Disability rights are civil rights

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October 5, 2015

schedule 3 min read

  Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97   The keynote speaker for Disability Awareness Week was student and local business owner Nicholas Zemp. Sitting in a motorized wheelchair, he shared his story of living with paralysis Sept. 29 at Ragan Theatre. Zemp became paralyzed […]

More than 1,600 attend Stephanie Nielson speech

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October 5, 2015

schedule 5 min read

  Robby Poffenberger | Assistant News Editor | @robby_poff Photo credit: Laura Fox   World-famous author, blogger and burn victim Stephanie Nielson shared her inspiring story with over 1,600 hundred students and visitors in the Grande Ballroom on Oct. 1. Many attendees, particularly latecomers, were hard-pressed to find seats, leading many to stand or sit […]