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Dress code changes, Bermudas on the way LICENIA LINARES' parents voted on the issue of Bermudas. Be- upon school as your official occupation and I the knee." No shorts will be allowed and

Editor-in-Chief cause of a low parent turnout at the October don't believe you would report to work in bermudas must be loose-fitting as well. No

Under the new leadership of chairperson, Jaime Rivero, theStudentGovemmentDress Code Committee has changed the dress code policy.

The Student Government Dress Code Committee consists of twenty-six members from Ms. Terri Packar' s Leadership class and Student Government Senators. The group has been meeting once a week to keep on track with their plans.

Not long ago, the Dress Code Committee brought their proposal to the Parent Teacher· Student Organization. At the meeting, the

P.T.S.O. meetings the committee was told to bermudas unless you were a lifeguard," he cut-off jeans will be permitted. present their proposal at the Back-to-school said. "Students that are involved want it to night. Mr. Diego Garcia Jr., principal, abstained work. They will be antagonistic and intoler-

At Back-to-School Night, the members his vote and decided to let the other faculty ant 16\Vards the. violators," said Ms. Terri passed out papers in form of a letter inform- members decide. Packar, Student Government Adviser. The ing parents of the possible change and asking The committee is· very happy that their .committee is presently working on the penal-for their support. work paid off. ''I'm glad they gave us this ties viola«n. will receive. This proposal has

Now; with the signed forms, the commit- opportunity to prove ourselves and that we 10 be passed by the administration, but one tee took their proposal with the support of the could be successful," said Rivero. decision has been made. Students will not be students and parents to the Faculty Council. There will be guidelines drafted for the sent home for violating the dress code.

· The Faculty Council passed the prOposal. monitoring of the dress code. The change tO Student Government homeroom SenaiOrs Only one member opposed the new dress bermudas will be on a trial period from will assume the responsibility along with the code policy. Mr. Richard de Agnero, mern- January to March. teacher to check for violators. "One bad apple ber of the Faculty Council opposed it. "I look Bermudas are defined as "slightly above will min the whole bunch," said Rivero. ·

Parade results provoke controversy

NORWIN D. ESTRADA News Editor

The Spanish National Honor Society has recently filed a request to the Junior Board for a thorough­investigation of the results of the Homecoming Parade, after decid­ing that their presentation was unfairly judged because ofthc lack of clearly wriucn and explicit guidelines.

SNHS treasurer, Roberto Quinto said that he was disap­pointed with the results of the homecoming parade because he thought SNHS had a chance of vvinning something.

He said that one of the reasons they lost was because of the mis: leading directions that the Junior Board gave to the judges, in which the judges were told to take points off from any club that had adults with them.

"How come Culture Club got fourth place having a band with professional perfomersand we only had a few teachers?" asked Quinto. He suggesteed that the judging was somehow discriminatory against the club.

"! gave Mr. De Aguero the re­sponsibility of tabulating the re­sults since I had other things to do," said Cartaya. He also said he wasn't surprised to see SNHS upset since this isn't the first time that they have complained about the results.

Ms. Caridad Iglesias, SNHS sponsor is determined to make the Junior Board draft new guidelines for the judging of the Homecom­ing Parade, so that similar discrep­ancies -~on't occu.r again,

iglesias drafted a petition to !he Junior Board wh;ch asks for,"--· specifications that will assure fair­ness, enhance the quality of the presentations and surdy increase the good spirit and interest of ali Stingarces." The petition was signed by 20 sponsors of different service and interest dubs.

Junior Board president Y anet Roche refused to comment on the matter to the Times, deferring to her adviser Mr. Nelson Cartaya, "You have to remember these people[ the Junior Board) are stu· dents and they have been verbally attacked by the Foreign Language department," said Cartaya.

In response Ms. iglesias said that her club has never "verbally attacked" anyone. She says her purpose is to see that justice is done and that similar events never hap­pen again.

Jimmy Cortez became one of Homecoming '88's stars by competing in almost every event. He placed first in College Day, and took second place in the Americana Day by dressing up as an American flag. He jumped for joy and dressed in a 1960's hippie outfit for Loud and Proud Day, in which he placed second. For full coverage of the Homecoming events please turn to the Focus section on pages six and seven. Photo by Omilr Amaro

Junior Board advisor, Mr. Nel­son Cartaya said that he dido 'tgive directions to the judges to take points off, butratherthatthe judges misunderstood the directions that Activities Director, Mr. Richard DeAgnero had written on the judg­ing sheets;

The Junior Board has promised to investigagte by forming a com· mittee which will probably have an answer by January.

Amnesty International Human Rights Now .............. p. 5

Dating: Love on the line in the 80's .. p. 8

Why Havana High? .............. p. 9

Basketball team: Stings reach for national ranking

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Miami High tops Dade again SERGI 0 FERNANDEZ The first two weeks consisted mainly of donations coming in from

Copy Editor the Homeroom competition. Ms. Navarro's class once again led the

Dade County public schools collected a record breaking $356,898 for the United Way this year and Miami High once again was at the forefront of the campaign.

Under the sponsorship of Social Studies Department Head Romeo Randolph, Miami High for the sixth straight year raised more money than any other high school in the county. "My proudest accomplish­ment is the involvement of my students in the campaign each year," says Randolph, coordinator of the campaign who now plans to end his eleven year service as United Way campaign sponsor.

This yeru:, a record breaking $11,621 was collected, 810% over the set quota of 50 cents per student.

way at the homeroom level. Then other teachers conducted week-long fundraising contests

among their own classes. Mr. Randolph's 5th period Advanced Placement Government class brought in the largest amount among individual classes and the second largest amount brought in by any one organization in· the school. "We gave it all we had," says John Arias, a senior in Randolph's fifth period class, "We really care for the needy."

Club participation was very importam this year. BETA brought in more money than any other club. The amount collected was $2,300. "The clubs this year once again played a major role in fund raising," said Mi~uel Diaz. senior.

