Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

'Badapples'atLowell
To the Editor.
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I OUok cmnn nunv UweU mi-
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JMliiy of ccmin ndm a Uml.
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Wfiflbn ihdr pupae «. Mctai.
Thete texton do DM know *cicoune
maoiil «D enough, du r»"
Anti-gay quote
Upsets Festa
To the Ediir**:
tn -•* article. "AIDS Furor Hit;
Public SchoeU," by Staci Bodtn an-1
Gaby Ca*Tilk;. n tic Ocfuoer 9 rax
of Tftf Lm,xlt, » junior wu quoted
plan their course work before they
teach, tod tone just lose the idea of
wHt the crone ii all about. Students
who aPend daises taught by these
teacher* o*teo frd bored or wonder
Why the teacher it not conveying lafcnnatioQ
to them.
I have often wondered what qualifications,
tf any. these teachen have.
Since therr are many call* for teacher»'
-uUriei lo be ba«ed on merit,
*hy not ukc k* performanct as cor.
\ideratton for contioood employmcni
ai a ---her? With the prncoi »hortagc
of teachen JI Lowell. I hor-: the
admini-tfnih.fi and Khool board will
carefully couider whom they hiT
and not >m five these jobs to anyom.
Lowell doesn't juit need mure
medirt'-x tachera. it needs cf Iccttve
ones. 'iV-u many teacheti air ju«
pbln tncuinpctcnl. and I see no reason
why f V>- >-V-J-l c-rtinue teaching
itudcnts. allowing students'
educations to sufTer. If we ire to
make the roost of our education, effective
tcM-hen arc 2 .-nun. Wliy
shouij v-- ler I xi» ell's (entttation aif*
fer ju« because 0*. a few tud apples?
Nv.11- withheld
upon requcu
Parent cites
phonemanners
(The (Miming Utter MOT subnuted
0 The IJOWTII by a concerned puma,
rrtfurfting that't bt puHishrd if a
** uyinj. "... the pn>ple who arc forthcoming iuue.)
spreadii^ it
shtti' he shot Ohxrvaao-
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Dear Students:
It scares roc la know itu: in In*
than twoyeirsihit person will be wi 1 like to share with itudtft* and otf: r
oflJgh i.-*ool. t- - |om,>u me tf^liict Itun
of his accnvtion and threat re* eal tut
avrrace. I Jgn*. Iku tlm't kt ihn lull
immorJii) jnd cnwjrutcc.
••ou into ttunVing lh4t there 1* an
Would Kits student take the pin in
above a-tcn^c pli-c in the **oiId rr-
ha own r .-kj *nj kill the 74.000 gjy\
scnnl for you. It ynu crxiHjntcr dif-
tn $•:! tranctsco or however nur.y
ficult tc*. vicrk. at it. -.tudv rurdei 10
at; attending Lowell Hi^h School?
overcome it. Don't ju\i ukt: the ci%>
Would he have Ukcn hU gun ami
«*^iy out by uallinj; j-*ay f'tnii u.
killed Rock. Hudson? Would he re-
Nat ocryilnnp sh-iuU rtnne to )
in the ankle u that a vaccine for
AIDS will be available by 19S6. Bui
IIMI$ after AIDS i* defeated and becomes
a pUguc of the pnt. the disease
of man** cruel*}* lo man v. itl
linger on and inahe us ashamed of nur
"humanity."
I, for one. am ashairwd. Ashamed
of the gay bashing. ashamed o!" the
witch hunt, and ashamed lo be a
member of a -r.x-cicj continually
dn-.cn to hate, bigotry and self-dcv
truciion.
PauJFesta
J hwi«» citVrf
1 expect the caUcr (I) 10 be poliic, ukl
(2) to ktcriify himself/hcrxK every-
One. CXherwuc. t-ot wishing to emb«irauthecAllcr.
I kimply )
from ray MO why the calls did i«ot go
through, or (2j ftcm hh/t-cr ^arcttts
AOoul basic phone etiquette.
In fact, I lie lo talk with and know
my sea's friends (or even their parents).
Na.-ne withheld no request
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.RESPONSE
man]
you
ever made?
llowurd Cben 8701: Quitting my
singing Ictr jos 11 the igc of nine.
I heard that Dunn Dunn U looking
for a ilnth member.
Christina Serailoo 8601: Learning
to ride a bike without training
wheels.
