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While Cal Community Evacuated From Egypt, One Student Stayed
For UC Berkeley sophomore Howaida Kamel, evacuating from Cairo on Tuesday with the rest of the UC community members in the area following days of mass anti-government protests and violence that shook the streets of her home was not an option.
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Column: Social media fuels an Arab revolution
Egypt is still experiencing a large protest over the thirty-year reign of President Muhammad Mubarak. The protests have gained worldwide attention and grown increasingly violent and unstable.
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Stories from Egypt: A student account of unrest in Cairo
Catherine Litten, a junior in the School of International Service: Are you currently studying abroad in Egypt and where? Since when have you been there? I was studying abroad in Egypt. I was to attend American University in Cairo for the 2011 spring semester. I had arrived Jan.
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Cairo unrest could affect Duke programs
Shockwaves from the current turmoil in Egypt are causing chaos throughout the political world, but the effects of the upheaval are by no means limited to politics alone.
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Chillin’ in Antarctica: Student tunes into acoustics
It is a normal 13 degrees Fahrenheit, December morning, and Cornell U. senior Katie Wurtzell walks outside to begin her day. She is not in Ithaca though; rather, she is in Antarctica in the middle of the summer. On a ship, the Laurence M.
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Column: Mazes, money and the magic of Mumbai
If I were to ever settle down anywhere in India, it would be Mumbai. I've visited the city several times over the years, and each time I go I look at it with a set of fresh eyes. With each return, Mumbai has changed a little, and I have changed a lot.
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Major ice storm alters Penn State’s travel plans
With concerns about the weather in the Midwest over the last 24 hours, Penn State was hoping to get into Champaign smoothly for its 9 p.m. tip with Illinois at Assembly Hall tomorrow. The Nittany Lions' team plane had to land in Evansville, Ind.
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Column: American taxpayers should not feed tyrannical Egyptian rule
What started as an act of solidarity with their protesting neighbors in Tunisia has now morphed into an all-out revolt against the government in Egypt. The historic events began on Jan. 25 when across Egypt a "Day of Anger" was planned to coincide with National Police Day.
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BC Students to Be Flown Out of Egypt
The two Boston College students who are currently in Egypt on an external study abroad program will be flown out of the country in response to the escalating tensions.
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