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THE PILOT
February 4, 1998
Issue #2
The Official Campus Newspaper
Boiling Springs, NC
Deaf awareness week comes to GWU for the first time
by Ryan O'Keefe
news editor
Being "DeaP and being "deaf" are two
totally different things. Gardner-Webb
University's Deaf Club has decided to
show the school and the surrounding area
what the differences are.
Keith Cagle, ASL professor
Keith Cagle, along with being an
author, vice president of the American
Sign Language Teachers Association
(ASLTA) and being featured in ASL
video tapes, he is also Deaf.
"Are American ASL, Russian Sign
Cousins?" and "ASLTA Evaluation and
Certification System" are two of the
videos in which Cagle has participated.
Writing is also on Cagle's list of
accomplishments. "Technical Signs 8"
and "GA and SK: Etiquette" are titles
Cagle has written; the latter was co
written with his wife.
"Communication is important" in any
language, said Cagle. Hearing people are
"fun, friendly, smart people when they
[deaf people] know you know ASL," said
Mr. Cagle.
Cagle has brought to GWU a Masters
from California State University at
Northridge (CSUN) and BS degree from
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
Breaking the boundary of being deaf is
no easy talk, but Cagle makes his 101,
102, 301, and 302 classes interesting,
fun, yet challenging at the same time.
There is something given to his classes
that no one else could give, like having a
Spanish exchange student teaching
Spanish.
Deaf Awareness Activities
Deaf Awareness Week is Feb. 2 to Feb.
7. This week is designed to show the
non-A.S.L. majors what the Deaf
community’ has to offer and what it is
capable of doing.
Being "Deaf" is having pride in the
deaf culture and believing in and
participating in the deaf community'.
GWU has a large Deaf community for a
small campus. Organizers suggest that
students go out and find the true meaning
of being "Deaf."
Deaf Awareness Week events begin
Feb. 4 with a variety show. Starting at
6:00p.m. in the Ritch Banquet Hall, the
Young Astronomers reach
for the stars with new class
by Jennifer Grumpier
staff writer
There has been an addition to GWU's
science department. The Young Astrono
mer series, instructed by Dr. Tom
English, will begin February 9 and go
until March.
The Young Astronomers classes will be
held in the observatory every Monday at
7:00 p.m. for eight consecutive weeks.
What is the Young Astronomers series?
It's a class for children 7-10 years old
and an adult that the child is close to.
Each class will consist of an activity that
the child and adult can work on together.
Some of the activities are sildes, plant
activities, discover^’ place activities,
shared learning and on the last class, the
young students will be able to observe
the stars.
English hopes that through this class,
young people will bet involved with
science, and maybe return to GWU and
study science in the future.
Tom English
There is a $10 flat fee involved with
the class to cover the cost of materials.
"It’s a really good community relations
activity for the university," said English.
The series is full this semester, but it
will be offered again in the fall.
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pboto courtesy oi Tfce Webb
Members of Joyful Hands Sign Choir practice for an upcoming performance. Students are (left to
right} Tracy Berrong. Charlie Donty. Apnl Cobb. Suzy Eckler and Nigel Fletcher.
show will feature everything from humor
to music.
Events continue Feb. 5 with a pizza
social at the Noel House for $5.00 and a
"silent dinner" at Ryan's on the Feb. 6.
Both start at 6:00 p.m.
'Green Room' running
by Nic Floyd
staff writer
Green Room, a Gardner-Webb news
TV program produced by students for
students ,will invade Webb Net airwaves
the week of the Feb. 14 and air seven
days a week at 12:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and
10:00pm.
"Green Room is designed to meet the
informational and entertainment needs of
the student population," said Vic
Costello, executive producer of Green
Room.
"I want to get the students involved in
the show. I want to hear students' ideas
about what they want to see and how we
can improve the show, and hopefully, it
will be a show that the students will like
and want to see each week," said Belinda
Ayers, Green Room producer.
In keeping with Ayers' idea, each 30
minute program will contain a variety of
shows: informative news segments, a
closer look at student life, editorials, an
over view of the weekly Dimensions, a
look at the religion programs on campus,
sports and movie, music and restaurant
reviews.
Adding a comical spin to Green Room.
Michael Way with his take on a lighter
side. This segment will range from real -
life stories of the Gardner-Webb patrol to
unpublished stories of Green Room.
To help make Green Room a success,
eight members who make up the TV two
"Green Room is designed to
meet the informational and
entertainimnt needs of the
student population."
Vic Costello
class and six members fromiast year's
staff have come together to produce
Green Room.
Janet Jones is news director, Randy
Capps is sports director, and Belinda
Ayers is the producer.
Green Room staff is hopeful that this
year's programs will be more successful
than the last..
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