Posts in category News in Review

INTERNATIONAL: NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS NUCLEAR TESTING North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced earlier this week that the country plans to suspend nuclear testing next …

  International: PLANE CRASH IN NEPAL At least 49 people are dead after a plane crashed upon landing in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, on Monday. Around …

PUBLIC COMMENT Social services thanks Senate for Undocu-week Jahahi Mazariego, the social services coordinator at the university, came to the meeting to thank the Senate …

International HUNDREDS DEAD AFTER LARGE EARTHQUAKE NEAR IRAN-IRAQ BORDER On Sunday, Nov. 12, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Iran-Iraq border killing over 400 …

INTERNATIONAL Typhoon Damrey Strikes Vietnam On Saturday, Typhoon Damrey made landfall in several parts of Vietnam and has since dissipated. However, The Vietnam Disaster Management …

INTERNATIONAL: THOUSANDS RALLY IN SPAIN AGAINST INDEPENDENCE On Sunday, anti-independence protesters took to the streets of Barcelona to express disapproval of Catalonia’s effort to secede …

INTERNATIONAL: TYPHOON LAN MAKES LANDFALL IN JAPAN On Monday, Typhoon Lan struck on the southern coast of Japan killing two people and injuring many others. …

INTERNATIONAL THOUSANDS MARCH FOR UNITY IN BARCELONA On Sunday, around 350,000 people marched for unity in Catalonia’s capital Barcelona. The march was held to showcase …

INTERNATIONAL TWO MORE EARTHQUAKES SHAKE MEXICO A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 23, that was followed by a 4.5 magnitude quake later …

International KENYA BANS THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS In an effort to help protect the environment, Kenya has banned the use of plastic carrier bags. …