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Thursday, January 25, 1990 — The Chief

Commentary: Students favor invasion


by Jesse Colungu
As Christmas neared we heard the threat of war knocking at our back door. As General Manuel Noriega
declared war on the U.S., many Americans 'in the Panamanian zone feared his threat.

Christmas, the time of joy, was not so for many American families. On December 20, 1989 the United States
military invaded Panama. This invasion shocked the world. As families watched their sons, daughters,
husbands, wives, fathers and mothers go off to help strengthen the U. S. hold on Panama, many people
disagreed with the actions the U.S. took.

Many innocent people lost their lives for the sake of one man during this invasion. Was it worth it? This
question was asked by many.

Others felt it was about time the U.S. put a stop to this man's evil ways. It didn't matter who was right or
wrong because it was already done.

As many nations watched in disappointment against the U.S., others supported the U.S. actions. No country
would publicly support the U.S. for fear of criticism.

According to a survey of 100 people, 66 percent agreed with the invasion and 34 percent disagreed with the
invasion.

Did the U.S. really think this through? Did they consider the innocent lives that were going to be lost?

Fadli Zon, a foreign exchange student from Indonesia, expressed his feelings.

"1 do not think the U.S. should have invaded Panama because the invasion sacrificed many civilian lives.
The U.S. hunted one person at the cost of many. My program sent me here to help study other countries,
cultures and customs, in order to make a better life in the future, to make peace.

"Politically, the U.S. acted as an outlaw because they took control over Panama. I think that was against the
human rights and broke the freedom to organize the country by itself. Also 1 felt sad that the U.S. sacrificed
human rights and the right to organize the country by itself just for hunting one person, Noriega. "On Jan. 5-
7 1 went to an AFS camp where many students from around the world got together. In this camp we
discussed informally about the invasion. Most of the students felt unhappy with actions the U.S. took. There
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is no country in the world which should be a judge to another country. The U.S. is not a judge of the world.
Why don't they stop this contest for friends and influence, and let them alone to manage their country by
themselves," said Fadli.

Did the U.S. make a mistake in invading Panama? Now that we have what we want, what will happen? What
will be the verdict for Noriega?

What it really boils down to is competition between the two super powers of the world. For years the U.S.
and Russia have tried to influence other countries to side* with them. The U.S. fears that with the Russians
moving so close to home they may try to be a kind of policeman of the west. The Russians, with the same
fear, have done the same thing in the East.

When will it all end?

Thursday, January 25, 1990 — The Chief — Page 2


Students show more interest
Fair provides creative outlet

by Fadli Zon
Remember, Galileo's famous experiment, dropping objects from the Tower of Pisa, probably never occurred. He is
believed instead to have rolled balls down an inclined plank.

Now, there are science lairs, one of the ways people can exhibit science projects where there is the adventure of
creativity. Science fairs vary greatly in size and con-Lent. They may be large or small. The projects entered may be
specialized or generalized, and the level of achievement represented-may be sophisticated or elementary.

Harlandale Science Fair was held December 11-13. A large number of students participated in this event. It was divided
into four divisions including biology division, chemistry division, physics division and psychology division.

In biology division, Israel Rios, senior, got the first place with his project "How Much Salt Can Plants Take?" The
second place was received by James Scott Moriu, senior, whose project • as "What Is the Effect of Ultraviolet Light on .
Plants?.", Third place was received by Chnstopnei Veliz, junior, with "It Takes Two to Tango."

In chemistry division, Cecilia Frias, senior, won the first place in the project "The Danger of Acid Rain," and Pamela
Vasquez, senior, held second place with "DNA Extraction". Pete Trevino, senior,
received the first place in physics division with his project, "Try, Try Again." Second place was received
by Liza Martinez, junior, with "Radiation". "Magnetic Effects of Straight Currents" by Cynthia Maldonado, senior,
received the third place. In psychology division, Dorinda Garcia, senior, won the first place with her project "How TV
Affects Human Behavior". Grand Prize Overall was received by Martha Pena, senior, with her research, 7 How Light
Affects Plant Growth".
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First place runner-up was received by Tracy Ramos, junior, with "What is the Effect of Anorexia on Plants." Then, Juan
Garcia, junior, received the second place overall for "Light; Does Salt Have An Affect on It?". Finally, Elizabeth Garza,
senior, received third place overall with "The Left Versus the Right Side of the .Brain".
Science fairs are important events. They do them almost in every country around the world, and they have final
competition in an international event. Martha Pena, who won for grand prize overall, said about her preparation toward
the science fair, "1 started to prepare my project in September. I got the idea from the encyclopedia. I researched further
about plants from 10 resources from the library. I recorded the growth of the plants every day. My project was to find
out what effect color combinations have on the growth of plants." She was also surprised to find out that she received
grand prize. "I will be attending the Regional Science Fair at Trinity in March.

My goal is to improve my project and maybe receive another award," she said optimistically. Cindy Castillo, senior,
said about the science fair this year, that they had a better science fair with more placements, more interesting projects
and many new things. "1 feel that the science fair was great. I hope it gets more students interested and involved," said
Eloy Sanchez, senior. Mark Rodriguez, senior, said, "That was very good, but I think they should put in more time to
make better projects."

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