Pakistan School Attack On the 17th December 2014, a greatly upsetting attack took place in Pakistan. Taliban terrorists shot 132 children [aging from twelve to six- teen], ten school staff members, including the principal of the school, and three soldiers in the Army Public School and Degree College. A hundred people were also injured, many having gunshot wounds. It was found out that the terrorists burst into the auditorium where a large number of students were taking an exam and gunned down many of them within minutes. A 14-year-old survivor, Ahmed Faraz, recalled that one of the terrorists ordered his men to kill all the children hiding under the benches. They carried on shooting incessantly. Parents send their children to school expecting them to be safe. How- ever in some countries, school is not as safe as schools in Singapore. So, we should stay alert and be thankful to have this privilege for the safe en- vironment where we study in. It was also said that the students thought that the attack was a drill. As a result, most of them did not take it very seriously. Having said that, many of us tend to take drills in school lightly by joking around and thinking that it is a waste of time. These attacks can be avoided if all of us cooperate and stay united. The root cause of such at- tacks is based on a religion not being accepted by others around them. In this article, we observe that the Islamic culture was not accepted and thus these attacks occurred. All in all, every one of us should respect each other’s religions and cultures, which is why racial harmony day is celebrated. Devanshi Joshi (2D) Singapore Controls Liquor Usage for Safety Recently, Singapore has put the use of liquor and allows drink- liquor usage under strict control ers to recover their health instead after 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. in the of drinking twenty-four-seven and morning. Consumers are allowed ruining their body through alcohol to drink in pubs, coffee shops and poisoning, diabetes and even can- other places such as clubs. If done cer. otherwise, they would be fined up However, I think that both to S$1000. sides have equal rights – the work- What I think about this pro- ing adults and children. The adults posal is that it prevents any acci- have to release their stress and re- dents relating violent drunkards. lax from the hustle and bustle of Also, other countries try to protect the busy Singapore we live in. Oth- the vulnerable children in their er than that, have you ever thought rapidly growing population too, of the workers who help us build like Australia, United Kingdom our roads, buildings and tourist at- and much more. What I think is tractions attaining sunburn? Well, that we should be grateful that drinking beer is cooling to your Singapore has kept us safe and body. sound, and is still doing so by try- Although you would feel warm ing to minimise incidents that cre- after drinking it as it opens your ate havoc in our lively neighbour- blood vessels, the effect will revert hood. as your blood vessels will narrow In fact, I think that the curb is down. Furthermore, drinking ac- also important as it helps control tually helps you to lose your con- centration and allows you to slip off into your own little world. To sum it up, I really think adults should have the freedom to drink wherever they are, proposal or not. Andrea Yap (2F) www.lovethispic.com/uploaded_images/ bar_full_of_liquor_bottles.jpg Vandalism Being in CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent, I’ve been reminded countless of times not to vandalise; “Don’t draw on your table, don’t draw on the walls, it is not your house, you will have to pay for it…” However how seriously do we take this? Do we know the dire repercussions of vandal- ism? Of course not, but now we finally have an issue to look into. Vandalism is an act of defiance. It is drawing and scribbling on ob- jects and walls especially on things that do not belong to you. It is un- healthy and mean to do so. However, one incident that had happened seems to have given us the opportunity to learn from Today, one of the most prominent figures from World War 2 would be the well known Anne Frank. Anne was a thirteen year old girl born in Holland and she had written in her diary about her life, especially to- wards the end of her life as she was betrayed and killed by the Nazis. Her diary till today is one of the most popular World War Two books which has been bought by close to 30 million people in the world. The diary tells us about her life living under the reign of the Na- zis, as well as her life growing up under constant fear and unhappiness. However, in Japan, over 300 books of Anne Frank’s Diary has been damaged and vandalized. This had caused much confusion and anger as people were con- fused as to who would have done some- thing like that. These copies of Anne Frank’s Diary have been vandalised in over 38 libraries in Tokyo Japan. To this, police have been investigating as to who would provoke such incidents. To this, people have been criticizing Japan considering its number of contro- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26577954, https://scoopsmentalpropaganda.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/ anne-frank-cover.jpg versies politically. Israel has kindly donated some of its Anne Frank’s Di- ary copies to the library in Tokyo. Odelia (4B) RACISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attribut- ed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people. Some people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction. In a number of countries in the Middle East, discriminatory practice has been a common country where the terrible acts of terrorism commit- ted by terrorists in America. There has additionally been an outpouring of violent racial hatred by a minority of people in Western countries against people that look Middle Eastern. For a period of time, there has been resentment by many in the Mid- dle East at the policies of America in their region. For many of the more extremist factions, this has turned into a form of racism as well, where many things that are Western are hated or despised. I think we should not judge one another by their race, religion or culture because after all, we are all still the same. We should learn to love and accept everyone! Kira (3H) The Latest News on your Favourite Idols Welcome to Hollywood world, where all the latest news about your celebrity is updated. Join us for excit- ing stories, gossips and most probably romance ;) Justin Bieber on his Calvin Klein photo shoot The pop star was in New York City alleged- ly showing off the goods for a Calvin Klein photo shoot according to a source. His cam- paign not only attracted tons of people, it actu- ally attracted over 3.6 million followers across its social media channels. Following the launch, the #mycalvins hashtag generated 1.6 million Twitter men- tions, which is pretty amazing. However, there are rumours that his photo shoot was pho- toshopped. What do you think? Whether it was or not, I absolutely loved it. #Belieber. Jessie J confirms relationship with R&B singer Luke James The British singer returned the favour by sharing a cosy polaroid shot of Luke and her with the simplest yet sweet words ‘a new feel’. The couple first sparked dating rumours earli- er this year after a series of Twitter exchanges. Little was done to dispel the romance whispers when the 27 year old invited Luke on stage last month. We feel nothing but excep- http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/04/1415112247921_wps_65_Wolf_James_INSTAGRAM_jpg.jpg tional joy for Jessie after her last break-up which inspired the song on her latest ‘Sweet Talker’ al- bum; “Your Loss I’m Found”. What do you think about her new romance? The Divergent sequel; Insurgent is looking FIERCE. Out on March 20 th Avid fans of the Divergent trilogy were over- joyed on Friday with the release of the new Insurgent trailer, which was chock-full of action. When last we saw Tris (Shailene Woodley) at the end of the smash-hit movie Divergent, she was leading a band of survivors out of the ruins they once occupied and into the dystopian ruins out- side of Chicago. Her adventure will continue next March in Insurgent, and the sequel just shared its first- look teaser trailer, which was spectacular. I just couldn’t hide my ear-splitting grin after watch- ing it, and I’m sure any fan would feel the same. What is your favourite scene in Divergent, and who are you most excited to see in the sequel? Thank you for reading, this is Hollywood world so stay tuned for more latest updates, gossips, stories and romance on your favourite celebrity . Claudia (4C) 11/file_125013_0_insurgenttrailerheader.jpg 11/file_125013_0_insurgenttrailerheader.jpg 1668_wps_61_Jessie_J_INSTAGRAM_jpg.jpg, 1668_wps_61_Jessie_J_INSTAGRAM_jpg.jpg, http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/04/141511188 http://cdn3-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2014/ KPOP Big Byung Project group Big Byung consisting of GOT7's Jackson, BTOB's Sungjae, and VIXX's N and Hyuk, who are also known as Big Byung's Wang Kong, Yook Duk, Dolbaek-e, and Hyuk Ddi, respectively have genially made their comeback.