of Boys ' Slate . Th ey
igno ra nl a nd a pa thc lic , Ha ve a grea l wee k
pro vide Ihe c nlhusias m thai w ill make Boys'
8 0ys S t3lers, maybe you ·1I go home with less
Slale 3nd e.\.c iling and mem orable lim c for all
igllornnec a nd apa lhy !
of us.
The Enthusiasm of
Boy's State
,2 Monda y, June 21, 2004
Boys'State Band
Doing Pretty Darn
Well
By Andrew Sk idmo re; Stoff If riler,
The Boys' Sta le Band ill do ing we ll rhus fa r.
havin g comple ted its fl[s t pe rformance Su nday a t
the Gene rel Asse mbly meeti ng. Juniors (rom all
ove r the! SI31e are ac ti v ely praying their instruments
in lJUS program. which is a pieasam cha nge for the
norm (bcillt; a ba nd member
my~dr.
I know Ih:H
.scmerlmes then: jus l l:m'l cnough l im e i n rnose sum­
mer days (0 practice Ihe :01hom). Jason Smith. the
Ba nd Direct or , hall done extra ordi nary work with
the proup . having only an hour 10 wor k wit h the
band earfier uus aflemoon .
With lhc: limited lime the band has spen t togerh ­
cr. il has shown lh:ll it is ready and wil ling 10 play
new (and sometimes cha llengi ng) music . Today ,
Ole band played TIle:Star Spangled Danner. Anned
Forces on Parade , and (he MS U Fight Song. M ore
songs are on the way , so there will always be it new
sound 10 hcar from lhe group.
The Ba nd also features a strong brass secuon,
includ ing ma ny tru mp et s. a few ba rit on es , a nd G
hom . Some bari to ne 's ::lC! as. tubas. playing much
lower tha n they us uall y wou ld 10 c rea te a deeper
sound . Neverth eless, d o not co unt the wood winds
o ut- they are repre semtn g in Boys ' S tate with saxe ­
pho nes. o boes, and clarine ts.
Ov e ra ll. the band is doin g ra ther well so far n
WIth more practic e and music on the way, it will only
ge l better from here. Therefore , the next lime you
hear the band playing. know that what yo u are hear ­
ing is lhe hard work and dedicmion of man y talent ed
.and c~pab le musician s.
Ou r [Joys' Slalr &md gd tin g t hei r practice in.
Boys' Nation
By Wes Merrick, Staff Writer
Ah hou gh lhousands o f sludenls across Ihe nalion
:Ire give n the opponu nily each year 10 allend their
loca l Bo ys SI:lIC program, o n ly IWOstudeniS fro m
each siale a re choscn 10 advanc..:: 10 Boys Nalio n. a
pro g ram held in our nalion ' s ca pilo!.
To be considered fo r Bo ys Nalion, alle nd c~s
mu st fill o u l a n app lic :uion :lnd Ihen go Ihrou:;h
ime rvi ews Wllh I h~ Sen ior S l.::Iff. Ah ho ugh :lpplyin g
is nOI mand :llo ry, mOSI Boys S inier.s will Iry for a
chan ce 10 go 10 Wash inglOn D.C . and d isp l3.y the ir
polln cal kn owle dge and skills in a hands ·on sellin g .
11is a gre.lt honor and privilege to be one o f the 96
Boys Niilion delegales . as Mieh :lel Go o rh o u ~e. one
of lasl ye a r's c ho ices , lold us during the Ge ne ra l
Assemb ly o n Sunday, Jun e 20 th.
Thi s yca r, Boys Nation will be held from Jul )'
2 3rd to July 30 1h. a t Ma ry mo u nt Un ivers ity in
Was hingto n D.C. Slulle n!s wi ll get a c hance 10 hear
im po rtant po litica l speake rs and tak e fiel d trips 10
many famous D.C. landmarks. such as lhe Vietna m
and Lincoln mem ori als, the U.S . Co un o f Appe;ll s,
and lhc Whit e Hou se .
.
De lcgaics from the Mich igan 'Boys ' S lale pro­
gram that will adva nce wi11 be announced al rhe cnd
o f thl: program on Saturday, June 26 th. If yo u J re
inle resle d in a pp ly ing, ask you r cou nse lor fo r a n
app lica lion .
While you are ~ t Boys' Slale. mail willbe
dcli..ercd d.tily._):our mail should bc'aJdres.icd
10 }~I .1t the follo .....ing address : .
TIlE AJI EJUCAN I.EGION n OYS' STATE
,
'(Y OUR CITY)
C/ O 142 BRODY HAl.! ,
l\IlC H IGAN ST..\ TE UNIVERS l n'
~Asr 1A SSI NG, MI CIfl GAN 48824-1018
First Day Butterflies
The Youth of America
By Brian Mosley, Program AJSistanr
By Lui Aumtnr, SuifJ lYriJtr
Comi ng to Bo ys' Slate for rne First li me huh?
We ll let me tell yo u some thing. there' s nothing10 be
afrait.l of. Allh ough yo u ca mpe rs are he re for the
first time it is a rema rka ble journ ey yo u are about ·10
.e mbark on . Fro m be ing e lected 10 a stale po siti on 10'
meetine new pe ople . It h a rollerccester ride of a
lifetime. All the Ro y Stators come in wo nde ri ng.
" Am I going to fit inT or "wbar am -I going 10 run
for?" or "What do I want 10 get out of thi s week.."
Lcevmg ou r fami lie s ond frie nd s be hind al ho me
goi ng to a place so me of us kn ow nothing abo ur.
Wilh mill ions o f questions a nd IhQug hts runn ing
thro ugh our head s as Ilrst yeaJ slaff and Flrst ume
staters. As tne wee k progresses on you will bec a me
tired ph-ysieally but more arid mo re eager to gel on
to the next Ihi ng mentally. Th en all of <1 sudden
befo re you know il lhe week is over and it is time 10
go home and say good bye to our friends thai we fee l
that we ha ve k nown for years even Iho ugh we' ve
only knc..... n lhe m fOI several nay s .
Morality Must Return
to Economic Theory
Vi4!M.' pl)ln r By Mat Messenchmiat, Stllff H'M·ter
If a man wa lked up to anoth er man with a COn­
cea led knif e in a dark alley and demanded or him .
