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Edited by author 10-01-2000 12:08 AM
Sorry...I had a misspelled word in the last message..<duh>

What are you thoughts on the recent death of Eric Franklin Plunkett, the secretary of Lambda Society at Gallaudet University? A tragedy indeed.
It is still uncertain at the motives behind his death. An attack on one is an attack on us all. My condolences to his family and the deaf community for his support and efforts for a better community have been shortened.

As someone from the blasted university, I was exposed to the death of Eric Plunkett at least directly and indirectly. Heck, I was even interrogated by the cops there for 4 hours (12am to 4am) just because I used the ID card to get in that dorm at the time of murders. I was en route to visit a group of friends that lived there. Anyway, I do not know the guy nor had I met him at all.

The point of this communication is to tell you kids how crazy it is over here. The morale over here was plummetting even to the point of one's studies being affected severely. The security had risen to the level of Stalinist Russia: the dorms being severely restricted even I can't visit my buddies in other dorms without being questioned or asked for an idenification. The access into the campus is limited to one gate entrance. Hell, even the off-campus students had to call ahead and ask to reserve a place in the computer lab. All of this is idoitic. All of it is not necessary just because no one from outside the Gallaudet community has killed. Heck, the murder took place in a dorm which that of the victim and the killer(s) lived in the same place.

As of now, the suspect (Tom Muinch...no I do not know him) is free on due to the failure of securing concrete evidence beyond all the doubt reasonable..of which our wonderful court systems are set on. As to this day, no one knows who did it. The "weapon" (chair) is being tested in the FBI headquarters 4 miles away and we all will know more in two weeks or so.

I am sure you guys read all of this crap in the newspapers.

Just thought I could throw my two pennies in.

Edited by author 04-07-2001 12:10 PM
Im moving to Dekalb for fall 2001. I want to meet more Deaf or HH friends there. I am 24 yrs old, female, single, and lesbian. I like to chat with men or women and have fun socialize. Let me know trminex@hotmail.com

Hi, I've been interpreting for approx. 10 years, but am not state certified as the new IL law requires. I hesitate to go thru Interp Training because I see so many coming out of training with an 'attitude'. The biggest compliment for me is for someone to approach me and ask, "Are you deaf?", not say "oh, you sign so pretty and professionally."
Anyway, I am now in college for a general degree, and have a communications class. For presentation, I have to work with a partner who is interested in the Oral Method of teaching deaf children to speak and 'hear' only. I said, Our presentation has now turned into a debate. I am on the postition of perhaps total communication, but DEFINITELY signing. (ASL is my preference, but pidgin or English is that is the person's preference.)
Okay, now I can get all the research and statistics I want....but I need real life information from people who have experienced being in the middle of this age-old controversey. Can you help me? DeB

Hello everybody!

My name is Elizabeth Enzweiler. I am proud to be hard of hearing. I am 25 years ol. I just want to tell you I like and had some fun at Progam for Hearing Impaird that I went in 1996-1997 school year. I learn alot and I am very indepement person. I was a big NIU Fan for awhile. I still fan little bit but not as much I used to. I just want to say hello to everybody that were in PHI iin 1996-1997 that were students and staff from that year of PHI. I just want to say hello to current staff that maybe remember me I was a PHI student in 96-97 school year. I lost touch alot of PHI friends and now NIU friends for many reasons. I have tons of greatest, closest, best, long term friends at my church at my town and few I am friends with from wal mart that is very good friends, close friends. When I was at NIU I had a great cool fun intersting friend from NIU volleyball team and she was a deaf rehab major. She knew little sign lang and but not anymore. That woman name was Becky Stewart that were DORS major and V-ball player. She graduated in 1998. She is year older than me. She don't work at DORS but she work at Insurnce Company in WISC and moving to FL as same kind of job but transfeir. She is wonderful. I miss her. I miss NIU and still remember some of wonderful fun times and things at NIU. Now trying to make alot of money at wal mart at Bloomington IL. It hard at times but that part of being a grown up and on my own. I learn alot when I am at church and church friends. I can read lips, I talk too much, I can hear with hearing aid better than with out it. I don't use sign lang very much but that is ok don't need if of what I been doing and going through. I am very slow at sign lang. I lost alot of sign lang skills but oh well. I graduated from School for the Deaf in 1996. I did not like it there at all. IT was no fun and alot of bad experence and it is long story. But NIU and PHI was my best experence in some ways. Well Have a happy rest of the fall time. lizzy_huskies_9@excite.com
bye.
Elizabeth

HI EVERYONE! IM A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER FOR A BOY THAT IS HARD OF HEARING. HE IS NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HIS DEAFNESS AS HE HAS BEEN RAISED AS IF HE WASD HEARING. HIS CLASSMATES ARE VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING SIGN LANGUAGE BUT I CAN TELL HE FEELS AWKWARD. CAN ANYONE SEND ME SOME UPLIFTING MESSAGES FOR HIM? I HAVE SEEN A ESSAY ABOUT "WHY I AM GLAD I AM DEAF". I WAS THINKING OF THINGS LIKE THAT! HE IS A SMART AND FUNNY KID AND I HATE TO SEE HIM HOLDING BACK FROM HIS FRIENDS BECAUSE HE FEELS DIFFERENT. ANYTHING YOU CAN SEND FOR HIM OR LINKS YOU CAN SEND ME AS TO WHERE I CAN FIND THINGS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANKS

I FORGOT TO PUT MY E-MAIL IN THAT MESSAGE! ITS CELTICRENEE@AOL.COM THANKS!

