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11 Austin South Asian | February 2022 Do You Live In One Of America’s Clumsiest Cities?

Clumsiness is a trait many can relate to. Unfortunately, even the slightest misstep can be disastrous for your phone, whether it’s cracking your screen or destroying delicate components in water.

The Clumsiest Cities in America Index, a new report from tech care company Asurion, reveals that coast-to-coast, people have spilled energy drinks on their phones, dropped devices in toilets or cracked their screens on the sidewalk. The company and its subsidiary, tech repair retailer uBreakiFix by Asurion, dove into customer data and localized other statistics to take a closer look at cities where trips and slips happen most.

“Look, accidents happen, even to the most cautious phone owners,” says Dave Barbuto, CEO of uBreakiFix by Asurion. “There’s no reason to be embarrassed by how, or how frequently, you’ve broken your phone.”

Not only do the new findings show you’re not alone in clumsiness, they provide hints about what could be making you more accident-prone with your tech: Measuring Clumsy

To identify clumsiness, Asurion crunched a year’s worth of data, turning first to metropolitan areas ranked highest for per-capita Asurion protection plan phone breakin additional data surrounding the frequency of online searches for phrases like “I think I sprained my ankle” or “how do I get water out of my phone.”

A Closer Look

Over half of the Clumsiest Cities are located in southern states, with New Orleans topping the list. On the flip side, San Francisco is home to some of the most “graceful” residents in America.

It came as no surprise to the data crunchers that a city known for its tech innovation is the very best when it comes to calculated footsteps and handling phones with care.

age claims and phone repairs at its network of stores. They then identified the frontlines of misfortune and clumsiness, ranking cities with the most personal injury lawyers and orthopedic surgeons per-capita. Keeping in mind that some prefer to suffer in silence, they mixed So why are some cities more prone to break tech? Here are Asurion’s top theories:

• Weather: Water and electronics just don’t mix, which is probably why cities with more than 100 days of rain annually, like Raleigh, New Orleans and Grand Rapids make the top 10. Unless your tech has an itty-bitty umbrella, stash it until the sun comes out.

• Perspiration: The top 10 clumsiest cities are about 10% more hot and humid than the average city in the study. Could slippery hands mean shattered devices?

• Football Revelry: It’s all fun and games until someone’s screen is smashed. And speaking of smashed, over half of the top 10 clumsiest cities are home to Southeastern Conference football teams and their legendary tailgating, 40% are traditional spring break cities, and some 60% have legalized marijuana to some extent.

When Accidents Happen

Regardless of your city’s ranking, having a protection plan makes it easy to file a claim. With Asurion protection plans through one of the leading wireless carriers, you can easily file a claim to receive options like same-day device replacement or cracked screen repair delivered to your door, or visit a local uBreakiFix by Asurion store for on-site cracked screen repair.

For those without a protection plan uBreakiFix by Asurion stores also offer same-day repair in select locations and free device diagnostics for all tech issues, including water damage. In select locations, you can even book a professional repair technician to meet you at home or any convenient location, with most repairs completed in as little as two hours. For more information, visit uBreakiFix.com.

While accidents happen often and easily, the good news is that device repairs are easy, convenient and make your tech as good as new. (StatePoint)

Applications Now Open For ACC’s All-Inclusive Career Scholars Program

New report shows high schoolers who don’t think family can afford college significantly less likely to attend

High School students who don’t think they can afford higher education are 20 percent less likely to enroll than their peers, according to a new study published by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

Austin Community College District (ACC) wants to close the gaps.

The college is expanding its Career Scholars program in 2022 to all high school seniors in the service area. arship program.

Career Scholars offers two tracks: one for new high school graduates and another for adult learners.

All scholars can take advantage of the many perks of the program.

Career Scholars aims to make college free as it covers the cost of tuition and fees at ACC — up to $5,000 over three years –– without the need of additional financial aid first.

The program also provides free academic and career support such as free tutoring, advising, internship and , apprenticeship opportunities, resume guidance, and job search support. Since its launch as a pilot program in 2019, Career Scholars has shown phenomenal success. Highlights include:

Surpassing Enrollment Goals: Currently, more than 540 students are participating in the program.

Surpassing Persistence Rate Goals: 93 percent of adult Career Scholars stay on track and enroll in courses semester-to-semester and year-toyear.

Closing Equity Gaps: 53 percent of Career Scholars are Hispanic.

Improving Completion Rates: More than 30 scholars in the inaugural program have already graduated or transferred to a four-year institution. Expanding Business/Industry Partnerships: Seven businesses have already joined the program and provide Career Scholars with paid experiential learning opportunities such as internships and apprenticeships. Interviews with Career Scholar students and ACC staff are available today! To schedule an interview, please contact Sydney.Pruitt@austincc.edu.

For more information, visit austincc.edu/careerscholars.