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November 2015

Syrian Refugee CrisisBY JAKE WEST

Lt. Joe Gliniewicz: Not the Officer We Thought We KnewBY SHANNON MAY

The man who was hailed as a hero and a great

police officer has startling accusations being brought

against him. On September 1, Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was

thought to be murdered while in the line of duty. In reality,

his death was “a carefully staged suicide,” said George

Filenko, the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force

commander, on November 4, 2015.

Lt. Gliniewicz was stealing and laundering money

from the Explorers program for at least seven years, using

the money for his mortgage, travel expenses, gym mem-

berships, adult websites, and loans. Upon recovering text

messages deleted from his phone, and also recovering

emails and bank records, investigators found Lt.

Gliniewicz was in contact with two other people that knew

of his whereabouts.

The estimated amount stolen is around five

figures and Lt. Gliniewicz forged signatures to get away

with his crimes. He staged the crime scene with his pepper

spray, baton, and glasses all strategically placed to make it

look like his suicide was a murder.

Lt. Gliniewicz had staged his death to make it

look like a murder scene. He had felt the pressure from

investigators who were looking over where the funds from

the Explorers program was going, and knew they were

close to finding him out through a village audit.

“Gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to

the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement

community. The facts of his actions proved he behaved for

years in a manner completely contrary to the image he

portrayed,” Filenko told reporters.

Lt. Gliniewicz’s wife, Melodie, and son, D.J., are

under investigation for involvement in his crimes

according to ABC Chicago, along with the three men Lt.

Gliniewicz was chasing on foot. “They were probably

made up,” said Filenko, “Just another part of his elaborate

ruse.” A memorial poster of Lt. Gliniewicz

now defaced with the word “LIAR.”

After the tragic attack on Paris, at least 24 United

States governors are refusing to accept Syrian refugees due

to the fear of terrorism. President Obama believes that the

use of religious tests being applied to refugees that are try-

ing to seek asylum in the U.S. is “Shameful.” “That’s not

American,” he said. “That’s not who we are. We do not

have religious tests to our compassion.” Texas governor

Gregg Abbott said his state will not accept refugees from

Syria, and he believes all other states should “act simi-

larly.”

An estimated 12 million Syrians have fled their

homes since the outbreak of civil war in March 2011, tak-

ing refuge in neighboring countries. According to the

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, over 3

million have fled to Syria’s immediate neighbors Turkey,

Lebanon, Jordon and Iraq. Another 6.5 million are dis-

placed within Syria.

Women and children make up three-quarters of

the refugee population. According to the U.N., more than

half of all Syrian refugees are under the age of 18. At this

rate, the U.N. predicts there could be 4.27 million Syrian

refugees by the end of 2015 making it the worst exodus

since the Rwandan genocide 20 years ago.

More than four years after it began, the full-blown

civil war has killed over 220,000 people, half of whom are

believed to be civilians. Bombings are destroying crowded

cities and horrific human rights violations are widespread.

Basic necessities like food and medical care are sparse.

In late Novemember, Russia and France both

launched attacks on Syria in an effort to retaliate against

the terrorist group ISIS; the group has a stronghold in the

area.

This will likely prompt even more Syrians to flee

for safety and will make delivery of humanitarian aid to

Syrian civilians more difficult. The airstrikes will likely

have a major impact on the balance of power in Aleppo

city and the North Aleppo governorates, both places where

Mercy Corps has delivered aid for the past three years.

Many families decide to leave after family

members or neighbors get killed during airstrikes, murders,

or civilians being shot due to soldiers believing they are an

enemy. Also the Syrians want to leave so the young men

won’t be kidnapped and forced to fight for the regime.

Children have lost family members and all of their

belongings, and have had to resort to begging for food.

Syrian children (the nation’s hope for a better future) have

lost loved ones, suffered injuries, missed years of school-

ing, and witnessed violence and brutality. Warring parties

forcibly recruit children to serve as fighters, human shields,

and in support roles, according to the U.S. State Depart-

ment.

Also, winter clothing is one important thing that

most people are forgetting about; winter weather has had a

devastating effect on displaced Syrians. Snow blanketed

refugee camps across the region in previous years and

frigid temperatures created concerns about the health of

refugees who lacked access to warm clothing and secure

shelter. In early January, three Syrian refugees died of ex-

posure in Lebanon, and the previous November a snow

storm in the country killed two Syrian children caught in

the cold.

The risks of the journey range from starvation, ex-

haustion, kidnapping, and being shot for leaving the coun-

try. Many walk for miles at night to avoid being shot by

snipers or to avoid being caught by soldiers who will kid-

nap them. Four million Syrian refugees are still waiting to

be registered with the United Nations High Commission

of Refugees, who is leading the emergency response.

In December 2014, the U.N. issued its largest ever appeal

for a single crisis — according to their estimates, $8.4 bil-

lion is necessary to meet the needs of all those affected by

the crisis, both inside and outside Syria, an increase from

last year's $6.5 billion. But only 50% was funded on the

previous appeal.

According to worldvision.org the number of peo-

ple impacted by the Syrian crisis is more than the number

of people affected by Hurricane Katrina, Haiti Earthquake,

and the Indian Ocean Tsunami combined.

Syrians now face increasing challenges to find

safety and protection in neighboring countries, which,

faced with overwhelming refugee numbers, lack of inter-

national support and security concerns, have taken meas-

ures this year to stem the flow of refugees – including

restricting access or closer management of borders and in-

troducing complex requirements for refugees to extend

their stay. "I feel imprisoned here," said Hind, who lives

with her husband and three young children in a storage unit

in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq after fleeing Dam-

ascus. Six months ago, their dwindling resources forced

them to give up the apartment they were renting. "We don't

go out, we don't do anything… We have lost any hope we

had left for the future."

Syrian refugees crossing border

into turkey by climbing over

sharp barbed wire fences.

WMAQ

www.timesfisrael.com

Turn to Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, Page 3

A young Syrian refugee looks on at

the U.N.-run Zaatari camp in hopes

for food donations.

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NEWSPAGE 2

The country of Georgia has always had a re-

lationship with Russia. Up until 1918 Georgia was

part of the Russian Empire. From 1918-1921 the

country had a short reign of freedom while it was in-

dependent, but its independence only lasted for a

short while before it was adopted as a Socialist Soviet

Republic in 1921. It persevered through its Soviet

intervention and reemerged as an independent coun-

try 70 years later in 1991.

