The leakage of highly radioactive water from a cracked concrete pit at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 2 has stopped, the Japanese utility said early Wednesday.The leakage stopped after workers poured 1,560 gallons of “water glass”ó a sodium silicate compound ó through …
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India Sentences Eleven to Death
An Indian court has handed down death sentences to 11 people for their role in the 2002 burning of a train carrying Hindu activists in the western state of Gujarat. An Indian court has handed down death sentences to 11 people for their role in …
TED Talks Sponsored by C4E
The C4E is presenting the 2011 TED talks from March 1 until March 4 via an official webstream. The presentations will be available to watch in the Center for Entrepreneurship,† Morgan 301. The presentations will cover topics across all majors at the college, including sociology, …
Tuition & fees increase to $47,600
by Kris Fronzak, News Editor For students who rely heavily upon scholarships and financial aid to fund their four years at the College, Monday’s news that tuition would increase to $47,600 was highly unwelcome. According to President Grant Cornwell, “The increase in tuition and fees …
Libya’s revolution more violent than others
by Ramsey Kincannon, Senior Staff Writer The uprisings that occurred in Tunisia and Egypt were the inspiration for Libyan revolution started on Feb. 15, four days after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as the president of Egypt. What was initially planned to be a similarly peaceful …
College reacts to virtual protests regarding Internet: Panel of students and faculty convene
by Gina Christo, News Editor Last week, many Wooster students received an event request on Facebook titled “Petition for the College of Wooster to Fix the Internet.” Robin Hirtle ’11, had decided she was fed up with the slow Internet on campus and used the …