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High Life
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Friday, April 29,1994
GRIMSLEY fflGH LIFE
VOLUME LXX, NUMBER 7
Fans cope with Cobain's death Technological boom has its price
By Steve Cuttler
On April 8, 1994 Kurt Cobain, of
the pioneering grunge band Nirvana,
was found dead in his Seattle home.
Lying just beyond his outstretched arm
the
was tne gun
that he used to
end his own
life.
There was
an outcry of
emotion from
both fans and
critics alike at
the death of the
rising super-
star. MTV
mourned
Cobain by
showing foot
age of Nirvana
videos and in
terviews for al
most the entire
weekend, and
radio stations
found them
selves flooded
with requests
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Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain's APphoto
death has left many fans in the cold.
for the band that spearheaded me Se- are left to ponder why he would end
home or himself.” Other students
share Norrins’ bitterness and felt as
though Kurt took the easy way out.
Alec Ferrell said of Cobain’s deci
sion, “Kurt wussed out, which was
the most untrue thing he could have
one.”
That is what many
tudents find so
uprising about
obain’s decision to
it suicide; he tctok
easy way out. Nir-
is seen by many as
la band who represented
what is pure in music.
They rejected their own
success, and shunned
the typical rock and roll
mentality that many
j other bands fell prey to.
Kurt Cobain is dead,
and no amount of la-
" ' ’ menting will be able to
bring him back. Sadly,
the world will never be
able to see how he
would have progressed
musically during his
carreer. Now, his fans
By Susan Barham
You are in a medieval castle, walking
cautiously through dark halls of stone. Suddenly
you are thrown backwards by a great blast of heat
which has rushed from the jaws of an immense
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Some students believe that
Cobain's death has made him into more
of a star than he really was while alive.
Sterling Norrins says, “All of the sud
den people call him a revolutionary ge
nius, the truest artist, when all he was
was a rock singer who lost out because
he couldn’t cope with his problems, his
his life in such a way. Cobain can
almost claim membership to that
elite club of flaming young stars that
died mysteriously, except for the fact
that Cobain ended his own life.
Goodbye, Kurt Cobain. Your de
cision left many more questions than
answers, and has left all of us con
fused.
dragon. Then, you take your virtual reahty hel-
met off
Virtual reahty may be one of the newest
technological advances, but televisions, VCR’s,
camcorders, microwaves, cellular phones, and
computers have all become a part of everyday life.
However, this progress in communication, en
tertainment, and industry does not come with
out its price.
One of the most popular household ap
pliances is the television set. Average prices for a
13-inch set is around $250 vriiile a big screen TV is
a costly $2000. Obviously, the more high tech sets
have a better selection of features such as comb fil
ter, cable-reacfy tuner, and high grade stereo sound
and picture. Another prevalent form of home enter
tainment is a VCR Prices
range anywhere from $200
to $700. DiSerent models
of VCR’s are VHS, hi-fi ste
reo, and monophonic ver
sions. The pick of VCR’s
is the Hi- 8 model which of
fers editing , high picture
quahty, and special effects
features.
Video cameras
and CD players are the
items that no family in the
90’s can live without. Ev
eryone wants the best
sound-quahty as well as the
ability to capture family
events on tape. These too
have a price tag. CD play
ers cost from about $ 100 to
$170, while portable CD
players cost around $ 100 to
a more elaborate $200
player.
Shuman graphic
Technolog5rFas changed the views of the
consumer. Whereas a consumer may have been
satisfied with just a 13-inch television in the past,
now he craves for a big-screen or a portable mini.
Each day technological advances are made and
everyday the consumer looks for something a little
better, and a little faster. No one really knows
what the future might bring, but it is easy to see
the progress we’ve already made within the past
century.
Multi-culturalist movement says school spirit, unity at risk
By Kimberly Gray
There is a group of people vriio say that multi-cul
tural awareness needs to be implemented into our schools in
order to positively enhance the learning enviromnent and
future of America
There is an apparent growing apathy which seems to
be overtaking the minds of many students. The lack of inter
est students display in developing fiiendships outside their
own cultural backgroimd is becoming more than common
place.
Students around the United States seems to be taking
the attitude of many high school students in the late 1920’s
after a boom of progression. The growing indifference to
understanding those of a different ethnic group is creating
tension throughout the communities, and to bringit even closer
to home, the community of Grimsley.
Racial tension may not be a severe problem with the
school, but some say the lack of unity it presents is a prob
lem. Students of varying ethnic backgrounds are hardly seen
sitting together except for in some classrooms. The most
astounding site a visitor or Grimsley might be the unbalanced
campus atmosphere at lunch time.
There seems to be a general feehng which advocates
that the time is now for Grimsley Students to pull together
and try to understand one another. Cheryse McLeod, a senior said,
“When you don’t understand someone of another race, closing your
mind to this person only inhibits communication and perpetuated a
lack of understanding.”
The multi-culturalist movement says that once an understand-
ing of other cultures is met and ignorance is stopped adSninistrators,
Pugh graphic
faculty, and students will begin to see the unity which has been lost
return with an intense will to learn. “The more tension taken out of
your life, through multi-cultural awareness, the more productive you
will be in school,” said Mikki Lyndon, a Junior.
School productivity and student involvement (school spirit) has
become a concern for many. The lack of unity many students feel
has put a damper on the overall spirit of the school. The issue of
cultural separation, wiiether intentional or not creeps
into the athletic events. On any given day the stands
at a basketball game ^jpear to be separated into re
spective cultural groups. “School spirit is not a racial
thing, or rehgious thing, it’s just a school thing, “ said
Jenny Ruggieri, a Junior.
However dismal the multi-cultural problem
seems to be, there is always hope for the future when
there are clubs such as the International club and
Multi-Cultural Awareness Club in affect. Just this
year some Grimsley students got together and
formed the Multi-Cultural Awareness Club. The
students started this organization because they
saw a need for human relations to improve. As
of now, the club has about 30 members and will
always welcome more.
Grimsley has taken a few strides in improv
ing ethnic relations by showing growing concern
about the lack of school unity and spirit. They have
also allowed the students to form a club which edu
cates the ignorance found in unknowing. How
ever, many say that greater steps need to be taken
in order to prepare a generation which understands
many cultures and can improve the future of
America.