" G ive me you r wallet ,' virtually everyone would
call that ma n a c ri minal. We would no t take int o
se rious co ns ide ration wheth er the man was rich or
po or, b la ck or w h ite, A mer ic a n or fo re ig n. We
wo u ld call hi m a criminal. \Vhy? BecDuse we und er·
st.ind that to tak e things of value by COercive mel!J·
ods is unjust and immo ral.
But the sa me kjnd o f lhe n is o;lcce pred on a muc h
wide r scale In nalional polili es. It co mes in the fOIlTl
of bu si ne ss regu la li on , inc ome t;)xe S. and, most
ob viou sly. lhe welf are .~ys te n1. Do the peo ple who
pay the mo st inco me laxe s and prope ny tax es, Ihe
peop le ....'ho are paying fOr lhe welfare system. d o so
volunta ri ly? No! Th ey are d oin g so beca us e evcry
gu n h ired··by the IRS is po inre d al th e ir h ea d s .
Ta king )omel hing lliat be longs to so meo ne else .....il h
the use of fo rce is know n as ilhefli on lhe slreelS .
Ibarba rism i whe n practiced b y a historical figu re
such 3S AUila Ihe Hun o r Ge ng his Khan . And ye l il
'is excused whe n prac liced b}' Ihc US government
and Ihc ci tize ns Ihat profit from Ihis robbery. Sun;.
Ihe wei fan: s)l'tem b l.IcmCK:r•.uically impo sed on the
pUblic . BUI Hiller was democralic:!llly imp os ed on
Gennany . So was Slavery In Ihe Re public of Tc x:ls.
nusi ness reg ulation , wa ge contrOls , and olher mea ­
sures suppo n ed o nly by Ihe ph ysical strength of Lie
gove mlne nt a re no t mo r311y acceplable j ust ~ca use
they are sa nctio ned by l.Iemocracy .
Thi nl a bo~ It. Wo ulll )·o u excuse Ihe man who
stole a wallet wilh a kn ife if he was poor? Of coune
nOI. So do n 't excuse Ihe man who acc epts a welfa re
chec L: for Ihe same rc:uon.
The Menu
MO~OAY,JUNE2 1
BREAKfAST
7;30 a.m.·8:30 a.m,
S<ramblcd Eggs
Panc)\(cs
Mini POl:1l0P"Jncikes
Sat!S3gePauies
TUESDAY,JUN E 2Z
BRF..A. KF'AST
1:30 0I.m.-8:30 a.m.
Scrambled E~ g j
C'renchToul
Smol o.:d Saul.1geLin.L:.s
Smiley Fries
LUNCH
11:30 a.m.· IZ:30 p.m,
Chk le n Veget.ableSoup
H ~ bu r8e rs
Ho! Turkey Sandwich
Mashed Pol.\loes .....ilh
Geary
3-Che.cse Pila
TalcrT Ols
Bro.... nies
LUNCH
11:30 a.m.·12:30 p.m.
Cream of BrocColi SOIJP
Turkey Slew with Biscuil
Taros
G)'ms·
NachoBar
CurlyC'ries
RiccKri spicT reaLS
"Others will und erestimate us, for a lthoug h we
j udze oursel ves by wha t we fee l capa ble of doi ng,
o the rs judge us o n ly by wh at we h a ve a lread y
done ,"
Wh,u ere yo u going 10 do when yo u grow up ?
whar are you r futu re goa ls? These 3I'e so me of the
-quesucns we a re c o m mo n ly as ke d tod ay So me
pe ople ha v e a ncg a rivc vi e w on th e you th of
Ame rica . Th ese people do nol rea lize the full po ten­
tial o f Ame ric an teen s. The re a re some, tho ugh •
who believe in the future generation s who will lead
A me ric a in continuing ( 0 be a succ essful nation.
O ne u niqu e gro up of people who be lie ve in us is
called T he American Le gion. Eve ry su mme r the y
have a Program. cal led Boys' Slate. T hey h ave a
larg e g rou p o f co uncetcrs and staff 10 help mentor
lhe youth of Am erica . Th ese; people kn ow and real­
ize our in-penance and po tentia l. Th e y have set up
the Prog ram 10 enco urage and hel p develop teens 10
become leaders o f Ame rica . ) be lieve Boys' S tale is
'an I mport~m and me an ingful institution for all par­
ricipa r ns. I beli eve if we, the s tude nts. tak e Ihis
expe rie nce serio usly a nd put all we c an, we will one
day be success fu l leade rs of the future America. We
will One day she ..... the unbe lievers what poremtat we
hold inside . Th ank yo u The Ame rica n Leg ion, for
belie ving in us all.
5:00p.rn.·6;OO p.m.
D~i\l:R
!ke fRl\·ioli
Teri)'akiChickeilSandwkti
OU$eR,n; oh
Slu.t: F'en..ll Fries
Pt u& Cmoo
G-uJic Orcad
MlIble Cate
Phill)' Peel'(! Cake
5:00 pJlJ.-6:00 p.m.
Pl1.7..a
.
Wi n~ling ~
BBQOd
J.1e.;lle-!sPi zu.
THE WHIRLIGIG?????
By Allen Llebau, Slaff lYriJu .
The Whirligig is the traduionat nam e for the 61
year old Bo ys State Newspaper. Wh irligig is defi ned
as a child's toy , " a Iwil ling object," merry-go-rou nd.
an d a person in stare of change.
Perb aps this last defi nitio n is .....hat the o rigi nal
newspaper staff was lhin.k.ing of whe n they cre ated
the pa per . In ou r old nl es.llle first issue to be fou nd
is j ust na med The lYir li f ig with no expl anation
offered since .
In the 1988 's sessio n of Boys' State. Ihe name
was changed 10 Tilt ug/onairt in Ihc thi rd Iss ue.
Th e OUI c ry of s up po r t fo r th e o rig i na l Til e
Whirilgig .caused a chan ge bad 10 Ihe ori gina l title .
The change was made for Ole foon h Issue10 go back.
