News Anchor (Sept. 8-14)

200 people trapped in wildfire Last Saturday, 200 people were rescued after being trapped by a wildfire in a reservoir at the Sierra National Forest in California, according to The New York Times. The fire started on Friday and consumed more than 45,000 acres of forest. Of the 200 people rescued, 20 were injured and […]

News Briefs (Sept. 8-14)

9/11: a day of remembrance  On Friday, Sept. 11 at noon in the Alvin Sherman Library Quad, the Veterans Resource Center, and the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) will host a 9/11 day of remembrance. All students are encouraged to attend for a minute by minute walkthrough of the events of Sept. […]

International Tidings (Sept. 8-14)

Hurricane Nana hits Central America Hurricane Nana struck Belize and moved into Guatemala with winds reaching a maximum of 75 miles per hour late last week. The storm, which was considered to “barely” be a hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical depression and dissipated by the time it neared the Guatemalan-Mexican border, according to the […]

Sports History (September 1-8)

September 1 First all-black lineup In 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded an “all-black” lineup consisting of  African-American and Latino players — a first in Major League Baseball.  Presumed to be the most diverse of all teams in the MLB, the team was made up of 13 players of Latin or African-American descent. Most notably, the […]

News Anchor – September 1, 2020

Laura strikes Louisiana as a powerful hurricane Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. According to The New York Times, the storm left at least 880,00 residents without power and tens of thousands without potable water as the storm moved northwards throughout the day. […]