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Homeless problem on the riE DANILO VARGAS

Ariist

"They can be seen everywhere around the country. In every city and every town. Theyareneglected and rejected. They have no home but the sidewalks and alleyways of the streets. They are alone and hungry. They are the homeless," said Brother Harry, one of the vol- i,..-.;-.;.;;;,.=..,.==~~~

unteers at Camillus house, a shelter work experience and they rely on for the homeless. A.F.D.C. (Aid to Families with

It is estimated that from one to Dependent Children). Estimates three million people live out on the showthat40 percent of these women streets of this country. One third of have suffered severe family shake­the homeless population consists of ups or have been battered by their deinstitutionalized mental patients. husbands. The large amount of mental pa- There are about 8,000 homeless tients on the streets is due to a re- right here in Miami, the city with form known as "dcinstitutionaliza- the highest homeless rate in the tion." country, 17.9perl,000people. But

The term refers to the goal of re- the problem of homeless stretches leasingchronicmentalpatientsfrom far beyond Miami. Los Angeles asylums to the community. The has an estimated 35,000 homeless, reform was effective. The popula- according to the department of tion at state mental hospitals has housing and Urban Development. decreased by 450,000 since 1955. NewYorkhas36,000andChicago However, there are now 1.5 million 19,800. mental patients out on the streets, Generally, homelessness seems according to themagazineNational to bcconcentratedaroundSanFran­Review. cisco and Los Angeles and in North-

Familicsmakeupmorethanhalf eastern cities. of the homeless population. About There are many factors which 90pcrccntofhomclessfamiliesare have caused an increase in the headed by women. More than half homeless problem. of them arc block and two thirds The Reagan Administration, for havccithcrhighschooldiplomasor example, has engaged in severe equivalency degrees. Most have no cutbacks of subsidized public hous

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Many homeless call the Miami Arena their 'home.' Photo by SUJ

ing construction. William Tucker, a correspondent, said in an article for the American Review, "The emergence of a permanently home­less population in America has been viewed as one of the prime domes­tic failures of the Reagan Admini­stration."

Camillus House is Miami's old­est privately owned shelters for the homeless. It offers 860 meals a day

to the homeless at no cos shelter can house 70 home!< sons overnight, but a he person can only sleep at 0 seven out of the 365 days year.

Fred Bruning, a free lance once said "Those who wan streets serve as a remind1 America the beautiful may n' lovely as we think."

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Sophomore's suieide leaves unanswered questio MARCELO GONGORA 16, 1988, at around second period and went

Staff Writer home. His mother and grandmother were there and asked him why he was home. He answered

On a Wednesday morning, last month Miami High lost one of its students, Reinaldo San Pedro. The sixteen year-old sophomore com­mitted suicide.

This incident affected his parents, his brother, Guillermo San Pedro, who is a junior, counsel­ors and friends. They said there was no apparent reason for the suicide.

Mrs. Consuelo Dominguez, assistant princi­pal said, "Whenever I talked to him, he was always quie~ and would always act like a gen­tleman." Many who knew him said that he was quiet and kept to himself.

Several of his friends also said that even though he did keep to himself, he also shared himself with his friends.

Mrs. Sheila Rolle, his counselor, said that whatever the reason was, it didn't necessarily have to do with school or grades. She said this because compared to last year's grades, his first nine week's report card showed an improve­ment in academics.

He left school that Wednesday, November Reinaldo San Pedro Photo courtesy Miahi.

by saying that he did not feel well. Later, b into his parents bedroom and got his father He went into his own bedroom, locked th< and shothimselfin the head. After hearing t go off, his mother went upstairs and fou body of her son on the floor.

Guillermo San Pedro, his brother, h: gotten over the death. He said, "He never ered anybody. Never got into fights. He was I myself don't even know what happened to this."

Mrs. Lourdes DiCrisci, a counselor s: didn't even know him that well, but I sti something for him as a counselor. I've some people might think that it took guts something like that, but remember, it takes guts to continue living rather than ending it and the other counselors say they feel grie his death.

The following day, his counselors w< each of his classes and announced his death teachers and classmates.

His death has brought sorrow for his f and friends. His memory continues in thoS< knew him. Whatever reason he had for cor ling suicide has gone with him.

U2 excites fans with new movie ARMANDO GARCIA Entertainment Editor

The latest sensation from U2 is their first movie, Rattle and Hum, which opened in theaters all over America.

Rattle and Hum premiered oo Friday, November 4 io selected theaters. Aod since then it has played to sold out audiences. Both the movie and album soundtrack have re­ceived rave reviews from TIDle and Rolliog Stooe magazines, and Miami Herald amoog others.

The film is,asdrummerl.arryMullen,Jr. explains in the begioniog, "a musical jour­ney." It shows the band on the Joshua Tree tour. Scenes from different parts of America and footage never seen before from their new songs were shown in the movie.

audience. The Irish band, originally from Dublin,

showed to the movie world that they have arrived. Paul " Booo" .Hewson, Dave ''1be Edge" Evans, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. are the lead stars.

Along with the movie, the Rattle and Hum movie soundtrack was also released. This soundtrack contains re-released. soogs and other new soogs. I lmd this album to be a great memento of this movie ..

Throughout the movie, the hand is tryiog to search for their musical roots; lookiog for somethiog to identify with, to help center them.

U2 'Rattles and Hums• their way to the box office. Photo courtesy MiamiHerakld

I found the movie to be interesting and provocative. It showed U2 at their best. Although the movie lacked a beginning, middle, and end, it was entertaining to the

In their musical iofluences, they found Bob Dylan, who incidentally wrote a track, "Love Rescue me" with Bono and did some back up vocals on the album; Elvis Presley, whose home at Graceland they visited; and blues and gospel vividly expressed in a song such as "Angel of Harlem", written about blues singer Billie Holiday.

Cinderella rocks with 'Winter'

LETI SANCHEZ Archivist

It's been an uphill battle for this Philadel­phia quartet, but all their hard work is finally paying off. Cinderella's latestLP Long Cold Winter is racing up the charts despite their internal problems during production.