Tile Wllirligig. lhe staf f her at The Wh irligig is
proud to say lhat ever since then we have had thts as
our n a m e , and th e u adirlon a nd name o f Th e
Whi rligig will be upheld for ye ars to co me,
Joel Stapleton, Mean
S.O.B., Jerk, Building
Coordinator, Medical
Expert
Oliliook by Kyl r i rwin 'l-Program AssistaTlt ·
Whe n r ca me 10 Boys SUl\e lasl year , I had o ne
o f Ihe mOSI un ique expe riences o ne coul d eye r ha ve.
I was h a v i n ~ <l greal wee k·, and Ihe n su.dd.: n ly o n
Wel.lnesda)· nilill il a ll came 10 a sc recc hlng hall.
We we re playmg an inappropriate game of footba ll
in the ha llway for o ur c ity ( Lineo ln C il)'. long live
Bagley Co unty ) and I was playing Ihe role of full­
bacl . I uied to pUI my belli BdIT)' Sanders mo \·es on
tineof my ci ty-mates playing Lineback e r. I spu n. and
as I did , he hit me squa re in Ihe ~ i de of my left knee .
His .....e ight held my foOl in plac e as he roll ed o nlo it.
My knee subseq ue nlly bent 10 the left. in <I.way {ha t
a knee ~h ou l d not benet Need less 10 sa )' I dropp~
like a wei satJl.Ibag .
After crdwling in p:lin b3ck 10 my roo m, some­
o ne we n! and ~OI ou r co unR'lor , who llnm cd i31el y
gOI the bad a ss bui ldi ng c oord m3 10r Jod Oil lhc
c a-se . Joe l cam e dOWIl 10 my room wilh Sid ney and
d ecillell Ihal il wo u lll he be .., fo r me to visi l lhe
c me rge ncy roo m 1.I0wn al S pafTow Hosp ita l because
il is a lway s be SI 10 c rr o n Ihe s ide o f c 3ulio n .
S id ney hdpctl me 10 my feCI anll sllln ed 10 he fl me
up Onto Joel' s sho ulder. O nce Jod gOI a good holll
of me , he did a 1I1cJdifi«l fire man' s carry dow n lhe
hall , a lit a door , do wn 5 sle ps and pl:lced me inlo a
leg io n member ' s va ll. A fle r spendi ng :l good 4
hours h:lVlOgx-rays and such do nt: al lhe hospital, il
was J oel who gree ted me back 3t lhe door of Bailey
Ha ll, on ce ag aill go ing s tra ight inlo the mOtJiricl.l
fire man ' s can )' and go t me bad safe ly 10 my roo m
East Lansing Weath er Box
M ONDAY , J UNE 21, 2004
.M ostly cloudy , a c ha lice oJ
thu nders to rms. Challu
of rain 50%,
DL~ N E R
where I rested with wo nderful trips on vt c cdi n and
Ihuprofen Th is wa s prelly g ood behavior o f a mean
S .O .B.• je rk. and bui lding co ord inator wit h a bad
anltud e person . "So duri ng )'O W week at Boys Sla le,
if you gel inj ured and are" immobile, t'm sore Joe l
wo u ld be glad to ca rry yo u aro u nd . at lea st unul
they gel you a whee l chair.
High 1S-r
Lo w 58"'F
T UESDA Y, JUI"E 22, 2004
Partly SUI/ ny, a ch alice of
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N00TI3ndy V.,;¥:'C I.ilbIQ
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Tht W/lirlig ig SIDJ! starts o n' today 's stories,
'''STI CKLERS UNITE !"
Grammatical Foibles
Annoy Commentator
By JOllathan UJ~dact, St aff W,itr,
A rece nt book. by Lynne Tru ss. Ears, SJroOts &
h a s t he u n us ual s uhlille o f r il e Zuo
L t!a~·t! s .
ToleranCt!Approach to PWlctltotioll . Wilh that "ze ro
lolerance app roa ch" in mi nd . aOlJreeem ly remir.dcd
b y Ihe Boys' S iale mo lto of " to be early is 10 be one
lim e ; 10 be on lime is ·to be laic ,'" finl.l m}self winc­
ing as I wall inlO Ille c.:ommunicalion1> shrine of Tile
Wh irligig Lab . Th e prom inenlly placed NOlice pro­
cla im!>: "Whe n all eom pu le rs are in USe a nd OIlier
slUdenls are wa iting . The use o f e ·ma il, insla nl me s­
sengcr will N OT OF: A ll OWF..12: · and l:lle r "A ny
violations m:ly resull in the r~mo" a l from the Lab ."
For a pcrf eClionlsl IIle me . e ac h e lTor like lhis
cau ses a wince . S ince thes e NOlice!).:lre posled and
nOI lami n31ed. 1 can and do e orr eCl the c no r~ . bUI
lhe probl em is slit l lhat wh oe ver wrOle the NOlice
ne gleclcd the granunat . T his is a sad state o f affairs
an d s hould be c orr ecled . As the Not ice sland s. il
Slales Iha t the usc of e· ma il and inslant messenger is
prOhibited und e r a ll c irc umsta nc es (whic h b y lhe
precedi ng fr agm ent is ob v ious ly nOl the inlended
mean in g) . Th e seco nd qu ot at ion Sla tes that v iola­
tion s my resul t in lhe remova l of so meon e or some­
Ih ing no t speci fi ed bUI no t Ihe " y ou" thai wou ld
have been imp lied had the definite article not been
pu t bef or e the ·'re mo va l. " Th e c o mm a a fle r " e - ·
m:lil," whi le nOI an error as such and thus nOI cor ­
recl ed in penci l on severa l of lhe posling. is in my
o pinio n a stylislie faull.
If a ll of r h i ~ is Or .eck 10 you , )'OU have IWO
op lions : Either read lhe book E,;m . Shools &: Lea ve s
or ignore me a il logelh e r. I hope you choose the for­
rrn.:r. If you urJders lanc1 nle pe rfe";lly. l:lke sleps 10
impro ve you r o wn wn llng
f Ed IIQle: I I;ncll GI l ·· I! d ilor-in ·ch i~f'· co mins 10
,hi t POP~/~I J
MQ n~ay, Ju ne 21, 2004 :3
Farewell to
"The Genius"
Ray Charles 1930-2004
By Chris Ktuo, Staff Wri/tr
As the worl d said fare well to "Tbc Genius" Ray
Charle s, [ think it is nece ssary to teke a little time to
look back 31 the leg endary mus rcran . Ra y Ch3.1Jes
was an unde niable fo rce in the form ation of roe k
and roll mvslc: his approac h to wards music in gen­
eral was revoluti onary fo r his time. Blmd by the age
of seven and orphaned by the age of frfrecn.Charles
did nOI feel bad fo r hi s dr sac vanr ages and used
Bra ille to become proficient in the pillno, clarinet,
trumpet and saxophone before his sixteenth binh­
day.
