Issue 1

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0488dfc3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0498dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mrs. Davies                      Room 206</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Davies Room 20"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>   </B><B>  back</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0498dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Issue 1</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>The Mild Intellect                </I></div> <div> The Lounge Lowdown</div> <div>             <IMG SRC="0555a350.png" border=0 width="90" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">           </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="152" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="113"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="113" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="113"><div> <A HREF="#habitat_for_humanity_to_build_new_house_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U><I>Habitat</I></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 29 WIDTH="113"><div> <A HREF="#how_to_make_a_web_site_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U><I>How to Make a Website</I></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#medical_marijuana___the_10th_amendment_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U><I>Medical Marijuana</I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="113"><div> <A HREF="#bad_habits_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U><I>Bad Habits</I></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="113"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="113" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 113 WIDTH="113"><div> <A HREF="#ban_butts_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Ban Butts</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#leap_for_your_dreams_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>L.E.A.P for your dreams</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#the_lounge_lowdown" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>The Lounge Lowdown</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="113" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="113"><div>  <A NAME="top_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Top</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="32"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> _____________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div>          </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="479" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="habitat_for_humanity_to_build_new_house_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Century Gothic" ><B>Habitat for Humanity to Build New House in Liberty</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> By Rebecca Cuttita</div> <div> Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit, Christian housing organization, has announced that a project in Liberty will soon be underway. Habitat, which is currently working on a house in Monticello, works worldwide to provide adequate housing for those who would otherwise be without sufficient shelter. Habitat, however, is not a handout program. The houses are financed with no-interest loans and sold to families at no profit. Homeowner families have to apply for the home and are chosen based on their need and willingness to participate with the organization. Not only do they pay what Habitat affiliates refer to as “sweat equity” on their own home, but they also put many hours of manual labor into other Habitat houses. </div> <div> Homeowner families work on each step of building the house alongside  volunteers. They spend so many  hours at the house that it becomes part of them. It is something they have worked for and deserve.</div> <div>  “To watch something from nothing grow is wonderful,” said Laurene McKenna, a member of the Nurturing Committee, which works to help the selected families adjust to home ownership.</div> <div> Habitat's first Sullivan County project is currently underway in Monticello. The next house is to be built in Liberty on the corner of Kelly and Dwyer Avenues. Habitat for Humanity is always looking for volunteers and donations of materials or money. Members of Liberty's National Honor's Society, under the direction of Michael Williams, have agreed to work on the house in Liberty this spring. They are also looking to become involved in helping to complete the house in Monticello.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > “I think it would be a good opportunity for people to work together and form bonds with one another, while helping those in need throughout their community,” said Erin Simpson, President of Liberty's National Honor's Society.  Habitat for Humanity is always looking for new volunteers. If you would like to take part in this organization visit their website at </FONT><A HREF="http://www.habitat.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.habitat.org"><U>http://www.habitat.org</U></A>      </div> <div>  <A NAME="top_2"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top 2</U></A></div> <div> <B><U>                                                                                                                                            </U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="398" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 34 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="how_to_make_a_web_site_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >HOW TO MAKE A WEB SITE</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> By Josh Chen</div> <div>           </div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  As technology improves the way people approached to the information also improves. Internet has taken over as the main information resource which people use replacing TV, newspaper, and radio. A well-organized web page will attract many people to visit it (Sometimes thousands of visitors per day.) This makes the quality of the site vary important. </FONT></div> <div> There are mainly two ways to create a web page. The first way is to make the outline and the formation of the web page offline and then upload it to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as PC home, but such ISP like Geocities and Angel fire will only provide limited amount of space to one account. It is fairly difficult to get other "free" Internet space. Sometimes it will cost you to get extra Internet space from the ISP. </div> <div> According to a Liberty High School student Mike Green, “it is easier to create a page off line, but free web space is hard to find.” The second way is to make your pages online using a Telnet program by accessing your UNIX account, if you have one. Depending on the form, the size and the information, sometimes it is easier to make a website on</div> <div>      Many great web sites that you can find online are created with Java. Java could add so much on to a web site. So, what is Java? Java is a simple, robust, object-oriented, platform independent multi-threaded, dynamic general-purpose programming environment. It's best for creating applets and applications for the Internet, intranets and any other complex, distributed network.