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JANUARY 2015 EDITION IV
TURKISH PRESIDENT SPARKS OUTRAGE WITH $165M PALACE WORLD NEWS | YOON SUN (SUNNY) HONG ’15……….2
BRIDGING CULTURAL GAPS BETWEEN AHA’S NON-THEISTIC COMMUNITY AND RE LIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY OPINION | RENATA FRANCESCO ’15 ……… 3
The AHA voice EM B O D Y I N G T H E V O I C E O F O U R C O M M U N I T Y
EDITORIAL | The Editing Staff
THE TRUTH ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
PRIVACY AT AHA
Privacy seems to be more of a privilege than a right, especial-
ly when it comes to technology. In fact, technology privacy at
AHA is virtually nonexistent because of the Technology Pri-
vacy Contract all students sign in the beginning of the year.
Several Angels have been admonished by their teachers for
goofing off in class at least once. The infamous “Warning!
Please pay attention in class!” is undeniably frightening.
Many teachers have come to know and love the program
DyKnow, while students cringe at the thought of its use. Be-
cause of this program, teachers have the all-powerful ability to
control their students’ screens. DyKnow is actually “a class-
room management program that allows teachers to create a
more collaborative classroom environment through screen
sharing, group presentation, and polling,” according to Mr.
Ballane. The program was initially purchased to provide
teachers with another resource to help students reach the full-
ness of their potential. As far as the benefits of the program,
Mr. Ballane stated, “[The program] has helped [classes] to be
more productive and collaborative. The most beneficial aspect
of the program is that it allows the teacher to assess the level
of understanding of the concepts that are being taught. This
allows the teacher to adjust lessons so that students are able to
learn at a higher level.”
Read more at ahavoice.holyangels.org
FERGUSON: THE REAL REASONS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD BE UPSET OPINION | CASSIDY FERRICK ‘15 AND JULIET VICARI ‘15 ……….2
FEATURED ARTICLES
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AN ADDICTION IN OUR HANDS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | By Catherine Moscatt ‘15
When thinking about addictions, the first things that come to mind are usually alcohol, drugs, or gambling – hazards that are taught in the average health class. But in the last ten years, a new type of addiction has emerged that you can access with just a few swipes of your fingers: an addiction to phone applications.
Read More at ahavoice.holyangels.org
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FERGUSON: THE REAL REASONS WHY EVE-RYONE SHOULD BE UPSET
OPINION | By Cassidy Ferrick ‘15 and Juliet Vicari ‘15
There is a lot of information sur-
rounding the events in Ferguson cir-
culating on the Internet and on the
news. However, there is also a lot of
false and harmful information about
the situation being shown and is com-
pletely derailing the case of Michael
Brown. The fact remains that the po-
lice officer who shot Michael
Brown, Darren Wilson, sentenced an
18 year old to death without a tri-
al and then left the body in the
street for about four hours for every-
one to see.
The media has a history of demonizing
the victims of police brutality. Instead of
focusing on the tragedy of a lost life,
Brown has been portrayed as “No Angel,”
going so far as to search his Facebook for
compromising photos; however, throwing
up an occasional gang sign in a picture
does not warrant an execution. The police
force also has an extremely skewed view
of young black males. In the case
of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old
boy who was shot for holding a
BB-gun (the toy guns), the cop
who reported the killing described
Tamir as “20 years old”. In Dar-
ren Wilson’s testimony,
hereferred to Michael Brown as a
“demon”, showing the literal de-
monization of young black men
by cops. This is true in everyday
society as well – Trayvon Martin
was shot in 2012 for just wearing
a hoodie which, according to
George Zimmerman, made him a
“thug”. Alarmingly, black people
are viewed as “thugs” just for
wearing the color of their
skin; the incarceration rates for black
compared to whites ranges in certain are-
as from twice as high to ten times as high.
From the beginning, the St. Louis police
force tried to cover up the incident in or-
der to minimize Darren Wilson’s punish-
ment. The gun used to shoot Brown was
not confiscated and filed as evidence as it
should have been, and there were no fin-
gerprint tests done upon it.
Read more at ahavoice.holyangels.org
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TURKISH PRESIDENT SPARKS OUTRAGE WITH $615M PALACE WORLD NEWS | By Yoon Sun (Sunny) Hong‘15
Turkey’s newly-elected president Recep Tayyip
Erdogan sparked a huge controversy after moving
into his new residence in capital Ankara: the
world’s biggest palace with 1,000 lavish rooms.
Nicknamed “Ak Saray” (White Palace), the Presi-
dential Palace’s 3.1 million square feet of land ex-
ceeds the world’s largest palace, the Istana Nurul
Iman Palace of the Sultan of Brunei. The complex
is more than 40 times larger than the White House
and even bigger than France’s grandiose Palace of
Versailles. Its total construction cost amounts to
$615 million, nearly twice the previous budget.
Since officially unveiled on October 29, Turkey’s
Republic Day, Ak Saray has evoked a storm of
protest from opposition parties and the public. De-
nouncing president Erdogan as Turkey’s “new sul-
tan,” Erdogan’s political opponents criticized him
for overspending public funds to satisfy personal
pleasure when the country is struggling with rising
unemployment. Critics also con-
demned the palace’s extravagance as a
sign of Erdogan’s autocratic nature.
Against his critics, president Erdogan
explained that the new palace is a
“work of art” that contains Turkey’s
Ottoman heritage in the interior, and
his move to the new palace is a vivid
symbol of his drive towards a “new
Turkey.” He also emphasized that it
has been registered as state property,
not a personal one.
In addition to its huge expense, the
palace is also under debate because it
was built on a historic forest reserve
against court orders. It is reported that
President Erdogan ignored a number
of court orders to stop construction,
saying “Let them demolish it if they
have the power to do so.”
Read more at ahavoice.holyangels.org
BRIDGING THE CULTURAL GAPS BETWEEN AHA’S NONTHEISTIC COMMUNITY AND RE-LIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY EDITORIAL | By Renata Francesco ’15
Note: an earlier edition of this article was advertised
to the public. The earlier version was not published
due to its controversial nature. This is the finalized
version of this article, which is currently on the site.
On January 6th, The Academy of the Holy Angels
celebrated the Epiphany with a heartfelt liturgy. For
most students, the liturgy was just
as celebratory as any – people sang
along to the psalms and recited the
prayers they grew up with.
For some, however, liturgies aren’t
necessarily familiar subjects. Holy
Angels’ school philosophy proudly
states that “the Academy wel-
comes students from many differ-
ent communities, ethnic back-
ground, and religious affiliations,
appreciating the uniqueness of
each individual while working to-
wards the fulfillment of Jesus
Christ’s prayer ‘that all may be
one.’”
It’s a powerful commitment that
has shaped our school’s identity
for more than a century, inspiring
our community to work towards a
more united world. The school has
fulfilled this commitment by fos-
tering a loving relationship
amongst students of various back-
grounds and accepting many stu-
dents of diverse socioeconomic,
religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
Though our school is very accept-
ing towards all individuals, some
may wonder: if you don’t believe
in God, is it difficult to embrace
our school’s philosophy? Is it a
matter of assimilating to the
school’s Catholic culture? Or have
nontheistic students been able to
successfully, comfortably coexist
with our school’s philosophy?
Read more at
ahavoice.holyangels.org
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