Long'Cold Winter, wliich went to the Top 15 within a month of its release, gives Cinder­ella fans a relentless bluesy-rockrhythm with heavy metal overtones. Such songs as "Gypsy Road" and "Fallin' apart at the seams" shine a different side of Cinderella since "Night Songs," their debut LP.

fomia locale. With "Night Songs," Cinderella did not

have much control over its production as they did with Long Cold Winter. This time, Keifer and bassistEric Brittingham co-produced the · album with Andy Johns, who also produced their frrstLP. Oneofthemain problems was that drummer Fred Conry's drum parts were not considered adequate for the type of style Cinderella was striving for on their new al­bum, so Heartstickman Danny Carmassi was brought in.

"LongColdWintershowsamorethougbt­ful aspect of Cinderella," read a statement in Circus magazine. One example of this is the song "Take me back," which reflects success and its effect on real values and your roots.

Rock group Cinderella enjoys a 'Long Cold Winter.' Photo courtesy UniJ.ed Artists.

TomKeifer'sraWlchyvocaltalentsemerge through a contemporary blues-rock ballad, "Don'tKnowWhatYouGot(filllt'sGone)." The video was released in its full six minute­plus form, and although some proble!Ds interfered during the editing, MfV viewers didn't miss any scenes of its beautiful Cali-

SomesayCinderellasoWldsabittoomuch like influential Aerosmith, but nonetheless the hand is set on a direct course for stardom, since beiog "discovered" by Jon Bon J ovi at a Philadelphia gig they played.

Student audience finds 'Trouble in Tahiti' SUSIEPICAR Photographer

Students along with teachers had the opportunity to view "Trouble io Tahiti," a one act opera composed in 1952 by Leonard Bernstein.

The opera, which took place on November 7th, deals with the emp­tiness many people feel in their present-day lives.

This emptiness was seen through a young married couple, after an unpleasant breakfast, in which an argument occurred.

The husband goes off to work and laterto a gym. The wife goes to see her psychiatrist and then sees a movie called "Trouble in Tahiti."

Later that day, they come home ~

onlytocontinuewiththemoming's argument. Mter dinner and some disputing, they decide to get away from it all by going to the movies, which is showing "Trouble ioTa­hiti."

The small cast of "Trouble in Tahiti" visits all Dade, Broward, and Monroe county schools every year.

There are two casts, one consists ofprofessional singers and the other of beginning singers.

The Young Artist program of The Greater Miami Opera allows for those beginning singers to ac· quire experience.

It is a program io which eight singers from all over the U.S. come here to become professionals.

The purpose is to introduce sm­dents to the Opera. lriana Garcia, a sophomore, said, "I enjoyed the opera. It gave me an idea of what opera is about."

While many students enjoyed the comical scenes, others liked the powerful combination of drama and music.

According to Robert De Leon, a cast member and performer for 15 years, the opera serv-es as a type of cultural enrichment.

Students agree. :Vlat---tin Vizcaya, a freshman, said, "It's cultural. You learn something new_"

When asked about the Miami High audience De Leon simply answered, "It's one of .ule best behaved audiences I've seen by far."

'Trouble in Tahiti.' Photo by Onu:zr

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FAYCS assists troubled kids ROSY ARENCIBIA

Staff Writer

There is a new youth resource agency being formed that promises to provide needed help and assis­tance to troubled kids today. FAYCS (Floridlt Association of Youth Coordinated Services) ca­ters to the kids between the ages of 13 and 21, a time when these youths are seeking answers to their ques­

. tions and problems.

declaration stating that he or she has successfully completed their school work for last year, therefore being promoted or graduated, and that he or she is presently drug-free.

program is education. It stresses its importance in the development of healthy, happy citizens of today. Because of this, FAYCS has a 1

computerized bank with reference

· FAYCS, which will actively begin its services on Dec. 1st, in South Florida, is tailored to fit young people who are interested in their future, assisting with college infor­mation and such.

Aside from the obvious benefits, FAYCS offers teenagers the con­tact with social service profession­als they unfortunately lack in to­day's society. Their services offer counseling, guidance, support, and the incentive to go out into the world with the confidence to be the best they can possibly be.

to over 3,000 four-year and two­year colleges in the United States and Canada. They offer informa­tion on college admission, require­ments, financial aid and scholar­ships.

Since FA YCS is only a referall agency, it does not intend to take the place of the already established social services and organizations. Its goal is to merely enhance and support these other legitimate agen­cies in offering teens the best pos­sible outlet for the information they require. Since so many services today are often overrun with work, FA YCS should enable them to make the most of their resources. With FA YCS, members are connected to the correct agency instead of being passed on from operator to opera­tor.

Aside from guiding kids towards the right direction. FA YCS also offers substantial discounts of al­most $2,000 each year on anything from food and designer clothes to sporting goods and stereo equip­ment.

Being a club, FA YCS requires a membership fee of $25 dollars a year and an applicant must sign a

FAYCS does not tell a member what to do. The program only pro­vides the information and he or she takes the first step towards a deci­sion. Their agency provides refer­rals in many problems facing American youth today. Topics such as teenage pregnancy, drugs, fam­ily problems, and many more are treated in a professional and com­pletely confidential matter. FAYCS can also provide members with the referrals to legal organizations as well. It could very well be that FA YCS

will become very popular among

kids. The benefits are outstanding and worth far more than the $25 dollar membership fee it requires. The kids get discounts, information on practically any problem that the youth of today might face, and they finally have something geared towards their own specific needs.

Although on December 1st the FAYCS program will only operate in South Florida, Carlos Francisco Orizondo, the marketing coordina­tor for the program, says that they eventually plan to go statewide. The program, he says, came from A main emphasis in the FA YCS

Commercials attract by hypnosis JENNIFER ORDUNA

Staff Writer

"Trust in me!" These are the famous words of a lying snake from the animated film, "TheJ ungle Book." Although they don'tactually say it(with the exception of Joe Isuzu) that's what advertisers want you to do.