Throughout his Illustrious ca reer C harles wo n
twelve Grammy awards. the Presidential Medal for
l he Art s, and was one of me inaugural m us icia ns
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. BUI
personally. I thi nk thai Ray C harles is one of [he
most understated musicians of ::III time and his lega­
cy is nOI eve n close to the caliber thai it should be.
When C harles brok e onto the mus ic scene in
1949 he wa s criticiz ed for his "devi l music: ' He
became rbc very flrsl musicia n 10 fighl the baal c of
'sin verse s salvation' in ICnTIS o( popula r music . ..
but the credi t (or the kick -st an o f roc k and roll
belongs 10 Elvis Presley. He overcame great obsta­
des to become the musician Ihat he was. realizing
rhar eyesight is nOInecessary 10 succeed. But Stevie
Wonder is co nsidered by many to be the greatest .
blind musician of all tune. With Itnle co nsideration
placed upon Charles.
'
But even in death the uoderstarcmem conti nues,
for Ray Char les passed away just a few days after'
Pres iden t Reagan. I knew Ihal lill ie recog nition
would be placed upon Ray Charles and his life as
the media foc use d o n the funeral proce ssion of
Ronald Reagan. I am not say ing thai any less au en­
lion should have been placcd On Ihe me mory of
Reagan; I ju sl firmly be lieve Ihal lhe. dealh of Ray
Cha rles ~houJd have been handled bene r. For e.lll\ffi­
pie. I was wJ.tching "World New s Tonighl " wil h
Pe[t r Jenni ngs when [he ~ [o ry on Chnrles de a!.h h:ld
broke . Ralper than.paying a sufficient ~ribu [e 10 him,
s till pholographs of Ron ald Reagan·s·earl y life
we re played ove r :l Ray Cha rles song. I am slill
unsu n: of whal ABC was trying 10 acco mpli$h i ~
Ihis memoria l montage.
All in all, I jusI hope Ihat by Writing lhls :tr1icle I
can reach a few people who have never heard "The
Genius" do wha t he does bcsl. There' s no \\ ay to
conlIol the beast that is the medi:l: so as a humble
wriler I hope thai those o f you who h<lv C a lovc of
mu sic go OUI and d iscover the Icgend Ihal IS Ray
Charles.
R e'com'mellded Listening:
Gt?llil,s und Soul: TIle -?GIll A ml i ve rsary
Cufle cziml
Birlh oj a ugend 1949·1952
17Je Genius ofRay Charles
Swur mul S~ur Tea rs
Was Ir ving Berlin Right ?
A ,tielt bJ l ona/llo" Lovelace, S lDjj Wri/t'r
The Irving Berlin song enlilled "Oh ! How I Hale
to Gel Up in the Morning" seems p:u1icu larly appro­
prialc 10 Ihis nighl owl-cum- Bo)'s· Sialer. II d UOlli­
cles lhe :lng uish o f a young m:m in Ihe Arm)' on
hcan ng Reveille. Read II online (you can lind il at
Sco utSongs,eo m), ll s wry humo r, (ouching inilially
on Ihoughts of murdering the bugler :lnd hoping to
r.c a b U~,le r himself so he ca n spend most o f I h~ day
in bed. brings a chuckle al least at a firsl hearing.
However. on a second look, Reveille is only al
seve n o·c1ock! Th is is when I had 10 be lec. ~'il/g in
Ihc morning. aner ·drt:Ssing, packing. and breakfasf,
during the school year, .<Ind the l>.3 me as J h:td :;CI up
' yeS[erday morning to co me 10 Boys ' S tale , And
T<l ps I.. al eleven. whIch I acknOwledge is a bll laIc
e\'en for m~ . And. much as I would like 10 ·'a mpu­
lale his revei lle and slomp upon II he-w II)·: · l admil
Ihot! is a bil ex u e me for 3 lOOSer schcdulc Ihan J
wouJd set for myself.
The moral is: Ktc'ep all open mind . and cheek
your faCIS firs!.
And, wh:llevCr you do, d Oll '/ murda lhe bugler,
BANK HOURS
Theno)'s' Sta tc Bank wili
be opencdin the lobby of
Brody Hall
MON DAY TH RU FIUDAY
7:30 am-l O:OO am .
.u .cc am~2:00pm
5:00pm,9;OO pm
SATURDAY
7;00 am -l2:30 pm
The "Bank " tellers await you' busine ss.
H uman Ri ghts
Campa ign to E ndors e
J ohn Kerry
LOCAL NEWS
Layoffs Iminent as Sill Tax
Inc reases ill City of Tyler
By Kyle 1n>.'i1f »Program Ass tsta nt »
AI lhls hour liiyoffs arc Imminenl in the city of
Tyler as Ihe sin taxes for the cily continue 10 ~k y roc k ­
cr. This increasing tax is causing undue &IfCS,$ on a
major employer in the cny, !.hal employer. being the
Tobacco Grain Company. This Company cmploys
I ~OO her o working citizens and may be (orced 10 lay
off mUly of them if the sin tax continues [ 0 increase.
The increase in the sin tax is forcing the company to
make cost cunl ng measures as less revenue is genet­
ated because of weak sales due 10the high tax .
Tob :lCCO Grain Co mpa ny s po ke s m a n Owe n
HaJP,"r had this to say "M.1l'lY citizeus ace coming !O
me-concerned abo ut the increasing tax on our prod­
UCIS, and 10 them I have 10 say Ihal \1.'(' have tri ed 10
contact both the eu y and the slate about this issue and
neither have responded 10 our pleas. If nus conduct
continues and taxes cominue 10 nse. we may have 10
fold and move 10 Girls Slate, and that' s something W'C
wantto avoid at all costs."