The province of South Ossetia broke away

from the Georgia’s central government the same year

it gained its independence. Not only did one

Province, South Ossetia, declare independence from

Georgia but another resisting group, Abkhazia, did

as well. With two rebel Provinces within a country,

it is hard to curb controversy. While at war with its

own people, Georgia was left unprepared for the in-

vasion and impending war with long time foe, Rus-

sia.

The war between Georgia and Russia lasted

five days. South Ossetia was fighting with Georgian

forces when their ally for over a decade, Russia, in-

vaded their small territory. Georgia had agreed to

station Russian troops within both provinces as

peacekeepers for the previous 15 years. Georgians

and the rebels could not have imagined the betrayal

after years without conflict between the once rivaling

countries.

Currently both provinces depend on Russia

for economic survival and thousands of Russian

troops occupy both provinces. Since the war ended

in Georgia, Russia has refused to let international vis-

itors into South Ossetia and Abkhazia, violating a

peace deal created at the end of the war between the

two countries.

Really Russia?BY TAYLOR GILLEN

EpiBone, a medical

startup, has ideas on how to revo-

lutionize the primitive procedure

of bone grafting. When a doctor

grafts a bone, they take a part of a

person’s bone from somewhere in

the body and put it where it’s

needed. EpiBone has found a way

to grow a human bone in a labora-

tory in mere weeks, using the pa-

tient’s own cells, to create better

implants.

This new procedure has

fewer risks than bone grafting,

which can result in infection or the

patient’s body rejecting the trans-

plant. With EpiBone’s lab grown

bone, these risks are much lower.

“What we’re doing is in-

teresting, because it’s where sci-

ence fiction meets reality,”

EpiBone CEO Nina Tandon noted.

She helped start up the company in

2013 with Sarindr Bhumiratana.

EpiBone claims to be the first

company to grow living bones to

help with the reconstruction of pa-

tient’s bones.

Utilizing 3-D bioprint-

ing, the machines can produce liv-

ing tissue and bone, making this a

big leap in the field of regenerative

medicine. Taking a CT scan, the

scientists will know what size

bone graft they need. This also

helps create a 3-D digital model

for the printer to follow. Taking

stem cells from the patient’s fat,

the scientists put the cells into a

bioreactor which helps to make the

needed piece of bone.

So far, the trials of this

have only been on pigs, but Epi-

Bone is hoping to start clinical tri-

als on humans in the next few

years. Hopefully in eight years the

product will be on the market.

“I get really excited

about the idea of congenital de-

fects being a thing of the past…no

kids born with cranial defects any-

more. We’d love to see no one ever

need revision surgeries after a

knee replacement because their

implants will last as long as they

do,” says Tandon.

Alright, so this month

I’m going to address a situation

that we are all aware of, but no

one has had the guts to address,

until now. The area of contro-

versy I’m referring to is water.

Water is nice, we all need it, so it’s

not a surprise there are so many

options of water out there. Now,

any water is, just water right?

Wrong.

There is bad water, there

is good water, and there is the best

water. Like “top-shelf” water,

real and authentic Icelandic gla-

cier water. How about the over-

priced, Fulvic trace mineral

enhanced black water? You can

top those off with pure, spherical

ice cubes that are going for about

the same price your phone is

worth.

A certain water company

has even come out admitting their

water is nothing more than tap

water. An entire blind survey

concluded that New York City tap

water tasted better than the lead-

ing bottled water company in the

area. This begs the question, does

it really make it worth it to pay $5

more for something you could get

for free every day?

These are the questions

that we all need to consider. Okay

now, this is just me, but I just

don’t see a problem with buying

a water bottle every now and then.

But there are so many water com-

panies pumping too many miner-

als into these bottles they might as

well throw a rock into a bottle,

add water, and sell that for $5. Let

me tackle some of the main points

of this fiasco.

You like Aquafina?

Well, if you’re most of the world

then you probably don’t mind the

pure and rich taste that is Aqua-

fina water. Aquafina is one of the

best-selling brands of water in the

world, but projects a drop in sales

in their coming years.

Why you ask? PepsiCo

has announced that their loved

brand of purified natural water is

nothing more than bottled tap

water. Pepsi spokesperson

Michelle Naughton stated, “If this

helps clarify the fact that the

water originates from public

sources, then it’s a reasonable

thing to do.” Got to give them

credit for clarifying the “public

sources” their water originates

from, even if it turns out it’s from

a faucet.

Now the water may sim-

ply be tap water, but does bottled

water at least taste better than tap?

Not according to Good Morning

America studio audience. ABC

News held a blind taste test with

their audience and asked them to

rate the taste of several different

waters. Out of the four, they

needed to list the best tasting to

the worst tasting.

The results were sur-

prising. As it turns out, New York

City tap water received 45% of

the vote as best tasting. The lead-

ing bottle brand Evian, received

12%. You would think after all

these findings of tap water’s supe-

riority that big companies would

join the tap band wagon. Wrong

again.

Now more than ever,

new companies are rising with

fresher, more stylish ways to hy-

drate their clients. If you’re look-

ing for the classiest way to stay

alive, just listen to this. Blk water

is the most wonky water I’ve

ever read about.

Spring water (as far as we know)

infused with Fulvic Acid is what

gives this beverage its completely

black complexion, but do the peo-

ple really care what Fulvic Acid

is? Of course not! It’s water

that’s black, people will buy it just

to watch it swish around in the

bottle. Sound interesting? Sev-

enteen ounce bottles are available

on Amazon starting at $10 for a 6-

pack. Not enough? Don’t worry,

they’re selling 24-packs for, wait

for it, $45.00.

Not good enough for

you? Need something even more

different? Even more expensive?

Every glass of water is incom-

plete without ice to match, but not

just any ice. Not that ice that you

can get for free just by freezing

your water, you need luxury ice.

You’re looking for Gläce Luxury

Ice. Available in a perfectly spher-

ical form, this ice is the most geo-

metrically efficient way to cool,

enjoy, and indulge in your fa-

vorite beverages. One bag of

Gläce’s spherical cubes holds 50

pieces. How much are you will-

ing to spend to ensure your bev-

erage experience is top-notch? I

hope you said $325 because that

is how much a bag of spheres is

worth. Of course, you could buy

a sphere mold for $4 on Amazon

but who needs that? It’s about the

name brand, am I right?

All of this may seem lu-

dicrous but it is the wonky world

of water. I don’t know about you

folks, but I will be sticking to my

$3 24-packs of Nice! Water. Best

brand out there.