</div> <div> If you do not wish to learn about Java; there is another way to use it. You can us free java scripts that can be found around the web.</div> <div>      Basically people create a web site for two purposes: one is just for the fun of it, the other is for sponsors. When the reputation of a site builds up and the visitors per day are over thousands. Then sponsors will start want to put Ads on your site. Sometimes making a web site could be an easy job *o*!!          </div> <div>  _____________________________ <A NAME="top_3_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top 3</U></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>_</U></A>__________________</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="171" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 34 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="bad_habits_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Century Schoolbook" >Bad Habits</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> By Jared Levine</div> <div> It's no secret- we all have our quirks. Everyone has a peculiarity or two…or three that are easily noticed. However, there is a clear line between a simple mannerism and a serious vice (smoking, drinking, drug usage could all be considered habits but are obviously direr). So, whether you bite your nails, spit, chew your pencil or grind your teeth, it's all the same. And no matter your habit, you're not alone. </div> <div>      People act differently than others everywhere, but a place and time in life where you will find the most idiosyncrasies among a vast body of people is, of course, high school. Liberty High is no exception. Students, even teachers, all have their ways of making each other crazy, and make no mystery of their opinions.</div> <div>      “I tap my fingers or pen or whatever on my desk a lot,” says eleventh grader Chris Paddock. “But when other people do it, it bothers me.” </div> <div>      Well, that's interesting, but not quite as strange as sophomore Casey Pazzalia's classroom preferences. “I never bring a pen to class,” says Pazzalia. “I chew on my pen, too.” </div> <div>      Kind of makes you think…wouldn't that be someone else's pen? Says Pazzalia, “It is.”</div> <div>      In addition to his pen borrowing and biting, Pazzalia says he's “not too fond of seventeen year old kids who play with Matchbox cars in school.” </div> <div>      Now that we know how nit-picky some guys can be, the question is, how do young women act and react to classroom clichés? “I play with my pants, like my jeans,” said junior Michelle Silver on the topic. “Also, I hate it when people make weird noises during a test, when it's all quiet.”</div> <div>       In actuality, these day to day routines don't really truly matter in our day-to-day lives. But just imagine how relieved we would all be if people didn't bite their nails or crack their knuckles all the time. Try to picture a world of silence and serenity, without nagging sounds from people you may already dislike. Try to envision this, and you'll probably be distracted by the one thing you tried to block out.</div> <div>  <A NAME="top_4"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top 4</U></A></div> <div> _________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="308" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 37 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="leap_for_your_dreams_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Century Schoolbook" >LEAP for Your Dreams</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> By Jamie Poley</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Liberty Central School is currently promoting the fact that knowledge is power through the “Liberty Enrichment After school Program,” commonly known as L.E.A.P. The program, under the direction of Carla Dworetsky, has been made possible through the assistance of the “21st Century Community Learning Center Grant.”</div> <div>  Liberty students are equally given the opportunity to participate in L.E.A.P's after school academic and enrichment activities. The goal of the grant is to provide a positive environment in which students, their families, and the community can learn, interact and increase performance in reading, math, science and social studies in a positive and safe environment. L.E.A.P provides things like homework help through one-on-one tutoring, extended day programs and a specific homework help center. L.E.A.P also offers additional GED classes for students as well.</div> <div>       Additional programs at L.E.A.P given by teachers and members of the community range from “knitting & Crocheting” for grades 8-10 to “Conversational English” for adults. More information about L.E.A.P and its after-school activities can be found at the L.E.A.P desk in the Middle School Lobby or by calling 292-5400 ext. 2098.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0568a670.png" border=0 width="138" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students working diligently together on a computer</div> <div>                        at Liberty's after school L.E.A.P program.</div> <div>  <A NAME="top_5"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top 5</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 31 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="medical_marijuana___the_10th_amendment_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Century Schoolbook" >Medical Marijuana & the 10th Amendment</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>                                                            <IMG SRC="057474b0.png" border=0 width="71" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> By Erin  Smith                                                </div> <div>               Marijuana, a drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, <I>Cannabis sativa.