Marjah, Afghanistan
March 15, 2010 • Genevieve DeVille
Filed under BuccaNews
In recent news, you may have seen that an additional 30,000 U.S. and 15,000 Afghan and British led NATO forces have invaded the insurgent Taliban-ridden and opium-trafficking city of Marjah, Afghanistan. This offensive, Operation Moshtarak, held in the Helmand Province, is one of the largest... Read more »
It Pays to Save
March 9, 2010 • Amanda Turner
Filed under BuccaNews, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Lake Forest College has experienced the unthinkable- all because of their impact on one former student. Grace Groner had a rough life from the beginning when both her and her twin sister lost their mother and father when they were twelve. Taken in by the Andersons, who were family friends... Read more »
The Great Hang Up
March 8, 2010 • Kaitlin Heatherly
Filed under BuccaNews
Each year 2,600 people die and 330,000 are injured. What are the causes of these deaths and injuries? Texting and driving. In the past year texting while driving has become a major issue and is causing more accidents than ever. Not only does it mentally distract the driver, but it... Read more »
8 Weird Things You Didn’t Know Were In Your Make Up
March 8, 2010 • Natasha Patil
Filed under BuccaNews
From the copper and lead ore that ancients Egyptians used to create the first makeup products, to the new scientifically created cosmetics that can outsmart Mother Nature. Pores, freckles, blemishes, and eyes can all be altered with a little help from makeup. Makeup has been part of... Read more »
Tilikum Strikes Again
March 5, 2010 • Kaila Hammond
Filed under BuccaNews
Every year millions of excited spectators enter the Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld Orlando to watch the spectacular show put on by killer whales and their trainers. Little kids typically rush to the front where they are guaranteed to get soaked from the giant splashes. And parents sit... Read more »
8.8 Earthquake Devastates Chile
March 1, 2010 • Kelly Fairbanks
Filed under BuccaNews
The morning of February 27th 2010 was marked as a day of devastation for Chile and surrounding South American countries. Richter scales measured this earthquake as an 8.8, hundreds of times stronger than the Haitian earthquake that occurred on February 12th. The death toll has... Read more »
A Life Lost on the Luge
February 25, 2010 • Sonali Sukumar
Filed under BuccaNews, Uncategorized
On February 12, 2010, the athletes of the world gathered in the city of Vancouver, BC in Canada. Everyone watched in awe as the flags from each country were carried with pride and glory. But imagine a video of an athlete’s death being played in the background. That is exactly what happened... Read more »
Toyota’s Troubling Take Back
February 23, 2010 • Reed Hausser
Filed under BuccaNews
Recently two major car companies have started recalling multiple models. Toyota and Honda have begun to test their previous year’s models, including versions as far back as the early 2000’s. With all of these recalls it leads me to question major company’s safety standards. ... Read more »
Haiti: A Nation In Crisis
February 22, 2010 • Gabrielle Loudermilk
Filed under BuccaNews
On the morning of January 12th, 2010 an earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter scale, the largest quake to hit the area in 200 years, devastated the small island nation of Haiti. The Republic of Haiti is a small island located next to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea... Read more »
3D Right in Your Living Room
February 10, 2010 • Gingi Hernandez
Filed under BuccaNews
If you have been to the movies lately, you may have noticed a movie or two that are shown in digital 3D. It seems that more people are jumping onto the 3D bandwagon, as Avatar proved. It became the second highest grossing movie of all time, and companies have noticed the impact the technology... Read more »
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