Although war throughout the globe accounts for hundreds of deaths every day; civilian attrition by bird flu just seems a worse way to die. China has just reported its 666th human death from the virus. The BPT strain of bird flu in China has taken the life of 78 year […]

Chile inaugurated its first female president on March 11th. The 54 year-old Socialist pediatrician named Michelle Bachelet won a runoff election on January 15th against her opponent Sebastian Pinera. On hand for the ceremony was the former President Ricardo Lagos, Hugo Chavez and even our own U.S secretary of State […]

Although wars throughout the world account for hundreds of deaths every day, civilian attrition by bird flu just seems a worse way to die. China reported its first human death from the virus late last year and now has just accounted for its 11th bird flu death. The H5N1 strain […]

Newton’s laws of gravity may well be applied to stock markets, and the statement “What goes up must come down” is definitely applicable to Google’s stock market performance in recent times.It appears that the present bull market may be sustainable with supportive economic conditions made possible by healthy, strong reads […]

Upon speaking with Dean Tarek Sobh of the engineering department at UB, it became clear he could not be anything but pleased with the progress made in the department. With approximately 500 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as the new Ph.D. program, the University of Bridgeport […]

If you have turned on the television lately it is likely that you have watched a commercial for gambling (whether it is for online poker or a local casino). A show on the Bravo channel called Celebrity Poker Showdown has become popular recently and ESPN has been running regular coverage […]

Bridgeport, Conn., The women’s gymnastics team finished their home schedule today when they hosted Southern Connecticut.The visiting owls won the meet with a score of 182.225. The Purple Knights scored over 180 for the second consecutive meet this season finishing with a score of 180.550. It was the third time […]

Three members of the University of Bridgeport men’s basketball team and one women’s team member were selected to postseason teams in voting by the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC) coaches.Senior guard Kevin Jeffreys (Bridgeport, CT) was announced as a first team All-NYCAC recipient. Jeffreys, who scored his 1,000th career […]

Even though Mexico is not in the South American region a lot of what goes on along it’s borders affects the U.S., and the control over the border seems to be an ever-changing issue. It was reported to a senate panel a week ago by Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar […]

On March 2, 2006, during his four-day visit in India, President George W. Bush signed a pact with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, concerning India’s civilian nuclear field.Under this agreement, India would divide its civilian and military nuclear programs, placing the former under the eye of the International Atomic Energy […]