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By Zohal Sharif, Courier Staff Writer


The KONY 2012 campaign is a tremendous feat of social media, an unarguably impressive achievement in spreading the word and gaining public awareness about an important issue. Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a radical militant group in Uganda guilty of horrific crimes against civilians, must be dethroned. The problem is, no one knows about Joseph Kony. Take 30 minutes of your time and watch this video about the KONY 2012 campaign.

Genocide is nothing new to human history, and for many of us this isn’t the first call to action we’ve heard in regards to the terrors afflicting Africa. To many privileged first-world citizens it is difficult to understand what the people of Uganda have endured. What strikes many most about this campaign led by Invisible Children is its use of social media and the potential that an effort like this demonstrates. To my knowledge, there has never before been an online humanitarian effort so accessible and well organized.

By Candace Laxamana, Courier News Editor

For the past week, students have been receiving certificates: On a Roll, Honor Roll, Principal's Honor Roll, and Superintendent's Honor Roll for Academic Achievement week here at logan .

The On a Roll students have an accumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, Honor Roll students have an accumulative GPA of 3.0-3.5, Principal Honor Roll students have an accumulative GPA of 3.6-3.9, and Superintendent Honor Roll students have an accumulative GPA of 4.0 and above.

By Rick La Plante, Director, Parent & Community Relations

Girding for a worst-case scenario prompted by a projected budget reduction of nearly $11 million, the Board of Education on Tuesday night was forced to authorize the issuing of precautionary layoff notices to more than 100 teachers, classified employees and administrators.

After the latest blow dealt by Sacramento lawmakers to local school districts, New Haven Unified faces a budget shortfall of an estimated $10.7 million for the 2012-13 school year, according to Chief Business Officer Akur Varadarajan. The District has made $15 million in cuts over the past four years.

From wikipedia:
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an African-American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1930s, most often in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beavers was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American sororities.

Louise Beavers was a breakthrough actress for African Americans. Beavers became known as a symbol of a “mammy” on the screen. A mammy archetype “is the portrayal within a narrative framework or other imagery of a domestic servant of African descent, generally good-natured, often overweight, and loud”.

Watch Louise Beavers in Imitation of Life, free from YouTube.com.

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