Back in the old days, commercials were just trying to sell Y\'U the product in a simple and honest way. Today,adver­tisers are. trying a different approach. They put objects on the screen that are hypnotic, or attention catching. Most of the time you don't even realize it, con­sciously.

Have you ever been about to walk out · of the room or just ready to change the

channel, and suddenly; a commercial catches your attention and you just have 19 watch it? Well, that's an unconscious

·attraction. These commercials are ma­nipulating you, but you aren '!consciously aware of it

Other definite attractions are putting young children or babies on the set The majority of people see these kids trying to sell the product and think "Oh, how cute," so they stay and watch the commercial. "I think baby commercials are so cute, I watch them all," says Loanny Martinez, a freshman.

There's no doub~ advertisers are out

there to sell you the product however they ing the product and you want to be more can, and hypnotic techniques are the an- like them. swer. At least they get you to watch the About three years ago, Wendy's came commercial. out with a commercial about three old

Anotherexampleofhypnotictechnique ladies who walked into a hamburger is food commercials. Here's an example, restaurant and ordered. When their bur­you're starving, your parents ask you if .ger arrived, there was a huge bun, and a you have any suggestions for dinner, and quarter sized piece of meat on the bun. a commercial for Red Lobster comes on. One of the old ladies said "Where's the They flash scenes of freshly deep fried beef!" That quote had a tendency to stay shrimp. What's your suggestion going to on people's mind. It attracted attention, be? Most likely it's going to be Red Lob- and more people began to go to Wendy's. ster. Thescenesofthisfoodarehypnotiz- Advertisers have used this little trick in ing whether you know it or not. "Food manyothercommercialsaswell. ''Where's commercials are very tempting. They the beef was really cute, a very good attract attention," says Darnarys Hernan- gimmick," says Yanet Rodriguez, a so-dez, also a freshman. phomore.

But why do some people prefer Burger Advertisers are definitely going out of King to McDonald's, or why do some theirwaytosellyoutheproduct. Someof people smoke Marlboro rather than !hem goas far as hiring psychologists and Camel? Simply because some advertise- neurophysiologists to watch their com­ments have more influence on us than mercials and give a measure as to how others. Also because of certain images they think mcist audiences would. react. that some commercials create. Most Commercials have different schemes bluejean or other clothing commercials hidden in them that only your subcon­may sometimes appear to be confusing scious mind can catch. For example, because they are in no way trying to some commercials (like one of Advil's) actually sell you the product. start off the scene in black and white. One

Instead, they are just showing you ofVolkswagen'sadvertisementsrecently people wearing the product, having a put on the lili, showed a Volkswagen conversation. But that is an image that vehicle going through a track with brave they are creating. Subconsciously, you VW engineers standing as the barriers. It may go out and buy the product just be- was actually made to affect your subcon­cause you like the people who were wear- scious, to create a feeling of nervousness.

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A.AR.P. (American Assoc Retired Persons) and wasco by concerned individuals kids, with the idea that they from the program.

FACYS, he went on to: tight organization with a hi! ria for helpingtheirmember now, they are trying to get to parents and kids alike advertisements on the radi< mail, and the P.T.A.

Through the public aw FA YCS hopes to help sh future of the next generatio

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Censored classics create chaos To read or not to read

JOSE MARTINEZ Cartoonist

To be or not to be, that is the question! Or is it? William Shakespeare wrote this famous I ine from one

of his plays. But are William Shake,peare's plays harmful to people? Are people offended or ashamed of hearing these verses?

Works like these have been banned from libraries and book stores all over the country.

Works by Norma Klein and James Baldwin have also been banned. Does the public take this seriously? Does the public go as far as burning these and other books?

As far back as the late nineteenth century, there has been controversy over the Darwinian Theory of Evolution, and the recent debates about how much scientific and techno­logical information should be made available to foreign scientists.

This is not about a book, but it shows how far back in time controversy was shown towards the works of others. "Banning books is the surest way to guarantee the decline of society", says English teacher, Mr. George Bain. "Denying information through censorship is a violation of presen~ and future human rights," he also says.

The Bureau of Education states that the supreme court has interpreted the ftrst amendment to include the right to read and the right to access information as basic rights of public information agencies

This includes public schoollibrary media centers, which are to provide full and free use of all communications media, and to make the contents of these media accessible to those for whom they were intended.

The ALA (American Library Association) says that "Censorship is harmful because it results in the opposite of true education and learning." Under these terms, censor­ship means the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons, groups, or officials find objectionable or dangerous.

The ALA's position is to oppose censorship and to urge people to do so. They believe the library media center is protected from censorship by the Bill of Rights-specifi­cally, by the ftrst amendmen~ which guards freedom of expression. "I support the ALA's statement and local Dade County Library Media Services," said Head Librarian, Ms. Patricia Temple.

In Walton County, Florida, people unanimously voted on banning J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, from English class because of its treaunent of religion and because of the "salty langnage" it contained.

In Iowa, school districts who objected to "nudity and swear words" in the ftlms, Romeo and Juliet and Walt Disney's "Christmas Story," prompted the school board to adopt a new selection policy for movies and books.

"What you read or don 'tread should be up to you. Wbat one person may consider dirty, another might consider art," said junior Jose Santillan.

Human rights now- Al's demand to the world GINA CARDENAS

Feature Editor

Somewhere in the world right now, some­one is sitting in a cold, dirty jail cell, waiting for his executioner. The welts on his body from being beaten are throbbing, and the pain in his empty stomach is unbearable. But worst of all is the pain in his heart-he misses the family that he was ripped away from. Why is this man imprisoned like this? Simply be­cause he did something that we in the U.S. consider very commonplace and normal-he spoke his mind.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in !he world suffering like this as you read this, men, women, and children being mur­dered or imprisoned because of their beliefs, color, sex, and national origin. Yet fortu­nately, there are people who care. That is why human rights organizations, like Amnesty International (AI) exist. In Al's 27 years, more than 28,000 cases have been closed, many of them achieving their goal of freeing the prisoners and saving lives. Because of such efforts, AI received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977, andrightnow, the organization is in the midst of its largest campaign ever­Human Rights Now!-to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights.

