Samoan PM scolds more than 4000 NUS students after violent campus brawl
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — More than 4000 students at the National University of Samoa (NUS) were given a dressing down by the country's prime minister after a violent campus brawl last mo

![Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa (Laauli) Polataivao Leuatea Schmidt, accompanied by Cabinet ministers and representatives of the Ministry of Police, addressed students during a special assembly at the NUS Gymnasium on Thursday after a violent campus brawl last month that led to the arrest of four students on criminal charges, while one student was allegedly badly beaten. The PM described the brawl as a disgrace. [Photo credit: Facebook / The National University of Samoa] NSU STUDENTS](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/nus_students.jpg?itok=2NRcUhv8)

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![Manumalo Academy is incredibly proud of Ms. Grace Alesana and student, Jaceyline Siliva, as they represent the school at the Young People’s Continental Congress (YPCC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event brought together 27 student-teacher teams from across the nation in a study of America’s founding era and democratic ideals and to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. [courtesy photo] Jaceyline Foketi Siliva and Ms. Grace Alesana from Manumalo Academy](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manumalo_teacher_and_student.jpg?itok=Y8FNWD73)





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