World NEXT
Color Guard
World watches Rugby World Cup
The impact of international Rugby stretches across the globe by Jonathan Kisch, World Editor
STEADY HANDS: Senior Ivan De Nysschen demonstates the handling of a rugby ball. A rugby player himself, he was one of over four billion worldwide viewers that tuned in to the World Cup in 2010. Photo by Jonathan Kisch.
South Africa
A Russian man buried himself alive, believing that if he survived, it would bring him good luck for the rest of his life. His air supply and luck ran out the very next morning; he died from suffocation in his self-made coffin.
—BBC News
Mexico 19-year-old Maria del Mar Arjona was caught sneaking inmate Juan Ramirez Tijerina out of Chetumal prison in a large black suitcase. Arjona now faces a potential prison sentence; she may or may not already have her bags packed. —BBC News
Ghana The Atlantic Lobsters and Dolphins restaurant in Accra, Ghana is being investigated for an alleged racial whites only policy. The owner, Sylvatore Dalao, and his staff claim that the policy was a joke. Regardless, the restaurant is being investigated. The white population of Ghana comprises less then seven percent of the 24,791,073 population —BBC News — Jonathan Kisch, World Editor Graphic by Ryan Morrison.
Libya, the war that went right by William Ford, News Co-Editor
With a brutal death, the end of Qadaffi’s rule little resembled the previous 42 years of iron fist rules. The Colonel’s death marked not only the end of a tyrannical rule in Libya; it showed a new way of supporting “regime change.” The full story here: www.crimsonnews.org
“
More
Russia
Rugby fans and 20 International Rugby teams from six different country will support one another when their own team has been continents descended upon New Zealand on Sept. 9, ready for the eliminated,” said sophmore Ruan De Nysschen, who was born most action packed and thrilling months of rugby: The Rugby in South Africa and also played rugby. World Cup. Over the span of two months, the third most televised France and New Zealand found themselves in familiar territory. world event broadcasted 48 rivalry-filled games to millions of Twenty- four years prior at the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, spectators geared up in patriotic fan apparel. hosted in New Zealand, New Zealand triumphed over France World cup matches are watched accumulatively by over four with a 29-9 victory. For France, winning the 2011 Rugby World billion people around the world, making it the third Cup would bring the glory of their first Rugby World Cup most popular sporting event worldwide. For many, the Championship. For New Zealand, the victory would bring World Cup represents a rich history of rivalries between the country together in celebration as well as ease the pain nations; the winner of the Webb Ellis trophy has four of loss from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch years of bragging rights. The World Cup also brings on Jul. 6, 2011, a goal the All Blacks set coming into the nations together, powerful enough tournament. to mend torn apart, grieving Springbok fans erupt in a harmonic combination of “"I remember Graham Henry countries. For New Zealand, the traditional South African Rugby songs such as ‘Hier (head coach) saying to me on the World Cup would bring peace Kom die Bokke’ and ‘Shosholoza’ which translate to morning that the All Blacks left of mind to citizens affected by a ... how much what had happened ‘Here Come the Springboks’ and ‘The Train’. catastrophic earthquake. in Christchurch was serving to Ivan de Nysschen, Senior The most infamous of rivalries, give them extra strength, extra so severe it was depicted in the motivation," said Christchurch movie Invictus, is between the top three teams: New Mayor Bob Parker, in a interview with the New Zealand Zealand All Blacks, Australia Wallabies, and South Herald. Africa Springboks. 60,000 fans poured into Eden Park in Auckland, New “When a rugby game is against New Zealand or Zealand, ready for a highly anticipated rugby final. History Australia, the intensity is like the Super Bowl amplified repeated itself, with the All Blacks winning by a one point ten fold,” said senior Ivan De Nysschen, South margin: 8-7. 60,000 fans poured out of the stadium, met African native and former rugby player. “Springbok fans erupt in a by 250,000 All Black Fans in a state of euphoria, partying in streets harmonic combination of traditional South African Rugby songs of Auckland. The parades and parties progressed throughout the such as ‘hier kom die bokke’ and ‘shosholoza’ which translate to three day weekend in New Zealand, leaving the entire country ‘here come the springboks’ and ‘the train’.” ecstatic, and giving absolute joy to the New Zealanders affected All rivalries were set aside as the tournament boiled down to by the earthquake. its final match; bitter southern hemisphere rivalries subsided and The Rugby World Cup has the power to captivate the world, support for one another arose in its place. The final two teams bringing six continents all into one nation for the most competitive left standing was New Zealand and France, a classic Northern months of rugby. But as the competition and the rivalries fade away, hemisphere vs. Southern hemisphere rugby final. the World Cup shows its true power: the ability to bring people “The Southern Hemisphere teams are rivalries, but each together and bring peace of mind to those who need it most.
“
A 50-year-old man awoke in the cold confinement of a morgue fridge. The man was believed to have died from a fatal asthma attack, only to be found screaming in hot rage 21 hours later. —The Guardian
world news
@
crimsonnews.org Paso Robles High School
Crimson 11.16.11 |
27