PEOPLE

The Southeast Missourian asked students at Cape Central High School about their interest in developments in the Persian Gulf War.

Robin Waldo: "Since my boyfriend is over there, I'm paying close attention to what is happening in the gulf. I watch the news on TV every day and read the newspaper to keep up with it. I don't watch too much of it, but just enough to stay informed."

Nicki Byrd: "My first hour teacher keeps us up on it, and I read the newspaper every day. I also watch the six o'clock news sometimes. I try to keep up with the main things that are happening over there."

Shane Langston: "I have a friend who just left for Saudi Arabia, so I am more interested now than I was. I have been keeping informed mostly by television and word of mouth. People I work with have friends over there, so they talk about it a lot."

Margaret Ongoa: "I watch the news on television in the evening, and I read the newspaper every day to stay informed about it. Sometimes I watch the news in the morning before school, and I didn't used to do that."

Billy Keys: "I'm very interested in it, so I'm trying to keep up with it by television and newspapers, and also with teachers at school. Every night I try to keep updated with it by watching the news."

Travis Farrow: "I listen to the news every morning and also read the newspaper before school. My best friend's brother is over there, so I hear about the notes that he sends. I believe the newspapers more than I believe what they're saying on CNN."