Word: modena
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...Modena High has a nickname. Students at neighboring schools in Orange County, Calif., call it "Homo-dena," spitting out the syllables with all the cruelty and attitude that high school rivalry can disgorge. And a battle is being joined in El Modena, a battle over the right to form a student club on campus similar to ones that have become increasingly popular and controversial nationwide...
...very physical and emotional conflict. On Wednesday Anthony Colin, 15, leader of El Modena's Gay-Straight Alliance, was hit on the head by a demonstrator who was furious because a federal judge had ruled that the group could meet on campus. The ensuing melee involved about 50 people and lasted about half an hour, halting traffic. On Friday students both for and against the group staged a walkout. Some kids complain that El Modena's reputation is suffering and that they are being bullied for coming from "the gay school"; other classmates call such fears "immature." Parents fearful that...