And the Winner is…Gallaudet!
Last night’s College Bowl in the Grand Ballroom that pitted CSUN, Gallaudet and NTID/RIT against each other was a memorable one even before the matchups began. As alumni, families, friends and casual
observers filled the room, the competitive spirit filled the room as various supporters waved their pompoms emblazoned with school colors.
Harvey Corson, superintendent of Louisiana School for the Deaf from 1977-1990, said that “the night was a wonderful intellectual challenge and a great opportunity for alumni and friends of each institution to support the student players.”
The CSUN team consisted of Darren Hause, Joshua Josa, Jairon Popal and Michael Sidansky; coached by David Kurs and assistant coach Robert Sidansky. The Gallaudet team included Jonathan Chanin, Tyler DeShaw, Meredith Peruzzi and David Uzzell, coached by Robert Weinstock with assistant coach Pia Marie Paulone. The NTID/RIT team is Josh Allman, Aaron Delbruegge, Geo Kartheiser, Julie Martin and Randall Kidd with coach Kathryn Schmitz and assistant coach Geoff Poor. The judges were Kelby Brick, Wilma Newhouse-Druchen and Julie Rems-Smario. The event was sponsored by Powered by Purple.
As the competition started, emcee Jackie Roth welcomed everyone and explained the rules then it was off to the races! After the first 20 questions in round one, in which CSUN hurt themselves by losing on a challenge, Gallaudet lead with 16 points, NTID/RIT was second with 13, and CSUN third with 8 points. The audience enjoyed the questions, often deliberating with each other until the answers were revealed. Kimberly Mitchell, TX, “I learned so much. It felt as if I went back to school.”
The second round saw Gallaudet jump out with a commanding lead, accumulating 52 points, in second was NTID/RIT with 34, and CSUN finishing out with 26. In the third round, there were a lot of objections and disputes; at one time NTID/RIT gained ground on Gallaudet coming within 13 points of tying the lead. Nevertheless Gallaudet with several well timed challenges which they won finished strong down to win an unprecedented third straight College Bowl with a score of 127 to NTID/RIT’s
79 and CSUN’s 76.
“It was a true pleasure to see the fans so involved and cheering for their schools! It was an educational experience for everybody! Jackie Roth is charming as always” said Richard Malcolm of Louisiana.
July 11th, 2008 at 5:10 am
High five from your hugest Laurent Clerc fans and friends! ! ! ! !
July 11th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I agree with them. READ!!!!
July 12th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Good job AMY!!!!! Love your COOOL interview!!! Yeah right READ!!!!
July 13th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Excellent advice, unfortunately most deaf people do not like to read.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:28 am
YES!! That’s right!! READ, READ, READ is all you can do to be where you are today!!!
If I wasn’t encouraged to read, I wouldn’t be where I am today!
When I read books in grade school, we didn’t have computers or video games at all. No technology existed until now! I still read no matter what’s out there!
READ READ READ READ READ READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We don’t stop learning until the day we die! Right?
Kate
July 14th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
[...] competition. You get your head in the game and you just play, and you hope you win. Like I said on the NAD vlog about College Bowl, the way to get smart is by reading. And our team is full of strong readers! I [...]
July 15th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I was excited to watch my son Jonathan Chanin help win the college bowl for the third time! I was, however, surprised by the technical aspect of the competition. I assumed technology is so important to the deaf community, that the production would be better. Suggestions: Have a running score instead of stopping to show it at intervals. The judges should have the proper spelling of each answer and the contestants should not be allowed to stop the bowl with petty grievances. Thank you again for providing my family with such a special time.