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CNN Student News - February 28, 2008
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CARL AZUZ, [u][b][color=#009999]CNN[/color][/b][/u] [u][b][color=#009999]STUDENT[/color][/b][/u] [u][b][color=#009999]NEWS[/color][/b][/u] ANCHOR: Hi. Welcome to this Thursday edition of CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz here with the day's news. From Nazi gold to pet gators, we're taking you around the world.
[b][color=#000066]First Up: British Rocker[/color][/b]
AZUZ: First, The strongest earthquake to hit Britain in more than two decades was felt across most of the United Kingdom early Wednesday morning. It was a big shake-up for Britain, but was really just an average sized quake. The island experiences earthquakes often, but very few of them are actually ever felt by folks. As Alphonso Van Marsh reports, most people didn't know what was happening.
ALPHONSO VAN MARSH, CNN REPORTER, LONDON: It's the biggest thing to hit this small-town village in some thirty years. In fact, the whole country. According to the British Geological Survey, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hitting overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday. The United States Geological Survey measures it a little bit lower at 4.7 magnitude, but it's certainly the talk of the town in this part of the world.
PERSON ON STREET: It shocked me, you know, like my mum was just like 'Oh, yeah. It was nothing.' I was like 'really?' She's like 'Where's the epicenter?' I was like 'I don't know. She's like 'It came on the news'. Am I crazy? I was like wow!'
VAN MARSH: The British Geological Survey saying that this earthquake was significant. Of the 200 or so earthquakes recorded in the United Kingdom every year, only about 25 are felt by humans. The Red Cross going out overnight to help those who might need help saying that they received some calls were able to pretty much be there to to listen to people tell their story about where they where and what they were doing at the time of the quake. Anita Moore, a Red Cross representative, told us more about the long night.
ANITA MOORE, RED CROSS: It took a while for them to work out exactly what was happening. Most thought it was a truck going past, or a rail train if they lived near to a railway line. Then they suddeny realized that the longer it went on that wasn't quite what was happening.
VAN MARSH: British insurance agents saying they only received a few calls from this part of the country, in regards to the earthquake. Calls about a tree falling on a fence or perhaps a loose tile coming off a roof. So all in all not a lot to report in terms of damages but certainly for this town a lot to talk about. Alphonso Van Marsh, CNN.
[b]Shoutout[/b]
GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! In what year did Britain record its strongest earthquake ever? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it in:A)1799, B)1888,C)1906, D)1931.You've got three seconds. Go! The North Sea quake, with a magnitude of 6.1, struck in 1931. Britain actually gets hit with hundreds of quakes every year, but most have a magnitude of less than 2. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b][color=#000066]Hunting Hitler's Gold[/color][/b]
AZUZ: By the end of this week, we could know if a Nazi-looted treasure is buried in a German hillside. Digging is underway near Germany's western border with the Czech republic. Treasure hunters think they've found an underground chamber full of precious metals. Some say it may include the Amber Room, part of a Russian palace stolen by Hitler during World War II. Frederik Pleitgen has more from the digging site.
FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN REPORTER: Drilling for Hitler's gold. Treasure Hunters believe that ten yards beneath this exact spot, they found a cave. A cave that may contain gold bars from the Nazi era. Christian Hanisch says his father, an Air Force navigator in the second World War, was one of the soldiers stashing the loot.
'Things are going very well,' he says. 'We've been digging since this morning and we've already come across something, and water came gushing out the ground.'
As the Nazis realized they would lose World War II, Hitler gave the order to hide valuables like art, gold and silver. "Operation Sunset," the Nazis called it. Hanisch says his measurements here indicate a cave with precious metals - like gold or silver inside. Heinz-Peter Haustein is paying for the expedition, but it's not the gold he's after. Haustein believes he will find the legendary Amber Room. A room made completely of amber and gold; so magnificent it was often called "The eighth wonder of the world". The Nazis looted it from St. Petersburg in Russia where a replica has since been set up because the real thing vanished after the war, never to be seen again. The mountains in this area are hollowed out like a Swiss cheese. Heinz Peter Haustein takes me into this old copper mine. And though the mine was shut down in the late 19th century, there is evidence, the Nazis were inside the shafts.Haustein believes they were stashing valuables like the Amber Room.
