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Read more about Sheila Xu ’14 on Slice of MIT: bit.ly/3wuqH9x
An audio-described version of this video is available: youtu.be/kz-BZiU60Uw
Sheila Xu ’14 never imagined she could become a pilot, but she says MIT put her on that path. Born deaf to hearing parents, Xu first learned American Sign Language and connected with the Deaf community as an undergraduate. These experiences inspired her to want to open doors for more people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
#pilot #deafcommunity #aerospace #massachusettsinstituteoftechnology #alumni #deafawareness
Read more about Sheila Xu ’14 on Slice of MIT: bit.ly/3wuqH9x
An audio-described version of this video is available: youtu.be/kz-BZiU60Uw
Sheila Xu ’14 never imagined she could become a pilot, but she says MIT put her on that path. Born deaf to hearing parents, Xu first learned American Sign Language and connected with the Deaf community as an undergraduate. These experiences inspired her to want to open doors for more people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
#pilot #deafcommunity #aerospace #massachusettsinstituteoftechnology #alumni #deafawareness
![[AD] 50+ Years of Tiddlywinks Glory](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZUJWBQYU_J4/mqdefault.jpg "[AD] 50+ Years of Tiddlywinks Glory
Read more about the MIT alumni who are tournament tiddlywinks world champions: https://bit.ly/4fzZVNH
View the video without audio description: https://youtu.be/X8bMIocY0IM
Have you ever heard of a winker using a squidger to pot a wink? Do you understand the challenge presented by a nurdle and the risk of being squopped out? If so, you may be an aficionado of tiddlywinks, a tabletop game in which small colored disks (squidgers) are used to propel other, smaller disks (winks) into a cup.
Tournament tiddlywinks can be fiercely competitive—and MIT alumni have been at the highest ranks of the game for decades. Top player (aka winker) Larry Kahn ’75, SM ’76 holds 24 world championship titles in singles competition and 20 in pairs.
Kahn and his friends David Lockwood ’75 and Rick Tucker ’80 (both of whom have also won championship titles at various levels) all trace their passion for the game back to MIT, where they joined the then-thriving tiddlywinks club.
#tiddlywinks #massachusettsinstituteoftechnology #alumni
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