“La Roja” have a bad match against Bolivia

by Juan Pablo Borgoño (9th grade)

This game ended in a draw 2-2. For Chile, Aranguiz and Vidal made the goals and for Bolivia’s goals, Carlos Saucedo. Chile in this match had many problems with the defense, because the 2 goals were defensive errors. In the middle they are very confused and very slow to attack the other team. In the front, they were very good, so fast, but as the other part of the team was playing so badly they had to defend much of what they had to do and it detracted from the attack and scoring the goals needed.

For that Alexis Sánchez, talked to the press and was very angry about the functioning of the team and that a player to give that deep pass was needed and so we can easily get the goal and this work, like Jorge Valdivia, Matías Fernández and David Pizarro, but these three players are no longer in the team.

The coach from Chile, Jorge Sampaoli, said Bolivia played very well, very fast, and they did not waste any scoring opportunity and in the work of Chile said “We lost many opportunities for goals, but we were very disorganized in the game and we couldn’t fix it, that’s why we have to prepare ourselves well for the 2015 American Cup.”

Read more at http://www.ilovechile.cl/2014/10/15/la-roja/122079

McDonald’s Run 2014

By  Nicole Bravo (9th grade)

This Saturday 26 of October in the city of Santiago, the biggest race for women returns, sponsored by the most famous restaurant of fast food, McDonald’s. This run will be performed in the Bicentennial Park at 9 o’clock. The money will be recolated for the fight of breast cáncer.

In the 2013 this event met many women of all ages. In this time expected to raise money and help for this good cause.

We will be waiting for you!!

Link: http://5kmcdonalds.com/carrera

High Schoolers in Georgia Make an Inspired Choice for Homecoming King and Queen

NBC News reports that teenagers at a High School in Dunwoody, Georgia–in the Southern United States–showed that not every high school is full of bullies and exclusion. Watch the inspiring video below about this school’s project to include students with special needs, and the inspiring result.

“Homecoming” is an important tradition in American High Schools–it is a weekend in the Fall which features a football game, a formal dance for students, and of course, voting for a “Homecoming King and Queen.” Being chosen for this honor is something many students dream of, and if they win, will remember for the rest of their lives.

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17-year-old Malala Yousafazi wins Nobel Peace Prize

Last week, Malala Yousafazi, a teenager from Pakistan who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 because of her open protests for the right of girls to go to school, won the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the 16th woman to win the Peace Prize, and the youngest ever winner. Time Magazine is comparing her to Harry Potter as a hero for her generation. You can also read a short summary of important moments in her life here.

Scorpion Hunters

In Pakistan, many people are trying to capture scorpions to sell to foreign countries for huge prices. Even though this is not officially illegal, it is unregulated and hunters and buyers have developed a strange black market for these animals. Those looking to buy or sell often hold secret meetings and do their best to avoid the police. Some claim a 60 gram scorpion could be sold for as much as $50,000 US dollars. Americans, Sweeds, and Australians buy them for medical research. Read more on Al Jazeera here.

Is Vladamir Putin just like… Hercules?

This week, Vladamir Putin celebrated his 62nd birthday. This led his supporters to create an art exhibition that shows Vladamir Putin as Hercules, with images of the Russian leader completing 12 brave tasks, just like the Greek hero. For example, one picture shows Putin battling Western countries like Canada and the United States which are drawn just like the multi-headed monster that Hercules battled.

You can see the pictures from the BBC here. The Russian president promotes a macho image and enjoys a cult of personality that seems very strange in comparison to Western politics. Six years ago he was given a tiger for his birthday. What do you think? Do the pictures make Putin look powerful and impressive, or just silly?

Students Give Opinions about School Uniforms

This week, students discussed their feelings about school uniforms. Here are the best student comments:

“Yes [students should wear uniforms] but maybe they could be a little different between students , due to the lack of expression that the uniform gives us. For instance, in American Private schools students get different choices, for shirts, ties, shoes, etc… There is a uniform code but its not as strict as the one that we have here.”

-Máximo A.

“I said no, but , if every person wears what they want it can be a mess so the school use the uniform just to control that”

-Augustin G.

“Students should be able to choose from different uniform options, as well as Max said, in many schools from other countries, this is something very common. Although uniforms give the school a great and respectful “identity”, it’d be fun to try something new.”

-Martin B.

“No, because the uniform is repetitive, it would be more entertaining, not always be uniform, we should occupy street clothes, and when important events take school uniform.”

-Maria Jose V.

 

Mexican Student Protesters Murdered

A protest by university students in Tixtla, Mexico last week ended as corrupt police and members of a drug cartel began shooting at the unarmed students. Over 40 of them are now missing, and 28 burned bodies were discovered in the countryside on Saturday. Over a dozen members of the police and cartel who are accused of the killings have been arrested and federal police have arrived to control the area.

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One student who survived the massacre tells his story in this story from NBC.

The tragedy reminds some of the famous massacre of over 100 student protesters in Mexico City before the 1968 Summer Olympics. In that case, the government sent secret police to fire at the protest and covered up the crime for years.