H2Oh…

Tissue-engineered bone.Slice of MIT

Gläce Luxury Ice Co. - ice for $325

BY IAN HAVEMANN

Growing Human Bones in aLab: The New Face of

Transplants?BY SHANNON MAY

Friends greet each other through thebarbed wire border put up by Russia.

AGENDA.GE

Spring Hill ThrillBY ABRIANNA SCHREURS

The once ghostly Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee is taking a major

turn as they prepare to follow through with the renovation plans first

introduced in February. Spring Hill Mall is in the midst of an incredi-

ble transformation, following a $37.8 million dollar redevelopment

plan.

The plan includes a 35,000-square foot movie theater, three

free-standing buildings to be used for restaurant or retail, along with

possible outdoor seating and a plaza; and an additional 28,000 square

feet of retail spaces. Plans for the movie theatre include state-of-the-

art screens and reclining leather seats.

The plan also intends to create a new southwest mall en-

trance, additional parking, and a bike path with bike racks. With all

these added elements complimenting each other, the village of West

Dundee is hoping to attract new tenants and provide a spillover of

success for the rest of the mall. With the last renovations taking place

in 2005, the mall is overdue for an upgrade. Project heads are hop-

ing that with the additions to the mall it will make the mall more of a

targeted destination and redefine the mall as a community center.

Courtesy of the village of West Dundee, rouse properties

Renovation plan for Spring Hill

NEWSPAGE 3

The EdgeMay’s September Fox Lake shooting article.

Climate Change Heats UpBY IAN HAVEMANN

Melting polar ice caps re-

sult in less habitat for land

animals such as polar

bears.

You ever wonder why the past couple of winter

seasons have held no snow, with a sudden blizzard-filled

winter to follow? Or why the seasons have slowly been

shifting later into the year? That’s Climate Change, and

it’s a huge problem.

Climate Change, also called Global Warming, is

a man-made effect on the world through our emission of

carbon dioxide. These “greenhouse gasses” rip apart the

protective Ozone layer in our atmosphere and trap the sun’s

UV rays within them. This creates an extreme world-wide

warming effect, which will have disastrous effects on our

planet in the future.

Humans as a species have a tendency to focus on

the immediate rather than the long-term, especially when

it comes to consequences. We definitely are not going to

change the way we live if the current generation isn’t the

one that will face the consequences. However, for the same

exact reason, many have taken action.

Global warming, when its attention was first

raised to the public, was originally thought of as a “myth”

by some. It does seem a little surprising that something as

probable as scientific fact can be regarded as “fictional,”

but people never fail to surprise.

Take for example a former founder of The

Weather Channel, John Coleman. In an interview with

Next News Network’s Gary Franchi he claims, “The warm-

ing is 99.99% natural, we’re putting carbon dioxide into

the air through our burning of fossil fuels and the entire

‘Global Warming Scare’ campaign is based on that carbon

dioxide. We have pretty well proven it only creates a frac-

tion of a degree of the warming over a decade. It is a gen-

eral insignificance. It is no threat to our fine hood of the

Earth, no threat to our civilization, and no reason to end the

use of fossil fuels.”

When you are a founder of the Weather Channel,

it is no surprise your input can be influential. However,

“weather” is significantly different than “climate.” This

where those with the proper knowledge, equipped with the

right technology, shine through.

Scientists at NASA have uncovered profound ev-

idence of not only an increase of carbon dioxide in the at-

mosphere within the years of the Industrial Revolution (see

picture), but also the effects this CO2 increase has had on

the Earth. These repercussions include but are not limited

to: rising sea levels, rising global temperature, ocean

warming, a decline in arctic sea ice, shrinking of Antarctic

ice sheets, ocean acidification, and glacial retreat within the

Alps, Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Alaska, and Africa.

Does this look like “a fraction of a degree of

warming over a decade?” The Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change (IPCC) put it, “Scientific evidence for

warming of the climate system is unequivocal.” Meaning

that without a doubt, Climate Change is real and it’s hap-

pening fast.

Well, relatively fast. During the 20th century, the

average climate of the Earth has been raised one degree

Fahrenheit. It doesn’t sound like much, but the Earth has

remained in the same Climate zone (with natural periods

of increase and decrease) for hundreds of thousands of

years. A small increase in climate equals a drastic alteration

of the environment. To put it into perspective, during the

last ice age where the U.S. was completely covered in more

than 3,000 feet of ice, the average climate was only about

5 degrees lower than it is now.

The IPCC forecasts an average increase of 2.5 de-

grees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit within the next century. If

a 5 degree decrease can cause an ice age, imagine what a

10 degree increase could do. It is already feasible to say

that the grandchildren of our generation will never see

snow, imagine what the grandchildren of their generation

will never see.

It is getting dangerously close to the point of no-

return, we are already causing permanent long-term dam-

age to the planet as it is. If our generation doesn’t

recognize what we are doing to our only planet, we are con-

demning the Earth to a fire-y and premature demise.

NASA’s findings of CO2

presence in the atmos-

phere over the past

650,000 years.

NASA

The massive manhunt that ensued after Lt. Glin-

iewicz’s death caused many homes, businesses, and schools

to lock down and brought many federal investigators to the

scene. The FBI determined there was no struggle at the

scene even though many objects were scattered around. The

other evidence points to no sign of a struggle on Lt. Glin-

iewicz’s or the supposed perpetrators part. His body was left

where he was shot, and the murder weapon, a .40-caliber

semiautomatic pistol, was found less than three feet from his

body.

At a press conference Filenko dismissed any claims

that they mislead the public about Lt. Gliniewicz’s death.

“We did not know. [We] never intended to mislead the pub-

lic,” he stated. The investigation into Gliniewicz’s wife and

son continue.

Lt. Joe GliniewiczLt. Joe Gliniewicz, from Page 1

Climate Change Guide

UPDATE

Squeaky Squirrel SurplusBY NICK WORRALL

Every year we come back to school and find

our furry little friends scurrying around outside in the

trees, on power lines, or on the ground. There is one dif-

ference this year compared to all the rest; there is an ex-

tremely large amount of squirrels around St. Edward this

year. “Usually seeing a nice, plump, little squirrel is the

highlight of my day,” exclaimed senior Adam Radcliffe,

“but this year the surplus of squirrels is nuts!”

