Monthly Archives: October 2014
Japanese Volcano Eruption-Mount Ontake
By Inga Filipiak In late September, the Japanese volcano, Mount Ontake, erupted unexpectedly, burying many startled hikers under tons of ash. Having last erupted in 2007, many the natural disaster took many by complete surprise. Unfortunately, this sudden activity of … Continue reading
Closing the Pergamon Altar
By Amelia Windemuth On Monday, the 29th of September, Berlin had to say goodbye to the world-renowned Pergamon altar, which has closed its doors for the next five years. The Pergamon altar is a huge marble work dating as far … Continue reading
Women and ISIS
By Toni Seyfarth The ISIS flag has been a prevalent symbol in all international news reports in the past month: in white text on a black background the flag reads “There is not God but Allah”. ISIS is a Sunni … Continue reading
Scotland Votes ‘No’
At the Scottish referendum held a month ago the majority of Scots rejected independence – What now? By Carlotta Von Gierke On Thursday, the 18th of October, the Scottish referendum, which ultimately determined whether or not Scotland will remain a … Continue reading
Overview of the Newest iPhone – Newest, but is it the Best?
by Wooil Jung Do you remember, a little less than a month ago, Apple released the newest member(s) of its iPhone family, the iPhone 6 and 6+? As usual, millions of people queued in front of Apple retailers around the … Continue reading
The Paw Print 