The economic impact of the tossof this company
for not only the City of Tyler but also Blair COUnl)'
would be enensive. There are already unemploymera
issues in lhc CilY of Polk and ibe Joss or thesejobs
would s pell disa s ter (or Ihal count y' s econo my,
lmaglnc IjOO citlzens.lcsing their high paying j obs
with full benefits, which would force the poverty lev­
e ls o f the county ",0 skyrocket. Tobacco G rain
Company being forced 10 move would also elimi nate
revenue from ihe high sin lax, but also from property
lax, and ci ty faxes on the workers .11 the company,
The estim ated loss of revenue jumps into the millions
and IhOit is , imply something that the city and coumy
canner ilfford. Thc S[.3[e. and cily must open dia­
logues belwecn [hemselvcs :lnd [he Tobacco Gr;1in
Company if the)' wish [ 0 h;1VC a ch;1 nce of survival.
If Ihey reruse. Ihen fUl in peace the Cilies of T)·kr
3nd Polk., and Blair Counl)'.
Opi,lioll by SCOfI De Orio Staff Wriler
T he Human RiShis Campai gn (H RC). a nallonal
pOlllical organiza lion spearh.:ad tng Ihe f ighl for
GLUT flgh!s. h3i ofri ci all)' en dorsed Se n. John
Kerr y in his race for lhe .presldenc y. Kerry It<l~
ael ivel y pur sued Ihe soc ial issu e fo r ne arl y 1"' 0
decades. beginni ng ..... id' his inl rod uetlon of a gay
civ il righls bill in 1985.
Kerry . howcver. consi>;lCnlly does nOllo support
one of lhe i ~s ues t-lRC lakes mOSl scrio usl)', lhal is,
marriage eq ualil)', The right 10 nl arl')' 10 <l fashion
eqU:l1 10 hClerosexual co uples would provide what
any n" non ly issue rcqulr es: digl11 [y. Kerry's ch3.m­
plOning of civil union s for s ay co uples does not
Sruni its red pien ts fr.:cd olO o f recogniti on fro m
Ihm fd lov. Amcn c3ns. Despitc this gaping hole in
Jobn Kerry ' ) position On ga)' ci\'il ri ~.Il1 S , HRC Iegil­
imizcs hinl for an ob\·ious re<lson: no maHer wh:ll,
he prOVIdes (or more freedoms than Presidem B U~h .
Do Not Fo rget
to or de r your
BO YS' STAT E
YEA R BO O K .
Order forms avai lable from
Boys' Sta te Hea dq ua r te rs .
, Also Available durin g
Boys' State Program.
Cost $8.00
If pa id b)'"ch eck o r mon ey o rd er ,
please make th em OUllo :
AME R[CAN LEGION
BOYS ' STAT E PRO GRAM
212 N. VERLINDEN
LANS[NG, l\[[CHlGAN 489[5
Year Books will nol be s hipped
unlil InIe Sep lember 2004
City of Adams 10 Begin
lA,bor Nego lilalio ns
The City o f Ad:lms wiU be gin ilS coll ective
barg aini ng nego liation s .....il h Ihe Pub lic Safely
Employees. The Police and Fire Dep:u1lllenlS have
nOlified .1he CIIY of Iheir infent 10 begi n Labor
Conlracl NegOlialions, A Police Office r' s Union
Nego[la[or stated, "We :Ire as.kin,g for a very rea­
son able pay raise . Th e O f ficer '~ of lhe Adam s
Poli ce Depa rt me nt arc eae h maki ng l e s .~ th ,)n
547.000.00 it year. lhat's wilh 20 years of sen' ice
[0 lhc cilizenry." The-CilY has m;Jde no commen't
as o f rei uue to recent d eclions. The Firefis htcrs
Union h:lS also asked for p.'y increases. ··We PUI
our lives on I h~ line ror Ihc Peop le of Adams and
in rClum \I.e :u e asking for a mode)l living f(lr our
fanlilie>;," The Cil)' In Ihe pasl has :ll.....ays re ~ pond­
ed poorly (or any cu y emp loyee s pa y increase,i
exe epl for Dep:lnmenl Heads , Th e Deparlme nl
Heads havc enjoyed a 20% increase over the pasc
seve n yeaJ1, One cilire n .....:lS J$ked 10 co mmenl on
the upcom ing negOlialions. " I ( it means increa sing
la:'l. es Ihen I would h.3v ~ 10 examine th~ fine print. I
do agree \~e should take CMe of our Public Safely,
I h ~ y l:lk.c care o f us'" Th e Publ ic Sa fel)' Labor
Allornc ys an:: preparin g for a lough negoliati on
and possibly cven arbi[J3110n ,
City of Harrison and State
D.E.Q. Tangl e
The Boys State Depanm enr cf Envircnmema l
Equality tu.~ resorted 10 fining the Lily o( Harmon for
pumping sewage into the Scarborough River. The City
has been in oegcuaucns with the State Cor the p3S1 ye:rr
bul mOSI recently the la1ks ha..e broke down?
A D.E.Q spokes man stared "The City has jusI
refused 10 handle it s sewage problem il would rat her
dump it in the river, We are encouraged that new City
elections are forthcoming and maybedialogue mayopen
again,"
The O.E.Q has filed for fines to be placed against
the City :11 SIO,ooo.OO a day if the City docs not con­
suucr botha storage and pump facilily for the sewage.
Environmental Engineers and Marine Biclogtsts
warn of the ranuficauons to thc River and the ecosystem
if the problem fers i~LS . The River has gone from a jewel
10 art eyesore. Manyresidents along the River complain
of Ihesmell and expired fish and wildli(c,
Lest year thea ty of Harrison hireda CIVi l Engineer
Firm [0 dr.f t a COS! (or me storage and pumping racilil)'.
The cost drafl reached approxlmalely fon y million dol.
lJ.:'s 10 comptcre Ihe new facilily 10 meet Stare O.E.Q
compliance.
The question COmes down to where is jhe money
going 10 come from? One Cuy rcsidenl $I:lle(f"I' m
retired and on a f ixed income. where 310 I going \0 get
the moncy ror lhe increase in my 13.l:l".,S ?"
What if an)'lhing "."i ll change aner [he upcoming
eiectlons?
