After a series of disastrous earthquakes, which measured a 9.0 on the Richter scale, Japan is slowly starting to rebuild its cities and countryside, as well as tending to the ailing population. Unfortunately, though, its poor nuclear infrastructure has led to continued worry about the …
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College and community mourn death of Cooper Larsh ’14
by Madelyn Halstead, Editor in Chief Students gathered at Gault Recital Hall last Saturday to celebrate the life of Cooper Larsh, son of Maureen Ryan and Kurt Larsh. Larsh, a 19-year-old first-year at the College, died tragically on March 17 in a skiing accident in …
News empire shifting to digital subscriptions
by Gina Christo, News Editor The New York Times will begin limiting free access to the articles on their website as of March 28. On March 17, at the top of The Times website was a letter to the readers from publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger …
ABORTION OUTLAWED IN IDAHO
The Idaho legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless it could be proved that the pregnancy endangered the woman’s life. The Senate-backed bill cleared the House in a 54-14 vote and now heads …
MAN GETS LIFE FOR 1993 MURDER
A convicted rapist already serving prison time in Ohio has been sentenced to life in prison in Florida for killing a woman in Orlando nearly 18 years ago. An Orange County judge sentenced 39-year-old Dennis McCroskey on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last …
NUCLEAR WASTE GREATLY AFFECTS WATER IN JAPAN
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 …