The squirrels you see in backyards and in

neighborhoods, like where St. Ed’s is located, are grey

squirrels. These little critters are actually indigenous to

forests, but over time their friendly wooded homelands

have been destroyed and replaced by farmland or new

neighborhoods. The squirrels must adapt so they seek

refuge in places where they feel there are no predators,

such as the friendly confines of St. Edward.

The St. Edward squirrels will be harder to see

around now a days due to the fact that the weather is

getting colder, but contrary to popular belief, the grey

squirrel does not hibernate. Their tiny squirrel bodies

cannot hold enough body fat for them to self-sustain

through all of winter. When seasons start to change and

it starts to get cooler outside the squirrels find a dry,

warm, place to reside during the bitter winter months.

After they find a place to stay, they store nuts and seeds

either in or around where they will be staying.

This does not mean you won’t see them around

at all. You’ll see our little squirrel friends coming out of

hiding to grab food or maybe to have snowball fights

with their friends. If they are to ever run out of the food

they have stored up during the winter they will go crazy

and eat small birds and insects. So, be careful if you see

a grey squirrel out in the winter. Do not approach it or

try to feed it. It may attack you.

Grey squirrels have certain warning signals

they give off to alert that there is a predator nearby. The

first vocal signal is a kuk - a short, sharp, and broad fre-

quency sound. “Imagine a dog barking and then speed it

up and shorten it down to squirrel-size,” explained

Thaddeus McRae, a squirrel expert. The next vocal sign

is the quaa which is very similar to the kuk but is much

longer and dragged out. The squirrels also use their tail

to alert of predators. They have two signals, the twitch

and the flag. A twitch is a wave running through the tail.

It’s a controlled motion where the tip makes a simple

arc. A flag is a whipping motion of the tail, it is very un-

controlled. If you see a squirrel ever giving these signs,

do not try to run. Squirrels are very fast and will catch

you right away. Your best bet is to square up and try to

fight it straight up.

Do not let this frighten you; most squirrels are

very nice creatures. We all remember our brave squirrel

friend, Sparky, who took one for the team and got us a

day off of school earlier this year when he chewed his

little squirrel way through a powerline. Squirrels teeth

grow very fast and they have to continuously sharpen

and shorten them. Urban squirrels have discovered that

the thick rubber wiring around electrical lines work

great to do that.

We here at the Edge staff hope there are no

more squirrel fatalities this year. Squirrels are a blessing

from God, put on this earth for all of us to enjoy, which

is exactly what we should do. Show your friends some

love by giving them a kuk or a quaa when you see them

in the halls today and be sure to give every friendly

squirrel a nice little wave when you see them.

Little squirrel friend having a little

squirrel snack outside St. Ed’s.

Nick Worrall

Melodie Gliniewicz,

widow of disgraced

Fox Lake police Lt.

Charles Joseph

Gliniewicz, wants

authorities to un-

freeze her bank ac-

counts.

CBS News

SPORTSPAGE 4

Crash goes the pins as Nick

Worrall throws another strike for the

bowling team! Many great things should

come from the St. Ed’s bowling team this

year. Their numbers have significantly

grown since last year, and the talent has

also improved.

Senior Mitchell Modlisz is one

player that everyone should look out for.

At practice he was putting up some big

numbers for the team as coach Wunder-

lich was there to give him valuable tips to

improve his already incredible game.

Jake Lesh, only a sophomore, is

another strong player and underdog that

many teams will look past during the

matches. Coach Wunderlich was giving

him some knucks during practice as he

was repetitively throwing strikes.

Senior Ruben Montiel is another

man to be feared. His form is pristine,

and the power behind his arm is ruthless.

Up and coming star Nick Worrall had to

say this about his team, “I’m extremely

excited to crush the competition with my

brothers this season. It’s my first year out

but I’m already feeling an extreme love

for the game.” When asked if his team

could make it to state, Nick answered

with a firm “of course.”

I asked team member Bradley

Hukill what he thinks of the new team

and he said, “Listen here Chuck.” (Don’t

know why he called me Chuck) “This

team is going to do extraordinary things

this year, and you can count on that.”

Other members of the team are Nick

High, Michael Spaccefarro, Jason Allen,

Ian Havemann, and clutch player David

Cozzi II.

Many great things are to be seen

from the feared St. Eds bowling team

under the wing of their beloved Coach,

Mr. Wunderlich. Try to stop on by, watch

a competitive game of bowling, and delve

into a delicious basket of nachos at Elgin

Lanes.

Pins, Balls, and NachosBY JAKE WEST

Senior newcomers Bradley

Hukill, Nick Worrall, and

Ruben Montiel look to rock

the lanes this year.

The Inside Scoop:Megan Kremer

BY MICHAEL MATTAS

St. Edward Track and Cross Coun-

try star, junior Megan Kremer, continues to

achieve her personal goals in the trees and

on the track. Recently competing in the

IHSA Cross Country State Finals, Kremer

has become one of the top runners in the

state. When she straps up her favorite Nike

spikes she is ready to go. Her personal best

time in a race is 19:11, which in perspective,

is faster than you can say the words “cross

country.”

She takes strides like peppermint

and chews up the competition. Inspired by

all her great friends and runners she has met

through the years, this 2015 Regional cham-

pion looks up to her favorite runner, Jordan

Hasay, and hopes to one day follow in her

footsteps as a collegiate runner. Like her fa-

vorite TV character Meredith Grey she

knows how to operate her way around the

track. Kremer hopes to use the advice she

has gained from the seniors, to never give

up, and make her way downstate this spring

with the rest of the young and talented track

team.

Kremer looks back on her young

career saying the trips she has made down-

state are some of her most memorable mo-

ments. With a personality as sweet as her

favorite fruit, genuine as her favorite

teacher Mrs. Gullickson, and a smile as

bright as her favorite color yellow, we be-

lieve she can continue her pattern of great

success. Heck she still believes in Santa,

why shouldn’t we believe in her!

Megan Kremer poses with her fans

after her State Cross Country race.

Farewell to the G.O.A.T.BY CECILIA KOCHANEK

Abby Wambach, the double

Olympic Gold Medalist, FIFA World Cup

Champion, and the 2012 FIFA World Player

of the Year has announced she will retire in

December of 2015. Her final game will be

played on December 16, 2015 against China

in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The world’s all-time leading scorer

will be remembered forever on and off the

field. Wambach started her high school var-

sity career at the age of 14 in 1994 at Our

Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester,

New York. At the age of 21, Wambach

began her U.S. National Team career in Sep-

tember of 2001 against Germany. Since the

start of her career, Wambach has had 252 as-

sists, which is the fifth all-time in U.S. his-

tory, and a total of 184 goals, the most

scored by any man or woman in interna-

tional soccer league history.

