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Cornell Professors Divided on Libya Revolt

Katharine Close  —  Mar 16, 2011

Several weeks into the Libyan revolt, with no clear victor of the armed conflict in sight, Cornell professors gave differing opinions on how the United States should proceed.

Egyptian Uprising Breaks Model of Mideast Revolts, Cornell Professors Say

Seth Shapiro  —  Feb 14, 2011

Cornell professors said the Egyptian protests marked a new form of revolution in the Middle East.

Daily Syllabus: Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

Feb 10, 2011

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Three Cornell Professors Offer Perspectives on Egyptian Protests

Shane Dunau  —  Feb 10, 2011

Professors say social media had major impact on political movement.

Student Returns to U.S. After Struggle to Leave Egypt

Michael Stratford  —  Feb 10, 2011

Alexandra Woodhouse ’12 was stuck in the Middle East after protests erupted.

Amid Growing Protests, Witte ’12 Flees Egypt

Michael Linhorst  —  Feb 1, 2011

After protests against the Egyptian government intensified this weekend, the director of Witte’s study abroad program decided that she and other students studying in Alexandria needed to evacuate.

Daily Syllabus: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011

Jan 31, 2011

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View from the Middle — Silencing Discussion

Maurice Chammah  —  Feb 13, 2009

Unlike most Cornell students, I have witnessed the current debate on the Gaza conflict and the vandalism controversy from abroad. Based on the fragments I can understand from friends and The Sun, it looks as though we are confronting a set of issues much broader than ourselves, but in which we are nevertheless implicated. I want to provide the perspective of a student who cares deeply about our campus politics vis-à-vis the Middle East — but who is currently in the region.

Archaeologists Discover New Pyramid in Egypt

The Associated Press  —  Nov 11, 2008

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years but remains largely unexplored.

The 4,300-year-old monument most likely belonged to the queen mother of the founder of Egypt's 6th Dynasty, and was built several hundred years after the famed Great Pyramids of Giza, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass told reporters in announcing the find Tuesday.

The discovery is part of the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis, the capital of Egypt's Old Kingdom, about 12 miles south of Giza.

All that remains of the pyramid is a 16-foot-tall structure that had been buried under 65 feet of sand.

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