| Medics' call-out to bet prompts 999 warning
PARAMEDICS called to a house to treat a collapsed man got the shock of their lives when he jumped up and shouted "I'm only joking" before telling his wife she had lost a £5 bet. That call and several others has prompted the North-East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to appeal to the public to think twice before dialling 999 during the festive period. The emergency services believed they had a genuine call-out when they arrived at the house, in Stockton, Teesside, and were met at the door by a distressed woman. .
At Last, a Presence
In the last year, the BMF has co-sponsored events with 20 other campus organizations and has become a strong voice in UC politics.
These days, black men aren't sitting on the steps of their freshman dorm listening to “Suicidal Thoughts" and contemplating dropping out. They're running for UC president, lobbying administrators, commanding Harvard's attention. They've taken charge.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Ashong was the first of them all. A captivating orator who could hypnotize his audience with unceasing hand motions and a spark in his eye, Ashong was all over the campus, in the Black Students' Association (BSA), Kuumba, the Haitian Alliance, and occasionally at Asian American Association meetings—when they had ice cream.
But the suspicious glances classmates cast his way made him realize how different his experience was from that of his black female peers.
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