Posted on October 25th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
International: Gadhafi: Early today, former Libyan ruler, Moammar Gadhafi, was buried at an undisclosed location. Gadhafi ruled Libya for 42 years. Gadhafi was captured alive on Thursday along with his son Mutassim, who also died. There have been multiple accounts of how he died, but according to the autopsy, he died from a gunshot wound [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
International: Afghanistan: Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was appointed last year to head a commission trying to negotiate with the Taliban, was killed Tuesday in a suicide bombing, according to the Washington Post. The bomber claimed to come for a peace talk and hid explosives in his turban. Four others in the room were also [...]
Posted on May 4th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
National: Osama bin Laden is Dead: In case you haven’t heard, Osama bin Laden was killed in a raid conducted by US Navy Seals according to a surprise announcement by President Obama Sunday night. Osama was found in Pakistan. The announcement was met with joy by many Americans, who gathered to show their support outside [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
International: Japan: The nuclear emergency crisis level at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been raised to a 7, the highest level on the International Nuclear Events Scale, which equates to a “major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures.” This is the level for [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2011 by kristen.steves
by Katia Lin Hey jetsetters! Starting 2012 your domestic airline tickets may become even more expensive. In 2005, airlines first started charging baggage checking fees that raned anywhere from 15 to 40 dollars. And because most Americans are money conscious, there was a large influx of carry-on bags. Currently we have the same number of [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2011 by kristen.steves
by Katia Lin In February, the House of Representative passed House Resolution 1, also commonly known as H.R. 1. Not yet approved by the Senate, HR1 would eliminate $5.7 billion, nearly 25% of funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program, which is the largest source of federal need-based financial aid in the country for students [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
From Wake Up Cornell! Japan: The death toll has risen to 10,000. Approximately 2,000 bodies found in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan’s east coast, Kyodo News Agency reported. Thousands have been left homeless and millions are without water, power, and transportation. The Japanese Prime Minister has called this the worst disaster since World War II As [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by kristen.steves
Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson announced that she will not be running for a third term. She is nearing the end of her second four year term as mayor and tho past Ithaca Mayors have only served eight years, she has been encouraged to run again. One outstanding accomplishment of Mayor Peterson was being named to [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by kristen.steves
Elizabeth Henry As Cornell students look forward to upcoming Spring Break, warm destinations (out of this cold and snow) are popular. After the oil spill last year, Gulf Shores, Alabama are proud to welcome back tourists. BP recently completed a major cleaning operation, scooping up virtually all of the sand on 32 miles of beaches [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
Satellite Takes Second Thought your cell phones were getting smaller? Well Cornell University engineers just released a new satellite one – one hundredth of the normal size that placed second in the University Nanosatellite Program. This program is run by the Air Force research academy and the winner is able to finalize plans for an actual space launch date. The satellite [...]