‘Happy Days’ ahead for those with dyslexia Henry Winkler talks at Tilson Auditorium NATHAN KASPER Reporter
don’t understand German, it means dumb dog,” Winkler Henry Winkler gave a talk said. “I thought to myself that about dyslexia at Indiana State I was going to be a completely University’s Tilson Auditorium different person than my parents.” on Tuesday. Winkler also talked about Henry Winkler is an American actor, director, college. He had applied to producer and author. During the twenty-eight different colleges height of his career he starred as but was only accepted by Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli in two. Of the two, he chose the ‘70s sitcom “Happy Days,” Emerson College in Boston, but since then has broadened Massachusetts. Winkler didn’t do well, but his horizons to include writing more than twenty-five children’s he just kept going. During books. He has won two Emmy his senior year of college, he awards and two Golden Globe received a phone call from Yale awards and was appointed as an University asking if he would Honorary Officer of the Order like to attend for his master’s program. “Let me think — Yes!” of the British Empire. Although his talk covered Winkler said. Winkler then talked about many different things, the main topics of the evening starting his career. He tried were education and dyslexia out for anything he could find — a reading disability that and finally landed a role for a toothpaste occurs when commercial. the brain does He worked not properly “Growing up, my very hard recognize and parents had a and soon process certain symbols. nickname for me, had enough W i n k l e r ‘Dummer Hund.’ For money to fly to Los always did those of you who Angeles and very poorly there in school. “I don’t understand stay for a month. highlighted German, it means It was in everything, Los Angeles dumb dog,” but it was all w h e r e Greek to me,” Henry Winkler Winkler he said. “What finally got were [other students] writing in those the break he was looking for. He got several small parts, but books?” “I covered my shame and when he auditioned for “Happy humiliation with humor,” Days” and got the role as Arthur Winkler said when talking Fonzarelli, his career really took about his lack of progress in off. Even though his career was school. taking off, he still had problems Winkler even had to take geometry four times in high reading. “I could not read off the page,” school. “Growing up, my parents had Winkler said. The producers Henry Winkler talks about dyslexia at Indiana State University’s a nickname for me, ‘Dummer Tilson Auditorium on Tueday night (Photo by Garry Macadaeg). Hund.’ For those of you who CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Campus streets slowly begin to reopen KRISTI ASHBY News Editor Fifth Street re-opened to northbound traffic on Wednesday, and Chestnut Street opened for eastbound traffic on Thursday. The street is open between the entrances to Lots 5 and 10 and Chestnut Street on Indiana State University campus. Fifth Street will remain closed to all southbound traffic due to the construction currently taking place at Mills Hall. University Police will be stationed at Fifth and Chestnut from 15 minutes before each hour to 10 minutes after each hour to help ensure the safety of students passing to and from classes. Chestnut Street is also open to eastbound traffic between Third and Fifth streets, but the westbound lane will remain closed. Fourth and Chestnut will not be accessible when traveling west from Fifth Street. For any questions or concerns regarding the opening of these roads on Indiana State University campus, contact Lori Elkins, public safety assistant director of parking and traffic, at her email: Lori.Elkins@indstate.edu.