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Is it Love?

'Ifwugnts on crushes vary

By Dan Eriksen
Crushes had strange "When I think of talk about anything," junior Jill
effects on guys and girls alike crushes r think of freshmen Robeson said.
throughout the school year. flirting in the hall. I mean there Sometimes knowing
Whether it was Jill calling and is a line that doesn't need to be that a student had a crush on an
hanging up on Jack, or Jack crossed," senior Jessica Jones un suspected person was always
being a tough guy around hi s explained. a mystery that needed to be
friends to impress "Jill." Young and old alike, all solved.
"l had a crush on her had their own little ways of "I found out that my
(Jessica) for a while, and then showin g the world that they had boyfriend had a crush on me
we started doing things together a crush of some sort. The same long before we started going
more often," senior Mike Vinal went for students over the year. out," senior Melissa DeBruin
said , "Next thing you know bada '' If you like a girl, you said.
bing-bada boom we were going just have to listen a little more, On the other hand,
out. " and there is nothing wrong with "Sometimes a crush can turn
Some students felt some flirting," senior Ryan into something really good, or it
special when they knew some- Reinke said. can turn very, very, very bad!"
one had a crush on them, but Senior Clint Meyers senior Dusty Olson said.
they let it go to their head. had a different point of view on Some students gave up
"It makes me feel like a the subject. "I think that you all together on crushes with boys
pimp .... a super-pimp, when should just be yourself and go or girls from their own school.
somebody has a crush on me," with the flow. I think Ryan is Instead they shot for bi gger and
junior Mike Gusd said . out of hi s mind," he said. better things, whether it was
"When I see my crush, When students had a possible or not.
I start blushing, and my heart crush, they went about getting "I used to like guys
rate goes up," senior Amber to know each other by hanging from school, but when I realized
Luneke said. out as much as possible. some of them are players, I
Many girls had a "On the weekends I spend decided there was nothing
different perspective on crushes time with my crush. When we wrong with crushing on celebri-
than the guys did. Some acted are together, he makes me feel ties like Brian Littrell of the
in a more mature matter than special. I am glad that he is Backstreet Boys," junior Allison
others. there for me because we can Schneider said.

English teacher, Carol Kuhn, a newly
wed "obsesses" over a photograph of
her husband. When asked about cru shes
she said, "When you find the right one,
love is the most wo nd erful thing in the
world'" photo by Josh Williamson
Junior Sam French and sophomore
Lauren Erri co talk about th e best ways
to go about "getting" your crush. The
two had many ideas. photo J:bv~J:=:o~s/~1 ===;;;:=:;======J...
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