High School Football Player Dies in Texas

'Great kid, athlete' Dies After High School Football Game

By: Ray Sanchez

On Saturday, mourners remembered Cam'ron Matthews - an Alto High School football player who recently died after a football game in Texas. Matthews' death marks the 6th death of high school football players in the U.S. this year. In 2014, 11 football players died from sports related injuries, and another six died of indirect causes such as heat stroke. 

I recently heard about the amount of concussions that high school and professional football players suffer from. In fact, a new movie "Concussion" is coming to theaters soon; it focuses on how concussions can damage the brains of athletes. This article reminded me of how dangerous high school football can be, and although concussions and other injuries may seem small in the scheme of things, they can often be preventable or treatable just by simply letting athletes know that if they aren't feeling well, it is crucial that they tell someone. Although this blog post is not about a war or about crises of the world, athletic injuries are a very important matter to be aware of. 

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ISIS Leader Hit by Airstrike

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Convoy Hit by Airstrike, Iraq's Military Says

By: Susanna Capelouto and Mohammed Tawfeeq

Iraq's military is claiming to have struck a vehicle in which ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was in. It is unknown how the ISIS leader was affected, and the US Pentagon is not confirming what has happened. His vehicle was struck in his way to a meeting in Karabelah to meet with senior ISIS leaders. The meeting site was also struck, and several ISIS leaders were killed or wounded.

The threat of ISIS is alarming. They are recruiting more and more people and they do not appear to be slowing down in their fight. Recently I watched an interview with President Obama talking about the fight against ISIS, and how it is a battle that requires the work of many countries. I will be interested to hear what has happened/what will happen to al-Baghdadi, and how his condition will affect ISIS' capabilities.

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Chris Mintz Saved Lives in Oregon Shooting

Hero Chris Mintz Shot as he Faced Oregon Community College Shooter

By: Jessica Durando and Mary Bowerman

As students at an Oregon community college were being shot at on October 1, 2015, Chris Mintz, an army veteran, saved his students from being injured. Chris heard shots in a neighboring classroom. He encouraged his classmates to stay calm as he went up to the shooter to try and talk him out of shooting. Mintz saved many more lives from being taken that day, however while trying to talk to the gunman he was shot seven times. Mintz is expected to live, but faces a long recovery as he broke both of his legs. Officials have tried to not use the shooter's name in order to not give him infamy. However, the name that has gone viral is Chris Mintz - the hero of this tragedy. 

When I heard of this shooting I was deeply saddened. I can't believe that these shooting keep happening. It seems that there is nothing that we can do to stop them, however after this shooting I realized there is something that we as a society can do...stop focusing on the gunman and focus on the heroic acts that come out of these horrendous situations. I have seen many tweets about Chris Mintz, and I have not seen any tweets focusing on the gunman. It is clear that we, as America need to take action against gun violence, but that will be a slow process. In the meantime, let's focus on society's everyday heroes. 

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