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World news – 4/28/2011

By Sarah Kovash

News from around the world.

Searchers sift through debris in the coastal town of Minami-Sanriku, searching for victims of the earthquake and tsunami. MCT Campus

Quake aid sought by campus groups

By Ana Ceballos

Although Japan is known for being prone to seismic activity, the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit this island nation delivered the most powerful cataclysm, and subsequent tsunami, in recorded history.

The official death toll in Japan, as of press time, was 2,414, with some provinces expecting up to 10,000, MCT Campus

Earthquake death toll continues to rise

By Sarah Kovash

Reports from Japan say the death toll from Thursday night’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the thousands. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake — the largest ever in the country — hit the east coast of Japan, which triggered a deadly tsunami, killing hundreds of people instantly.

Kepler satellite searches for new Earth

By Diana Crofts-Pelayo

Professors at San Diego State have been working with NASA on the Kepler Mission since 2009, but recent discoveries have them excited.
Jerome Orosz, William Welsh and Donald Short, former dean of the College of Sciences, are part of the team that is analyzing data from the Kepler Mission.

World news: 2-16-2011

By Sarah Kovash

In the time since her injury last month, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition has improved drastically. According to her chief of staff, Pia Carusone, Giffords is able to communicate with others and engage in simple conversations.

WORLD NEWS: 11-30-10

By Staff

Obama proposes pay freeze Federal employees will experience a two-year freeze on federal civilian employees’ pay based on a recent announcement from President Barack Obama, who said this will save more than $5 billion through 2012. “The hard truth is, getting this budget under control is going to require some broad sacrifice, and that sacrifice [...]

SJP discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Staff

Many San Diego State students were outraged after receiving an e-mail earlier this month informing them of another tuition and fee increase. In light of another fee increase, some of those students expressed their concern for how their tax dollars are being put to use during the Students for Justice in Palestine’s screening of “Occupation 101” on Nov 18.