The NAD is not a reputable organization. They KNEW FULL WELL FOR YEARS that a deaf man in Pittsburgh was being savagely tortured and ritually molested by a violent, criminally insane Hollywood gangster named Martin Sheen and did nothing, but encourage the sexual depradations and despicable hate offenses of this cowardly, violent and cruel animal. Marlee Matlin is a fraud and a ferocious vermin of the celebrity superstate whose endorsement of Martin Sheen's brutality and false witness program consciously provoked the brutal a.m. rape of a deaf mentally retarded girl, still legally a child. How dare the NAD posture as guarding the rights of the nation's deaf? These deferers to celebrity impunity.

Hi all

I am hearingand have no deaf family but i have been signing since i was 13 when i met my best friend to be who was deaf and since then she has inspired me to gain my qualifications in improving my skills. most of my friends are deaf.

so, eight yrs later i am at university training to become an interpreter, i still have a way to go but i am learning, it is soo interesting. i do not want to develope an attitude as some do but reamain myself.

anyway, i am wondering if anyone could help me and tell me what they think is the 'deaf way' or 'deaf culture'...any help would be appreciated. my email address is: jellybeans29@hotmail.com

thanks again

bibibi

linz.x

Edited by author 01-28-2003 11:36 PM
My hello to all the staff and students at NIU-PHI 2002-2003,

Just wanted to say hi and hope everyone is doing good. I am almost done with high school with four months to go. I had a great time this past summer at NIU-PHI. I learned a lot about myself and others. Strive for your best and you will go far in life. Good Luck and finish hard. Feel free to give me an update on how things are going at my e-mail address which is cbeth18@hotmail.com. My happiness to everyone and I hope to return soon.

:-) Candace :-)

I am deaf student of NTID a college of ROchester institute of Technology but hailed from Ghana.. As i just entered this country and found a fascinating things about the deaf here especially the culture adn deaf pride. I have in the past couple years learned about the deaf culture and i am still learning. But since i think we all have varying ideas about deaf culture and deaf pride, yours might be different from mine. Therefore, i should be grateful if any of you will like to share yoru knowledge with me. my email address is tiger3998@yahoo.co.uk

hi! Im a student at L.D. Bell and Im in ASL were doing a paper on deaf pride. Im wondering if you would please give me your opinion on how you would like for hearing people to teach the hearing and the deaf to teach the deaf. Im not trying to offend anyone you can email me at SiULoLo_La2@yahoo.com please. i would really like your advice.

Hello Deaf friends and others, I was wondering when will you update your website and would like to recieve information of this year DAW.
Please send info to rev_jackson2002@yahoo.com

Hi all. I was woundering when you are going to update your website. I am taking sign language classes and want to become a deaf interpter. I would like information on when you meetings are.

Doug

email derdahl1965@yahoo.com

I am new to NIU. I am 21 and hard of hearing. It is a realitivly recient event and i was hoping to meet some others who are hard of hearing to discuss issues that hearing friends do not understand.
Kristina
Starbuckkitty@hotmail.com

Hello,

I thought you might be interested to know that your
organization may have an ally in the White House very soon,
but that can only happen with your support.  Howard Dean
has more supporters signed up and actively helping his
campaign than any other candidate in history.  This is
because those of us who have taken the short time necessary
to learn about what he has done and what he WILL do for
America believe wholeheartedly that with him as president,
the world can be a better place.  I know that may sound
cheesy, but it's the truth.  Please spare a bit of time to
learn why he deserves your support.  After that, please go
to GenerationDean.com and signup.  This is the student
branch of his national campaign, so you will automatically
be signed up for that as well (although, not the other way
around).  Don't worry, you won't have to devote any more
time to the effort than you are able to.  Feel free to
email me at z069752@students.niu.edu with any questions.  I
am the GenerationDeanNIU campus coordinator.  I look
forward to hearing from you.  For additional information,
please visit: deanfordeafamerica.blogspot.com

Finally, please pass this information on to any and all
people that you feel may have a desire to see all Americans
treated equally as we do, or who just want to see a
brighter future for America.

Thank you,

Eric Reyes

I am a teacher here at Northern and am interested in when your events are this coming semester. I have an assignment where students are suppossed to challenge themselves by doing something they never have before and I'd love to let them know about your events. Please get back to me!

Jill Speicher

tikkun@niu.edu

Edited by author 01-06-2006 05:00 PM
Hello,

My name is Nikki and I'm a student at Tahoma highschool in Washington state. I'm currently enrolled in an ASL class with a teacher that emphasizes exposure of the Deaf Community. The semester is almost up and for my semester paper I've decided to report on Deaf Pride. I, myself, am hearing. Just in case you were wondering.

I was curious if anybody would be able to tell me exactly how a member of the Deaf Community is involved with it. I know the requirements and everything, but once you're in the Community, how do you continue being active in it?

What does the Deaf Comunity do? Are there meetings, or projects, or anything? (I don't mean to sound stupid or anything, I honestly don't know.)

Is there anything you would like to tell hearing people about the Deaf Community?

Also, are there any good websites I could visit to get a better grasp of the Deaf Community?

I really think that ANY suggestions at all would be helpful and would be very much appreciated. Thank you for anything you can offer to help!

Nikki-
Thank you for the inquiry. If you have a chance please post your e-mail so that I might be able to respond to you. Thank you.
DeafPride membership

Hello. As part of a school project, I have a few questions to ask a person who's deaf. Here are the questions:
1. In your opinion, what are the normal requirements to enter the interpreting profession?
2. Could you give me an idea about salary expectations/future job outlook for interpreters?
3. What advice would you give someone entering the field of interpreting?

If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Is it too late to join this club? My mother is an interpreter and has been my whole life so this club interests me very much.
my email is z1572822@students.niu.edu