While discussing her retirement,

Wambach stated, “While we still have more

work to do for women’s soccer, after bring-

ing the World Cup back to the United States

this summer, I’m feeling extremely opti-

mistic about the future of our sport. It’s been

an amazing, wonderful ride and I can’t wait

to see what the next chapter of my life

brings.” Knowing that Wambach is ending

her career with a 2015 FIFA World Cup

Championship, two Olympic Gold Medals,

and four World Cup appearances, we can

confidently say that she is leaving the game

as being the best of all time.

Abby Wambach celebrates her 2015

World Cup Championship victory.

‘Galloping’ Out of a Historical EraBY MICHAEL MATTAS

Maureen Kremer

theodysseyonline.comAmerican Pharoah running in front of the

competition, per usual, with jockey Victor Espinoza.

American Thoroughbred race

horse, American Pharoah, became the

first-ever horse in history to complete the

Grand Slam of American horse racing.

The wide brim hats and fancy expensive

suits paled in comparison to the colt’s per-

formance on the track. When American

Pharoah made his way down the dirt the

anxiety was through the roof waiting for

the gates to fly open and the horses to

whip around the track. He never failed to

ignite the crowd when he was in the com-

petition.

The horse racing Grand Slam

consists of the Triple Crown series races

and the Breeders Cup. The three races of

the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby,

Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont

Stakes. American Pharoah’s success is

truly a product of his trainers and owners.

Pharoah is trained by Bob Baffert and

owned by Ahmed Zayat. The two year

old colt recorded nine wins during his

short career, and a total racing record of

9-1-0 with jockey, Victor Espinoza on his

back. Even though American Pharoah

hung up the saddle for the last time, we

were all lucky to witness one of the great-

est horseracing careers in American his-

tory.ussoccer.com

Boys Bowling Coach, Mr.

David Wunderlich

SPORTSPAGE 5

College Basketball Preview

"I don’t think people really under-

stand how I look at it. To me, I’m just Ben

from Australia," said Ben Simmons when he

was asked how he handled the hype. Simmons

might say that he is just Ben from Australia

but he is so much more. This freshman phe-

nom was a 5-star recruit, won both the

Gatorade Athlete of the Year and Naismith

Prep Player of the Year in high school, and is

the only freshman to be selected to the first

team All-American list. Simmons brings it all

to the table, from rebounding and defense to

scoring and playmaking. The potential num-

ber 1 pick in next year's NBA Draft is the

main reason LSU is still ranked 23 after their

two best players left for the NBA. After win-

ning three consecutive national champi-

onships in highschool, Simmons is now trying

to bring one to Baton Rouge.

Another heavyweight coming out of

the SEC is Kentucky, led by do-it-all senior

Alex Poythress, 5'9 point guard Tyler Ulis,

and freshman big man Skal Labissiere. Speak-

ing of talented freshman centers, Diamond

Stone and Maryland look to conquer the Big

Ten in just their second year in the conference

with the help of sophomore point guard Melo

Trimble. If there's talk of great guards it's hard

not to mention North Carolina's lead man

Marcus Paige, who often struggles with in-

juries but when healthy is one of the best

guards in America.

Three more teams worth mentioning

are Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State. Duke,

the reigning national champs, lost their top

three players from last year's squad. Led by

freshman wing Brandon Ingram and sopho-

more breakout star Grayson Allen there is still

hope for a repeat by Duke, who entered the

season ranked 5th. One spot above them was

Kansas. Although the Jayhawks already lost a

game to the Spartans of Michigan State, it was

without arguably their most important player,

Cheick Diallo. The star freshman is currently

battling the NCAA over an eligibility dispute,

but if Kansas wants to make some noise in

March, they are going to need Diallo. Finally

there is Michigan State. It was thought that

this year might potentially be a down year for

the Spartans, with Branden Dawson and

Travis Trice graduating. However, if his triple

double during the victory over Kansas was

any indication of things to come, senior Den-

zel Valentine is more than capable of taking

on an increased role.

Finally, there is the in-state favorite

Illinois. After a couple disappointing early

losses they'll look to straighten the ship with

the return of Kendrick Nunn, Jaylon Tate, and

Leron Black. Once the chemistry starts to de-

velop and injuries become less of an issue this

team has the potential to go dancing in March.

That is in large part to transfer star Mike

Thorne Jr. and freshman Jalen Coleman-

Lands.

After seeing a team finish the regular

season unscathed in each of the last two sea-

son we most likely won't see that for a third

straight season. This year is practically wide

open without one clear top dog. That potential

chaos at the top will only add to the entertain-

ing college basketball season.

BY MADDIE SPAGNOLA

The 2015-16 Boys Basketball Team

Running With the Bulls

BY KYLE BROWN

The Bulls are a top team in the

NBA’s Eastern Conference. People have

fallen in love with the team and how much

heart they played with through a ton of in-

juries in the last few years. Derrick Rose,

Jimmy Butler, and Joakim Noah are all fan

favorites, but it is really disapointing when

they can’t play as a team. The Bulls have a

major team problem. They are running a new

offense this year, a 4 out 1 in, and it isn’t

working. Many times down the court, the

Bulls play selfishly, and usually don’t get a

good shot up. With their new coach trying to

make them push the ball every possession

with fast breaks, it causes the team to have no

defense. The Bulls lack on-the ball screen de-

fense, help defense, and are horrible defend-

ers all together.

Injury was one of the major reasons

why the Bulls have struggled throughout the

past few seasons. With Derrick Rose missing

over two and a half years, the Bulls haven’t

been at 100%. This year, though, the Bulls

have one of the strongest lineups in the NBA.

Jimmy Butler has stepped up his game ma-

jorly, but now that the Bulls are healthy, he

shouldn’t have to put the team on his back.

He still does. Jimmy is the leading scorer of

the team, and does everything else a coach

could ask for. He hustles, plays defense, and

takes smart shots.

The only problem is that his team-

mates don’t have his back. They sit around

and watch Butler do everything. “Effort,”

Butler said after the huge loss against the

Hornets Tuesday November 3rd. “Effort will

fix all of that on the defensive end. It’s all if

you want to do it or not, to tell you the truth.”

