El 107 Magazine Volume 1.1 | December 2017 | Page 5

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The
Intercontinental
bite-sized briefs
By: Richard Husemann
Saudi Arabia allows women to drive — 09/26/2017
The predominantly Islamic nation finally entitled women to get behind the
wheel, led by the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in a series of
reforms with the goal of modernizing the kingdom.
Niger ambush: Four US soldiers killed in ISIS attack — 10/4/2017
Combat operatives lost their lives in an ISIS ambush that resulted in a
controversial report where various points were misinformed.
Truck bomb explodes, kills more than 300 citizens in Somalia
terror attack — 10/15/2017
Terrorists belonging to Al-Shabaab participated in a suicide bombing that
slaughtered civilians in Mogadishu.
Burundi exits International Criminal Court due to “unfair
treatment” — 10/27/2017
The government of Burundi withdrew from ICC after a UN report calling
for an investigation against the country’s leaders.
Donald Trump finishes Asia tour — 11/14/2017
The president of the US visited China, Japan, South Korea, and the
Philippines in an attempt to strengthen international relations amid
controversy over North Korea’s nuclear program.
Military coup in Zimbabwe topples dictatorship — 11/15/2017
The long-time president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has resigned after
an alleged military coup took place in the capital, Harare.
Australia votes to legalize same-sex marriage — 11/15/2017
A non-binding vote depicted over 60% of the population in favor of
same-sex marriage, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull promising to
pass the legislation through Parliament.
Catalunya declares independence from Spain — 11/27/2017
The wealthy Spanish province initiated the process of splitting from its
present country, but the federal government dissolved the regional
government the same day.
#MeToo campaign expands to unprecedented level — 10/15/2017
In this movement, more than 200 celebrities were accused of sexual
harassment towards co-workers, including Kevin Spacey and Harvey
Weinstein.
ISIS kills 128 civilians in counter-attack — 10/23/2017
The Islamic State recaptured a small town from Syrian troops, massacring
both civilians and soldiers in an act now common in the Syrian Civil War.
Boteando ando
by: Valeria Izaguirre
TECHO’s semesterly boteada
happened on November 11th and
students from all high school grades
participated.
The techeros raised over 94
thousand pesos and 34 dollars after
six hours in both Calzada San Pedro
and Gómez Morín.
Some found interesting ways to
catch drivers and pedestrians’
attention like juggling or dancing
“La Macarena” in an attempt to get
donations.
All earnings will be used for the
February construction and for
further development of the commu-
nity of García.
ASOMEX on the
Horizon
By: richard Husemann
In three weeks the 00-01 genera-
tion will travel to Tampico to
compete in the annual ASOMEX
soccer tournament.
With regards to soccer, the
men’s ELITE team lost in the
quarter-finals by a score of 2-1;
likewise the women’s team lost in
the same stage by a score of 5-1.
In basketball, the Juvenil “C”
mayor Basketball team (99-01) has
currently 3 of 5 starters injured.
Finally, the Volleyball men’s
team has welcomed new members,
and are on track for ASOMEX in
Can I Have
have your
attention ?
BY: Isabel cantu
On October 27 and 28, Laura
García participated in an Oratory
competition which took place in
Mexico City.
As a finalist, Laura debated in 7
different rounds about various
topics. After the tournament Laura
commented, “Round 6 was the most
exciting, seeing as we had a pretty
difficult job going against the idea
of promoting interracial and
interfaith marriages!”
The final round was also more
challenging than she expected, but
fortunately, her team managed to
have a judge support their position,
and eventually got 2nd place
overall.