His Holiness, the Dalai Jokester
Mahina Kahalewale, Reporter
April 26, 2012
His holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama visited Hawaii these past couple of weeks to share his knowledge and perspective on life, having lived 14 of them himself. While he shared his wisdom, he also cracked a few jokes to relate to the crowd of teenage students. The Dalai Lama was scheduled to have multiple... Read more »
Deadly Stampede
Logan Sussman, Reporter
February 15, 2012
On Feb. 1 2012 a massive riot broke out in Port Said, Egypt after a soccer match between defending champions Al Ahly and fourth place team Al Masry. Al Masry ended up victorious and expected to celebrate but instead a huge eruption of fans starting a deadly riot. Players hurried into locker rooms for... Read more »
Deadly Cruise
Frankie Montalvo, Reporter
February 1, 2012
The Costa Concordia Cruise Line was in a devastating accident on Jan.13, off the Coast of Italy. Chief Executive Officer Pier Luigi Foschi said, “The ship’s captain, Francesco Schettino, made an unapproved, unauthorized maneuver to change the ship’s programmed course.” After the 4,000... Read more »
APEC AProblem?
U'ilani Lishman
December 8, 2011
APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Corporation) was only in town for a week, but caused many problems for the residents of Hawai’i. As we welcomed leaders from around the world, our state was thrown into chaos as roads, businesses, and events were put on hold until further notice. The purpose of APEC was... Read more »
Amanda Knox Finally Freed in Italy
Luke Shimmon
November 8, 2011
On Nov. 1, 2007 Amanda Knox was accused of murder when her flat mate Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death in Perugia, Italy. Knox was the first person to try and contact Kercher after the murder. Knox said, “When she didn’t answer either of her two phones, something was wrong. Her mother was ill... Read more »
Diversity on Campus
Sean McWhinnie
November 2, 2011
This year Le Jardin Academy is hosting the greatest number of foreign exchange students in its history. Five kids overall, Rodolfo Lissia from Italy, Romane Mossa and Nicolas Cejovic from France, and Ignacio Garcis and Lucia Ongay Irisam from Spain. Even though these kids live thousands of miles away... Read more »
America, Europe and Movies
Rodolfo Lissia
September 26, 2011
Just a quick glance is sufficient to understand if a movie has been produced in America or in Europe. Perhaps even an advertisement could show its origin. Is the way of making films so different in America and Europe? People could say yes, but the overall issue is a lot more complicated than we could... Read more »
Millions Suffer in Somalia Famine
Luke Shimmon
September 16, 2011
The Country of Somalia, located in Africa, has been in complete disarray for two years now. The government has completely failed, and they have been in the worst drought in 60 years. The United Nations said that around six hundred and forty thousand kids in Somalia are “acutely malnourished,” meaning... Read more »
Disaster in Paradise
Rachel Morgan
August 31, 2011
Robyn Gardner, a young American on vacation in Aruba disappeared while snorkeling with her travel companion on Aug. 2, 20011. Apparently, Gardner had lost her job in America and had been secretly dating Gary Giordano, whom she had met on match.com. Gardner also tried keeping up her relationship with... Read more »
Waves of Disaster
Alex Hernandez
March 18, 2011
On March 11, 2:46pm local time (JST) an earthquake measuring 8.9 rocked the waters off the eastern coast of Honshu, Japan generating a massive tsunami. The tsunami slammed into eastern Japan around 3pm, giving residents barely fifteen minutes to evacuate. The short warning time and wave heights that... Read more »