Jake’s World News
November 4, 2015
Hello, I’m Jake Herrick and I’m here to make you a little less dumb. This is the first of a semi-weekly article that will cover world events so you are not obliged to make remarks concerning weather, pop icons, grades, and hollow petty gossip; and to instead allow conversation to become the breeding grounds of intellectualism. So with that, here’s the news from the last two weeks.
Volkswagen the popular German car company has admitted to programming eleven million cars to cheat on their emissions test. Many VW models are way over the regulations set by the clean air act and were programmed to lower carbon dioxide while they were tested. The company faces charges of billions of dollars for ignoring the Clean Air Act, a cap on emissions put in place by the US government. During the test, sophisticated software lowered emissions, however, when the car was driven emissions would increase up to “40 percent higher than regulation,” reports MSNBC. John Oliver said during his show, “Last Week Tonight,” “That is the worst thing Volkswagen has ever done… Is something you might say if you’d never heard of World War Two.”
Refugees in Syria, and various other war-torn Middle Eastern countries, are making the pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the European Union. However, the new migrants have not had the warmest welcome. Many locals in Germany, Austria and Greece have verbally attacked, with many border police coming to physical blows with those seeking refuge. CBC news reported estimates of well over 100,000 individuals will seek asylum in Germany by the end of the year. Germany has an open door policy meaning that any immigrant can become a German citizen once paperwork is filled. Many other EU nations are not so forgiving. England’s Prime Minister, David Cameron and other European leaders used toxic language when referring to the refugees. Greece and Hungary have put up barbed wire fences to cease the proliferation of refugees.
Teenager shot by cops, again. However, this story is a little different than most cases of police homicide, the kid was white. Deven Guilford, 17, was shot in a Michigan police stop by Sgt. Jonathan Frost. The stop would have resulted in a ticket, but Guilford’s non-compliance with Sgt. Frost caused the officer to threaten an arrest. When Guilford finally moved out of the car, he continued to resist the officer until the officer tried to use his taser. The taser was fired too close to Guilford so it did not work and Guilford got up and tackled Frost. Sgt. Frost sustained a blow to the head and shot Guilford 7 times. An undisclosed amount of money as reparations were paid to the family and Guilford’s autopsy showed a large amount of THC in his bloodstream. Sgt. Frost did not face any criminal penalty. However, it does bring to light some holes on the federal justice system. For example, Eric Garner, African American, choked to death by police in New York City, did not receive reparations and the aggressor remains walking around NYC with his badge. Rumain Brisborn, 34, African American, shot after an officer mistook his pill bottle for a gun. Tamir Rice, 12, African American, shot while holding a BB gun. Kajieme Powell, 25, African American, shot within 15 seconds of police arriving on the scene of a robbery. John Crawford, 22, African American, shot while carrying a pellet gun in a local Walmart, Ronald Ritchie gave a false report to police saying that it was a gun and that Crawford was pointing it at customers, a month later Ritchie admitted to lying. The list is much longer than just this all of the people listed lost their case, and their death was considered justified.
Mars, there’s running water on it now and NASA and others now believe it may be habitable so the real question is…
ISL (ISIS) has two new enemies, Russia and China. The two countries have started bombing the terrorist organization. Russia has been running regular bombing strikes over Syria. Many political analyst, like those at Vox, report that Putin is declaring war to distract Russian citizens from the dying economy, and even worse Russia has run more strikes in moderate territories controlled by Jaish al-Fath, Nursra Front, and FSA, while only having about 11 strikes in actual ISL territory.

![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)

![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)










![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)




![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
















![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)




