Saturday, July 14, 2012

Argentine Kidnappings

By ERIN RAMIREZ


On Thursday July 5th, 2012, former dictator of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla, was sentenced to fifty years of prison for his involvement in illegal kidnappings. Ever since the Dirty War, Videla has been convicted unjustly for the many crimes he has committed in the seventies and eighties.

Clarifying the Education Laws

By ANDREW KERNS


“It's time to make education America's national mission,” Barack Obama states. How are states able to be innovative under the “Race to the Top” competition while some states still have to follow “No Child Left Behind?” States need clarification on the policy they need to follow for education.



If the Universe has the Final Answer about Mass, What would be the Question?

By SAI SHYAMSUNDAR 


On July 4, 2012, Physicists confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson, an elementary particle in Physics that will explain many unknown mysteries and secrets, including where mass came from in periodic elements. According to Martin Archer, a physicist at Imperial College in London, "The Higgs boson is the last missing piece of our current understanding of the most fundamental nature of the universe."

South Korea's Declaration Enrages Whale Enthusiasts

By MADI CLEMENT


On July 5th, South Korea decreed that it will start hunting whales off it's shorelines. The declaration was made on the controversial basis that South Korea needs to do scientific research regarding their depleated fish populations. The hunting will continue despite a worldwide moratorium in place since 1986. 



Flight 447

By ELIZA CONRAD


On Thursday, July 5, 2012, the BEA released the Final Report on the Air France Flight 477 crash that occurred in 2009. The report included twenty-five new safety recommendations that will impact the international aeronautical community. 


The 2012 Olympics are Filled with Surprises

By CHERIDAN CHRISTNACHT

The summer Olympics are fast approaching and their year's games are filled with plenty of excitement, competition, and unexpected changes. 



Libya Surges Towards Democracy After Years of Turmoil

By DREW SWEDBERG


It has been sixty years since Libya had a free election, but finally, one year after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the country looks to push towards a bright future in which power is shared by the two-hundred elected members of the National Assembly.