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Page 4 Hearing loss Continued from page 1 the auditory nerve that is connected to her brain. The implant consists of two parts. One internal, like a magnet, and the other external, similar to a hearing aid. After getting her hearing checked with the implant, she moved up the scale from profound (the most severe) to in between mild and moderate. “I have never been there. I have never had the joy of hearing like you guys do,” Hobbs said. “I have always had hearing aids, always struggled with hearing Photo by John Padgett Carol Anne Martinez has worked hard this past year, and she saw it pay off at the Chiaroscuro publication party last night in the Reserve Dining Room. Students and faculty in attendance were treated to selected readings from the latest Chiaroscuro, as well as refreshments. There is an immsense amount of talent at Brevard College, you just have to come out and take it in. Campus News The Clarion \ Nov. 11,2011 sounds.” Hobbs knows sign language and can lip read very well. She told the group some interesting facts about hearing loss, including the history of the football huddle. Apparently Gallaudet University, the first deaf college, had a football team. They communicated their game plans by signing and reading lips, so to ensure that their opponents wouldn’t see their strategies they huddled up. “I don’t mind being deaf,” Hobbs said. “If I had to repeat my life completely from the moment I was bom I would stay this way. I don’t mind it at all because it’s a part of me.” If you are interested in heath education programs and other T-PHAT related happenings attend the weekly T-PHAT meetings every Thursday evening at 5 p.m.. The next event is the Great American Smoke Out, celebrating National Quit Smoking Day on Nov. 17. Luke, the hearing impaired service dog. 00^ Friends Drmks ChNling Underground 8pmfriday11/11/11 CAB tAHrUS i^mviTlR IJQ^RP I Post Secret at UNCA "PostSecret Live” is a multi-media presentation by Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret. See the postcards that were banned from the books. Hear the inspiring and funny stories behind the secrets. Listen to Frank’s emotional secret or share your own at the microphone. Meet Frank afterward during the book signing. Books will be available for purchase including the # 1 New York Times Best Seller, "PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God". The presentation will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 15, followed by a book signing. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $5 for students, $15 for faculty and staff, and $20 for the general public. Go to the Post Secret Facebook page for more information and tickets.
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