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Though many of the facts of the situation are still unclear, the final violence in Jena seems to stem from an incident in August 2006 in which white students placed nooses on a schoolyard tree after black students had the audacity to sit under it. The fact that neither the local prosecutor nor the federal district attorney could find statutes that such an dastardly and hate-filled act of intimidation violated points to a major problem with federal and local hate crime statutes...
...teachers coax the children into ragged lines in the schoolyard for a solemn morning assembly. A week before, an arson attack by Muslim insurgents had razed the old school building; some pupils wept when they saw the charred remains of their classrooms. "I don't have to ask how you feel," announces Mayakoh Cheyara, 47, the school principal. "I can see just by looking at your faces. But we all have to be strong." An older boy leads a short prayer in Arabic-all Ban Bukoh's 200 pupils are Muslims-and the national anthem is played. "Thais love peace...
...people make a modest living tapping rubber and growing bananas, rice and coconuts, yet parents have already raised 5,400 baht (about $160)-the equivalent of a monthly salary in these parts-to build a temporary classroom. Others have donated wood and roofing, which now lies ready in the schoolyard, or have offered to labor for free. "The parents are very supportive," says Mayakoh. "Some gave 100 baht, some gave 1,000. It lifts my heart...
...party on the low-down, one you’d hide under the covers, but don’t expect it to stay there for long. While !!! is known for creating the 12 minute four-songs-in-one demi-epic “Me and Giuliani, Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)” they have some less-than-wonderful lyrical turns, as in “Sweet Life,” where Nic brilliantly sings, “a-a-b-b, c-c-c-d, c-c-c-d.” Another taste...
...afternoon was the Filipino Tinikling piece. The group injected a strong burst of energy into “Cultural Rhythms” with their clashing ten-foot-long bamboo sticks, which some dancers beat against the stage while others jumped over and around them in moves reminiscent of schoolyard jump roping. The troupe proved versatile as well: As the beat of “Chicken Noodle Soup” blasted through the speakers, the dancers dropped their poles and put on sunglasses to begin a hip hop-inspired number. As the only group to represent Native American culture, the Harvard...