I went to Gally and I dont recall any of my hearing friends complaining about not being able to socialize with deaf people. I have no idea where this concept is coming from unless I missed it. I went to socials and I saw both hearing and deafies socializing with each other just fine. Maybe I hung out with a good group of open-minded people who accept each other's differences.
The point is not all students at Gally are like that as u stated. If so, then it must be a small group or a group that I missed encountering with?
No, life at Gally wasnt perfect and like some other ADers mentioned, there are cliques, snobby people, racist people, religous fanantics, backstabbers, and so many more but mostly people were there to learn and get their education not to last out on the differences in people. Heck, I was a student there when the murders happened so we had a murderer in our midst.
My brother was an undergrad student at Gally and I remember he and his buds enjoyed socializing with my deaf and hearing classmates too.
Most of my hearing classmates lived at the dorms and I dont remember any of them saying they felt rejected just because of their hearing status. The only complaint I heard was about their ASL skills not good enough to keep up with their deaf friends and that they were trying their best.
Even one of my hearing classmates married a deaf guy that she met at Gally!
I am sure there are deaf militants who reject hearing people but it must be a small group as more and more deaf people are getting CIs and more and more hearing people learning ASL now that it is offered in the high schools and many universities.
I know Gallaudet has its problems that needs to be addressed so I hope it makes for a better Gallaudet.