A mbulan ce Service Falls by the
Wayside in Mo nroe City _
B)' Kyle I,.",.,;" »Progrom A ss ista nt s
The Cit)' of Monroehad a privalizoo arnbula.ncc ser·
vicc in orderto cut njnir!g and maintenance COstS for its
fire dept Ho.....ever. the city recently leawed Ihal lhe
companyentrus!ed 10 providc adC<:jua:e life supf'01tser­
vicesfor the cily has.fallen into financiairuin and w,1lbe:
going OU I o( businrss t:y the end of th~ fiscalycaJ. This
mClllS that cilYis ellhcrgoing 10h3ve 10 rind<In ahemafc
company 10 PJOvKle ifs E.\.lS 5ero'ict or the ol Y TTUly be
rorccd 10 creale i['s own EMS service on ;1 whim wilh no
re.1listie rno·ney budgeted for Ihe projecl. The biggesl
problem wllh fmding an ahemalc EJI,IS company ill lhe
fact that the ne3.rest one is in a different counl)". This
obviou~ly pr()V ide.~ an ob\' i ou.~ l"Suewith r<:spans.:lime If
Ihe H.'IS ser\'ice is forced 10 r..-spond acro!'.S eoumy lines
~ a ch lime. However ~t lhe ~ me [imc thecit)' h:lsnot had
any money al'ailable [0 fund a projecl such J.:i s[aning iI'S
Own EMS service, The cil)' in order [0 fund such 3
prosped M uld have 10 makedr-as lic runding CUIS in o thi;f
areas, which COnles as an obvious sticking poinl In lhe
eyesof most rcsidents . however al th ~ samelime. withoul'
£MS service (or me cily in the eyent of a medical emer­
gency there will be no professional oUllet for help and
thai could C(lS 1 ItvC$. The Cil)' must w e actiOn inuncdi·
alcly on this l)Suein Older10 SOlVe the It\'cs of ItS ellizens
when they are in need, If the cily (or ~'hale Ve t ruson
decides that thiS IS not imporunl CllOUgh '0 act On. then
lhey (ace the lisk of belne; legally liable ror 1IOt pronding
adcqu~tc c mC'l'g ~ ncy ~et'riccs for il' s cirile ns, The law­
SUi l~ for !.h
at alone could COSI lhe cily Imlhons of doll.:a.."S
per case. This is.nOI something !.hal the cily can 511 back
and become 13., on. Jr me cily dQc:.S nOI ha\c: allcquarc
E.MS s1l: Ivice by Ihe end of Ihe AGF sess ion on
Wcd n~ua )' J ma )' bl: (orced10 5tan rocal!pro..'ertlinl1s for
\he cily offICIals , Monroe. thisis your nJ l to t:lkeaClion.
sodO\l!
And no,;, for Something Completely Different...
Compiled Oy Ales Nelsoll, 1)'ler Cily
Alaskais repUloo 10 be \he sLale mosl ladenwith congressionJl overspend­
ing (lhanks10its pou..ertul U.S, Rep, Don Youngand U.s , Scn. Ted SlCvens),
and an April Ntw Yo!i n miJ dispatch described 1\\:0 proposed, marginally
useful bridges ror the stale thaIwill evenlUaJJy COS! U,;o;pa}'eJSmocethan $2,2
billion. One. almon a.s bIg a~ Ihe Golden Ga[c bridce. would .conneel
Ketchikan (pcp. 7,800) Wltlt a .5O -fCSldclll island and lhe lown's modesl air­
port (and would ~place a five·minute ferry boal ride), and theolher. a 2-mile-
~o;;gaS~~I;:~~I~~~/~h::;:;;l a~:~~~ I~~~:=s~~ ;:I ~r;:~~~
SOfl ~~~;~::C::­i ~:~nJ . 56, ....as ehJ.:gcJ with robblll,g the ClarkMm in
Akron. Ohio, in M a y ~ he gave up p:lJ11ol. 3y ihroughthough. and had to Hk the
d crl lo pl c:a.~ e run out 10Atm:illOfl g'SeM3lldrclrievehis Ol)'sen lank. which
l1e r.:quires fot " r ~pi ra t ory rondition
And. 10 NoVenlber 2003. ~ lar k Shlei fer, .oS. pleaded guih )' in
Ov).1<.:Stown. Pa.• l0 pos.-essinSmore Ihan 1.000 pictures of child pornography.
even thOU&!l he i<; legally hh oo .lhllp : lln~ \\o <;{)f!.hc weud .coml. 6-1] .().IJ
(January 2002. Crodlill) A Croalian was lulled while U)'ing (0 open a
hand g renade wllh a chainsaw, He wan ted to retrieve Ihe explosive to
Illake lirc.:: rackers for the N..:.w YI;.i'U"'S holiday. ro af\vin Awards, 2002J
Whirligig StaffBox ·
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rt i spt:bl i!;flc.:i f~, ti~ s du ri l\ g:th e
Boys' Sl.3lePr C\i.l:utl.
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th o Wa/I (SAl. ) . A Jl~ 1I (.ichau (51\ L)
4 Monday, June 21,2004
Citizens of Madison
City Seek Refuge
Under City's Wing
By
Ky f~
Mic!:tigan S l::It!!Udiverslty
Sparty'sConvenience Store
Sun da y, Jun e 20ththrougIJ
Saturday, June ~6
Irwin "Program Assistant·
The Manuela. R;CSOIl In M.3.d' SOn Cit)' is seek­
ing to acquire, demolish, and rede velop an area
OPEN DAILY ~'RO M
alon g the beach. The y are asking the c ity to bu y
a con domi nium building o n the beach :0.0 if ca n
rede velop the area into a 5-acre resort. The )j
resident s o f the building arc asking the city for
protection fro m the resnn . Th e ci ty in hand is
9:00 a.m.e l I :OQ p.m. :
unsure w hether It woul d be a goo d idea for tne
City to buy the buildin g and le: the resort develop
3.'\ planned.
Communi ty Analyst fo r Ihe e ll }' Dwight
Ooodmau think s that putting Ihe resid ents oUI on
the stree t (or just " fai r market value" of th .el f
homes is a bad idea. he c laims thai fair market
value is In fact unfair and Ihal lhe resort is of fer­
Ing 100 lill ie mo ney to the re sident s .
