Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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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.

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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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Air time Athletic events get TV exposure If one was interested in seeing a game that he found difficult to make, there was always a good chance to either listening to it on the radio or catching the record- ing of it on cable television. All the major sports won air- time as the growing interest in MHS athletics skyrocketed to new heights. “Football and basketball were the major air-time winners on TV, and of course, almost all their games were covered on ra- dio, stated Janis Qualizza, ath- letic director. Games could be viewed by fans on cable TV ' s Channel 3. Football and basketball were not the only sports covered. Al- though the other sports did not have regularly scheduled cover- age, they stood a good chance of being exposed through the other team ' s coverage. It ' s a nice way of exposing our athletes, said Ms. Qualizza. Prime-time excitement? Not always, but MHS sports on TV certainly gave our ath- letes the recognition they de- served. by TONY AZNAR Student Council sponsors trip; one hurt on slopes The student Council planned a ski trip during the winter. They went on a trip to Portage, Michigan for a day of skiing. They left early Saturday morning and came home on Sunday. On Saturday evening, when they were all tired from skiing, they played games and ate pizza. Twenty-five of the Student Council members went on the trip with several chaperones. Some people on the trip have been skiing for a long time while others haven ' t gone skiing a great deal. I never dreamed that when I went down the hill that I was going to get hurt. Wendy Phillips, sophomore, said It was a blast, even though I hadn ' t gone skiing a lot. Others were daring, while go- ing down hills they wanted to see if they could get down safely. Debbie Hofferber, junior, de- cided to go down an expert hill. She said, That she wanted to be daring. The first time down was all right, but when she went down a second time, she got down it but not on her skiis. While coming down the hill she fell down the hill. In good spirits she came out of it with a cast on her knee. She said, I never dreamed that when I went down the hill that I was going to get hurt. by KORRI FREKOl “See Debi kl” was what everyone was talking about after Debi Hofferber. Junior, injured herself skiing. Student Council went skiing for the weekend at Cascade Mountain in Wisconsin Ve 3 Main Street ' at MHS Usually the writer of an editorial doesn ' t get a by-line, but in Tracy Wikse ' s case she received national coverage. Wikse, senior, wrote an editorial on date rape that appeared in the high school newspaper. The Mirror. A NBC television crew came to MHS in December to film Wikse to appear on the teen special, Main Street. The editorial was entitled, Silent crime needs attention. Carolyn Zygmut, senior, wrote the front-page story on date rape. Date rape is happening across the country. If women could share their problem, this crime could be stopped, said Wikse. The taping took about one hour. Wikse had to have the 45- second editorial memorized. The producer, Barry Felchcr, made sure that the lighting and sound were just right. Wikse ' s editorial was selected by the research staff of Main Street. The school newspaper was sent to NBC by Columbia University. When New York called, I couldn ' t believe it, stated Wikse, it was probably the most exciting thing that ever happened to me n by DEBBIE GALKA Silent crime needs attention Date rape has become a frequent crime in our society and has recently received much attention. Women are being forced to perform sexually by verbal and physical abuse. Society has become much more open about sex in recent years, yet date rape seems to be an issue in which victims fear to report or speak openly about. Because it is a situation women refuse to discuss, other women fear that they are alone and will be looked down upon by others. Women must open up in order to cure this crime which is prevalent in our society. It is a fact that the crime exists. A recent survey showed that 90 or 434 women experienced forcible rape. Few, however, are able to discuss it, and even fewer report it to the authorities. If authorities were notified, the criminal would suffer severe consequences. On the other hand, failure to report date rape provides additional opportunity for the individual to commit the crime again. If charges were pressed against an individual accused of date rape, others may stop from committing the crime. Additionally, if a few females speak out, other females are likely to speak out, also. These women could share experiences and help one another emotionally. Groups could be established nation-wide, and women could unite to cure this widespread crime. kWWBTtH A pouse rt token by Tracy Wikse. senior, to fcsten to instructions from the fimng crew Wkse appeared on NBC on Jan, 5 to read an editorial on date rape And THEN SOME 19