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DOWNSTAIRS; DOESN T DAMPEN SPIRITS By Michaela-Stutheit Many people felt that the Rain continued to spill down experience in the basement was from the dark grey clouds all day nerve-racki11g and scary. SeniorFriday, Sept. 15u,_But the gloomy Michael Roberts said, "It was weatherdidn'tgettbestudentbody really hot down there with all of down in the least. those people and kind of scary. Anticipation of the Homecom- There were spiders!" The students, i11gdance loomed over their heads. chaperones and spiders waited By eighth period, the weather had patiently in the dusty basement for lightened up a bit and everyone the all clear to return to the upper was ready to return to LHS that level of the building. evening to get the party started. After about 25 minutes, the As 8 p.m. rolled around, so did the students returned to the dance weather. The wind picked up, but floor. Most people tried to continue it didn't appear to be a threat. the dance as if nothing had hapDespite high ,vinds and a little pened. rain, many people came to have a The DJ played two more fun-filled evening and congratulate songs before he announced, to the Homecoming court. everyone's dismay, that HorneFreshmen JoAnna Harris and coming was to e11d 15 minutes Tyler Gibson won Lord and Lady. early because a funnel cloud was Duchess and Duke went to sopho- spotted southwest of Lincoln, near mores Shannon Harris and John Cheney. Everyone was to leave the Kingston. premises. Juniors Jacob Adams and Student Council sponsor Jim Erin Hilderbrad were Pri11ceand Perry COilllnentedlater, "People rePrincess, and se11iorsTim Moeller spondcd very rr1aturelyto the situand Jenna Keller were King and atio11,but I felt bad for the students Queen for the night. because they didn't come [to the After being crowned, they dance] to sit in the basement." danced wj th the rest of their peers No tor11adotouched down in in South Gy1n until shortly after or near Lincoln, but around 8 p.m. I 10 p.m., when the party was inter- the tornado uprooted trees, ripped rupted by mother nature. apart a mobile home and tore the Administrators received word roof off Poor House Bar near from the district that there was Shelby, Rising City and David City a tornado warning for Lancaster in southeast Nebraska. _ _______ -•uu·r1·n•g •1?n·'e' nu1necurn• County. Everyone was escorted Apart from high winds, no seriember 15th, wflen a tornado warning occured in the Lincoln area. 1nto the dusty, old basement. ous damage was done in Lincoln. changed at the last minute, students didn't let that ruin their fun. Photo By Aurthur Mc Williams
eace ByNatalia Ledford Last year, many Lincoln High students and staff became involved with a cause to end what was described to be one of the most dire huanitarian crises in the world; the civil war in Northern Uganda. Now it seems as though that dream may become a reality much sooner than was expected, due to developments that have occured in the region within the past two months. Peace talks between the LRA Rebels and the Ugandan government have reached their most successful point in history, aimed at ending the 20 year long running civil war. Not only did the LRA sign their first ceasefire ever, but a truce was also signed on August 6th in agreement that the LRARebels would temporarily meet at fixed assembly points
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in Southern Sudan while further wanted for 33 different accounts of hostilities agreement. peace agreements were being of crime. They include counts of Though the situation of ardiscussed. So far, roughly 1,600 crime against humanity (murder, rest warrants is currently under rebels have arrived. sexual enslavement, inhumane consideration, the government Within the past two months acts inflicting serilJUS bodily has made it very clear that there since the ceasefire, there has been injury and suffering, etc.) and will be no sharing of power with almost no violence colllnitted by counts of war crime (cruel treat- the LRA. President Yoweri the rebels. However, there are 110 1nent of civilians, inte11tio11ally Museveni has said that the LRA promises that this will last due lat1nching an attack on innocent is in no possition to set standards. to controvery occuring over the civilians, inducing rape, forced On a radio talk show he said "If peace agreement. the peace talks fail, we shall hunt enlisti11g of children, etc.) In order to make an agreeThe dilemma is this; T.he the rebels down and kill them." ment, the Rebels demand am- ICC said the only way they Many people are optimistic nesty and a waive of all inter- would consider waving the war- about the comming results of the national arrest warrants for all rants was if a comprehensive peace talks. United Nations Unsoldiers and officers, incl11ding peace agreement was made first, der-Secretary-General for HuLRA leader Jose.ph Kony. but, Kony refuses to come out of manitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, The government has agreed the bush and reach a peace agree- visited northern Uganda near to grant Kony and his head ment until he is certain that the the beggining of the month. He officers amnesty in exchange said that both sides have come warrants have been dropped. for peace. However, the ICC Peace talks · will enter a the closest to ending the 20 year (International Criminal Court) crucial stage soon. The main war that they've ever been. refuses as ofno,v to drop the war- obstacles to be figured out will be "I think the conflict had rants for their arrests. They are power shari11g and tl1e cessation reached a stage where there was
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a mutual stalemate. Both sides noses cut off by the LRA, to the want an historic agreement to end children who have been forced to this. I think there are many things coIIllnute to the busparks every moving in the right direction and night to avoid rebel abduction, the most important is the cessa- they actually wish to forgive tion of hostilities agreement." Kony and ,velcome peace back The government and the into their lives. LRA will continue to negotiate In the event that the peace throughout the coming weeks talks do not succeed, ho,vever, while the rest of the world holds the Ugandan government says its breath. Egeland said, "I am they have a plan B. This will bringing up humanitarian issues be "exterminating the LRA" to stop the killing as the number- Presdient Yoweri Museveni has promised. "The war will be over one imperative. The number-two imperative is that we want to see soon, one way or another." women and children out [of rebel Should this end up being captivity]. Third is the need to the case, U ga11da has asked the resettle people and fourth is jus- United States for support. They tice for all, including compensa- have not yet recieved a reply. tion." To stay updated on the proAs for the people of Northern gression of the peace talks, go to Uganda, they seek peace over jus- www.bbc.com or www.allafrica. tice. From the innocent civilians com. who have had their lips, ears a11d