Section - International News

WARSAW, Poland- I have a Polish flag with a black ribbon hanging outside of my dorm window. Every room in my housing unit has a flag with a black ribbon on its windows too. We mourn because of April 10th, 2010 when a plane transporting the president and other important political figures crashed by the Read More »

The snow, the ice, the adrenaline rush. These were all found at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. The games are well over but the excitement hasn’t died down. The United States prevailed in gaining the most medals with an astounding 37: 9 gold. 15 silver, and 13 bronze. However, Germany came in second Read More »

Sicilian. Sartorialist. Sensuality. These were the three words that inspired Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in their Fall/ Winter 2010 Collection. This emotional and nostalgic show moved audiences in a way that hasn’t been done for seasons in Milan. On February 28, 2010, fashion spectators expected to see the latest Dolce and Gabbana Show. A Read More »

The prohibition to build any further minarets confronts Switzerland with a big problem because it is neither in accordance with the Swiss constitution nor with human rights. But why then did 57% of the population vote for its ban? Minarets, which have the same relevance in Islamic culture as church towers and their bells in Read More »

SUNDSVAL, SWEEDEN- As the climate meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark was taking place, we in Sweden avidly paid attention to the issues discussed. Sweden is a neighbor to Denmark, and we actually speak the same language. The summit was probably one of the biggest and most important meetings that ever have taken place, yet sadly there Read More »

Even after all the effort, money, preparation, and people used to gather the world’s presidents, royalty and delegates from more than 120 countries, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference didn’t yield a legally binding agreement. This December featured a UN meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark intended to tackle the issue of climate change on a global and Read More »

How can we help change the world? Communications and External Relations Manager, Mr. Kevin Cassidy recently spoke at our school about ways that we can change the world. Part of the United Nations, The International Labor Organization (ILO), deals with all labor conditions from unsafe working conditions, unfair work, child labor, slave labor and more. Read More »

Sundsvall, Sweden- At this writing, I had been in America for a little more than a week, and gained some prospective . This will hopefully give you a different point of view on your country. Let’s starts from the beginning. The first thing that struck me was even before the aircraft touched the ground at Read More »

Harajuku District, Tokyo is the birthplace of all Japanese fashion. It’s popular for its youth style and fashion. “Harajuku is known as a place where locals come together and express their talents as individuals through their clothes,” said Japanese teacher Mrs. Natalia Higashide. According to Mrs. Higashide, on days like Saturday and Sunday, Tokyo locals Read More »

Since September 23, 2009, the Philippines has been experiencing weeks of destruction from floods, landslides, storms and typhoons. “In the Philippines it’s normal to have storms and floods, but when the second flood hit, it caused a lot of damage,” said Alfredo Salmos a native of the Philippines. According to reliefweb.int tropical storm Ketsana hit Read More »