AI' s main concern is to free thousands of people they consider "prisoners of con­science" -those who have been jailed wi~out

trial or any formal charges, simply because of their beliefs. Often, these men, women, and children are murdered, or "disappear" after being taken into custody.

AI describes itself as being a worldwide movement, independent from any govern­men~ political faction, ideology, economic interest, or religious creed, whose activities focus on: the release of prisoners of con­science-people detained because of belief, color, sex, ethnic group, langnage, or reli­gion- who have not used or advocated vio­lence; the advocacy of fair trials for all politi­cal prisoners and the release of those detained without charge or trial; and the opposition to the death penalty, torture and other cruel and inhuman treaunent of all prisoners.

Along with their specialized work of free­ing prisoners of conscience, A.I. also pro­vides relief, such as food, medicine, and

clothing, for anyone who may need i~ al­though they specialize in helping the families of prisoners .

A.I. is a volunteer organization, and it includes people from all walks of life-from doctors and lawyers to students and house­wives. A.I. is financed completely by dona­tions and subscriptions, which they use for relief. An International Council controls the funds and an annual report is released.

Because of the wide variety in the nature of the cases, a wide range of techniques is used by AI, from lengthy campaigns for long term prisoners, to the "Urgent Action Net­work" which actively intervenes when lives are believed to be at stake.

When AI is informed of an arrest through their network of various sources- newspa­pers, journals, radio, government bulletins, etc .. - the research deparunent at their head-

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quarters in London, England examines the case, and then often it is adopted by one of the AI' s groups. Often, fact-findingmissions will be sent to meet prisoners and their families to conduct on the spot investigations and to observe trials.

If the case is long term, letters and peti­tions are drawn up by groups and are sent to governments, embassies, leading newspapers and the families and friends of the prisoners. Often, public meetings and special publicity events such as vigils at embassies are organ­ized by members.

In cases of "Urgent Action," the network will send out an emergency call for telegrams and express letters to government authorities that may have a hand in the situation.

A strong part of AI' s efforts to help prison: ers of conscience is through publicity. As said in a recent issue of UPDATE magazine devoted to the issue of human rights, "These organizations battle abuses with a powerful weapon-publicity. That's because they know that no government wants to be internation­ally known as a violator of human rights."

AI' s most successful publicity activity to date has been their current "Human Rights Now!" rock concert tour, held to commemo­rate the sigrting of the Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The tour includes such artists as Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, and others. Some of these artists bad already participated in 1986's "Conspiracy of Hope" tour, to honor AI's 25th. anniversary.

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Places to g1 Foreign language teachers show spirit

MITLENAPALENZUELA Stalif Writer

The Foreign Language Department brought Robert Palmer, patriotic spirit, and a fifteenth birthday party to Homecoming festivities, as a part of their involvement in the dress-up days duiing Spirit Week.

OnConcertDay,Mr.EduardoOrtizbecame Robert Palmer and Mr. Alonso, Ms. Golden­berg, Ms. Iglesias and Ms. Navarro became the dancing, somberfaced women of his videos. They performed between classes on the second floor Foreign Language wing to the tune of Robert Palmer's popular song "Simply Irre-.

sistible." The hallway was packed with stu­dents watching the show. "I thought it was entertaining and enjoyable," said Douglas Sobalvarro, a junior.

Later that day, during the contest for Con­cert Day, the teachers received ftrst place for their entry. The next activity was Red, White and Blue Day. 'J"he department again showed their Homecoming spirit by dressing in red, white, and blue. They again received firSt place in the contest

Loud and Proud was the name of the fmal day's activities. Once again the Foreign Lan­guage department joined in on the festivities. This time they staged "Fiorito's quinces," a

Hispanic boy's fifteenth birthday party. They later received second place in the contest.

They were mainly motivated by the stu­dents. Ms. Iglesias, Foreign Language teacher and part of the group that participated, said, "Homecoming is one of the most spiritual events and it is a chance for us to give the students enthusiasm."

Mr. Ortiz, also a Foreign Language teacher and participant, said that his students were supportive and enthusiastic about the teachers' involvement in the activities. Ortiz also said, "It is a shame that other teach­ers do not appreciate the way we motivated students."

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Foreign language tea•chers iieliJ!htedcml•ooliers a mock sweet sixteen for a very special guy. Photo by Omtlr Amaro

~s alumn~s Enrique Vidal looks on, Pairick Villoria ~nd Edelberto Lopez pull for Interact in the Tug-of-War. Photo by Omo.r Amaro

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LILIA URQUIAGA Focus Editor

Homecoming Week - for 35 y been more than a time to get rowd silly dress up days. !tis a tradition d sizes showing true school spirit

TheJuniorClass, since 1953, h: week in November to honor the class and to entertain me school in number of events, from me electim coming King and Queen to the fool mark what many consider me best' entire school year.

Homecoming 89, wim its them< Go, People to See," ran from Nov November 10. As always, there v up days, a dance, differentcontests: a parade, a King and Queen elecl football game.

Dress-up days included a Col won by Jimmy Cortez for his Un Miami apparel, "By dressing up involved in all the Homecoming the school will become more unite ited, "he said. There was also a Co won by me teachers in the foreigr department for meir portrayal Palmer and his band. They also got inAmericana,medayinwhichM.H up in red, white, and blue to show can spirit and to celebrate Electio last day of Homecoming saw stu teachers dressed in their loudest shocking colors for Loud and Pro1

The Homecoming dance, held o ber I 0 and sponsored by me J unim was fun because even mough w game, at least mere was this party I up,'~ said Angelica Villafranca, Se

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The traditional Bed Race gave a first place to Interact Club while a new twist to Homecoming, a"Jello-Eating Contest, was won by Honoria" Beta Club took the gold in the Four-Legged race. The Honoria Men got first place in the Tug-of-War.

