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! THE RECORD Dress Down Day Benefits Great Cause VOLUME XLIV ISSUE 13 DECEMBER 6, 2013 Editor In Chief! Andrew Cammon ‘14! Layout Editor! Lucas McGartland ‘14! Content Editors! Michael Herman ‘14! William O’Brien ‘14! Eric Stange ‘14! Faculty Moderator! Ms. Layton!
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By Cesar Azrak ‘16 Staff Writer
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By the middle of 2011, the first signs of violence of what would become the longest period of civil dissent of the Arab Spring had begun. By now, over 2 million Syrians have fled the wartorn country, and over 100,000 have been killed, 11,000 of which are children. Most cities have no phone or internet services. Food and fuel are scarce, and most cannot afford the healthcare to take care of their injuries. Unfortunately, Syrians have suffered extremely in the dreary situation. The desire for an end to the war is high, but no resolution to the struggle is in sight. Meanwhile, the effects of
the war are thrown on the shoulders of the Syrian population. It is in this utter darkness that the locally known “Blue Marists” of Aleppo, a branch of the Catholic Marist order, take their stand as a light for thousands of people. They provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for hundreds of families. Aleppo, the second-largest Syrian city (after Damascus, the nation’s capital), has been the site of major fighting between rebel and government forces, and its inhabitants have become used to falling asleep to the sounds of gunfire and shelling, vastly inflated prices, and a deteriorating economy as resources are denied entry to the city and factories are looted.
These Marists came to Syria over 100 years ago to teach the poor and minorities. Now, they take on the task of helping a people who could not survive without them, selflessly disregarding the persecution their fellow Christians have suffered during the course of the war. This group needs our support, and we will be supporting them in a project called the “Mountain Basket,” which provides food for the needy. More information on their work can be found in letters written by members of the group at www.maristsolidarity.net.au/ newsfeed/entry/letters-fromaleppo-syria-a-country-in-crisis.
Wrestling Starts Up By Cole Wagner ’14 STUCO Member-at-Large
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Wrestling season began with a strong start this last Tuesday, showing some great individual success despite several gaping holes in the lineup (someone really needs to show Kevin Schilling how to use scissors properly). Despite suffering a few unfortunate losses to the throws of the Brentwood team, Priory's wrestlers continued to dominate, and kept the pressure up into their next match, taking
only two close losses against Principia. This past Tuesday has shown a lot of things about the Priory wrestling team; particularly that they have a lot to look forward to. We saw some great things at Brentwood, from new talent to Taylor Boyce's supertakedown; the work is definitely starting to pay off. Come out to the next wrestling meet this week, Friday and Saturday, at John Burroughs to see Priory compete for glory and honor in the oldest sport of them all!
"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."