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experiences from that day. He described the sensation as the North Tower collapsed.
"We were tossed around like rag dolls," he said.
Sarah Korbecki, St. Louis, Mo., junior, said she attended the speech to hear someone's first-hand experience of the attacks.
Mike Modjeski, Lombard, Ill. senior, said Picciotto's message was inspirational because of his own desire to be a firefighter someday.
Earlier, Picciotto said talking about his experiences on Sept. 11 was a major part of his healing process.
process.
Picciotto recently published a book, Last Man Down: A Firefighter's Story. The title describes Picciotto's mindset that day. He described how he would "sween"
each floor on the way down the North tower to make sure no people were left. The audience chuckled as he told of a businessman who told Picciotto to leave him be because he had work to do.
"I told the firefighters, 'If he doesn't walk down the stairs, throw him down,'" he said. "I wanted to be the last man down."
Earlier that day, Picciotto said he had three pieces of advice for students work hard, play hard and party hard.
Picciotto said most young people were affected by the events of Sept. 11.
"This is one of the first major things that affected their lives," he said. "It brought out a lot of patriotism."
"But you have to do all three," he said. "Hard work is its own reward."
man year. Caughey forgot to site a source in a large paper for his theater class. The instructor cleared him because Caughey showed it was an accident through the notes he took when proofreading it.
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But still, students think of it as a viable option to succeed. Houston said there were two types of students who plagiarized.
"I was afraid people weren't going to believe me," he said. "Anyone who does it is just asking for trouble."
The first was a chronic cheater who cut corners whenever possible. The other was a student who decided to do it at the last minute because of falling behind in class.
"Sometimes students say they were not aware that they plagiarized something," she said. "But ignorance isn't a good argument."
This semester, there have been no reported cases of plagiarism on campus. However, each department handles minor instances without getting a higher authority involved. These cases are punishable by a stern lecture to the student, an admission of guilt by the student or a failing grade on the assignment or class. A record of the incident is also noted in the student's file.
"It pains me a great deal," Dewar said about catching students who cheat. "A paper you work hard on gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, but also a better education."
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a face dive and I was like, 'Wow, this is awesome. This is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me.'
Compared to competitive skaters like Michelle Kwan, she did not incorporate a lot of jumps in her routine, Ichelson said.
"I like skating when it was more graceful," Ichelson said. "Right now ice skating is all about doing quads and stuff. But there's a lot more to skating than jumps."
Ichelson's mother, Donna Beavers, said her daughter did not add many jumps in her routines because she had weak ankles. Ichelson had already broken her ankle twice while ice skating.
But because her daughter
could not jump as much in her routines, she perfected her spinning and artistry, Beavers said.
"She can skate to a program and you won't even remember if she jumped because she's that good," Beavers said. "She took a deficit and turned it into a benefit."
For the audition, Ichelson has to practice for at least three hours every day at skating rinks like the AMF King Louie West in Overland Park, Kan. If Ichelson is accepted, she will have to leave school for about eight months to tour. But Ichelson said that was a sacrifice she had to make.
"Your dream comes at one point in your life and if you pass it up than you may not get it again." Ichelson said. "It's a sacrifice but for me it's worth it."
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Peepholes found in Colorado dorms
the first peepholes were found last spring drilled through four utility closets next to a women's bathroom at Farrand Hall.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) University of Colorado students in three dormitories are on edge after peepholes were discovered in several bathroom walls over a six-month period.
The most recent cases involved three peepholes that were drilled through housekeeping closet walls next to men's and women's dormitory bathrooms.
Campus police arrested contract construction worker Michael D. Hall, 29, who told
"We're just devastated." Housing Director Deb Coffin said. We're up all night thinking about what we can do to keep our students safe."
investigators he looked through the holes and watched women shower.
snower. He pleaded innocent to burglary and sexual assault charges and is set for trial Nov. 9.
Nine women who lived in Farrand Hall have filed notice of intent to sue the university for failing to warn them earlier.
Coffin said a security consultant has been hired to evaluate safety and surveillance equipment may be installed in dorms. University officials have also stepped up security by requiring weekly dorm inspections, identification cards to get into utility closets and picture IDs for all visitors.
"We're also worried about student privacy," she said. "We don't want them to be thinking there's a Big Brother watching over them."
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Everyone agrees: broadband - or high-speed Internet access - is vital to the future success of Kansas. Broadband is a critical tool in today's global economic environment, and access to it is an important consideration for companies seeking to move or grow their businesses.
The trouble is, broadband isn't as accessible as it should be. SBC Southwestern Bell has invested millions into Kansas' broadband network in order to provide its version of high-speed Internet access. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service to customers, yet because of uneven regulation many Kansans can access broadband only through cable or not at all.
Why? Telecommunications companies like SBC which are trying to compete are burdened with dozens of costly rules and regulations. And state regulators are contemplating adding their own rules on top of the regulations already in place. Such heavy-handed regulation raises the price of providing DSL service, slows broadband deployment and hinders network investment. Above all, it creates an unfair competitive marketplace, which ultimately hurts customers like you.
In fact, cable companies control about 70% of the broadband market nationwide and in Kansas not because they offer better products or services than their competitors, but simply because they face less regulation. Here in Kansas cable companies face no state broadband regulation whatsoever. And of course, they're loving it.
Companies offering the same services should be treated the same way. And less regulation will clearly mean more competition in broadband. It's time for our state's policy-makers to level the playing field for high-speed Internet access. Talk to your legislators about this issue, and urge them to ensure that high-speed Internet deployment moves forward, by making the rules fair. Once they do, all Kansans will reap the rewards of real broadband competition — better prices, more choices, a stronger network and greater access.
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