Obama announces Bin Laden’s death
President Obama announced on Sunday, May 1 that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a firefight with United States forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and leader of al-Qaida, eluded the American military for nearly a decade until he was cornered and killed after resisting in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Sunday, May 1, 2011
Hackers urge continuing cyber-attacks
LulzSec, the computer hacker group that claimed responsibility for several high-profile attacks, including the compromise of user accounts from Sony Pictures and the CIA website, announced that it would disband. In their farewell message posted on June 26, the hacker group urged other hackers to join the “revolution” aimed at governments and corporations seen as corrupt.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Sunday, June 26, 2011
Space shuttle program ends after 30 years
NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis touched down just before 6 a.m. on July 21, ending an era of American space exploration. Atlantis’ last flight concludes NASA’s 135th shuttle mission and 30-year run as the primary way NASA astronauts reached low-earth orbit and the International Space Station. Astronauts will now have to depend on the Russian Federal Space Agency for travel into space.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Thursday, July 21, 2011
Reporting their findings in the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal Science, scientists stated that there are findings that show the presence of liquid water on the surface of Mars. Shifting dark streaks on the Martian surface suggested water, according to scientists. Mars may be teaming with microbial organisms, which could indicate that life is not confined to Earth and we are not alone in the universe.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011
Rebels take control of Tripoli
NATO airstrikes enabled rebels to take possession of Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s compound on Aug. 23, unofficially ending Gadhafi’s 42-year dictatorship in Libya. Rebels, however, could not find Gadhafi or members of his family during the raid on the capital city.
Read the original story on nytimes.com | Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011
Hurricane slams East Coast, Philadelphia region
As Hurricane Irene moved into New England, record flooding and widespread wind damage were left in its wake. Much of southeastern Pennsylvania and the tri-state area continued to flood due to local rivers reaching flood-stage. For instance, the Schuylkill River crested at 13.56 feet at 2:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Read the original story on philly.com | Sunday, Aug 28, 2011
Cabrini plans to create ‘green’ campus
After discussion with Radnor Township and more input from neighbors, the Gateway Project has been revised and will be on the agenda of the Planning Commission’s Sept. 6 meeting set for 7:30 p.m. at the Radnor Township Building. A parking structure at the southern end of campus across Eagle Road from Eastern University is the major part of this project.
Read the original story on cabrini.edu | Tuesday, Aug 19, 2011
College receives national recognition
Cabrini has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement. Since the Honor Roll’s inception in 2006, Cabrini has been appointed every year.
Read the original story on cabrini.edu | Wednesday, June 1, 2011
