http://www.reportermag.com/ Tag Deaf Culture from Reporter Online. en-us http://www.reportermag.com/article/77 The Deaf, the Hearing, and the NTID Performing Arts Most students will be surprised to hear that RIT has a nationally recognized theater program. NTID Performing Arts has placed 95 students in professional theater, and approximately half (between 500 and 600 students) of all NTID students take classes in the department every year. However, about 20 of the students involved are hearing. Last week, I sat down with three people from the NTID Performing Arts department in the green... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/77 http://www.reportermag.com/article/47 It all started with a pair of metal rods, a mad scientist, and a 50-volt circuit connecting the two. Alessandro Volta, a pioneer in the realm of electricity, inserted said rods into his ears, turned the switch on, and heard a noise like a "thick boiling soup," amplified and bellowing. With this, Volta had discovered the phenomenon which would later enable a series of inventions that electricity could stimulate the perception of sound. Cochlear implants work just like that. Unlike a hearing... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/47 http://www.reportermag.com/article/54 Amidst all the noise and confusion leading up to the Super Bowl, there was a moment of silence. On all the TVs at bars and homes showing the game, Pepsi chose to air a 60-second commercial with no audio. The spot, entitled "Bob's House," features two Deaf men driving a car through a suburban neighborhood, looking for their friend's house. Unsure of which house it is, they lay on the car's horn and roll down the street, watching lights turn on in the houses as pestered residents peer out... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/54