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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
Wednesday
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Sunny. Zero percent chance of rain. Wind SWS at 11 mph.
Give thanks, eat and sleep on the couch.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
What: Carillon Recital
When: Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Memorial Campanile
About: Dr. Elizabeth Berghout will perform on the 53 bronze bells in the World War II Memorial Campanile.
What: Tuesday Nite Swing
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: Admission is free and open to all ages.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
What: Thanksgiving Break
When: All day
Where: All University
About: No classes
Thursday, Nov. 28
What: Thanksgiving Break
When: All day
Where: All University
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RESEARCH
Friday, Nov. 29
What: Thanksgiving Break
When: All day
Where: All University
About: No classes
Bilingual skills can combat dementia
KYLE PAPPAS
kpappas@kansan.com
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh has strengthened the theory that the onset of dementia can be delayed for bilingual speakers.
The study took a sample group of 648 patients with dementia, 391 of whom were bilingual, and assessed when individuals first showed symptoms. They then compared results between monolingual and bilingual groups.
The first signs of the disease appeared, on average, 4.5 years later in bilingual patients than in monolingual patients.
"There has been a lot of focus in psychology lately on the bilingual advantage," said Susan Kemper, a Roberts distinguished professor of psychology at the University. "That advantage holds up as individuals age and pushes back the age at which one may develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease."
Bilingual advantage suggests that bilingual speakers are better than monolingual speakers at certain cognitive functions. Most of these advantages are in the brain's executive functions, which control things such as your inhibition, conflict resolution and multitasking.
The Edinburgh study is the first
to show that bilingual speakers who are illiterate gain the same benefits from speaking two languages as do those that are able to read and write.
"There's just still so much that we don't understand," she said. "Why are illiterate people affected the same way? Do you have to speak an equal amount of each language? We just don't know."
Kemper said this is one of the many unknowns when it comes to the bilingual advantage.
"What's happening with bilingualism isn't particular to cognitive skill or ability, you're just building a better brain," Kemper said. "Education does the same thing. There's a big cognitive difference between someone with a Ph.D. and someone with a high school diploma."
The study builds on research conducted by Canadian neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok in 2011, which showed speaking two languages can reconfigure the brain network in a way that positively affects cognitive function
Unfortunately, for the trilingual and beyond, the study revealed that there are no added benefits for those who speak more than two languages.
Edited by Duncan McHenry
CRIME
Shooting hoax at Yale causes short lockdown
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University was locked down for nearly six hours Monday as authorities investigated a phone call saying an armed man was heading to shoot it up, a warning they later said was likely a hoax.
SWAT teams searching the lvy League campus didn't find a gunman after a room-by-room search, and the lockdown was lifted Monday afternoon. No one was injured, police said.
"New Haven is safe. The Yale campus is safe," New Haven police Chief Dean Esmard said.
A 911 call was received at 9:48 a.m. from a man at a pay phone about a mile from the campus who said his roommate was on the way to the university to shoot people, Officer David Hartman said.
Esserman said he was leaning toward the incident being a hoax and a witness who reported seeing someone with a rifle likely saw a law enforcement officer.
"Though it is starting to tilt in the direction of an innocent mistake, it started with a purposeful and malicious call." Esserman said, vowing to track down and arrest the person who made the call.
Authorities don't believe that the caller was a Yale student or that his
Classes aren't in session this week, and many students and staff members left campus for the Thanksgiving holiday following Saturday's traditional football game against Harvard.
But many students were still in their dorm rooms, Hartman said, and Yale authorities sent out their first warning about half an hour after the 911 call.
Yale advised students and staff members to shelter in place. It also issued an advisory asking people off campus to stay away. The shelter advisory was lifted by late afternoon
roommate attended Yale, Esserman said. There was nothing specific about the threat, he said, and the call lasted only seconds.
"The Yale police made the right call," Esserman said. "They went to immediate lockdown to keep everybody safe."
Police blocked off several streets near the university's Old Campus, in the heart of New Haven, where they were concentrating their search. Several local schools also were placed in lockdown. Police in tactical gear entered several campus buildings. Pedestrian traffic in the normally bustling area was sparse, with cold and windy weather keeping many people indoors.
STUDENT ON THE STREET
We talked to several students on campus to see why or why not they'd be interested in learning another language:
"I think that being bilingual is beneficial for new work and cultural opportunities."
ARIANA NASRAZADANI senior, Emporia
"I think it would be cool to learn another language, but I just don't have the time or energy."
LAURA-KATE ASSENMACHER junior, Overland Park
"My grandpa served in the army in Germany, and I took German in high school. It was interesting enough for me to keep up with it through college."
ZACK HADER senior, Wichita
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