National Coronavirus update Around 380 Americans were on a cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port for 10 days before being evacuated on Sunday, Feb.…
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The worst U.S. typhoon since 1935 struck the territory of Saipan Oct. 24, causing destruction and directly impacting Oklahoma Christian alumni living on the island.…
“For the generation that were born after it happened, it’s for them to know more about their country and to learn what happened, so that it can never be repeated again. You need to know your culture—where you come from and where you’re going.”
“That one individual’s comments do not reflect the beliefs of our country, our local community, our campus or our church community,” Jones said. “I want our international students to know that every student is welcome here. We pride ourselves on being a very diverse student body. I hate it, because he says things like this and gets to go away and do his own thing, but we have to find a way to live together.”
"We have students from more than 40 different countries here–it's really healthy–so that's great."
Unlike the seasonal flu, pandemics occur when a new virus emerges. According to CNN, the result is something “mankind has never seen before, a pathogen that can spread easily from person to defenseless person—our immune systems never primed to launch any sort of defense.”
Students from Mexico City comment on the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit their home last week
The City of Edmond signed a sister cities agreement with Qingyang, China last month.