Somalia crisis is worse than Darfur; not receiving needed aid

Story by Kristin Sippel
Time magazine’s Dec. 24, 2007 issue included top ten lists for everything from the year 2007. In one of these lists, Somalia was ranked the number one underreported story of the year. read more

Writers hold strike due to contracting issues

Story by Bessie LeRose
Just under a month and a half after the highly anticipated season premier of the popular ABC television show Desperate Housewives, the Writer’s Guild of America East and the Writer’s Guild of America West began its strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Production (AMPTP). read more

News from last week

Story by Kristin Sippel
Here is a glimpse of a few events that have taken place the week before Hi-Lights was published. read more

Senate passes legislation to increase legal immigration and border security

Story by Greta Grall
On May 25, 2006 the United States Senate passed the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act” in hopes to increase US border security and encourage immigrants to enter the country legally. Since then, the number of border patrol agents has nearly tripled, but so did the number of border patrol assaults along the US borders. read more

Media overwhelmed with celebrities’ issues rather than news

Story by Katy Murphy
As the media continues to grow at a high-speed rate internationally, it is no longer cold hard news that predominantly fuels this money making machine. read more

MySpace bully will not be prosecuted

Story by Brittany Zimmermann
On Dec. 4, 2007, the parents of Megan Meier found out that the woman who they believed bullied their daughter into suicide will not be prosecuted. read more

New Jersey rejects the death penalty, joining 13 other states

Story by Jessie Fields
The death penalty has been a touchy issue for numerous years throughout the world, let alone the United States. Just this past year Wisconsin’s legislature did not have the people vote on an amendment, but did have them give their opinions to the question of bringing back the death penalty. On Dec. 17, 2006, New Jersey’s Governor Jon Corzine signed a bill banning capital punishment, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment. read more

Holiday cheer proves to be a cause for big increase in violent crimes

Story by Jana Hiti
There have been several big stories about violent crimes in the news recently...read more.