All posts by Sheila Moussavi
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Cambodia school project exceeds expectations
By Kellie Petersen 2009 The Cedar Falls School District has been putting a lot of effort into the project begun by the high school Amnesty...
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RAISE? Businesses, student employees wrestle with minimum wage
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed a controversial bill demanding a gradual rise in the minimum wage to $7.25...
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Rise in Iraqi violence leads to CFHS reflection
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 Nov. 1 marks the end of the bloodiest month for U.S. soldiers in Iraq in over a year, totaling 101 casualties,...
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Apathetic population leads to abusive government
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 If you had been searching the Des Moines Register (very) diligently last week you might have come across news brief summarizing...
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Senior recounts moments of violent assault outside mall
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 “He started firing shots, and I got hit with one, and for the first time I though, ‘Whoa, this is actually...
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Real Encounter assembly sparks controversy among high school
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 An invitation extended at the mandatory Real Encounter assembly on tuesday, Feb. 8, has proved to be controversial among the students...
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Students, faculty debate direction for next year’s homeroom
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 When it comes to new school programs, few could be as unexpectedly and unintentionally controversial as the homerooms established earlier this...
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Close Guantanamo Bay: Camp detrimental to war on terrorism
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 In 2002, a small bay in southern Cuba became the host of a detainment camp for military combatants from Iraq and...
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NY Times columnist brings theory to UNI, stresses importance of college education
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 Already well-respected for his column in the NY Times, three Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman reached new heights with the publication...
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Burnapalooza XXX: Students brave January rain, mud in third run of pyrotechnic gathering
By Sheila Moussavi 2007 To most, fire-dancing, blazing Christmas trees and tribal music would create some unusual and probably sinister imagery, but to about 36...
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Model UN returns from Iowa Youth Symposium
CF’s Model United Nations attended the Iowa Youth Symposium in Des Moines for the first time two weeks ago. For those unfamiliar with how MUN works, it’s essentially a...
