This is your Campus and world news in 90 seconds
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6 coal miners are dead and 21 have been reported missing in a deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine this morning. The mine, operated by Massey Energy Company has been a hot bed for fatalities in recent years. An rescue operation is currently underway.
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The stock market rallied yesterday to close just shy of 11,000 points, a place that the Dow hasn’t been in over a year. This was caused by investors dumping treasury notes for riskier assets, “Could this be the end of the financial crisis? Who knows but it’s a start” added Compass Financial CEO Steven Mucowski
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The White house reports that they are currently frustrated with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai for waiting to allow U.S. and Afghan forces’ latest offensive into the Taliban controlled area around Kandahar. Karzai was adamant about this, “This is our country and we will wait until we have gained the support of the people before we destroy their homes.”
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The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon at Rider University recently raised over 1500 dollars for relay for life last week. When asked about the amount raised, Epsilon Zeta Chapter President John J. Lanza the 4th iterated that although they raised that much, they wish they could’ve done more because cancer is a condition that must be stopped.
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In other local news a group of students were arrested yesterday for streaking around campus, the students were later joined by alumni to celebrate the long forgotten rider tradition known as “straduating” where graduating seniors run around the campus naked 2 weeks before they walk. When asked why he decided to go “straduating” senior Bill Platzetnik simply said, “It’s my last chance to do something incredibly stupid in college before I go out into the real world, So why the hell not?”
This is Jake Mikolaitis reporting for 107.7 The Bronc FM.
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