Posts Tagged “japan”

International and Cornell Headlines: 2011 Commencement Speaker, The Latest on Japan, Miraculous Tornado Survival, and More

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 the [...]

Wake Up Cornell! Episode 4 April 12, 2011

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

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This Week’s Highlights:
The 2011 Cornell Convocation Speaker is Announced
Sixty Percent of an Iowa Town is Destroyed by a Tornado, But All Residents Survive
An Update on Japan

Slope Weekend Update April 1, 2011

Posted on April 1st, 2011 by lisa.poirier

International and Cornell Headlines: Japan, Pi Day, and more

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 Japan is [...]

Wake Up Cornell! Episode 2 March 14, 2011

Posted on March 14th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

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Highlights:
The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and how Cornell is trying to help
Amazing Hockey Weekend: Men’s Ice Hockey wins 2 games against Quinnipiac to advance to ECAC semi-finals, Women’s Ice Hockey wins game against Dartmouth to advance to NCAA Frozen Four
Happy Pi Day!
Get ready for Spring Break!