Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Concert goers do almost anything W hether it ' s camping spending all your money or getting arrested, MHS students want to go to concerts. Listening on the radio just isn ' t enough. Although most of the students want concert tickets, it ' s not as easy as it may seem. Sure, for a normal, not so popular rock group just standing in line may work in achieving the tickets. Yet, some MHS students have been through much more. For example, the “wanted so badly U2 tickets attracted hundreds of teens to Calumet City, lining up wasn ' t allowed until 6 a.m. to prevent any problems. But, as the other kids lined up, an MHS student did the same. The policeman came and gave him a warning. Then he returned half an hour later and arrested the people in line. Since the student fled from the police, he was caught and arrested at 2:40 a.m. for loitering past curfew, failing to obey an officer and resisting arrest. As a result, he failed to get tickets. That ' s one of the extremes I would go to if I could get tickets for any of my favorite groups, he commented. Another instance concerning U2 tickets at Rosemont Horizon happened when Mike Vela and Ken Barnes, juniors, planned to camp out. Because of the amount of people, the security began carding to see if everyone was 18 in order for them to stay. Being under 18, they had to leave. Luckily, someone informed them that tickets would be sold at a nearby mall without security. All that running around was worth it. We ended up getting the 27th row and the concert was a KILLER, Vela stated. Sometimes money is no object when a person gets to be in the room with their idols. As Michele Thiele, sophomore, said For U2 tickets. I ' d pay $150 at the most. Although not all students can afford to pay that much, others find sneaking in to work just as well. Some kids say it is very easy to sneak in to local Carlson concerts because of the location and spread out security. Henry Hong, sophomore, stated, I don ' t know if I would go as far as to steal the tickets, but I probably would sneak in to see the Cure. Yet, at soldCttV A ' out concerts, it would be almost imposs- ible to sneak inside because of lack of seats. Another way students try to obtain tickets is through scalpers The scalpers buy an abundance of tickets at the regular price and sell them for around $50 to $60 so they receive a profit. Kimbra Highsmith, senior, bought tickets from a scalper for the sold out U2 concert — - ddn lC Indianap- olis. For a pair of tickets that would normally cost about $40, paid $100. Although seeing a favorite group in concert is important to many MHS students, others feel that the radio is enough. Kevin Smith, junior, stated, I ' m not that desperate to see any concert. I just like listening to music. It isn ' t just hearing and seeing the group that makes concerts so e xciting, but it ' s being a part of it all. by Nikki NIKKI BARKASI THEN SOME

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A ND THEN SOM E Buckle up or pay $25 Drivers Adjust To New Indiana Seatbelt Law Buckle Up For Safety. As of July 1, 1987, wearing seatbelts became law in Indiana. Everyone must wear them or face a $25 fine. Most students feel that seat- belts are a hassle. According to Jerry McCor- mack, junior, “Seatbelts don ' t al- low me to turn around and stare at the girls when I drive by. Although, 85 percent of the injuries that occur in a car acci- dent could have been prevented if a seatbelt was worn. But is the law enough to make students wear seatbelts? Lisa Rimer, junior, remarked, I mostly wear it because it is a habit, but also it is a law. Other students do not consid- er it is a law. To them, it is a safety precaution against injury in case of an accident. Mike Lesniak, senior, stated, I wear my seatbelt when I start to drive like a madman because I don ' t want to die. Added days too much for students 16 And THEN SOME Even though driving without a seatbelt is not cause to be pulled over, if stopped for an- other offense, the driver will be fined an additional $25 for every person not wearing the belt. According to Merrillville po- lice officer, Ed Westbury, If a person is involved in an accident and a seatbelt isn ' t worn, a ticket will be issued to the driver re- gardless of whose fault the acci- dent was. The new law doesn ' t seem to have a big effect on many stu- dents. It hasn ' t affected me that much because I either don ' t re- member to wear it, or I don ' t want to wear it, Rich Harter, junior. by TAMMY TABOR Click. Before driving off, Monica Noel, senior, fastens her seatbelt. Indiana enforced the new seatbelt law July 1. School is where students go to learn, make friends and pre- pare for the future. But for some students, added days would be just too much. Adding days has caused a controversy. Some students and faculty members expressed their feelings about new state proposals. According to Dr. Daniel Ra- pacz, principal, Indiana used to have one of the shortest school years in the nation. However, five more days will be added to the 1988-89 school year. Dr. Rapacz stated, I ' m not opposed to five extra days to make 180, but to adding more context. More time should be spent on concepts. In addition to five more days, missed snow days will be made up. Larry Iglendza, senior, re- marked, No, I don ' t want to make up days, because this place is driving me crazy as it Bounnharoi is. Susie Manojlovic, junior, said, I feel it ' s a bad idea, be- cause we get enough of this place during the school year. by KRISTINA KOSTUR Let It snow. This will be omitted from everyone ' s wish list. According to a new state law, all missed days of school will be made up in the 1988-89 school year.

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45 minutes One of the top three major cities is only a 45 minute hop on the Skyway away. CHICAGO. Ranging from educational museums to shopping on Michi- gan Avenue to even eating 50 ' s style, Chicago has it all. My favorite place is the Rock-n-roll McDonalds because it ' s so nostalgic, Amy Petrites, senior, commented. They have a jukebox with all the old 50 and 60 ' s hits and an old Corvette right in the middle of it. Then there ' s also the ever pop- ular Water Tower, an eight sto- ry, glass elevator and all, shop- ping place. It was named after the real water tower which is right across the street. Tony Smith, junior, stated, My favorite places are down- town and Water Tower Place. I could walk around for hours; there ' s a million things to do. You ' re never bored. I like Water Tower Place be- cause I like all the different stores, Gayle Anderson, sopho- more, added, And I love the food. It ' s much better than Southlake Mall. Not only does water Tower 1 8 And then some away, ' it ' s our kind of town ' have good food, but the famous pizza place Gino ' s East isn ' t too far away. It ' s almost more popu- lar for its grafitti, which you can find even before you step foot in, then its pizza. A great place to go when you ' re hungry is Gino ' s East. They have great food and a great atmosphere to eat it in, Scott Novak, junior, stated. Of course, Merrillville always has Broadway and Valparaiso has Lincolnway to cruise, but Chicago has Rush Street. Dennis Hinkel, junior, stated, I like to cruise Rush Street and check out the women. Also, for seeing a bit of sci- ence and history, the museums are another part of Chicago. The museums are really neat, especially the Field Museum, Mark Hidalgo, junior, said. As Frank Sinatra said it best, Chicago ' s my kind of town. by NKKI BARKASI At the top of the world is a great feeling for Kathy Beddome, sophomore, and Jim Lily, junior. The world famous Sears Tower is one of the major tourist attractions in Chicago.