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Plane tires catch fire after landing
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The tires of a JetBlue airplane caught fire Thursday during a hard landing in Sacramento that left 15 people with minor injuries and sent passengers down emergency slides to escape the aircraft.
Passenger Michelle McDuffie said people onboard felt a thud when the plane touched down about 12:50 p.m. after a flight from Long Beach, but nobody thought there was an emergency until the crew shouted for everyone to exit on the inflatable slides.
when she was on the ground.
"I thought, 'Oh I wish I had gotten my bag off.' But I was just happy that I wasn't hurt," said McDuffie, 33, of Mission Viejo.
McDuffie saw the burning tires
The 87 passengers were taken to the terminal on buses, airport spokeswoman Gina Swankie said.
The plane appeared to experience trouble with its brakes, and four tires blew out during the landing, airline spokeswoman Sharon lones said.
The nature of the injuries weren't immediately available, but five people were taken to a hospital, she said.
in a totally different way from generations before.
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"We talk quicker and shorter — you get to what you need to know, and that's it," Tomkins said. "You don't even have to wait for the other person to finish talking before you can type something else."
From Facebook, college students now have more information about their peers than generations past, but that can lead more to isolation than to connections and empathy. Most people experience it both ways.
"Someone I've seen at a couple of parties will add me as a friend on Facebook, and then the next time I see them, I'll go over and say 'Hi,' said Megan Brayman, a senior from Lenexa. "But people can Facebook stalk each other — you can get to know about somebody without having to actually talk to them."
The news release suggested that things such as Facebook might be bad for students' sense of empathy. For example, it's easier to emotionally detach from a friend's traumatic news when it's on his or her Facebook news feed.
At the University of Kansas, where thousands of students walk every day, social interaction is like Facebook. Anyone can meet any
kind of person here they want, but there will always be hundreds more they don't know.
"KU is so big; classes are so big. It can be intimidating for someone to reach out," Brayman said.
Tomkins, who lives in a close knit scholarship hall, said there are ways to meet people. KU has hundreds of student clubs.
"There's tons of groups you can join and things like Hawk Week, that reach out to make people feel welcome," said Tim Thompson, a freshman from Lawrence. "If somebody wants to get involved, they can."
The University has several options for every student, both those who are returning and those who are new to town. Shy students who have trouble with empathy would be less likely to join a club or get involved. No matter how many options the University offers, some students simply won't take advantage. As on every campus, there are loners here. Since the Facebook generation has infiltrated the college ranks, here and everywhere, students are changing, and so is the way they treat other people.
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Stephanie Chadd, a sophomore from Prairie Village, receives a free t-shirt from Jill Becker, an KU libraries Instruction Specialist. Chadd won the t-shirt in a raffle sponsored by the Anschutz Library during the Learning Studios grand opening.
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their plastic cups outside, but Oread security will make sure no one leaves the area with them.
The Oread's permit is valid for the first football game and, after a review of the event, can be extended for future tailgating events. It starts Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. and continues for an hour after the game's end. The area inside the hotel will remain open all day. Events at the Oread before and during the game include appearances by the KU Spirit Squad, Baby Jay, the Rock Chalk Dancers, and a book signing event with former KU quarterback John Hadl in the 1865 bookstore. The Fox Sports Channel will report from the festivities at the Oread.
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everyone was required to take two weeks of Greek language before they could go on the trip.
The culmination of learning the language, being submerged in the culture and performing in ancient theaters created an atmosphere of authenticity that benefited the performance for many of the students.
"We were surrounded by rock seats; the moon was out — it was just an amazing experience," Parker said.
Darwin Luian, a senior from Wichita, said everything there really helped his performance as well.
helped me get in the scene."
Transferring those elements to Inge Theatre has not been the easiest process, according to Rochelle Herman, a senior from Pittsburg. She has gone to Greece twice now through this program. This time around she is working as the assistant director and choreographer.
"The acoustics were amazing," Lujan said. "Being in the air and feeling that Greek climate really
The stage at Inge Theatre is half the size of the one that the group performed on at Iiades. Herman has had to remove her choreographed dances for the performances this weekend.
"One big difference is that we used a torch with actual fire in Greece," Parker said. "It's just different without those little things."
very well received compared to some other professional productions that were also at the festival. The play looks at the lives of women in the city of Troy after it was sacked by the Greeks.
Christilles said the play was
Despite most of the trip being focused on their production of "The Trojan Women," Herman said experiencing life in a small village was one of the most memorable parts of the visit.
"The town was always so amazing to us," Herman said. "We were invited to dinners at everyone's houses and they treat us like their family. We were very lucky to get to go to such a small town and get to know so many people."
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Friday, August 27
Shabbat Service 6-7 p.m. English Room, Kansas Union
Shabbat Dinner 7-8 p.m. Bruckmiller Room, Adams Alumni Center
To kick off the year as a Jayhawk, join KU Hillel and the KU Alumni Association for our annual Jayhawk Shabbat. Services will be held as usual at 6 p.m in the Kansas Union but we are going to kick it up a notch at the Adams Alumni Center with a free dinner and lots of giveaways!
Rock Chalk! Join us for the Jayhawk Shabbat!
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