We first reported on Saturday that Cornell’s student currently in Egypt was on her way out. The Daily Sun subsequently confirmed on Monday that this was true. Today, the Huffington Post published an interview with Carolyn Witte ’12, the student studying in Egypt, who on Sunday was trapped in the Alexandria airport. “All of the Egyptians...
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U.S. Issues Egypt Travel Warning
U.S. Department of State issued a Travel Warning for Egypt today as the country’s riots and protests grow stronger. “U.S. citizens currently in Egypt should consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so,” says the State Dept.’s website. Plane flights and travel plans have been disrupted this week, and the civilian death toll...
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Some C.U. Abroad Students to Come Home Amid Middle East Turmoil
[UPDATE] with information from Cornell Study Abroad. There are currently 17 Cornell students studying in the North Africa and Mid East region, in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Morocco, and Turkey. The one student currently studying in Egypt through Middlebury College’s program is scheduled to leave soon, but specific dates were not given. Israel is the only...