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Page 10 The Skanner March 14, 2018 News US Students Walk Out Over Gun Violence Declaring enough is enough, tens of thou- sands of young people from Maine to Alaska walked out of school to demand action on gun violence Wednesday in one of the biggest stu- dent protests since the Vietnam era. Braving snow in New England and threats of school discipline in plac- es like Georgia and Ohio, they carried signs with messages such as “Am I next?,” railed against the National Rifle As- sociation and bowed their heads in memory of the 17 dead in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flor- ida. “We’re sick of it,” said Maxwell Nardi, a senior at Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico, Virginia, just outside Richmond. “We’re going to keep fighting, and we’re not going to stop until Con- gress finally makes reso- lute changes.” Around the nation, stu- dents left class at 10 a.m. local time for at least 17 minutes — one minute for each of the dead in Florida. At some schools, students didn’t go out- side but lined the hall- ways, gathered in gyms and auditoriums or wore orange, the color used by the movement against gun violence. Some schools applaud- ed students for taking a stand or at least tolerated the walkouts, while oth- ers threatened punish- ment. Protesters called for such measures as tighter background checks on gun purchases and a ban on assault weapons like the one used in the Flor- ida bloodbath. As the demonstrations unfolded, the NRA re- sponded by posting a photo on Twitter of a black rifle emblazoned with an American flag. The caption: “I’ll con- trol my own guns, thank you.” Democrat Clings to Lead in Pa. House Race; GOP Eyes Recount MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — Republicans eyed a recount and a law- suit over perceived ir- regularities in a closely watched U.S. House race in Pennsylvania where Democrat Conor Lamb clung to a slender lead BEAUTY SALON & BARBERSHOPS AP PHOTO/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS World News Briefs Community Business Directory We’re Here and We’re Not Going Anywhere Deans Beauty Salon & Barbershop 7000 pairs of shoes, one for every child killed by gun violence since the Sandy Hook school shooting, were placed on the Capitol lawn by Avaaz, a U.S.-based civic organization, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Wednesday in the long- time GOP stronghold friendly to President Donald Trump. With the last batch of absentee ballots count- ed, Lamb, a 33-year-old former prosecutor and first-time candidate, saw his edge shrink slightly, to 627 votes out of more than 224,000 cast, ac- cording to unofficial re- sults. The four counties in the Pittsburgh-area dis- trict reported they had about 375 uncounted provisional, military and overseas ballots. They have seven days to count the provisional ballots, and the deadline to receive military and overseas ballots is next Tuesday. With the margin so close, supporters of ei- ther candidate can ask for a recount. The GOP is consider- ing requesting that elec- tion officials impound all ballots and machines in preparation for a re- count request, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. This person spoke on condi- tion of anonymity to dis- cuss internal planning. Stephen Hawking, Tourist of the Universe, Dead at 76 PARIS (AP) — In his fi- nal years, the only thing connecting the brilliant physicist to the outside world was a couple of inches of frayed nerve in his cheek. As slowly as a word per minute, Stephen Hawk- ing used the twitching of the muscle under his right eye to grind out his thoughts on a cus- tom-built computer, painstakingly outlining his vision of time, the universe, and humani- ty’s place within it. What he produced was a masterwork of popular science, one that guided a generation of enthusi- asts through the esoteric world of anti-particles, quarks, and quantum theory. His success in turn transformed him into a massively popular sci- entist, one as familiar to the wider world through his appearances on “The Simpsons” and “Star Trek” as his work on cos- mology and black holes. Hawking owed one part of his fame to his tri- umph over amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a degenerative disease that eats away at the ner- vous system. When he was diagnosed aged only 21, he was given only a few years to live. But Hawking defied the normally fatal illness for more than 50 years, pur- suing a brilliant career that stunned doctors and thrilled his fans. Even though a severe attack of pneumonia left him breathing through a tube, an electronic voice synthesizer allowed him to continue speakin with the robotic monotone that became one of his trademarks. OREGON’S OLDEST BLACK BEAUTY SALON & BARBERSHOP Serving our community since 1954 215 & 213 NE Hancock Portland, OR 97212 503.282.3379 Salon 503.282.3388 Barbershop STYLISTS: Kim • Sylvia • Kaycee • Pearl INSURANCE BARBERS: Curtis • Pearl DOCTORS