Comments for La Vista http://www.lavistamchs.com Mira Costa's Student Newspaper Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Letter to the Editor: - Invisible Children by Bruce Wilson http://www.lavistamchs.com/2012/04/27/letter-to-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-45320 Bruce Wilson Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:23:06 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=10980#comment-45320 Some Ugandans seem less than impressed by Invisible Children's efforts. Last Friday the 13th, April 2012, during an official Invisible Children-organized screening of KONY 2012 part 2 in the Northern Ugandan city of Gulu, the audience became so enraged by the video that they started to pelt the screen, and IC organizers, with rocks. Ugandan police, in turn shot tear gas at the crowd and fired their rifles into the air, causing panic. One death and several injuries were reported. http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1387926/-/aw2cd3z/-/index.html It was the second riot, or near-riot, that Invisible Children's videos have provoked in Uganda. From the linked Uganda Monitor story: "Ms Margaret Aciro, whose picture appears in the Kony 2012 video showing her lips, nose and ears mutilated, has criticised the documentary, saying it is aimed at making money using victims of the northern insurgency. Ms Aciro, 35, abducted by rebels of the LRA in 2003 from Paicho Sub-county in Gulu Municipality, was among thousands of people who flocked Pece War Memorial Stadium on Friday to watch the filming of Kony 2012 by Invisible Children. “I watched the Kony 2012 video but I decided to return home before the second one (Kony 2012 Par II) because I was dissatisfied with its content. I became sad when I saw my photo in the video. I knew they were using it to profit.” The Catholic Archbishop of Gulu and member of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, Rt. Rev John Baptist Odama, whose daughter committed suicide as a result of her treatment while kidnapped by Kony's LRA, also had harsh words for the Invisible Children video screening: "This is catastrophic, it's causing chaos. It is igniting more, actually, a situation of starting afresh the war. But now it is against the population. This film could have been prepared with a consultation. For example, the stakeholders could be consulted - "We would like to project a film like this, what do you think?" People should have been asked before, instead of having the film shown now." Some Ugandans seem less than impressed by Invisible Children’s efforts.

Last Friday the 13th, April 2012, during an official Invisible Children-organized screening of KONY 2012 part 2 in the Northern Ugandan city of Gulu, the audience became so enraged by the video that they started to pelt the screen, and IC organizers, with rocks.

Ugandan police, in turn shot tear gas at the crowd and fired their rifles into the air, causing panic. One death and several injuries were reported.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1387926/-/aw2cd3z/-/index.html

It was the second riot, or near-riot, that Invisible Children’s videos have provoked in Uganda.

From the linked Uganda Monitor story:

“Ms Margaret Aciro, whose picture appears in the Kony 2012 video showing her lips, nose and ears mutilated, has criticised the documentary, saying it is aimed at making money using victims of the northern insurgency.

Ms Aciro, 35, abducted by rebels of the LRA in 2003 from Paicho Sub-county in Gulu Municipality, was among thousands of people who flocked Pece War Memorial Stadium on Friday to watch the filming of Kony 2012 by Invisible Children.

“I watched the Kony 2012 video but I decided to return home before the second one (Kony 2012 Par II) because I was dissatisfied with its content. I became sad when I saw my photo in the video. I knew they were using it to profit.”

The Catholic Archbishop of Gulu and member of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, Rt. Rev John Baptist Odama, whose daughter committed suicide as a result of her treatment while kidnapped by Kony’s LRA, also had harsh words for the Invisible Children video screening:

“This is catastrophic, it’s causing chaos. It is igniting more, actually, a situation of starting afresh the war. But now it is against the population. This film could have been prepared with a consultation. For example, the stakeholders could be consulted – “We would like to project a film like this, what do you think?” People should have been asked before, instead of having the film shown now.”