In a counter poin t, marketing analyst for the
resort. Mr . Jerry Johansson says ,hal they would
be w ill ing La e x pend 110 % o f the c urrent fai r
ma rke t va lue o f the co ndos to th e curre nt rcsi­
dents for 'h e land . He a lso says th at the re so rt
wou ld nee d assurance ho we ver from the city that
. there will be no beach pollut io n. Ho we ver . tbe
resort would add hundre ds o f full lim e jobs and
wo ul d i nc r e ase c i ty r e ve n ue and revital ize
growth.
Co ndo reside nt Mary Huff had this to sa y
about the proposal "Bi g go vernmen t is starting 10
get to way too intrusive. th e y are actuall y think ­
ing abo ut kicki ng us
OUI
o f ou r homes, this is
ludicrous."
Th e econo mic prosp ects o f this resort m ay be
to o grea t for the city 10 ig nore . Tb ey m ay ha ve
10 abandon the 35 residents o f rbe con dos in
order to m ake me c ity a better place .
II is a conc urri ng o pinio n of many otber re s i­
dents Ihal 35 people a re no t worth the 62 ,000
people it hus the c ha nce 10 bene fit. Th e . peo ple
that w ould be put out w o uld in the lo ng ru n be ne­
lit with thing s lik e hig he r p ro pert y valu es across
th e city. hi ghe r wages for work e rs . a nd an o vera ll
bett er place to live.
Interesting Laws
Collected By: Pete DeGraaf, SUJff Writer
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• T he me rs in Glendal e. Ca li roTnla ca n show hur­
r o r film s onl y o n M o nd a y, Tu e sd a y , o r
Wedn esd ay.
You ca n't plow a colton field with an e1epha nl
in No n h Ca rolina.
Boys' State NBA Team
Swordfish May Move
to Girls' State and
Become WNBA Team
The City of Johnso n is bein g dealt an ultimatum .
b)' rbc ow ne r o r th e Bo ys S la te N BA T e a m th e
Swordfis h. S wordf ish o wner Ma rtin Hooper is ask­
ing the city for 30 mil lion dollars 10 fund a new
arena, The current arena tha t the Swo rdfis h play in
is outdated and technicall y not up co spec ifications
accordmg to ' he NBA ru le book. Cit ed is Ihe fact
that the court is only 7 1 feel long. nOI the standard
90. and tha i the rims arc se t at 7 fee l. which is a fur
CIY Irom the lea g ue stan dard 10 . In add itions 10
those problems the sea ling is sub pat . the aren a only
seats 600. And \0 make matters worse the cu rrent
are na is bec oming an insuran c e nlg t umare for the
baskem atj team . w ith proble ms s uc h as cru mbling
walls, warped boards on tne coun fl oori ng. and the
thre a t o f co ndemnatio n by the bu ilding inspector
loom ing, urccurreru insuran ce liability cos ts for the
team are neari ng 5 milli on per year o rr their bouom
line. JU$I these insurance COSISha ve d riven the team
into financial turmoi l. The y currently ha ve a bal­
ance in their fund eq uity of only SI.809.99
T he team adrn inlst ranon c la ims th at the ne w
arena wou ld bring in o ver a milli on in revenue per
year and lowe r' ins urance costs substantially. The
new aren a wou ld etso be a c ity tou ris m asset as it
cou ld be used Ior conven tions. concerts. and other
high revenue e..'ents. Havi ngthe new arena wou ld
re vitalize gruwth in the surrounding c it y area and
create .1Il influx of ne wly created jobs and expan ded
revenues for me City.
T he Sword fis h team ow ne r stares that if Ihe
fundlllg IS not approved he will be forc~d 10 mo ve
lh e le a rn 10 Gi rls S lat e a nd reconrigu re il int o a
WNBA leam ca lled the Fundam entaliSlS.
We a ll know lhal we woul dn ' t wa nl ano ther
\VNBA team; the striped baJl is so annoying to look
".
In the Bucket
B)' JakeMo)'
W il h Ihree wins unde r Ihe ir bell a lre ady , the
Detroil piSIo ns cam e imo Ihe Pa lace of Auburn Hills
of
Tuesda
y. June )5 wil.h lheir head s held high , and
In Le hig h. Ne braska it ' s again~ t t h~ law 10 sell
the)' had e\'ery right to. The Champ ionsh ip title was
d qnul hol es.
<.Jefinll el y wllhm thei r r~ ach . Ir It had n'l been for
Anti -m ode m law s re stri ct Imemci access in Ihe
Kob e Bry ant's " m agica l" sho t in ga me two . the
co u nt ty o f Burm a . Ill e ga l pos s e s si on o f a
N R A final s wo uld h:lve al read y been o ver . Th e
mod e m c a n lead 10 a priso n le rm .
g:un e sta rted off s low ly. w llh ma tch in g shots . It
cOll1in ued Ihrou gh lhe fir sl q uarter as an inten s e
I n Idah o IlJW for bid s a ci lizc n 10 give anot her
maleh. c nding me fmll qua rler With a score of 25­
ci tlze n a bo x o f ca ndy th a i we Ighs mor e Iha n
24. PiSIOn5 up by One. As the game contin ued the
· 50 pou nds.
.
PIstons :;\)O( o rr the charts . Evcry shot was a placed
through lhe nc.l. Th e Pistuns reg ularly .....orked lh.e
Every c itize n o f Ke ntuc ky is req uire d by law 10
ball a round the court, until there was a glimpse or
ta ke a ha th .at least on c e a ye ar,
a n o pe ni ng . w he re you would m os t li kely rind
• I I Is a g a in s l th e law to w ha lr.: hunt i n
Guard Richard Ham ilton, who ended lhe g.1ll1e with
Oklahoma . (T hi nk ab o ut it...)
twenty· one points . and was rec'o gn ized as tbe top
sea ler for lhc game . Th t game isn ' t o nl)' dependent
Acc:ord ing 10 la w. no Slore is a llo\ ...e
. d to sel l a
o n a gOOdoffe nsive sU:lIegy. bUI also a stro ng. and
too t h br us h o n th e Sabba l h i n Pr o viden c e ,
seemin gly Impenel rab le de fense .
