Cultural Clashes
March 3, 2010 • Maria Feika
Filed under World News
Does your family have a tradition that you do when you reach a certain age, or a tradition that you do every year, day, week, or month? Many families and countries have traditions or beliefs, weather its something like throwing salt over your shoulder when you enter a new house, not releasing the name... Read more »
New Year Brings Destruction for Haiti
February 22, 2010 • Michael Fukui
Filed under World News
At around 5 pm on January 12, 2010, an immense earthquake shook Haiti to its very core. In one day, Haiti was left devastated with over 200,000 dead and still counting. 1.5 million people were left homeless, contributing to the now eighty percent of the population in Haiti who are below the poverty... Read more »
Can gay hate crimes really be on the rise?
January 12, 2010 • Ramon Lopez
Filed under Opinion, World News
On Wednesday, November 11th, 2009, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, police found the body of a 19-year-old man. Police now are saying that this murder was a hate crime. On Friday the 13th, the body of the 19-year-old college student was identified as Jorge Steven Mercado in the town of Cayey. Mercado... Read more »
Is global warming real?
January 8, 2010 • Messi Mohammad
Filed under Opinion, World News
Is global warming real? Global warming is a problem that emerged as a major issue in the late 1980’s. Global warming can be defined simply as a rise in the average land temperature around the earth. Currently, the average temperature of the earth is roughly 57 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature... Read more »
A female’s cartoonists provocative work challenges society
December 9, 2009 • Chelsea Rhym
Filed under Top Stories, World News
Hana Hajjar feels that she’s the spokeswoman for all the women in the world because she has has the knowledge to do so. However, it has been affecting both genders. She likes drawing, because she provokes people so that she can get others attention. Hana says, “I like to draw thought-provoking and... Read more »
Number of starving people in the world topples 1 billion
December 2, 2009 • Stefan Huynh
Filed under World News
The population of the world is more than 6 billion people. Out of those 6 billion there are 304 million Americans, there are 1.3 billion Chinese, and there are 1 billion people starving without food or water. Since Sunday, the 15th of November, the United Nations has launched an online appeal,... Read more »
The World’s Most Powerful People
December 1, 2009 • Victor Martiniuc
Filed under World News
”If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? “ Harry Shearer Power has done many things to the society we live in, both good and bad; it always changes the world and people’s understanding of it. It is one of the... Read more »
H1N1 death rate increasing all over the world
December 1, 2009 • Nimi Badwalz
Filed under World News
Students should know about Swine Flu deaths all over world because the Swine Flu, also known as H1N1, is spreading all over the world and people everywhere are getting it and dying from it. Swine Flu is one of the scariest causes of death we have been threatened with in a long time. The Center for... Read more »
The lives of invisible children
December 1, 2009 • Maren Chewning
Filed under World News
Have you ever been in a situation where your life was constantly at risk? Have you ever wanted something so badly you would do anything to get it? Have you ever thought that you wanted different parents or siblings for whatever reason? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, you might be unaware... Read more »
3 Doctors held in Mexican stolen babies case
November 25, 2009 • Stephanie Iyawe
Filed under World News
I have heard news that was shocking, but this one tops it all. In Mexico city it is said that 3 doctors, a nurse, and a receptionist have been arrested for stealing newborn babies at a private hospital. One question: Who steals babies just for the sake of it? People with no brain, that’s who. It’s... Read more »
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