]]> Comment on Boys tennis beats Orange Lutheran at home by Evan Han http://www.lavistamchs.com/2012/03/13/boys-tennis-beats-orange-lutheran-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-37313 Evan Han Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:01:47 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=10680#comment-37313 Dear Casey Sublette, I noticed that you made and error in your boys tennis articles. There is no Evan Ham on the team. The correct name is Evan HAN, who is a freshman. (Which is me) Thanks Dear Casey Sublette,

I noticed that you made and error in your boys tennis articles. There is no Evan Ham on the team. The correct name is Evan HAN, who is a freshman. (Which is me)
Thanks

]]> Comment on Pro/Con: Does affirmative action address racial injustice by Lean Smartt http://www.lavistamchs.com/2011/10/14/procon-affirmative-action/comment-page-1/#comment-36589 Lean Smartt Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:40:41 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=8557#comment-36589 Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes lots of managers: you can't continuously improve interdependent systems and processes and soon you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes lots of managers: you can’t continuously improve interdependent systems and processes and soon you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

]]> Comment on Model UN wins best large delegation in Washington, DC by A Tale of Two Coasts: 5 Key Differences Between West Coast versus East Coast Model UN http://www.lavistamchs.com/2010/02/26/model-un-wins-best-large-delegation-in-washington-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-35987 A Tale of Two Coasts: 5 Key Differences Between West Coast versus East Coast Model UN Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:01:47 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=176#comment-35987 [...] with West Coast MUN. West Coast schools shined at Georgetown NAIMUN in 2010 with Mira Costa winning Best Large and Cerritos winning Best Small, and the conversation has been building up (due, in part, to the [...] [...] with West Coast MUN. West Coast schools shined at Georgetown NAIMUN in 2010 with Mira Costa winning Best Large and Cerritos winning Best Small, and the conversation has been building up (due, in part, to the [...]

]]> Comment on Mira Costa receives anonymous bomb threat by Alex Wyckoff http://www.lavistamchs.com/2012/02/29/mira-costa-receives-anonymous-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-35746 Alex Wyckoff Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:04:42 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=10582#comment-35746 He's in New York right now. He's been there since before the bomb threat, too, if I remember right. He'll probably talk to us when he gets back, and also when there's more information. There's pretty much nothing right now. He’s in New York right now. He’s been there since before the bomb threat, too, if I remember right.

He’ll probably talk to us when he gets back, and also when there’s more information. There’s pretty much nothing right now.

]]> Comment on Sam Miller makes his mark by Kathleen Elliot http://www.lavistamchs.com/2011/09/27/8231/comment-page-1/#comment-35632 Kathleen Elliot Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:34:46 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=8231#comment-35632 Hi Sam, What a cool article. It's nice to see you and your painting. Congratulations on your progress with your art! I look forward to seeing how you keep developing it. Best, Kathleen (Clinton's friend) Hi Sam,

What a cool article. It’s nice to see you and your painting. Congratulations on your progress with your art! I look forward to seeing how you keep developing it.

Best,
Kathleen (Clinton’s friend)

]]> Comment on Girls basketball falls to Camarillo in CIF round one by Costa Fan http://www.lavistamchs.com/2012/02/27/girls-basketball-falls-to-camarillo-in-cif-round-one/comment-page-1/#comment-35628 Costa Fan Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:42:22 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=10562#comment-35628 We miss Nak & Company! We miss Nak & Company!

]]> Comment on Deadmau5 is better with music than with math by Chris http://www.lavistamchs.com/2011/01/04/deadmau5-is-better-with-music-than-with-math/comment-page-1/#comment-35594 Chris Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:27:41 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=3866#comment-35594 Oh wow hahaha, I can relate to that! Except for the dropout part tho! Oh wow hahaha, I can relate to that! Except for the dropout part tho!

]]> Comment on Mira Costa receives anonymous bomb threat by Rachel Bracker, alumna http://www.lavistamchs.com/2012/02/29/mira-costa-receives-anonymous-bomb-threat/comment-page-1/#comment-35520 Rachel Bracker, alumna Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:00:40 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=10582#comment-35520 The Principal won't talk to you guys in person or over the phone when a crisis like this happens? He really ought to be more open, especially when breaking news like this hits. How else are students going to know what's going on? The Principal won’t talk to you guys in person or over the phone when a crisis like this happens? He really ought to be more open, especially when breaking news like this hits. How else are students going to know what’s going on?

]]> Comment on New after-school jazz band brings notes to Mira Costa by Joe Riposo http://www.lavistamchs.com/2011/04/01/new-after-school-jazz-band-brings-notes-to-mira-costa/comment-page-1/#comment-33043 Joe Riposo Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000 http://www.lavistamchs.com/?p=6072#comment-33043 Glad to see you played one of my compositions. Hope it went well for you and the students had a lot of fun playing it. Joe Riposo Glad to see you played one of my compositions. Hope it went well for you and the students had a lot of fun playing it.

Joe Riposo

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