Rh ode Is la n d . Ye t t he s e s a m c s lo rq a re
W it h inc re d ibly s tro ng o ppo ne nts. s uc h as
a llo wed 10 se ll lo o th paste and mout hwash o n
Cenle r ShJ qu llle O ·Nei ll and Guard s Kobe Bryan l
Sund ays .
and Gary Paylon , il look more th:ln jus l stan ding in
In Br e lon . A labama . Ih er~ IS a la\\( o n th e
rronl of the hoop . Shaq seem ed to be so me\..' hat or a
lo wn ' s books against ridin g do w n Ihe street in
c hal le ng~ to Piston 's Center Ben Wallace; he su rely
· a mOlorbo a't: '
,
.
wasn' t a P US ho~ ~r.· Wall~ce was sho uldet 10 shou l­
der w ith S upe rma n. but Di g Ben wa sn ·, go ing to
Ve rm on!, Ala ska , Ha\\ aii. 'l nd M:lIm: are Ihe
fall. Wa llace le f! Ihc game with a to tal of t .....ent)'­
fou r states in t he U.S . lh a t d o no t a llow bi ll­
two re~ou n d s J nd three s tea ls in Ihe final game
boards .
alone.
.
In Saud i Ar abia , a woma n re po rl e dl y m <lY
As the second hair c nded. lhe Los Ange les
d ivor ce her hushand if he doe.( not ke ep her
Lake rs see med st3r ~truck , losin g hy ten points to
s upplied with corree .
ou r hom e team wilh a score o r 55·45. They had 10
thiok of so mething in ord er to get back in the game ,
bUItheir plan s faded throu gh the last half .
.T he: Pis ;o ns cont inu ed to pur sue the cha mp i­
ons hip thai they so rightful ly deserved . Wi'thou l hes ­
ita tion . the Laker offense relied so le ly on Shaq and
Kobe. whom were: both co vered co nstan tly. leaving
the Pistons with a n e ven grate r chance a t vic tory.
The leJJTIthat w as favo red by a myriad of fans was
about tosc to a learn filled with you ng blood . With
a srartmg lmeup of pla yer s twenty-nine yea rs old
and you nge r, the 'Pisto ns see m like a team that will
hm and lheir perfo rmance showed no mercy . As me
thir d quatlcr e nded. the d re am of a Io unh champi­
onshtp began to fade for O 'N eill . 111 <:: score at the
e nd of me third quarter was Detroit 82-15 1.
With this in mind, Det ro it began to eas e off
to ward the end of the tast quart er . TIllS is only after
they reac hed a triple di g it score of o ne hundred
points. The y de cided 10 brin g in the " benc h w3Im:
ers " for me IU:>1 fou~ minu te s of 0 ,,: g,n ne. All of Ihe
starting five player s we re ahle 10 str down and relax
as the last len seconds on the clock trickled do wn.
and Ihe Ians were uproarious . The final sc ore for the
game was 100-87. The Detroi t Pistons were c rowned
w ith the NBA championship litle ,
Boys' State Scoreboard
Sunday, June 20, 2004
VOLLEYBALL
.(Tca!J1 in CAPS the Winner)
NATION AL U :AGUE
to
.
POLK vs. Tyler
FIlAW REvs. Taylor
LINCOLN
vs, Johnson
B UCHANAN vs. Pierce
A1\iIERICAN UfA GUE
, MONR OE vs. Jackson
,\.i,ill/ S ON vs. J efl~ rson
VAN BUREN vs: Harrison
1I'A.5H INGTON vs, Adams
BASKETBALL
(Team in CAPS the Winn er)
MIS Speedway:
DHL400
. NATIONAL LEAGUE
FILLMORE vs.Tay lor .
LIN COLN vs. Joh nson
By A llen Lieba u, Staff Writer
POLK vs. Tyler '
PIERC£'vs.Buchanan
Rya n Newman, driver or the Allrcl l Dodge 11 12.
won his Ilrst race o r the yea r on Sunday by making
up a lost lap a nd with 93 laps to go passed then
lead er Dale Jarreuand later held off the hard -ch arg­
ing Kase y Kanne 10 win Ihe DHL 400 mile race at
Mic higan Imernauonal Speedw ay. Ryan had test a
lap earl y due to tras h o n the speedway c loggi ng his
c ar's air inlet a nd ca using his e ngine 10 over hea t.
mak ing him have 10 pit under gree:n on the 22nd lap.
Pole Si tler Jeff Gordon went out at the 88lh lap due
to a blo....-n engin e, after leading the race for 81 of
Uie881 :ips.
AME RICAN tEAGUE
AD~U.[S .v s . Washington
JEFFERSON vs. Madi son
MONROE vs.Jackson
VAN BU REN vs.• ~.~s~n
Madison Buzzers
Lose Heartbreaker
to Jeffer~on
By JOllalhOIl LArelace, Staff Writtr
T he },'1ad iso n Cit y Q ui'l Do wl learn 10 51 an
intense m:llch 10 Jeffers on CilYyesle rtlay llflt'm oo n
l efferson j umped o ut to a 50-0 1e.1d in :l IOSSUpand ,1
'bo n us , wilh no quic k return by i'.lad ison , ..0 Ihe
M;jd iso n cap l:lins subbed a boUl a third 1010 I h~
malch . lhis ingen ious ·rno" e. repl ac ing (he orig inal
four who b) vin ue of que sti ons Clu tsid..:l meir range
o r knowled ge. we re held to .:l rninimu m by Ihc
illl CIISC J e ffe rs o n tcam . w il h fou r n e w m ~ n .
Displa yi ng the ir skill. Ihey rall ied , brin g ing Ihem
with in re.ach of Ihe wm :II 110 -110 . Sn ddenly, Ihe
lel fcr~on leam ..:ame back . pullin g <In unus ua l 15­
poi nl 1 0S ~U P hefo re th e I\.ladiso n e :oc pe ns c ou ld reael .
and ~ la t1ho n 10 .\1 o n a n un h e ard· or-n o · b on u ~ last
qu e st ion thilt only earned lhcm te n pOliltS. Final
SCOre: 125·120. Wi th new team SPirit, the MadIs on
lea rn hopes to keep ilS ch ampi o n ~ h i p drea ms alive
in lhis ne xt matc h
,
Bnsk elball gf:I S Ifllde'-""'(l)' with good
competition .
Volleyball competition gels lllld erwa)',
Quiz Bowl Resulls
for June 20, 2004
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