The parade brought to M.H.S. a great number of differentpeopleand places. There were a total of 31 enlries out of which four won prizes. The Culture Club got an Honor­able Mention for bringing the Bahamas to St­ingtown. Beta walked like an Egyptian and took third place. Interact visited Kokomo and tied theJ.V. Cheerleaders, who went where no man has gone before with theirrendition of Star Trek, for second place. The Varsity Cheerleaders took first place, for the second year in a row, in their portrayal of Hollywood.

Other crowd-pleasers included, Honoria's visit to Heaven, Key's sojourn into Santa's Workshop, Thespians depiction of Toon­Town and the Spanish Club's visit to the Americas. Yadira Teruel, Junior, said, "I loved the parade, particularly Beta Club and In Vogue."

Homecoming, however, was no tall smooth running. When it came to the selection of Homecoming King and Queen, seniors had to vote twice because the first time the ballot went out, there were a few nominated names missing; therefore, ballots had to be reprinted. Finally, the Homecoming Court was made up ofCelsoToledo,RamonReyes,MichaeiPons, Joseph KJucar, Ulpi Puentes, Diane Thomas, lraida Rodriguez, Ocilia Regueira, Vicky Herrera, and Licenia Linares. Reyes and Linares were chosen King and Queen, "I am really excited that I was chosen Homecoming Queen. It is an honor," said Linares"

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Ramon Reyes, Ocilia Regueira, Celso Toledo, Itraida Rodriguez, .Michael Pons, Vicky Herrera, JosephKlucar, Licenia Linares, Ulpiano Puentes and Diane Thomas made up the 1988~1989 ij:omecoming Court. Photo by Omar Amaro

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Juvenal Cabrera, George Escorcla and Jose Paredes walk like Egyptians for Beta Club.. · Photo by Susie Pkar.

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Life on the teenage dating front 1n the '80': Dates are more complicated for girls than guys

You see him walking down the hall as you are headed toward the girls' bathroom. Oh, no, you don't have any lipstick on!

If only you can get to the door before he sees you ... Well, it's too late now! He's seen you. Is he coming your way?

No, maybe he'll just ignore you. No, no, it's better if he talks to you. Yeah, O.K., Get ready, look naturaL

He intercepts you on your way to the door (or at least you made it look that way!) and you start to chat After a few minutes, it happens. What you've been waiting for, working for.

He pops the question, "Do you wanna go out with me to the movies this Saturday night?" O.K.., keep cool, don't die! You accept very calmly and he agrees to call you tonight!

Finally, it paid off! All those coy smiles, those fleeting glances across a crowded room. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about It's the Dating Game (and I'm not talking about the tacky show from the 70's with bachelors one, two, and three!).

It's the little game we play whenever some­one catches our eye. The way we pout and

preen and flirt and chase until he gets the drift The dating game is something we all get

involved in during our high school years, whether we want to or not

We all want to be liked. That's why everyone from the most popular cheerleader to the greasiest little delinquent plays the game. And now you are in the majorleagues ...

It's Saturday evening and you're getting ready for your date. This is so much more complicated for girls then for guys.

What should you wear? Do you look too fat? Too short? Too pale? Too tan? Does your hair and make-up look good?

Is it really worth all the trouble? You hope so. But what if it isn't? What if he's ... no, don't say it! Think positive.

You struggle with the thought and imme­diately try to concentrate on your appearance. Okay ... no "surprise" zits, no lipstick on your teeth, no chipped nails. Things are looking pretty good. Now all you; 've gottodo is make sure you don't make a fool of yourself. Let's not think about that

The door bell rings! He's here. You're nervous but ready to go! Good Luck!

Routine is nerve wracking, yet exhilarating

Getting ready for your first date? Or maybe you're long past it, and can look back on it with a smile.

Most everyone has experienced or will experience one, and the routine that you go through can be both nerve wracking and exhilarating.

For a guy, I think, the whole deal is much more difficult and much more risky ,although a better lesson can and will be learned.

Asking the girl is easy. All you have to do is put your ego on the line (a very fragile thing, of course) and risk failure in front of friends, family, and your congressman (or at least that's what it feels like.) If she accepts, then the real trauma ensues.

Getting dressed may be the easiest part, although I doubt better care has ever been taken while doing so. Your nicest clothes are fmally being put to the test, and so is your "Macho Man" cologue (to drive the girls crazy).

After you've brushed your teeth for the eighth time,you check the mirror, check your wallet, check the mirror ... Everything seems to be going O.K. You're on time and you've perfected your parent-greeting: "Buenas

Noches. senor." On the drive to her house, you re

possible topics for conversation and pop: more breath mints. Feeling semi-confi you reach her house. "Buenas noches, se: you've got it No problem.

Walking up to the door, you feel everyone is watching your every move. comes the interrogation.

You knock on the door and out come: Perez " Joo must be my nina's date." bellas nachos, senor," you reply.

Immediately he asks you about grades, your future, goals, family, car, and the size of your underwear.

You immediately rattle off about straight A's, plans to be president, and you feel comfortable in a size 34.

When your date finally comes down you have been sitting there for what feel 8 years, relaxation sets in. She release• from interrogation and you say hi tc from about 7 feet away.

Next, the question; "What time wil bring mi nina home?'' "Oh, muy < senor" (yeah right). Walking to the car begin the next stage - the actual date.

Dear Editor:

The members of the TV produc­tion staff would like to clarify cer­tain points in the article WMHS STlJDENT BROADCASTERS STRIVE TO GAIN EXPERIENCE by Milena Palenzuela. The article did not accurately describe what gws on in class or behind the cam­eras.

We know that sufficient time and effort did go into researching the article. However, there were misstatements. The statement that "Mr. Edward Vandamas and Mr.

Nelson Cartaya run cameras and control room, where their work in­volves changing scenes and reed­iting" is inaccurate. The students handle every aspect of the morning show production. Yet, no credit was given to them. Aside from Mike Rodriguez, no credit was given to any of the on screen talents. No mention was made of the fourth period production teacher, Mr. Joe Underwood.

A large portion of the article was dedicated to how the program got its start. There was no coverage of pre-show activities.