'I know the Amber Room is somewhere within two kilometers of where we are standing. At least large parts of it are here,' he says.
The treasure hunters say their drill has already come across a hollow area which they say might be a cave, but they're not sure if it's the cave they're looking for. The treasure hunters say drilling could take until the end of this week. By then, they may know whether they've struck gold or even discovered the long-lost Amber Room, or whether Hitler has outwitted them. Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Deutschneudorf, Germany.
[b][color=#000066]Perjury Probe[/color][/b]
AZUZ: Back here in the states, star Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens could soon be under investigation by the justice department. Two congressmen are questioning the truth about testimony Clemens gave this month. Clemens said under oath that he never used steroids or human growth hormone. That contradicts his former trainer Brian Mcnamee, who said he injected Clemens with both. It also contradicts former teammate Andy Pettitte, who said Clemens told him he used the substances. It's not taking the steroids that could get him in trouble here, but if he lied about it under oath, that's perjury, and it's illegal.
[b]Historically Black Colleges[/b]
MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Founded in 1837, Cheyney University in Pennsylvania was the first college created to cater to black students. Today, there are more than a hundred. In 1965, Congress defined such historically black institutions as schools established and accredited before 1964 whose principal missions were, and remain, the education of black Americans. HBCU's make up only three percent of America's higher education institutions, but they enroll 14 percent of all the African-American students in higher education.
Although black history month is observed in February, a week in September has been observed as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week since the 1990s. Honoring historically black colleges and universities, this Black History Month.
[b]Segregation Experiment[/b]
AZUZ: A lesson to talk openly about racism at one Kansas high school has some people upset. As an experiment during Black History Month, the school was set up to mirror the segregation of earlier decades. "Light" skinned students were separated from "dark" skinned students. The twist: the dark skinned students got special treatment. As Sandra Olivas in Kansas City reports, the experiment has some folks talking.
SANDRA OLIVAS, REPORTER: Students at Schlagle High School got quite a surprise today when they walked through the doors. There were signs like this posted everywhere separating students based on the color of their skin. But unlike the years up to the 60's the dark skinned students had all the privileges. It's a controversial experiment that was part of Black History Month.
UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: I felt like they were outcasting us and they were putting all the blame on us like we actually had something to do with slavery and stuff.
OLIVAS: This freshman who didn't want to be identified immediately called home to be picked up from school. Her aunt is angry and says the lesson is humiliating students.
UNIDENTIFIED AUNT: I believe in Black History Month. I have no problem with that. But in my opinion, they've taken it too far. To me, that is teaching kids hate.
OLIVAS: But these students, who are part of the Black History Month committee say they came up with the idea as a lesson to openly talk about racism.
STUDENT: This is a life experience that people do need to learn. They just need to get over it, really.
STUDENT: We're not just making this just black and white. This is for anything, for any race because all races have to go through racism and prejudice.
OLIVAS: But K.C. Blake, who is bi-racial, admits that some students are taking it too far.
K.C. BLAKE, STUDENT: Calling different people "white girl," or going around screaming "black power" and some kids were screaming "light power."
OLIVAS: The principal says this is supposed to be a learning lesson for everyone about how to treat each other regardless of the color of your skin. But he admits this experiment is risky and some mistakes have been made, including not informing parents about the controversial day.
DOUG BOLDEN, SCHLAGLE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: If one student went home, that was one too many. Again, my job as principal here, because I am the one who gave the green thumb to go, is I have to do my job now to convey to them what the point was.
[b]Blog Promo[/b]
AZUZ: Alright, what do you think? How would a segregation experiment go over at your school? Let us know at our blog, at CNN Student News dot com!
[b]Before We Go[/b]
AZUZ: Before we go, pit bulls and rottweilers are so over.A convicted drug dealer in Dayton, Ohio used gators to guard his home. U.S. marshalls went to the home to round up the guy for a parole violation. He wasn't home, but they did find two alligators. They also found drugs and guns. The gators are illegal pets, but they won't do hard time. They'll either be sent to a rescue facility or a zoo. The fugitive turned himself in later.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
AZUZ:And I'm turning it in too, You are up to date on the news from around the world. Thanks for spending time with me, I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News. See ya later alligator.
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