GENEVA (AP) — Locking the pilot out of the cockpit, an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Italy on Monday and diverted it to Geneva, where he asked for asylum, officials said. One passenger said the hijacker threatened to crash the plane if the pilot didn’t stop pounding on the locked door. Another… Continue reading Passenger: Hijacker threatened to crash plane
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Student orgs see revamp with census
This semester, all student organizations will be required to participate in the student organization census. The purpose of the census is to achieve better communication, update profiles, train students and advisers in OrgSync, create an online one-stop event registration and create a master calendar. Katie Smith, Director of Student Organizations, said that the census is… Continue reading Student orgs see revamp with census
Prisoners’ use of smuggled cellphones on the rise
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — They’re hidden in babies’ diapers, ramen noodle soup packages, footballs, soda cans and even body cavities. Not drugs or weapons, but cellphones. They’re becoming a growing problem in prisons across the country as they are used to make threats, plan escapes and for inmates to continue to make money from illegal… Continue reading Prisoners’ use of smuggled cellphones on the rise
Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK
LONDON (AP) — They were a British family on a day out – almost a million years ago. Archaeologists announced Friday that they have discovered human footprints in England that are between 800,000 and 1 million years old – the most ancient found outside Africa, and the earliest evidence of human life in northern Europe.… Continue reading Scientists find 800,000-year-old footprints in UK
Selmer Center relies on success for progress
UTM Selmer Center is expecting great things in 2014. The UTM Selmer Center is a success in progress, with over 250 students graduating from this center and other programs in the works. Deidra Beene, director of the UTM Selmer Center, is proud of the success that the center has made. “One of our first graduates… Continue reading Selmer Center relies on success for progress
UTM Men Rock against domestic violence
UTM Men Rock Against Domestic Violence was the first UTM Men Rock event held by Personal Safety Empowerment Program Project on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 6:30 p.m. in Watkins Auditorium. “UTM Men Rock is not a organization but is composed of a group of male volunteers who are interested in making more males aware of… Continue reading UTM Men Rock against domestic violence
NBC producer’s job is to create moments
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — At 3:30 a.m. on the day before the Olympics started, Brian Gilmore was glancing at the giant television screen that dominates a workroom at NBC Sports Group’s headquarters when something caught his eye. A luge competitor from India, Shiva Keshavan, had fallen off his sled during a training run and, somewhat… Continue reading NBC producer’s job is to create moments
What Facebook knows about love, in numbers
NEW YORK (AP) — With 1.23 billion users in all the flavors and up-and-down stages of romantic relationships, Facebook knows a thing or two about love. For example, two people who are about to enter a relationship interact more and more on Facebook in the weeks leading up to making their coupled status official –… Continue reading What Facebook knows about love, in numbers
Chart-topping Missouri nuns to release Lent album
GOWER, Mo. (AP) — Eight times a day, a group of nuns files into a chapel in their rural northwest Missouri monastery to chant and worship. Quite unexpectedly, this private, prayerful pursuit has made the Benedictines of Mary a chart-topping recording industry curiosity. After being named Billboard’s No. 1 Classical Traditional Artist of 2012 and… Continue reading Chart-topping Missouri nuns to release Lent album
Great lakes become nearly covered with ice
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — From the bridge of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, northern Lake Huron looks like a vast, snow-covered field dotted with ice slabs as big as boulders – a battleground for the icebreaker’s 58-member crew during one of the roughest winters in memory. It’s been so bitterly cold for so long in… Continue reading Great lakes become nearly covered with ice