The script has to be written and compiled. The cameras which are complex pieces of equipment have to be prepared for operation. This takes time. The audio equipment, lighting and set have to be checked. The credits have to be typed on the character generator, the machine which adds letters, numbers, etc. to the film. The taping then begins with the announcers giving the news. The footage is then mixed and edited withanypre-tapedmate­rial to be used. This has to be pre­viewed, which makes it a time­consuming process. The morning

show, which isusuallyfiveminutes long, takes an hour to create. The segments do not just begin when the "two reporters announce the school news" as written in your article. We would appreciate a fol­low-up to your article.

We appreciate your response to our news article. We think you may have misunderstood the purpose of our ar­ticle. The article was focused on how WMHS got its start, and the writer ap­proached the article from that angle.

Shedidnotintendtocoverpre-show activities, although your suggestion that this would make an interesting artie le is

a good one. and has been take1 advisement by the Editorial B<

The statement tho! Mr. Cart< Mr. Vandamasope'ratecamera ment and use the control ro believe is accurate to the, ext~o they did so until students co sufficienlly trained, and they a. occasionally provide assistan training to the students.

However this was not to iTnj the students don't do this the"' of the time.

The Times staff applauds yo sistently high level of professio, and feels proud to have joun colleagues of such high calibf

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Everyone knows that Thanksgiving Day is a day when people give thanks with feasting and prayer for the blessings they may have received during the year. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated over three-hundred years ago, when the early colonists had a feast with the local Indians in which they ate roasts, wild turkeys, geese, ducks, com, com meal bread, nuL<, pumpkin pie, and succotash.

Ever since then, this day has been celebrated annually in the United States on the last Thursday of November.

As immigrants have arrived in this country throughout the ages, they have

taken on the customs of this country including Thanksgiving Day. They sit down on Thanksgiving with their fami­lies and friends and have turkey, com, pumpkin pie, and all the other traditional Thanksgiving foods. But not too long ago, all this changed.

When the Cuban influx arrived in this country in the 1960's, the Cubans that arrived found out about Thanksgiving all right, but someone forgot to tell them one minor detail. How to celebrate it.

When the Cubans started celebrating Thanksgiving, it was good-bye to roasts, turkeys, geese, ducks, com, com meal, bread, nuts, pumpkin pie, and succotash, and hello to porlc, rice and beans, yucca, sweetpotatoes,andguavapasteoncheese.

No longer was Thanksgiving a day to feast with just your closest family mem­bers and friends, but a day to meet rela­tives of whom you have no idea as to their relation to you, which is so far removed from you that they would be better clas­sified as acquaintances. On this day also, friends whom your parents have not seen for age;, suddenly start showing up by the truck loads. You can just about pick out any one at the table and be sure that he or she is either your mother's cousin's brother's sister-in-laws grandfather's cousin's father or some old schoolmate of your father.

The important thing to remember is that, just as its name says, Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks.

• • but words will never hurt us

A couple of years ago, when I was talking to some of my friends from other schools, a topic arose about Miami High. ·

I started hearing some bad jokes about how we were called Havana High and how we were considered by soine people to be a low-life school with a bunch of Hispanics who don't know anything else but how to dance Bass.

I remember arguing endlessly with them about how wrong they were to call us Havana High because we are Blacks, Orientals and Whites.

We are a school with our own identity and with an even greater school spirit that many of those other schools, that con­sider themselves "better," don't have.

Then I realized that we shouldn't let other people's ignorance bother us. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with being called Havana High. If what they infer is that we have a great number of Cuban or Hispanic siudents, then that's only a fact.

But if their purpose is to ridicule us,

then we should take it persooally because being Cuban, Nicaraguan or of any other Hispanic nationality doesn't mean we are any lower than any other ethnic group. I, personally, and many in this school are proud ofbeing Hispanic as many Blacks,

. Whites and Asians are ofbeing what they are.

Calling us Havana High as a form of ridicule only shows that individual's own insecurities.

There's nothing wrong with being proud of one's own heritage. But this is hard for some to comprehend, even for some Hispanics.

Stereotyping is not healthy. It only limits on·e• s willingness to know about other cultures and ideals.

We shouldn't let our prejudices and the prejudices of others stop us from

·learning. · Some might say that prejudice is part

of human nature, but I think we shouldn't use it as an excuse to stop learning about others. Everyone is a unique human being with his own mind and thoughts.

Don't make the same mistakes others have done. Learn from others and im­prove yourself.

If they wish to call us Havana High, then let's prove them wrong. Let's prove to them that we as a whole, no matter what they call us, are able to be the best.

'Calling us Havana High as a form of ridicule only shows that individual's own insecurities'

Obiter Dictum "Will the School Board have to stay in for lunch also?"

- Yanet Roche,junior

"If they're not going to let us out, then we better be able to order in." -David Arencibia, sophomore

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Douglas Edwards slams it home at the Basketball Jamboree held at the gym.

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ALEXSOTO Sports Editor

· As winter approaches, so does this year's basketball season.

But this year's basketball team figutes not only to be a frontrunner in the state title, but in.the national title as well.

The road ahead does look long and diffi­cult (the opening games are all away) and it seems like the Stings will be on the road for the better part of the season.

But there is much confidence backing Miami High's outlook.· Many prominent national polls, among them Street & Smith and USA Today have the team ranked as high as fourth in the nation and number I in the state.

One of the reasons for this is the number of returning players from the previous team. Of the six, virtually all have had significant playing time, and all have faced big games and tough situations in the past.

This type of experience and team unity gives a strong prediction of what the team can accomplish. Such experience for one single team is rare.

Leading this high power scoring machine will be forward Douglas Edwards (6-9, sen-

Season comes to an abrupt halt DANILO VARGAS

Staff Writer

During the second quarter of the game against Columbus, all hopes of achieving the distinction of being called the District Cham­pions were lost.

