High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Getting an Answer Would Not Be Out of the Question

Teachers ask you to raise your hand if you have any questions, reminding the class that there are no such things as dumb questions.

Riiiight.

Getting the answers you need, when you need them, from the people who have them, can be quite tricky. Hot Topics wonders: “If you were guaranteed an honest response to any question, who would you ask, and what would be the question?”

“I’d ask God why I can’t get my locker open.”

Miranda Eads, 14,

freshman, Loara

“I’d ask Clarence Thomas if Anita Hill’s accusations were true.”

Pamela Hause, 16,

junior, Cypress

“I’d ask Gorbachev and Yeltsin if they were going to Disneyland, if they would they go together.”

Danny Salas, 17,

senior, Villa Park

“I’d ask God why am I here.”

Jin Lee, 18,

senior, University

“I’d ask Magic Johnson of the Lakers what exactly happened and how exactly did he become HIV positive.”

Anthony Ranii, 14,

freshman, Fullerton

“I’d ask God why He made so many people unhappy, and why He makes them suffer discrimination.”

Nancy Cholo, 17,

junior, Loara

“I’d ask my friend if I ever annoy her and, if so, would she tell me.”

Quyen Vu, 17,

senior, Ocean View

“I’d ask Thomas Jefferson what exactly was the intention of our forefathers when they stated ‘freedom of expression.’ ”

Sarah Cron, 18,

senior, Loara

“I’d ask God if Elvis is still alive.”

Bart Boulton, 17,

junior, Cypress

“I’d ask William Kennedy Smith if he raped that woman.”

Baiju Mehtu, 16,

junior, Villa Park

“I’d ask the Father of Mathematics why we have to learn algebra.”

Cathy Coble, 14,

freshman, University

“I’d ask the Johnson & Johnson Co. why it only makes Band-Aids for people with light skin.”

Chi Catello, 18,

senior, Fullerton

“I’d ask Ronald Reagan how much he really knew about the Iran-Contra hearings.”

Pam Soehnel, 15,

sophomore, Orange

“I’d ask God why He allows Satan to exist.”

Priscilla Lee, 17,

senior, Ocean View

“I’d ask Hitler what propelled him to be the person he was during the Holocaust.”

Mike Boomsma, 15,

sophomore, Loara

“I’d ask my girlfriend if she really likes (being with me).”

Danny Serle, 16,

junior, Cypress

“I’d ask Shirley MacLaine what she sees (for me) in my next life.”

Yuri Chung, 16,

sophomore, University

“I’d ask God--if there is a God--what is the purpose of life.”

Shirley Memon, 17,

senior, Ocean View

“I’d ask McDonald’s if they are really saving the rain forests for us by changing the boxing of their hamburgers.”

Mark Pearce, 16,

junior, Fullerton

“I’d ask people living in Russia how they really felt about their government and their way of life.”

Sally Scovel, 16,

junior, Orange

“I’d ask David Bowie if he’s bisexual.”

Ella Carter, 17,

senior, Ocean View

“I’d ask President Lyndon Johnson who really shot J.F.K.”

Eugenia Liu, 17,

senior, Villa Park

“I’d ask God how big the universe is--everything that’s out ‘there.’ .”

Oliver Jakubiec, 14,

freshman, University

“I’d ask Bill and Ted why they went on their ‘Bogus Journey,’ because that was a pointless movie.”

Pam Myers, 17,

senior, Fullerton

“I’d ask Clarence Thomas if he was guilty of any of the allegations made against him.”

Becki Burton, 15,

sophomore, Orange

“I’d ask Lee Harvey Oswald if he was really the assassin of J.F.K.”

Devon Krajacic, 16,

junior, Cypress

“I’d ask God where He is.”

Daniel Fogarty, 16,

junior, University

Next Week’s Hot Topic:

How do you show your school spirit?

Responses gathered by Jessica Hulsey (Cypress), Kelly St. John (Fullerton), Kristie Payne (Loara), Seema Mehta (Ocean View), Tram Nguyen (Orange), Claudine Ko (University) and Juanita Chang (Villa Park).