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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

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The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
The student voice of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Leaf
Anthony Popenoe

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer

Although I am in my fourth year of high school, this is my first year participating in the journalism program. Outside of journalism, I act in Aves Theatre, am co-president of Yoga Club, and publicist for Japanese Club. In my spare time I run a website with a friend called Bato Access. I also enjoy playing guitar and video games.

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“Words cannot adequately condemn the terrorist atrocities that took place at Garissa University College, where innocent men and women were brazenly and brutally massacred. We join the world in mourning them, many of whom were students pursuing an education in the pursuit of a better life for themselves and their loved ones,” President Barack Obama said in a public statement on ‘WhiteHouse.gov’. “We will stand hand-in-hand with the Kenyan Government and people against the scourge of terrorism and in their efforts to bring communities together.”

Kenya terrorist attack leaves countless dead

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
April 12, 2015
“The last time that vehicles like this came to the Czech Republic, they were Soviet tanks coming to crush moves towards democracy in 1968. We don’t want such vehicles from foreign armies coming here ever again,” ‘World without Wars and without Violence’ member Tana Bednarova said according to ‘RT News’. Czech anti-war demonstrators protested the convoy’s arrival by starting a ‘Tanks, No Thanks’ campaign.

US tanks roll across Europe

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
March 27, 2015
“Russians, including Putin opponents, are as worried about his week-long absence as kids would be if their father had wandered off somewhere and not come back for days. They watch the Kremlin website with a mixture of distrust, apprehension and hope, wondering how, or whether, the steep pyramid of power Putin has built over the years can function without him at the top,” Russian journalist Leonid Bershidsky said in ‘Bloomberg View’. “If that is not a sign that Putin has become a fully-fledged dictator in the nation's collective mind, what is?”

Russian leader reappears

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
March 19, 2015
The new visa regulations will be designed to have Americans pay equal to what Venezuelans have to pay to travel to the US. Maduro also announced plans to limit the number of US diplomats in the country. He cited a high disparity compared to the number of Venezuelan diplomats in the US as his reasoning.

Venezuela restricts US influence

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
March 7, 2015
"Local governments used to behave as if sexual minorities didn’t exist in their communities," Japanese politician and openly gay individual Taiga Ishikawa said in 'The Japan Times'. "Cases overseas suggest that local municipalities’ move to grant same-sex couples more legitimate status sometimes affects national policies. So I’m very happy about it."

Tokyo district votes to recognize same-sex couples

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
March 5, 2015
In 2010, Greece underwent a severe debt crisis and received a bailout along with conditions that they stick to strict austerity policies. Greece recently elected an anti-austerity government which has laid out plans to overhaul austerity and instead policies such as raising the minimum wage and increasing the threshold of tax-exempt income. The new government’s plans won a vote of confidence in the Greek parliament on Feb. 10.

Greek debt crisis rages on

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
February 18, 2015
Al-Kasasbeh was 26 years-old and served as a First Lieutenant in the Jordanian Air Force. His home country has declared a period of mourning following his death. Jordanian officials subsequently executed al-Rishawi in retribution.

ISIS burns Jordanian alive

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
February 9, 2015
The Houthi rebels belong to a sect of Shia Islam called Zaidism. They have been staging uprisings in Yemen for over 10 years in an effort to gain greater autonomy for their region of origin. The majority of the population as well as Hadi’s government is Sunni Muslim.

Yemeni president steps down as rebels take palace

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
February 5, 2015
Freshman guard Christian Kelly looks for an open teammate to pass to. Kelly is one of two varsity starters in their freshman season. His season high in points was 13 in a loss to Fairmont later in the season.

Fairfield trumps Sycamore by 16, woeful shooting on both sides

Anthony Popenoe, William Coleman, and
January 21, 2015
Immigration to Germany is at a 20-year high. Counter-demonstrators have stressed that Pegida’s message against immigrants is against German values. "They want to stress that we here in Cologne do not want to have anything to do with right-wing extremists and xenophobic people,” Cologne mayor Juergen Roters said in ‘BBC News’.

German anti-Muslim demonstrations grow

Anthony Popenoe, Staff Writer
January 9, 2015
A petition has been started online to raise support against the sale of the land on the activism website Avaaz.org. “Two million people around the world have backed the Masai’s call for president Jakaya Kikwete to fulfill his promise to let them stay where they’ve always lived,” Avaaz campaign director Alex Wilks said to ‘The Guardian’. “Treating the Masai as the great unwanted would be a disaster for Tanzania’s reputation.”

Tanzania to sell ancestral lands

Anthony Popenoe
November 24, 2014
“I am therefore pleased that this motion has strong cross-party support and that it does not split on party lines, or even between those who class themselves as pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli.,” Labour MP Anas Sarwar said. “Rather, it is a motion that is pro-justice and pro-peace. Palestinian statehood is in the interests of the people of Palestine and the people of Israel, because with statehood come rights and responsibilities.”

UK parliament recognizes Palestinian state

Anthony Popenoe
November 24, 2014
“It could be a submarine or a smaller submarine,” Swedish Navy Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad said in a press conference. “It could be some sort of mopad-like underwater vehicle and it could be divers that don’t have any business on our territory. That’s where I think you have the span of what could be ‘foreign underwater activity’.”

Sweden hunts mystery submarine

Anthony Popenoe
November 24, 2014
A protester in Mexico carries a picture of one of the missing students. Guerrero, the state where they went missing, has the highest number of murders in the country per every 100,000 people. The governor of the state recently resigned due to the protests.

Mexican students still missing

Anthony Popenoe
November 24, 2014
The burqa covers a woman’s entire body and has a mesh covering over the eyes for the woman to see out of. It is often confused with the niqab, which covers everything except the eyes. Niqab wearers would also be affected by the ban.

Australian politician proposes burqa ban

Anthony Popenoe
November 24, 2014
"The most frustrating part to me is, there are so many other things you can dress up as for Halloween," Keene said. "You can be a freaking sexy scrabble board for goodness sake. But why does your fun have to come at the expense of my well-being?"

Guide to non-offensive Halloween costumes

Anthony Popenoe
October 20, 2014
Whales are hunted by the hundreds by the whaling industry. In the 2006-07 season alone, Japanese whalers hunted a total of 866 whales. Whales from their Antarctic program made up over half of those.

Japan to continue whale hunting in upcoming season

Anthony Popenoe
October 20, 2014
“Thousands of people have been gathering in the central districts of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The crowd consists of university and high school students, older adults and onlookers of all ages. The protests are massive, taking over the main highway that runs across downtown.” Subira Popenoe said.

Protests erupt in Hong Kong

Anthony Popenoe
October 13, 2014
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