</I> It is also one of the most commonly used drugs in the world.  A little plant that is continually creating headlines everyday. But this recreational drug also provides relief to thousands of people in pain.  </div> <div> Medical Marijuana has given AIDS, cancer, and chronically depressed patients hope of a more painless future.  But medical marijuana is only legal in the state of California.  And now medical marijuana's future is looking dim.          Recently, California hired a man to cultivate thousands of pounds of this highly potent medical marijuana in a secluded warehouse but was met by the federal government.  The man was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana even though California had hired the man.  The man is now facing a life sentence in federal prison.</div> <div> Now California is striking back.  According to the 10th Amendment, which says “T!he powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people,” or in other words, if the Constitution does not specifically say that the Federal Government has a certain power or law then the states have the right to make that law.  Because the government did not say medical marijuana was illegal, California was able to make medical marijuana legal.  California testifies that its constitutional rights have been violated by the Federal Government.  </div> <div> Lieutenant Governor Cruz M. Bustamante of California did not reply to requests for comments on the legalization of medical marijuana.</div> <div>  <A NAME="top_6"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top 6</U></A></div> <div> ______________________________________________</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="213" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 105 WIDTH="201"><div>  <A NAME="ban_butts_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Ban Butts</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="05948420.png" border=0 width="72" height="66" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                                                                            </FONT></div> <div> By Zack Andrews</div> <div>                The nonsmoking law of July 24th, 2003 has affected many people. The law forbids any smoking in any indoor facilities after July 24th, 2003, mainly effecting restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Many bars are losing business because of it, and may even be forced to shut down due to lack of customers. Phyllis Andrews, a Sullivan County Government Center employee said, “They're pushing people to quit smoking and they're forcing people out of business (bars), which means the government is losing more money from taxes on them.”</div> <div>      The new law was put into act because of the health issues due to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke from tobacco has direct effects on the health of smokers and nonsmokers. The no smoking law is in accordance with the health of employees, customers, and visitors. Smoking is allowed in any outside area, and anyone who wishes to smoke will be reminded of this.</div> <div>      Even though the new law has relevant health issues, many people are still against it. Phyllis Andrews also said, “For whatever minor health benefit may be realized, there will be a much bigger negative economic impact.” She may be right because no matter where people go, they have to deal with some sort of health issue. If it's not cigarette smoke, then it's air pollution or something different. There is no way of eliminating every health dispute.</div> <div>      Therefore, the nonsmoking law in any indoor place does have its current health issues, though there are still many that are against it. Not everyone is for it because you should be able to choose if you want to be around smoke or not. And if not, then you should choose a place that has less smoking, or no smoking at all. Another negative effect is the fact that it will cause the state to <A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>have less money from sales taxes.</U></A></div> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="297" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 30 ><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="the_lounge_lowdown"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>The Lounge Lowdown</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> By Ashley Argent</div> <div>      Rap vs. Rock. Which will it be this year in the Senior Lounge? And why can't we have both? Senior year of the class of 2004 started out with a fumble instead of a touchdown. Seniors are battling it out to listen to what they want to in the lounge. Out of the fifteen people interviewed, no one complained about hearing anything besides country music, or hardcore music in the morning. So then why does this lead us to the choice of rap or rock? Seniors have been having verbal arguments in the lounge over what they want to hear during lunch. One genre of music is constantly playing over another. No one is happy unless his or her favorite kind of music is playing. So what can we do to comprise on this issue? Seniors came up with the ideas of mixed CD's, someone starting a list of songs that everyone can agree on, splitting periods in half between the two genres, and if worse comes to worst, smashing the CD player. The last seems like a pretty rough option, but this is how frustrated the senior class is getting. If we would like to continue listening to music in the lounge, then there's only one thing to say. Seniors, let's learn to compromise! </div> <div>      The only other problem in the lounge is shockingly, not that the lounge is dirty, which was a much reoccurring problem in last years class. The problem is that underclassmen and seniors without privileges are coming into the lounge. As for seniors without privileges, many seniors just stated that “It's senior year, just let them be.” But as for underclassmen they should be punished because the senior class could lose the lounge over this issue.  In one case there was even a junior signing out of study halls as a senior to go in the lounge. How was he getting away with it? Something has to be done. Senior </div> <div> Tori Wesolowski stated, “It's not called the Underclassmen Lounge, it's called the Senior Lounge, underclassmen shouldn't even set foot in here!” So what is it going to be, Class of 2004? Underclassmen, or the lounge?</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top_1" TITLE="Issue 1"><U>Top</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>