earthquake

Leno reclaims "Tonight Show"
By Drew Sagon
March 1, 2010 - 3:17pm
Plus, Syracuse sits atop NCAA rankings and SU students are safe after earthquake and tsunami in Chile

Jay Leno hopes to reclaim the top spot in late night television ratings tonight when he returns to the "Tonight Show" at 11:35 p.m..

Terremoto in Chile
By Sam Disston
February 28, 2010 - 1:02pm
SU junior Sam Disston's Saturday morning began with the terrifying experience of Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

NOTE: Nineteen Syracuse University students currently live and study in Chile with SU Abroad.  All safely survived Saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake. The death toll has reached at least 700, and experts approximate that 2 million have been displaced by the damage.

Junior psychology and spanish major, Sam Disston is spending the semester in Santiago, Chile, and was awoken by the quake. Here is his personal reaction.

28 Days Later
By William O'Donnell
February 9, 2010 - 7:16pm
Plus, local police give first Syracuse ticket for texting while driving and Lil' Wayne uses his teeth to stay out of jail.

Four weeks after the earthquake that left a large portion of Haiti destroyed, diggers found a man still trapped under a pile of rubble. Evan Muncie, 28, was discovered by workers clearing out the pile of concrete and crooked metal over the market where Muncie sold rice today.

Doctors say the man was more of a victim to malnutrition and dehydration than injuries sustained during the actual quake. Mr. Muncie is still unsure who brought him water during his captivity. Doctors say he could not have survived without drinking.

Honoring Haiti
By Melissa Romero
January 22, 2010 - 12:06am
More than 300 SU students, professors and community members gathered at Hendricks Chapel Thursday night to show support for victims of the earthquake.

Leslie Johnson told a crowd of over 300 people, “The facts are out, the facts are true.”

He spoke at the candlelight vigil for Haiti earthquake victims in front of Hendricks Chapel Thursday night. “Over 10,000 Haitians were buried in one communal grave.”

“The facts are true. It could have been us.”

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near its capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, claiming over 200,000 lives and leaving thousands more homeless or without family.

Hancock Airport one of the worst in the nation in arrival delays
By Alyssa Johnson
October 8, 2009 - 10:59am

Hancock Airport ranks 10th in on-time arrival performance according to a study released by the Brookings Institute today, reports syracuse.com.  The average time of delay in Syracuse was almost an hour according to the report, which was conducted over a 12-month period that ended in June.

The search for missing survivors is called off in Indonesia
By Samantha Lavien
October 5, 2009 - 11:03am
After last weeks earthquake, rescue crews make the decision to call off the search for missing people.

According to abcnews.com, just five days after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated Sumatra Island, rescue workers have called off the search for the missing. Rescue officials say that the chances of survival without food and water for this length of time is impossible, so; instead, they will put their efforts towards aid for survivors. Authorities are using helicopters to take the wounded to the hospital and drop food in isolated locations.

Onondaga Community College's enrollment sets record
By Matthew Phifer
September 29, 2009 - 4:23pm
Syracuse.com reports that Onondaga Community College enrollment is up by 14%.

According to Syracuse.com Onondaga Community College’s enrollment has reached a record of more than 12,000 students.   That is an increase of 14% over last year.