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 killed. [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
Welcome back to Wake Up Cornell!
In case you’re unfamiliar with the show, it presents news summaries on National and Cornell topics, as well as your weather, sports, and events. Music is mixed in.
Highlights:
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Repealed
Homecoming
Cornell Professor Designs New Vegtables
Please Note: There were a few technical errors. Please pardon the sound errors and that fact [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
The final Wake Up Cornell! for the year.
Highlights:
The US Captures Osama bin Laden
Slope Day
Big Red Bikes is Launched
Thanks for listening this semester and tune in next school year! Have an awesome summer!
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 24th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
Despite fears of unruly behavior, a talk by Karl Rove in Call Auditorium on April 13 went smoothly. Former President George W. Bush’s senior advisor and campaign manager was brought to campus by the Cornell Republicans and the Cornell University Programming Board to speak about his thoughts on the upcoming 2012 presidential election, with as [...]
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 [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
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
Posted on April 8th, 2011 by beth.jacobs
Posted on April 4th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
Hosted by Jennifer Schlesinger
Highlights:
Congratulations to the Class of 2015
The Latest on the US’s involvement in Libya
Happy Birthday iPad!
March Madness Continues to the April Finals
My apologies for low quality, the usual recording computer was not working, so I used my cellphone.
Posted on April 1st, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger
Keith Olbermann ’79 told anecdotes about his time on the hill, gave a special comment on the importance of strikes and labor unions, and controversially answered questions in front of a packed audience in Bailey Hall on Tuesday. The political and sports commentator, known for his show Countdown on MSNBC, graduated from the College of [...]
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