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Wake Up Cornell! Season 2 Episode 4 November 8, 2011

Posted on November 8th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

Episode Highlights: Election Day- Go Vote! Michael Jackson’s Doctor Convicted of Involuntary Murder Ice Hockey Update Plus, weather, random fact, and sports!

International, National, and Cornell Headlines 10-25-11

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 [...]

Wake Up Cornell! Season 2 Episode 3 October 25, 2011

Posted on October 25th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

Highlights: Updates on the race for 2012 Presidential Nominee Is Netflix Finished? A New Building Rises on the Arts Quad Men’s Ice Hockey has a winning exhibition weekend Plus, music, sports, weather, events, and more! Please pardon the technical error that led the background music to be a bit loud.

Wake Up Cornell! Season 2 Episode 2 September 27, 2011

Posted on September 29th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

In this episode: The trial begins for the man accused in the King of Pop’s Death 20,000 missiles that can shoot down aircrafts are missing in Libya The oldest Cornell alumna passes away Plus, music, sports, weather, events, and more!

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 [...]

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 Highlights: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is Repealed Homecoming Cornell Professor Designs New Vegtables Please Note: There were a few technical errors.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 [...]

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 [...]

Karl Rove speaks of 2012 and problems with the Obama presidency at Cornell

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 [...]

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 [...]