The disappointment the fans have in

this team is growing more and more with

every game. Early in November, Derrick

Rose had his worst start to any season. Aver-

aging around 11.8 ppg, the Chicago star has

led fans to believe he will never be in MVP

form again. Inconsistency is going to be Der-

rick Rose’s biggest problem this year. He’s

hot one night and the fans love him. The next

day comes and he can barely put up five

points. Trade rumors have spurred these past

weeks about Rose leaving. Hearts would

break seeing the Chicago born and raised kid

leave his beloved team. Hopefully he steps

his games up, but in late November, the in-

jury prone Rose was out yet again with an

ankle sprain.

Lady Wave Basketball

BY JOSE SANDOVAL

The 2015-16 girls basketball

team is young and hungry to make an im-

pact this year. After coming off a very

solid season last year, the girls are ready

to prove all the doubters wrong. The

Lady Wave have lost three seniors from

last year but they do have five players re-

turning from last year’s team. Seniors

Emily Armstrong and Arely Ramos re-

turn with juniors Katie Castoro, Maddie

Spagnola, fresh off her rehab, and soph-

omore Yssa Sto. Domingo as well.

Other key players for Coach

Dawson include senior Anna Silva, junior

Brittany Mauritzen, and sophomores

Mallory Rejman, Mariel Franco,Madison

Knott, and Isabella Hernandez.

When asked about challenges

for this season, guard Maddie Spagnola

commented, "Our biggest challenges will

have to be our lack of height and experi-

ence." Height is the obvious challenge

when it comes to the Lady Waves season

with the loss of 6'3 Cece Rapp. But of

course the Lady Wave have strengths and

weaknesses which Spagnola commented

on, "Our strengths are shooting, quick-

ness, good defense, team chemistry, and

hard work ethic at practices. Our weak-

nesses are rebounding and height".

These girls should be fun to

watch as their strengths might bring a

faster pace to the offense. Games to keep

an eye out for are against Riverside

Brookfield, Glenbard South, and Hamp-

shire for the pack the place night. The

first game for the Lady Wave will be on

November 17th, at home, when they play

Westmont.

The 2015-16 Lady Wave

Basketball Team

Bulls stars Derrick

Rose and Jimmy

Butler.

chicagosports.com

Basketball on Call

The 2015-16 boys basketball

team is ready to prove the doubters

wrong this year after coming off a his-

toric season last year. The Green Wave

won a regional and sectional champi-

onship and were one win away from

making it to state. Also, the Green Wave

broke the boys basketball record for wins

with 26.

The team is going to be very

small and different this year. The Wave

lost eight seniors from last year and only

has eight players returning from last

year’s roster. Seniors Adam Radcliffe,

Sean Phelan, Andrew O’Neil, Noah En-

right, Albert Lopez, Jared Rejmon and

Jose Sandoval along with junior Kelvin

Cortez are the returning players from last

years roster. They hope to have the same

success as last years’ team and complete

back to back 20+ win seasons.

Other key players for Coach

White are sophomore Dylan Mlinarich,

juniors Jimmy Schoff, Ethan Enright,

Caleb Elam and seniors Colin Huginin

and Joseph Kwasiborski.

When asked about the expecta-

tions for this season, Coach P.J. White

commented, “Our expectations are al-

ways very high. We have a goal of 20

wins again this year. If we work hard and

work together we can accomplish our

goals.”

This new group of players will

face many challenges in the upcoming

season. Senior guard Adam Radcliffe

commented on the biggest challenges of

the season, “Maintaining the same level

of teamwork and competition in practice

that we had last year with most of last

year’s starters gone, but we are up for

any challenge.”

When asked about this year’s

team with strengths and weaknesses sen-

ior forward Sean Phelan said, “Our

strengths this year are shooting, athleti-

cism, and ball handling. Our weaknesses

have to be size and lack of experience.”

Most of the returning players did not

play a lot last year for Coach White, the

lack of experience is something to watch

for this season.

When asked about key games,

Coach White commented, “ICCP, Glen-

bard South, and Hampshire are all key

games. These games will give us a great

idea of how our season will go this year.”

The Wave’s first game is on the 23rd at

the Thanksgiving tournament at West-

minster, but the Wave doesn’t play at

home until December 11th against

Wheaton Academy. Coach White left us

with a quote, “Remember, hard work

beats talent, when talent doesn't work

hard.”

BY JOSE SANDOVAL

College Basketball

season is back!

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ENTERTAINMENTPAGE 6

Hello from the Other Side

Adele has been “rolling in the deep” the past few

years with no new releases of an album or singles. What

happened to Adele? Is she still making music? Is she even

famous anymore? These are the questions everybody has

been asking about her career, and we have the answers.

“My career’s not my life. It’s my hobby,” said

Adele, to Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt, when asked about

her private life and long-awaited new album, 25. In 2011,

Adele won a total of seven Grammy’s at the 56th annual

Grammy Awards. Top of the charts was Adele, a music su-

perstar. Shortly after, Adele disappeared out of the blue. It

came out of nowhere. No new releases of singles, albums,

or collaborations. Rumor had it, Adele was finished with

her music. Later that year, that rumor was proved false.

She announced her pregnancy and told the press, "I'm on

a break". This gave her fans some light at the end of the

tunnel. Before we knew it, Adele was creeping back up to

the top with the release of her new single, “Hello” on Fri-

day, October 23, 2015.

Adele’s new album, 25, was released in its en-

tirety on Friday, November 20, 2015. The album consists

of 11 singles and has collaborations with Greg Kurstin,

Max Martin, Shellback, Paul Epworth, Tabias Jesso Jr.,

Ryan Tedder, Brian Burton, Samuel Dixon, Bruno Mars,

Philip Lawrence, and Christopher “Brody” Brown. This is

the first album Adele has released since her 2011 album,

21. "I'm so bloody excited!" shouted Adele after the an-

nouncement of 25.

She began working on the album in 2013 when

she was actually 25 years old. Currently, she is 27 and

named the album 25 because of the date she started work-

ing on it. "Hello, it's me," she answered when asked, why

25.

"I'm sorry it took so long, but you know, life hap-

pened". It's never too late to make an amazing comeback,

and in this case, the comeback will be spectacular. This

release has us all on the edge of our seats, and we can't

wait to hear her amazing work and what the future holds

for Adele.

BY CECILIA KOCHANEK AND MADDIE SPAGNOLA

Movie Review:The Martian

Rolling Stone

BY TAYLOR GILLEN AND JAKE WEST

The Martian begins with six astronauts on a

Mars research mission threatened by a dangerous storm.

