interviews

Cochlear™ Baha® 5 recipient Patrick S. shares his experience playing soccer on the USA Deaf Men’s National Team

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This article was written for Cochlear Hear and Now and published on Oct. 21, 2018.

Soccer players must work together to defend their territory, move the ball forward, and predict the opposing team’s moves—all while working against the clock. In order to succeed, they need to communicate.

When all the team members are deaf or hard of hearing, communication takes on a whole new meaning.

Meet Patrick S., a Cochlear™ Baha® 5 recipient and defender on the USA Deaf Men’s National Soccer Team. His passion for the game has helped him find a community of likeminded players who inspire him to learn and grow—both on and off the field.

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Making strides: How ASU’s Museum of Walking creates art through movement

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Associate art professor Angela Ellsworth brings her interest in contemplative walks to campus

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This article was written for The State Press and published on Nov. 11, 2016.

Every day thousands of students rush from one end of campus to the other — whether on foot, skateboard or bicycle. They bump into and swerve around one another, many plugged in and listening to music or scrolling through Instagram while they move. It’s easy to fall into the motions and spend the lengthy commute preoccupied with a hundred distractions.

What if everyone took a moment to pause, set down their phones and pay attention to the simple act of walking?

Associate art professor Angela Ellsworth established the Museum of Walking at ASU to explore that question and more.

“We’re living in a time where everything is so fast,” she said. “We’re pulled in different directions from our phones, computers and all these devices that are constantly pulling and throwing things at us. Our environment is doing that too. So I feel that more than ever, (it’s important) to return and pay attention to our bodies and slow down.”

Ellsworth co-founded the Museum of Walking in the spring of 2014 with intermedia student Steven J. Yazzie as a way of combining their backgrounds in the arts with their interest in movement and contemplative walking. Yazzie graduated from ASU in 2014 and went on to focus on digital video projects, so Ellsworth has since taken over responsibilities as the museum’s director. 

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