“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” is coming to the big screen in August – and many fans of the book series wonder if they could ever capture the excitement of that first book. Imagine this:...

March 4, 2013: In Kenya, vote counting has begun. So far, Uhuru Kenyatta has a lead over Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though that may change as the counting continues. There have been accounts of some...

February 11, 2013 Pope Benedict VXI has resigned due to his declining health at age 85. This will be the first papal resignation in 600 years, and the new Pope is expected to be elected before Easter....

February 4, 2013: Peace talks held at the UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s country retreat between Pakistan and Afghanistan are the third of their kind as the two countries struggle to create stable...

Walking into the theater lobby to see alumni play “The End of It”, a feeling of slight embarrassment washed over me. I had to be the youngest person there, and I desperately began scanning the laugh-lined...

January 31, 2013: Syria claims that Israeli fighter jets purposefully bombed a military research center in Jamraya, which is north-west of Damascus. While Israel remains silent, a US official stated...

January 22, 2013: The militant group Boko Haram is believed to be behind a series of shootings in Nigeria. Boko Haram, which was formed in 2002, is fighting to create an Islamist state. Their shootings...

December 4, 2012: Due to concerns that the Syrian government is going to use chemical weapons against the rebels, NATO has decided to keep Patriot anti-missile batteries along the border. Syria is believed...

Hey everybody. Due to the fall break, I was unable to do a Where in the World for November 19 – 23. I am sorry for any inconvenience that this might have caused. November 27, 2012: The Middle-East...

October 22, 2012: It isn’t often that people are charged for manslaughter because of an earthquake. A regional court in Italy charged six scientists and one ex-government official for sending in inaccurate...

October 9, 2012 Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, an activist for girl’s education in Pakistan, was shot in the head today on her way home from school. Her attacker was sent by the Pakastani Taliban...

Room number 26 filled with students after school on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Most showed up to take part in the Forum – a few stayed only long enough to grab some of the pizza provided by Culinary Arts. In addition...

October 1, 2012: The Syrian Foreign Minister, Walled Muallem, pointed his finger at a number of countries including the US and France who he claims have helped the rebel forces in his country attain...

September 25, 2012: In Madrid, Spain, people congregated in the Plaza de Neptuno to march on parliament to protest of the bail-out and the “kidnapping of democracy.”  The protest was planned via...

20 September 2012: The Middle East is once again seeing a large amount of unrest as the Syrian rebels continue their fight against their government and protests in many Islamic countries become violent....

Wandering into homeroom on the first day of school, the usual sights and sounds were almost too familiar. There was something wrong with this picture….And then it hit – where were the freshmen? This...

I was actually really proud of Lady Gaga when she came to the VMAs dressed as a man. As I watched the video, I couldn’t help but notice all of the astonished faces. I wasn’t shocked. Lady Gaga isn’t...

I have never understood why some people freak out so much when anyone brings up the subject of gay rights. Love is love. Why should it matter if your classmate, friend, or child is not naturally attracted...