MSE series hosts self-amputee Aron Ralston
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Summary
- The Johns Hopkins News-Letter reported on outdoor adventurer Aron Ralston’s presentation at the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium.
- The paper reported that Ralston spoke in Shriver Hall about surviving a 2003 Utah hiking accident that led him to amputate his own arm, drawing a large audience.
- The article says Ralston focused on relationships and personal growth, telling the audience, “It showed me that accomplishments and success are not important in life, but that the people you build relationships with are, because the only thing stronger than the will to survive is the will to love.”
- The reporter writes that Ralston was trapped for five days before freeing himself, and that the audience later gave him a standing ovation.
- According to the article, Ralston later wrote a bestselling book that became the film “127 Hours,” while MSE co-chair Daniel Elkin said his story fit the symposium’s theme of “Generation Electric: Recharging the Promise of Tomorrow.”
- The News-Letter reported that the symposium’s sponsors included the Office of Student Life, the Parents Fund, the Student Government Association and the Hopkins Organization for Programming.