Politics of the Past
November 6, 2008
Issues rise and fall throughout the decades, but stay fundamentally the same
By Beverly Jenkins and Mallory St. Claire
<bjenkins@hilite.org, mstclaire@hilite.org>
“Issues swing left and right. It’s human nature,” U.S. History teacher Karen Taff said. “Americans tend to be a forward-looking people — instead of re-living the past, we always think we are inventing ‘new’ and that we will invariably ‘get it right’ the next time. That is what makes it fun to watch.
With the advent of the Internet and youth engagement in the recent presidential election, young people across the nation are getting involved at national and local levels. With politically inclined groups such as the Students for Barack Obama club and activism clubs like Amnesty International, LifeLines and The Healthy Environment Club, many students here are up to date and impassioned on many of the current issues in the world today.
For the War on Terror
October 3, 2008
By Jade Schwarting
<jschwarting@hilite.org>
Although some disagree with his views supporting the war, senior Joseph “Joey” Baertschi said that public support of the troops is vital to their success, and said he sees the war as a peace effort as opposed to an economic issue. Baertschi said, “The war in Iraq should be considered a humanitarian effort, not an oil policy or anything like that.”
Against the War on Terror
October 3, 2008
By Lauren Mugavin
<lmugavin@hilite.org>
The war in Iraq has continued to rage on for five years now. It originally began in March of 2003, when British and American forces invaded Iraq. The tragic and momentous attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon on September 11, 2001 was not the only thing that started the war. Supporters of the invasion claimed that Iraq likely had weapons of mass destruction that posed a threat to Americans. Saddam Hussein was accused of violating human rights. Iraq was involved with terrorist organizations, such as the group that attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon building.
Troops to teachers
October 3, 2008
Military veteran teachers incorporate military
experiences into teaching methods
By Rebecca Xu
<rxu@hilite.org>
Dale Yessak. Pete O’Hara. Dawn Laumeyer. Doug Bird. These four people don’t seem to have much in common besides the fact that they work here. One teaches English, one teaches social studies, one teaches math and one is an assistant principal. Their classrooms and offices are scattered across the school. However, these selected few are related in a way that some say runs deeper than blood – love for one’s country. All of them have served in the U.S. armed forces.
Horrors of war mar nation’s past, not future
October 3, 2008
By Erin Lowe
<elowe@hilite.org>
“I thought dying for your country was the worst thing that could happen to you. I think killing for your country can be a lot worse. Because that’s the memory that haunts.”
-Bob Kerry
(told to the New York Times)
Just recently, one of my friends found out that her boyfriend was leaving for the military and could be sent to Iraq. Even one of my sister’s friends has to say goodbye to her boyfriend who is being sent to Afghanistan. Before I heard about these situations, the war was just something happening on another continent. It feels more real now that I learned about these situations.
Local Marine Corps recruiters speak to students about joining
October 3, 2008
By Tracy Sun
<tsun@hilite.org>
As Sergeant Leroy Perez stands behind a neatly set-up booth with a wide array of pencils, stickers and pamphlets, a group of students gathers around. Some pick up the free trinkets, while a select few seriously question his partner and him about the Marine Corps.
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