The Columbus team, who defeated Miami High by a score of 17-7, was then unofficially crowned District Champs, although the sea­son was not yet over-their last game was against Miami Beach. There was some con­troversy concerning the fact the Stings had lost the district title. Some believed that if Columbus lost to Miami Beach and Miami High won against Coral Gables, then Colum­bus and the Stings would meet in a Kansas tie-breaker to decide the District Champion­ship. There was also some question as to why Miami had lost the district title when they possessed a better record than Columbus­theirs was 5-5 andMHS' was8-2. The reason for this is that in high school football, the district title is not decided by who has the superior record, but by who has the better record in district competition.

The game against Columbus was decided

in the second quarter long before it ended. The first quarter was a struggle between the defenses. Neither team would allow the other to score. The second quarter was the key to the whole game. Columbus was able to score 14 points despite attempts from the Sting defense. "It was during the second quarter that our team's defense did not play as well as they have before," said Ricardo Santana, a sophomore. Shortly after the third quarter began, Columbus attempted to score another touchdown, but they fell short and had to settle for a field goal. On the kickoff return, Deatrick Forbes evaded several of Colum­bus's players all the way for a touchdown. At that point the score stood at 17-7 and would not change for the remainder of the game.

In the fourth quarter the Sting defense performed better than it had in the first half of the game. The offense, on the other hand, was not able to score the ten points they needed to tie the game. The opposing team's strategy was to attempt to eat up the clock. It worked. Columbus was able to eat up half the time in the third and fourth quarters.

Miami High was under pressure as the crowd came alive when they attempted a

ior) who has participated in 3 previous cam­paigns. Edwards, who bas already had offers fronl five big schools, is considered the best forWard, if not player in the country. Leading the backcourt will be point guard Benny Valdez (5-11, senior). ~s experience and leadership qualities

will;!idd depth to this quick scoring offense; Shakey ROdriguez, head coach, has placed high expectations on Valdez, and plans to use him·regularly. By Valdez's side will be guafds Derrick Datrity ( 6-3, senior) and Malcohn Nicholas (6-4, senior).

These two will probably be competing for thestartingguardposition,andtheirperform­ance on the court will improve in the process.

At the starting center position will be last year's sixth man, Julian Rodriguez (6-9, senior) who will do his best to bang the boards and hold up his post positions.

At one side, Rodriguez will have the obvious talent of Edwards, while on the other, forward Gimel Martinez (6-9, junior) with two years worth of experience, will be a welcome contributor.

The three 6-9ers up front are all quick, giving the Stings the opportunity of the fast­break once again, which will produce many quick and easy points.

drive which was ended by an interception. But the Stings would try again for another drive, but this one was killed on downs. The offense was unable to score a single point in the fourth quarter. That was the outcome of the game which decided the district champi­onship. "You have to wonder if the District Champions are truly the better team," said Manny Rodrignez, a sophomore football fan. 'N

Once again. Miami High's t will be Carol City.

The Chiefs are returning four: of them being last year's M;V Their rivalry packed in thousand year, and this year maybe niore.

This is because along with th our rivalry has come the growth they will play in; This , year. ( 15,008seatMiamiArenawill hol which will take place on Jan~ February 13.

Enthusiasm throughout the c: and record breaking crowds m expected.

The Stings, however, don't concentrating too much on their the Chiefs, but on nati~nal rank

Having already defeated tw' ranked teams including All Hall York (4942), the Stings could l nation by the end of December.

Being, frrstin the nation will c some pressure on the team, an1 deuce may become a factor. Thi however, because last year's fru to the Chiefs is still in many of minds. Aud this year, the Stings' ing to take them ouL

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The only source of consol Stings is their victory over the Cavaliers by a score of 29-0. season with the most shutouts total of five. This is also the fo1 tive winning season since Co: carne the bead coach. He said, have done everything that! hav I'm proud of the way they plaJ

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This year's swim team, although burdened with lack of participation, accumulated a record of 5 wins and 6 losses. Having defeated such schools as Sunset High and Miami beach, the Stings went on to the Dade County South Fun meet, where their head coach Jack Hunter and assistant coach Tim Tornillo added support and guidance when needed.

"Even though this is his first year, Coach Tornillo raised lots of money for us and established a water polo team," said William Chance. All the swimmers were very interested in the newly established water polo team which starts this year.

Although the team record may be deceiving to many, the swim team did possess it's share of talenL The team's top swimmers, William Chance and Diego Gerastiaga (fresh­men), Osiel Suez (senior), and Osdachi Cristobal Qunior), are members of the United States Swimming Association, and practiced at the University of Miami most of the time. Two of them, Chance and Gerastiaga, qualified for the Junior Olympics at Mission Bay Aquatic Center in Boca Raton where they fared well.

ALSHEIL Managing Editor

The Miami High Girls' Varsity volleyball team ended its season with a record of 4 wins and !8losses. The team was coached by Ms. Linda Linder. Although the team was plagued with lack of fan support at home games, the teru;n fared well against such tough opponents as Northwest, Miami Springs, and South Miami.

The team, although hampered by hard times and lack of fan support, managed to reach District Competition. "We reached District because our team worked weil together and always strived to do better," said Suyin Lao, former team member and sophomore. At District Competition the team was defeated by such opponents as Coral Park, Southwest, North­west, South Miami, and Miami Springs. Although the team ended its season on a sad note, the team hopes to achieve the same success or better in next and in years to come.

For all males interested in volleyball, in early April or May, a boy's volleyball team will be initiated. For more information about joining the team, contact Ms. Linder whenever possible in the gym.

MARCELO GONGORA Staff Writer

This year's wrestling team has a better chru season than last year. This is the general op coach Mr. Joshua Lopez, "Last year we ' prepared. We have more rookies, but still they: very well," he said.

After school their schedule consists mainly< around the school in order to warm-up. Then different wrestling techniques in the cafeteria.

As for the school's attitude towards the w Jesse Rivas, a member, said, "Most people thi tired too easily. Hey man, after a while of someone who could be bigger and taller does w We've got to make people realize that wrest much a sport as football, haskethali, or baseb•

The entire team agreed that if there was one teristic about their team, it would have to be c

Alfredo Sans, a member of the team surr saying, "We've got our act together. That's v ceed."

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