‘World’ Archives
Kony 2012 video brings LRA to light
Sophomore Mara Hernandez had never heard of Joseph Kony or the Lord’s Resistance Army until she watched Kony 2012. [Read More]
Gas prices may soar past $5 per gallon
Gas prices are predicted to skyrocket to over $5 a gallon this summer. [Read More]
SOPA shelved; ACTA introduced
The Stop Online Piracy Act was cancelled last month amid controversy. [Read More]
21st Century pilot makes plans for KHS
Kaneland administrators are looking for ways to incorporate new technology in classrooms. [Read More]
Longer school days for Chicago public schools
By Heather Shelton, Editor After surveys indicated that Chicago Public School students spend the least time in the classroom of the ten largest US cities, the district decided to lengthen the current 6-hour school day by 90 minutes at several schools. The goal of the longer [Read More]
Occupy protests spread globally
Occupy Wall Street has spread to Chicago and other cities across the country, as protestors seek reform in corporate America. [Read More]
Republican candidates reignite HPV debate
By Hannah Wallace, Reporter Republican presidential candidates reignited the HPV debate. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum attacked Gov. Rick Perry of Texas during a debate over an order Perry signed requiring sixth grade girls in Texas to be vaccinated against HPV. [Read More]
Gaddafi’s forces lose ground
The ongoing conflict in Libya took a drastic turn as dictator Muammar Gaddafi left Tripoli and went on the run from rebel forces. Libya, a country in northern Africa, is currently in a civil war between loyal Gaddafi followers and the rebels, most of whom are civilians. [Read More]
Remembering 9/11: Ten years later, Kaneland remembers
The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was memorialized this month with a ceremony led by Fox Valley Career Center Fire Science students. The attack, which took the lives of almost 3,000 people, was planned by the now-deceased [Read More]
Bomb kills 35 people
A bomb detonated at Domodevo Airport in Moscow on Jan. 24 left 35 people dead and more than 100 injured. [Read More]
Australian police seize huge amount of cocaine
$159 million in cocaine. That's what Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin and his team found during a raid in Brisbane last month. [Read More]
Bird and fish phenomenon
By Diana Nuno, Editor When 5,000 black birds fell out of the sky on New Year’s Eve, scientists and researchers came together to examine the birds but were left without an answer. “It’s really scary and unreal. It would be better if they actually [Read More]
Gay civil union
By Kaprice Sanchez, Reporter Illinois became the sixth state in the U.S., along with the District of Columbia, to allow gay civil unions. The bill passed the State House of Representatives by a vote of 61-52 and has been sent to the State Senate. If the Senate votes [Read More]
Illinois to allow civil unions
Kaprice Sanchez, Reporter Illinois became the sixth state in the U.S., along with the District of Columbia, to allow gay civil unions. The bill passed the State House of Representatives by a vote of 61-52 and has been sent to the State Senate. If the Senate votes to [Read More]
Proposed mosque stirs debate
By Rachael Clinton, Editor Plans to build a mosque community center two blocks away from Ground Zero have sparked heated conversations in New York City and across the country. The Cordoba House Project will be a 15-story community center built by the American Society [Read More]
Blagojevich to be retried in January
By Rachael Clinton, Editor Last month, a jury deadlocked on 23 of the 24 charges against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who had been accused of scheming to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and pressuring organizations for campaign [Read More]
Gulf oil spill continues to grow
McKinzie Mangers and Malory Groen, Reporters The investigation of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has led to questions about British Petroleum’s drilling practices and ethics. [Read More]
Students voice excitement, disappointment after election results
By Krier Staff The texts started coming just after 11 p.m. on the night of Tues., Nov. 4, as Kaneland students shared the news with each other that Barack Obama had won the election. Others were glued to sources such as Facebook, news websites and YouTube, waiting for the [Read More]