CU Accepts 58 Student from UPR to Study at No Cost

KEY POINTS:  Cornell University will host and teach 58 students from Universidad de Puerto Rico at no cost as part of an Interuniversity Relief Program. Puerto Rico expects to have 95 percent of its power restored by the end of February 2018. The government has struggled to stabilize and rebuild the island following the two [...]

Students Critique News Coverage of Natural Disasters

KEY POINTS: Students say news coverage of natural disasters in region for minimized impact expected prior to storm, instead focusing more on ‘domestic’ concerns for Florida. News coverage of Mexico, Caribbean nations and especially Puerto Rico during Hurricane’s Maria and Irma highlighted ignorance of Puerto Rico’s role in U.S., in some people’s eyes. Alexzandria Sanchez’s [...]