At Cross-Cultural Studies cafeteria, a rice was boiled by the rice cooker. In the evening, some people even entered the kitchen. The manager Mr.Tanaka said, "We feel fear that nobody will control them, so we led them to the Gymnasium, and the measure to the victims was unified by the university."NEWS NET
The relief goods from universities all over Japan
The relief goods delivered to Kobe University included plastic bottles of water, 20 bottles of oolong tea and 100 boxes of cookies from Hyogo University of Teacher Education. The people of Okayama University also sent some goods, and some were going to arrive from Kyoto University and Osaka University. The Kobe University Co-op also helped boiling rice.
"Not enough food at all. We also need some food at the Hospital. Please send us some relief goods." "I don't know how the students and the staff are doing. Some overseas students are out of contact. I want to open as many facilities of the University as possible." said Mr. Sadao Kuroda, the Managing Director of the General Affairs Department.
January 19
The 550 Self-Defense Forces members for relief were stationed at the Rokkodai ground.(until February 7)
January 20
The Meteorological Agency announced the earthquake recorded 7 in the Japanese Scale, the biggest ever in Japan, at the epicenter.|
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About 550 Self-Defense Force members and 90 vehicles were stationed at the grounds of the Faculty of Human Development.
January 21
Death of students at Kobe University gets above 20
About 20 students of Kobe University had been killed, including the head of the Cheering Party.Hideki Takami (Economics, junior) had just taken up the post of the head of the Kobe University Cheering Party in December. He died because of the collapse of his apartment in Tomoda-cho, Nada Ward. The fisrt floor of the apartment was collapsed.
The area most students at Kobe University lived were between Nada Ward and Higashinada Ward, where damages were the worst. Mr. Hakuso Niimi, the director of Student Affairs Division, said "It seems there are more than 20 deaths only of our students. The staff of each faculty have been concerned about the students' safety. But it is hard to make a connection, and even when the name of the victims on the newspaper corresponded with the student in our list, we had no way of confirmation. " (NEWS NET flash)
The volunteers of Kobe University students started a fund-raising campaign.
'Student Relief Party' was established
About 300 people who took refuge at the University Hospital left there and went to other near by refuges such as Kobe Bunka-Hall.
The team of psychiatrists from Kobe University started to visit sufferers. After that, a team of plastic surgeons, and dentists, also came.
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January 22
University cannot make plans about entrance examination
According to the Student Affairs Division, plans including entarnce examinations, a year-end exam and graduation were under consideration as of noon.(NEWS NET)
January 23
The substitute buses resumed the service along the stopped areas of Hankyu, JR and Hanshin Lines.
The volunteer activities began in various places, including a fund raising campaign by the volunteer organization of Kobe University, which began in front of JR Osaka Station.
On the 22th, Kobe University Relief Party of students which moved from LANS BOX to the circle union box of the Cross-Cultural campus was officially established. Relief goods were sent to the shelter, but not to the tent village. They had already begun the activity to solve such contradictions. (the Relief Party Communications etc.)January 25
Water supply revived in part of Rokkodai.
On Jan. 26, all sections of Kobe University Hospital were ready for any incoming patients.
January 26
Hanshin railway partially reopened to Ogi Station.
January 28
The victim students at Kobe University reached 39.
It was confirmed that 39 students, 1 professor emeritus and 2 staffs from Kobe University died. According to the Ministry of Education, by January 28, the number of the fatalities of university students reached 111. The detail was as follows:
Kobe University.........39
Konan University........16
Kwansei Gakuin University.....15
Kansai University.........4
Osaka University..........1
Kyoto University..........1
January 29
Kobe University Co-op suggested building temporary shelters for sufferers with the money provided by the national university Co-op. Whether this suggestion was accepted or not depended on the decision made in the Student Affairs Bereau meeting held in February 6.
The problem is the restoration of student's apartment
On the other hand, the Student Affairs Bureau considered to build temporary shelters in the open space of the dormitory in Sumiyoshi, and also decided to accept students who lost the place to live, 150 boys and 50 girls, in the dormitory of Sumiyoshi. (NEWS NET)January 30
On January 30, 31 and February 2, students came to university for the first time since the day of the earthquake. Each faculty investigated what damage they suffered or whether they were safe or not, and explained the schedule for the exams.
Every faculty, term papers took the place of tests. Some people were relieved that their friends were safe, while others were shocked by the deaths of their friends.
The students come to the university for the first time since the day of the earthquake
Kobe University Library partially reopened.
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