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Ryan Custer continues to be an inspiration to everyone around him. The former Wright State University and Elder High School basketball player remains hopeful despite his partial paralysis after a critical spinal cord injury in which he shattered his C5 vertebrae in a makeshift pool accident near Miami University in 2017. Custer joined the WCPO High School Insider Podcast to discuss Wright State, Elder and the area basketball scene. He also discusses his recovery and the support he's received from family and friends.
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The panel discusses Bibi's 19th birthday, the Cincinnati Zoo tax levy, the best hiking in Greater Cincinnati, President Donald Trump's visit to Cincinnati, Ryan Custer's recovery, an investigation into Cincinnati nonprofits and more. Maxim then talks with business reporter Dan Monk about how Trump's tax overhaul is affecting Cincinnati companies. Later, 9 On Your Side anchor Tanya O'Rourke breaks down her conversation with members of the community after cheers of racism and homophobia were caught on video at Elder High School. 1:15 - The panel discusses the Cincinnati Zoo tax levy, hiking in Greater Cincinnati, Trump's Cincinnati visit, Ryan Custer's recovery, an investigation into local nonprofits and more. 18:45 - Reporter Dan Monk breaks down how Trump's tax overhaul is affecting Cincinnati companies. 34:00 - Anchor Tanya O'Rourke discusses issues of racism and homophobia at local schools. Notable links: Are Trump tax cuts benefiting Cincy businesses? Elder principal apologizes for students' racist, ethnic chants during basketball game Archbishop condemns racist chants by Elder student cheering section Tanya O'Rourke's Facebook conversation about racism and homophobia at Elder High School Cincinnati Zoo tax levy OK'd for ballot, but no increase COLUMN: This book got me outside, out of my head President Trump highlights Blue Ash business in tax bill speech Elder High School graduate Ryan Custer is an inspiration to his family and the community City manager never made recommended changes to nonprofit contracts after audits Would you save a pet in a hot car? Kentucky might make it legal for you to do so McDonald's french fries may be cure for baldness, according to new study
http://wright.edu/news Custer, a freshman forward on the Wright State University men’s basketball team, suffered a serious injury in an accident at an off-campus event in Oxford, Ohio on Saturday, April 8. He was immediately taken by helicopter to a hospital in Cincinnati. On Monday, April 10, Wright State released the following joint statement from the university and its athletics office. Freshman forward Ryan Custer “The Wright State community was shaken this weekend when it learned that student athlete and men's basketball player Ryan Custer sustained a serious injury in an accident off Wright State's campus. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ryan and his family and we hope that the community and the followers of our program will keep him and his recovery in their thoughts and prayers too.” Also on April 10, Wright State men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy met with the local media and shared his thoughts and feelings for Custer and how the team was responding to the news. The Custer family is asking the public interested in learning more about their son’s accident and recovery to visit a Facebook page they created called Ryan Custer’s Recovery Care Page.