Chrtssy Klnx 8708: The time I
came up from behind my friend
and gave turn a big hug. When he
turned around, it was a total
stranger.
Anthony DvGcnnavi, hbtory
(etcher: Not buying property in
S.-«n Francisco when the nrfces
were low.
T.my Kuv H606: Sluving my
head and getting a
RidMtuwk. ..Ha! Actually, the
biitgcM niiMjVc I ever made u;i%
lumping off a cliff ai the hcjch
during tlic summer.
Anna Tom K617: My higpevt
mi!tt;ikc was sunKithini* >n the
nude and falling a\lccp on my
Mortuch. Aflcr that, I couldn't >it
down for two weeks.
Cadet challenges story
To the Editor
1. as well as many others, were
rather displeased with the October
IW5 artwfc, "ROTC: What\ bdiind
Uie xenes7" I am in my scvcrdi
•ctncsier as a rncmbcr of the ROTC.
Mini I found the stury aadoqu«e «nd.
sonvtunu, cvci* misleading.
Firtt. the article was in no way
"behind ibe wencs"; U baiely
touched on what ROTC tcally U. Inktead.
the ankle seemed to he just a
bunch of facts slipped together U an
*rlklc to meet a doUinc. ROTC,
like any uhictic team, song girl, or
cheerleadinp sqiurt. ii not nude v
of facts and rtatWKv. bet student*.
SurprisiL|tly few ROTC stuocnu
were quoted.
I am appalled that the aj.iclc told
more abcut the alleged ratiai discrimtoatirc
tnd thai it used many baibcd
«od unrelated opinions from n-j^
P.OTC memben. Of course, the oppoting
side nun be heard, but U
shouldn't jomtnate the article if it is
to* the main subject.
The article led readers to bctie-c
that thr main pu^ose of ROTC is to
prepare students fur the milory. Only
a «noll percentage of ROTC cadet*
actually do pursue a military career.
The min purpose of ROTC u to
teach Mudenu leadership; ROTC U
a hands-cn Icarruog cipcricnce where
studenu lead and teach other stu*
I would like la clear up a quote of
Dr. Fibiih from the ankle whkh
uala!. "... they (ROTC) hasn't
csprct.*cd the desire to appear at
schiul rallies." Drill teams have very
often «>ked permission lo perform at
rallies or football jamci ail have
always he^i njracd away! Please
print quotes, Owl we truthful or have
some evidence.
Funhermorc. 7fc* Lo**U has 1I10
had the tendency 10 forget that ROTC
and these throe teams (B^yi' and
Girls' Drill Teams and RiOe Team)
represent LowtU in the mat way the
cheerleader, long girU. and Khletic
teams do. Every issue iacJuues 1
three-page sports sections, while
ROTC may getasnall a.tkle wdud
away in the newt icctioo ww asJ
then. Toa has bcea the first large artide
I h*ve seen 00 ROTC. but it hw
•ven hi from sufficient. Ptrhfcp*
ancdicr «tmpt CM be maje to briag
ROTC closer to LotcU through the
Sn then, what's really behind the
scene* of ROTC? We in ROTC seem
to he the only ones who know, but
that could be dunged vith tr\ accurate,
complete article which does
jbstice to the ROTC unit thil has been
one of the best since 1919.
Milvuva L. Chew
C/ILT. JROTC
"A" CoiEpany Commandet
s)
Why are
we still
on B-C?
To tht> bditor
Why arc we still on the B-C tchedule
when so many pnople are againsi
it? There arc so maay problems with
it. Students cmau gu private hdp
from their teachen when :hcy need
it. Many studenu have no time for
lunch. Students who want eight
dana cannot take tfeeiu. Students
have to come here while it b still
dark. Connselon, *ao tell tn not 10
rcm • class became *e win miss important
iaforroatioa. have to take
students out of class to talk to them.
Why continue tike ihis when we
ntve the option to chugc the schcdole?
By changing tome of the danes.
to the A co4e. and leaving others on
the b-C schedule. *c can will have
the necessauy Dumber of mfmitci in
cUss. Easltsh classes in panicuUr
should be back on the A code, to give
die teachen lime to hdp sudeaa
ucdenund the nwtrial covered in
c!aM and 10 feivc the teachen more
in.* to enrrect papers. When win we
learu to write if we do not yet nuay
writing auigoraents?
Please help change some classes
back to the A code. We all need the
break.
Talia Ebrlich