The astronauts all retreat to space shuttle for an emer-

gency launch. Mark Watney, played by the hunky Matt

Damon, gets struck by debris and is launched into the

dark abyss of the dangerous storm. Caught between the

life or death decision to save the life of their crew mem-

ber or themselves, the crew is forced to initiate the emer-

gency launch and return home. Watney’s suit maintains

enough pressure and oxygen until he regains conscious-

ness after the storm passes and so begins his fight to sur-

vive on a barren planet alone.

This movie starred an amazing cast with some

well know names like Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig,

Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, and

Chiwetel Ejiofor. It also featured up and coming actor

Donald Glover.

The drama and suspense of one astronaut’s sur-

vival creates an intense film experiene that you cannot

take your eyes off. You will feel his emotions as he pre-

vails and as he struggles to survive. Rotten Tomatos gave

The Martian 93% on its Tomatometer. A very high result

considering Rotten Tomatos can be very critical. The

filmmakers credit the novel, written by Andy Weir, who

was also featured in the movie as a small role. The source

material from the originally self-published novel made

for a rich, entertaining film. The screen play was devel-

oped by Drew Goddard, also the writer of the popular

horror flick, Cabin in the Woods.

Getty ImagesMatt Damon stars as the main role

of Mark Watney during his epi-

demic to survive alone on mars.

Adele on the cover of the November

edition of Rolling Stone magazine.

Greeks Are Not GeeksBY STEVEN POREMBA

Greek mythology was at its finest when per-

formed by the St. Edward students. The Greek Mythology,

Olympiaganza was an ecstatic show that made old history

seem brand new. Many of the greatest Greek myths were

mashed up into one play that made the entire audience

laugh. Marcus Jazwiec, acting as Zeus said “Humor was a

key tool in this year’s play. We wanted to keep our audi-

ence’s attention.” “I thought this was the best play I’ve seen

in my four years here,” said Senior Jose Sandoval, “it was

definitely the funniest one yet.” Instead of using old lan-

guage, they used newer commentary to grab the audience’s

attention. A key line that made everyone laugh was when

Sirens said Netflix and chill, which is a line used very often

in the world today.

After the play all the cast members had nothing

but smiles running across their faces. “This play perform-

ance was very rewarding and successful, it definitely ex-

ceeded our expectations,” said Kyle Brown. Entertainment

and education were big in the play, lots of humor also lead

to a lot of informstion about the greatest of Greek Mythol-

ogy. Each member worked very hard to make the best of

this play; they all deserve to be recognized for the great

performance they put on.

Profile of an Actor: Marcus JazwiecWhether it was yelling at his son, flirting with girls, or just doing king things

Marcus Jazwiec was one of the stars of the St. Edward play. He was Zeus, king of the

Greek gods and a notorious ladies man. Marcus is a senior who just finished his third

St. Edward production.

Jazwiec performed in "Vintage Hitchcock," "Peter Pan," and the recent

"Greek Mythology Olympiaganza." When asked which of those were his favorite he

chose "Greek Mythology Olympiaganza" because it was witty and energetic. He also

enjoyed his role as Zeus because it allowed him to make jokes at the expense of Her-

cules and random women in the crowd.

When Marcus isn't chowing down on some flank steak or jamming out to

classic rock, two of his favorite things, he is participating in German club. Also, when

the spring rolls around he is out on the tennis court raining down slams on his oppo-

nents like he reigned down on the other Greeks in the play.

Marcus has a peculiar way of memorizing lines. He says that he reads his

lines as if they are the last lines he would ever read. This helps with getting enough

emotion across to the audience as well as with memorization. So while it may be a lit-

tle unorthodox, it is a very good idea.

Marcus has picked up a lot of experience from his three St. Edward produc-

tions. He also acknowledges that being an actor isn't always easy, saying the hardest

part was, "The fact that you have to watch yourself. You constantly need to read the

audience's interpretations and adjust based on that." He advises the new theatre mem-

bers to "take advantage of the distraction the play offers" and most of all to have fun.

ZEUS OUT.

BY KYLE BROWN

Tess Shuck acting as a

narrator.

Charlie Channing and Shannon

May acting together in the play.

Lauren Jazwiec

Lauren Jazwiec

COMMUNITYPAGE 7

The Math Whiz BY MADDIE SPAGNOLA

Many of the students at St. Ed-

ward know her as the player who helped

spur the teaching staff comeback with her

killer serves in the Homecoming Volley-

ball game. Mrs. Bergeron is the new

Geometry teacher at St. Edward. Even

though Mrs. Bergeron is new to the

teaching staff, she has always felt a little

bit of St. Edward was in her heart. Her

husband graduated from here along with

his three sisters, so she knew St. Edward

would feel like home. “St. Edward is a

beautiful school with a strong community

and vibrant faith life,” says Mrs. Berg-

eron, “I felt welcomed right away.”

Mrs. Bergeron wanted to share

her love for her favorite subject with her

students. During her senior year of high

school she was inspired by her math

teacher to become a teacher. She has

taught middle and high school students;

this is her 16th year of teaching, seventh

year of teaching at the high school level.

Mrs. Bergeron has also taught algebra in

the past.

Everyone wants to know where

Mrs. Bergeron got her amazing volley-

ball serves. She hasn't had much experi-

ence with volleyball besides being in a

work league with her husband. When

Mrs. Bergeron stepped on the court the

crowd went crazy, and she just knew she

had to make the students and her team

proud! Playing volleyball isn't her only

hobby; Mrs. Bergeron loves playing the

piano, sewing, and baking. She has al-

ready become family in the great St. Ed-

ward community, and can't wait to see

what the next years hold!

Operation ClickBY STEVEN POREMBA

Operation Click is a teen driving

awareness club looking to save lives daily.

Students of all ages at St. Edward are able to

win great prizes while also being safe in the

car. Operation Click is offering the perfect

passenger contract, along with the safe driver

contract.

The perfect passanger contract

pledge includes never being under the influ-

ence of drugs or alcohol, always wear a seat

belt, never text anyone who is driving, etc.

Many of the same rules apply on the safe

driver contract such as never text while driv-

ing, never drive under the influence of drugs

or alcohol, and always wear a seat belt. This

year, 128 students signed the safe driver con-

tract and over 200 signed the perfect passen-

ger contract.

Students who signed the contract

will be treated to pizza and the chance to win

prizes all year long. The ultimate prize for

drivers is being selected to attend the Oper-

ation Click banquet in April for the chance

to win a brand new car.

