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Poland president remembered

Last week, Poles and people around the world mourned the loss of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 others, including dozens of political, military and religious dignitaries.
The Polish elite flew to western Russia on April 10 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of 20,000 Polish soldiers who were massacred by the Russian secret police in…

China affected by earthquake

The Quinghai region of China experienced an earthquake on April 14 with a magnitude of 7.1. According to the CNM News Network, the results are “astonishing.” As of Saturday, there are 1,484 known dead, 312 still missing and 12,088 injured.
First reported as a 6.9, the earthquake was re-evaluated as a 7.1 by China’s earthquake administration….

Former Secretary of State visits Butler University

Last Wednesday, the Student Activities Council led eight IWU students to Butler University to hear former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak at the close of BU’s Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series.
“[SAC] is more than just social events,” said Jessica Lamphier, director of student activities. SAC hosts a variety of functions, from Homecoming, JK!…

Israel and Palestine relations struggling

U.S. and Israeli relations may be bruised as a rift regarding Jewish housing in Isarel has developed between the two countries.
Prime Minister Netanyahu plans on building a new housing complex to hold 1,600 Jewish people. The problem with this decision is that he wants the building in East Jerusalem.
Palestinians occupy East Jerusalem, and the Palestinian…

States suing over health-care bill

Just seven minutes after Barack Obama signed the health-care bill into law, 13 state attorneys general filed a joint lawsuit with the Supreme Court.
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna said, “The requirement to buy health insurance was an ‘unprecedented federal mandate’ that violates the commerce clause and the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that…

Malawi team pushes toward June trip

A team of six Indiana Wesleyan University students, led by Director of Student Activities Council Jessica Lamphier, will be traveling to Malawi in June. The team will be an all-female group working with Circle of Hope International on various service projects.
According to Lamphier, Malawi is one of the poorest, most densely populated countries in Africa….

Act Like Men Indiana to spur men towards Christlikeness

On April 24, Indiana Wesleyan University will be hosting a one day seminar entitled Act Like Men Indiana. There will be several speakers including Dr. Wilbur Williams, professor of Biblical literature, along with entertainment and food. The seminar is free of charge and begins at 10:30 a.m.
According to its Web site, the purpose of Act…

Pink slips sent to thousands of teachers nationwide

Thousands of teachers around the country have recently been faced with a new problem: what comes next? In Sacramento, Calif., pinks slips were handed out to 23,000 teachers earlier this month.
According to The California Teachers Association, 4,000 layoffs have gone out and public schools are headed for another painful year.
“The schools today are operating on…

Students pay back loans directly to federal government

Sallie Mae has reported that the company will have to fire employees, and has blamed President Barack Obama’s student loan changes for the jobs lost, according to Fox News. The company currently employs 8,600 people, but will have to reduce the number of workers by 2,500, according to Conwey Casillas, vice president of Sallie Mae…

An opinion on health care: the bill to help all

Just before the new health-care bill was passed, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gave a committee speech that he titled “The Washington Way.” In this speech, he said, “[Health-care overhaul] will lead millions of Americans to become more dependent upon the government, rather than upon themselves.”
He was right. This bill provides for Americans in ways that…