Posts Tagged “wake up cornell”

International, National and Cornell Headlines: 9-21-11

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. [...]

Wake Up Cornell Season 2 Episode 1 September 20, 2011

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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Repealed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 [...]

Wake Up Cornell! Episode 5 May 5, 2011

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!

National and Cornell Headlines: Osama bin Laden is Dead, Big Red Bikes Starts and More

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 [...]

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

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

Wake Up Cornell! Episode 3 April 5, 2011

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.

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

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!