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N icole H utchinson
Staff Reporter
I tan, and I'm not alone. I
am one of the m any teenage
girls (as w ell as teenage
guys, grandm others,
etc.) w ho has jum ped the
bandw agon. Tanning is a
growing trend in the United
States, com ing to the aid of
those ghostly pale girls and
boys w ho desire a golden
glow.
M any people use natural
sunlight in the m onths of
M ay-A ugust, and tanning
beds during the rest of
the year. But m em bers
of the Food and Drug
Adm inistration, A m erican
M edical A ssociation and
Web M D all agree that both
form s of tanning
are dangerous;
I disagree. The
A m erican
A cadem y of
Student Opinion Matters
Crocodile Hunter suffers rare death that stuns world
K ate T olan and C alley L athrop
Staff Reporter
The world lost a passionate
and loving conservationist
on Sept. 4. Steve Irwin, the
famous crocodile hunter, died
from a highly rare stingray
attack while filming his latest
undersea series in the Great
Barrier Reef. Swimming face
down near the bottom of the
ocean, Irwin, 44, was stabbed
in the chest by a threatened
stingray.
The grief we experience
has been small in comparison
to the sorrow that his family
-
linter Steve Irwin tempted fate every day by working with wild animals.
and friends have felt. He is
survived by his wife, Terri
(originally from Eugene,
Oregon), his daughter
Bindi, 8, and his son Bob, 2.
Irwin also left behind his
father, Bob (his mother Lyn
passed away in 2000). His
parents introduced Irwin to
crocodiles and wildlife at a
very young age.
Irwin's entire life was
dedicated to his family
and awareness of wildlife.
In 1991, he took over his
family's Austrailian zoo.
He then began taping his
famous television show "The
Crocodile Hunter" in 1992.
As his popularity grew, he
used his fame and voice to
save and preserve animals
on land and in the water. He
also starred in a film called
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision
Course in 2002. His catchy
phrase "crikey" made him
extremely lovable and easy
to remember. From there he
produced more crocodile
shows and appearances
on all the news talk shows
(including Oprah Winfrey)
while staying devoted to his
family.
The irony of his death was
the fact that stingrays were
one of the less dangerous
creatures with which he
worked. Although venomous,
stingrays, which are large flat
fish that have long barbed
tails, are usually passive and
docile. There are only 17
previous fatal stingray attacks
recorded worldwide. Like
all wild animals, stingrays
will take action to keep
themselves safe when they
feel vulnerable. "It probably
felt threatened because Steve
was alongside and there
was the cameraman ahead,
and it felt there was danger
and it balked," Ben Cropp, a
documentary filmmaker, said.
Until his end, Irwin's
life was consumed with
protecting animals. From
his lovable smile, to his
ever present khaki outfit
and hiking boots, Irwin is
a man who will be missed.
Hopefully, his dedication
and life's work will be
S
remembered.
Septem ber 11, 2001 transform s lives forever
J aimie L orenzini
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A morning, bitten by the
chill of early fall, unfolds
before an unsuspecting
New York. Children were
breathless with excitement as
parents frantically shuttled
them to school; just another
date to mark off the calendar.
Unfortunately, this day, Sept.
11, 2001, would be a day that
forever changed their lives.
At 8:46 a.m. Flight 11 crashed
into the North World Trade
Center. A second airplane
crash was soon to follow.
Five years later, the dust
has settled leaving the image
of twisted metal and debris in
our minds like an old faded
photograph. Because of the
distance between Oregon and
New York, it's all too easy to
overlook its problems. On
the fifth 9/11 anniversary,
the media gave us a window
to see back into the heart of
New York's tragedy. What I
saw through my television
shocked me back into reality.
Why hasn't an official
monument already been
built? The government made
our nation a promise to create
a monument in honor of the
casualties of 9/11. Finally,
after waiting half a decade,
we are beginning to see the
results of that promise.
Earlier this month plans
to build three grand towers
on Ground Zero's eastern
side were introduced to the
public. These buildings will
include areas for retail, office
spaces, and a transportation
hub. This dream would not
be possible without Daniel
Libeskind, the man who
designed the towers.
Our government has
deemed the completion date
for sometime in 2012. In the
end, the formal monument
promised so long ago will
have taken over a decade to
take form.
The delay of creating
a monument has left me
with mixed feelings. Yes,
rebuilding New York is a
wonderful idea, but the
monument should have
been constructed years
ago. The fact that the
government is taking so
long to fulfill its promise to
us makes me wonder about
1/11 litri IM I
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