Operation Click will also have seat-

belt safety checks, and safe driving trivia on

the third Thursday of each month. At each

seatbelt safety check, students will have the

chance of getting various prizes if they are

“caught” wearing their seatbelt.

During each homeroom on every third

Thursday of every month, starting in No-

vember, students will work together to an-

swer a safe driving trivia question. The

winning homeroom will receive a prize. Op-

eration Prom Night was a great hit with the

students last year. The Elgin Police depart-

ment helped sponsor and organize the event

to show what really happens on the scene of

a drunk driving accident, which included a

Flight For Life helicopter.

Ian and Nick’s Cooking CornerBY IAN HAVEMANN AND NICK WORRALL

New to The Edge this month is

Ian and Nick’s Cooking Corner! Where

cooking is more than just food, it’s love!

This will be an informative video posted

each month, with different recipes, to the

school’s Facebook page, our own Edge

Twitter page (@st_edward_edge), and the

St. Edward Instagram page (@stedhs).

This month we are making

Grandpa Kreigsman’s Stuffing, Ian’s very

own family recipe that we are sharing

with you guys! This isn’t just your aver-

age cooking show; we give the perfect

amount of seriousness, fun, spunk, and

sassiness that everyone wants. Be sure to

check it out!

Bear with us now, this is our first

edition of the cooking corner, so don’t

blame us if we’re a little rusty. It’s been

three years since Ian last attened the Uni-

versity of Stuffing, and nine years since

Nick has really made anything in general.

But, our next video, you should expect

gold.

Before you watch our very first

imfomative tutorial, there are a few things

you need to pick up from your local gro-

cery store before you start. To make

Grandpa Kriegsmann’s homemade stuf-

fin’, you will need the following:

3 loves of white bread

Organic, cage-free, chicken broth

3 stalks of celery

1 Medium sized white onion

1 Pound of bacon

1 stick of butter

~Now go check out our video!

"Volunteering and helping others

is near and dear to my heart," said Jackie

Buttafocco, who is responsible for bringing

generationOn to St. Edward. The goal of

this club is to help others through volun-

teering and community service. However,

the focus isn’t just outside of school. For

anti-bullying week generationOn printed

out positive messages and put them on

lockers around the school.

This is the first year for genera-

tionOn but it has already attracted a large

amount of members. Its positive message

and helpful objectives are the main reasons

why it already has 30 members. With more

attention coming to it this year, next year’s

group should be even more impressive in

number.

Jackie Buttafucco is one of five

executive members. She is joined by fellow

Juniors Alexi Linneman, Amanda Drobek,

Mayar Azar, and Kaitlin Freeman. With all

five executive members in the Junior class,

there won’t be any major losses next year.

Mrs. Kelly, the club moderator, tries to let

that group of people make the majority of

decisions while providing input when nec-

essary.

In recent news, generationOn con-

structed a wall to honor veterans, present

and past, with ties to St. Edward. They

passed out slips of paper to every student

and asked them to write the names of vet-

erans and service people that they know.

GenerationOn then organized those people

into their respective branches of service and

hung them near the chapel.

GenerationOn is a club on the rise.

It helps with service hours for school, it

looks good on college applications, and it

benefits those in need of help. If you are in

need of service hours or simply want to

give your time to help others, generationOn

is the club for you.

S.A.D.D. Operation Click Executives, (from left) Sam Boydston, Yssa

Sto. Domingo, Brittany Mauritzen, Mitchell Modlisz,Clarissa Vargas,

Alani Martinez, Nicole Hotten, Alexi Linnemann, Lauryn Jones, (bottom

row) Caysie Colasuano, Anna Silva (not pictured: Lindsay Zdroik)

Mrs. Woj

Generation OnBY KYLE BROWN

Ian and Nick shooting their first episode. Mrs. Woj

Mrs. Bergeron at her com-

puter in her Geometry

class.

The five Generation On Exectuives (left to right), Jackie Buttafucco,

Kaitlin Freeman, Mayar Azar, Amanda Drobek, Alexi Linneman.

Special thanks to Mother Worrall and Mother

Havemann - and, of course, thank you

Grandpa Kreigsmann!

Happy Thanksgiving!

WORLD NEWSPAGE 8

#PrayingforParisBY TAYLOR GILLEN

Paris, France fell victim to terrorist attacks

Friday, November 13. It is confirmed that 129 were

killed and 352 were wounded in the attack by the

Islamic State. ISIS is taking full responsibility for

the attacks. President Francois Hollande called the

attacks "an act of war." As the world watched early

Saturday morning, thousands gathered across

France and in other parts of the world to mourn the

dead and support the survivors.

"We will lead the fight, and we will be

ruthless,” said Hollande. Hollande began proposing

new laws and confirmed that government spending

would focus on public safety due to these horrific

attacks. One new law proposal would strip citizen-

ship of French-born terrorists, making it easier to

deport suspects. President Hollande also proposed

to add 5,000 new positions to the country’s national

paramilitary police force.

`France vowed to avenge its country and

the citizens they have lost. "We are not committed

to a war of civilizations, because these assassins

don't represent any civilization," Hollande said. "We

are in a war against terrorism, jihadism, which

threatens the whole world." France put action to

their words and bombed Raqqa, Syria, the self-pro-

claimed capital of the terrorist group ISIS, on Sun-

day November 15th 2015.

The counterattack followed on the next

day, it was confirmed by the French Military that

their targets that day were a command center, a re-

cruitment center, an ammunition storage base and a

training camp in the city. "Terrorism will not destroy

France, because France will destroy it," Hollande

said.

Countries around the world are coming to

the aid of France, including Great Britain. British

Prime Minister David Cameron told the media, “We

will do all in our power to support France to defeat

this evil death cult.” The two leaders have agreed to

“step-up” counter-terrorism efforts, including in-

creased data sharing and airline records.

Meanwhile in Brussels, Belgium, their has

been increased concern over the possibility of an-

other ISIS attack. The concern basically shut down

the city over the weekend of November 20. Arrests

have been made in Belgium of suspects linked to

the terror attack in France.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on November 15,

2015, lit up in the colors of the French flag.

BBC News

This peace sign and the hashtag #prayingforparis

trended worldwide in the days after the terrorist at-

tacks.

Thousands gather in Paris in January after ISIS attacked

the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. November

marked the second time in less than a year that Paris

was attacked by Islamic extremists.

USA TodayA French tribute to the United States after the

the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers

in New York City in 2001. It is unclear how the

United States will aid France after the latest at-

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