Student organization fights against sweatshops

Joe Nolan, Staff Writer
March 24, 2010

In response to the efforts of the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), Russell Athletics recently rehired all of the workers at a factory in Honduras that it had previously shut down after its workers unionized. The student group convinced a number of American universities to cut off their sponsorship... Read more »

Relief pours in to help efforts in Haiti

Kyle Edwards and Josh Samson, Staff Writers
March 2, 2010

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the nation of Haiti this January has stirred the conscience of the CHS community, and many are taking action to raise money for the impoverished country. The SGA, along with other CHS clubs and groups, is doing its part to raise money to help Haiti. “The... Read more »

Countries outlaw use of head coverings

Sophia Herbst
January 4, 2010

In recent years the number of countries that have banned the hijab and niqab from schools and work places has risen significantly, causing many people to question the legality of these bans. The hijab is a traditionally Islamic head scarf that only covers a woman’s hair and neck. The niqab covers the... Read more »

Human trafficking remains troubling global practice

Yasmin Akbari, Fact Checker and Amna Farooqi, Staff Writer
November 24, 2009

According to the U.S. State Department, approximately two million women, many of whom are abducted from Nepal and Bangladesh, are forced to work as prostitutes in India. This number does not even begin to cover the amount of human trafficking happening worldwide. “There’s so much global travel, it’s... Read more »

Sniper John Allen Muhammad faces Nov. 10 death sentence

Jenna Cantor, Public Relations
October 29, 2009

There were three weeks in October 2002 when people in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia could not walk outside without the fear of getting shot.  During this time, the then 41-year-old John Allen Muhammad and 17-year-old, Lee Boyd Malvo shot 13 innocent civilians, killing 10. Muhammad has since been sentenced... Read more »

Supreme Court to rule on strip searches

Amna Farooqi
June 4, 2009

We know students use drugs in school, and we know people deal them. Should strip searching them be allowed? The Supreme Court heard a case April 21 that will decide just that. Savana Redding, now 19 years old, was 13 when she was strip searched at Safford Middle School near Tucson, Arizona, by her school’s... Read more »