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NEWS / TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."
Peter Marshall
FACT OF THE DAY
The first vending machines in the US dispensed chewing gum and were installed in New York City train platforms in 1888.
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TUESDAY
What's going on?
September 21
Student Union Activities will host a free advance screening of "Catfish"from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
The annual Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Kansas Union.
WEDNESDAY
September 22
The Commission on the Status of Women will host a Sextival, focusing on healthy sexuality, safe contraception, and reproductive justice, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wescoe Hall.
The Academic Achievement and Access Center will host a workshop on preparing for mid-term exams from 3 to 4 p.m. in Room 4008 at Wescoe Hall.
SATURDAY September 25
THURSDAY
September 23
Former KU quarterback Todd Reesing will be signing copies of his new book in the KU Bookstores at the Kansas Union from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Student Union Activities will be host free Cosmic Bowling from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Jaybowl at the Kansas Union.
The School of Business will host mock interview with employers all day in Room 125 at Summerfield Hall.
Student Union Activities will be hosting "Tea at Three" from 3 to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. Tea and cookies are free.
SUNDAY
SUNDAY September 26
There will be a carillon concert from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Campanile.
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will feature Zach Bachtert and Justin Davidson on alto sax from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall at Murphy Hall.
One of the drivers in the KU bus system is so popular, students have created a Facebook page for him with more than 1,000 members.
CRIME REPORT
A student reported S500 worth of damage to their car Sept. 14 on the 1000 block of Tennessee St.
A student reported a stereo valued at 5500 stolen from their car Sept. 14 on the 3200 block of W. 27th St.
A University worker reported a theft of items valued at $400 Sept. 16 on the 200 block of N. Michigan St.
Students reported an aggravated assault and aggravated burglary of an unspecified value Sept. 16 on the 1400 block of Ohio St.
FRIDAY
September 24
Student Union Activities will host Tunes at Noon, featuring Quiet Corral, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Plaza outside of the Kansas Union.
Student Union Activities will show the movie "Sex and the City 2" at 8 p.m. in the Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union.
MONDAY
September 27
Ben Eggleston, professor of philosophy, will lead a 'Lunch and Conversation' session on managing grade expectations, which will focus on helping students appreciate the realities of grade distributions in large classes from Noon to 1:00 p.m. in Room 135 at Budig Hall.
CAMPUS
FIJI issues statement about injured KU student
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity released a statement Monday regarding the KU student injured Friday at the fraternity, also known as FJIL, Matthew Fritzie, a freshman from Stilwell, was flown to the University of Kansas Hospital around 8 p.m. Friday. Fritzie
injured himself while jumping in a pool, said Sgt. David Hubbel of the Lawrence Police Department. According to student sources, the pool was built by members of the fraternity for a party.
The statement expressed condolences to Fritzie and his family.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Matthew Fritzie and his family. We are all praying for a full and speedy recovery," the statement
Kelsey Fairbanks, a freshman from Olathe, said she got to the fraternity house around 9:30 p.m. Friday. She said she was carded when she got there, and overheard at the party that people were being carded because the police had
said. "We are investigating the events of the evening and will take appropriate disciplinary action if any of the Fraternity's rules or policies were violated."
arrived. Fairbanks said no one at the party was talking about what happened to Fritzie.
Representatives from the hospital were unable to comment on Fritzie's status.
Edited by Joel Petterson
TECHNOLOGY
Phones with text messaging abilities increase quality of life for the deaf
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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Quietly over the last decade, phones that make text messaging easy have changed life profoundly for millions of deaf people.
Visit the Alabama School for the Deaf, and it's impossible to miss the signs of a revolution that many hearing people simply never noticed. Most everyone at the school in Talladega has at least one hand-held texting device, and some have two.
For the first time, a generation of deaf people can communicate with the world on its terms, using cell phones, BlackBerrys or iPhones, of which some 260 million are in use in the United States.
Without his handheld, Walter Ripley said he would be back to
"I don't have to depend on hearing people. It makes me a lot more independent. I don't have to ask people to call for me. Asking for people to call can be very frustrating," said Ripley, the school's athletic director.
relying on others for even basic communication. And texting is less work, said Ripley, 54.
Machines linked to landlines are still used, as are services involving operators who interpret for the deaf during phone conversations, plus e-mail and video phone calls. But advocates for the deaf say life began changing rapidly after 1999, when the first BlackBerry was introduced by Canadian manufac-
"I don't have to depend on hearing people. It makes me a lot more independent."
For generations, deaf people communicated mainly by sign language, gesturing, lip-reading and writing. Telephone lines then allowed for TTY machines
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that deaf people could use to send
printed messages electronically.
Further advances in technology could make communication even easier. Many deaf people are eager to see if the video chat software on the
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new iPhone 4 works well for sign language communication, said
in Motion.
Meanwhile, deaf people with data-only cell phone plans are already some of Keith's best customers. Several U.S. cellular companies including Verizon Wireless and AT&T offer the plans that cater to the deaf.
Daphne Keith, at a Verizon store near the Alabama School for the Deaf.
Partly because of the ease of texting for the deaf, a few cities including Cincinnati have adopted texting as a way to accept emergency calls.
Neither deaf advocacy groups nor cell providers are sure exactly how many of the nation's deaf or hard-of-hearing people use texting.
As Heard from the Hill
Scary Larry's Bike Polo - Some people have taken the game of polo from horseback to the pavement. KJHK's Alex Tretbar reports on the growing presence of Scary Larry's Bike Polo community. Learn how local businesses are connected and how the group's recent relocation to Edgewood Park in East Lawrence has brought support from the city and an enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Tune in to As Heard From The Hill tonight at 7:00 p.m. on 90.7.
ODD NEWS
French amputee swims across strait
WISSANT, France — Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is already dreaming of a new challenge: crossing from Europe to Africa in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Croizen, who swims using leg prostheses with fins attached, also has an inspirational message for anyone discouraged or facing difficulties.
"You only need to want (something), and then it becomes possible to go beyond your limits," he told Associated Press Television News on Monday, two days after crossing the English Channel, which is 21 miles at its narrowest point.
Croizen, 42, had expected his weekend swim from Britain to France to take up to 24 hours. Instead, he reached the cliffs of Wissant in northern France after only 13 and a half hours.
He uses specially designed leg protheses, which end in fins, to propel himself through the
water. His truncated upper arms go through the motions of the crawl, and he breathes through a snorkel.
The swimmer's arms and legs were amputated after he suffered an electric shock in 1994 as he stood on a ladder adjusting his television antenna, which touched a power line.
While he was recovering, he saw a news report about an English Channel crossing.
"I watched the TV screen and said to myself, 'Why not me?' he said.
Croizon said he hopes to be able to cross the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco, perhaps in a year or two after more training to adapt to the different conditions there. While the strait, at about 14 kilometers (9 miles) at its shortest point, is shorter than the English Channel, it has busy traffic and strong currents.
He said the main message of his cross-Channel endeavor is that "we can all make it."
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