Word: deafness
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...College could implement tomorrow. Many of these quick fixes are familiar; their simplicity has led students to advocate them for years. But Harvard is a place where old traditions die hard even if there is no reason to maintain them, and student voices have too often fallen upon deaf ears. If the College is dedicated to the goal of building a vibrant community, it should begin making improvements—both small and large—right...
Rush Limbaugh has always been known better for talking than hearing, but that ended Monday when he announced that he has been gradually going deaf. He vows he will continue his daily show, which airs...
Perhaps the most dramatic aspect of the Onimusha score is the fact that the composer can barely hear it himself. At 24, he was found to have a severe hearing disability, and today he is completely deaf in his left ear and can hear only slightly with the help of a hearing aid in his right. His condition has brought him a certain celebrity, which he fears may detract from an honest critique of his work. He understands the inspirational appeal of the story of a digital-age Beethoven, a deaf composer who overcomes the loss of the sense most...
...rare to see genuine interaction among different groups. If you were to visit Seattle Central Community College, however, you might just find a 40-year-old Hispanic mom designing computer software with a lanky, blond, 24-year-old snowboarder. Or maybe you will run into Gil Reynosa, 31, a deaf student from Mexico, building a boat with Rhonda Pence, 50, a former teacher. At Seattle Central, diversity is real, and so are its benefits...
...composed of college students and regular dining hall workers from BU, plus a few local residents. We’re here for the good pay, the free room and board and the summer away from Boston, but also for the music. Some of us are musicians, some tone-deaf. The chorus of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” is never very melodious, but is belted out with a fair amount of gusto and no thought for intonation. And though we can now all sing along to at least a good portion...