A Dangerous Kind of Cool
(03/01/93 5:00am)
What's the attraction of being a gang member? Members claim their turf with graffiti that has evolved into such an art form that the letters are no longer legible to the uneducated eye--as the Crips do on the East Campus bridge; they communicate through hand signs that not only let them know enemies from friends but also can inform them about planned attacks; they write notes with a unique lettering system; and they wear clothes that wannabes all over the world try to duplicate. There's no doubt about it; gangs are cool.